The state herald., 1899-07-28
WESTERN NOTES.


men done day'sMork since that time.
The original cauf seems to have been
that the miners thought the Citizens
Company was plying into the hands
of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany.
In old times hey had some grand
weddings. and is proposed by the
Cheyenne Frontier Day committee this
year to reprodic one of the early
public weddingJ A voting contest Is
now going on f0r bridesmaids, and 1t
is expected to lave sixty of the hand
soonest young lslies in Wyoming and
Colorado selectSl. The wedding will
be followed by q grand old time ball.
TO which all arelcordially invited. The
grounds will belbrilliantly lighted and
the brldesmaidy and attendants. with
friends from al parts of the country,
will present ole Of the gayest old
time wedding balls seen for many
years.
General Land Commissioner Her
mann has nstucted w. 7. S. May,
forestry superintendent at Denver, to
permit sheep grazing in open spaces
on the Uintal5 forest reserve conces-
sion. This action was due to the united
efforts of the ahesp 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 If 1t
proves successful. all forest reserves
will next year )e thrown open. The re-
serve will remain open two months
each year, and sheep grazing will be
restricted to tie open spaces.
The mines of the Diamond Coal and
Coke C0mpani at Diamondville, Wyo-
ming, have leen idle for three days.
The drivers of the company struck.
resulting in over GOO men being
thrown out d employment. The cause
of the strike is said to he the action
of the compiny in discharging n dri-
yer In the mne who carelessly allowed
q valuable lorsc to be injured so that
II had TO be shot. The Miners Union
held meeting and asked for an in
restleation. which was granted by the
company. II is generally conceded
That the matter of wages is not in
volved and that the miners will all
return 10 work soon.
The town Of Vulcan suffered a heavy
financial loss by fire shortly after mid.
night Frida;', but saddcr still Is the loss
oil two young boys, the two eldest sons
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Dolan. The fire
started In The upper story of the hotel
building kept by Mr.. Dolan. and evi.
IDENTITY In the room occupied by his
boys. aged 10 and - years. Mr.. Dolan
and his wife. with two younger chill
drcn. slept on the lower floor. and
managed to get out without serious in.
jurics. Mr.. Dolnn procured ladder
and attempted to reach the uppcr story
Ia save his boys. and In so doing he
was so badly burned that his life is
now dcspalrcd OF.
War has been declared by the terrI.
tory of New Mexico on the Continental
OH Company. which is Identical with
the Standard OH Company. The last
Legislature passed n law establishing
commercial commission and also n
law providing for the inspection of coal
oil and certain fee 10 he paid for the
Inspection. The company has thus far
openly dcfied the law and to-day tho
commercial commission instructed So.
licitor General T.. l.. Bartlett 10 pro-
coed against tile company. Hon. NELL
IL. Field OF Albuquerque Is attorney
FOR the oil company. and both are
anxious 10 push the suit so as TO get
the United States court TO pass upon
the constltutlonality Of the law. A Jury
VIII be- waived before the District
Court and the ease win be brought
before the territorial Supreme Court
In August and before the United
States Supreme Court In October. The
feeling against the oil company In the
territory Ii very bitter ns the retail
price of 10 cents a gallon charged for
coal oil Is deemed much too high, and
n bitter light VIII be made by the terri.
torinl authorities against the mon
opoly with a view of breaking II.
The Union Pacific fossil iic'ds cxpt,
hltion, numbering nearly 1870 men
passed through Omaha few ,lays
ago and Mt Laramie took wagons
for the wonderland of Wyoming. Sci.
cntlsts Of this country are mnnlfcstlng
extraordinary Interest In this undcrtak.
ing. Many viii join the party In the
Held between now and August lst.
The trip viii probably consume forty
days, The main direction win be
northwest and the Itinerary VIII he ter.
AT the Grand canon of the
Platte. ON the honewnrd Journey n
new route Will be selected and the
trip will consequently hc MS varied ms
II can possibly he made. II IL purely
for the benefit OF gcologlsts. This rN-
pedltiun has been arranged by the
unlon Pacific officials because OF the
interest which has been created 10y the
recent discoveries of rrptlllan fossils
OF enormous size ns well ns other r..
curloslilcs. Huge mammals
uf elcphnutlne dimensions are mingled
with numerous orders OF large animals
that have long been extinct. Among
them ARE camels, rhlnoc.roscs, dogs
cats, elephants aud monkeys. great sea
monsters, fishes of innumcrahlc de.
scriptlon aud fossil leaves that prove
conclusivcly that In early ngcs Wyo.
ming was the home of great forests Of
tropical und scml.tropical trees.
The Colorado 4 Southern and Santa
Fe officials hnvc completed their track.
age agreement, giving the Colorado
the use of the SANTA fc trucks between
Denver nnd Pueblo. The change ~.
suits In n new schedule Of Texas trims
On the Colorado. The Fort Worth
train win leave Denver NJ i2.l5 y, m.
instead of il;i5 n. M. rs NJ present.
nnd arrive IN Fort Worth ON the pres.
cnt schedule time. The train VIII lrnyo
Fort Worth NJ NJ present. hut VIII nf'
rive In Denver nt 1910 y. m, instead of
. y. NJ. The new time II n rrdnc.
iion Of morn than Ave hours under the
time formerly made between Denver
and Fort Worth. Al through freight
and passenger trains OF the Colorado
win run over III. Santa v" tracks ho.
tween Denver and Pueblo. There II
NJ Intention whatever. Vice President
Winrhrll rnyH. of abandoning the line.
The SANTA l'r trains win run through