, 1901-12-19
WYOMING NOTES.

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dan on die night of December Sth. Five
miles from the Louis Orr ranch he was
found dead. n revolver in one hand and
u bullct hole in his head. 1t is stated
that lie had ruined himself with drink.
Recent ndvlccs from Fort Washable
are to the effect that the trouble among
the Indians which started rhanksgiv-
ing Day is not yet settled and that II
rumpus may he started n any time.
The ArnpIhues are sullen and revenge
full and are obtaining more whisky.
Chris Hanson. the barber who at
tempted 10 commit suicide in the u
Nv Jail at Cheyenne, by eating broken
glass. soap and other things. and by
Severing i'm artery in his thumb, was
sentenced to ten days in jail and fined,
The costs a~ggregating $50. Hanso
stole a bicycle.
The entire night switching gang in
the yards mt Evanston were dismissed
a few days since for having whisky in
their possession while on duty. 1t was
claimed that the whisky was placed In
their shanty by the call boy and they
therefore were expecting that some of
them would he rcinstated. John +.
Stwart. one of the switchmen dis
charged. is alleged to have assaulted
his wife with n butcher knife while
under the influence of liquor.
A messenger from Otto recently ar
rived at Cody with the news of the
death of n young man named Hewitt
from n gunshot wound. With another
young man named Hanna he was
horseback riding when Hanna, in a
spirit of fun. pulled II siX-shooter and
began flOurishing 1t. Ilanna's horse be-
came unruly and in attempting to sub
due the animal he discharged the gun.
The bullet took effect in Hewitts
body, intliciing Il mortal wound.
At Cheyenne December 9th n warrant
was issued against Ether Bolln, n
ranchman suspected of having been
mixed up in n systematic practice OF
cattle rustling. The warrant Will be
used to ascertain II any rande hides
OF other evidences of his implication
can be found about his ranch. No
charge has been filed against Bolln.
but he has retained Clark x Breckons
to advise him in the matter. He is Il
Wyoming pioneer and is reputed to be
worth at least $4,000.
The first batch of fifty convictS was
transferred to the new penitentiary at
Itawlins on the 11th instant. Twenty
armed guards kept constant watch
over the prisoners and there was not
the slightest chance for n break for lib
crty. The day was selected for the
transfer on account of the terrific
storm which was raging. For n relief
party to take the open and attempt
to hold up the convict train would have
beer clear suicide. The convicts trans
ferred were the worst of the o con
fined in the pen, among them being ten
life tcrmers
While leading n pack horse near Ba-
sin City, John Black was kicked in the
face by the animal and then trampled
upon. The accident occurred nj 10
o'clock in the morning four miles from
the nearest ranch. Black waited for
some time for help. and then, realiZ-
ing that he was fatally hurt. COM
menced to crawl upon his hands and
knees. He covered the distance in
eleven hours, arriving mt the ranch al
most dead. His jaw is smashed. II
leg is broken and he is injured in
tcrnally. There was thought TO he lit
tie hope for his recovery.
An important discovery of anthracite
coal has been made forty miles south
west of Rawlins. The vein lies be
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prisoners AT the old pehitehtihry VIII
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a portion OF them To- the ola lhstltn-
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