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, 1902-07-03

Last Saturday a refreshing rain
sat in and poured down until the
entire country was well soaked.
1t was of such a copious nature
that it not only relieved the range
but it put out every forest fire in
either range. 1t has been raining
at i~nervals ever since and the
range begins to look green again.
The storm vas Of vast benefit to
the country and was quite gen.
.eral.
, 1902-07-03
SCHOOL MEETING.
Held saturday Afternoon and A. W.
Ainsw,rth and Joha D. G. Kruger Elect
ed as Directors. Coed meeting.

Pursuant TO call the electors of
this district to the number of
about 30. met Mt the school build
ing at 3:2O. p. m. last Saturday
and we're called to order by Gus.
Jensen. On motion Judge Row
en- was elected chairman. John
Johnston acted rs clerk.
The call for the meeting was
then read. A resolution was then
offered. endorsing the action of
the regular meeting held May 9Th.
in the voting of $1,000 special tax
and the appointment of F, n. Lar
sen, G. p. Clemmons and f. G..
Wolf as a committee to examine
and report on the books of the
clerk and treasurer. The resolu-
ton was adopted.
The chair then stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting and called for
nominations for two trustees. A.
w. Ainsworth was nominated for
the term of three years and John
d G. Kruger and j. G. Kennedy
for the unexpired term of one
year. MIR. Ainsworth received %
votes and +. G. Kennedy l for the
long term. Mr.. Ainsworth was
declared the choice for the long
term.
Twenty-nine votes were cast for
the short term, of which Mr..
Kruger received % and Mr.. Ken
nedy 3. The meeting then adj
journed.
, 1902-07-03

change. l regretted cutting down
the time because it did not give
our western members, who had
prepared themselves thoroughly,
an opportunity to present their
views at length. With the excep-
ton of my own speech of an hour
and a quarter opening the debate
| was unable 10 yield over twenty
minutes to any speaker on our
side, and only three got that
length of time the others had to
content themselves with time I'M
der the five minute rule, two or
three of them only getting in
long enough to be recognized with
a view of extending their remarks
in the Record.
The Western members worked
Loyalty and faithfully from begin
ming to end. / received splendid
support from them all along the
line from the time the bill was
placed in my charge.
note what you say about the
Medicine Bow forest reserve. IL
took a good long time to get this
eserv established and when it
was established the boundaries
were not just as they should have
been but President Roosevelt
has promised that any proper
changes in the boundaries will be
made without any unnecessary de-
lay.
The two townships you refer to
were left out because they con-
tanned a considerable amount of
land in private ownership and the
Commissioners of the General Land
Office was so mighty fearful that
the parties owning such land
might have a basis for lieu selec-
tons outside of the that
he excluded all territory where
there was any considerable amount
of land in private ownership.
| think the townships referred
TO should be in the reserve, or at
least n considerable portion of
them; there is no doubt about
there being excellent timber in
them. The objections of the In
terror Department is that the
lands in private ownership in the
townships would be a basis for
lieu selections. y
Yours very truly,
+. w. MoNDELL.
, 1902-07-03
A Fine Band Stand.

The Band boys have raised
money and built a nice band stand
on tue south side of Bridge street,
Just west of the bank. Saratoga
is very proud of her brass band
and is willing to help them out
on every occasion and they will
certainly be repaid, many times
over, by the boys for every cour-
tesy the citizens may extend TO
them. We think we have the best
looking band in the state and we
know they make the best music.
, 1902-07-03
Republican Primary.

The republican primary, held in
Jensen hall last Tuesday after
noon was one of the best attended
primaries ever held in this pre-
cinct. The meeting was called to
order at 2:25 p. m. by j. F. Craw-
ford. j. F. Crawford was elected
chairman and j. b. Hassett secre-
tary. After the secretary had
read the call nominations were
called for delegates to the county
convention. F. NJ. Baker j. f.
Crawford, Capt. Davis, w. r.
Bradford, John Albro, Gus. Jen-
e and Robert Dyer were placed
in nomination. The polls were
kept open until 3 O'Clock p. m.
and so votes were cast, resulting
as follows;
F. M. Baker, 40; j. F. Craw-
ford, 40; Capt. Davis, AS; John
Albro, 40; W. r. Bradford At;
Gus. Jensen, AZ; Robert Dyer, 8.
There was one blank vote cast.
The six highest were then declar-
ed the choice of the convention.
1t is likely that every delegate will
attend in person.
, 1902-07-03
w. S. Shallen berger.
Sec. Asst. Postmaster General.
DOES TIMBER HOLD THE SNOW.
Mr.. Buchanan Takes the Ground That
it Does not and Advances Argument to
Sustain his Position.
EDITOR Sun:

