The silver star., 1899-06-16


for a prize
| Commissioner Hermann Of the gener
al land Office has refused to allow
sheepmen to put their fiocks on ths
| Pecos reserve.
B. A. jerome. aged about As years
living two miles from Pentield- Colo
rado, was killed by lightning while out
In his field irrigating.
Governor Otero of New Mexico ha.
designated June 24th as holiday or
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 ManzanoIa 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 license to wed Miss Carrie C.
Robson of Golden, and is said to be
the third Of the last graduating class
who ha. 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,
1888, 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 n
short term at Santa Fe. New Mexico.
This is Socorro county case and will
be heard first. II involves S43,259
acres. Eniinio Montoya is the plain
tiff.
Tho wool clip from Converse county.
Wyoming. this year VIII amount TO
100000 pounds, Of which 100000
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
ilegcs for sheep owners by opening the
Pecos forest reservation until the sum
AAAN8 i3Ahr pftAh- lit itiskifi iS iipN
before the department at Washington.
Drouth has made the pasturage scant.
A favorable decision Is expected in n
few days.
United States Engineer r. f. Har-
roun has left Santa Fe on an overland
trip through the northern part of the
territory to make n general reconnois-
sance Of the country, preparatory 10 a
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 to II and IL cents.
Eastern men have secured 1000 sacks
and local buyers are purchasing heav-
ily. A. ]. Crawford has bought 600
sacks, Ilfield Bros. 5000 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 Raynolds of
Las Vegas was appointed by the gov
ernor to fill the vacancy. The latter Is
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 lisap-
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 Si6.50; wo.yenr-olds, $40
and three yenr-olds s2l and 500.
The Burlington surveyors who came
up the Laramie aud crossed through
the hills by wny Of the North Laramie
canon have returned and are now en-.
gagged In surveying n section of the line
wesf OF Iva. which was skipped I'm
the first work. The corps of surveyors
ran line as far west ns the Medicine
Bow river. and after this lower rnpye
,f hills WAS crossed the course taken
wns n southwestcrly one, striking The
Medicine Bow river at point east of
| Carbon. There seems to be- little doub,
but thnt the Burlington mems busI.
ness, and will construct line on wes,
to the coal fields near Elk mountain.
A dispatch from Rawlins, Wyoming
says: The Union Pacific ConI Com
pany has prospecting parties in tbs
hills NIL the time looking for desirabi,
veins OF coal, with the view of opening
other mines. Six miles north Of mi,
place n vein thirteen feet In thickness,
md clean c0nl from top to bottom. I'm,
been uncovered. The vein extends NV,
u six miles In n northcrly direction nna
the company will open big mine or
this vein. which promises TO be M goo.
as any now being worked. Prospect
Ing IN not confined 10 the Union PA
clfc Coal Company: the Sweetwate,
Mining Company and the Beckwitl
Commercial Company nre engnped n
uncovcring veins upon their lands. In
tending TO open md develop them mi,
summer.
An investigation Of the niknii soil,
In the Salt LIKE basin In soon 10 h,
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