, 1900-03-22
NOTES.

were frozen out IN COioruuo.
wyoming's delegates to the Trans.
mississippi Commercial Congress VIII
make an effort to have the twelfth ses,
sion held in Cheyenne. Wyoming VIII
send a strong delegation.
A move is on foot to have the Doug
lass Band made the First Regiment
Band of Wyoming. 1t filled h posliloh
for two years with entire abstraction
and none has been found TO fill its place
since.
The employees of the Union Pacihc
are recovering from their recent fright
when the physical examinations were
ordered. Although the examination
were made some time g none OF the
men have been discharged for physical
disability.
The spur of the Colorado u "
Iron Company was completed to Hart
vile on the 10th and the first train ran
into Hartville shortly after noon. Inc
road will be pushed on to the Sunrise
mines, and the output of Iron ore IN
creased to 1000 tons daily, as soon as
possible.
The stockmen of the state will meet
in Cheyenne on April 2nd to consider
the time and place of beginning round
ups n the appointment of roundup
commissioners. The losses during the
winter from wolves will be discussed
and a more concerted movement madc
by the stockmen to eXterminate these
animals. The state has paid out in
wolf bounties during the past fourteen
months S21 900.
George Ferris, president of the Fer
rls-Haggarty Copper Mining Compa-
NV sn, SIC tIn. ,1n ,nrNpnt chat thn En1s
ris-Haggarty mine has pee sold il not
true. An Eastern syndicate secured
and option on the property several
months ago. but has not yet closed the
deal. Mr.. Ferris says he is not espe-
cially anxious to make a sale, as the
ore now being shipped nets the com
pany over $50 per ton.
The grading camps of Contractor
r. C. Cushing on the Burlington ex-
tension. about three miles north of FIT.
Laramie, have been Quarantined by
the order of State Veterinarian Sea-
bury. DIR. Seabury has suspected for
some time that CHAMBERS was prevalent
among the horses on the grade and af-
ter a careful investigation found seven
head in the Gushing camp which We're
Immediately taken out and shot.
During the past few days the Union
Pacific has been ~endeavoring to break
the worlds car haul record held by
the Lehigh Valley road. Monday
engine 1904 hauled 105 loaded cars
from Cheyenne to Sidney. The train
equaled 1900 tons, beating the worlds
record. Wednesday engine 1904, in
charge of Engineer Clutch, hauled 112
loaded cars. or 5000 tons, from Chey-
enne 80 Sidney, thus beating Its pre-
vious record of 1900 tons and estab-
fishing a new record.
The comptroller of the currency has
given out an abstract of the condition
of the eleven national banks in Wyo-
ming AT the close of business Febru-
airy 18th. A comparison with the re
port of December End shows that the
total decreased from S5,01S,-
240 to S4,SI5. 541; loans and discounts
increased from S2.654, 500 10 S2,S9S.ST3;
cash reserve increased from S22.36 to
S212. IA. The individual deposits fell
from S3,51S,035 TO S3,4l7, ia, and the
average reserve held from 31.23 TO
2I.O5 per cent.
The Union Pacific is engaged in
breaking up an organized gang of
brass thieves hat has established
headquarters in Denver and has been
operating throughout this western
country for several years. About a
year g +. Silverberg was arrested
at Laramie and some brass was found
In his possession. Silverberg's case
came up for trial, when he was dis.
charged, as the company did not prose
cute. II is understood that the com
pany is using Silverberg as a witness
in cases involving the theft of about
$4,000 worth of brass goods.
Surveyor General Hanson was mott
fed today by the commissioner of the
general land office thai the surveys of
several townships in southern Carbon
county, Wyoming, have been approved
thel lane Is now open to settlement.
The tract embraces about 10000 acres
west and south from the Grand En-
campment mining camps. in the heart
of the Sierra Madre mountains. The
opening of this land to settlement will
stimulate the development of the rich
mining districts of Battle Lake and
Grand E"ncampment. The lands will
be subject TO homestead filings May
LIST.
b coil is tightening about Bob
Lee, alias Bob" Curry, the alleged out.
law, who is in Jail at Cheyenne await.
ing trial on the charge Of robbing a
Union Pacific express train at VII
cox, June 2, 1899. The officers assert
that damaging evidence has been
gathered against Lee. The information
is given out that Lees wife, residing
In Harlem, Montana, has furnished in
eliminating evidence against him.
Their two children had beer placed I'm
a convent, and while there Lee, 1t is
said, gave his wife a 500 bill with
which to pay the tuition of the chill
dren. This note was sent to the bank
In Anaconda and there identified. n
is said, as part of the money stolen
from h express car at Wilcox. One
of the officers says that he has in
formation to the effect that Tom Rob
erts is the man who murdered Sheriff
Hazen on Tea Pot creek last June.
The Union Pacific is making arrange.
ments to operate the sherman gravel
pits on Il gigantic scale. The officials
state that the gravel is not only in de-
mandf for ballasting purposes along the
mes of the new cut-offs in Wyoming.
but 1t has given such satisfaction wber.
ever used on the old roadbed. that If
mas been decided to ballast the entire