, 1900-07-26
WYOMING MITES.

1ne tnlOn racine mas opened II new
gravel pit n Granger. making three
now being worked in wyoming.
Several parties are here for the pur-
pose of lowering n diamond drill In
Sunrise Park. The purpose is to dis
cover what the composition of several
large claims is ut a greater depth.
Near Newcastle LIST Sunday, An
drew Thompson ap1 George McNfcols,
two boys about fifteen years of age,
while on their way to Sunday school,
were struck by tightening and instantly
killed. Mr.. and Mrs. McNichols were
both stunned. but not seriously injured.
J. A. Rostnn has just returned to
Idaho from Jackson's Hole. He says
there is n fine wagon road leading into
Yellowstone Park by the way of Jack
sons Hole. BY his route good hunt
ing. fishing and scenery is passed and
the road is superior to many county
roads.
Rnnchmen in the vicinity of Salem
are much troubled by the fencing in of
large tracts of public lands. Roadways
and water supplies are cut off by this
means. They have decided to apply to
the proper authorities for the construc-
ton of county roads to Pine Bluffs and
Cheyenne.
Extensive work in the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company's mines is being car
ried on. Superintendent Butler Is do
ing repairing in the mines not being
worked lately. The speed attained by
the immense steam shovel is marvel
Gus. 1t has lately been loading about
twelve cars an hour.
John Giblin has returned to Rawlins
from his placer claims near Lewiston.
He brought with him some excellent
specimens of the gold which is found
there, having several nuggets which
are very large and free from quartz or
dirt of any kind. Some of them are
nearly half an inch in length and con
tain from 81 to 50 worth of gold. One
nugget was sold to Banker Kendall
for $61.2O. He will begin to operate
these mines with water which will be
stored in a dan above them.
1t has beer estimated that 1000 cars
are required TO handle the ore now be-
ing shipped from Sunrise Park. These
heavy shipments of ore ave a bad eff
feet upon the roadbed of the Colorado
Il Southern. The management has
lately examined the road and some i'm
provements will be made, the most i'm
portant being the construction of n
number of new bridges. All bridges
which have not lately beer repaired on
that road will be replaced under the
management of S. G. Kinnear.
The Wyoming Pioneer Building
Stone and Marble Company has COM
menced operations On the marble quar-
les near Sheridan. Machinery has
ven hauled out, and is being set up,
u will be running by the first of
t month. Adam Miller, n marble cX-
has pronounced this marble to be
tine quality and in paying quaint
After examining the min for the
me he purchased 5000 shares of
There are other formations in
atty similar to this one and
inns may be developed soon.
\Carr, the Cheyenne officer
vi the name of Terror to
nd who has served the gen
ment and the state of Wy
any years in the capacity
Nrden, marshal, sheriff
ETC., is now established
sition MS warden of the
wy. When the trouble
Boswell and Warden
cred 1t was thought
would be patched up
Mcdonald would re-
! but 1t seems they
difficulties.
lived Mt Casper
mountains, west
report that n
1g in that vicin-
eastward with
AT rapidity. lumber of sheep
camps are directly in the path of the
flames, and considering the dry con-
dition of the timber and grass on the
range 1t is thought they are in great
danger. The fire started during the
middle of last week from n hunters
camp and 1t was put out several times
by herders and ranchmen, but the tim
Der was so dry that the flames could
not be eXtinguished permanently.