The Delta independent., 1888-07-31
STATE NEWS.
Telluride has electric lights.


Alimosa claims to have the fines,
Masonic temple In the State.
Bears are reported as numerous in
the Wet Mountain country.
The Republican state convention
will be held in Denver on September
Ike West Cliff branch of the Denver
N RE Grande road has suffered consIders.
bly lately from washouts.
A big flood washed out all the
bridges over Jim and Left Hand creeks be.
tween jamestown and Boulder.
The pay roll of the motive depart
ment of the Colorado division OF the Union
fscihc amounted in June to s5o. 900.
A neat Presbyterian church has just
been completed at Antonito and now the
Catholins are going to erect new chapel.
Artnles Of incorporation of the Fow-
Ter and Rocky Ford Ditch company, whose
caprAl stock Is s20o, 900, have been flied
sN n the Secretary of State.
4 A new postoflice has been established
at Thurman, Arapahoe county, Frank Nj.
walker, postmaster. Thurman will be sup
Piled by special from Harrisburg, distant
fifteen miles.
The Silver Creek road near Idaho
Springs has been abandoned as n public
highway, and the county commissioners
warn travellers not to attempt to travel 1t
on account OF Its dangerous condition.
The agent Of the Colorado Midland
at Rlidi In the FRYING Pan canon is au-
:hos ity for the statement that trout meas
Mrng from l6to Is Inches in length are
caught there daily. He reports fishing as
ss,cellent In Frying Pan.
The commissioners from Arapahoe
county who have been examining various
stone Quarries to select the best stone from
for the now county jail, report the red sand.
r0ne quarries in the Frying Pan canon as
having the best article they have ye. seen
rer the purpose.
Editor FELTON,. OF the Canon CITY
Record, expects TO have two thousand bush
els OF apples this year from fine orchard
Of ten acres owned by him in South Canon.
Editor DeBusk, of the Trinidad Citizen,
Also has a thousand or so bushels OF apples
growing.
Ihe Antinito Sentinel says: "Mr.
James l. Richardson, went fishing las;
Sunday mp the Conejos river, twenty miles
west OF Antoni O. He brought back los
pounds OF speckied beauties, ten of the lot
weighed Just twenty one pounds after being
dressed"
The correspondent Of the Pueblo
ChieftSin writes fross Villas: Crops in this
part Of the county could not he more prom
isins. Beautiful fields of tall, waving corn
loom up on every hand, all in tassel, and
the recent heavy rains have insured an
abundant CROP
A convention OF Democrat clubs of
Colorado WAS held In Denver Thursday and
state association was formed with the fol-
lowing officers: President, Charles +. VIII
son, OF Arapahoe; secretary, II. c. Andsr-
son, OF Arnpaboe; treasurcrsJ. W. Brown
log, OF Arapahoe. and vice president from
zach county.
A very distressing accident occurred
In Aspen Wednesday afternoon, In the
drowning Of two-yenr-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mendenhali. An irrlcn;ing ditch runs
through their yard in which half barrel
had been sunk for convenience IN dipping
up water, and the little boy while playing
alone in the yard fell into this When
found life was extinct, he having appar-
entity been In the water about fifteen min
utes.
Just Al sundown every evening the
'un Mt the swimming pool begins, An acre
Of water from three and half to five aud
half feet in depth: temperature toned down
until II is about 70 degrees fahrenheit; the
water as clear as crystal and full OF sulphur,
soda and other ingredients so conducive to
health, strength and vigor, filed with n
merry crowd, swimming, diving splashing,
laughing, chatting, makes an evening party
not o be found It any socalled health re-
sort In the country.-Glenwood News.
party Of surveyors are now at work
at the head OF the Fying Pan. locating
proposed new '1nnei for tho Midland. a
location will lie selected and the expense
OF putting through such an enterprise will
bc computed, and, upon the result of this
work, future action viii, be based. 1t ia
proposed to stsrta Tunnel from some point
near the great trestie on uie eastern ap-
proach and carry |. through the mountain
TO an exit near Loeb Ivanhoe. This will
cut on some fourteen miles OF the steepest
grades on the mountain, and will very ma
tertally facilitate the operation Of the road.
The proposed tunnel will be something
over three miles In length and will pass
? 800 feet under tho c rest of the mountain.