The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1899-07-28

In old times they had some grand
weddings and 1t Is proposed by the
Cheyenne Frontier Day committee this
year to reproduce one of the early
public weddings. A voting contest Ia
now going OH for bridesmaids, and II
IL expected to have sixty OF the hand
soonest young ladies in Wyoming and
Colorado selected. The wedding will
be followed by grand old time ball.
to which all are cordially invited. The
grounds will be brilliantly lighted and
the bridesmaids and attendants, with
friends from all parts of the country,
will present one of the gayest old
time wedding balls seen for many
years
General Land Commissioner Her
mann has instructed w. Il. s. May,
forestry superintendent at Denver, to
permit sheep grazing in open spaces
on the Uintah forest reserve cOnces-
sion. This action was due to the united
efforts of the sheep grazers. who have
long been after the general land COM
missioner for this privilege. The open
Ing of the Uintah reservation is In the
nature of an experiment, and II II
proves successful. all forest reserves
will next year he thrown open. The re-
serve will remain open two months
each year. and sheep grazing will be
restricted to the open spaces.
The mines of the Diamond Coal and
Coke Company at Diamondville. Wyo-
ming. have been idle for three days.
The drivers of the company struck,
resulting in over GOO men being
thrown out Of employment. The cause
of the strike is said to he the action
of the company In discharging a dri-
yer in the mine who carelessly allowed
valuable horse TO be injured so that
II had to he shot. The Miners Union
held meeting and asked for an in
vestigation. which was granted by the
company. 1t is generally conceded
that the matter of wages is not in
volved and that the miners will all
return to work soon.
The town of Vulcan suffered heavy
financial loss by fire shortly after mid
night Friday, but sadder still is the loss
OF two young boys. the two eldest sons
or MIR. and Mrs. Peter Dolan. The fire
started In the upper story of the hotel
building kept by Mr.. Dolan. and evil
IDENTIFY in the room occupied by his
boys. aged 10 and II years. Mr.. Dolan
and his wife. with two younger chill
dren. slept on the lower floor. and
managed to get out without serious in
Juries. Mr.. Dolan procured a ladder
ana attempted 10 reach the upper story
10 save his boys. and in so doing he
was SO badly burned that his life is
now despaired OF.
War has been declared by the terr,.
tory Of New Mexico on the Continental
on Company. which Is identical with
the Standard Oil Company. The last
Legislature passed a law establishing
n commercial commission and also n
law providing for the inspection of coal
OIL ana certain fee to be paid for the
inspection. The company has thus far
openly defied the law and to-day the
commercial commission instructed So
licifor General f. l.. Bartlett TO pro-
coed against the company. Hon. Neill
Il. Field of Albuquerque is attorney
Tor the oil company. and both are
anxious to push the suit SO as to get
the United States court to pass upon
the constitutionality of the law. A Jury
Will he waived before the District
Court and the case will be brought
before the territorial Supreme Court
IN August and before the United
states Supreme Court in October. The
ieeIing against the oil company in the
territory Is very bitter as the retail
price OF 80 cents a gallon charged for
coal oil Is deemed much too high. and
a bitter fight will be made by the terri.
torial authorities against the mon.
opoly with view Of breaking IL.
The Union Pacific fossil fields expc
dition, numbering nearly 1880 men
passed through Omaha a few day.
ago and at Laramie took wagons
Tor the wonderland OF Wyoming. Sci.
entists Of this country are manifesting
extraordinary interest In this undertake.
Ing. Many will Join the party In the
neld between now and August LIST.
The trip will probably consume forty
days. The main direction will be
northwest and the itinerary will he ter
minated at the Grand canon OF the
Platte. On the homeward Journey n
new route will he selected and the
trip will consequently be ms varied as
II can possibl, he made. 1t Ii purely
for the benefit OF biologists. This ex.
pedition has been arranged by the
Union Pacific officials because OF the
interest which has been created by the
recent discoveries of reptilian fossils
OF enormous size as well as other re-
markable curiosities. Huge mammals
or elephantine dimensions are mingled
with numerous orders OF large animals
','hs '"a'' tphk fAtu't- .NIlOUR
them are camcls. rhinoccroses, dogs.
cats, elephants and monkeys. great scn
monsters. fishes Of innumerable de.
scrfption and fossil leaves that prove
conclusiveIy that In early ages Wyo.
ming was the home OF great forests Of
tropical and semi-tropIcaI trees.
The smaller Heron site for the new
public building at LeadvIile has been
recommended by Special Agent Nc.
D0well. The entire site " offered for
$4,000. embracing property mt the
corner Of Harrison avenue and Eighth
street, 10Sx1i3 feet. The smaller nor.
tion is offered the government for ii2..
600. The latter proposition Ii recon-
mended BY Mr.. Mcdowell. This will
give room for building GOxi feet.
with streets on two sides aud forty
feet space on the other side. The last
Congress appropriated 10000 for n
building In Leadvillc. but II In doubt.
full whether building OF the size
proposed can bc erected with this
amount. After deductIng 81, 900 for
. site, and $1,000 for contingent OK.
penses, $685. 600 remains for construc.
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