Delta chief., 1883-09-12

| tion calling upon the citizens to set apart one
day in each year for tree planting in sections
where by reason Of favoring conditions, success
full growth can be established.
Two of the Canon City oil wells are
reasonably productive. One is nearly 1,4O0
| feet deep, the other something over 1000. The
oil is unlike that of the Pennsylvania region in
| that 1t cannot be used for Illuminating purpo-
| ses, but is an excellent lubricant, almost iden-
tical with that produced in West Virginia. If
! from five to ten barrels per day can be OBJ
tanned and the markets are advantageous these
wells can be made profitable.
On the 9TH Gen. d. j. Cook, of Dem
vor received second letter from the locality
in which the body of Redmon, the missing dep
uty sheriff of Grand county was found, in which
it is stated there is doubt about the identity
of the remains, and if any one disputes the
statement that Rcdmon is dead and that his
body was found as heretofore reported, the
writer is ready to furnish proofs sufficient to
convince the most skeptical.
The widow of L. E. Watkins publish
ed in the Tribune of the End inst two extreme
ly well written letters, the first addressed to
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the Tribune and the friends of the murdered
man. In the first she denies all the charges
alleged against Watkins, and in the second
conveys heartfelt thanks to all who have ex-
pressed sympathy with her in her great aiilic-
tion. Both indicate fine educational training
and intellectual powers of high order.
On the Sd Judge Hallett in Cham
bcrs heard the argument on the motion on be-
half of the Denver & South Park railway com
pany to dissolve the injunction obtained by
the Denver & Rio Grande. After listening to
the counsel on both sides the judge rendered
his decision. He said that one railroad had no
right to intrnde upon the right of way of an
other unless it could be shown that such intru-
sion was necessary and could not be avoided
The motion to dissolve the injunction was de-
MED.
Magnificent results continue to follow
the boring of artesian wells in Denver. On
the Sd inst an immense flow under the highest
pressure thus far attained was secured at the
Windsor. Tests showed pressure Of sixty
pounds to the square inch, which indicated
that the water would rise to an altitude of 12O
feet or 80 feet higher than the top of the build
ing. The court house well has opened large
vein but the sinking is continued. The Swift
well on 2Sth above Champa has one of the
finest streams over struck in this country, at
442 feet.
The last issue of the Georgetown
Miner contains detailed account Of an afro
cious mining swindle perpetrated on Boston
capitalists by 7. Z. Johns, an operator of some
prominence. 1t appears that Johns claimed to
have discovered large deposits of horn silver of
enormous richness in Browns Park, near the
boundary between Colorado and Utah. Having
considerable quantity of valuable samples, he
went to Boston where he told surprising stories
of the find, and succeeded in selling over S9O,-
900 worth of stock. Prospectors were sent out
from various points to the place designated by
Johns, but nothing in the form of mineral could
be discovered. The author of the hoax has dis
appeared.
w. G.. Williams, of Pueblo, who was
appointed Commissioner for Colorado to the
international Exposition at Anisterdam Hol-
land, writes to Governor Grant, the letter being
dated August IS, that ''the exhibits of mineral
specimens from Colorado have been given
proper plaac, where they are seen to an advan-
tage in the main building; and that the display
of minerals, while not large as Colorado
would have shown had the collecting OF speci-
mems begun earlier, compares favorably with
all the mineral exhibits from other countries,
and has equal chance to receive the highest
award from the jury, who will not repsrt until
October II
Judge Carpenters court, for the trial
of GIL Martin and Alonzo Coffin, charged with
the murder of the Grand county commission
ers, convened at Grand Lake on the 4th inst.
very large crowd was in attendance and con-
siderable excitement prevailed. The 8 jury
men summoned were called and all answered.
Twenty witnesses for the State responded.
Med. Livesy, counsel for the State, moved
continuance owing to the absence Of important
witnesses and read long affidavits in support Of
the motion. The court intimated that he was
ready to grant the continuance, but this pro-
ceeding was interrupted by r. S. Morrison,
counsel for the defense, who applied for a
change of venue to Il . district court for Jeffer
son county, which was sustained and the case
removed to that district for trial, where It will
be called Nov. 18th.
Acquittal Of Frank James.