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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1917
Page
10
Alleged enemy plot to damage a Wyoming mine is thwarted as a fuel box with dynamite is found at the Surfiee Iron mine. An inspection reveals powder in several engine components and extra guards are posted as Patriots camp members vow retaliation against perpetrators.
July 17 report notes rapid frame core erection for the roof of the Taelpeten roundhouse addition. Concrete work is complete and building readiness nears to shelter Ham eround engines left outside due to lack of space. State Leader classified ads bring results.
Powell Wyoming residents welcomed six daily Burlington passenger trains, replacing prior uncertain service. The schedule includes morning and afternoon east and westbound runs to Cody and Meine, with a tourist train added for the park season. Two freight trains run daily.
Harvey Hammond 17 son of John Hammond dies when a concrete wall six by ten feet falls at ditch No 9 headgate near Big Goose Sheridan. Fred Hanft narrowly escapes as they cleared drift in water two and a half feet deep. Survived by parents six brothers and three sisters.
The Southern Montana Oil company plans to drill near Powell with four carloads of derrick timbers and material on the Spring creek property. Geologists reported favorable prospects with seven oil bearing sands within about 1000 feet, including Elk Basin’s big producer. Field manager W. H. Shoemaker expresses confidence in the venture.
Guernsey July 17 The Platte River has fallen to near the normal high water mark after rising to a new high water level. No serious damage reported though bottom hay fields suffered some. The old bridge west of town withstood the flood though it showed wobble at peak. J J Covington supervised drift clearance from the pliers for several days. Local elders note higher waters before Pathfinder construction.
St Louis July 17 temporary derangement given as reason for Armindi Orthweb 34 heir of old St. Louis family taking his own life in Louisiana last night.
L Gaskins of Denver has received and loaded 30 000 pounds of new mining machinery for the Douglas Mountain Copper Mines near Rock Springs. The equipment includes a 60 ton boiler friction hoist a ½ drill compressor and smaller gear. Ore shipped to Garfield Utah last fall yielded about 150 in copper and minerals aiding smelting. The company plans to ship 100 tons weekly from Rock Springs once bins and freighting are arranged.
A plan to buy a steck in Rock Springs for the mine’s convenience is proposed after investigation showed all needed supplies can be bought locally at lower cost than from wholesale houses in distant cities. This change aims to reduce expenses by sourcing from Rock Springs.
Five Mile Oil Co officials C. B. Baldwin and J. D. Mount arrived in Riverton to arrange drilling on 800 acres of validated land and 729 acres patented in the Lost Well field twelve miles northeast of Riverton. The company, incorporated in South Dakota with Rapid City offices, has a $1,000,000 capitalization and expects to start drilling within weeks as rigs and supplies reach the site.
Washington July 17 Herbert C Hoover will not reply to Senator Reed of Missouri who charged him with rigging the food market during Belgian relief work. Hoover plans a defensive move against foes delaying the food control bill in the senate and may expose senators obstructing the measure if needed.
The fire along the C. W. & BE line at Camp Creek ranger station in Colorado is now under control though still monitored. Since Friday more than 200 men have fought the blaze, special trains were sent, and officials await exact manpower numbers while bills for equipment are settled.
A British steamer in the Azores reports a July Fourth battle in an American port when a United States collier opened heavy fire on a German submarine. The engagement left a girl and a man dead as shells illuminated the dawn.
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