The Monte Vista journal., 1899-04-08
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

Tue Union Pacific may build q
branch south from Fort Steele into
Routt county. Colorado.
Frank Springer, a d. T. X. g. brake
man. was run over and killed Mt Pueb
10 while switching cars.
Glenwood Springs IL to be connected
with the rest OF the stute by tele'
phone system.
Suits have been commenced in Arap,
ahoe and FL Paso counties to test the
constitutionality Of the law creating
Teller county.
George Kunkleman and Bob Ford
broke out OF the Jail at Glcnwood on
the nth. They are members OF the
noted Hole In the Wall" gang and are
charged with cattle stealing.
Jack Edwards. the former sheep
King. has purchased from Rock
Springs and Saratoga parties twelve
copper claims on Big creek In the Up
per Platte mining district. paying for
the same the sum Of $4,000.
The pastors of several of the Chey-
ennc churches are organizing an nsso-
citation which Is to have for lis object
the enforcement Of laws now partially
disrerarded. notably the laws In re-
gard to closing business places and So
looms on Sunday.
Thomas Il, McSweency. section fore
man on the Santa Fe Pacific. died at
the railway hospital at Albuquerque
rs the result OF three bullet wounds
received at WInslow during nn alter.
cation with discharged cmploye. His
slayer is in custody and well guarded.
as there was some talk OF lynching.
In all probability n monument will
be erected in Pueblo to the memory Of
Captain John Showers Stewart OF the
First Colorado volunteers, who was
killed in an engagement In front OF Ma
Mia, March 18th. The monument will
also bc In honor of the other brave
boys who met death in the Philippines.
The Utah Beet Sugar Company has
just declared n dividend of ~ per cent,
payable In stock. and decided TO eX-
pend 100000 In the improvement and
extension Of It's plant Mt Lchi. Two
branch factories are 10 be erected. One
this year and another next year. \
tug and line of scows viii also he
placed on Utah lake for the transportn-
stion OF lime rock from the company's
quarrlcs 10 the factory.
Trouble is In prospect over the di.
vision OF the range In the Platte valley
between sheep owners and cattiemcn.
i A special meeting OF the Wool Grow
crs' Association was held recently To
take action In reference TO the declared
! intention OF the caitlemen 10 extend
the area of the cattle range beyond
the limits established by former
agreement. The result OF the meeting
has been kept secret.
Colonel ii. NJ. Chl',enden. L. s. A..
has been detailed TO take charge Of
the improvements to bc made this year
In the Yellowstone National park, in.
, Guiding the construction OF roads,
bridges. etc. Colonel Chittendcn's work
In Colorado and Wyoming. surveying
for government reservoirs, attracted
much attention. and there IL general
satisfaction that he IL to continue his
work In Wyoming. He Is the author
OF a comprehensive publication tiescrip.
tive OF the National park.
The stock firm OF CosgrifY Bros. OF
Rawlins, Wyoming. has closed n deal
with the Union Pacific for the pur.
chase OF 2s 600 ncrcs OF company land
and has also lensed from the company
sl.1oo acres, lying on the east side OF
the Platte river and extending from
Fort Steele 10 Medicine Bow. The
firm states that II Is not the Intention
to crowd out small ranchmen who had
prior location. and they VIII be given
suhlcascs on such lands as they may
require.
Governor Thomas. on the 3rd. sub.
fnittcd his appointments TO the Denver
boards. ns follows; Fire and Police
Board. II. W. Specr. Democrat. fire
commissioner: Daniel Snycr. Demo.
cra'. police commissioner: cx.Super.
visor Charles l.. Burpce. silver Repub
llcan. excise commissioner. Police jus.
fise. W. J. Thomas. PopulIst. Board Of
Public Works. Joel ". Shnckclford
Democrat, president; Andrew J. Wood
side. Populist; ". u. Todd. silver Re
publican.
The activity and progress of Denver
during the last month Il thoroughly
demonstrated by the statistics In m,
Offices OF the building inspector. The
total value OF the permits issued for
IA. month Of March far exceeds any
month since the panic Of lS93. At M
time since then has the monthly value
uf building permits been over 500.
0oo, and II has rarely r,rchcd that Hr.
ur.. This month the value Of the per.
m,s issued Is f.sri. 600. or ncnrly eiOO,.
900 more than amy month In years
past.
The land department of the Union
Pacific road has just completed one oi
III" largest deals Of rcctnt years, by
which 1t sells 2saO ncrcS Of land ens,
of Fort Steele. Wyoming. 10 Cosgrovs
Brothers, shccpmrsi. The purchasers
of this land also leased from the rail
road company 1890 acres Of land In
III. same vicinity. T.. Z. Miller. nlst
} sheep man. has purchased BOZ
ncrcs north Of Fort Steele and leased
5000 acres In the same vicinity. Ne
go'intlons nrc also pending with u
number of other large sheep raiscr'
for the sale Of other large tracts In
this part Of Wyoming. II the sale.
nrc completed II will result In prnctic
nlly turning this section Of the state
over 10 the sheep men.
The passage Of the He'll hnti.scrIp bill
picans perhaps more 20 Las Animal
county thnn amy other measure thai
has ever passed the Colorado IAgisiR
iurr. Such b,ll has been dcinandc
by the people there for srvcrnl years
The hili will do away with the truck
store business whereby the coal CON
pnnics nr" enabled to lsRt the miner
out of half their wages by forcing then
sl.l.