The silver lance., 1899-01-20
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

,r,,. v,e.ns that there are nearly 3d.
OOO suuare miles of the state that Is out
of sight and will remain 80 untii the
warm days of spring turn the frozen
liouid back into water. All who are
interested In cattle raising, agrlcui-
ture or horticulture will welcome tnls
information. The tons upon tons Oh
snow now lying upon the grouhu
mean that there will be goodiy sup
ply of water for irrigation purposes
FOR the land and drinking purposes Tor
tbe cattle during the summer and fall
months. One fortunate thing about inc
existing condition regarding the snow
js there has been comparatively nttie
thawing. owing to the continued cold
weather. 1t is almost Impossible TO
estimate the number of cubic rect OF
water which will come eventually from
this supply of snow, but the experts
say that It will be enough for all OF
the irrigation needs of the state.
A special from Provo, Utah, says:
Sheriff Storrs returned this evening
from Gouveneur, New York, with Mrs.
Jennie Wright, wife of George II.
Wright. Wright is believed to be the
man who killed the three young men
at Pelican Point, Utah, in February,
1895. for which crime Harry Hayes is
now suffering life Imprisonment, ana
Mrs. Wright's knowledge or ner nus
bands habits will materially aid Sher-
iff Storrs in effecting his capture ana
her knowledge of the case will also aid
Mr. Hayes attorneys, it is thought III
showing Hayes innocence so clearly
that he will be released. Mrs. Wright
is thoroughly convinced of her hus-
bands guilt Shortly after the muir
ders were committed Wright was ar
rested for cattle stealing and went TO
Colorado, Mrs. Wright going to her
mother in New York, where she was
located by Sheriff Storrs.
Not dismayed for moment by the
comparatively poor success OF It's MS.
venture in the way of wild amman
hunt, the Western Slope Hunting Asso-
citation has determined to engineer
second undertaking similar TO that OF
last month, this one to occur next
March or April. 1t is thought that at
that time the heavy SHOWS upon tne
mesas which surround Debeque VIII
have driven the mountain Hons from
their highland haunts to the more shei-
tered hooks to be found along the Deds
of the streams that seam the mesa land
where they will be easily accessible to
the dauntless huntsmen. To further
insure the success of its second venture
in the way of lion hunt, the associa-
ton has negotiated for the purchase OF
a pack of thirty trained fox hounds to be
divided up among the different parties
radiating from Debeque. The deal for
the purchase of these valuable adjuncts
to a hunt may be closed at any time,
and it is likely that the association will
conclude to make the investment with
in day or two.
Most vigorous and sensational testi-
mony was given before the War In
vestigation Commission Thursday by
Commissary General Eagan, who, ap-
pearing Unexpectedly to meet the alle-
cations against the beef issued in the
war. vigorously arraigned Major Cen
eral Miles, commanding the army. He
read his testimony from a large written
statement He denied numerous state
ments of General Miles. charged that
the latter's testimony constituted severe
reflections on the commanding gen.
erals of the expeditions and referred to
him as this same commanding gen.
eral, Nelson A. Miles," and said who
ever called the beef furnished "em-
balmed beer was ''liar." General
Miles later made statement to a re-
porter in which he sarcastically re-
views General Egan's record and indi-
Gates that the commissary generals
moral standing hardly entities him to
serious consideration when it comes to
a question of veracity. Miles charges
career, been cOurt-martialed for poker
playing and neglecting to pay his debts,
and that he was found guilty.
Receiver Frank Trumbull has been
elected president of the new railroad
corporation which will be known as the
Colorado & Southern. Charles Wheeler
was elected secretary and treasurer of
the company. Other officers and direc-
tors will be elected at a meeting to be
held in New York in a few days. The
election of Mr.. Trumbull as president
is no surprise. A joint committee
from the Union Pacific and the Union
Pacific, Denver & Gulf has been nego-
tiating for the final transfer of the
Julesburg branch. The date has been
fixed, January 11th. The Julesburg
branch is 151 miles long and extends
from Julesburg to La Sale junction
which is forty-six and half miles
from Denver on the Union Pacific. II
this change is made, the corporation
now known as the Union Pacific. Den
yer & Gulf will be merged into the
Colorado & Southern at midnight
Wednesday, January 11th. Until that
date, at least, the several branches OF
the Gulf system will remain In the con-
troll of the United States Circuit Court
Of the Colorado district; but. it is said.
there is no reason to apprehend any
further delay in closing up the deal
and turning the Gulf property over to
the Colorado & Southern.
John F. Campion, the rich mine
owner, has for the past year been presi-
dent of the Denver Chamber of Com
merce. At the close of his term he
severely criticised the penuriousness of
Denver's wealthy men. He said:
Public spirit in this town is as dead
as Lots wife after she was turned into
a pillar of salt. With many of our citi-
zens who came into this community