Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-31

hunt. Barnes was found about 10
o'clock this morning, In n pItIable con-
uition. The fall from the horse had
injured his back and neck 30 badly
that he could not walk. and for two
nights and almost two days he had
lain on the ground. suffering terribly
from his injuries. to which. as time
wore on. had been added the pangs
OF thirst and hunger. When found
Barnes wns barely able to speak He
was conveyed to the nearest ranch and
medical aid summoned. He has been
unconscious most OF the time since he
was found, and his recovery Ia doubt
ful.
Details Of n sensational shootin. af-
fray at Jordan Valley. Idaho. have Just
been received. Joe Lawson and man
named Jcnson. two notorious chnrac.
tiers. planned to hold up the store OF
blaclnbe 4 Parks and Lawson was
Killed In the attempt. About o'clock
nt night the two men. wearing masks.
dropped into the store and attempted
TO hold up the merchant. by some
means the suspicious OF people In the
town had been aroused. and they We're
prepared for them. Lawson was met
with load of buckslot which imme,ii-
ntciy Terminated his career and his
out VI tH' buiy W
encounter Nick Mnhcr OF the Jordan
Valley hotel. who was watching out
side with u shotgun. but Nick. unccr-
inin In the dark whether IL was the
robbcr or friend. did not shoot. hut
the fellow. when about thirty feet
AWAY from Nick. took n shot at the
latter. luckily missing him. Nick then
turned loose his gun. evidently wound.
Ing the man. for his gun and hat were
picked up Mt the spot but the man got
away.
Fossil remains nrc being received
daily by the University OF Wyoming
from thc scientists now operating In
the fossil b.-is beyond Medicine bow.
Three notable psstics are located with.
In thirty miles 10 the northwest OF that
point aud returning scolosists report
a marvellous discovery. The University
of Wyoming il procccdias rapidly
with the task OF uncar;hins the
largest reptile known TO science. When
the component part. OF this creature
are placed In the nnai work Of rssioFS-
ton. the result will b- unique In sci.
cnsitc history. pr, Holland OF the
Carnegie museum il In charge Of an.
other valuable quarry and the Amcri.
can Museum Of Natural History Ia
operating In the third bed OF fossil
deposits. AdSiccs just received nm.
nouncc that tile returns exceed the
discoveries OF any previous year. wyo-
ming Is cnrichins the museums OF the
nation ms no other state has done.
Ofhcr details Of scientists are moving
from point TO point In the Platte canon
studying geological formations AMI
digging up saurinns and ichthysaurs
which nrc plentiful everywhere and In
n iinc state Of preservation.
A dispatch from Salt Lake to the
Rocky Mountain News says: The
biggest deal ever made In eastern
utrA mining property will bc closed
up In Salt Lake City this week. when
! Joseph u. Letter. who went broke on
the Chicago wheat exchange for mil.
lions. viii pay over TO Judge ]. L.
McCoIiom and associates the sum OF
SiCp.ppD for as many nCrcs OF asphnl.
tum lands on the White river. Colo.
RADIO. aud not far from Ncrnal. Utah.
Judge McColiou. bert Scnioldt and
]. W. McCnslinc are the principal ofii.
GERS. and have been out to the property
for several days with Mr.. Letter. who
goes from fruitn. Colorado. tonight
10 the East. but he will have n repre-.
sentative IN Salt Lake City to close up
the deal FOR him. People OF the Yer
nal country. who have long been with.
ont n railroad. sec in this the early
| extension OF the Rio Grandc west TO
the Ashley valley. The Barber As
phnlt Company was after this body
OF land. but Mr.. Letter was too Iuicl,
| for them. The property of John Beck.
near vcrnal. which Is now being got
ten In shape for patent. II Is said Is
also likely TO pass To the control of the
| Chicago man. who IN known to bc
| f.r 10 rrt "A So
There is something like 100 ncrcs OF the
land almost within the Ncrnal town.
site.
Ono way OF building a railroad Is 10
| induce the men who are directly IN
| tcrcstcd in Its construction TO cpn.
tribute their labor. This Is the way
Representative George smith OF Grand
Junction has set about getting the bed
of his railroad to Grand Mesa graded.
and he Is waiting for the farmers OF
| I,intcnu creek to get In their harvcst-
| so TINT they can join with hin IN
| lryeljng OF the route. In speaking OF
his new railroad from Cameo. which
he went TO England to finnncc. lie said
| the money for the laying of the rails
would he forthcoming ns soon us the
| grading WAS done and the ties were
| iniil. Ia order TO get this done Mr..
smith has been going about among
| the farmers In the district 30 he bcnc.
fitted and persuaded 800 OF them to
exchange thirty days of their time
each for certificates which viii en-
title them TO go much transportation
when the road Is complete. The com.
pany has not been completely organ.
lied, but the farmers are confident
they win get their labor back In some
thing that Is just rs good as money.
.t.G.. hnIninw
build n road that will give them nm
outlet for their Products. The Rio
Grandc and Colorado Midland rail.
roads both pass throsgh Cameo and
the cars OF these companies VIII be run
up the branch to get the grain. fruit
ana potatoes that the farmers pro-
ducc. There are GO.0OO acres OF till