The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-08
NORTHWEST NOTES.

unteers remained In the Philippines,
The strike at the capitol building at
Helena, Mont. is believed to be at an
cad
The state Of Wyoming has go PEN
sioners, and they drew s3o,oss last
year.
Fighty-fve thousand young trout
have been distributed in the streams
OF Northern Laramie county, Wye.
From Reno, Nevada, comes the news
that the water Is 80 low In the rruokee
river that the electric light works are
unable TO run.
The Colorado regiment will probably
be mustered out on September 5 and
leave San Francisco for home on the
following day by the special train.
The total output Of Cripple Creek
for the month Of August, according TO
the most careful estimates, is 35,65o
tons OF ore, having a value Of si,3sa,OOo
The mine owners aud business men
OF Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek,
will send TO the Paris exposition In
1900 a pyramid of gold worth $1,000
900.
A young hobo robbed NJ J. King, a
Keystone, 5. D., prospector, OF 500
and gold watch at Rawlins, Wyo.,
aud made his escape on one OF the
westbound soldier trains.
A report Is current that the Wyo-
ming Southern will soon be built all
reports 10 the contrary notwithstand'
ing. A large amount OF capital Is said
TO be interested In the line.
Civil service examination will be held
at Carson, New. October :. TO establish
an eligible list from which appoint
ments may be made 10 positions In the
mint and assay office at that place.
Two Wyoming volunteers, Sergeant
benjamin Moore, company II. and Cor
poral Thomas Olsen, company +, died
ON the voyage home Of dysentery.
Moore was buried at sea aud Olsen AT
Nagasali, Japan.
The following Wyoming postofiices
have been lately ordered discontinued
Cheeseman, Big Horn county. mail TO
Sunshine; Davidson, Laramie county
mail TO Mountain; omstend, Crook
county, mail to Morse.
Governor Thomas Of Colorado In a
letter praises the action Of the depart
ment OF the Pacific for the manner In
which Colorado soldiers were treated,
Secretary Root has thanked the gov
ernor for his communication.
John Toolscr Henderson, who died al
! Denver recently, was at one time cap
} tain of the famous vigilantcs at Nir
: ginin City, Mont, and at severa
! periods In his life hc helped make thu
stirring history OF the Rocky mountair
region by subdueing lawless elements
Al Billings, Mont, Alonzo Teeters
n fish vender. attempted to criminally
assault tie young daughter of j. A
Morley. Upon the fact becoming
known n warrant was issued for Tee
ters' arrest When the sheriff entered
: the house he found Teeters dead ant
on the floor an empty bottle which hat
contained strychnlne.
Long-distance telephone service be
tween Denver and Cheyenne was estab
lished last week, when the line wa,
formally opened TO the public. Cover
nor Thomas OF Colorado, and Chief
Justice Potter OF Wyoming, exchanged
congratulatory messages In behalf ol
, two states over the completion OF the
line and establishment OF telephone
service.
Through the Prrcst at Butte, Mont.
OF Mayer, an assayer OF Butte; John r.
Boyd, brother OF Mayor Boyd OF Phil
ipsburg, and James Mcdonald. an en-
ployee OF the Granite Timetable mine
the disclosures OF wholesale thefts oil
silver bullion from the BimetalliS
company have just been made. Al
least $50, 900 worth OF bullion has beer
made away with.
Advices from Blnghamton, ~ ",
state that n company OF New York
millionaires recently acquired title tc
a large tract OF oil land In Wyoming
and, under the name OF the Union oil
company, will sink wells and deyeloT
the properties. Three prominent mem
bers OF the firm, accompanied by oil
: experts, are now en- route TO cheyenu'
to complete the arrangements for start
ing work Mt once. Machinery was pur
: chased some time ago
The battery OF the Wyoming light
artillery came back with three oiiiceri
and fifty-seven men. Captain Clarke
l the commander OF the battery was left
B behind in Yokohama. Il Is presumed
: he missed the transport. First Lieu
: tenant J. NJ. Gilmore Is Ia command
aided by Lieutenant G. A. Bristol. The
, only deaths recorded in that command
, | yyaa that OF Frank II Sinex. who dief