Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-06-02
NORTHWEST NOTES.

w. a faDaoaker, pioneer OF Ore
gon, was drowned near Mehama, while
attempting to ford the river.
A. w. Rynearson, one of the wealth
lest ranchers in Oregon, was drowned
in the Grand Ronde river on the card.
The rivers all over Wyoming, and
especially the North Platte and Big
Laramie rivers, are rising rapidly. All
streams are higher than for many years
past.
Notice has been given of a general
increase of 10 per cent in wages at the
Bessemer Steel works of the Colorado
Fuel & Iron company at Pueblo. About
1,7O0 men are benefited
Engineer Stridley, who is in charge
Of the large party of Union Pacific sur
veyors engaged in the work of survey
ing the Athol hill cut off, south of
Cheyenne, has issued instructions to
rush the work as rapidly as possible.
Pete Horn, the colored soldier who
has been on trial at Denver for the
murder of his comrade, Private Albert
Pemberton, at Fort Logan on April 10,
was found guilty of manslaughter.
The extreme penalty for manslaughter
is three years imprisonment.
During the past few weeks number
of cars of inflammable merchandise
have been destroyed by fire while pass
ing over the Wyoming division of the
Union Pacific, and strict orders have
been issued to all conductors to haul
cars of infammable freight in the rear
end of trains.
At a session of the Cumberland
Presby terian assembly, speech was
delivered by the Rev. Chalmers Bourne
of Texas. denouncing the Roman Cath
Ollie church. He stated that it was
very difficult for Professionals to do
successful proselyting where the Cath
Ollie church had established missions.
Solomon Bachart, young man liv-
ing near Marks Prairie, Oregon, was
found in the woods last week having
shot himself. Miss Hilton, aged II,
living near Marks Prairie, was as
saulted and dragged from her horse by
Bachart. She reported that Bachart
tried to kill her. Bachart belongs to
respectable family.
The Butte trades and labor organ
izations have adopted resolutions In
sympathy with the Wardner miners,
and in which they declare that ''a
reign of terror prevails in the town
and vicinity of Wardner, Ida, brought |
about by un-American, tyrannical and
outrageous mandates promulgated by !
General Merriam"
Charles w. Whitney and Frank
Whitney, brothers, were drowned at
Palouse rapids, about three miles be-
low Grange, Wash, on the construc-
ton line of the Snake River Valley |
railroad. They were shooting the I
rapids in canoe, when it struck
rock and capsized. Both men were
carried down by the strong current.
The order for the abandonment of
Fort Washable, Wyo., has caused con-
sternation among the people of Ian
ders, which is in close proximity to the
Wind River reservation, upon which
are located some 1000 Arapahoe and
Shoshone Indians. 1t is feared the re-
moval of the troops will be the signal
for an outbreak between the two
tribes, who are not on very friendly
terms.
The unwatering of seven great silver
mines of Creed, Colo, was begun en-
expectedly when diamond drill,
which was being operated in the Mel
son tunnel. tapped the bottom OF the
Chance shaft. Seven big mines will be
drained by the Nelson tunnel, includ-
ing the Chance, Commodore, Amethyst,
and New York The lower workings
of these mines were all abandoned
some time ago on account of the water
which was hundreds of feet deep.
An attempt was made upon the life
of Captain William G. Brown, COM
mander of Fort Washable, by one OF
his men, Private James r. Workman. .
Workman imagined that the captain
had not treated him right, and, filing I
himself up on beer, went after the cap !
tain. He was discovered by the guard 6
before he had done any damage and
disarmed and thrown into the guard