Does timber in the mountains,
tend to conserve water for irriga-
tion?.
L am well aware that the afr
native OF this question has been
accepted as being a fact, in all
ages of the world, yet this does
not make it a fact except in one
particular.
Timber does break the currents
OF the wind thus preventing it
from carrying as much of the
snow off the mountains, and into
the valleys beyond, as il otherwise
would. Any kind of brush of say,
ten feet in height, would answer
the same purpose. Snow fences
properly adjusted, would be much
better.
Where men make their first
mistake, in the consideration of
this timber and water question is,
in ignoring the fact that water
must first exist. There is nothing
that requires as much water
as growing vegetation. This is
known by all who try to raise
trees in this western country.
1t is estimated that an oak tree.
of four feet in diameter will, in
twelve months, take up and give
OFT to the atmosphere l40 tons of
, 1902-07-03
Notice Of New School District.

The electors of School District
No. 8, residing on Cedar creek.
will meet at the residence of G. A.
Kennaday, at 2 o'clock p. m, July
10Th, for the purpose of taking
steps looking to the organization
of a school district and the selec-
ton of a school house site. All
parties interested are requested to
attend.
, 1902-07-03
Struck by Lightning,

Miss Julia Campbell, of Pass
creek, vas struck by lightning last
Friday afternoon while standing
in AN open door during the thun-
der storm that day. The shock
rendered her unconscious for a
short time, but she was resuscitat-
ed and when DIR. Green, who was
sent for, arrived, had nearly recov-
cred from the shock.
, 1902-07-03
the FERRIS HAGGaRTy.
Some Facts and Figures Relative to the
conesntrator Plant to be put in at
That Mine Will Transmit Electric
Power From the Coal Bank to the
Mine.

Hon. ]. c.. Miller, president of
the Ferris Haggarty Mining Com
pany. was in this city Friday, on
his way TO the mine. Mr.. Miller
says they are now very busy max
ing changes and preparing for
the e order of business
1T is our intention said he.
"to operate the mine altogether
from the mouth OF the tunnel and
we are now moving all of the ma
chinery down from the shaft to
that place. We will not only
1 move the machinery, butthe build
ings-everything-to the mouth
4 of the tunnel and all future oper-
ations of the mine will be con-
Quoted from that point.
"The concentration will be a 500
4 ton plant and will be placed about
a mile below the mouth of the
tunnel. We have no figures on it
as vet but we estimate it will cost
about 500 600. 1t will be nj by
electricity, as will all of the power
at the mine and this electric pow
er will be located at the coal banks
some IL or Is miles distant
and transmitted to the co%ncentra-
tor and mine by means of wires
on insulated poles.
"We estimate that we can put
three tons of ore into ore ton of
concentrates. We are under con
tract with the Tramway Company
to deliver them 200 tons of ore
. each day and we are now getting
ready to fill that contract. We
only have about forty men at pres
ent, but we will increase our force
as fast as the men can be used to
advantage. We have had consid-
cradle trouble IN getting Dlack-
smiths competent to keep the
tools in shape for the men in the
tunnel. We expected to have fin
ished that part of the work before
this, but have been delayed for
the reason mentioned.
.'We do not intend to do any
more hauling Of ore or wood with
teams. We have tried that to our
satisfaction and know that there
is no pre- fit in it where you have
to haul such long Substances. There
is but one way to work n large
property, like the Rudefeha, and
.ha! is either by steam or cleo
tricity."
, 1902-07-03

