, 1900-04-12
YOMI I

Is 1,0O0,00 pounds.
Early next week the work of double
tracking the Union Pacific west fror
Cheyenne will be commenced. W
Brothers of Norfolk, Nebraska, hay
been awarded the contract for Ill
first nine miles. Cheyenne to Borie, A.
$780, 900. 1t is believed that the Unior
Pacific will continue TO build n doubt
track until its entire line from OmaE"
to Ogden is equipped.
A rich gold strike has been made IL
the Great Divide basin, fifty miles
northwest of Rnwlins. Last fall n
shcephcrder named Neville discovered
gold in the sand on the desert and re
ported 1t to William Thomas. TIT lat
ter went out two weeks ago returned
Tuesday with a large amount of gold
lust and several nuggets which lie said
he panncd out of the sand.
The surveyor general of Wyoming
has been directed by the commission
or of the general land office to have n
survey made of the u~nsurveyed lands
of the abandoned Fort Laramie wood
reservation so the lands may he dis
posed of to settlers. After surveying
shall have g made bona tidc SCI
tiers on the reservation are given sin
months preference rights for filing up
on the lands opened for settlement.
The Union Pacific land department
has sold. Cue following lands in Wyom-
ing recently: To s. ii. Howard and \.
j. Holt, 5,Sg2 acres in Uintah county;
William H. Haight and Thomas Gar
rard, 1902 acres in Uintah county;
Henry Harker, 2,36O acres in Uintah
county; George II. Haskins, 1862 acres
i'm A1huny county. Horny A Ennllnpr
11,S47 acres in Albany county; Walter
b.. Roberts, 1000 acres in Albany coun-
ty.
Rev. II. G. Kemp. a theological stud
ent of the University of Denver, will
canvas Wyoming this month in the
interests of the Prohibition party. His
dates are MS follows: Cheyenne, April
9TH. Sth and 9th; Wheatland, April
10Th and 18th; Casper, April 18th and
18th; Laramie. April 18th and 10th:
Rawlins,. April nth and 18th; Rock
Springs. April 18th and Goth; Green
River. April 21st, 22nd and 23rd
Evanston. April oath and 25th. From
Evanston Mr.. Kemp will go into Utah
for further work.
The invitations have been issued and
program arranged for the observance
of the birthday of Thomas Jefferson
by the J~effcrsonian Club of Cheyenne
on April 18th. The list of speakers
who will respond to toasts are as fol
lows: Hon. IL. C. Alger of Sheridan,
toastmastcr: Colonel W. II. Stoll, Hon.
W. II. Holiday. Hon. C. L. Arnold, e
Governor John Il. Osborne, Judge 4. I.
Corn, Hon. J. c. Hamm. Hon. George
II. Cross, Hon, j. s. Taliferro and MI
chael Barry. Ii is anticipated that 2oC
Democrats will attend. among whom
will De the members of the Democratic
state central committee, who will he
the guests of the club.
There is not n little indignation along
the Union Pacific between Rawlins
and Ogden rs a result of the announce
ment that the company has contracted
for n large number of Japanese labor,
ers to take the place Of the present
force of section men on the line, the
Swedes and Scandinavians, who have
been here for years, and who have es.
tnblished homes for themselves. 1t Is
said the contractor who furnishes the
,Japs will receive S1.25 per day, and
will pay the men S1.l5 per day. The
old men received S1.65 per day. 1t IL
stated that this is an experiment or
the part of the Union Pacific, which
If successful, will be adopted on the
western end of the Nebraska division
and the entire length of the Wyoming
division.
The largest train ever hauled on any
railroad by one locomotive left Archer
six miles east OF Cheyenne Wednesday
II consisted of 134 steel cars loaded
with coal. an aggregate weight of 9.4Ot
tons. Superintendent w. l.. Park anC
other officials from North Platte wer,
on board to witness the test. Shortly
after leaving Archer the string Of cars
a mile in length, commenced to run a
frightful speed down the Atkins hill
The engineer put on every pound of all
but the trains speed continued to in
crease. 1t soon became apparent L
those on board that he train was run
ming away. \ distance of nineteeI
miles vas covered in less than seven
teen minutes, but finally the train wa,
brought to Il standStill on an up grade
where it was photographed by w. G
Walker of Cheyenne.
The Mormons who are TO emigrat,
from Utah to Big Horn basin have ar
ranged the first expedition to cross tn,
country by wagons in about the sam,
style that Brigham Young and his de
voted followers crossed the plains hal
''h'hiN bSos my Will uluht TtIueL
vous at Woodruff, Bear Lake Valley
Cokeville and Morgan City and othe.
places in Utah. Arrangements are be
ing made to consolidate the various
companies at a crossing on Ham
Fork. A band of cattle will be gath
cred to accompany the expedition
Dates are fixed from April 10th I,
April 10th for starting at differen
points before uniting the column. TIL,
destination is jOO miles across a coun
try Of mountains and plains rough il
many portions, but picturesque, and il
the spring season attractive. They will
probably make n progress OF from
twelve to fifteen miles n day and reacl
their new homes in about forty days
Representatives Of the Ferris-H ag
garty Copper Mining Company stat,
that n movement is now on foot, ant
is being backed up by the owners o
the famous copper mine. to build a maj
row gauge railroad from the transfer
five miles down the mountain iron
the mine, to Rawlins, a distance o
fifty miles. A right of way has al
ready been secured over a portion o
the route and negotiations are now fl
pFpnrpSs for titlp Ia lun1 nNar tbn bnI