The Delta independent., 1889-09-03
STATE NEWS.

tablished by the State at Gunnison.
The Union Pacific is about to build
extensive stock yards in Fort Collins.
The next annual meeting of the Fire
mems Association will be held IN Greeley.
Amateur hunters are said to be caus-
Ing great destruction 10 gsmo in the North
Park.
Two OF the Rio Grande trains rob-
bers have been caught and landed in Salt
Lake City.
The business OF tho Denver post
Office Ia increasing at the rate Of 25 per
cent year.
The Denver postoffice is TO be re-
moved to the Gettysburg building on
Champa Street.
An Illinois physician proposes build
Ing sanitarium at Colorado Springs to
cost 100000.
A little girl was burned 10 death
through the careless use of coal oil At So
pris the other day.
The business portion Of Gilman was
destroyed by fire Wednesday morning
Tho loss was about coo.
A young woman was burned TO death
at Durango last week. She was attempt
ing to kindlc fire with kerosine.
An elegant and commodious school
building has recently been completed and
entirely paid for at Raymer No bonds
were issued, either.
More building is being done at Col
orado Springs this season than ever be.
fore. Some OF the business blocks being
erected would be credit TO any city In the
country.
II Is now said that the Burlington
Missouri company will Immediately build
TO Fort Collins and thence up tho Poudrc
River and into the North Park and thence
on To Utah.
Coneios County has this year pro-
duccd Il, 600 acres Of wheat, 5000 acres Of
oats. 200 acres OF potatoes and about Loo
Of other crops. Its wheat yield will be up
wards of thirty five bushels from the acre.
The Governor has appointed Hon. X.
w. Woodbury.. Judge Amos Stock and Hon.
Hugh Butler committee 10 examine the
reports OF the State officers latoly sent the
Governor and to report what in their judg-
mcnt seems best 10 be done
The officials OF the Denver e. Rio
Grandc Railroad have been carefully can
vassing the prospects for business Of the
proposed line from villa Grove 10 Monte
L. 4 sh., .,,tt has Hs,rt I'm la
that they will urge upon the directory the
speedy construction OF the line.
Fridays South Park train from Lead.
vilic TO Denver ran on tho track . mile bc-
low Estabrook and tumblcd over on Its
aide. Tho air brakes were applied with
such promptncss that the train was almost
instantly stopped and what must have been
great loss OF life was thereby prevented
A. II was one man, Josiah Gale, of Illinois
WAS killed By jumping from the platform.
No ono else was even seriously injured.
The extension Of the Denver 4 Rio
Grandc down the Grand River from Rife
Creek TO Grand junction will be actively
commenced. II ia asserted, on September l.
Tho delay In letting the contract Is attrib
utahlc To various causes, but mn early meet
ing Of tho directorate Is expected and tho
question will be then determined. All the
contractors bidding arc ready TO go TO work
at once, and when dirt commences TO fly
there will be little cause for delay.
1t is safe to sny tha, no State in the
Union has such bright prospects NJ Colo
RADIO at the present time. Her mines are
paying better than ever before. Farm
crops OF all Kinds arc unusually good and
prices satisfactory. while the principal
citics and towns are enjoying = growth
that In simply phenomenal. He is bold
man who will undertake to prophcsy the
wealth and population Of this State ten
years hence.
Nv. II. La Count last Saturday sent
In somo samples from his ranch on tho
La Plata which arc certainly rs fnc
~ We have seen In the county, says the
Durango Herald. "Thcre il q shcaf OF
timothy ak feet tall; this timothy il 40
thick and heavy tina, Il cannot be cut by n
mower, and there II hardly room on the
ground for tho hay cocks. II will run over
live tons TO the ncrc, and grew without ir-
rigation. Then there is bluegrass Of: tho
same height, and oats six feet long after
being cut. The wheat Ia In head and no
country can beat it. La Plata County 10
aard 10 boat from an agrs cultural or other
standpoint"
DIR. Alexander Shaw, who has been
travelling over tho southern part Of tho
state collecting specimens of fruit and
grain for tho Chicago cxhibit,hs returned
10 Denver. Hc visited Del Nortc, Monte
Vista, Central City and Pueblo. Al all
the placos names he reports crops In excel
lent condition, and thinks Colorado stands
a fair show TO win tho first premium In ap-
pies. Some of tho specimens have already
boon received. DR.. Shaw says the fruit
crop around Canon City is magnificent and
he praises tho farm Of s. Il. Ncsbit At Del
Nortc.
~ Tho Ute War Scare.
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Aug. 26.--Act-