davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1902-06-19

let a contract to Smith & Phillips
to run the tunnel in 80 feet fur
Their on that property. The tun-
mel is now in $50 feet on the vein
and it is believed, when this work
is completed that a rich body of
ore will be opened. The claim is
the n known as the Carpenter
and johnson claim, and which
created such a stir at the time of
its discovery by its very rich ore.
The rock in the tunnel shows ore
of increasing value as it progress
seq.
, 1902-06-19
SHOOTING IN FORT STEELE.
George Il. Mumm Shoots and Seriously
Wounds James Petrie. Last Thursday
N~ight-aossip the Cause Petrie Will
Live.

What may yet prove to be a ia
tai shooting occurred at Fort
Steele last Thursday evening,
George HI. Mumm. a saloon keep
er of that place, putting two bull
let holes i'll James Petrle, a young
man, % years old, in the employ
of Cosgriff Bros. Co., at that place.
One of the balls passed through
the left lung, coming out at the
shoulder blade behind and the other
entering to the right of the
breast bone, breaking "A rib and
the collar bone, and was cut out
just under the skin on the back of
the neck. Petrie was in a most
serious condition for a time but is
now reported to be on the road 10
complete recovery. DIR. Maghee
has charge of the case and has
great hopes of saving the young
mans life. The patient will be
taken to Denver as soon it is safe
to move him.
The shooting is purely the re-
suit of neighborhood gossip and
the heated imagination of the par
ties most interested. Mumm is
now in Jail at Rawlins, awaiting
the result of Petrie's wounds. He
claims self defense.
Alexander Petrie. the manager
of A. Petrie u Co., of this place,
is a brother of the wounded man.
AS soon as the shooting took place
he vas telephoned for apI left at
once for the scene of the tragedy
and has remained 10y his brothers
side ever since and has assisted in
caring for him. The young man,
James Petrie, has not been in this
country very long but has many
friends here and is said to be n
favorite with the company he
works for.
, 1902-06-19
Pleasant Social Party.

Last Friday evening MI. and
Mrs. j. A. Van Meter and daugh-
ter Kay, gave a very pleasant par
ty, known as a "Salamagrundy"
party, which consisted of a num-
Der of games, and was played in
the progressive form. the winners
from II table going to the next
higher table
The guests, about fifty in num-
Der, assembled at nine O'Clock and
theevening was passed very pleas
antly until about midnight. when
an excellent lunch was served.
After lunch the prizes were
awarded the winners. and after
singing a few songs the company
dispersed. The prizes awarded
to the gentleman and lady winning
the highest number of games Were
won by Miss Stanley and j, w.
Bennett. The consolation prizes
were awarded to Miss Georgia
Snyder and Mark Crawford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Meter and
daughter entertain royalty, and
all present look forward for an op-
%portunity to again enjoy their hos
pitality.
, 1902-06-19

lection. Under Sec. 533 of the
Revised Statutes it is provided
that at a district meeting rules of
order not compatible with the
provisions of this chapter, may be
adopted, but it is provided that
any rule that may prescribe the
manner of taking the sense of the
meeting upon any question, shall
not apply to the election of officers.
In other words, officers must be
elected strictly in compliance with
the provisions of the statutes, and
all other provisions of the statutes
relating to the conduct of dis
trict meetings must be strictly
followed. Rules can only be pre-
scribed where the statute is silent,
The provisions above referred to
require that only qualified voters
of the district shall be permitted
to vote, and hal the anne of all
persons voting shall be recorded
by the clerk and kept on file in
his office are mandatory provis-
ions and must be strictly adhered
to. No attempt seems to have
been made in conducting this
election to adhere to these pro-
visions of the statute. Having
failed to adhere strictly to the
provisions of this statute, | am
clea ly of the opinion that the
election of officers at said distric,
meeting is void, and that a special
meeting as provided by law should
be called for the election of Off
GERS, and in such election | would
recommend that the provisions
of the statute be strictly adhered
to.
| regret that this opinion has
been delayed, but it found me at ii
time when business in the Attor-
ney Generals office was somewhat
behind, and have always adopt
ed a rule of disposing of matters
in their regular order.
Trusting hat this delay will
not Inconvenience you, l am
Very sincerity yours,
j. A. VAN ORsDEL,
Attorney General.
, 1902-06-19

joint Sunday while riding a bur
70. He had his little sister on in
front of him when the burro got
frightened at something and
jumped to one side, making
George lose his balance. When
he saw he was going to fall he
managed in some way to toss the
little girl to someone standing near
and in so doing made his own fall
much harder. He struck on his
arm in such a way as to turn his
arm back under him, throwing
his elbow out The injured MEM
Der was attended to at once and
George is doing nicely.
, 1902-06-19
The Upper Platte Mining %.