w r. l.. NAhhGN.
Through the courtesy of Jonath-
an ID. Condict. lawyer, of New
York City, and a brother of Win
throp Condict of Brush creek, The
Sun has been favored with a late
copy of the New York CONNER
cial, which contains a column art
icle on Senator Warren. The art
icle is too long for our use but we
insert a portion of it, sure it will
make interesting reading to MI.
Warren's many warm friends in
this part of Wyoming. 1t reads
as follows:
His own colleagues-the men
who know him 5est-will doubt
less agree that the most persistent
man in Congress is Senator War
rem of Wyoming. On scores of
occasions, during his Legislative
career, he has fought with logged
energy and tenacity for a measure
that he wanted, and has carried it
through sometimes only after
years of labor. Here is one in
stance among many-it illumin-
ates one of the most salient of
Warren's personal characteristics.
More than twelve years ago he
introduced a bill to reimburse his
State for expenses that it had in
Cured while under territorial gov
ernment for protecting the yell
lowstone National Park, and at
every session of Congress since
that time he has been working to
secure the passage of the bill. He
finally "won OUT a few days ago.
for the omnibus-claims bill as
signed by the President carried an
item of more than $1,000 to rem.
burse the State of Wyoming.
Senator Warren i'll future years
may be remembered and revered
as ''the father of irrigation He
has at least one distinguished
friend and supporter in the great
policy of reclaiming the arid West
by Federal means-and that is
Theodore Roosevelt.
'Warren's faith has always been
as strong as his persistency.
While Senator Carter of Montana
was talking the rivers-and- harbors
bill to death in the closing hours
of the Fifty-sixth Congress Sena-
tor Warren prophesied that a
large Federal appropriation for
irrigation would be made by the
national Congress before another
rivers-and. harbors measure should
even be put upon the statute
books. A few days ago that
prophecy was fulfilled. The irri-
CATION bill passed at this session.
went through one day before the
rivers-and -harbors bill.
Like many of the present
members of the Senate who repre-
sent far Western states, Francis
+. Warren was born in the East
in Massachusetts,. He was a poor
boy, but was able to get a COM
mon school and academic educa-
ton. He never went to college.
When he was eighteen years old
he enlisted a ~ private in the
forty-ninth Massachusetts Volun-
teers and served through the war
for the preservation of the Union.
He became a non-commissioued
officer and was afterward a captain
in the Massachusetts, militia. He
is one of the three members of
Congress now living who possess
medals of honor granted by Con-
gress for galantry on the field of
battle"
, 1902-07-03

such are used, the mail for the
persons to whom such satchels be-
long-with instructions as to the
proper mail box or crane Mt which
said mail matter shall be deposit
ed. but registered mail shall not
be so delivered unless expressly
requested by the addressee in his
written order. No mail matter so
delivered to the carrier shall be
carried past another post office on
the route before being deposited
into a mail box or hung on a crane
or post.
The carrier on the route will be
required to receive from any post
master on the route any mail mat
ter or private mail satchel that
may be entrusted to him out
side of the usual mail bag. and
shall carry such mail matter or
private mail satchel to and deposit
it into the proper mail box or
hang it onto the proper mail crane
placed along the line of the route
for this purpose: such service by
the carrier to be without charge
to the addresses.
The mail carriers must be of
good character and of sufficient
intelligence to properly handle
and deposit the mail along the
route.
The Department does not pre-
scribe any particular box or satch-
ell to be used for this service, but
the person providing either should
see that it is of such character as
to afford ample protection to his
mail. If there is a lock attached
to the box, a key is not to be held
by the carrier, as he is expected
to deposit the mail without the
necessity of unlocking the box.
The box or crane should be so To-
Gated on the roadside that the
carrier can deposit the mail with
out leaving his vehicle or horse.
and yet not where it will obstruct
public travel.
The carrier is not required to
collect mail from the boxes. but
there is no objection to his doing
so if it does not interfere with his
making the schedule time. The
law provides that every carrier of
the mail shall receive any mail
matter presented to him if proper
ly prepaid by stamps, and deliver
this same for mailing at the next
post Office at which he arrives, but
that no fees shall be allowed him
therefor.
The box delivery above describ-
ed is required by the contract eff
fective July l., 1902, on all the
star routes with but few excep-
tions) in Arkansas, Louisiana.
Texas, IndianTerritor Oklahoma,
Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota,
North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming,
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona,
Utah, Idaho, Washington, Oregon.
Nevada, California, Alaska and
Hawaii.
w. S. Shallen berger.
Sec. Asst. Postmaster General.
, 1902-07-03

