The state herald., 1899-04-07
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

county into which the cattle had stray
ed.
A trainload of grading machinery ar
rived in Wyoming from Nebraska n
few days ago. The outfit will be used
In the extensive work which is to be
undertaken along the line of the Union
Pacific in Wyoming. 1t is estimated
by employment agents that 1000 labor
ers will be required In Wyoming rail
road construction this year. although
one would naturally imagine that the
protrncted snow storms in the noun
tnins would throw many idle men on
the market" said Denver employ
ment agent, tine impression is wrong.
we are crowded with orders for men
which we are unable to fill and never
In the history of the city has the de-
mand been more pressing than at the
| present time. If had 800 men could
give every one of them IL railroad pass
to some point in the mountain region
where labor Is demanded"
| Engineer William G. Taylor was
crushed to death by the Denver X Rio
Grande engine No. 700 in Il wreck one
and one-quarter miles west of Texas
Creek last Friday. The accident oc-
Cured at point where a gang of sec
| tion hands was at work repairing n
broken rail. Rounding the curve Mt
| TeNns Creek the train was moving at
speed of about twenty miles per
hour. according to the statement of
Frank Jewell. and the first danger sig
nal noticed by the crew was when
within a short distance of the wreck
Engineer Taylor reversed his engine
and put on the air brakes but too late
TO prevent the terrible scene that fol.
lowed. The 10S-ton locomotive left the
track and tumbled down an embank-
ment into the Arkansas river. twenty
five feet below. carrying with 1t En-
gineer Taylor, whose death was instan-
taneous.
Judge Butler of the District Court at
Denver. on the 2lst dismissed the ap-
plications made by the anti-divisionists
FOR Il writ OF injunction preventing the
commissioners Of Teller county from
organizing. The ruling was made ON n
demurrer interposcd by the Teller nd.
Vocntes. and which was sustained. The
courts decision is unsatisfactory 10
Walter Frost. and he prayed an appeal
TO the Supreme Court. The appeal
came up for hearing in the Supreme
Court shortly after O'Clock and lasted
until l:30. Justices Goddard and Cab
bert We're on the bench. Chief Justice
Campbell being absent. II was after
o'clock when the opinion was hand.
ed down In favor of the infant county.
In reading the opinion Justice God
dnrd said the court held the District
Court had no jurisdiction over the mat
ter. and that 1t might inhict irrepar-
able injury to the citizens OF the new
county by temporarily ucpriving them
of civil government. BY consent May
LIST was fixed as the date for arguing
the merits of the ease. before which
time all briefs and answers must be
filed with the clerk of the Supreme
Court.
The Union Pacific railroad has In
preparation n circular letter of invita-
tlon which Is unique In the history of
rallroading. Its purpose is TO promote
the interest Of science and largely in-
crease the interest OF students of geol-
ogy. palcontology and mineralogy In
Wyoming and her extraordinary fields
OF gigantic fossil remains. The com.
liiHt VIII fN''Sb w hHNHTNr W wv
colleges and universities of the United
States invitations TO send an expert
gcologist or paleontologist. with n
corps OF assistants. to Wyoming this
summer. The invitations will offer In
the interest Of science free transporta-
lion from Chicago ON the east and San
Francisco on the west to Laramie
Wyoming. and return for all members
OF such parties, the transportation be-
Ing good during the summer months.
There Is 10 doubt whatever that the
Invitation will he largely accepted and
that n more extended knowledge OF the
wonderful fossil beds of this state will
he the result, ana that many museums
viii he greatly enriched by the collcc-
lions made. Botanists. cntomologlsis
nni oInlth0logists VIII iind Ia the high
platcnus and scml-arld plains regions
Of this state an exceedingly rich field
for work.