John I. Evans, of Chicago, the
secretary of the Upper Platte Min
ing Co., arrived here Tuesday on
q visit TO the company's property
and a general look over the coun-
try. Mr.. Evans went up to En-
campment and Pearl yesterday on
a tonr of inspection. When he
returns, which will be the last of
the week, he and W. III. Greene,
superintendent of the company,
will go up to Gold Hill for a visit
to the Gold Bug mine. Mr.. Ev-
ans said he a not prepared TO
state just what the company would
do in the way of development
work Other members of the
company are expected here short
by and il will only be after they
have looked over the ground that
any definite plans for future work
will be made.
Prof. Parish, President of the
Upper Platte Gold Mining Com
pany, aud d. A Kitch and wife
of Chicago, are expected here Sat.
nrday. These are the parties who
purchased the Mohawk and much
is expected from their visit.
, 1902-06-19
the IRRIGATION BILL.
One Of the Most Important Measures
That the 5eth Congress has Considered,
Now q Law It's Passage Credited to
Hon. 7. ". Mondell.

The West is happy owe the
passage last Friday Of the Irriga-
ton Bill, a which is
fraught with many advantages and
vast benefit to the arid west. The
passage of the bill is largely due
to the personal efforts of Wyo-
ming's congressman, Hon. F. W.
Mondell, though he was loyalty
supported by his western col
leagues. So able had been Mon
dell's advocacy of the measure
that he was given entire charge of
the fight when the time come for
its final consideration. The re-
suit was an overwhelming victory,
the vote standing l46 for to IS
against.
The bill provides, in effect that
all moneys from the sale of public
lands in Arizonia. California, Col
orado, idaho. Kansas, Montana,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico,
North Dakota. Oklahoma, OREGON,
South Dakota. Utah, Washington
and Wyoming shall be set aside
as a special reclamation fund for
the survey, construction and main
tensnce of reservoir systems aud
other irrigation works for TIN. re-
clamation of arid and semi-arid
lands in the states named.
1t provides that the secretary of
the interior shall have charge Of
the work and shall Withdraw all
lands needed fer irrigation works
and to hold for homestead entries
only of not over 100 acres each,
\ all lands that may be benefited.
That the secretary of the interi-
or shall let the contracts for the
construction of irrigation works
which shall be paid out of the
proceeds of the homestead sales of
the lands benefited. He shall al
30 fix the charges per acre, and
the entryman shall reclaim at
least one half of his entry, max
ing irrigation payments in ten
equal annual sums.
That the control and manage
ment of irrigation works shall
pass to the II of irrigated
lands, but the national govern
ment shall control and maintain
and operate the reservoirs. But
that state irrigation laws shall not
not be interfered with NJ set
aside.
, 1902-06-19
Episcopal Notice.

Ri. Rev. Bishop Graves will
preach in st. Barnabus (Episco-
pal church next Tuesday night
the gath inst, at 500. The pub
lic is respectfully invited to at
|tend. The Bishop was to have
'spent next Sunday here, but cir
cumstances unexpected and be-
yond his control imperatively
demsnded his official services else
where on that day.
, 1902-06-19
OUR SPECIAL OFFER.

5000 shares Ferris Haggarty, a
$1.25. 5000 shares Beulah a 75c. 5000
shares DeForest a Zoe. 5000 shares
Osceola a SOC.
Eastern investors are advised to
wire us, These offers are subject
to change at any time.
FIsHBAcK INVESTMENT Co.
6-19-tfl Rawlins, Wyo.
, 1902-06-19
AN EXCELLENT TEST.
Cold Saved in the Horton Amalgamator
Which Will run $4,000 colors to the
Cent Test Made Last Saturday Of
Placer Sand From Green River.

