The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

Dr0tiOn on the Fourth. Denver VIII
send a company Of firemen to compete
for prize.
Commissioner Hermann of the gener-
al land office has refused to allow
sheepmen to put their fiocks on the
Pecos reserve.
b. A. Jerome, aged about 40 years,
living two miles from Penfield. Colo
rado. was killed by lightning while out
In his field irrigating.
Governor Otero of New Mexico has
designated June oath as holiday on
account of the Rough Riders reunion
and the visit Of Governor Roosevelt to
Las Vegas.
John Fielding and Harry Williams,
cattle rustlers. who recently gave bat
tie to deputy sheriffs at Denver, have
been arrested at Manxanoia while on
their way TO Oklahoma.
The School of Mines boys are thin
ming out the girl population of Golden.
F. c. Miller. a graduate, has just pro
cured Z license to wed Miss Carrie c.
Robson of Golden. and Is said to be
the third Of the last graduating class
who has carried away belle from the
Golden boys.
The body of Loren w. Waldo, the
Denver young man who was lost in
the terrible storm of February IL.
1899. was found few days ago about
two and one-half miles east of Boreas,
on ridge nearly opposite the twin
bridges. His snow shoes were found
with the body.
One of the most important land grant
cases now in contention will come be-
fore the United States Court of Pri-
vate Land Claims. which is holding a
short term at Santa Fe. New Mexico.
This is n Socorro county case and will
be heard first. 1t involves S43,259
acres. Entinio Montoya is the plain
tiff.
The wool clip from Converse county,
Wyoming, this year will amount to
100000 pounds, of which 1.25O,OOO
pounds was shorn in the immediate
vicinity OF Douglas. A large amount
of wool has already been shipped from
Douglas, and an equal amount has
been stored in warehouses for later
shipment.
Prominent officials of the Santa Fe
road are seeking to secure range priv
ileges for sheep owners by opening the
Pecos forest reservation until the sum
mer rains begin The matter Is now
before the department at Washington.
Drouth has made the pasturage scant.
A favorable decision is expected In n
few days.
United States Engineer p E. Har-
roun has left Santa Fe on an overland
trip through the northern part Of the
territory to make a general reconnOis-
sance Of the country, preparatory to
more thorough investigation Of the
most suitable places for reservoir sites,
as he was requested to do by the geo
logical survey.
Boston and Philadelphia wool buyers.
who are running a brisk competition
in New Mexico, have forced up the
price Of wool from 8 to II and II cents.
Eastern men have secured 1900 sacks
and local buyers are purchasing heav-
lily. A. ]. Crawford has bought 1000
sacks, Ilfield Bros. 10000 pounds, and
Louis Baer 100000 pounds.
Governor Otero has formally re-
moved from office Territorial Treasu-
rer Samuel Eldodt by letter to that
official Hon. Jefferson Reynolds of
Las Vegas was appointed by the gov
a banker. Eldodt held over from the
Democratic administration. He may
contest the governors power of re-
moval.
Cattle are dying In large numbers on
New Mexico ranges. especially In the
southern and central parts of the terri
tory. The drouth still continues, and
the grass within reaching distance of
the streams has almost wholly disap-
peared. If rain does not come soon.
the disaster to stock interests will be
unparalleled. A good many cattle are
being sold to buyers and are being
shipped to Kansas and Colorado pas
lures. Prices have risen. Yearlings
now bring S16.5O; two-year-olds, $19
and three-year-old S21 and $22.
The Burlington surveyors who came
up the Laramie and crossed through
the hills by way of the North Laramie
canon have returned and are now en-
gagged In surveying section of the line
west of iva, which was skipped in
the first work. The corps OF surveyors
ran line as far west as the Medicine
Bow river. and after this lower range
of hills was crossed the course taken
was q southwesterly one, striking the
Medicine Bow river at n point east of
Carbon. There seems to be little doubt
but that the Burlington means busi-
ness, and will construct line on west
to the coal fields near Elk mountain.
A dispatch from Rawlins, Wyoming,
says: The Union Pacific Coal Com
pany has prospecting parties In the
hills all the time looking for desirable
veins Of coal, with the view of opening
other mines. Six miles north of this
place a vein thirteen feet in thickness
and clean coal from top to bottom, has
been uncovered. The vein extends five
If six miles In a northerly direction and
the company will open a big mine on
this vein, which promises to be as good
as any now being worked. Prospect
ing is not confined to the Union Pa
oif1c Coal Gornnanr. tho G.uook,uak<.