Delta chief., 1885-08-05
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
The indebtedness of Huerfano county
is less than $4,000.
Frank DeWalt has been returned to
the penitentiary at Laramie City.
Some fine bismutA ore has recently
been found few miles west Of Loveland
According to the recent census there
are over 13, 600 farms and ranches in Colorado.
A Chicago travelling man was robbed
of $500 in Denver house of i'll fame last
week.
1t is probable that the next meeting
of the National Teachers Association will be
in Denver.
There were 400 arrests made by the
Denver police during July, thirty-two of whom
were females.
Grand Junction needs Touring mill
very much, and offers great inducements to
whoever will build one.
The new military company at Greeley
was mustered into the State service this week.
1t has ffty-two members.
"A young man named Mason, from
Buffalo, New York, was accidentally killed
near Greeley the other day.
William Neff, of Georgetown. COM
mitted suicide the other day by blowing his
head of with giant powder.
A vein of lubricating oil was struck
at depth Of 1000 feet in the artesian well
which is being drilled at Loveland.
There has been q new trail made to
Longs Peak. 1t is said to be shorter and easier
to the boulder field than the old enc.
Haverly's world-renowned minstrels
viii be at the Denver Opera House for one
week commencing Monday, August 3.
John Cox, a colored porter on the
Rio Grande railway, jumped from derailed
car near salida, and was instantly killed.
It is proposed to build wall of
heavy masonry along Cherry Creek from Lari-
mer to Blake street to protect the Denver City
Hall.
The Mexican editors are expected to
arrive in Denver on the first Of August. They
VIII be entertained by the Chamber Of Com
merce.
The State Firemen's tournament will
be held in Boulder on the 28th Of August Al
ready twenty-six teams have signifed their in
tention to be present.
From this time and for the next ten
years, no person has the right to kill, snare or
entrsp any mountain sheep within the boun-
dary lines of the State of Colorado.
A water-spout in the Grand Valley
ON the 10th swept $1,000 worth Of wheat, po-
tatoes, oats and millet into the raging Grand.
The grain was cut, ready for hauling.
Father Phillips of the House of the
Good Shepherd, Denver, has just returned
from Dakota with twenty-five young Chippewa
Indian maidens who are to be educated at that
school.
Minnie Belts, a ten-year-old child of
Canon City, ath mpted to light fire with
kerosene oil the other day. The can exploded
and the child received injuries from which she
soon died.
John Sheers, OF Silver Plume, ex-
pressed pleasure at the death Of General Grant
and vas soon afterward visited by committee
who gave him twenty-four hours in which to
leave town. He left.
There is said to be magnificent gla-
cier up Black canon. A gentleman almost lost
his life recently by partly breaking through,
but by crawling back ON all-fours the ice was
strong enough to bear him.
The Mexican editors arrived In Den
yer Saturday morning and were received by
committee Of prominent citizens. After being
shown the city they were given banquet at
the Windsor in the evening.
A considerable quantity Of very ex-
eellent peaches have been raised in the san
Juan country this year. It is predicted that
in few years this section will be able to sup
ply the whole state with this luscious fruit.
There is now good propect of law
suit between the counties Of Park and ChafIee
to decide what shall be the line between them.
Park county claims that Chaffee does not In
clude certain parts Of the Arkansas River and
Denver & Rio Grand track.
1t is reported that Colorow and some
twenty other Ute Indians have been sojourn,
ing at Glenwood Springs for several days, to
the CONSERVATION Of the citizens, especially the
ladies'. 1t seems that they were in search Of
ponies that h, been stolen from them.
Mrs. Harry Hernage was drowned in
the Eagle river, about forty miles below Red
Cliff, few days ago. While crossing bridge
the second span gave way, ,hurling the lady and