Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-15
BIG HORN COUNTRY BOOMING
Settlers Interested in New Lands and Big
Irrigation Projects.
BURLINGTON EXTENSIONS MOVING FAST
WOrInnd Line f. Being Pushed with
All Expedition and ~ Being
BnllRsted ms Fast ns
Built.


L. W. wakeley. general passenger agent
of the Burlington, who, accompanied by
General Freight Agent Spens and George
sommers Of Chicago, assistant to Vice
President Willard, has been making an ex-
tensive trip over the northwestern lines
Of the Burlington. returned Saturday morn
ing, leaving Mr.. Spens and Sommers to
continue on a more extensive trip to
Denver and Salt Lake City.
THE Worland extension is going right
along and the line is being ballasted rs
fast as built" said Mr. wakeley. Plenty
OF splendid ballast is easily obtainable on
the Cody road, near the track. The Hunt
ley irrigation project Of the Yellowstone Is
progressing This will be the first irriga-
ton scheme to be built in the Crow reser-
walton watering about 5000 acres, and a
man who draws an cighty-acre prize at
that drawing will have something worth
having, for the land will be worth $40 an
acre at the time Of the drawing.
Land of Wonderful Resources.
'fThe whole Bag Horn country, well
as the Yellowstone and Crow agency Is
a land of wonderful future development
and settlers are flocking in all the time
The whole northwest is awake to the
opening Of the Shoshone reservation this
summer and thousands will be on hand TO
take a chance at drawing an eighty or
I6O-acre tract Besides the agricultural
possibilities from irrigation the mountains
are known to contain vast amount Of
mineral wealth. On the day we went into
the basin a capitalist from Beaumont,
Tex, was on the same train with several
oil experts, who had a car load Of
chinery for the purpose of developing OIL
The Shoshone mountains and the Kerwin
district are attracting many interested in
mining who are hunting the mining pos
sibillties.
Sheridan is all worked up over the pros
poets Of beet sugar factory which is prac-
tically assured. Former Superintendent
Gillette is finishing up a deal with the
reclamation service which will bring to
Sheridan all the water that country needs
for irrigating a large section between the
Big Horn mountains and Sheridan.
Wealthy men are behind the enterprise for
the construction Of bitches and the develop
ment of water rights. This combination
will assure a sugar factory for Sheridan
and will likewise furnish ample water for
bitches already constructed.
COrbett Dam Nearly Finished.
''The Corbett dam, a part of the govern
ment work across the Shoshone river is
under way and will be completed without
waiting for the construction OF the great
dam west of Cody. This will probably be
ready by 1907 and will lrrlgate about SO.0OO
acres between Corbett and Frannie. Cattle
have wintered well this winter and are in
good condition. the ranges also beginning
to look green after dry winter.
The windup of the colonist rates April
and put a large number of people into
Nhut
of the largest colonist business ever done
by this road"
Stickney to Inspect.
President A. b. Stickney and all Of the
chief officials Of the Chicago Great Western
are scheduled to arrive in Omaha April 20
on tour of inspection of the road. Some
time will be spent In the city looking over
the terminals at this place and in confer
ence with the Commercial clubs of Omaha
and Council Bluffs President Stickney Is
still greatly interested in the Omaha grain
market and will give some time to the
grain men while here His road is still
maintaining the through rates on export
grain and is hauling more grain east than
any other Omaha road at the present time.
Delays to Trains.
Trains to the west and northwest were
all delayed Thursday because of the sleet
and snow. accompanied by high wind but
the wires along all the roads have been
repaired and the trains are again running
under telegraphic orders. Several OF the
trains were a few hours late but all suc-
ceeded in getting through without acct
dent. The storm has passed on to the east
with Omaha only getting a touch of the
cold which accompanied the storm. Freez-
ing weather was reported Saturday at
Cheyenne and North Platte but with pros
poets of fair and growing warmer for
Easter. The weather has all cleared in the
mountains and the whole storm has moved
70 the east.
Railway Notes and PersOnnIs
General Superintendent Of Motive Power
Clark OF the burlington is in the city.
The Illinois Central has announced round
trip rates from Omaha to Minneapolis to
Inc annual eneampment which is to be held
ucaIly cent a mile.
The Fremont station OF the Burlington
was opened Saturday morning ana Station
The new tariff Is prepared for the Sioux
City line and will be published soon as
the road is ready for opening.
w. II. Mckeen, jr., superintendent of mo-
tive power and machinery of the Union
Pacific, took a party Of friends to 8arand
Island saturday morning on Motor Or No.
z. An EFFORT was made to follow right be-
hind the Overland Limited, one OF the fast
trains of the country.
CHICAGO, April 1A-E. w. elliot, gen
eral freight and passenger agent OF the
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake rail-
road, today telegraplred George NJ. Sargent
the general agent of the road in Chicago,
that all the repairs required by washouts
have been made and that, beginning today,
all trains will run on regular schedule time.
W. II. Cundey OF Denver, travelling pas
sengeF agent OF the Denver & Rio Grande,
Is in the city. Mr.. Cundey was distributing
q well-written and splendidly illustrated
pamphlet called Fertile Lands OF Colo
RADIO sent out by his road. The agricui-
tural and horticultural resources OF the
state are graphically described. A valuable
map showing the location and extent OF the
fertile lands accompanies the text The
data has been compiled by MIR. Clarence A.
Lyman, the well known newspaper writer
now devotng himself TO agricultural pur-
suits.
WITNESS IN JAIL AT FREMONT