The Monte Vista journal., 1899-02-25
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

grade. One OF the principal changes
Intended to be made is the extension
OF the Allen Junction and Hanna line,
sixteen miles. to Rawlins. saving sew
eral heavy grades and curves. This
will place Hanna on the main line In
stead Of Carbon. MS at present An
other cutoff IL near Lookout. which
will save. II is said. twenty miles nsid,
from curves and grades.
A Colorado case was decided by tho
United States Supreme Court the other
day that Is OF considerable interest to
cattle men. The other Colorado cis
was that of j. X. Mullen ct al. plain
tin In error. vs.. the Western tuior
Beef Company. This ease was dis
missed for want Of jurisdiction. Jus.
tice Harlan giving opinion. j. X. Mn!
len and G. ID. McPhcc We're the plain.
tins against the Western Union Beei
| Company. The case originated in
Arapahoe county. Mullen and Nc
| Phee sued to recover for several hun
dred head OF cattle that died In the
summer Of 1891 from Texas few
| They claimed that the defendant con.
pany had brought up from Texas II
herd of cattle that spread the fever.
The case was tried In Denver In Sep
tembcr. 1884. and the jury returned 4
verdict for the defendant. The Su
preme Court has declined to N,vcrse
that decision.
Wood alcohol. used as a beverage
has Killed three miners at Blanca min
ing camp. Several other men are dan.
gerously i'll from the same cause. Til.
dead are James Buwcrman. John Rhi
ncr and John Anderson. John Bower
man. Lewis GoodnOwin and others ar,
seriously III. lin RowerInan came I,
Hooper Sunday AMI purchased on,
quart OF wood alcohol. claiming h
wanted II for scientific experiments
Bowcrman returned to Blanca Monday
and, with number of friends, dllut
ed the alcohol with water ana mixed
1t with rock candy. Then he and hi,
friends drank the mixture. Physiclaus
! were summoned from Hooper
Great excitement prevails The miner,
blame the drug clerk. He says, how
ever. that he properly labeled and eN
/ planned the use of the wood alcohol
and that his proof is positive a coro
ncrs Inquest Will probably he held
blanca camp is twenty miles east Of
Hooper. II has population of about
100. No physician lives in the camp.
] 'h' ll'uNiili l"Nplf III 1lt ul>'Ilt'
between Como aud Lcadvlllc have been
| unable to secure food supplies for II
Z month, and railroad men who fully re
alzc the situation express fears that
many have lost their lives In the .n
dcavor TO escape starvation. The Colo
RADIO n Southrcn railroad has virtually
| been tied up In the district for u
month and no present prospect exists
OF the roads being opened for weeks tc
| come. III. Colorado n Southern OH
cials are working day and night to gel
/ their road open 81 that they may reach
the towns and thereby relieve the suf
ferinc. hut II Is impossible for any on,
/ to bc Of assistance 10 the Isolated miner
nnd his family. II Is believed that man,
Of the miners. approaching their pre-
dicnm"nt. hav. attempted to cross til.
mountains and have become lost in III.
snow and that the spring VIII dsclos.
scores Of bodies scattered over tn.
mountains. II Is argued by some thni
the men would come to full rcalza.
tion OF the fact that 10 remain in thcl,
cabins would result In slowly s,ary
Ing to death and that they had better
take their chances In an cndeavor e
reach one Of the towns.
The United States Supreme Cour,
has decided two bond eases OF gr.a,
interest 10 Gunnisun and Lake counties
The Gunnison county ease Is decided
acains, the county. The aggregate oi
the bonds and coupons Is about $500.
rn. The county claimed that the
bonds had been issued In excess of th,
Limitation imposed 10y the constitution
OF Colorado. there could hc no tax laid
to pay them. and that the obligation
NaHp Ia 81
Court nj Denver, Judge Hnllctt upheld
this view of the ease. The Clrcui,
Court OF Appeals reversed this do"is,
ion and rcmandrd the ease for new
trial, directing that further evidence
be secured 10 determine the rights of
tn" plaintiffs to sue on some OF the
bonds. The supreme Court reyorsss
both Judge IInll.tt and the Court of
Appeals, II holds that as the bonds bOr.
on their fact n positive declaration that
they We're issued In compliance with all
III" provisions Of the constitution and
statutes. th" county cannot now plead
that III" constitution was violated In
their issue. In deciding the cas-. of
Dudley against the county of Lake. The
sam" issues wcr" not discussed. Tn.
court holds that the plaintiff. who held
the coupons hy iii Of sale from ia.
holders OF the bonds. was not entitled
10 appear rs plalntin In n cas-. invoiv,
Ing th" validity of the bond issu. Thi.
case j. therefore ordered dismissed
The honlholicrs. who In this case ar,
also represented by Rollins q Sons
viii nt once fc-osthhllsh The cases with
this legal iaw corrected.
Many thrilling tales nra being told
Of efforts Of people In the mountains
I" reach ih" lnrg" towns. Joseph Ror,
"rS who has been mining Oh the ives,
side of Tennessee Park. about six
miles from I"ndvill.. had terrible
experience week ngo. His provisions
CAV" out nnd rendered I, imp.ratiy,
that he should reach Lcadylllr for n
fresh supply, lie started to walk and
for time got along fairly well In,
n III" snow b.cnm" deeper his dim
cultlcs Increased with every step. The
snow was up to his waist, nnl In
places reached his shoulders. and hr
soon cam" to til" conclusion ,hni prog,
ross In III" ordinary method was i'm,
possible. He then lay Hat ON the snow
nnd 10y working with his hands nni
feet succeeded In covering nhout ,wo
miles In two hours. lie had ,h,u
reached n place where the walking
was better, but was so exhausted with
his previous effort. That h. found A
lmposslhl" To proceed and fell In th.
snow. "" gave himself up FOR lost. ms
half mn hour IN the ley nimosph.r,
would have placed him beyond humnn
MD. hut yelled vigorously FOR HELM.
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