, 1900-08-16
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becomes more evident as the track pro
crosses that Guernsey is to be a divi-
sion point OF the Burlington's transcon-
tinental line. which viii undoubtedly
be pushed on west from there in the
g future.
At Dome lake. up in the Big Horn
mountains, 5000 feet above the sea, Is
a clubhouse and a group of cottages be-
longing to OMAN IN Sheridan people.
Everything is built of logs. and the eN-
ternal appearance Is quite primitive,
but the internal arrangements are ele-
giant and luxurious. Dome lake Gov
ers about 100 acres and is well stocked
Forty-nine widows from Colorado
have been married in Cheyenne since
January list. Most of them We're di-
vorcees who came here 10 take ad-
vantage of Wyoming's lenient mar
riagc laws. During this period l3I
couples have been united here, obtain
ing licenses from the county clerk.
Seventy-five of these We're from Colo
RADIO, being over half.
1t is announced that the Union Pa
clfic is about TO work on an
other cutoff on the Wyoming division.
The reconstruction will he in the vicin-
ity of Fort Steele, and the new line Will
p' u'''t ' iiii'N b'h'S 'O
will necessitate the building of n new
bridge across the Platte river Mt Fort
Steele and the building of n new de
pot, as the new line will pass through
the town on II opposite side from the
present line. The exact details are not
Obtainable. but it Is sale that the new
line will do away with some heavy
grades and will also shorten the dis
lance
The Frontier day committee has ar
ranged for a grand open air mask ball
and cake walk. The ball room will
he on Capitol avenue. between Six
teenth and Seventeenth streets, and
will he brilliantly lighted. The street
will be leveled up and a canvas spread
for "a floor. Seating room for 10000
or 10000 people will be provided. 1he
ball will he opened with "A grand
march headed by the ShOshOne and
Arapahoe Indians from the Wind River
reservation and the cake walkers. Lib
eral cash prizes will he hung up for
the cake walk. and for the pest cos
tunes mt the ball. Several brass
bands will furnish music for the event.
Arrangements were also completed for
two balloon aScensionS, n contract be
ing entered into with the arrODHnt 10
ascend to n height VI one mile before
making his parachute jump. The as
tensions will be made nj = O'Clock each
day.
General Manager d. o. Clark of the
Union Pacific Coal Company has re
turned from New York, where the di-
rectors appropriated several hundred
thousand dollars with which to open up
W more mines in Wyoming. One of
these mines will be at Hanna, and the
location of the other if it has been de
cided upon, is not known. The Union
Pacific is now engaged in opening n
new mine on the line of the Evanston
Leroy cutoff, in the western part of
the state. and not far from the biz tun-
mel which is being driven there. A
new mine was recently opened on Sand
creek, three miles south of Carbon, and
coal Is being shipped. Increased de-
mnnd for company use and the ever
growing demand for commercial coal
from Wyoming mines has made it nee
essary for the Union Pacific 10 open
the new mines. The properties at
Hanna and Rock Springs are produc-
ing more coal thar ever before, but
they cannot keep pace with the orders.
L. c. Caldwell. n brakeman on the
Union Pacific, met with Il terrible ac-
cident al Smeed station. sixty miles
east of Cheyenne ON the Bird. He was
standing on the pilot of the locomotive
as the train was heading in on a side
track, when he fell under the wheels.
Both legs We're manglcd and one COM
pletely severed from the body. A spe-
cial train was quickly made up and
Caldwell brought to the Cheyenne los
pital. where he died AT noon, after sub
hitting to the amputatiou of the re-
manning leg. He was conscious until
a few mute before death came.
The Geological Survey has received a
| report from the Mcconnell Asbestos
Company stating that the company
hopes and expects to he actively min
ing before the close of 1900. The in
terests acquired in the asbestos Tor
chrysolite) deposits are near Casper,
Wyoming. The report also states that
n considerable amount of development
work was lone in 1899 in the way of
tunnel driving, etc. The department
attaches considerable importance to the
has only been mined in this country. in
California and Georgia.
The declaration of the Rev. Mr.. Me,
Quiliken of the First Presbyterian
church that hereafter he would marry
ub ulOlt 'bulltS lIbm 'blbldtb OF lnt
other ncighboring states where either
of the contracting parties had been di-
vorced, has aroused the ministers of
the other churches in Cheyenne. \
movement has been inaugurated and II
combine will probably be formed
against the marrying of divorced cou-
pies from Colorado. The Catholic min
listers nave refused repeatedly To unite
Divorces and the rector of st. Marks
has also refused in n number of cases.
AS the justice of the peace is also
against the marrying of persons who
have been divorced, it is probable that
in the future very few marriage cere-
monies among this class Of applicants
will be performed in Cheyenne. This
action upon the part of the ministers
and justices will compel prospective
brides and bridcgrooms TO go To some
other town in the state where the min
isters are less strict.
The supervising architect OF the
treasury has issued another advertise
ment for proposals for erecting the
public building at Cheyenne. When
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