, 1901-03-28
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plating the building of an electric
street railway system.
Ihe proprietOrs of the Rawlins-Lan-
der stage line are arranging to run
their stages clear through from Raw
Inns to the Yellowstone Park.
Washington advices state HAT a
sheep trail has been established across
the Big Hesn reserve III northern Wy
oming by The general lane office
The Douglas Cottage Building Com
pany has been organized with II Capi-
tai of $4,000. Over 1000 OF the cap
italization- has already been sub
scribcd.
Work has been started on the Isha-
wood canal on the Shoshone river.
The canal will he siXty-tive miles long
and is being constructed by Omaha
capitalists.
The large grading outfit of McDon-
aid X co. WAS recently loaded on n
train of twenty-five ears at Tie sid
ing IND remoy ed to Oklahoma to work
on the Rock Island line.
The Union Pacific has employed a
photographer to take views of pictur-
esque Genes along the new cutoff
lines of The road. These will be used
to illustrate "A new folder.
A Denver firm has been awarded n
contract to furnish seventy-five winter
registers for the United States irriga-
ton bureau of Cheyenne. The regis
tiers will cost about 5000.
The men now being recruited for the
army in the military department Will
be organized into the Thirtieth regi-
ment mt Fort Russell. Wyoming re
cfuits will he in II company.
The Fort Laramie timber reserva-
ton will soon he opened for settlers.
The lands will be sold mt auction by
the government, Il preference being
given TO settlers on the reservation.
The old Fort Laramie wood reserva-
ton is 10 he thrown open. 1t will be
surveyed and sold to The highest bid
der. the settlers already on the strip
being given prior right to purchase.
Senator Warren was notified by Ad-
jutant General Corbin that Lloyd
fredendall of Cheyenne has success
fully passed the entrance examination
for admission to the West Point Mill
tary Academy.
A number of young cattle have died
with blackleg near Douglas lately.
Guthrie Brothers compSny have LOSE
twenty. the Carey company about fifty
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from one to half Il dozen.
The La Bontc Live Stock Company
Of Guthrie. Wyoming. has been formed
with $4,000 capital. Lyman Il. Coop
FL is president and manager, james
Charles Saul, vice president, and IL. C.
saul, secretary II
Company NJ of the Twenty-third in
,antry, stationed mt Fort Russell, has
been ordered to 20 to Fort Logan.
Denver, to relieve the force tina has
been ordered to the Philippines. This
leaves II company at Fort Russell.
A call has been issued for the cat
lie, horse and sheep growers, ranch
men and farmers of western Wyoming
md Utah to meet at Evanston, Wyom-
ne, April 9th to organize an associa-
don for mutual protection and advan-
Z
Owing to the anticipated increase of
business on the Wyoming divisions
this season, the Union Pacific is put
ting in six additional telegraph sta
tons: At Black Buttes, Leroy,
Latham, Cooper Lake, Harpers IL
Greenvillc.
Frank McDaniels, an employe in the
Union Pacific supply yards mt Lara
mic. committed suicide March 10Th by
taking Il dose of strychnine. He was
but t~wenty-onc years of age. He had
stated that he had been in trouble ut
Graysvillc. Missouri.
Philip Tritch of Denver is suing the
estate of his brother, the late million
airr. George Tritch, for the SUI of
$4,000. the alleged profits on Sl,5OO
which he lent George Tritch to be in
vested for his beneti in Cheyenne real
estate thirty-threc years ago.
The Union Pacific is about to expert
ment for the manufacture of coke
from Rock Springs coal, and will erect
several test ovens nj Rock Springs for
that purpose. 1t is said that favorable
preliminary tests assure success. The
demand for coke in Wyoming and
along the line to the Pacific coast
makes the matter one of increasing
importance.
The last number of the Chicago En-
balmcrs' Monthly has the following
notice of WyOming's senior senator:
Senator Warren. who represents Wy
oming in the United States Senate. is
the only undertaken in that body. On
the front of his store in Cheyenne is
n sign which reads: II. f.. Warren,
General Merchandise ON the side
street is n smaller sign which reads:
IF. T.. Warren, Undertaken and Emu
balmer.''
Director Palmer's climate and crop
service bulletin for Wyoming. issued
March 2lst. gives average prcciDita-
tiCn for February as obtained from
thirty-four stations OSO of an inch.
The greatest precipitation was nj Cen
tcmnial, 80 inches. Rawlins and Sar-
atogn reported over 200 inches. The
least precipitation was mt Fort Wash
AXE. OOl of an inch. The greatest
snowfall was nj Centennial, 20
inches, \ marked deficiency of n
existed over the eastern slope of the
Big Horn mountains and over the
Laramie and Platte water shed. The
indications are that the streams of the
eastern section of the state will be
lower the coming summer than i'll
1900.
\ company has been organized ON
the Grey Bun river for the purpose of
boring deep wells for n water supply
for drinking purposes. II Is proposed