Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

AIDED by snow and Ice since January.
or the amount appropriated by Con
Grcss for the survey of public lands
this year. Wyoming has been appor-
| tioucd S2O.OO0.
| William Jones. "A onc-lcggcd tramp,
has been arrested for numbering
companion at Bnsalt, Colorado. He
admits his guilt.
II has been determined to bore for oil
| nt Pennington. New Mexico. Every
indication OF the presence of the valu-
able product il favorable.
| The Albuquerque Guards are to be
rcOrganizcd under the law providing
for the regulation OF the National
Guard. Many of the returned volun-
tcers have signed the roll. The cap
tntncy will be offered to Lieutenant
Louis McI.ac. lately nm officer In the
First territorial regiment.
| A report comes from Moab, Utah,
that four Italians have been arrested
for alleged participation In the destruc-
tion of the la Sal mine In Colorado.
six miles from the state line. Two hun
drcd pounds OF giant powder was cS-
plodcd near the mouth OF the mine.
The mine is owned by Michigan syn
dicatc. The men had been working on
the mine but We're recently discharged.
| II. o. Miller has struck artcsian wat
er In well on one Of cN-Governor Il.
II. Eaton's farms, six miles west of
Eaton. Water flows over the top Mt
the rate of about six barrels per hour.
This is the largest flow ever struck In
northern Colorado. Tho well Is 4SO
feet deep. MIR. Miller believes he has
found an artcsian water basin in this
section.
The coal chutcs of the Santa Fe
road ut Las Vegas. with contents, were
entirely consumed by fire last week.
The total loss will reach $4,000. More
than 500 tons of coal and 200 cords of
wood were destroyed. A very strong
wind was blowing and with the great
est difficulty the fire was prevented
from communicating to the ice house
and many freight cars near by.
Senator Warren. VIZ, secured an ap-
preparation by the last Congress of
100000 for additional buildings at
Fort Russell. and who has been urging
early commencement of work upon
their construction. was to-day advised
by General Llidington, Quartcrmaster
general of the army, that the papers
In the case are now before the secrc
tary of war for building n bachelor
officers quarters and two double sets
OF officers quarters, and 1t is hoped
the plans can be sent out shortly.
Sheep shearng in Wyoming for this
year has practically been completed,
and the result is generally satisfactory
to wool growers. The wool clip of the
!: state for 1898 was about 14.00O,OO0
. pounds. The clip for the present year
is estimated to be about 100000
pounds short of this amount, but the
wool is much cleaner and the demand
consequently more active. In fact, Oh
account of its freedom from burrs
Wyoming wool is becoming n favorite
among the so-callcd territorial wools.
Most of this years clip has been con-
tractcd for.
The Wyoming Land Board is being
flooded with applications for state
land. and especially for school sections
which have long lain dormant and
which have heretofore been considered
as almost worthless. In many instances
the lessecs send their applications in to
the secretary of the board by wire.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
lyman, who is secretary of the land
board, to-day stated that the rush for
lands in the state Is something remark
able. The people are waking up to the
fact that they need more land, and are
leaving no stone unturncd to secure the
tracts required to successfully conduct
their business, whether it be sheep,
horse or cattle raising or farming. The
land laws of Wyoming and the reason
able prices of rental of the lands are
very advantageous to the farmer and
stock raiser.
Preliminarics were begun at Hills
bOro. New Mexico, a few days ago, in
the trial of the celebrated cases of
Oliver Lee and James 3. Gillland,
upon charge of numbering Colonel A.
]. Fountain and his siX-ycar-old son.
.hrec and half years ago. The trial
is before Judge Parker. The attorneys
for the prosecution are United States
District Attorney Chlders, Hon.
Thomas B. Catron and District Attor.
ncy II. Il. Barnes. On the side of the
defense are Hon. A. B. Fall, Hon. II.
3. Ferguson and Attorney Doughcrty.
The trial of William McNcw. an al
legged accomplicc, was to have taken
place one month ago. but the charge
against him was dismissed at Silver
City. because the prosecution would
not 90 to trial on his case and disclose
evidence when alleged principals were
to be tried later.
Reports from the ncighbOrhoOd of
the Indian reservations in and near
Wyoming cause considerable alarm.
The abandonment Of Fort WaShakic
will not only leave the 1000 Indians
on the reservation free to settle their
hostile difficulties among themselves.
but to prey upon the defcnseless set
Tiers in the vicinity OF the reservation.
The situation will he aggravated by
the fact that the Indians will be de-
prived of the revenues they got from
trading with the posi- and will be sure
to try and rccOup their losses by steal
ing from the ranches and killing stock.
Again. the new game law is very dis
tasteful to the Indians. and when re-
lieved of military surveillance and con
troll the Wardcns Will meet with de-