The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-22
NEWS, FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.
The drought in New Mexico


advlces received In Denver, are press
ed for cars to move the grain IN the
STATE. Agents Of the roads In Denver
nave received orders to hasten the un-
ioading and return Of cars to that
city.
The June report Of the Rio Grande
Southern and that for the fiscal year
mas been issued. The June report
SHOWS q decrease in receipts below
those OF the two preceding years. The
report for the fiscal year shows big
Increase In earnings.
a party Of surveyors il at work in
the Bear river valley, south OF Steam
boat Springs, and the citizens of that
place are again hopeful that the long
looked for railroad there will soon ma
ter1allze. The Colorado 4 Northwest
ern is said to be behind the project
In the land contest of w. W. HUI
ings VS.. Townsite Of Ward. Colorado.
the secretary OF the Interior to-day af
hrmed the land Office decision In 30 far
AZ II directed the rejection OF Hulings
protest against allowing the townsite
application. The commissioner Is di-
rected. however, to exclude from the
townsite patent all tracts applied for
by II, but patented to other parties.
The highest price received for wool
In Montana for five years was paid
at Fort Benton. A clip Of 1900
pounds Sheared by John Washesha
was sold at l9N cents. The average
price OF the sales Mt that point was
1917 cents. Buyers from ali over the
state had appointed the day to go to
that point to make purchases and
twenty wool buying houses were rep
resented.
| Mrs. Mary Preston Slosson. a gradu-
ate OF Vassar, and wife OF one OF the
professors of the Stntc University at
Laramie. has been appointed chaplain
OF the state penitcntiary at Laramie.
Mrs. Slosson is a member of the Pres
byterian church and is nm active Chris
tian worker. Her work among the
prisoners during the past few months
has demonstrated her ability to I'LL the
position and the appointment Is salts
factory to everybody.
-Four men were swept away by \
huge wall Of water which was caused
by n cloudburst at the head OF mar.
row canon they were crossing near
Trinidad, and Bernard Tnmboya, Villa
Rafino and an unknown Austrian
were drowned. The men were on their
way from Gray creek to Blossburg In n
wagon. While crossing narrow.
deep canon, n big wall Of water came
rushing down upon them. carrying the
whole party. with their team. far down
the canon
Senator Warren has been notified
that. notwithstanding the bids for the
construction OF new bulldogs for Fort
Russell exceeded the amount Of funds
nj the disposal OF the department for
the work. the buildings will he put up
mt once. The proposed buildings com
prise two double sets Of officers quar-.
tiers. AT several other military posts
In the country where similar conditions
exist the work will have TO wait until
some future time and depend upon fu.
ture appropriations.
Rhodes Bros. OF Denver have secured
the contract for building the grade OF
the Wyoming Southern Railroad from
Fort Steele south via Saratoga to the
Colorado Wyoming state line. A rep.
rcscntativc OF the contractors states
that II IL the Intention of the com.
pany to build the line through 10
Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The
contractors will sub-lct the work To
smaller concerns and work will he In
progress along the greater part Of the
route July oath.
The Leadvillc gamblers have won
their case In the supreme Court and
Judge Frank Overs Of the Lake coun.
~ District Court cannot Interfere with
them. Mary Henderson. president Of
the I@.advilie Womnn's Christian Tenn
p.rancc Union. instituted nm action In
the District Court against q. A. l. Able
and forty others. to cnjoin them from
gambling In Iendvilic. This injunc-
tion was granted by Judge Overs, but
the Supreme Court decides that Mrs.
Henderson failed TO formulate cog.
nizable case.
| A decision has been rendered by the
general land office In the ease OF VII
for,i W. Harvey. n sawmill owner of
Pincy. To the effect that persons en-.
titled 10 free lumbcr from public lands
would not liz allowed to exchange or
trudc any part 10 taken for other ma.
t.rial. such nS finished lumber, lath
or shingles, entering into the conrtrrc'
tlon OF buildings. The ruling declares
that n snwmill man will not h, allowed
To takc his pay In lumber for saving
timber taken from the public lands or
forest reserves.
Tn. Union Pacific land department
has closed n deal with the uiniah
County Wool Growers Association OF
utnh for the lease Of 10000 acres OF
railroad land TO the sheep owners Of
that section. The lease II one OF the
outHrowths Of the night between the
sheep and catii. men for I,os1rssion Of
that territory and this lease. with the
land already owned by the sheep men.
gives them control Of large scope Of
country. Previous holdings with this
l~ase gives the sheep owners q prnc.
sicai monopoly Of the gfazing In Uin.
tab county. Ctah.
Governor De Forest Richards 10 ar.
ranging 10 have . day declared ss q
state holiday wh~u the Wyoming hat.
talon reaches Cheyenne from the Phil.
ippin~s. II IL beiievcd the troops will
reach here al,ost she middle Of August
and an effort will h. made 10 have
them remain and participate In ths
frontisr Day celebration. August 1lrd
Oovesaos Richards has secured half
rate transportation for the wives Of TIM
o(l3rers of th~ battaisoa from this city
10 aan fraurlsco. . number 0e the u
din haviug aiguihed desire 10 70 q
that city and m~rt their husbands.
The crop lyulletin Issued this vert
by the Coeoeado seetioa Of the UnitetI
oeatss DsSastmsat ot Agriculturs
otaeeu that the weather has bpsa ssu
0fnlly faVogoh2p 10 The 6eveSooapaf al