, 1902-01-30
WYOMING IN BRIEF.

Eihs uttl anu uittlbIt tut 1 Shipb'N
from Rawlins that have been taken in
Colorado contrary to law.
All of the material necessary for the
100000 soda plant at Green River is
On the ground. A force of twenty men
will start work on the plant at once.
The Senate committee on public
buildings and grounds has authorized
n favorable report on the bill for a
100000 government building Mt Ev-
anston.
Reports from -Four Bear. in the Big
Horn basin, state that mosquitoes have
appeared along the Grey Bull river.
The warm weather. together with the
neat produced by the numerous hot
springs along the stream, is the cause
Of the phenomenon.
Spring blowing has been in progress
In the farming districts of the Big
Horn basin for several days. The
weather is as halmy as spring, and as
the ground contains no frost the farm
ers desire to place their fields in condi-
ton to receive the crops at the earliest
date possible.
1t is now believed that Charles
Woodland. the alleged murderer of
Sheriff Kicker, is safely out Of Wyom-
Ing. He has not been seen for ten
days, during which time he could easily
hav reached the Black Hills country.
He has friends there who, it is
thought, would shield him.
President Horace c.. Burt of the
Union Pacific, with n party of officials
took a trip overland to Grand Encamp-
ment and Saratoga. The purpose of
the trip is NOT known, but 1t is believed
that the officials inspected n line Of sur
vey recently made for n railroad con
Meeting Saratoga and he mining
camps with the Union Pacific at Vol
colt.
Two telephone companies are build
ing Il Cody. and both are attempting To
secure an exclusive franchise from the
town. They are the Red Lodge Tele-
phone Company, ana the Big Horn
County Telephone Company. The lat
ter was recently reported TO be defunct
but the trustees deny the The
Red Lodge company asks for n fifteen
year exclusive franchise. and the Big
Horn company for n t~wenty-year eX-
elusive franchise.
1t is reported hat c.. II. King. rep
resenting the Fremont, EikiIor1 x Mis-
souri, Valley railroad. has secured pos
session of the extensive coal fields ly-
ing about the head of Muddy creek.
near the line between Converse and
Natrona counties, and that the com
pany will build a spur to the field and
open extensive workings. The charac-
ter of the Muddy coal is superior to
that of any of the other coal fields
owned by the road.
1t Is reported that the Hot Springs
Hotel Company of Saratoga will put on
m automobile stage line between Wal
colt. Saratoga and Grand Encampment
In the spring. 1t Is snid that the sue
cess of the automobile stage line be-
tween Sheridan and Buffalo has dem
onstrated that automobiles make better
time and give better satisfaction than
horse stages. The distance from Wal
colt to Saratoga Is twenty-siX miles
and the distance can be covered in one
hour and one-half. The stage will car
ry ten passengers and their baggage,
h mail and express and will make
the round "trip every day.
Peter Bergerson. n member of the
Cheyenne Rifle Club, has broken the
worlds record for 100 consecutive
shots. off-hand, 2OO-yard range. stand
ard American target. His total score
was 800. beating the previous record
Of $50. held by Marksman Kelly of the
Walnut Hill Club of massachusetts.
BergersOn's average was S9.5, while
that of the previous champion was
$50. Bergerson's shooting was strictly
of hand, no palm rest of any kind be
ing used. BerEerson holds the worlds
record for ten consecutive shots Off
hand. o yard range, ut 9S out of Il
possible 100
Supervising Architect Taylor, actilg
upon requests made by senator War
rem. has decided to send an expert
from his force to make n thorough eX-
animation of the ltuwlins and Iron
Mountain stone quarries in Wyoming,
with the intention of having n final de-
cisiOn made regarding the stone to be
used i'll the federal building at Chey-
cnne. 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 stOnc and will use all
the Wyoming material possible in the
construction of the building.
"Dlck" Woodward. the Natrona coun-
ty desperate and supposed leader of
the gang that broke Jail at Casper
three weeks ago and murdered Sheriff
Kicker while resisting arrest, has been
trailed to the vicinity of Arvada, n
point on the Il. X NJ. railroad. sixty
miles south of Sheridan, by Casper OIL
GERS hot in pursuit. a few days ago the
outlaw abandoned his horse. the ami
NAL being found by the officers in n
jaded condition one mile north of Ar
vada, and it is reported that Wood
ward had since been seen In the Pow
der river bottoms. He Is heavily arm
ed. and it is expected will make a hard
fight when overtakcn. a number of
cowboys in that locality have joined
h chase and news of the capture of
the outlaw is hourly expected.
A mysterious shooting occurred near
Cedar mountain II few days ago. Fore
man III. ). Alexander of the McAllis-
ter Sheep Company was returning to
camp about dusk when he was at
tucked by twelve men mounted on
horses. Several volleys were fired by
the horsemen, bat Alexander escaped.
Returning next morning he found over