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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
1
Ranchers and town citizens urged to attend a Friday mass meeting on June 9 to arrange Encampment Valley’s annual fish fry. Businessmen seek suggestions for a two day celebration with a fish fry and a barbecue, and to schedule dates that won’t interfere with haying.
The Carbon Timber company began its tie drive this week with a smaller crew than past seasons. Previously seventy five to one hundred workers were employed, but this year only about twenty five will be used. Denver Suttles Howard Carver and Bill Parr left town to join the drive.
Fred Hopka and Miss Mar guerite Rhoades faced a near drowning last Sunday as their buggy stalled in swift water at an old crossing south town. They escaped wet to the necks and grateful to be alive.
Several automobile loads of vaca Hloninth and fishermen have visited Encampment over the past week.
A San Francisco real estate man C E Fry was a passenger on a westbound train to Detroit this morning. He left the car to inquire after his brother William B Fry formerly of Encampment in irrigation. He asks anyone with information to write 1026 Market Street San Francisco. Bill Stewart reported his duties as a fireman on the 8 K railway and planting a garden. Bill Strong and Bill Pennock returned from Charter Oak with several tons of ore ready for shipment.
Erickson purchased the blacksmith shop and equipment from James H. Anderson last week and has taken charge of the business. He is described as a first class mechanic and congenial in dealing, with plans to build up a strong local operation. See his display ad in this issue.
Joe Smith came home last Friday from Columbine where he had been named an important mining business. He says he will begin gathering ore along the tramway from the smelter to the Ferris Maggarty mine in a few days in preparation for shipment. He estimates several car loads of good ore are waiting along the tramway.
Warm weather melted mountain snow rapidly causing exceptionally high water in all streams.
The Portland Consolidated Copper Co incorporated in Wyoming with capital of $2,000,000 divided into two million shares. Based in Cheyenne with offices at First National Bank building, William B. Ross named agent. Five directors oversee initial year. main operations in Carbon County, service extendable to other counties and states. Phil S. Delany president. T. C. Delany secretary. Also notes United Osceola Co incorporated in Cheyenne with $50,000 capital, headquarters in Rawlins, mining focus in Carbon County, directors J DeF Richards James M Rumsey George E Brimmer.
Pete Meets a Bear recounts Pete from Hog Park country meeting a bear a short distance from a spruce grove near the divide on Miller creek, with Louis Ander son unaware until Pete confronts the animal armed only with a pocket knife after a snow covered standoff lasting about thirty minutes.
The Cheyenne State Leader reports the Meldrum case cannot be tried on June 10 in the district court here unless jury summons arrangements change. A stipulation required 30 days' notice to each side, but no notices have been given yet. No transfer order has arrived. preparation is blocked until venue change papers reach Cheyenne. George E Brimmer of Rawlins notified Fisher he would push to send papers at once.
A J Chidester and Charlie Schoonover last week visited the Tonopah mine south of town to conduct development work and inspect operations.
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