Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-06-16
NORTHWEST NOTES.


Springs, Wyo. has been sold to eastern
capitalists for 500, of which s25, 900
has already been paid.
While leading horse at Great Falls,
Mont, Guy Steffey was caught in the
rope and dragged to death before his
fathers eyes. The boy was 9 years
old
The machine and blacksmith shops
of the Western Iron Works at Butte,
Mont, together with all the valuable
patterns, were destroyed ey ire last
week. Loss, S75. 900.
The locomotive Lion, the first engine
owned by the Virginia & Truckee rail-
road company, is being reitted and
changed to narrow gauge to do duty
in the Carson & Colorado yard At
Keller, Nevada.
F. K. Parker, formerly quartermaster
sergeant of Grigsby's rough riders,
and who enlisted in ;soath Dakota with
company G, was instantly killed in the
West Colusa mine at Butte, by falling
down the shaft
A. Kennel of Milwaukee was run
over by Union Pacific freight train
at Cheyenne, receiving injuries which
will likely prove fatal. His right leg
was crushed, rendering arnputation
necessary. and skull fractured.
Rev. j. N. L. Goss, of San Francisco,
has been appointed a customs inspec-
tor by Collector Jackson. His name
was taken from the eligible list He
is an Episcopal minister, originally
from Ouray, Colo, and will abandon
the pulpit to enter the government
service.
Bert Phillips, sheepherder en-
ployed on one of the Pole creek ranches
OF the Warren livestock company
near Cheyenne was killed by lightning
last week. His hat and one shoe were
torn in pieces but there were no marks
on him except on the back of the head,
upon which the bolt descended
A mortgage on the N. c. & 0. rail-
way in Nevada has been recorded in
the sum of 81 500, 900 to Moran Bros. of
New York. The revenue stamps on the
document amounted to $749.50, which
represents what Uncle Sam will get on
the transaction. The money will be
used to improve and extend the road.
Prof. F. J. Van Wrinkle, hypnotist
and formerly teacher in the normal
school at Weston, Or, is lying in the
hospital with his skull crushed, the
result of an encounter with his brother
in-law, Frank McGhee. The men quar-
relied over family matters. and McGhee
struck his opponent on the head with
hammer, inficting probable fatal
injuries.
A fire in the shaft house of the Park
Regent mine at Aspen, Colo, caused
the death of P. A. Headman, who was
working in drift of the mine. A
number of miners were overcome by
smoke and gas and taken out in an un-
conscious condition. All recovered
but Headman who leaves wife and
five children.
The Union Pacific coal company has
purchased the buildings at Camp Pilot
Butte. near Rock Springs, Wyo.. which
were occupied by United States troops
until quite recently, when the post was
abandoned. The company will rebuild
the structures and make small dwell
ing houses of them for the employees
of the coal mines.
There has been second attempt to
burn the Episcopal church in Carson,
Nevada. The prompt action of the
fire department saved the building, in
which kindling and ceal oil had been
strewn An investigation showed that
an attempt was made to set fire to the
Catholic church and public school
buildings. reward has been offered
for the capture of the unknown incen-
diary. There is talk of lynching him
if caught.
A locomotive, when taking water at
a tank near Hickman. Colo, on the
Colorado Midland, broke away from It's
crew and started on wild run down
grade. Near Buena Vista the runaway
crashed into the eastbound passenger
train. Both were totally wrecked.
Fireman George Boswick was killed
and Engineer Arthur Laloud received
fatal injuries. The express and bag
gage cars were badly damaged No
passengers were hurt.