The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-02-28

ok. In California, we are greatly
troubled on account of scarcity of wat
er and have expended $4,000 in boring
an artesian well. without satisfactory
results. Next month we will bring 100
more settlers to the valley of the Ar
kansas"
The New Mexico Bureau of Immi-
grafton, in its biennial report to the
governor, shows 1,O1O inquiries from
different parts of the United States, of
which 436 We're general. 252 agricul-
tural and colonization, 19S mining, 124
climatic. We're received. Thirty-four
inquiries We're from heads of colonists
looking for large tracts of land, and
some of the advance agents of these
colonies are now in the territory look
ing for lands wanted. The interest
taken in the territory by outsiders is
rapidly increasing, and if methods of
irrigation were improved by legislative
action, homeseekers would flock this
way in larger numbers than ever.
The officials of Weld county have
come TO the conclusion that more than
one person committed the horrible mur-
ders at the O'Hara ranch. Frank Her
old the farm hand, who. ii is believed
has a guilty knowledge of the crime
and who is accused of the killing of the
couple, is now in Jail at Greeley. The
circumStantlal evidence in the posses
sion of the officials indicates that Her
old was assisted in his bloody work by
another man. Vernon McKelvey. ad-
ministrator to collect, has discovered
that valuable papers, Il watch and
other personal property of the de
ceased couple are missing. The muir
derer or murderers took possession of
the papers, it seems, and n search of
the ranch house for them has been
without good result
Two new Platte canon hotels of the
Colorado & southern road will be To-
Gated at Bailey and Slaghts, respec-
lively. Each of the hotels will have
about 100 rooms and will be provided
with conveniences to induce the best
class of people to spend their summers
in the canon. The houses will be con-
nected with the system of hotels and
eating establishments of the Colorado
Il Southern road, which is now main
tanning eating stations at Como and
Forks of the Greek. Three dining cars
have been ordered and will be placed
upon the main line south after the
summer season opens. Arrangements
are also made for Il commodious eating
house at Silver Plume-an improve
ment which has long been desired by
the flood of tourists going over the
Loop.
A white Cap" outrage is reported
from Lost Cabin, in the Big Horn ba-
sin, Wyoming. Wednesday night last
band of masked men caught John H.
Abbott two miles from Lost Cabin and
gave him 103 lashes with quirts. There
were twenty-siX men in the party and
Abbott says he recognized them. The
whipping was given because Abbott, it
was alleged, refused to work and sup
port the members of his family, who
were in n destitute condition. After
the whipping the captain of the White
Caps" made speech, in which he said
Now we will give you three days to get
n job and get to work and support your
family or leave the country. We have
had enough of such men in this COM
munity and there is no room for any
more. Now we don't want any he
having about it, but go to work; II
we have to call a second time, your
hide will hang" This is the first case
of the kind happening in Wyoming.