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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
9
Ranchers and residents urged to attend a Friday night mass meeting in Encampment to plan the annual fish fry and a possible barbecue. Business leaders seek rancher input on dates that avoid haying and to approve a two day celebration with fish fry and barbecue.
Carbon Timber company starts the tie drive from Big Creek to Fort Steele this week. The crew size drops from 75-100 men to about 25 due to a smaller drive this year. Denver Suttles Howard Carver and Bill Parr left town to join the effort.
Fred Hopka and Miss Marguerite Rhoades escaped drowning last Sunday afternoon when their buggy forded a swift river crossing south town. The car was swept into deep water but occupants managed to keep it upright and reach safety.
Several auto loads of vacationers and fishermen have visited Encampment over the past week, boosting local activity and visitors to the area.
A San Francisco real estate man, C. E. Fry, riding westward to Detroit, left the train at Laramie to search for his brother William B. Fry, once of Encampment in irrigation. He asks witnesses to contact 1026 Market Street, San Francisco. Also notes fireman Bill Stewart tended a regular run and other locals report ore shipments pending from Charter Oak.
Erickson buys the blacksmith shop and equipment from James Anderson last week and assumes charge. He is described as a first class mechanic and congenial in business. An display advertisement invites patrons to the Record for details.
Joe Smith came back Friday from Columbine where he was described as an important mining figure. He says he will start gathering ore along the tramway from the smelter to the Ferris Maggarty mine in a few days in preparation for shipping. He estimates several carloads of good ore along the tramway.
Warm days melt mountain snow rapidly causing exceedingly high water in all streams and flood risks across the region.
The Portland Consolidated Copper Co incorporated with 2 000 000 capital stock at 1.00 per share and fifty year term plans mining operations in Carbon county Wyoming with offices in Cheyenne led by William B. Ross as agent and Phil 8 Delany as president. The United Osceola Co also incorporated in Cheyenne with 50 000 capital to mine metals, led by J DeF Richards, James M. Rumsey and George E. Brimmer, headquartered in Rawlins.
Pete Meets a Bear when Louis Ander son falls behind. Pete confronts the bear with a pocket knife after a snow covered skirmish on Miller creek sixteen miles south of Encampment near the divide, while Louis heads to town thirty minutes after the delay.
The Cheyenne state leader reports it will be impossible to try the Meldrum case in Cheyenne district court on June 10 unless jury summons rules change. District Clerk Joe T. Fisher says notices must be 30 days ahead and none have been issued yet. Attorney George E Brimmer of Rawlins says he will push for necessary papers to Cheyenne.
A. J. Chidester and Charlie Schoonover spent time last week at the Tonopah mine south of town engaging in development work.
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