Henry Rose, who is interested
in the Horton Amalgamator, made
a trip over to the Green River
country last week, returning Sat-
urday. While there he sacked
100 pounds of sand out of the
river near Green River City and
brought it home in order to make
"A test run in the small concen-
traitor and amalgamator which Mr..
Horton has here. The parties at
Green River told Mr.. Rose that
according to their assays, the sand
would run about two cents to the
100 pounds but that the gold was
so fine it was impossible to save
but very little of it SO it was not
considered worth working. They
told Mr., Rose if this amatgamator
here would save two cents worth
of gold out of the 100 pounds
which he had sacked, they would
b1y up all the unsold stock of the
company on the market.
The test run was made Satur-
day, and Mr.. Horton cleaned up
four cents worth of gold out of
the sand, thus beating their assay
two cents. The colors are SO fine
that if left out of water for n few
minutes and then dropped into it
again they will float.
The sand was taken out and
PANIED after it had run through
the smalgamator, and just col
or vas found. The machine which
Mr.. Horton used in the test is
a small model. which he has had
made to demonstrate the practical
workings of his largo machine
which is now in the urse of con-
stuction.
Mr.. Horton has the large mach
inc very nearly completed, the
elevating apparatus for the sand
not yet being finished. He ex-
poets to make a trip over into the
Green Rivey country this week
and when he returns will order a
. b. p. gasoline engine. which is
all the power necessary to run the
machine-water. elevator and rock
er, or grizzly" as Mr.. Horton
calls it. 1t is both an amalgama-
tor and concentrator, and will, we
think. revolutionize the placer
mining business MS soon as placed
in actual work.
One great difference between
this machine and all other concen-
traitors, which is greatly in its
favor, is its capacity. The capac-
ity of the best concentrator now
in operation is from II to 10 tons
per day, while Mr.. Horizons ma
chine is limited only by the
amount of sand that can be gotten
to the machine. Another thing
in its favor is its portability. The
entire machine, engine and all,
will not weigh to exceed 1,S00
or 1000 pounds and car be slid
on the ground short dis.
tances with very little trouble.
, 1902-06-19
SARATOGA A FUTURE GREAT.
Bound to be a Great Summer Resort and
aTown Of Wealth and Culture.

The following is from the pen
of a travelled knight of the Pen
Gil" who CHANGED our way the past
week. 1t contains much merit
and we believe it to be a correct
prophecy:
The situation of Saratoga re-
minds me of Salt Lake City. Utah
and Hot Springs. South Dakota.
In Salt Lake City you will find
in summer as many visitors from
the Utah mining camps Tvs there
are eastern tourists there, and in
the winter there are many more
miners there. Miners visit Salt
Lake not for the salt waters but
to battle IN the hot springs.
Their sojourne is a source of
most of the revenue of the hotels
during the winter and all lines of
business are benefited by the
trade of the visitors who go there
primarily to find relief from rheu-
matism or other physical ills,
The Utah mining camps have
made Salt Lake City a most sue
cessful and beautiful place, and
yet they are no closer to Salt
Lake City than the Southern
Wyoming and Northern Colorado
camps are to Saratoga. Bing-
ham, in Salt Lake county, is even
no closer than Battle Lake is to
Saratoga.
Hot Springs, $. D., is about 100
miles from IKE great gold mines
of Lead and other points of the
Black Hills and yet the hotels of
Hot Springs would have to close
during the winter were it no: for
the trade of miners coming down
from the higher ranges to find re-
lief for their ills in bathing; in
deed, Hot Springs could not
maintain its present business and
it's large hotels without this win
ter patronage from the mines.
The men who work in the mines
are particularly liable to contract
rheumatism and other ills for
which your Saratoga water is a
are and most certain cure, and
for that reason Saratoga is destin-
ed to move forward very rapidly
as a residential and health resort.
Women and children who find the
mining attitudes too exacting on
the nervous forces could be visit
ed here regularly and with triaing
expense by the husbands and
fathers whose business required
their presence at the mines. Good
schools alone will assure the con-
slant and rapid growth of Sarato-
ga. am impressed with the sug-
gestion that Saratoga will yet be-
come a large commercial city. and
for this s
1t will not be necessary to run
two railroads southwark from the
Union Pacific, through Carbon
county. A railroad forking about
30 miles southwark from the
Union Pacific, with one branch
running toward Pearl and the 9th
er branch running toward Hahn's
Peak. would afford ample traffic
facilities to the mining belts for
some years. No place is SO favor
ably situated to become this June
ton point as is Saratoga. and
there is no place in the entire
gion 80 calculated to insure as
large railroad traffic in winter,
when exposure and advancing
years affect the miners health and
require him to seek relief at the
nearest hot springs. If the men
now projecting roads into the
Grand Encampment region can
not see this point they will not
be able TO build any railroad, be-
cause short sighted promoters are
not enthusing railroad capitalists
just now anywhere,
, 1902-06-19
Notice to stookmen.

