The Delta independent., 1888-02-14
COLORADO CONDENSED,

40 suo Il rioIcECe OIL neldS.
The real estate transfers in Denver
now figure up tosl, 600, 900 a week.
The commissioners of Arapahoe
county will build new jail this year.
The real estate men of Denver pro-
pose erecting a $1,000, 900 office building.
Mountain lions have been creating
havoc among the cattle Of Delta county.
A system of water works will prob.
Aoiy be constructed at Sterling this year.
Inc farmers around Boston are
iscus sing the necessity of a mutual herd
aw.
MIR. l.. j. Chapman has the contract
or sinking ten artesian wells in the yicin.
ty of Alamosa.
The Chieftain says an iron plant
with capital of $4,000 will probably
soon be started In Pueblo.
The Rio Grande road is said to be
doing the biggest business 1T present that
It has ever done in its history.
Rev. I. B. Self. of Canon CITY, has
been elected secretary and treasurer O. the
State Sunday School Association.
Petitions are being circulated in
A-eadviile calling uron the City Council to
enforce the laws against gambling.
The Jury in the Walker trial In Den.
yer e'cld not agree and were discharged.
a 1ew trial Will be ordered immediately.
Eastern newspaper correspondents
ARE iiocking 10 A.pen to learn about the
rich strikes made in that camp recently.
Two rival companies are building
street chr lines In Colorado Sp ings. One
of Them will unite that city with Manitou.
A buffalo seen near Logan the other
day drew nearly all the men and boys in
the township after him with rifles and sho.
guns.
Tho Colorado Coal & Iron company
has lately purchased $50. 600 worth of coal
land In Fremont county south OF AlkA
Gap
Certificates OF indebtedness amount
Ing to 81, ,3is. o. have So far been issued by
the State Auditor on account OF the Ute
war claims.
The Capitol Commissioners have de-
clared Mr.. Richardson's contrac, forfeited
No action has yc, been taken for the letting
Of second contract.
There are forty-fve regular attend
ants Al the State School OF Mines ranging
in age from IS TO % years. This Is more
than double theattendance of last year.
Poncha Springs is in danger of being
entirely destroyed by an incendiary. A
number OF partially successful attempts
have been made lately to barn the town.
The Rio Grande arc 10 give round
trip 600 summer excursion rate for s2s
after May 4. The tickets will enable q
tourist TO take almost a circular trip and see
the wonders Of Colorado scenery.
A Pullman conductor on d. & r.
q. train undertook to take undue liberties
with = young lady passenger and was
thrown on into a snow drift by the train
conductor, aid later discharged from the
service Of the company.
just ss soon as the weather will per.
nit work will be commenced on the aque-
duct and bath houses Mt Glenwood Springs.
It Is the intention OF the company who own
the springs 10 have the largest and most
complete bathing establishment in Amer.
lea.
The Midland's bridge over Maroon
creek At Aspen has been completed. II
has cost eS0, 900, and contains 400 tons OF
Iron. 1t Is COO feet long. has twenty spans
and IL pineiy-nine feet above the rock
foundations. II Is ITO feet above tAe
water.
The price Of coal to manufacturers
choosing TO locsts in Trinidad. and use the
article In large quantities has been changed
by recent arrangements 1t is now only
ffty TO cighty.hvc cents per ton delivered
at the furnaces, and Trinidad has the goods
on call.
Zachary Hinckley lost his life in n
burning building in Aspen few days ago.
lie was thinner but had heen on prolonged
spree. 1t is supposed he went to his room
10 sober of. built n fire In the stove, left the
door open and coal rolled out upon the
floor. In his intoxicated condition he was
probably suffocated.
The Pueblo Chieftain has turned over
to the brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
eers the fund of s4a6 which It raised for
monument TO be erected over the grave of
David Shaw, who was killed In the perform
ance Of his duty on Rio Grande passenger
train last September. To that amount the
Brotherhood have added $3.50. and granite
shaft costing e67o will be completed and
ready for erection in about two months.
A convention is to be called TO meet
In Denver on March esth, to discuss tn
question Of immigration andeto formulate
plans for carrying on immigration. The
dea is to establish q permanent immlgra.
tion bureau In 0very county in the statc,
which shall act In concert with the fmini.
grafton Committee OF the Chamber Of Com
mercA In this way settlers can be
properly and promptly located. The
convention being held on the same
day Al the Cattle Convention and the open.
ing Of the Denver, Texas h Gulf railroad,
will add much to the occasion and insure .
lsrger attendance than at any other time.
That Leadville is III earnest in its
nsht on the railrosds is shown by the fol.