Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-03-24
NORTHWEST NOTES.

The Grand Junction foundry at
Grand Junction, Colorado, was destroy
ed by fire on the 14th inst. Loss S4,-
900, with insurance of $4,000.
D. G. Corbin, of Spokane, and asso-
ciates, will establish a beet-sugar fac
tory near Fairfield. Wash. One thou
sand acres of land have been secured
for site.
Frank R. Pellet, a Great Northern
freight conductor, was killed at Adrian,
twenty miles west of Spokane. He
was on the caboose into which light
locomotive crashed.
A huge avalanche of ice and snow on
the Great Northern railway near We'll
lington has done such damage that traf-
fic between Seattle and Spokane was
suspended for several days last week.
Mrs Eichstad, of Olympia, Wash,
threw herself under a Port Townsend
Southern train near Tumwater and
was instantly killed. She was about
go years of age and of unsound mind.
At Grand Junctian. Colorado, two
non-partisan tickets are in the field
for the voters to choose from at the
municipal election, and the Democrats
are contemplating putting up ticket.
The first train to reach Como, Colo,
from Denver since February 21, steam
ed into that city on March 16, and was
enthusiastically received by the citi-
zens of Como The train had been an
entire week coming from Grant, a dis
lance of % miles.
The train that has been snow-bound
on the Cheyenne & Northern railroad
for the past four weeks, was aband-
soned on the 18th. The passengers
were taken in wagons from A.tus to
Horse Creek, where they were trans
ferred to a train and taken to Chey-
enne.
Railroad men report that fasteners
are coming to the northwest in greater
numbers than ever before, even than in
the boom days of 1889. They have
been coming for thirty days, though
the stream has not been particularly
notable till within the past week or
ten days.
"Red' Pipkin, leader of the gang
which held up a Santa Fe Pacific train at
CIRCUITS Station, New Mexico, on March
90, 1898, has been lodged in Jail at Win
nemucca, Nevada Pipkin admits his
identity and signed paper waving
requisition. He will be taken to New
Mexico for trial.
Residents of the mining town of
Hayden Hill, Lassen county, Gala, IN
the extreme northeastern portion OF
the state, are greatly excited over an
exceedingly rich strike of gold ore.
The vein is about Is inches wide at 26
feet from the surface, and it is said
prospects from $4,000 to $4,000 per
ton.
Messrs Keefe & Bradley, of Chey-
enne, who are putting up the govern
ment building, have been given con-
tract to repair and rebuild the govern
ment palace in Havana, which is to
be used as United States government
building. A force of workmen will go
from Cheyenne to Havana at once to
work on the proposed changes.
Serious range troubles are imminent
in eastern Laramie county on the range
between Salem and Horse creek be-
tween Mark Goad and c. ]. Heysham,
large stockmen, who recently placed a
large number of cattle in this district,
and number of small ranchmen who
occupied the range for several years.
The small ranchmen have given the
newcomers notice to vacate, or prepare
for trouble.
Robert Pillson, noted character OF
the Platte valley, died at Saratoga,
Wyo., last week aged 55. Pillson was
an old-time freighter and Indian
fighter Lately he has been in part
nership with Lord Rolli, wealthy
Enplishman. in the stock business.
PiIlson weighed over 800 pounds, ana
nine years ago, under his personal OIL
rection he had an immense coffin Tor
himself made which weighed 7oo
pounds, and in which he was buried
The Wyoming state board of equali-
szation has raised the valuation upon
live stock for purposes of taxation 81
per cent over last years rates. Range
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