La Junta tribune., 1899-02-04
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION

Como ana Breckenriuse-
The National Live Stock Association
met at Denver on the 24th- Twenty
eight states and territories were rep
resented
The Wyoming Legislature. on the
oath, elected c. d. Clark ns senator Tor
the term commencing the 4th OF
next March.
The plans and arrangements are now
well In hand for the carnival to take
place In Casper, Wyoming, April l4th-
18th and 18th.
Officers from Ration. New Mexico.
have finally removed from the jail at
Springer the cells that have caused so
much contention.
Local capitalists are considering
the feasibility of building an electric
line from Fort Steele to Saratoga and
the Battle Lake mines.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany Is being sued by employees who
were crippled by an explosion OF
blast furnace last year.
The Roaring Fork is frozen from
bank to bank ut Glenwood Springs. a
condition which has not existed with
in the memory of the oldest inhabi-
tnnt."
The coal land contest involving the
famous Monroe mine In Rio Arriba
county. New Mexico. has been settled
in favor of George w. KutZ, the orig
inal purchaser.
Nellie Dalton alias big May" Muir
ray, who has been under arrest at
Denver. will be taken back TO New
York. where she will have to race
charges OF grand larceny.
The New Mexico capitol commits
sioners wish to get bill through the
Legislature authorizing the issuance OF
10000 worth of bonds with which to
complete the new copitol.
Mr.. JEFF McWilliams, an ex-sherif
of Olney. Illinois, has arrived at Cas-
per with his family and twenty-one
greyhounds. with which he will chase
wolves and coyotes during the present
winter and spring.
At Silver City. Lizzie Weaver, ID
year-old girl, became acquainted with
james Brooks while the latter was
shut up in Jail under Indictment for
murder. and was married to him last
week.
Governor Roosevelt has written to
Ex-Governor l.. r. Prince of Santa Fe
that "The one place l am surely going
TO visit during my incumbency as gov
ernor is New Mexico. l shall be down
there this year without fall
Cerillos people are stirred up over
newly discovered silver leads OF unus-
ually high assays and fine smelling
properties This will largely aid In
starting the proposed new smelter
there aud cut of the shipments to FL
Paso.
The District Court at Denver has
decided that Charles r. Atkins Is en-
titled TO certificate OF graduation as
n mining engineer from the School OF
Mines. The trustees will appeal He
was refused u diploma at the time OF
graduation.
Word has been received in Denver
Of the death of John knodel, miner,
who was caught in snowslide near
Kokomo last Friday and instantly
killed. The victim made frantic ef-
forts to escape. but the mass Of snow
soon overlook him.
II Is reported that the Crystal River
Railroad Company will place 100000
trout fry In the Crystal this spring as
a preliminary to making the river one
of the best trout streams in the state,
thus attracting tourists and creating
business for the new road.
Governor Otero of New Mexico has
appointed Robert c. Rankin OF Las
Vegas to be lieutenant colonel of the
fantry: also w. H. Taylor of Las We
I. ,tatr m, nf rnrnnunU I vtca
Captain w. II. Kelly, resigned.
The report of Coal Mine Inspector
Noah Young states that the tonnage of
coal produced by Wyoming for the
year ending September 80, 1898. was
slightly in excess of 100000. The
number Of fatal accidents in the mines
for the year were ten. or one for every
294 .6S4 tons mined.
The Douglas, Wyoming. oil fields are
the scene OF great activity. Over 100
oil locations have been filed In the
office Of the county clerk this month.
The receipts to the county amount to
over 81 LOCO from this source alone.
The Pusey- Howe oil syndicates have
secured most Of the locations.
Charles Anderson and Nils Berg
dahl have been arrested at Telluride
charged with stealing ore valued at
$500. One of the men has been en-
ployed as an ore sorter at the Snug
gler Union mines for several years.
The manager of the mine thinks that
a great deal of stealing is being done.
The ice crop of Palmer Lake in reg
ular figures shows that $1,000 tons Of
ice was cut, 1900 tons loaded In cars
for shipment and 5000 tons packed in
the ice houses at TINT place. Four
teams were employed and about forty
men assisted. How the boys In Ma
Mia would like a job Of working in the
ice.
Is assuming large proportions, and q
new and large library case has been
set up in the Office Of the institution.
rrha selection Of literary works Il ex-