and be carried down for late irri-
cation.
We also find by going into the
mountains in the fall and study
ing the matter carefully from the
fall os the first snow until the
ground was bare in the summers:
that the timber assists in melting
the snow by its radiation of heat.
We find that the ground never
freezes in the timbered mountains:
but that the snow falls on it while
water. From this we can form a
rough estimate of the amount of
water that is being pumped up by
our forests of timber and carried
away by the wind. that should
find its way by slow percolation
it is yet warm and that il thaws
the snow beneath all winter. We
find that the first appearance of
bare ground is around the body of
the trees. Even when the snow
is from five to seven feet deep one
can look down by the tree trunks
and see the ground. We further
found that the last snow to disap-
pear WIS in the southwest side of
the parks, on the north lying hill
sides aud under the rubbish that
the tie hacks had left.
In low countries where the con-
ditions are different the result is
different.
There the ground freezes to a
good depth and the tree roots can
not send up any of the latent
heat from the earth; on account
of the frozen conditions of the
bottom of the tree trunks, while
here the ground is not only not
frozen, but the tree trunk is not
frozen until it reaches to near the
surface of the snow. Consequent
ly, as soon as the suns rays begin
to strengthen in the spring the
tree begins to draw warmth from
the earth as we'll as from the sun;
thus causing a radiation of heat
that produces the result stated
above.
If it were necessary to produce
any further proof in the case |
would have to sight the present
fire in the large canyon in Tim
Der mountain. | was through
that gulch from the summit
down as far as timber grows, near
a month ago and | know that
there was not one peck of snow
in its bottom or anywhere near, at
that time and that it was sufficient
ly dry to have burned then.
| don't want to be understood
as saying that, it would be well to
destroy our timber. But what |
would like is, that the world
should know that the people of
Wyoming, (if not all the west
know and understand the natural
conditions by which they are sur
rounded; and do not allow men in
the east to establish theories for
us that are totally devoid of reas-
on aud common sense.
This old foolish idea has al
ready damaged our country and
has laid the foundation for a
much greater damage to our city.
G.. ID. BUCHANAN.
, 1902-07-03

everything possible should be done
to convince those who attend these
meetings that we have not only
the best but the most hospitable
city in the state. Rawlins Jour
nal.
, 1902-07-03
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. G-2O-'02

Col. J. f. CRAWFORD.
Saratoga, Wyo.
My Dear Crawford
I am in receipt of your letters
of June 18th and 18th. Thank
you for your congratulations on
the out come of the fight on the
irrigation bill. The final vote was
so overwhelmingly in our favor
that | imagine it would be diff
cult for those who do not know
the situation as ii was at the be-
ginning of the session to appreci-
ate the work done by the Western
members. When / reported the
bill to the House and was given
charge of it, there was scarcely a
corporals guard for it outside of
the arid region. Then a most
determined fight was made on the
bill by the so-called Irrigation
Association, but in spite of enc
mics within and enemies without
we kept up the work-with the
result. the vote on the 18th.
President Roosevelt's influence
was very potent and was continu-
ally exerted in our behalf. The
morning of the last day of the de-
bate | stopped at the White
House on my way to the Capitol
and had a talk with the President
and told him that | did not fear
the final vote but that | had been
unable to make up my mind just
what Uncle Joe Cannon's position
with regard to the bill was going
to be; that my impression was
that he vas not going to fight it
vigorously, but at the same time
| was fearful that if he did he
could do us some harm. The
President gave me IA letter to I'm
Gle Joe, which | handed to that
doughty old warrior. OF course
he opposed the bill, but in a mol
lifted way.
The opposition of a majority of
the leaders on our side was vigor-
Gus, even bitter and every effort
was made to filibuster so that it
would be impossible for us to
reach a vote on the bill within the
time allowed us by the rule under
which we were operating; it thus
became necessary to limit debate,
and this had to be done with a
good deal of diplomacy because
we had quite a good many waver-
ing souls on our side who yer in
clined to he stampeded by the po-
sition of the leaders, therefore L
did not think it was wise for me
to take the initiative in limiting
debate and so l kept i'll commu.
nication with Shafroth, Under
wood and others and had them
make most of the motions to lin
it debate. In this way we headed
off the filibustering without CIV
ing offence to the on the
Republican side. We managed
to complete the consideration of
the bill by sections and get a vote
before five o'clock.
l originally obtained a promise
of three days for debate from the
Committee on Rules and was to
come in after certain bills were
disposed of: when these bills were
out of the way however | was con-
fronted with a Legislative condi-
ton which would have spread our
three days debate over a week of
time. Rather than do this, at
the last moment l waved one day
and agreed to accept two, provid
ing we could have them consecu-
lively. After some hesitancy the
Committee on Rules agreed to the
, 1902-07-03
SENATOR WARREN.

