The silver star., 1899-05-19
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

fCfIllx III a1I II - t1ft-Sls-1 AAAA c7l
retary Day viii announce the securing
Of the sJcOsl within short time.
sixtv-fve carloads Of serenty-pound
steel rails. which had been gathered up
along the Wyoming division have
passed through Cheyenne en route 10
Hershey. Nebraska where hundreds Of
carloads Of rails and fies are being un-
loaded every few days This would in
dica;e that the recent "trip overland u
wagons made by President Burt Cen
erzI Manager Dickinson and CHIEF En-
eiDeer Berry Of the Union Pacific who
Travelled up the North Platte river to
Hartvlile. then on west through the
Laramie mountains 10 Rock creek. wss
for 8 purpose II has been stated quite
often Of late that tie Union Pacific
would build a line Of road from the
main line somewhere in the ne4ghbor
hood Of sidney. up the Platte river 70
the line Of the Cheyenne a. Northern.
near Hsrtyille.
In beautiful glade in the Sacramen-
70 mountains near Albuquerque
which is surrounded by dark pine for
ests. at an elevation of 5000 feet above
sea level preparations are being made
for a summer school. TO be opened
June 1st- a commodlous building Is
going up. around which will be
grouped fifty comfortable. well furn.
ished wall tents An able faculty has
Of New Mexico and Texas teachers il
assured. There will be three depart
ments. One will be devoted to pri-
mary methods. II Is proposed TO make
this school permanent one. in order
that the educators Of the Southwest
mag have. within easy reach. the facil-
tiles for an annual outing that will
combine in full measure. work and
pleasure. The spot is an ideal one,
the atmosphere delightful. the scenery
superb, and the opportunity for scien-
tific Investigation unsurpassed
Frank Bohannon. who killed his faith
er al Fowler last Saturday, was arrest
ed by Sheriff Barr about / O'Clock
Wednesday morning. The sheriff, with
a posse, had been searching the west
ern part Of the county for days and
had guards placed at all the railroad
stations. He concluded 10 come home
and took train No. 6 at Fowler. He
entered compartment car. Bohan-
non was In the front end Of the same
car, but the sheriff did not know It As
the train Was pulling into La Junta
the sheriff was on the steps and no.
tced somebody step OF the front end
and run back. The sheriff also stepped
of. and. following the man. pulled his
gun down on him. Taking the prison
er under an electric light, he immedi-
ately recognized him as the man he
wanted. He was placed in the county
jail. Bobannon claims be was goaded
into shooting his father and seems 10
regret II now. He refused, however.
10 20 into any details.
The contract has been let for the con
sfrucflon Of the observatory tower On
Pixies Peak, and work will be com
menced at once. The iron tower will
rise fOrfy-fiye feet in style somewhat
after that Of the Einel tower. having
n little balcony at the top. The summit
Of the tower VIII be fitted with three,
and possibly four. fine adjustable tele-
scopes, which will bring into clear
view everything within horizon
marked by Denver. Florence and Mt
kosalie. This area Is, approximately.
10000 square miles. BY the placing OF
the telescopes ai the top Of this obser-
walton tower, one Is enabled 10 see ev-
erything near the base Of the peak,
objects which are not visible with the
Hf'"'tAA Out IIihC>
a circuit Of the twelve acres at the
summit OF Pixies Peak. II Is the inten-
ton OF the management OF the accom-
modntions at the summit to push the
work to completion by June ist, al
though the time allowed in the con-
tract does not expire until June 18th.
The observation tower will be an ac-
cessory OF the hotel on the summit.
The hotel II also to be enlarged this
spring
-. NJ. Lyman. the wei known mine
owner Of Aspen. was interviewed by
n Denver paper the other day and said:
IL shall not be surprised II silver
reaches 20 cents an ounce before the
close OF the year. The existence Of the
great smeltcr trust IL the reason for
IL. For n number of years past clique
Of London maDipulatOrs have had com
plete control OF the silver market.
These fellows have had II NIL their own
way. They have put prices up or
down-genernlly down-to please their
whims and there was no power to say
nay. Now conditions have taken q
turn md the London fellows are be-
coming alarmed. They find they have
n rival In the field which may test their
steel and the London mnnipulat0rs are
buying and storing silver for nm inev-
table rise. or course the smclter COM
bine IL not going to lie idle and the
smeltcr men Will soon be In the field.
Then look out for n see-saw game, but
one which will surely cause "A general
advance In the price OF the white met
nj. look ON the organization Of the
smelter trust ny n sure fOrcrunncr Of
mn advance In sllver--nn ndvnnce which
can he depcndcd upon to hold tho price
much higher ibnn II Inns been since
the pnnIc."
Under the recently ennctcd game law
individuals and associations may cor
raj the game OF the state. keep II with
Ia nm enclosure to suit themselves. md
Kill Il from such enclosures according
to their sweet will. This was demon
strnfcd the other dny when Gnme Com
missioner johnson issued to ID. q. Bea-
man. the father Of the bill. "A license on
belialf of the Glen Bculnb Park kss0.
citation. authorizing that association Ia
do ns II plcnscs with deer. elk. bison
and mountain sheep which II mny have
captured. The pnrk consists Of n canon