The Monte Vista journal., 1899-06-17
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

Glenwood the other day. She il one Of
the Stuyvesant Fish party Of New
YORK, which IL making q tour OF the
West, and has been In Colorado for q
week Or more, travelling about the state
~ quests Of President Jedery OF the
Denver 4 Rio Grande railway. Miss
Pomeroy. In company Of other mem
bers Of her party. went out early this
morning ON Q hunting expedition. Re
ports OF bear having lately been seen
in that nelghborhood have been current
at Glenwood for several days. and
hence this hunt was made up with the
purpose in view Of bagging one or
more Of them. Miss Pomeroy Is an ex-
pert ride woman, and was delighted at
the chance Of getting q shot at .
Rocky Mountain bear. The party pro-
ceeded from Glenwood ON horseback
and soon reached the section from
which had come the bear reports.
There the party separated. Miss Pom.
eroy was fortunate TO meet bruin early
in the search. She hnd good shot at
the animal and improved the oppor-
tunlty. bringing the hear down at the
first shot. Miss Pomeroy Is the hero
Of Glenwood.
General Manager Dickinson, Mr..
Buckingham and Superintendent Har.
ris Of the Union Pacific went to Chey.
enne on the 9th by special train from
Casper. where they have been direct
Ing the chase after the men who dyna.
mited the company's express train Q
week ago. They report that the rob-
mi n At nh Is<psr
seventy miles north of Casper, where
they compelled the proprietor to give
them breakfast. From this ranchman
an accurate description of the outlaws
was obtained. making 1t pretty certain
that they were George Curry and the
Roberts brothers. all noted characters
In Central Wyoming. and implicated In
rObblng the Belle FOurche bank and
committing similar depredations In
various parts of Montana and WyOm-
ing. Provisions and supplies are being
sent out TO the officers. who will make
q systematic and thorough pursuit Af-
ter the outlaws. Mr.. Dickinson said:
I'VE are going to follow these men
until We catch them" The company
posse Ia working In conjunction with
the United States marshal. who holds
warrants for the three outlaws. The
railway officers brought with them
from Casper the horses captured from
the outlaws In Mondays fight.
The English syndicate which Super
intendent Of Irrigation ]. ]. Armstrong
is accused Of fnvOring. lost In the Gree
ley irrigation war. State Engineer Nc
Cune has reversed Armstrong; decis-
ion. Mr.. Armstrong himself was
obliged to no notify the Indignant Gree
ley farmers. who say he deprived them
OF their water In order 10 favor the
English irrigation syndicate Of Greeley.
Governor Thomas took an active inter
est In the case In behalf OF the protest.
Ing farmers. and II Is understood that
he advised reversal Of the Armstrong
opinion. The reversal. as made by
Stntc Engineer McCune. simply de-
clnred that the new irrigation law was
not retroactive. md Mr.. Armstrong; =
endenvor TO make II no was fundament-
ally wrong. The law provided that NO
water. transfers could he made with.
out state grant. and Mr.. Armstrong
attempted to go hack several years and
declare void those transfers made
without state leave prior to the pas
sage OF the law. He turned the water
from such bitches hack into the river,
which was to the syndicate's advant.
age. In . short time. II the decision
had not been reversed. the farmers say
that the syndicate would practically
have had q corner on water. and the
crops Of many Of the Greeley farmers
would have been ruined.
Whole sections Of Colorado land are
ruined by seepaxe. The State Board Of
Land Commissioners has decided to al.
low dItching on public lands by private
parties and to let the cost Of the Inn
prOvementx stand against the land ~
q lien. II. II. Hull OF i.arimcr county
reports to the state board that he n
the tenant Of half section In I.arimer
county between Rerthoud and Love
Land Last year. he said. twenty acres
OF land commenced to go to waste fast
through seepaKe. thus bringing alkali
to the surface. He said that he had
NO time to apply to the hoard for per.
mission to dig. II the land was to b.
saved. He therefore ditched II at his
own expense. A short time ago forty
acres mor~ commenced TO deterlorate
rapidly, and he desires to reclaim that
also. lie asks the hoard for the privi-
lego Of 10 doing and the promise that
the cost would lie against the property.
The state engineer will examine the
property and the request will he grant,
ed Huli's proposition solves the ques.
tion Of the most advantageous way Of
securing the reclamation Of state lands.
In the Henry Shot case recently 800
for the expense Of ditching was allow.
ed and the amount was taken OH the
rent Of the land. Huil's plan TO let the
claim rest and 10 he paid ultimately
by tlse purchaser Of the land ID favored
by The hoard.
A dispatch. from Casper. wyomlas.
On thc i1th aald: A messenger reached
Casper to-day from the posse which II
chasing the Union Pacihc train dyna.
'nitcra with the news that two of the
men hsd been accn Thursday At Bar g
ranch. owned by Robert Tisdale, sev.
cnty.nvc miles north Of Casper, aud
about thirty miles from the Hole-lA.
the Wail. The fugitiv~s were seea By
Al Flood. assistant forrman for Tis-
dale. who r~cOgnis~si Gcorge Curry
and one Of tho lsolserta bruthera. The
men were on font aud apparently much
worn by their long strueEle tn evads
capture. The ofiicefN In pursuit are
In the aane region with the fugitives
md their capture 10 reasonably certain.
Extreme rarr must t,c exercised. how.
ever. In the hunt to avoid q rrpptitloa
of the ambush ny which Sheriff Haacn
lost his life. The Union Pacific com.
pany 10 sending out provisioaa sup
s,1tAa anh fVsah hnen~a as, ehn v,na~~ =.