Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31
WESTERN NOTES.

Cheyenne. The fires are said to have
been burning for the past ten days,
and have destroyed large quantity Of
valuable timber. Special Agent Alb
bolt will ut once make an effort to
have them extinguished, although it is
feared that they have obtained such
Roadway that this will be impossible,
unless the region is visited by rain.
Wallace Barnes left his home near
Fort Morgan Saturday to hunt horses.
That evening his horse returned to the
| ranch riderless and brother of the
| missing man spent the night and all of
Sunday in vain search for him. Then
he went to town with the news, and
fifty men went out to make n thorough
hunt. Barnes was found about 10
o'clock this morning, in a pitiable con-
dition. The fall from the horse had
injured his back and neck so badly
that he could not walk and for two
nights and almost two days he had
lain on the ground. suffering terribly
from his injuries. to which, MS time
wore on, had been added the pangs
of thirst and hunger. When found
Barnes was barely able to speak. He
was conveyed to the nearest ranch and
medical aid summoned. He has been
| unconscious most of the time since he
was found, and his recovery is doubt
| full.
Details of sensational shooting az
fray at Jordan Valley Idaho, have just
been received. Joe Lawson and man
named Jensen. two notorious charac-
tiers, planned to hold up the store of
Blackabe 4 Parks and Lawson was
killed in the attempt. About 8 o'clock
at night the two men, wearing masks,
dropped into the store and attempted
to hold up the merchant. BY some
means the suspicious of people in the
town had been aroused. and they were
prepared for them. Lawson was met
with load of buckshot which immedi-
ately terminated his career and his
partner ran out of the store. only to
| encounter Nick Maher of the Jordan
Valley hotel, who was watching out
| side with a shotgun. but Nick, uncer-
tain in the dark whether it was the
robber or Il friend, did not shoot, but
the fellow, when about thirty feet
away from Nick. took n shot at the
latter. luckily missing him. Nick then
turned loose his gun, evidently wound
ing the man, for his gun and hat were
picked up at the spot but the man got
away.
Fossil remains are being received
daily by the University of Wyoming
from the scientists now operating in
the fossil beds beyond Medicine Bow
Three notable parties are located with
in thirty miles to the northwest of that
point and returning biologists report
marvellous discovery. The University
of Wyoming is proceeding rapidly
with the task of unearthing the
largest reptile known to science When
the component parts of this creature
are placed in the final work of restora-
ton. the result will be unique in sci
entitic history. DR.. Holland of the
Carnegie museum Is in charge of an
other valuable quarry and the Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History is
operating in the third bed of fossil
deposits. Advices just received an
nounce that the returns exceed the
discoveries of any previous year. Wyo-
ming is enriching the museums of the
nation as no other state has done.
Other details of scientists are moving
from point to point in the Platte canon
studying geological formations and
digging up saurians and rhthysaurs
which are plentiful everywhere and in
fine state of preservation.
A dispatch from Salt Lake to the
Rocky Mountain News says: The
biggest deal ever made in eastern
Utah mining property will be closed
up In Salt Lake City this week, when
Joseph ID. Letter, who went broke on
the Chicago wheat exchange for mil
Hons. will pay over to Judge j. r.
McCollom and associates the sum of
100000 for as many acres of asphalt
tum lands on the White river, Colo
RADIO, and not far from Nernal. Utah
Judge McCollom, Bert Seaboldt and
NJ AI..(f. al
GERS, and have been out to the property
for several days with Mr.. Letter, who
goes from Fruitn, Colorado. tonight
TO the East, but he will have repro
sentative IN Salt Lake City to close up
the deal for him. People of the Yer
nal country, who have long been with
out II railroad. see in this the early
extension of the Rio Grande west TO
the Ashley valley. The Barber As
phalt Company was after this body
Of land but Mr.. Letter was too quick
for them. The property OF John Beck.
near Nernnl, which Is now being got
ten In shape for patent, 1t is said is
also likely to pass to the control OF the
Chicago man. who Is known to he
making ovcrtures for its purchase.
There is something like 100 acres of the
land almost within the Nernal town
site.
One way of building n railroad is 10
induce the men who are directly in
terested In It's construction to con
tribute their labor. This Is the way
Representative George Smith OF Grand
Junction has set about getting the bed
OF his railroad to Grand Mesa graded |
and he Is waiting for the farmers of
Platenu creek to get In their harvests
80 that they can Join with him I'm
levelfng Off the route. In speaking of
his new railrond from Cameo, which
he went to England to finance, he said
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