, 1900-10-18
WYOMING T

is raising a fund for the Galveston
sufferers.
After October 18th Resident Engineer
Dunlap of the Union Pacific VIII take
charge of all construction between
Rawlins and Cheyenne. The work Is
nearly completed.
Surveyor E. A. Buck, who wandered
away from camp twenty miles north
of Laramie ana who 1t was feared
might have mel with some injury, has
been found and is all right.
Warren l.. Loud, who was killed a
short time since in the City of Mexico,
was a brother of Mrs. Il. Il. McCor-
mick of Cheyenne. His mother re-
sides in Sheridan, Wyoming.
DIR. NJ. C. Barkwell says the prevail
ing feyers and epidemic diseases in
Cheyenne are caused by defective san
itation-that the city is teeming with
filth. He calls upon the city authori-
ties to take Immediate and effective
measures to stamp out the origin OF
the contagion.
Adjutant General Sitter is in receipt
of n~inety-five boxes of military supplies
and equipments from the Wal Depart
ment. These supplies, which consist
of tents, uniforms and camp and gar
rison equipage, are sent partly on
requisition and partly to replace stores
loaned by the state to the general gov
ernment when the war broke out.
Deputy State Engineer Parshall, who
is engaged in surveying for n reservoir
site mt the head of Grey Bull in Big
Horn county, has made a preliminary
report, stating that the site is n most
favorable one for a large reservoir and
that it could be built with comparative
ease at reasonable expense. His final
report will be submitted to the United
States geological department.
Another party of Mormon emigrants
has reached the Big Horn valley by
way of Meteetsee, coming by wagon
trains from Salt Lake and other Utah
points. They bring a large herd of cat
tie with them and will establish homes
on the Sinking Water, their ultimate
destination. Mormon emigration to this
valley is reaching large proportions,
other trains being en- route.
There are now 6I5 men employed by
the Union Pacific in its shops and
rO%undhOuses in Cheyenne. In 1898
there We're less than $50 men on the
shop payroll and in 1S95-G-7 and s
there were less than 400 employed.
During the past two years the force
has been increased steadily. The Off
cials state that the present force
would he increased by at least $50 men
If the employees could find houses in
which to live. Local men Will build a
large number of cottages which will
be rented to shopmen or sold or the
installment plan.
Before leaving Washington Senator
Warren called on the quartermaster
general to urge all possible speed in
the erection of new buildings Mt Fort
ID. \. Russell and 'Ort Mckenzie, Wy
oming. He was Informed that bids
for both would be opened in the course
of a few days and the award made If
the bids We're within reason. At the
request of Senator Warren the secre-
tary of war issued IN order directing
the ale mt public auction of four old
buildings used at officers quarters at
Fort Russell. which are to be removed
30 make room for the new buildings
to be erected on the same sites.
A factory has been erected at Bear
Grass for weaving the ivy willow and
bear grass which grow in great guam
titles in that district. For all kinds of
willow wares the willow ivy is I'M
rivaled, its ~clinging and sinuous stems
INV h'hh a. ~ -
plated formation nearly water tight
in character. The bear grass is so 1.-THE
and yielding of length and width and
Mt once so soft and tough of fiber that
ii allows its weaving into baskets,
mats, etc, whose alike density and
smOothness opens up Il new era in this
variety of manufacture.
Thermopolis people are excited over
n report hat there is n movement on
foot to lease the Hot Springs reserve,
owned by the state, to some corpora
ton which intends to acquire exclusive
privileges and erect a large hotel and
sanitarium. 1t is understood the Bur
lington railroad has made propositions
to put in these improvements provided
the road can have exclusive privileges.
The people of that section are opposed
to allowing any monopoly of these
wonderful waters, and II is thought the
state should erect the necessary build
inEs and keep control of the springs
for the people.
1t is stated that operations at the
Hartville iron mines are to bc increased
to gigantic proportions in the near fu-
ture During the past two years large
quantities of the ore nave been used
for tluXing at Denver and Pueblo smell
tiers. where it has given excellent salts
faction. Indeed, the Hartville article
is now being used almost exclusively at
Pueblo. Shipments have increased
steadily and now upwards of $50 car
loads are sent out daily. So cheaply is
the ore mined. gigantic steam shovels
being operated successfully, that its
use may become general throughout
the country. With the completion of
the new Guernsey to a connection with
the Colorado " Wyoming road, 1t is
expected that large quantities of ore
will be Slipped East.
Wyoming Railroad Pros ross.