, 1900-03-29
WYOMING NOTES.

A new coal mine has been opened on
Deer creek and is proving n valuable
property. The Northwestern VIII
probably build a branch line to the
mines at an early day.
The Gerber divorce case at Chey-
enne has been settled in the Dlstrlct
Court by a victory for the plaintiff on
all points but costs. These he must
pay as the defendant is without
means.
P~ostofice inspectors report that the
absconding postmaster, Ernest steven
son of Diamondville, is $1,000 short III
his accounts. The officers have been
unable TO locate him. His bondsnleh
have made up the shortage.
Lamb feeding, which was started as
an experiment at Wheatland last ran,
is proving to be profitable. The feed
can be grown at little expense. A mum
Der of farmers are arranging to put III
crops of alfalfa, timothy, etc, and VIII
engage on a large scale next season.
The state board of equalization met
last week and fixed the valuations on
live stock for assessment purposes fol
lDt year 1tNV. ne NdlutttlphS iVihO'
Range cattle, yearlings and over, SD.
range sheep, yearlings and over, va
horses, ranch and dray, $40; unbroken
range horses, 81.
For several weeks miners in the Fer
ris-Haggerty had been engaged In dig
ging upward from the new shaft IL
reach the bottom of the old shaft
in which there was over eighty feet OF
water. 1t was feared that when the
roof was pierced the miners would be
drowned, but the rock in the roof was
strong enough to hold the large vol
ume of water back while 1t was drain
ed off through a tunnel.
A company of Denver and Rawlins
men has been organized to open a Goa
mine three miles west of Rawlins. The
company will be known as the Wyom
ing Iron and Fuel Company. The
company has made filings on 3,OOt
acres of land, which includes the ole
Dillon coal mines on which there Is one
vein of coal over fifteen feet in thick
ness. Work will be commenced n
once.
A. A. Brown of Rawlins has beer
granted a patent for propelling bicy
cles by means of compressed air gen
Grated in the pneumatic tires. The mo
tor, which is driven by the compressed
air, is attached to the cross bar con
Meeting the front and rea forks. Test
have shown that compressed air vii
run the machine for an indefinite pc
Rod and will carry upwards Of 20
pounds.
A party of Burlington surveyors i
in the field south of Evanston running
lines for the extension from Guernse,
to Salt Lake. 1t is said that the entir
line has been surveyed from Guernse.
to Evanston, and nov the intervening
distance from Evanston to the Mormon
capital is being made ready for tn,
graders. The surveyors have not We
decided which route to take from her
west. One report has 1t that 1t will
pass through Red canon.
Senator Warren has secured the pas
sage in the Senate of his bill approprl
ating 100000 for completing a perma
lent military post at Sheridan, Wyom
ing, to be known as Fort Mckenzie
A similar bill has been favorably re
ported In the House by the committe
on military affairs. Temporary bar
racks have already been erected 4
Fort Mckenzie and a detachment 0
cavalry stationed there. The War De
partment is strongly In favor Of the es
tablishment at this point Of a perma
nent post on account Of its proximit,
to the Crow Indian reservation.
Governor Richards has issued a quar-
antine proclamation with instruction
governing the shipment of souther-
cattle into Wyoming. All cattl
shipped from south of the thirty-sey
enth parallel between January lot
and November 18th must show by al
fdavit, the name of owner, the brand
the county or location where the
have been held the preceding ninet
days, Each t%rainload, or herd, If driver
must be accompanied by the origina
affidavit.
Billy" an old cavalry horse, owne,
by Major Talbot, at Fort Russell, an,
the only survivor of the Custer mas
sacre, died Friday morning. TIL
horse was found on the battlefield
badly wounded and wandering aroun,
snuffing at the dead bodies of tn
soldiers. Major Talbot purchased tn
animal from the quartermaster's dc
partment. The faithful old horse vii
be buried on the southeastern end o
the Fort Russell military reservation
near the Talbot residence, and a stone
appropriately inscribed, will mark tn
spot.
From present indications the Unto,
Pacific Railway company will build II
road west from Hershey on the mai
line a few miles west of North Plat
up the Platte river, and from Bridge
port, Neb., will parallel the new lin
Of the Burlington as far as GUERNSEY
The Union Pacific evidently wants
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