The Delta independent., 1889-01-08
COLORADO CONDENSED.
Carbondale has a Bachelors Club.

A number of rich strickes are re-
ported from Aspen.
A $4,000 school house has just been
completed At Lamar.
A herd of thirteen buffalo was seen
In Lsst Park last week.
Denver real estate increased $780,
10000 In value last year.
There were 26s miles OF railroad
built in Colorado last year.
Buildings valued at t1,75S.l90 were
= erected in Pueblo last year.
Fifty mine new postofiices were estab-
lished in Colorado last year.
Colorado has 2. 900, 600 head Of cat
tie end a,5oo, 900 head of sheep
Real estate transfers in Denver are
increasing in numbers and amount.
Ripe Strawberries were gathered
near Grand Junction on Christmas day.
The ore production OF Aspen for
1855 was aO,l70 tons valued at s5,22o,-
500
to build handsome new depot at Brigh-
ton.
A well-mounted hide OF grizzly is
worth from e6o TO 500 in the Denver mar
ket.
There are thirteen creameries en-
gagged in manufacturing butter in this
State.
II Is estimated that the honey pro-
duction for Colorado for 1888 amounted to
lAoo pounds.
The Presbyterians OF Pueblo are
about to commence work on . $780, 900
church building.
There were 3. 1884 1876 acres OF Gov
ernmcut land entered and proved up upon
In Colorado last year.
The loss by fires in Denver last year
was only sia5, 900 and this was nearly all
covered by insurance.
The output of Colorado coal mines
last year was :, SOC, 600 tons an increase of
Soo.Ooc tons over 1857.
The money business at the Monte
Vista station of the ID. 4 X g. Road
amounted To sias, 600 last year.
The output OF the Lesdville mines
and smelters for isss 10 estimated by the
Herald Democrat NJ I'll 81, ,a6.
The Lcadvillc journal has been sold
to MIR p. A. Leonard, OF the Disdafch, who
will In the future run both pspcn.
1t seems probable that stringen;
laws will be passed by tho present Legisis-
turc for the protection of nsh and game.
The planning mil. Of E. +. Hnllcck
a Co. OF Denver. was destroyed by FIRE last
Sunday. Loss, $4,000, fully covered by
insurance.
Col. A. S. Hughes. trnffic manager
Of tho d. & X. G. Railroad was presented
with sS0o diamond pin by his friends on
New Years day.
In the United States Court in Den
yer the other day Chinaman got Judgment
against the Sheriff Of Arspahoe County for
unlawful Imprisonment
An excursion train IL TO be run from
ouray To Denver TO enable the patriotic
trupic OI tnat purtiun OF INC otAR 70 otFnu
the Inaugural ceremonies.
The best estimates place the yield OF
precious metals In the State last year ai
q trinc over ssGOp, COO, n gain Of about n
million and half over the previous year.
During the year 1887 there was
ohippcd from, Florence, In Fremont County,
over 100000 gallons Of refined illuminAt-
Ing oil and over 10000 gallons Of lubricat-
Ing oil.
Thirty-sevcn little children were
arrested In Denver the other day for steal
tny grain from the cars Of tho Union Pa
cinc railroad. A number Of the misguided
Juveniles were girls.
Mr.. Wolcott received the nominA-
tion for Senator in tho Republican caucus
on tho frst ballot The vote stood <5 for
Wolcott, Is for Bowen and ! for Tabor,
Mr.. wolcott will be tho youngest member
OF the Senate.
A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature which will increase liquor
license In cities Of the firstciass TO q, 800.
and In towns Of over 5000 inhabitants and
undsr 5000 10 $500, and In towns Of less
than 900 inhabitants TO 600.
Tho coroner's jury who have been
Investigating the cause Of the terrible aoci.
dcui In Denver last wcck whereby four
men lost their lives, have returned = vcr-
diet In which they find tho office Of tho
gas company guilty Of criminal negligence.
Four painters mt work on tho new
opcra House at Aspen fell from platform
suspended from tho third story windows
receiving very scvcrc injuries. THOR
names wcrc Jamcs Richardson, PhilAndcr
Moore, William Watson and James AL
General Browning, Department
Commander Of tho q. A. H. has removed
Colonel Thomas s. Mitchell fruu, the posi-
tion Of Assistant Adjutant General bo.
cause the latter stated that tho Grand
Army was opposed to tho candidacy Of Mr..
u. O. woicott.
The experiment In raising tobacco
on tho experimental grounds Of tho Agri-
cultural College the past season was cmi-
pently succcssful. On half aero Of
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