Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-03-10
NORTHWEST NOTES.

smallpox has broke out at victor,
Colo, and the town has been quaran-
tined
L. A. Wright, chief Indian agent for
the southern California indians, says
they are suffering greatly for want of
food and clothing.
At Los Angles, CAL, under the di-
rection of Prof T. S. C. Lowe, a series
of experiments are to be. made at arti
fetal rain-making.
Consolidation of the electric and
cable street railway lines of Denver
has been effected, under the name of
the Denver City Tramway company.
The sale of the Colorado Smelling
and Mining company's property at
Butte, Mont, to New York company,
is announced. The price is 81, 500, 600.
Reports show that almond and cherry
trees in California are in blossom in
many places, fully a month in advance
of the usual time, owing to the warm
weather
There is fear of trouble at the Vul-
can coal mines, near Gunnison, Colo,
as the result of an effort of the COM
pany to replace striking union miners
with non-union miners,
The Montana Legislature having
passed bill legalizing prize fighting,
under certain conditions, Butte has
offered s25 900 purse for the Fitz-
simmons-J etfries fight.
1t is rumored that the Santa Fe has
secured control of the California &
Nevada road in order to establish ter
minal that will afford more easy means
of access to San Francisco.
The claim of Nevada for moneys adj
vanced in aid of the suppression of the
rebellion were referred back to the
secretary of the treasury, with direc-
tions to report to congress at its next
session.
Senator Teirney's bill making gamb-
ling a misdemeanor in Montana, and
providing penalties, graduated accord
ing as to whether the offense is COM
mitted on the ground floor or upstairs,
and according to the population of the
town where it is carried on, has passed
both houses of the Montana legislature,
and will become law
bill has passed the Colorado senate
which divides Ell Paso county and
creates new county, to be known as
Teller county, which will include
the Cripple Creek mining district. This
division of Ell Paso county has been
vigorously opposed by the people of
Colorado Springs, and it is openly
charged that large fund was raised
to buy votes against the measure.
Charles Gown and Patrick Foster,
two men with unsavory regulations,
attacked DR.. f. r. Vaughn, Denver
dentist, and almost beat him to death.
The injured man claims that one j. d.
Alkire hired the men to assassinate
him, and had it not been for the
screams of Vaughn's wife, who was
present when the attack was made,
the doctor would have been killed.
GOWN, Foster and Alkire are under
arrest
Regarding the loss to stock occa-
stoned by the recent severe weather ia
Wyoming, reports are very conflicting,
but all agree that up to date losses
have been above the average, probably
as high as 10 per cent. Some sections
report cattle very weak and feed scarce,
while others report all cattle being
cared for, but fears of losses in March.
Sheep losses much heavier than cattle
losses, probably Is per cent to date.
All grades of cattle are scarce.
Five men and woman are buried
under an avalanche of snow which
came down Granite mountain, near the
Magma mine at White Pine, Colo,
The missing, who are supposed to be
lead are: Mrs. Margret Stout, Mi
,hael WEIGH, James Jordan and three
men, whose names are unknown
These persons were all in the board
ng-house kept by Mrs. Stout, which
vas crushed by the avalanche and car
led with the snow down the gulch
John Sparks, the Nevada cattle king
avs that as q result of the recent
leavy snowstorms there will be the
eaviest loss of live stock between the
Iulf of Mexico and the British lines,
n the maine range belt, ever before
His acnua inf n "a L