The Delta independent., 1889-06-11
STATE NEWS.

Pitkin County feels the need Of a
Only about AZ men are now employed
On the stste Capitol building.
The First Baptist Church Of Pueblo
lifted debt of q, 800 last Sunday.
Up TO Friday Colorado Springs had
colloc ted q, 1856 for the flood sufferers.
A vigorous war on prairie dogs Is
being wased in the White River Valley.
Otto Mears intends extending his
baby railro.d from Siivcrton 70 Eureka.
An extensive bed Of peat has re-
Gently been discovered tho San Luis Val
ley. .---'-------a
Natural gas was encountered at
Fountain the other day at depth of $50
feet
fhe miners engaged at the Victor
coal mines near Trinidad arc out ON .
strike.
A large number OF Pueblo people
had relatives swept away by the Pennsyl-
vania food.
For the first time in several years
the peach trees in Denver arc hanging full
Of green fruit.
The Denver, Utah & Pacific Rail-
road Ii widening its gauge aud straighten-
ing its curvcs.
Governor Cooper does not think IL
will bc necessary to call another sessIon Of
tho Legislature.
Mr.. Myers has been discharged from
sic position Of supervising crchitcct Of tho
Capitol building.
The generous people OF Glcnwood
Spring have forwarded s5l5 TO tho Penn.
sylvania sufferers.
Mr.. Hagcrman. Of the Midland Rail-
road, denies that that company have any
intention Of selling cut.
Tho Commissioners OF Arapahoe
County have appropriated 5000 toward
the Fourth Of July celebration.
Sheep shcnring hns begun In the
southern part o! the State and The yield
promises 10 be above the average OF former
ycars.
ho buhptuSut VI baaN
Canon increases every dag. Tho quality
IL nnc and the quantity 10 larger than ever
before.
Governor Routt, one OF tho Capitol
Commissioners, says tho State will savs
eo;oo0 through the discharge Of Mr.. Myee.
tho architect
William T.Jcnnison, clerk OF the Dis
trict Court OF Arapahoc County. has been
forced 10 resign and John Corcoran,a local
politician Of promincncc, has been sppointcd
70 tho position.
The board OF directors OF the State
Deaf. Mute and Blind Institute have been
In session this wcck. Three deaf mutes,
Harry waipcrt, Paul Hubbard and Grace
Young graduated with honors.
The City Council Of Boulder have
passed resolution ordering the City Mar
shai and tho niyht policeman 70 arrest all
boys under 10 ycars OF ago found on the
streets after O'Clock at night
The managers Of tho scmi-centennial
celebration at Galveston hAvc desiguated
June II as Colorado and Dcep-Water
Auty hbIc luz 1tVtuu10C8
Of representative Colorado people on that
day.
II seems likely that the proposed
Mining Exchange will DO In full operation
In Denver In about month. A largo num-
bcr OF applications for membership have
bccn received. Mr.. George F. Bachelor
has accepted tho presidency.
For the second week OF May the
Colorado Midland reports earnings ~ ee7,-
200, decrease Of q, ,aA. Tho Fort Worth
Il Denver City reports earnings - s24,55p,
an increase Of q. $50. In tho third wcek Of
May tho Rio Grando Western reports earn.
inss a. Ga, ,s7s, an increase Of ss,b00, and
tho Rio Grando ellS,600, . decrease Of
$500.
A correspondent OF the Denver Times
at Grand Junction makcs tho following e..
timatc Of tho amount Of fruit which will be
shipped from that valley this year:
,,Pcachcs, lcs 900 pounds; erape., 2s,00o
pounds; pears, 1900 pounds; cherries, 4, 900
pounds, and 2S,OOo quarts Of strawberries.
The apple crop Is not estimated and will
amount to i50 900 pounds more"
Tho Denver NetDs says that Chief
Clerk o. f. Harris in the Surveyor Gen.
erals officc, owing TO III health, took . va.
cation and was spending the name In the
mountains above Lcadville for his health.
being affiictcd with asthma. While there
and bu few days since, he was standing
on an s-foot dam, erected for retaining tho
watcr in very narrow Rulch for tho pur.
POGO Of placer mining. Whilo In this posi-
tion tho dam gave way and no was hurled
down the guich distance Of some 600 feet
and was In tho water tossed about amour
the logs and stones somo 10 minutes before
no was rescued. II was found after he wss
rescued that hc had sustained severe IN
jurica, having thrcc ribs brokcn, the frxc
turod points Of which had pierced his
lungs. He returned to tho city Wednesday
and 10 now resting ~ comfortably - could
bo expected Aftcr having gone through 20
severe m experience.
Senator Barcla and Representative
Wootou nave addrcsscd letters 70 Senaeegs
and Representatives, asking II they will
meet In extra session at their own expense
for elk or clght days 70 consider the Judi-
cial bill, badly bungled The last night Of
The session.