Some Interesting Things in the Life Of
Wyoming's Senior Senator at the Ma
tions capital-one Of the Three solons
Who Wears Decoration for Bravery in
the Civil War.
, 1902-07-03
OUR SPECIAL OFFER.

Eastern orders should be sent by wire
as these prices are subject to change at
any time. FIsHBAcK INVESTMENT Co.
Rawlins, Wyo.
, 1902-07-03
THE IRRIGATION BILL.

Some Inside History That Will be Of In
terest to Sun Readers-A Remarkable
Piece Of Work Accomplished Against
Great Odds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-30

The names Of Ben Jonson, of Dryden, and
Of Dr. johnson are preeminent in the history
Of English criticism, from the beginning of
the Renaissance TO the end Of the eighteenth
century, not only because they were dis
tinguished by extraordinary penetration
and breadth of mind. but also because
while loyalty accepting the Neo-Cassic
critical code, they transcribed their brief,
and showed themselves better than their
creed 1t is their sins against orthodoxy,
their lapses into heresy, that constitute
their glory. BY an interesting. although
inevitable, coincidence their strayings
from the straight path which had been sur
veyed and laid out for criticism were espe-
cially conspicuous when they dealt with
Shakespeare. There are no more memoir
able and no better remembered passages
In the prose writings of the three authors
named than thoee which bear willing testi-
mony to the surprising greatness Of the au-
thor Of Hamlet and Of the Tempest. Prof.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-29
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WHAT NEW YORK WIrL GET.
About $5oo,ooo Year for the Use of
 It's Streets.

New York, May Negotiations between the rapid transit commis- sion and representatives of the Penn sylyania railroad company with ref erence to compensation to the city for the use Of the large surface area ne- cessary to the construction Of the pro- posed vast system Of tunnels under North and East rivers and across Man haitian are nearing completion It is understood that .he railroad represen- tatiyes have acceded to the demand that the company shall pay to the city the sum of 50 cents annually for ev- cry l1neal foot of single track railroad under Manhattan island for the first ten years of the twenty-five year fran chise. For the remaining fifteen years the company is to pay Si a track foot. This price will be charged for all side tracks as well as the main line.
 On the basis of these figures it is es- timated the city will get nearly S5OO,- GOO each year for the streets alone.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-29
PROFESSOR AT NoTRE DAME.
Will Be Orator at Dedication of Sol
 diers and Sailors Monument.

Will Be Orator at Dedication of Sol
 diers and Sailors Monument
 Notre Dame, Ind, May 29.-The Rev " M Olmstead of Notre Dame uni versity, who is to be the orator of the day at the dedication of the soldiers and sailors monument in New York city tomorrow, has had remarkable history. He is q native of New York and commanded the Fifty-ninth infan- try. made up of what was left of the famous Forty second regiment, the Eighty-second New York volunteers and the Second state smilitia. Pro- noted to brigadier- general, he com manded the First brigade, Second di- vision. of General Hancock's second army corps. This famous brigade was made up of fighting regiments, each having been engaged in all the battles of the army of the Potomac from Balls Bluff to the surrender of Lee. Father Olmstead, who became a priest only few years ago, was brevetted ma. general Of volunteers shortly after the war and has always been promi nent in G. A. R. circles.