, 1902-02-20
WYOMING IN BRIEF.

Seaney of the Thirteenth artillery III
charge.
About 500 sheep belonging TO Stout y
Burns, whose range is on Bunalo
creek. about forty miles east of Sherl-
dan, persisted during the snowstorm oil
last Monday and Tuesday.
Reports from over the state indicate
that range horses have wintered Wen
and now in excellent condition. Inc
total number of horses in the state Is
not as large now as a year ago Tor the
reason that the South African war mas
taken thousands of head Of cavalry
horses from the state.
Nils Callahan, who has the CONTRACT
for building the first 100 miles OF the
Laramie. Hahn's Peak n Pacinc ran
road, will begin laying rails on the hrst
division of thirty miles between Lam
ME and Centennial, and grading OH
the second division. Centennial TO the
Rambler mine April LIST.
There has been no change in the plan
of campaign that will be CUR
by the gambling element on tine Zlsl.
The county commissioners Will ne ask
ed to grant n license; the board VIII re
fuse, and suit will then be instituted 20
compel the issuance of the license on
the ground that the new law is in
valid.
1t is not anticipated that any serious
trouble will be experienced by the
dockmasters who have leased a large
tract of grazing land in the Red Desert
in keeping off foreign hocks. The
Brekstead sheep outfit drove three
bands into the tract a few days ago,
but when they were notified that they
were trespassing they moved Dack
across the line at once.
The Union Pacific is reinstating the
men who were discharged for violating
time card rule No. 207, which prohibits
employees from drinking or ever enter
ing n saloon. Three conductors let Ii
Immediately after the rule went into
effect have been put back to work. 81
strictly has rule 201 been enforced that
two Cheyenne saloons have been com
PEELED to close their doors.
1t is reported on good authority that
as soon as the ground thaws he Colo
RADIO and Wyoming railway will build
an extension from Hartville to the
Chicago mine, five miles up Whalen
canon. The report say that the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company, which
has n lease on he Chicago, will work
the property with steam shovels. The
mou of ore in sight is practically
ineNhaustible.
There is n growing feeling at Carbon
that the Union Pacific will shortly
abandon its coal mines at that place.
Only n small force of men has been
employed for some time. and its is al
legged that the quality of the coal is I'M
satisfactory, and that it is also cxpen-
sive t. mine. No one seems to know
onufhinU 1nfinito ahoIIt tho mDtfnr IT
is said, however, that it would require
mt least a year 10 entirely withdraw
from the mines there.
President Burt of the Union Pacific
spent a few hours in Cheyenne
Wednesday and in an interview stated
that the company will build n three
story club house here for employees.
The building will he of stone and brick
and will cost between 100000 and
100000. The structure will be mod
ern in every respect and will he fitted
with reading and club rooms and a
gymnasium. Work on ii will be com
menced in the ummer.
Next Tuesday the case of Mrs. Susan
B. Dixie against her son.. John Il. Okie,
will come up for trial in the United
States Court at Cheyenne. Mrs. Dixie
is suing her son to recover 100000. al
legged to be the portion of the profits of
Okie's sheep business due her. Dixie is
II of the wealthiest men in the state.
He lives AT Lost Cabin. in Big HON
county, where he made his fortune in
the sheep business. His mother loaned
him $1,000 many gears ago TO start in
business, m she alleges that the son
agreed 10 pay her one-half of the
profits so long as he remained in the
h1GfnDGG fnNNT npn llin
bought out his mothers interests in the
business, and has since been paying her
AT the rate of 50, 100 per year.
All of the japanese in Rawlins have
left, for the reason, it is said, that they
felt they We're unwelcome. All the
Chinese in ltawlins left several years
70. The Japs said they could not re-
main there and put up with the insults
and personal attacks from white labor
ers. The recent action of the miners
throughout Colorado in driving the lit
tie brown men out probably had some
thing TO do with their departure. Dur
ing the past few months Il number Of
laps have been assaulted and badly
beaten up. The Orientals have gone to
Rock Springs and some of the larger
towns farther west. In all probability
many of the Japanese section men en-
ployed by the Union Pacific will throw
up their jobs and leave the country.
Notwithstanding the decision of
Judge G. w. Bramel of Laramie. sit
ting in the District Court at Laramie
this week, that a small mistake by a
clerk in the Legislature would not in
validate laws passed by the last As
sembly, signed by its officers and APP
proved by the governor. the mayor of
Casper will permit gambling on and
after February 22nd. the day the anti
gambling law goes into effect. Mayor
Cantlin says that open gambling will
be permitted, and that the officers of
the town are INSTRUCTED to collect and
turn into the treasury of the city by
lines and otherwise the same amounts
heretofore collected for the running of
gambling houses This seems to settle
the matter temporarily. though the
feeling against gambling is strong and
the gambling question will be the issue
at the next city election.
Supervising Architect Taylor. acting
upon requests made by Senator War.