The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-31
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

A vein of parafiine has been discov-
cred near Vernal, Utah. 1t is very
valuable.
Henry C. Charpiot has been appoint
ed by the French government consular
agent at Denver.
d. l.. Gordon lost his life in the
burning of the Cardiff shaft house,
near Ward, last Friday.
The district attorneys of Colorado
met at Denver on the 2ith to discuss
matters of mutual interest.
The National Live Stock Association
met at Denver on the 24th. Twenty
eight states and territories were rep
resented.
The Wyoming Legislature, on the
9th. elected c. ID. Clark as senator for
the term commencing the 4th of
next March.
The plans and arrangements are now
well in hand for the carnival TO take
place in Casper, Wyoming, April l4th,
10Th and 10th.
officers from Ration, New Mexico,
have finally removed from the jail at
Springer the cells that have caused so
much contention.
Local capitalists are considering
the feasibility of building an electric
line from Fort Steele to Saratoga ana
the Battle Lake mines.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany is being sued by employees who
We're crippled by an explosion of
blast furnace last year.
Denver sportsmen want change in
the game laws that will permit the
shooting of more than twenty ducks
in n day during the open season.
The coal land contest involving the
famous Monroe mine in Rio Arrlha
county, New Mexico. has been settled
in favor of George w. Kutz, the orig
inal purchaser.
The New Mexico capitol commits
sioners wish to get bill through the
Legislature authorizing the issuance of
$50, 600 worth of bonds with which to
complete the new copitol.
Mr.. jeff Mcwlllams, an ex-sheriff
of Olney. Illinois, has arrived at Cas-
per with his family aud twenty-one
greyhounds, with whicn he will chase
wolves and coyotes during the present
winter and spring.
At Silver City, Lizzie Weaver, 10
year-cld girl. became acquainted with
James Brooks while the latter was
shut up in jail under Indictment for
murder, and was married to him last
week.
Governor Roosevelt has written TO
ex- Governor T.. b. Prince of Santa Fe
that 1.-The one place l am surely going
to visit during my incumbency as gov
arnor is New Mexico- L shall he down
there this year without fall
Ex-Governor Job A. Cooper died Mt
his home. in Denver, on the goth. He
was only sick day. the cause of his
death being peritonitis. He leaves n
widow and four children. among
whom his large estate will be divided.
Word has been received in Denver
of the death of John Knodel, n miner,
who was caught in a snowsltIe near
Kokomo last Friday and instantly
killed. The victim made frantic ef-
forts to escape, but the mass of snow
soon overlook him.
Governor Otero of New Mexico has
appointed Robert c. Rankin of Las
Vegas to be lieutenant colonel of the
First New Mexico regiment of in
fantry; also w. II. Taylor of Las We
gas, to be captain of Company l, vice
Captain w. IL. Kelly, resigned.
Alfalfa seed is now shipped from
Denver to the South and East in quite
large quantities. Mr.. c. X. Root, the
enterprising manager of the Colorado
Seed House. at Denver, says that al
falfa is now grown quite extensively
in Texas and in some of the eastern
states.
The Colorado Agricultural College
has issued its twentieth annual report.
Besides showing the advancement
made by the institution and detailing
its work. II contains considerable mat
ter of interest to farmers. The sub
ject of irrigation receives considerable
attention.
The report of Coal Mine Inspector
Noah Young states that the tonnage of
coal produced by Wyoming for the
wear ending September 30, 1898, was
slightly in excess of 100000. The
number of fatal accidents in the mines
for the year We're ten, or one for every
294, ,6S4 tons mined.
The New Mexico penitentiary library
is assuming large proportions. and
new and large library case has been
set up in the Office of the institution.
The selection of literary works is eN-
cellent. and there is Il fine opportunity
there for the prisoners to equip their
minds with the best standard litera-
ture.
The sum of $4,000. instead of S2i,
900, the amount of the last approrria
tion. has been agreed upon for wolf and
coyote bounties by the Wyoming Leg
islature. The bounty on wolf pups has
been increased to 81. If the ratio of
the past two years is maintained dur
ing the next, between G,000 and 1000
wolves and 10000 coyotes will be
killed
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