The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-06
NORTHWEST NOTES.

its daily shipments of coal, averaging /
100 tons.
A. Berg was held up and relieved of
$500 near Tacoma, Wash. He was on
his way home from the city with the
proceeds of sale of property.
In fight between William Kingman
and Jack Burns, near Monroe, Wash, |
kingman received injuries from which
he died. The men were brothers-in-law.
The Gold Mining and Milling COM
pany, located near De La Mar, New,
was purchased by GeorgeC. Fetterman
one day last week, the consideration
being $1,000
Many range horses are dying in Cas-
cade and Choteau and Teton counties,
Montana, because although better rust
lers than cattle, they are not being fed
during the worst spells.
R. H. Ford and George Kinkleman,
supposed to be members of the notori-
GUS "Hole-in-the-Wall" gang, broke
Jail at Glenwood Springs on the Goth
ult., aud are still at liberty.
James O'Connell, better known TO the
mining world as Pinnacle JIM" was
shot and killed at Loomis, Wash, by
John O'Herrin. Self-defense claimed.
The men had always been very warm
friends.
In San Francisco, Kitty Wannen-
macher, aged Is years, was accidentally
shot and killed by her foster-brother,
Joseph Miller, IS years old, while the
young man was playing that he was
highwayman.
Governor Thomas of Colorado has pro-
NOTED Lieutenants Charles Ii. Hilton
and Fred L. Perry to be captains, and
Sergeant Benjamin Lear to be second
lieutenant in the First Colorado, now
in the Philippines.
Reports from many parts of San Joa-
quin valley, Gala, particularly along
Mokelumme river, state that thousands
of acres of grain and grass lands are
in danger of ruin from food water un-
less the water subsidies quickly.
The Colorado Midland railroad over
Hagerman pass, which has been block
AIDED by snow for sixty days, is now
clear and if no new storms interfere,
through trains over the line will prob
ably be resumed within day or two.
The Boston & Montana mines at
Butte and the big smelter at Great
Falls were shut down last week The
shutdown is said to be for the purpose
of awaiting the outcome of the pro-
ceedings over the receivership of the
Boston & Montana.
S. V. Reynolds, cattleman of the
Middle Fork country, was in Long
Creek, Ore, recently and returned with
two packhorses loaded with second
grade -four which he will feed to his
cattle. Mr.. Reynolds has over 100 head
of cattle, and like many of his neigh
DoIo 40 Oub VI lCCu III LILO oIOChs 1O
expects to save his band as long as
there is pound of feed of any kind.
The Wyoming state board of sheep
commissioners have elected E. P. Snow,
of Cheyenne, secretary, and appointed
William F. Hamilton inspector for Con
verse; James Regain for Fremont, and
j. G.. Oliver for johnson county. The
cattle commission elected Ora Haley,
of Albany county, president, and James
W. Hammond, of Laramie county, sec
rotary.
A cattle sale nting to $3.50, 00C
was made at Cheyenne one day last
week. Monte Blevins, North Park
stockman, sold 5000 head of mixed cat
tie to Becker and Digman of Omaha for
that amount. The cattle will be de
livered at Laramie during the season
as called for by the purchasers Mr.
Blevins states that he will stock hi
ranches with young cattle in the fall
The supreme court of Montana hal
denied the writ of prohibition asked BY
the Boston and Montana company t.
prevent Judge Clancy of the distric
court placing the receiver in charge o.
the property and to prevent the receive
taking charge. If the district judg,
sees fit he can now proceed at once tt
enforce his order appointing receiver
Should an attempt be made to put tn,
receiver in charge of the property a
once, it will be met with resistance t.
the point of violence, it is stated.
The Swan Land and Cattle company
of Wyoming, branded over 5000 heat
of cattle last year, and shipped II, oo'
head of beeves. This company has al
winter kept men constantly riding it
ranges and bringing in all weak O
aged stock to the respective hay feed
ing ranches, having now on feed abou
10000 head out of total Of so, 900 o
$4,000 head of range cattle. The win
ter loss has been merely nominal, tn
saved cattle themselves paying roya
interest on the hay consumed in feed
ing, to say nothing of the fact tina
these same cattle will go onto tn
spring grass in excellent initial fatteu
ing condition.
In north Montana there will be som
losses to stock, but owing to the fac
that cattlemen are feeding and ha
plenty of hay at the opening of tn
the winter, the loss will be less than /
per cent, it is believed. In southeast