, 1900-06-14
WYOMING OTE

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presented for bounty.
Tuesday morning Il gang of tranps
attempted TO hold up an ~east-boun
passenger train on the Union Pacihc,
but were prevented by the city author
tiles. Whether the tramps wanted to
rob the train or steal a ride out of
town is moi known. No arrests were
made. the would-be hold-ups making
their escape to the grading camps west
of town.
Work is progressing rapidly In open
ing the new coal mines of the Union
Pacific at Pioneer Hollow IN the line
of the Piedmont Hill cutoff near lie
Roy. A large force of men is employed
and the quality of coal improved with
depth. The men say they believe the
deposits are more extensive n the
coal of n superior quality than any
thing yet found in the state.
Work on the big tunnel of the Union
Pacific through Sherman hill is pro-
crossing rapidly. The tunnel will be
abou 1900 feet long and will be wide
enough for one track only. Contrary
to expectations. the rock through which
the tunne is being driven is disinte-
grated granite, and can be moved more
cheaply than other formation. In
many places this granite is so soft that
walls will have to be built, and the
tunnel arched with stone to prevent
caving.
Monday evening the bridge spanning
the Shoshone river neal Cody was de-
strOyed by the mad rush of a herd of
horses over the structure, being driven
in from Heart mountain. When the
leaders reached the centerof the bridge
they stopped, and in II few minut the
entire herd was crowded in or the mar
row structure, when the spans gave
away, and II large number of horses
were thrown into h river. Several
received broken legs N were killed.
The bridge cannot be rebuilt until the
water runs low this fall.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany will uuild n town at the Sunrise
mines neal Hartville. Contracts have
been let for several dwelling houses
which will ne occupied by employees
and others. A ~postotfice las been es-
tablished at Sunrise and as the opera
ions of h company are ut that place
1t Is expected n large town will be built
there. Hartville has gone backward
very fast, and very few buildings re-
main of the original town. The few
persons that are left will take up res
idence Mt Sunrise.
The president has appointed Hon.
Melville w. Brown of Laramie, Wyo-
ming, as one of the United States dis
trict Judges of Alaska. under the Alas
kan bill, which has been approved and
will go into effect July list. Under the
new appointment, Judge Browns sal
airy Will be increased from $1,000 to
$4,000 per mum. and he will be as
signed to the southeastern district,
with Judicial headquarters at Sitka.
Under the new law, Judge Brown will
be allowed to select II clerk of court
at u salary of $1,000 Il year.
Two more loaded cars GOT AWAY ut
the mines at Sunrise the other day
and ran down the road at frightful
speed. Two brakemen were on top of
the cars and were unable to get off.
one of the cars jumped the track and
was demolished, and the other ran for
n distance of eight miles and collided
with n locomotive. Luckily the engi-
neer saw the car coming and was
steaming his engine away when the
runa overlook him. Little or no
damage was done, The brakeman was
thrown against the ~brakewheel, but
was not seriously hurt.
The Democratic state convention met
mt Laramie last Wednesday,. The Sc
lection of n candidate to make the run
for Congress was II difficult task and
consumed several hours. After an ac-
tive canvass among the prominent
Democrats present. all of who re-
fused to run. John Charles Thompson
of Cheyenne was selected. The follow
ing We're also chosen: Delegates to the
nntinnnl ay...Antf- IL -
annie; ii. G. Alger, Sheridan; C. Il. Bly,
denburg, Rawllns; Walter l.. Larsh,
Cheyenne; X. A. Keenan,, William Hin.
ton. Evanston. Presidential electors,
William IL. Hunt, Big Horn county;
Nj. Murphy, Fremont county. and VIII
liam NJ. Burton of Uinta county.
Joseph Harrison, Il youth of seven
teen, has entered upon II thirteeen-
year term in the state pcnitentiary ut
Laramie for highway robbery. Harri-
son held up the Burlington agent ut
Parkman in Sheridan county one night
last week. Over 81 900 was secured,
the money being cached in the sage
brush on n hill near the depot. Har-
rison was well armed. but was una
bic 10 get out of the country, his cap
ture following the next day after the
hold-up. He was given his trial the
third day, pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced by Judge Stotts. On the fourth
day lie was en- route to the peniten-
tiary, For %quickuess of execution the
Sheridan county authorities have es-
tablished II record that will be hard to
beat.
Reports received from Evanston and
the Fort BridEer country would indi-
cate that the outlaws who killed Sher-
III Tyler and deputy near Thompson's.
Utah, last week are headed for the
Jackson's Hole country in western
Wyoming. A cattleman named H..
Green, who resides neal Vernal. Utah,
and close to the Utah-Wyoming line.
states that he ran across three heavily
armed men on Pot creek, forty-tiye
miles northeast of Nernul. The trio
who clolsely resembled the pursued
outlaws, was engaged In running
down Il band of range horses. evident.
ly for the purpose of securing fresh
mounts. Green says that he positively
recognized Joe Rose, IL notorious cattle