The Delta independent., 1889-12-24
STATE NEWS.

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streets OF Denver in 1890
Denver's clearings last week we're
over four and half millions.
A new hotel is to be built at Cotton
wood Lake, near Bucna Vista.
New and rich placer grounds have
been discovered in Boulder County.
Aspen and Glenwood Springs are
experiencing an unusual siege of mud.
The Santa Fe road will. it is an
nounced, erect extensive shops at Denver.
An attempt to open saloons in the
residence portion Of Denver has been re-
vivcd.
All the saloon-keepers Of Ebert
County have been fined for keeping open
Sundays.
Nine prominent citizens OF Holyoke
have been arrested charged with com
plicity in the late White Cap outrage.
Over SAC, 900 have been expended by
the trustees Of Colorado College during the
past year for buildings and current ex-
penses.
Witherbee, the sheriff OF Phillips
County, has been acquitted OF the charge
Of participating in the recent White Cap
outragcs at Holyoke.
Senator Wolcott has introduced
joint memorial for the establishment OF a
national park in the northwestern part Of
Colorado, embracing Trapper's Lake.
One hundred and seventy teams
were working on Saturday and have been
for several weeks on contracts OF breaking
and plowing ground under the Henry
canal on the north side OF the Arkansas.
An old man named Carl johnson.
who lived alone near Arvada, was found
in his cabin few days ngo dying from
wounds received from one or more robbers
who had taken everything OF value from
the premises.
The total deposits in the five Ma
uonal banks of Pueblo, rs shown by
published statement, amount to e, so, ,oH.-
80. This docs not take into account de-
posits In the three fourishing private
banks Of Pueblo
A game association has been or
ganizcd In Rocky Ford, and IL 10 the inten-
uon 10 stock the ranches, especially those
raising alfalfa, with Arizona quail. IL is
thought that in couple of years, with
stringcn, rules and the protection this
country affords, that tho vicinity Of Rocky
Ford will be paradise for quail hunters.
A large quantity OF the game has arrived
ana .l.v f.- A...
been sent In.
The Florence Oil and Refining Com
pany are doing mnmmoth business.
They have received line of tank cars and
are shipping oil To every part OF Colorado,
New Mexico, Wyoming. Utah and Mon.
tana. They have shipped over 10000 bar
rcis OF Illuminating oil In the past ten
days. The working force in the canning
md barrel houses has been doubled, and
work in the production field is progressing
At n lively rate.
Work on the new building at the
Agricultural College is now being pushed
with the creates, possible vigor. Contrac-
tor Ellis says he will have the main rooms
OF the building ready for occupancy by
Now Years. The entire building is to be
heated by means OF heated water forced
through pipes. In the basement will be
situated two large bath rooms for the free
use OF students The roof OF the new Hor-
ticultural Hall is now going on.
An accident occurred on the Rio
Grandc about six miles west OF walscn
scnburg Tuesday evening. The train was
u double header and broke in two. II was
freight train and the separation caused
q smash-up In which engineer Billy Gcycr
and fireman named Baker wcrc killed.
Two others OF the train crew worc also in.
jurcd. There were 23s head Of cattle In
twenty-five stock cars on the train. About
100 OF these arc reported killed, while u
large number were maimcd. Throe cars
OF lumber preceded tho cabopsc, and the
latter is reported as almost totally dcmol.
ishcd. William Fcrringcr, tho brakeman,
was covered up with the wreck and had
his arm broken while being cxtricatcd.
Ono OF tho engines was badly wrecked,
which, together with the other damaged
cars aud killed cattle, will aggregate
nearly $4,000 in total loss.
State Treasurer Brisbane has pur-
chased on behalf of the State school fund
$500. 900 In State capital bonds authorized
by mn act or tho General Assembly Of 1883,
which went into effect May II, OF that
ycar. The bonds will bear interest at tho
rate Of az per cent. per annum, payable
semi annually, and tho proceeds will be
used to continue work on the capitol
building during the year 1890, tho last
proposition to issue bonds having been do
featcd ut tho polls. 1t is tho opinion Of the
members Of tho Board Of Capitol Mana
gers that tho sum thus raised by the sale
OF these bonds to tho State school fund
will enable them to prosecute work on tho
capitol building for another twelve montha
Mt tho present rate. Tho expenditures for
November approximatcd $4,000, and the
managers hopo to keep the work moving
along ut tho same rnto.
Fifteen thousand carloads Of freight
enter Denver every thirty days. This
would make solid train 40 milcs long,or
tho distance betweon Denver and Pueblo.
II 10 At tho rate Of 800 cars pcr day, or an
average Of 20 trains over day.
Bob Ware thinks at n low estimate
At least 29b mountain lions and bob cats