, 1900-06-21
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Iect July list. Gustave Jensen has
been appointed postmaster.
Major NJ. G. Martin of the quarter.
master generals office, will go to Sher-
idan, Wyoming, June 25th, to locate
buildings for the new military post to
be built there.
The annual readjustment Of salnr.
les OF postmasters gives an increase Of
SioO a c TO Buffalo, Evanston, New
Oasue, Lander, Rawlins, Cheyenne,
sheridan. Casper will be increased $500
and Laramie $780,. There will be no
decreases.
By computing the schedule time Of
the Union Pacific trains 1t has been
discovered that train No. 2 between
omaha and Cheyenne runs at the speed
or 43.6 miles an hour. This is faster
than Empire State express, which has
a record of 43.4 miles.
Sheepmen with herds grazing on the
mead of Lake creek have been bothered
considerably by bears which are very
plentiful In that locality. One bear
killed nineteen lambs in one of Rich
ard Savage's camps last week in a
single night.
Wool shipments have been unusually
heavy from Meteetse lately. Up to
date lOl,151 pounds have been shipped,
sl,l2o going to Bridger and the bal
nee to Red Lodge. A large quantity
is now being held Ind 1t is estimated
that the spring shearing here will ap-
proximate $50, 900 pounds.
Governor Richards has received a
draft Tor S5,OS0 from Washington to
pay h volunteer troops of Wyoming
for their services from the time of en-
rollment TO h time they were muster
ed In The money will be distributed
Immediately, ZACH soldier receiving
from IS to $50. Governor Richards
obtained this money under great diff
Guilty and much personal labor.
The Union Pacific land department
has notified the Carbon County Wool
Growers Association that the million
acre tract of range in the Red Desert
Will be sold, but not leased, to sheep
men Las winter a committee from
mel association went to Omaha and the
company was favorable to leasing all
or a part of its land in this vicinity.
Ihe price asked is % cents per acre.
The Union Pacific has begun run
ming trains On the new Allan Junction
and Dana cutoff, In Carbon county.
The new line makes use of the Hanna
coal o n makes q short cut from
the mines to Dana. 1t practically
avoids Simpson hill, the longest grade
In the state, and shortens the distance
eight miles. The old route will be
abandoned and torn up Immediately.
This will leave Carbon without rail-
road connections.
on h Wyoming division
are having their wages cut down by
the adoption of the new cutoffs which
are much shorter than the old roads.
Those running between Laramie and
Rawlins suffer the following reduc-
tons per round trip: Engineers, So;
fremen, $1.25; conductors, $1.14; and
for brakemen, 76 cents. The railroad
is making these reductions on the mile
age scale, and some of the men hope
to partially overcome the loss by max.
Ing more trips during the month.
Governor De Forest Richards has
asked that the national government
appoint a sheep Inspector for Wyo-
ming, and recommends thai the officer
be located at Douglas, that place being
a central point in the state md stu
ated in the center of the sh~eep-raising
territory. Hereafter stringent meas
uTes will be taken with regard to the
shipment of scabby sheep into or from
the state. 1t will be the duty of the
government Inspector to watch all
shipments and promptly hold up any
that are diseased.
Work on the Sherman hill cut-off
will be pushed hereafter. Two cleo
trio plants are now running and from
this time on forces of men and teams
will be at work constantly. The con-
tractors are of the opinion that the
tunnel and cutoff will have been COM
pleted not later han August /, 1901.
When h contracts were let it was
believed that three years time would
be required to make the improve
ments, but contrary to expectations no
granite has been encountered. The
first calculations allowed 5000 feet
for a tunnel, As the work progresses
this has been cut down to 1900 feet
and nothing but decomposed rock has
been encountered. The earth is so soft
that 1t will not tunnel, and should this
character of ground continue there
will be no tunnel at all.
TEDDY" O'Leary was the name of
the tramp who was shot and killed by
Phillip Harper, a cook on an outfit car
at Granger. O'Leary and a companion
stopped DR.. Lawrence, the company
surgeon, Us he was passing the car
and commanded him to hold up his
hands. The doctor complied with the
request and called for help at the
Sdhe Ulne- harper was
II came to the door of the car with
a pistol. Seeing O'Leary with a gun
pointed at DR.. Lawrence he called to
the tramp to hold up his hands.
O'Leary refused and told the cook to
get back into the car or he would be
shot. Harper did not wait any longer
but took careful aim at OLeary and
fired. The tramp lived only an hour
after being shot. His companion fed.
There have been a number of holdups
there of late, and 1t is thought that
O'Leary's death will have the desired
effect with the lawless element.
The Burlington road has let the n
tract for Its Big Horn Basin extension.
and Crow Indians will help do the con-
%struction work. The first part of a
S1,OOO,OO0 grading contract has been
let to G. H.. Sharp Of Lincoln and j..
ii. McShane & 20. of Omaha. The
award amounts to about $225, 600, and
comprises fifty miles of grading. The
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