The state herald., 1899-06-16
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

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the Stuyvesant Fish party of New
York, which is making tour of the
West, and has been In Colorado for n
week or more, travelling about the state
as guests of President Jeffery of the
Denver & Rio Grande railway. Miss
Pomeroy, In company Of other mem
bers of her party, went out early this
morning on Il hunting expedition. Re-
ports of bear having lately been seen
In that neighborhood have been current
| at Glenwood for several days, and
hence this hunt was made up with the
purpose in view of bagging one or
more of them. Miss Pomeroy Is an ex-
pert rifle woman, and was delighted mt
the chance of getting shot Mt
Rocky Mountain bear. The party pro-
ceeded from GlenwOOd on horseback
and soon reached the section from
which had come the bear reports.
There the party separated. Miss Pom
eroy was fortunate to meet bruin early
in the search. She had good shot nj
| the animal and improved the Oppor-
tunity, bringing the hear down nt the
first shot. Miss Pomeroy is the hero
| of Glenwood.
General Manager Dickinson, Mr..
Buckingham and Superintendent Har-
ris of the Union Pacific went to Chey-
enne on the 9th by special train from
Casper, where they have been direct
ing the chase after the men who dyna-
mited the compaLy's express train
week ago. They report that the rob-
bers were last seen near n ranch about
seventy miles north of Casper. where
they compelled the proprietor to give
l. fn E'rpp hi !, Il, a
nm accurate description of the outlaws
was obtained. making 1t pretty certain
that they We're George Curry and the
Roberts brothers. all noted characters
in Central Wyoming. and implicated in
robbing the Belle Fourche bank and
committing similar depredations in
various parts of Montana and WyOm-
ing. Provisions and supplies are being
sent out to the officers. who will make
n systematic and thorough pursuit af-
ter the outlaws. Mr.. Dickinson said:
I'VE nre going to follow these men
until we catch them" The company
posse IL working in conjunction with
the United States marshal. who holds
warrants for the three outlaws. The
railway officers brought with them
from Casper the horses captured from
the outlaws In Monday fight.
The English syndicate which Super
intendent of Irrigation j. ]. Armstrong
is accused of fav0ring. lost In the Gree
ley irrigation war. State Engineer Nc
Cune has reversed Armstrong's decls-
ion. Mr.. Armstrong himself was
Obliged to so notify the Indignant Gree
ley farmers. who say he deprived them
of their water In order to favor the
English irrigation syndicate of Greeley.
Governor Thomas took an active inter
est In the case In behalf of the protest
ing farmers, and It is understood that
he advised n reversal of the Armstrong
opinion. The reversal, as made by
State Engineer McCune. simply de
clared that the new irrigation law was
not retroactive. and Mr.. Armstrong;
endeavor to make II so was fundament-
ally wrong. The law provided that no
water transfers could be made with
out state grant. and Mr.. Armstrong
attempted to 20 back several years and
declare void those transfers made
without state leave prior to the pas
sage of the law. He turned the water
from such bitches back into the river.
which was TO the syndicate's ndvant-
age. In a short time. II the decision
had not been reversed. the farmers say
that the syndicate would practically
have had corner on water. and the
crops of many OF the Greeley farmers
would have been ruined.
Whole sections OF Colorado land are
ruined by seepagc. The State Board of
Land Commissioners has decided TO al
low ditching on public lands by private
L.
provements stand against the land as
n lien II. II. Hull OF Larimcr county
reports to the state board that he n
the tenant OF half section In Larlmer
county between Berthoud and Love
land. Last year, he said, twenty acres
OF land commenced TO 90 to waste fast
through seepagc. thus bringing alkalI
to the surface. lie said that he had
no time to apply TO the board for per-
mission to dig, II the land was to he
saved. He therefore diichcd 1t at his
own expense. a short time ago forty
acres more commenced TO detcrIorntc
rapidly. and he desires to reclaim that
also. lie asks the board for the prlvi.
lege Of so doing and the promise thar
the cost would lie against the property.
The state engineer will examine the
property and the request win he grant.
ed. Hulls proposition solves the qucs.
iion OF the most advantageous way OF
securing the reclamation Of state lands.
In the Henry Shot ease recently 500
for the expense Of dltchIng was allow
ed and the amount was taken on the
rent of the land. IIulrs plan To let the
claim rest ana TO he paid ultimately
by the purchaser Of the land Is favored
by he board,
A dispatch from Casper. Wyoming.
on the llth said: 4 messenger reached
Casper to-day from the posse which IL
chasing the Union PncInc train dyna.
mltcrs with the news that two OF the
men had been seen Thursday Mt BAR g
ranch. owned by Robert Tlsdaic. sev.
cnty.iiva miles north OF Casper. and
nboui thirty miles from the Iiolc.ln.
the Wall. The furliiycs were seen by
Al Flood. assistant foreman for 'ris.
dale. who recognized George Curry
and one OF the Roberts brothers. The
men were on foot and apparently much
worn 10y their long struggle 10 eyndc
capture. The officers In pursuit nrc
IN the same region With III" fuetlycs
nnd their capture In reasonably certain.
| Extreme ear" must bc exercised. how.
ever. In the hunt 10 avoid repetition
OF the ambush by which Sheriff IInzcn
lost his life. The Union Pnclic com.
pnny II sending out provisions, sup.
| piles and fresh horses Ia the posse. w
TINT there VIII he M hindrnnco IN con.
tlnulng the search for the outlaws II