The Monte Vista journal., 1899-02-04
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

"A Fort Worth cattleman won 81. .OOO
In Denver gambling resort druing the
recent convention.
The South Park line In tied up by
terrible snow storms in the vicinity OF
Como and Breckenridge.
John Mickelson and Esa salmela
We're killed In the Smuggler Union
mine by drilling into missed shot.
The Wyoming Legislature. on the
24th, elected c. d. Clark as senator for
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.
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'
tant."
The coal land contest Involving the
famous Monroe mine in Rio Arrlpa
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 face
charges of grand larceny.
Grceley's Indebtedness. amounting to
$4,000, has been refunded and new
loan made at four and half per cent.
per annum. The rate OF interest on the
former loan was six per cent.
President +. 4. Jcfrcry OF the Denver
& Rio Grandc has contracted while in
the East. with the Brooks locomotive
works for the ten large locomotives
which are needed by the railway. The
new locomotives are to be delivered In
April.
A special to the Sal, Lake Tribune
from Cokevillc. Wyoming. says: a
snowslide a mile long occurred on the
3Oth. brrying several men and teams.
All the men were taken out alive with
the exception OF Burt Handy, who was
dead when found.
The other morning when Fred Haines
OF Rocky Ford went to the feeding
pens OF Swink x Haines he found for
ty sheep dead and almost 100 more
wounded. This destruction was caused
by dogs. probably four 0f the worthless
animals doing al! the mischief.
Cerillos people are stirred up over
newly discovered silver leads of unus-
unlly high assays and line smelling
properties. This Will largely aid In
starting the proposed new smelter
there aud cut OF the shipments 10 FL
Paso.
The District Court nt Denver has
decided that Charles 4. Atkins is en-
titled to Il certificate Of graduation as
a mining engineer from the School Of
Mines. The trustees will appeal. He
was refused diploma at the time OF
graduation.
1t is reported that the Crystal River
Railroad Company will place 100000
trout fry In the Crystal this spring ms
a preliminary 10 making the river one
Of the bcs, trout streams In the state.
thus attracting tourists and creating
business for the new road.
The Douglas. Wyoming. oil fields are
the scene of great activity. Over 100
oil locations have been il!ed In the
Office OF the county clerk this month.
The receipts to the county amount to
over $1,000 from this source alone
The Pusey.Howe oil syndIcatcs have
secured most OF the locations.
Charles Anderson and Nils Berg
dahl have been arrested Mt Telluride
charged with stealing ore valued Mt
$l.5UO. one OF the men has been en-
ployed as an ore sortcr at the Snug
gier Union mines for several years.
The manager Of the mine thinks that
n great deal Of stealing Is being done
The ice crop OF Palmer Lake In reg
ulnr figures shows that 1900 tons OF
Ice was cut. 1900 tons loaded In ears
for shipment and G.OO0 tons packed In
the Ice houses nj that place. Four
teams were employed and about forty
...n assisted. How the boys In Ma.
Mia would like Job of working In the
ice.
The New Mexico pcnltcntiary library
IL assuming large proportions. and n
new and large library ease has been
set up In the office OF the Institution.
The selection OF literary works IL cx-
cclient, and there Is n fine opportunity
there for the prisoners 10 equip their
minds with the best standard iitera-
turc.
The sum OF 10000. Instead Of s3t..
90. the amount of the last nppropria-
tlon, has beer agreed upon for wolf and
coyote bouniics by the Wyoming Leg
islature. The bounty Oh wolf pups has
been Increased to 81. lf the ratio Of
the past two years Is maintained dur.
Of. l.,s n a
wolves and 10000 coyotes viii be
Killed.
Mrs. william Rudolph nnd two
children were buried beneath II snow
slide and killed sunday morning. mt
Apex. In the Pine Creek district. An.
other child Of Mrs. Rudolph was also
caught beneath the slide. bu, was not
dangerously Injured. This snowsiiic
Is said TO bc the first ever known In
GIipln county. nj least the first hay.
Ing disastrous results.
The members Of the local brunch Of
the tcorgnnixcd Church o! Jesus Christ
OF Latter Day Saints nt Salt Lake have
taken vigorous stand against the
seating Of congrcssman-Ei Elect Roberts
of tinh. Their protest has for It's basis
the charge of poly gamy against Rob.
cr's. and In no uncertain. voice have
they defined their attitude md contrib.
u'cd their influence against the clcvn.
'ion OF n polyEnmist to congressional
station.
Twcn'y.six inches Of new snow IN
thirty-slx hours IN the latest record
from the higher attitudes of the noun.
tnins. as received mt headquarters OF
Shs, ('ntnrntn mat Rnutknru enuL Nae,
day. The report came from nrrckcfi.
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