The meeting of the stockmen.
is to be held here on the
2lst inst, will be opened at the
hour of 1890, a. NJ.
|. NJ. CONFESS. President.
, 1902-06-19

VI
General. Van Orsdel, with refer
ence to school election In Dis
trict No, 8, which will explain
itself. Very truly yours,
HOMER MERRELL.
Miss GERTRUDE NJ. HUNTINGTON,
Superintendent of Schools,
Rawlins, Wyoming.
Rawlins, Wyo., June 18th, 1902.
Mr.. GUsTAvE JENSEN.
Treasurer, School Dist. No. y,
Saratoga. Wyoming.
Dear SIR
Herewith please find opinion of
Hon. J. A. Van Orsdel, Attorney
General of Wyoming, with refer
ence to election of school trustees
in School District No. 8, which |
have this day received through
Judge Merrell, County Attorney.
Very truly yours.
GERTRUDE NJ. HUNTINGTON.
Cheyenne. Wyo., June 9th. 1902.
Hon. HOMER MERRELL.
Rawlins, Wyo.
Dear sir
Replying to your favor of May
18th requesting my opinion as to
the validity of the election of
trustees in School District No. 8.
Carbon county, Wyoming, / have
the honor to advise you as follows:
Upon examination of the copy
of the minutes of said meeting
attached to your letter, l find that
said meeting was held on the date
required by law, to-wit: the first
Monday in May. l find that no
proclamation was made at the
opening of the meeting by the
trustees, or any member of the
board of trustees. This is a man
datory provision. as will be found
by reference to section 535. Re-
vised Statutes of 1899. Section
$50 of the Revised Statutes of 1899
provides. among other things,
that when present the director
and clerk shall preside as chair
man and secretary of the district
meeting. 1t appears from the
minutes that neither the chairman
or secretary present. The
election of M. B. Moore as chair
man and Jensen as secretary. in
the absence of the chairman of
and secretary of the board. would
undoubtedly be legal had all 9th
er proceedings been regular. 1t
appears from the minutes of the
meeting that when nominations
for officers had been made, the
chairman announced that those
present should prepare their bal
lots, which was done by every.
body present, aud the ballots were
deposited in hats which were
passed around through the audi
ence. Sec. 537 relating to the
annual election of trustees pro-
vides that such trustees "Shall be
elected by ballot, and the name of
each elector voting for trustee
shall be recorded by the secretary
of the meeting, and such record
shall be filed with the district
clerk Sec. $50 provides for the
qualification of electors, and is as
follows: "All school district
elections shall be carried on as
provided by law, and the quaIifi.
cations of voters at such elections
shall be the same as at any other
election" 1t appears from the
minutes before me that no record
was kept by the secretary of the
names of the electors voting at
this election. Neither was there
anything to show that the persons
voting all possessed the qualifica-
tions of voters within the said
district required at any other
, 1902-06-19
Spring Creek Mining %,

Spring Greek Mining Company,
which owns the very rich property
on Chippewa creek, a small tribu-
tary Of South Spring creek, have
, 1902-06-19
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

the glance streaks completely i'm
pregnated with particles of glance
and an abundance of copper car
Donates.
At the 35-foot level, a drift has
been made twenty-five feet to the
north and ten feet to the south
with ore all the way. At the 6S-
foot level, a streak of almost solid
copper glance has been exposed
with the rock for several feet i'm
pregnated with copper values of
some extent. The bottom of the
winze shows the same character
Of ore. the tunnel leading to this
Wine is one hundred feet long
and ore is visible all the way in.
Last fall a shaft was sunk one
hundred feet in the lime forma-
ton, but not on the ore. 1t is
the intention of the management
to sink a permanent working
shaft at this point and drift with
sufficient depth to cut the ore
body. Work in the shaft has been
abandoned for the present, and
the work this summer will be con-
centrated in the winze which will
be sunk to a depth of of two hum
dred feet or prehaps more. The
amount of work in the winze is
expected to open up a permanent
body of copper ore. The old
workings present a most excellent
showing at the present stage of
development, there being much
high grade ore in sight which
could be mined proitably.
The Elk camp includes a fine
shaft house, 24x40 feet, mess
house, bunk house. etc, and sink
ing to date has been done with a
within.
When the Elk Mountain COM
pany purchased the entire section
of $40 acres of land on which the
mine is located, the full worth of
the section was little appreciated
by the purchasers. The deal was
made to secure the mine, but lit
tie thought of the vast forest of
good timber and the excellent fa-
cilities for water power. The sec.
ton contains sufficient timber to
build a town, and the possibilities
of water power can hardly be
over estimated. A stream of pure
water rushing down the hillside
the year around with a a fall of
several hundred feet from the
fountain head to the valley be-
meath. The Elk company owns
not only the high land but also
a large area of the low lands, Civ
ing it absolute control of the wa
ter for power purposes. The Sec
ton is patented land.
The Elk company holds the key
to a situation which presents
great possibilities. In addition
to having one of the most promis-
ing mining properties in the camp,
the company has every facility
for supplying not only its own
camp but all the camps of the i'm
mediate neighborhood with tim
Der for the construction of shaft
houses and other buildings, and
with electric power for the opera
ton of machinery and lighting
of the mines. When the Elk
mine is in active state of produc-
ton and the other numerous
properties of the vicinity at work,
a new town will appear on the
map of the Upper Platte mining
district, and will be located on the
Elk property below the towering
peak of Elk Mountain proper,
which presents a location second
to none for beauty and convent
ence.
Among the officers Of the Elk
Mountain company are two of
Grand Encampment's most prom
inent citizens, L. K. Smith being
president, and Attorney Spencer
L. Phelps, secretary and treasur-
.-Encampmen Herald.
, 1902-06-19
Had His Elbow Thrown Out.

