The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-16


nearly doubled In axs The past year.
Demand for Utah asphalt h incrras-
Ing and the great deposits In the Tin
tab basin are now being worked on n
larger scale than ever.
Indians Of the Blacifeet reservation
In Montana. held . big Fourth Of July
celebration at the agency which spread
over six days. The affair opened ON
July l and concluded July q
Little II any encouragement 10 held
out to woolgrowers by reports com
ing from the eastern wool centersL
Slight demand, and that only for
bargain" eonsignments. s In evil
dence.
Henry p. Davidson. former director
general Of the American Red Cross
and member Of the firm Of ]. r. Nor
gan 4 Co. has gone to Island Park,
Idaho. to spend a two months vaca-
ton with his family.
The public utilities commission OF
Utah has continued until august 10
the hearing on the application Of
marguerite an automobile freight line
from Salt Lake to Ogden.
That from one-fourth to one-hnlf Of
the normal hay crop will be cut this
year In the Lovelock valley. In Ne
yada, Is the opinion of many farmers
who have commenced haying and of
others who are about to do 80.
Phillip Anker, rancher near Love-
lock. Nevada, while endeavoring to
kick a belt from pulley on his
ranch. got his foot caught In the pull
ley and had his right leg broken be-
tween the ankle and the knee.
Forest officials have announced
from Ogden that they propose to split
the Wyoming National forest situat-
ed in Lincoln county, and add one-half
to the Caribou forest In Idaho and
/ the other half to the Bridger forest.
Another pioneer mining man Of Ne
vada passed to the great beyond last
week when Charles w. George Of
Kennedy went to his reward He
was about sixty years Of age and had
| mihcu ~ ASuHSuy AVk eA10 lust sWcAly
years.
Unless some agreement Is reached In
the controversy between the Utah
Gas 4 Coke company and Its plant
employees within the next few days.
Salt Lake faces serious shortage, II
not a complete interruption, Of gas
service.
Matthew A. Callahan. formerly Of
Jackson's Hole. Wyo., committed sui
eide by shooting while sitting In front
Of the Amelia Palace at Salt Lake.
Callahan, who was one Of the best
known men In the west. was losing
his eyesight.
! The state livestock board of Utah
has decided to institute quarantine
against Lincoln county. Wyo.. sheep
and to retain the quarantine against
sheep from Idaho and Colorado, al
ready in effect. The quarantine ID
against scabies.
Registration for the summer quar-
ter at Montana state college at Booze
man has passed the lbs mark. OF
the total number registered. about IS
are vocational training students, men
sent to the state college by the fed
eral government.
After wading through snow drifts
three and four feet deep in the st. Joe
forest. while inspecting the ranger sta
tons near Avery. Idaho, Elers. Koch.
chief Of fire protection in this dis
trict. has returned to forestry head
quarters with the belief that that there
is no fire hazard as far as this region
is concerned.
Convincing evidence that the wild
buffalo Of Yellowstone national park,
the last surviving remnant Of the
great herds which once roamed the
instead Of dying out, as was feared,
has been obtained In the discovery of
q new group In the southeast portion
of Yellowstone park.
More than 100 rock chucks were
poisoned north Of Shoshone, Idaho.
one night, by one ounce Of strychnine
sulphate which had been mixed In
one gallon Of hot water and soaked
into as much alfalfa as was required
to absorb 1t. The alfalfa was allowed
to wither for about four hours before
being used.
A resident Of T0nopah has the car
| cass Of bob cat, which he found In
!, the slime pond Of the T0nopah BEL
, mont The beast was stiff In death
through having imbibed too freely Of
the cyanided waters Of the pond which
ire as clear as crystal and apt to de-
ceive even a denizen Of the forest
whose keen scent usually protects
hem from such perils.
Deviating from his transcontinental
'peaking tour at the solicitation Of
Twin Falls, Idaho. people, and making
he side trip from Granger. Wyo.. by
irplane, w. f. (Pussyfoot) Johnson,