Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-07-28
NORTHWEST NOTES.

ard shaft at Butte. Matt Hohta was in
stantly killed and Ben Wilson badly
injured.
Elwood Mead has resigned his posi-
ton as state engineer of Wyoming to
! devote his entire time to his new posi-
ton of irrigating expert.
President A. L. Mohler of the Ore
gon Railway & Navigation company
has been asked to take the presidency
OF the Big Four al a salary of S35, 900
a year
Indian Agent Clapp of the Pine
Ridge agency denies the reported bat
tie between cowboys and Indians on
the Cheyenne river, which was re-
Gently sent out.
Charles w. Rymen of Cheyenne has
been recommended to the president
for supervisor of the census for the
district of Wyoming, by both Senators
Warren and Clark
The old fountain geyser in the yell
lowstone National park has broken out
in another portion of the crater The
eruptions. which are enormous,
throw out rocks and pieces of wood.
According to the Reno Journal, or
ington for all the silver at the Carson
mint. There are eight or ten carloads
of dollars and bullion in storage
there
Near Pine Grove, Wyoming, Gus
Smith was engaged in hauling wood
when the wagon tongue broke, his
team ran away, the wagon was upset
and Smith landed underneath the load,
killing him instantly.
Another big shipment of cattle from
White Pine county, Nevada. was sent
out last week. The herd was composed
OF all kinds of range cattle. having
quite per cent of cows and calves.
They were shipped to the eastern mar
ket.
Montana authorities are looking for
Frank Boyle, former Salt Lalxer. who
is accused of swindling Montana men
by representing himself as an agent of
the Western Loan & Savings company
of Salt Lake and selling stock, pock-
citing the proceeds.
The steam shearing plant of Messrs.
Shurtliff q Houtz at billiard, Wyo,
was destroyed by fire Sunday. The
loss is 81. 900 with no insurance, and
includes thirty shearing machines,
engine boiler and buildings. The fire
S believed to have been accidental.
Senator Warren in response to an
INQUIRY made by him to the war de-
'artment, received the following re-
'ly from the Acknowledgement: "Wyo-
ming troops will leave Manila as soon
S Grant can be coaled. Delay has
'een caused by heavy rains and de-
tructive typhoons.'
The barbed-wire on ranch fences in
county, Gala, is being utilized
nth success for telephoning between
owns r. c. Dickinson of Stockton,
ut in batteries and boxes and tried
ne novel system. 1t was about four
lilies over the line and he claims that
ne sound was carried better than by
he regular system.
There are now a hundred men en-
Logged on the site of the new town
ear Truckee, New, where the pulp
liant will be built. These are prin-
pally engaged at present in building
wellings for the employees of the
,mpany. Excavations have also been
divert the water from the river
hirty carloads of brick for the build
g have been ordered.
The supreme court OF Colorado has
firmed the validity of the law estab-
shing the new county of Teller,
hich embraces the Cripple Creek dis
let. The county was formed from
rtions of Ell Paso and Fremont coun-
Is by the last legislature and citizens
the latter county resisted the action
the ground that it was contrary to
e constitution of the state
Fred Harvey. 10 years old, was gored
death by bull on a farm about
wen miles from Spokane. The boys
dy was found in clump of bushes
his father. The lad had crawled
a tree, pulled himself to a half-re-
ming position and died in that atti-
lie. No one saw the bulls SAVAGE