The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-27
SHOSHON| TRAIN DROPPED
THE NORTHWESTERN TAKES OFF
THE SPECIAL SERVICE.
PASSENGERS FAILED TO DEVELOP

Road VIII Take Care OF ReJlstra-
ton Business on Its Regular Trains.
The Shoshon train on the Chicago
& Northwestern will be discontinued
on Wednesday of this week, new time
cards with the train omitted being is
sued from the superintendent head
quarters in Norfolk today. The aban-
donment of this train is brought about
through failure of development of pa.
tronage, there being comparatively
few going to Shoshoni to register for
drawing of land. This failure of in
terest in the country opening up is
something decidedly unusual, as all
openings previous to this have been
attended by tremendous rush of peo-
pie to get free farms.
1t may be possible that during the
week a greater number of people will
go to Shoshoni than have thus far,
but it is evident that the railroad com
pany does not feel justified in continu-
ing the expense of running the train
with the prospects in sight. The reg
istration closes August 1, and those
w llO contemplate luS lOl IL DlSIS VI
land have only little more than a
week to go to the front. The North
western is still in position to handle
all the passengers who want to go to
Shoshoni, by way of it's Black Hills
train, connections being made at Chad
ron with the regular train to Shoshoni.
If rush develops during the remain
H.
tras will be run to accommodate all
who plan to go.
The new time card goes into effect
Wednesday at 1905 p. m. None Of
the trains reaching Norfolk are affect
ed by the card, except the dropping of
the Shoshoni passenger.
Registration is Light.
Registration at Shoshoni up to Sat
urday night was 1927; at Lander, $40;
Worland, 465 Thermopolis, 1872.
In the opinion of the land Office Off
cials the total registration at all plac-
es will be less than 5000, which is
1000 less than the number of claims
Many who came here to secure lands
have been attracted to the mountains
by the recent big strike at Copper
mountain, and it is predicted that if
the mining excitement continues many
who came to farm will abandon that
idea for the more alluring prospects
of mining.
Surprised at lack of Interest.
Congressman Frank w. Mondell of
Wyoming was in Omaha yesterday,
and in an interview with the Bee said
in part:
1--WE are all interested in the Sho-
shone opening just now and I am a
little surprised there has not been a
greater rush for the reservation lands.
That country is susceptible of the
greatest developments and is one of
the best irrigable sections in the west.
Under the present plans of the govern
ment about 100000 acres of the Sho-
shone lands will be brought under ir-
rigation. The Big Wind river travers-
es the reservation to the Owl Creek
mountains, where it cuts through Owl
Creek canyon and then becomes the
Big Horn.
During the last year or two, as a
member of the irrigation committee of
congress, I have travelled over 10000
miles of irrigable country, investigat-
ing conditions, and know of no Sec
tion that surpasses the Shoshone coun-
try in this matter Then again, the
Shoshone country is traversed by val
liable mineral ranges, including gold
and copper, and lies adjacent to other
fine mining sections. 1t is truly a
wonderland and I anticipate that the
recent gold and copper discoveries in
overflow of prospectors, drifting into
the Shoshonc region, and thus become
informed of its possibilities
"The extension of the Northwestern
railroad westward and north through
the Shoshone country to Yellowstone
park and the extension of the Burlng-
ton Toluca branch southwark to its
Cheyenne line at WOrland means there
will be a great crossing point of those
roads somewhere within the Shoshone
country, giving it the best railroad ia.
cilities in western Wyoming. This
will necessarily hurry the opening up
of a great country there along all lines
Of industrial activity, and will ulti
mately result in the Northwestern dc
veloping into one of the great trans
continental lines passing directly
through that region and which will be
the main line to Yellowstone park
Must Make the Entries at Shoshon.
In accordance with supplemental
proclamation issued by the president
the register and receiver of the land
office for the coming district shall re
ceive entries for lands in ceded por
ton of the Shoshone reservation al
Shoshoni, Wyo,, from August Is to Oc
tober 8, 1906, instead of at Lander, as
provided in the proclamation of June