Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-04-07
NORTHWEST NOTES.

The Diamondville mine has resumed
Its daily shipments of coal, averaging
100 tons.
A. Berg was held up and relieved of
$500 near Tacoma, Wash. He was on
his way home from the city with the
proceeds of sale of property.
In fight between William Kingman
and Jack Burns. near Monroe, Wash,
Kingman received injuries from which
he died. The men were brothers-in-law.
The Gold Mining and Milling com
was purchased by GeorgeC. Fetterman
one day last week, the consideration
being sll, 900.
Many range horses are dying in Cas-
cade and Choteau and Teton counties,
Montana, because although better rust
lers than cattle, they are not being fed
during the worst spells
R. H. Ford and George Kinkleman,
supposed to be mem bers of the notori-
GUS "Hole-in-the-W Wall" gang, broke
Jail at Glenwood Springs on the 26th
ult-, and are still at liberty.
James O'Connell, better known to the
mining world as Pinnacle JIM" was
shot and killed at Loomis, Wash, by
John O'Herrin. SeIf-defense claimed
The men had always been very warm
friends.
In San Francisco, Kitty Wannen-
macher, aged Is years, was accidentally
shot and killed by her foster-brother,
Joseph Miller, Is years old. while the
young man was playing that he was
highwayman.
Governor Thomas of Colorado has pro-
NOTED Lieutenants Charles Fl. Hilton
and Fred L. Perry to be captains, and
Sergeant Benjamin Lear to be second
lieutenant in the First Colorado, now
in the Philippines
Reports from many parts of San Joa-
quin valley, Gala, particularly along
Mokelumme river, state that thousands
of acres of grain and grass lands are
in danger of ruin from flood water un-
less the water subsidies quickly.
The Colorado Midland railroad over
Hagerman pass, which has been block
AIDED by snow for sixty days, is now
clear and if no new storms interfere.
through trains over the line will prob
ably be resumed within day or two.
The Boston & Montana mines at
Butte and the big smelter at Great
Falls were shut down last week. The
shutdown is said to be for the purpose
of awaiting the outcome of the pro-
Boston & Montana.
S. V. Reynolds, cattleman of the
Middle Fork country, was in Long
Creek, Ore, recently and returned with
two pack-horses loaded with second
grade flour which he will feed to his
cattle. Mr.. Reynolds has over 100 head
of cattle, and like many of his neigh
bors is out of feed for his stock He |
expects to save his band as long as
there is pound of feed of any kind.
The Wyoming state board of sheep !
commissioners have elected E. P. Snow, !
of Cheyenne, secretary, and appointed
William F. Hamilton inspector for Con-
verse; James Regain for Fremont, and
j. G. Oliver for Johnson county. The
cattle commission elected Ora Haley,
of Albany county. president, and James
w. Hammond, of Laramie county, Sec
rotary.
A cattle sale amounting to s150,OOO
was made at Cheyenne one day last
week. Monte Blevins, North Park
stockman, sold 5000 head of mixed cat
tie to Becker and Digman of Omaha for
that amount The cattle will be de.
livered at Laramie during the season,
as called for by the purchasers. Mr..
Blevins states that he will stock his
ranches with young cattle in the fall.
The supreme court of Montana has
denied the writ of prohibition asked by
the Boston and Montana company to
prevent Judge Clancy of the district
court placing the receiver in charge of
the property and to prevent the receiver
taking charge. If the district Judge
ices fit he can now proceed at once to
enforce his order appointing a receiver.
Should an attempt be made to put the
receiver in charge of the property at
,nce, it will be met with resistance to