, 1900-04-05
NOTES.

steel cars loaded with $3.50 tons of
coal, the total tonnage of the train
being about 300. One of the big
1000 engines hauled the train, which
was photographed by the company for
advertising purposes.
Colonel jay l.. Torrey of Wyoming
is in Washington working to secure the
passage of the bill introduced by Sena-
tor Warren. authorizing payment of
travel pay to former members of his
regiment who were discharged while
home on sick furlough and whose
claims for such payment have been re-
jected by the auditor of h War De
pnrtment. The bill has been recon-
mcndcd 10y Secretary Root and a favor
able report was authorized to-day by
the Senate committee on military af-
fairs. If the bill becomes n law ii will
cause the distribution of about $4,000
among 30 former members of the regi-
ment.
The shearing season opens next
week. Hundreds of shearers have come
Into the state, having been attracted by
the announcement that they will re-
ceive 0 cents per head for shearing.
The principal shearing points, and at
which steam plants have been put in,
are Fort Steele. Rock Springs, Green
River, Hillard, Piedmont, Thermopolis,
Wolton, Basin City. Mceteese,
Casper. New Castle, Douglas and
Glenrock, while there nre hun-
dreds of private shearing places,
usually at some central ranch in
districts. 1t is estimated that over
100000 sheep will he shorn of their
fleeces in Wyoming this year and that
the total wool clip will be over 25,0OO,-
900 pounds.
A special meeting Of the board of
trustees of the University was held Mt
Laramie on the Goth. A large attend
ance was present. the members coming
from different parts of the state. The
object of this meeting Is to open bids
for the construction of the new uni
versity science building. Bids have
been received from contractors from
Denver, Omaha, Cheyenne and Lari-
mcr. The contract has not yet been
awarded. 1t is probable. however, that
1t will 90 to some of the Cheyenne con
tractors, who have taken II lively inter
est In the matter and have made n
careful examination of the grounds
and specifications. II. w. Bradley of
Cheyenne was awarded the contract
for the university science building.
Eight bids We're opened by the board
of trustees. Bradlcy's bid was the
lowest, being SIG. 1877.
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is preparing TO put II party of survey
ors in Wyoming ms soon us weather
conditions will permit, for the purpose
of determining the extent of the water
supply of the Big Horn mountain
range and for locating practicable
reservoir sites where such waters may
he stored. The information aVl data
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noIInr+ aIan.n,i
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rooion of Wr,.nn, nr ", a,n ~ W
locatIons i'm thn Wnst for nstnhIishing
Storage reservoirs for aiding irrirntinn
and agricultural enterprises
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ron,oet Of Cnnyrnssurnn Na7Iam -
i'm bebaIf Of thr shnnnrnan nF nnrthn,,,
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south ~ ~ thir,nnntL sn,,m1 NV
nllpl nnmnriGintF .bn,f nm. InIf Of tl..
reserve Permits win ho "iron to
rance o5n 0nn sheen du,ino, H., .no,an
con1moncino Iunn 100 n - H.,
We're ouowed nn no rnsnr,a LAST sam
SON NJ ch,rao ,,iI ha III g." a."
grn1ing nrtviIogss hn, strict ,,,ios u.Ii
ho nnfo,pod 60 I'd ,mnirs, G,os nn1
iniury To yoi,n" rrnv.tL tin,har. W.
concession mnIr Inv tho intnrior no
nnrtn,nrt In nnnnirr% tho ,ns,rration TO
sheer Is dino in nnr, tn tho ,acont w
,min,tinn Inv, no -g,nIngicoi SI,r,oT
which disclosed that nn d"moSa hoI
hanu done to tho tin,I,nr mr. shrnhhnrT
Inv "royiny sheen nm Tho ,,ns,r,.a II l.
believed nat similar conc..sions win
he made sheanmen of vynstarn W.
ming and eastern Irtnh regnrding fhe
TTintoh tjmbnr reserve
-.
bnuso at Laramie IN Tho osth hla,,
ant both ends Of the huIidinc ,o,a thc
roof from its f,]stnniu~s md ini,rad
nftaen mnmhnrs Of tho tiro ,I,nortTnnt
A Ughtnd torch inside tho briiItn"
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