The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-08-10
NORTHWEST NOTES.

stantly killed and Ben wilson badly
injured.
Elwood Mead has resigned his posi-
ton as state engineer of Wyoming to
devote his entire time 20 his new posi-.
ton of irrigsting expert
President A. L. MOhler % the Ore.
gon Railway & Navigation company
has been asked to take the presidency
of the Big -Four at salary of $4,000
a year.
Indian Agent Clapp Of the Pine
Ridge agency denies the reported bat
tie between cowboys and Indians on
the Cheyenne river, which was re-
Gently sent out
Charles W Rymen of Cheyenne has
been recommended to the president
for supervisor of the census for the
district of Wyoming, by both Senators
Warren aud Clark.
The old fountain geyser in the Vel
lowstone National park has broken out
in another portion of the crater. The
eruptions. which are enormous,
throw out rocks and pieces of wood.
According to the Reno Journal, or
ders have been received from Wash
ington for all the silver at the Carson
mint. There are eight or ten carloads
of dollars and bullion in storage
there
Near Pine Grove, Wyoming, Gus
Smith was engaged in hauling wood
when the wagon tongue broke, his
team ran away, the wagon was upset
and Smith landed underneath the load,
killing him instantly.
Another big shipment of cattle from
White Pine county, Nevada. was sent
out last week The herd was composed
of all kirds of range cattle, having
| quite per cent of cows and calves.
They were shipped to the eastern mar
l1et.
Montana authorities are looking for
Frank Boyle, former Salt Laker, who
is accused of swindling Montana men
by representing himself as an agent of
the Western Loan & Savings company
of Salt Lake and selling stock, pock-
citing the proceeds.
The steam shearing plant of Messrs.
Shurtliff & Houtz at billiard, Wyo.,
was destroyed by fire Sunday. The
loss is 1000 with no insurance, and
includes thirty shearing machines,
engine boiler and buildings. The fire
is believed to have been accidental.
Senator Warren in response to an
inquiry made by him to the war de-
partment, received the following re-
ply from the adjutant-general "Wyo-
ming troops will leave Manila as soon
as Grant can be coaled Delay has
been caused by heavy rains and de-
{ structive typhoons'
: The barbed-wire on ranch fences in
Mercedes county, Gala, is being utilized
with success for telephoning between
towns R. C. Dickinson of Stockton,
. put in batteries and boxes and tried
, the novel system. 1t was about four
t miles over the line and he claims that
the regular system.
There are now a hundred men en-
near Truckee, New, where the pulp
plant will be built. These are prin'
J cipally engaged at present in building
dwellings for the employees of the
company Excavations have also beer
made prepatory to building the dan
to divert the water from the river
!. Thirty carloads of brick for the build
n ing have been ordered,
:. The supreme court of Colorado ha
affirmed the validity of the law estab
fishing the new county of Teller
y which embraces the Cripple Creek dis
- trict The county was formed from
portions of Ell Paso and Fremont coun
a ties by the last legislature and citizen
lie of the latter county resisted the actio
IS on the ground that it was contrary t
in the constitution of the state.
to Fred Harvey, 10 years old, was gore
re to death by bull on farm abou
d. eleven miles from Spokane. The boy
d. body was found in clump of bushe
a by his father. The lad had crawle
ed to a tree, pulled himself to halfre
cliuing position and died in that att
tude. No one saw the bulls savag
attack and young Harvey was nc
Itt missed until supper time,
!" The supreme court of Colorad
20 has unanimously decided that ii
~ eight-hour law is demonstrations
:. The eight-hour law, which was enac
- ed at the late session of the leg illatur
=, applies ouly to mines, smelters and IL
the reduction of the ores. The refus
ne company to pay the same wages Il
ire eight hours as had been paid for tt
yal and twelve hours caused its smelte
to be closed on June Is, when the ne
law became operative.
Governor Richards has called the q
ed tention of the authorities at Washin
Re- ton to the fact that Indians are u
mt lawfully killing game in Wyomin
ex- Last week an Indian was arrested
ICY Wells with quantity of game in
ng possession. A party of fourteen L
md dams are reported TO be killing gar