The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-14
WESTERN NOTES.

most beloved Of ali Of our states fr<ti-
val occnsiona. ~ The fair grounds the
crowd. estimated NJ i2.0c1. was good
nafuretI. r he main exhibition hall IN
which was the fruit, agricultural. pns
try and domestic exhibits. WAS
ihrongcd during the entire day When
II u taken into consideration that this
IL nis exceptionally short fruit year. The
horticultural display was by FAR The
most satisfactory eyer seen here. The
live stock department WAS also un-
usually weli fllcd.
Portions OF southern Colorado aud
northern New Mexico are threatened
with n serious water famine. The
Gardiner. New Mexico. coke ovens
have been forced to close down on ac-
count of scarcity Of wnier will
which 10 wash the slack used In mik-
ing coke. Ration. the Santa Fr division
point. just over the line In New Mex
leo. H. threatened with n water fnnine
and the citizens have been cautioned
10 use hydrnnt water economically.
In Las AnImas county crops this year
have been Hight nj tile hcst and In
many sections total failure. In many
instances farmers nre moving their
stock to other portions Of the state.
principally to the Arkansas valley. for
feed aud water. In Trinidad the water
question hns become 80 serious that
the Santa Fc Railroad Company has
been notified that the city could no
longer furnish them water. The santa
ffe people were hauling several train
londs of water out of the city daily.
Al lawn sprlnkllng nnd irrignting In
the city has been limited To two hours
per day
The Territorial Fair Association at
Alhiiuucrque has signed II contrnci
with Professor Van Swan. the most
noted geologlst and Archaeological In
New Mexico, In which he agrees to
give an almost perfect imitation of the
cruptions OF Nesuvius nnd other his
toric volcanoes. In the chain of old vol
canoes. situated Oh an elevation. about
eight miles from Albuquerque. and
plainly visible from here. Professor
Van Swan has already ordered 10000
pounds of material and VIII be pre-
pared TO give one big eruption every
night Of the carnival which occurs
September 10 to -. inclusive. Cover
nor Otero has agreed to he present
Tuesday. September 10, and touch the
button In the streets Of Cairo which
shall start the most magnificent pro-
gram Of nmuscments ever Witnessed
In any city In the southwest. Reports
from New Mexico and Arizona indicate
an outside attendance Of 1000 people
from the two territories alone. Texas
and Colorado are also expected To send
large delegations. The tents OF the
New Mexico National Guard will be
secured and pitched on the foothills In
the eastern part Of the town for the
accommodation of the overflow. Al
buquerque. with population of less
than 10000 II now prepared to fur
nish food and shelter to over 10000 Wis
itors.
a meeting was held at Rifle the other
day TO arrange for the second lion hunt
on the Weston slope. About fifty rep
rcscntntlvc citizens. ranchmcn. rail
road men. Were present II was decid-
cd TO hold the hunt this year earlier,
so ms to come within the open senson
for deer and elk The dates decided
ON We're Thursday. Friday and Sntur-
day. October 26th. 2Tth and 2Sth. The
opening of the elk season being Octo-
bcr 25th. 1t is expected that many of
the visitors mt the lion hunt will take
advantage of the opportunity 10 20 af-
ter elk Immediately after the lion hunt.
II being during the time the deer are
In the neighborhood of Rifle, The par
ties In charge of the hunt feel war
his deer. besides an opportunity to par
ticipate In the hunt nftcr lion and bear.
The citizens of Rifle arranged for an
interesting program saturday, October
2Sth. Including trap shooting. rifle
shooting. horse racing. etc. The hotels
and restaurants of Rifle are arranging
to serve II grent dinner for the visitors,
the menu To he game exclusively. in
cluding vcnison. bear. rabbits. sIuir-
rels. grouse. etc. The arrangements nj
Rifle are In charge of George Clark
son. chairman. and w. =. Kennedy of
the Rifle Reyeille, secretary. The rail
roads VIII give low rates from all state
points for the occasion.
Secretary i. NJ. Wilson of the Wyo.
ming Stnte Board of Sheep Commits
sioners. who has been directing the
operations OF the new law regulating
the admission into the state of outside
bands of sheep. states that the nppli-
cation of the law this year has served
to keep 100000 sheep from other states
out Of Wyoming. But for the law
these sheep would have been driven
into the state during the summer graz
ing season and driven out before taxes
could be collected upon them. The
board has had an Inspector and its
clerk stationed on the Idaho Wyoming
line and sheep owners who have at
tempted To evadc the law, which re-
quires that they shall notify an officer
of the board when they contemplate
driving sheep into the state. so that
they may he inspected and uuaran-
tined, II necessary. and taxes assessed
upon them. have been required TO oh
serve the law. Several owners who
paid no attention To the law were ar
rested and fined 5000 each The board
is threatened with several law suits on
account of its action. Wyoming stock
men are greatly pleased AT the results
secured by the law. Local shcepmen
as rule, own ranches aud have rs
lnblishcd ranges for summer ana win
ter. In nearly all districts the ranges
have been divided cquitably between
the cattle and sheep interests and
range troubles between permanent
resident owners ARE comparatively
few. With the outside owners the ease
Is different. They do not hesitate 10
crowd upon ranges Of others and the
advent of n foreign band of sheep into
II district Is always the forcrunner of
trouble. All classes of stockmcn hav-
ing permanent interests in the state
are aiding the sheep board in cnfDrr.
ing The law.
\ dipatch from Cheyenne TO the
Denver Republican says. Joseph
O'Neil. secretary Of the Durnnt
fire company. was arrested Wed.
nes,lay by Chief of Police Proctor.
charged with incendlarism. O'Neil
confessed to setting fire to the Conroy
property the night OF September
and to the Phillips house about n
month ago. lie says he was under The
influence of liquor when he committed
the crimes and had no particular mo
tive, He said he had been kept "doped"
with whisky by n crowd of young mon
In the city ana II was while in this