The Delta independent., 1888-12-25
COLORADO CONDENSED,
Santa Claus Is king.

saloon licenses have been raised in
Leedville.
several good stores are in course OF
erection at Claremont.
A grand antelope hunt was recent
event ncar Burlington
Work has commenced on gas wells
At Morrison and Alamosa.
New Castle coal is being shipped
INTO Kansas in large quantities.
The estimated population of Colo
s"do at the present time is 4o5, 900.
movement is on foot to close the
the Denver saloons on the Sabbath.
A pickle factory will probably be
started at Greeley in the near future.
Trinidad coal is rapidly driving III
other kinds out of the Texas market.
The Chieftain is urging the estab-
hshment of mining exchange at Pueblo.
Cheyenne Wells is congratulating
itself over the completion of a new hotel
The eclipse OF the sun on the LIST OF
January will be almost total in this State.
Cattle men are elated over the open
fali and winter Colorado has had thus far
Two furnces OF the Philadelphia
day.
The city Government of Denver
spcnt 10000 more than its receipts last
year.
The Prairie Cattle Company have
shipped nine thousand head Of cattle so far
this year.
Condemnation proceedings have
been commenced for the new Union Depot
in Pueblo.
Every town and hamlet In the State
seems to be enjoying a season of unusual
prosperity.
An explosion at the Flagstaff mine
In Leadville the other day did &, 800 worth
Of damage.
Denver is rejoicing over the COM
pl.,ion md successful operation Of its frs,
cable railroad.
Denver boasts OF possessing the larg-
eat and finest church organ In the world II
cost $4,000
One hundred miles OF irrigating
bitches were built in Bent county in the
past year.
About one thousand teams are
working on the enlargement Of the Henry
Canal near Lamar.
The printing Of the tickets and>pro-
srammes for the Inaugural ball to be given
In Denver will COS, 5000
By actual count there were over
1000 rccplc In the Catholic Church at
Copssos last Wednesday.
2 A farmer living near Platteville
killed an eagle last week which mcasured6
feet sincbes from tip to tip.
Tho Senate Finance Committee has
made favorable report on the bill to
establish a coinage mint in Denver.
Walter Campbell. OF Fort Collins,
last week made u shipment to Chicago OF
5000 worth Of clover and alfalfa seed.
Tho Supreme Court has required the
Judges OF tho recent election in Las Animas
County to recount the votes on the amend
mcn,s.
Washington County comes TO the
front with candidate for door keeper Of
the House in the person of Capt Geo. B.
Pickett of Otis,
The asphalt sidewalks being laid In
In Trinidad are meeting with favor They
are considered as cheap and much more
durable than lumber
The Clearing House reports showed
= gain of A3 per cent in Denver last week
A greater gain than was had by any other
city in the country.
The bill TO create three new land
of'iccs In Eastern Colorado has been favor
ably reported upon by the House committee
70 which Il was referred.
Frank Owensby. OF La Veta. and
Pat Desmond, Of Pueblo, had a quarrel In
the latter city last Monday, which resulted
IN Desmond receiving two bullets in his
body. II is believed he will recover
Congressman Symes has secured a
favorable report from tho Committee on
Public Lands on the granting of Lake Mo
raine and some 700 acres of land lying
mainly within the Pixies Peak reservation
to the city of Colorado Springs for reservoir
purposes.
The preliminary survey for the Pixies
Peak Tramway Railroad was completed by
Architect l.. A. Peasc and corps " sur
veyors the latter part OF last week. The
architect pronounccs the result OF his max.
ing the preliminary survey quito salts.
factory, and will make favorable report
to the company. A grade, which at its
maximum will bc but l, 200 fcct to tho mile.
has been obtained.
Last Wednesday Mr.. S. p. Hoinc OF
Alamosa, entered into contract with the
citizens OF Antonito TO sink a well az two
dollars foot for tho first 100 feet and fifty
sents pcr foot additional over the 100 feet.
II il thought that good flow Of water car
be obtained at a depth Of 800 feet. Some
anticipate that big bed of coal lies under
the lava rock but of course this Is imaginn
Non OF the brain, and much hoped for
good luck
The Arkansas Valley Smelling Com
pany Of Leadville has brought suit against