George Farrell, the eldest son of
Mr.. an Mrs. Joseph Farrell, had
his right elbow thrown out of
, 1902-06-19
THE SCHOOL ELECTION.
Attorney General Van orsdel Holds That
Entire Proceedings Were Invalid-A
New Election Necessary.

When the proceedings of the
annual school meeting, which was
held here on the 5th day of May,
and at which DIR. A. NJ. Sears and
Judge Blood were declared elect
ed as trustees, were submitted to
the County Superintendent of
Schools, as required by law, the
election Of the trustees was de-
clared to be illegal, in hat there
was no record kept of the names
of voters. The matter was sub
mitted to the Attorney General
and his opinion is given below:
Rawlins, Wyo., June 18th. 1902.
Dear Madam
Herewith opinion of Attorney
General. Van Orsdel, with refer
ence to school election In Dis
trict No. 8, which will explain
itself. Very truly yours,
HOMER MERRELL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-05
TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago M1rch CSpeciaD.-The whole wheat
range was only sc to-day; the close &c 10 &c
over Monday. The seaboard news was bearish
only three loads. The shipping position was the
same here II still dry in the Southwest
Kansas Texas and Oklahoma Elsewhere the
map was favorable The Northwest reported light
interior offerings. only 1900 bushels bought by one
big line In three days at eighty-fve houses. Min
neapolis and Duluth had 2s9 cars against 2l5 cars
last year: primary points, 400 600 bushels, against
$4,000 bushels. Clearances were 10000 bushels.
Gables were easy early, but Liverpool closed at a
triiing advance The worlds visible Increased
1862 600 bushels against 10000 bushels decrease last
year. The spectators are waiting. prepared 70
sell wheat II the Southwest gets rain and in the
mood TO buy II II the Southwest continues much
longer without moisture. May opened at 75&ac,
sold between 75s4c and 767sc and closed at 1850
7s14c.
The Patten party was covering its last week s
sales Of corn and closed &c higher than Mon
day. May opened at 6024c, sold between 6O2+c and
62lkc and closed at 6l7g sellers; July closed al 6sc
sellers. The important buying was on the expecta-
ton OF very small receipts here and at Western
points There those who believe the total
primary receipts before the end Of the month Will
be not over 1000 bushels. There is also the point
the March report, due next Monday, will make the
corn reserves IN farmers hands not 80 per
cent, and VIII mean not much over 100000 bush
els left in the West Corn cables were lower The
shipping demand slow. There were lJ2 cars
here with ls5 for tomorrow East Of the Rockies
els against 1.72S000 bushels increase last year.
Clearances were 1000 bushels. Shipping sales,
1000 bushels.
Oats closed nc to &c higher than Monday. May
sold AZ A4lLc and at 47Ac and closed Also; July
closed at S5sc sellers. and the September at Sozc
There was rather liberal selling Of May by brokers
and commission people but the pit did not assign II
Patten II IS supposed TO be the liquidation by IN
fuential "tailers" those who have been holding
because Patten was in the market Very small re-
cepts are expected because Of bad roads There
were I07 cars with 50 estimated for tomorrow Inc
shipping sales were 10000 bush.
Flaxseed was NC 10 nc higher, the cash North
western 81 6sIk and the May 81 TOR. There were "A
cars OF seed, against % last year at the lh'ee
points
Provisions were without appreciable change the
range small and to-night's close about the same
Is last. Business was mainly changing shipments
Of lard are LIBERAL Of meats, less than last year
Hog rscein,s This month so far have been light
roo here to-day. West there were 6S'C" hogs
against 90 900 last year