, 1902-01-23
IN BRIEF.

anstOn.
So rapidly has the population of Big
Horn county increased in the past tWo
years that two precincts are SAID 10
now contain as many electors as was
contained in the entire county at the
time of the last election in 900
A has been organized n
will put in a large steam shearlns
plant at Cody. Thousands of sheep are
annually driven to other points TO be
SHARED. but the new plant VIII DE
large enough 80 handle all of tine
sheep in this part of Big Horn county.
The force in the +. +. and NJ. V. coal
mines at Glenrock is being increased
as rapidly as men can be employed.
The new slope, a quarter OF a hllle
from town, has been completed ana
coal is coming out. About l2o men are
now employed and the output Is 3oo
tons a day.
The heavy belt of timber on the Med
icine Bow range between Centennial
and Rambler mines. is being inspected
by a party of officials of the Laramie,
Hahn's Peak x Pacific road, including
Vice President Miller. Chief Engineer
Bellamy and Tie Agent King. The ties
for the new line will be cut from that
immense forest.
The scarcity of snow on the range
Is causing shcepmen of Wyoming n
good deal of uneasiness. There has
been but one good fall of snow this
winter and that was followed by num-
erous chinooks which quickly melted
the drifts and left the range. in scarce
ly better condition than before the
storm.
The Burlington railroad, through the
Lincoln Townsite Company, an auxl-
larry organization, has absorbed the
famous DeMaris hot springs near
Cody. The company has been organ
lied for the purpose of building bath
HOUSES, n plunge, hotels. cottages, etc,
and the springs will be made Il health
resort. The water, which is known far
and wide for its healiTg properties,
will be bottled and shipped all over the
world. The name of the springs has
been changed to the Shoshonc Hot Sui
phur springs.
Tom Horn. the stock detective, was
arrested by Sheriff Samlley IL Depu-
ty Proctor of Laramie county, at
Cheyenne at noon Monday, charged
with the murder of Willie Nickel, son
Of Kels L. Nickel. the Iron Mountain
ranchman, who, after having been shot
twice. was compelled to sell out and
move to town owing to the war waged
against him by his ncighbors or others.
It is claimed that strong evidence has
been secured against Horn and it s
expected that other sensational arrests
will be made soon.
Supervising Architect Taylor. acting
upon requests made 10y Senator War
rem, has decided to send an expert
from his force to make a thorough eN-
animation of the Rawlins and Iron
Mountain stone quarries in Wyoming.
with the intention of having n final de-
rision made regarding the stone to be
used in the federal building at Chey-
enne. 1t has been definitely decided
not TO use the Bedford. Indiana. stone,
although this was recommended by an
agent of the supervising architects of
flee. The supervising architect says he
will consider the protests made against
use of outside stone and will use all
the Wyoming material possible in the
construction of the building.
Representative Mondell has been in
formed by the secretary of war that
he has authorized the immediate eX-
penditure of S3S.OO0 for the construc-
ton of Il set of cavalry barracks at
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AT the last session of Congress the
Wyoming congressional delegation Sc
cured an appropriation of S35, 900 for
building barracks at Fort Mackenzie.
but as the lowest bid for the work eX
ceeded this SUI by $500, the depart
ment ruled that the work could not be
undertaken without an additional ap-
preparation by Congress. After much
urging the department has finally de.
cided to supply the extra cost from its
general fund. and has ordered the bar.
racks constructed.
According to reports received from
the Yellowstone National Park the buf.
falo held within its confines are rapidly
disappearing, and unless Congress
makes further provision threaten to be.
come extinct. New blood must be intro
duced into the little herd of bison fire.
quenting Geiserland. Last winter hui
eighteen buffaloes remained in the
Hayden valley of the former herd of
thirty. The specimens that now exist
lack the strength of their former hardy
predecessors and are barely able to
Withstand the rigOrS of the winter. Elk
are reported more numerous than any
other animal in the park. There are
at least 10000 of them within the park
ihiiNS' Ahltlupt. 100, are numerous
especially in the valley of the Gardiner
river, where "A band of 1000 is some
times seen. 1t is urged that n fence be
built across the Hayden Gardiner can.
on, as the animals. having lost the
greater part of their fear for man
wander acrOss the park limits and be
come prey of hunters.
Reports from the southwestern part
of h state tell of strained relations
between the sheep men and the oil
men of that section, and it Is asserted
that an open conflict is inevitable. Sur,
face rights are involved, and the courts
Will be called upon to settle the diff
culies, which promise to spread to ev.
cry county in the state in which oil has
been discovered and in which sheer
are grazcd. The trouble will probably
extend over Colorado and Utah, where
the same conditions exist Us in this
state. As the matter now stands the
contest will probably originate in Tin
tab county. Since the discovery of oil
near Piedmont last spring. practically
all OF the government land in Uintal
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