The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-07
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

NHhtN vi tIle upper 1eIIOWStODe
where much good land has been prac-
t1cally ruined by accumulatiOns of al
kali. Professor Whitney and the Off
GERS of the soils division believe that
much of this land can be restored by
intelligent irrigation.
More range troubles have occurred
near Saratoga. Wyoming. Richard
Savage. Il well-tO-do fiOclmasler, re-
ported to the county authorities that
twenty-five masked and armed men
visited his sheep camps south of Cedar
creek. and by using force. abusing and
beating his herdnrs. moved his bands
Of sheep and the camp eq,lipnge across
to the north side of Cedar creek.
Cedar creek was made the dividing
| llne Dy tue cattle men over Il year ago,
and at that time the sheep men were
| warned TO keep their hocks on the
north side of the creek, as the south
side belonged to tlle cattle men, and
they would not permit sheep to Craze
on that range. A majority Of the
sheep men respected the order of the
cattle men, but in several instances the
t1ocknaster has run short of feed and
mas moved his sheep to the south side
of the creek. The cattle men are de-
tcrh'ined in the matter and will avoid
serious trouble as long as possible. bur
if the sheep men persist. there may be
trouble.
The season for trout fishing In Colo
RADIO opened on the LIST. There was
never promise Of better sport as re-
ports from all the streams of the state
Indicate that the supply Of fish is as
great as at the opening of any seaso,.
| for rTha
must not be forgotten. Trout under
eight inches in length must not be
! caught and twenty pounds in one day
is the limit. The past winter has seen
Colorado streams better stocked with
young trout than ever before. OF
course. the advantages of the seasons
work will not be reaped by the sports
men this season, and aside from nearly
1,OOO.WW new trout that has been
placed in Colorado waters during the
past nine months, the fish that have
matured beyond the protection of the
game law make the streams of the
state the most attractive of the West.
The famous Gunnison is reported to
be alive with eight to twelve-pound-
ers. The railroad employees declare
that the supply in the Gunnison is
greater than it has been since the city
sportsmen first devastated the stream
by continuous fishing. The Big Thomp-
son. the ST. Vrain. the Frying Pan and
the Arkansas near it's mountain
sources, the Platte, are all we'll popr1-
lated with speclSled beauties"
The executive committee of the Colo
rhdo Editorial Association is preparing
very interesting program for the
summer meeting of the association.
which is to be held at Glenwood
Springs on the BIRD of this month.
Papers on subjects of practical inter
est and importance to newspaper men
are promised by Howard Russell of
Fort Collins, w. l.. Thorndyke of Love
land, j. L. Lawless of Lamar, Lutte
Johnson of Leadville, G. T. Rawalt of
Gunnison. William Pabor of Grand
Junction. Mrs. F.. A. i'hayer Of Glen
wood Springs and A. II. Chapman of
the Denver Republican. Congressman
Shafroth has also promised to be pres
ent and deliver an address. Special
rates have been made by the pro-
prietorS of the Hotel Colorado and
Uenwood hotel. while the people of
GlcnWood are preparing to give the
visiting editors rOrlsing reception.
The swimming pool and bath houses
will he thrown open for their use. and
all other of the attractions of this ia
nous resort will be free to them. June
24th has been selected as Strawberry
Day ut GlenWood, and 1t Is hoped and
expected that the visitors will remain !
over to these festivities. 1t is thought
that many will desire to visit Grand !
Junction and inspect the new beet SUI
gar factory being built at that place. !
There will he an opportunity given for !;
those who desire so to do The COM
mittee most earnestly hopes that there
will be large turnout of the fra
ternty at this meeting and cordially |
invites every newspaper man in the !
state. whether ut present Il member of |
the association or not. to join with It |
at this time.
The American Smelling and Refining
Company has notified its employees
that an advance of 10 per cent. will be !
made in all wages, to commence with |
June LIST. This action has been under
consideration ever since the organiZa.
ti0n or the company, and the discus
sion of the eight hour law. At the first
meeting Of the smelter managers In
Denver it was strongly insisted that
the wages paid before the panic be re-.
stored. and this has since been uni.
formly favored by most of the west
ern managers. The matter was defin.
itely settled yesterday by instructions
from New York directing general in
crease of 10 per cent. in all wages The
Philadelphia Smelling and Refining
Company has also decided to make an
advance Of 10 per cent. in wages Of all
the lower grades Of labor. the advance
in no case to be more than % cents per
day. That is all men receiving pay up
to $3.50 per day will be advanced 10
per cent. and all men receiving more
than $3.50 per day will receive an ad
vance of % cents per day, the men to
he paid by the hour and privileged to
work eight. ten or twelve hours as
they may choose. but in no event to be
required to work more than eight
hours. except in eases of emergency.
Notices to this effect will be sent to the
works at Pueblo in a few days. At the