, 1901-04-18
WYOMING NOTES.

sures the construction of n city hall.
Advices from Thermopolis State that
from 5000 to 100000 sheep Will be
sheared here this season.
Sheridan has voted I'm. appropriation
to increase the water supply and VIII
Dol have n system costing q total OF
100000.
The new coal mines west'of Raw
Inns are to be worked extensively. a
building is being erected for the use or
employees.
Commissioner Hermann of the gen
eral land office has approved the list OF
township selections, comprising 3,o2O
acres, in the Lander district.
The Hydraulic company, which has n
large tract of gold placer ground in
the South Pass country, has ordered Il
$4,000 plant of machinery to carry on
the work.
The Laramie Safe Deposit and Trust
Company has filed articles of incorpor-
alton. Capital stock. 100000. The in
corporators are members of the Isaac
Van Horn syndicate of Boston,
Matt Dougherty, the Nebraska poll
tician. cattleman and convention ora
tor. has struck oil in the new Uinta
county fields and has formed a strong
Nebraska company TO carry on
Opments. -
G. d. Chrisman. who was arrested
for stealing horses from Sheehan Bros.
of Sweetwater and on trial declared in
noccnt of the charge, has begun n suit
against the compliments for Soo,ooO
damages.
Johnny Mason of the Twin Creek
road ranch, near Lander, is going into
n new line of poultry business-that of
raising sage hens. He has started with
twcnty-four and expects to raise a big
crop of sage hens this season.
o. A. Bue. n section boss on the
Burlington at CadiZ. west of New Cas-
tie. committed suicide n few days ago
by blowing the top of his head OFF with
n gun. But had been d~own-hearted
for several days prior to the act. He
leaves n widow and large family.
News has been received that the
government will establish an egg-gath-
erinG station in the Big Laramie river
TO he operated with the state fish
hatchery. The Laramie river has be
come famous all vel the country for
the excellent quality of its trout and
the government is anxious TO secure
H'lI' vi NHt gbhbE ny
At the request of Senator Warren
the quartermaster general has direct
ed that n creamatory for burning garb-
age be built at Fort Russell. Hereto
fore garbage from the fort has been
dumped on the open prairie and has
been n menace to the health of both
Fort Russell and Cheyenne. The es-
timatod cost of the crcmatory Is ST.
DO. 1t will be built at once.
The jury in the Elan murder uiul
at Kemmerer returned a verdict of
not guilty. A. H. Elan was proprie-
tor of the Commercial hotel mt KEN
mcrer. On the morning of October 10th
he shot n killed George c. David,
bartender mt the hotel; Elan alleging
that he found David on intimate terms
with his wife. and Mrs. Elan is said
to have admitted the charge.
l.. l.. Dietrich, a Cheyenne boy, who
has just returned from the Philippines
with his regiment. the Thirty-fourth
volunteer infantry, has been selected
by the department as one of the volun-
teer officers to be given n commission
in h regular army. Lieutenant Die
trich was recommended for a COM
mission by the Wyoming delegates in
Congress, together with all other Wy
omins officers now in the service.
Senator Warren called Mt the White
House April 10Th and had Il conference
with the President and Secretary Cor
telyou i'll reference TO the visit the
presidential party will make to Wy
oming on the coming western trip. The
visit to Cheyenne will be made on June
9th, when the presidential train will
run from Denver, reaching Cheyenne
about 1 o'clock in the afternoon. when
the visitors will remain for several
hours.
During the first three months of this
year there We're filed with the secre-
tary OF state at Cheyenne eighty
eight certificates of incorporation. OF
this number. tifty-nine were mining
companies, representing n capital stock
of S2I,4O4 900. AT this rate there will
he filed this year 23G new mining COM
panies, while during 1900 there were
bur eighty-two mining companies in
cOrporated. Among the new com
panies this year are two building and
loan associations, four stock COM
panies, four oil companies. -four real
estate companies. The amount of in
creased capital stock this year
amounts to S1O1 100000.
john Bdkef. companion OF Kit Car
son, Jim Bridger and Jack Robinson
on n number of hunting expeditions
sent out by the Hudson Bay
sixty years ago, died ut the state hos
pital nj Rock Springs, April 2nd. of
canoe of the stomach at the age OF
seventy-tive. Baker nae been in wy
oming ever since he came here with
II hunting party and it is believed he
was the oldest white resident of the
state. While at Fort Bridger forty
years ago he married n Shoshone In
dian woman, who is 'still in good
health. Two daughters also survive
the trapper and scout. Jim Baker. n
brother, died on Snake river two years
ago.
1t is stated by persons claiming TO
know that the recent deal in Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company stock and the
announcement that the new combine
will enlarge the mills and furnaces of
the concern in Colorado will result in
the enlargement of the Laramie rolling
mills, which property was purchased
by the Colorado company about Il wear