The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-07-27
NORTHWEST NOTES.

rave contributed size. 20 to the Lafay-
lite fund.
Mining men of the Cripple Creek,
Colo, district expect that camp 10
break all previous records for their
gold output this season.
The city of Rawlins, Wyo.. has been
with several hundred books
Tor public library by Miss Ballard OF
springfield, Ohio. The library will be
known as the Ballard public library.
Deputy Sheriff Christian OF Wilson
county, Missouri, wasin Rawlins, Wyo..
last week with requisition pepers for
Dan Chapman, who is wanted at Ozark,
Mo-, for robbing an old man of sl4o
and beating him almost to death.
The Cheyenne Rifle club is complet-
ing arrangements for the big shoot
which will be held during the celebra-
ton of Frontier Day, August 1924. It
is expected that the shoot will attract
a large number of the best marksmen
in the Rocky mountain country.
Mike Sheridan, section boss on the
Central Pacific railroad at Reno, was
riding along the track on rail-
way velocipede when he was struck
and instantly killed by special train
conveying teachers to,the National Edu-
cational convention at Los Angles.
Word has just been received to the
effect that another rich strike has been
made on Cow creek, in the Grand En-
campment district, Wyoming Par
ticulars are very meagre, but it is
claimed that the vein uncovered it five
feet thick and runs very rich in cop
per.
August Bodien, whose body was
found in room in the Grand Central
hotel at Helena, Montana, did not
commit suicide, as was at first sus-
pected. The coroner's jury which in
quired into his case returned a verdict
that he came to his death from natural
causes.
The Postal Telegraph company OF
Wyoming has filed articles of incorpor.
ationin Cheyenne, with capitalization
ofS50, 900. The company proposes build
ing a line of telegraph from Denver to
Cheyenne, and from Cheyenne to Salt
Lake, and will commence work of con.
struction at once.
While stealing ride in box car on
the Great Northern near Spokane, G
r. Martin, who SAYS he formerly KEEP
a restaurant at Chico, CAL, was NOR
tally wounded by a masked thug, The
purpose was robbery, Cor there were
eighteen or twenty other men in thu
car and all were relieved of thei
money.
Advices from White Rock, Shoshon,
Indian reservation, Nevada, say Their
are prospects of disturbances on tina
reservation in connection with the In
dian school, and that the fourth al
tempt to burn the school building ha
been made. A telegram has been sen
20 to the commissioner of Indian affair
apprising him of the situation.
The highest price received for woo
In Montana for five years was paid q
Fort Benton, clip of 1900 pound
sheared by John Washes being sold
1875 cents The average price of til
sales at that point was 1875. Buyer
' from all over the state had appointe
e TIE day to go to that point to max
: purchases, and twenty buying house
/ were represented.
e R. w. Bradley. owner of the extel
e sive sandstone quarries at Iron Moul
9 tain, on the line of the Cheyenne
e Northern north of Cheyenne, has clos'
: a contract with the Union Pacific f
: 100 cars of stone for immediate deliver
y The stone, which is the finest buildiI
material in this section will be used
making the additions to the Union
ciic roundhouse at Laramie; also
q the construction of the new roun
70 house at Rawlins
y BY direction of the president t
;. military post near Spokane, Wash, h
been named Fort Wright in honor
a General George Wright, who W
= colonel of the Ninth infantry and
a brigadier general of volunteers. Co
ID mel Wright defeated the allied ban
"a of Indians near Spokane plains
Sept. 5, 1858. He was drowned Ju
10 80, 1865, in the wreck of the steam
u Brother Jonathan while on his way
assume command of the department
the Columbia.
The comptroller of the currency
ne given out an abstract of the report
e. the national bank in Nevada of its CO
Us dition June 80. 1t shows that sir
~ the date of the last report, April 5,
total resources have increased fir
- 500, 23s to $3.50, 100; loans and discou
o. increased from S25l ,657 to 269, e33;
serve in banks decreased from S27,
at to SIS, AS, of which the gold holdil
In increased from $40, 495 to S20,9
rk deposits increased from 1894, 212 to 81
4s2, and the ratio reserve held increa
- from 19.47 to 22.06 per cent.
Charges have been filed against
dian,agent John S. Mayhugh of
White.Rock agency'in Nevada, allegi
among other things, arbitrary adm
istration. These charges are the {
come of dispute as to the mana
ment of the agency school, and h
already caused two Investigations
order of Washington authorities