, 1899-08-31
WESTERN NOTES.

A strong flow of petroleum Deen
struck near Trinidad.
As n result of the striking OF coal
oil near Trinidad n number OF new
companies have entered the held 10
prospect.
1t has, been decided at Grand juno
ton to add one more day than usuai TO
this years Peach Day, september
18th, 18th. 18th and 10Th are ofnciaily
announced as the dates for the ereht
festival.
The RYAN brothers of Laramie have
taken n contract to pillow n furrow ~
miles long along the union Paclnc
right of way. A siX-horse plow VIII De
used, and never taken out of the fur-
row, as the workmen will camp whef-
eve night catches them.
Permits for grazing sheep on the tim
Der reserves south of the thirteenth
standard parallel, excepting Clear
Creek, Piney and Tel Sleep lake u
try, Wyoming, have been granted TO
twenty-four ~fiockmasters. The hocks
will range in numbers from 1000 to
1900, and in all 159,5OO will be driven
in.
George Curry, sheriff of Otero IL
ty, New Mexico, and n former captain
of Roosevelt's Rough Riders, has been
appointed n lieutenant of the Eleventh
cavalry, now forming in h Philip
pines, and has accepted. His appoint
ment was secured through the infiu-
ence of Governors Otero and Roose-
welt.
she district attorney has had war
rants issued for the arrest of X. q. Pen
niston, cashier, and J. ID. Maben,
president of the insolvent bank of
Creole. The charge is bank wrecking,
and accepting bank deposits when the
bank was known to be insolvent. The
charges will implicate n number OF
stockholders. The amount will reach
$4,000.
John Il. Thorn, superintendent of the
Los Angeles mine on Bull hill, fell
from the 4OO-foot level to the bottom
of the shaft. n distance of about 10
feet, and was instantly killed. He
was badly mangled. Three miners
were working in the bottom of the
shaft II his body was only pre- emit
ed from striking them by falling
against the bucket hanging above the
men.
The Annual Corn Roast mt Lovcland,
will be held This year OF Labor Day,
September 4. These corn roasts have
become so popular that a large attend
ance Is assured. particularly as the
date falls on a holiday. The Colorado
Road will make extraordinarily low
rates to Loveland and return for this
occasion and is making preparations TO
handle a very large number of people.
w. r. Kirkpatrick, the Durango fish
king. has given the state 100000 young
trout. Thomas Holland, state super
intendent of hatcirries, has gone TO
Durango TO look after the fish, which
will be distributed about the state. The
state will get $4,000 trout also of the
100000 given the government by VIII
liam Radcliffe of Delta county. This
is the first time the United States Com
mission has eve given fish TO state au-
thorities.
Some of the parties interested in the
new company formed to build the rail
roads from Fort Steele TO Saratoga,
~Encampment and other points in the
copper fields, have purchased a ranch
near Grand E~ncampment, and it is be-
lieved it is for town site purposes. The
construction of the railroad is consid-
cred n certainty. Saratoga is growing
rapidly. Many Denver people are in
terested in the camp and others are
coming IN every uay.
The coal camp of Rouse on the Colo
RADIO 4 Southern, near WalSenburg, Is
deserted. and the mines are being rap
idly closed down, the reason being that
the properties are nearly played out,
and that the operators are troubled
with water. The Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company has enough other coal
ground in the same vicinity TO Justify
mnyinU itS machinery IN SOM. nthar Ia
cality. The plants Will be transferred
TO Pictou and Maitland. As Rouse is
~distinctively n coal camp, this change
will leave il a deserted village, all of
the buildings of any consequence be-
ing torn down for the sake of lumber.
Batteries A and b, Utah artillery.
arrived at Salt Lake from San Fran
cisco on the 10Th. The soldiers were
given a hearty welcome at the depot.
The various military organizations
and civic societies escorted them
through the gaily decorated streets to
Calder's park, where the governor and
other state officials delivered addresses
of welcome. responses were made by
Majors S. W. Young and +. A. Grant.
After distributing the state badges to
ali the state volunteers, an elegant
lunch was served in the park. All
ANiii' was FbtlNhhNA'' " Nht IA
and thousands of people congregated
all along the the line of march.
Captain Ewing l.. Booth of Company
c, First Colorado volunteers, reached
Pueblo Sunday evening, he having
come on from San Francisco immedi.
ately after the landing of the regi.
ment. Captain Booth is ON three
months sick leave, he having suffered
considerably from II severe attack of
dysentery. lie will remain in Pueblo
about twenty-five days and after a
few short side trips will return TO the
Philippines TO ASSUME command of n
company in II of the new volunteer
regiments organized there in which he
was commissioned shortly before the
First Colorado left the islands. lie re.
ports n pleasant voyage and says that
the men are generally in good health.
A Cheyenne dispatch says: Hon.
John A. Martin and General Vanards.
ale, as n non-partisan committee. are
to-day circulating notes for the $4,000