The Delta independent., 1888-01-24
COLORADO CONDENSED.


sian we'll at Ell Moro.
La Junta is in hopes of having glass
works located at that point
The Walsen mines are now shipping
one thousand tons of coal day.
The cost Of saloon license in Wal
senburg has been raised to $500.
Salida is rapidly recovering from
the effects of the late disastrous FIRE.
A strong company has been form ed
erect FIGURING mill at Berthoud.
Liquid fuel from Florence is being
Introduced at the Bessemer steel works,
Water will probably be turned into
the Montezuma ditch by the first of March.
A zinc smelter with capacity of
six tons day has been blown In In Den
yer.
Four tons Of mail matter, ON an aver
age, are sent out of the Dever postoflice
daily.
The deputy postmaster at Morrison
has been arrested for stealing registered
letter.
So far as reported the loss of cattle
by the recent severe weather was bu,
slight.
More students are in attendance at
the State University than ever before In It's
history.
Sunday was the coolest day in Pueblo
for eight years, the mercury reaching 25 de-
grees below zero.
The Republican commissioners of
Arapshoe county have elected Democrat
fc county attorLey.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad has over half million dollars in
vested In La Junta.
Tho ore shipments from Aspen last
week amounted to SIS tons, the majority
OF which went to Denver.
OF tho 100. 600. 900 pounds of wool
produced in the United States In 1857, Col
orado produced 100000.
The Denver & Rio Grande and the
Denver, Texas & Fl. Worth railroads will
build union depot in Trinidad.
A golden eagle that measured seven
feet and seven inches from tip to tip was
recently shot In the North Park.
Tho temperance women OF Denver
are making an effort 10 have the next ma
.ionni convention Of the w. G. r. U. held
in that city.
Rocky Ford is going TO vote bonds 10
ne amount OF $500 for the purpose of
boring an artesian well. Tho election will
occur February II.
Governor and Mrs. Adams gave n
reception nj the Albany Hotel In Denver
last Thursday night, for which five hundred
Invitations were issued.
Denver claims to be the greatest ore
market In the world. on an avcrsge about
1000 tons OF ore day are handled by the
smelters and samplers of that city.
The commissioners OF Bent county
atfcr reward of O., 500 for the arres, and
conviction Of the person or persons who
set fire TO the court house on the night of
January 9th.
An attempt was made last week by
the cook Of a boarding house near Argo to
poison all the boarders. Three are in
preearious condition. The other sixteen
were not effected.
,cadvillc smeltcrs are very much cS-
erciscd over the refusal OF the railroads to
give satisfactory rates TO their interest,
They claim that they discriminate In favor
OF the valley smelters.
The annual meeting OF tho Range
Association win not be held until March
18th. 1t has been postponed to this late
date TO awnit the completion OF he Denver,
Texas and Fort Worth railroad.
"A 1000 school house is to be erect
ed at Cheyenne Wells Immediately. The
people OF that town also want church and
offer extra Inducements TO the first denom-
inntion which will put up building.
The present capacity OF the Fremont
county coliicrcs is 8, 500 tons Of coal a day.
There are sixteen miles of railway track in
tho main entries and branches under
ground and eight hundred pit cars In con-
stant use.
ills rumorcd that tho servant girl prob
lem Is 10 be solved In Denver by Installing
Cinnamon In the kitchen. Ordinary house
girls are now paid from els to $50 month
and are hard TO get and still harder TO
please even at that price.
Tho rapid settlement In the eastern
part Of the state is having the effect of al.
most exterminating the bounding antelope.
Not one-quarter as much game is seen in
Nthe Denver markets the present season as
has been offered In previous years.
Mr.. Holden has withdrawn from the
$smclting company In Denver bearing his
name, and announces his purpose to imme-
diasciy build another big smelter In that
dty. He has associated with him in the
enterprise number Of wealthy men.
Mr.. George Metcalf, secretary OF the
6tock-Growers' Association, states that no
4 loss Of range cattle from the recent cold
land storms has been reported to him. He
believes the percentage of loss In Colorado
and Wyoming will be less this year than
flor three previous.
DR.. Walker, of Denver, has bcen
indicted by the Grand Jury for conspiring
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