The Delta independent., 1889-10-29
STATE NEWS.
There are two feet of snow on veta

There are two feet of snow on Veta
Pass
A real estate exchange has been or
ganised in Pueblo.
Silver Plume is enjoying very
rapid and healthy growth.
Central City is taking its turn at "a
: tilt with the Salvation Army.
A large force OF men are at work on
the new City Hail at Pueblo.
Lamar will be able to boast OF
5OOO.acrc field OF wheat next year.
1t is estimated that Denver is in
creasing in population at the rate of 1900
anonth
Colorado Springs will issue bonds
the sum of O,OCo to extend its water
service.
1t is announced that work on the ia
nous Atlantic-P Pacific tunnel is soon to be
resumed.
One hundred and twenty thousand
pounds OF grapes have been shipped from
Canon City this year.
Pueblo has devised great imm gra
tion scheme by which she hopes to double
her population in six months.
The Denver police have declared n
war of determination on all houses of Ill
fame less than two stories in height.
j. NJ. Culver has been appointed
mcasurer OF State Printing by State Sec
retary Rice, vice X. NJ. Stevenson, re
signed.
Professor NJ. +. Dunham, OF the
Denver public schools has been appointed to
the position OF tutor of Latin and mathc'
matics at the State University.
Bob Ford, the slayer of Jesse James,
and now running n dance hall at Walscn-
burg, shot "a man named Ernest Curry in
bar room squabblc a few days ago.
The Knner pickle factory atGreeley
has made marlse; for over 10000 pounds
OF cucumbcrs, and coo,oco Of tomatoes.
There is talk OF increasing the capacity
next year.
= The Georgetown, Silver Creek and
Chicago Lakes Railroad Company have ad
vrrtised for bids for so,CoO narrow-g gauge
standard tics. II is reported that the
Union Pacific Railroad Company is ut the
back of tho enterprise.
The Chicago Globe states that Hon.
F.J " Skir will donate the coal of the
Colorado exhibit, amounting to five or six
tons, 10 ST. Luke's hospital Of that city,
and tha, the fruits will be auctioncd of,
and the proceeds OF tho sale given 70 the
newsboys' home.
Blast furnace No. 3 at the Besscmer
steel works Of the Colorado Coal and Iron
Company, near Pueblo, was fired up Wed.
nesday aud will soon be turning out pig
iron rapidly, being n furnace of tho largest
size. This furnace was built three years
ago at COS, of sa0o, ,ooo and has never been
put iG use until now.
The railroad work at Cheyenne
Wells is rapidly progressing. The new
coal chute and turn4table will soon be
ready for use. Seven car loads OF stone
have been unloaded for the round house.
The sand is being hauled from near town.
The working force will be doubled this
week. Every branch of business Is on the
Increase.
The Aspen Chronicie says the con.
tractors arc pushing the grade OF the Den.
yer & Rio Grande Railway Company's cx.
tension from Gienwood Springs to Grand
Junction with all possible speed. The
presumption Is that they will earn the
bonus offered by tho company so as 10 en-
courage the contractors TO complete the
work before the time specified By contract,
An unknown man fired shot into
IL Will sntr
RADIO Springs Thursday morning. 1t passed
through tho sleeper Navajo and through
the window, opposite which Miss Holmes
of Denycr was sitting, shattcring the glass
over tho cur, and out the other side. Tho
young lady's escape from instant death
was miraculous. The railroad company
have offered reward for tho capture Of
the man.
The Grand junction correspondent
of the Denver Nc,es says: IAN classes Of
business are well represented in Grand
Junction and 1t looks now us II the mer-
chants arc TO have big tradc during the
coming winter consequent upon the large
amount OF railroad building that has al
ready begun. BY the way, the short line
Of the Denver Il Rio Grandc and Midland
tic of great Importance TO both towns. II
will havc tho effect OF reducing freight
ratios for tho exchange OF commodities and
also reduce tho time. Denver merchants
should keep n sharp cyo on Grand Juno.
ton dealers and offer such Inducements as
will secure tho entire trade of this valley"
A Carbondale correspondent writes
that the barren facc OF winter has once
moro put In an appearance at that place.
The snow week ago had only covered the
tops OF tho highest mountains around
hero, Since then II has been gradually de-
sccnding upon them, until now there !.
plenty OF II seen 1000 feet below timber
line. The wind has cold, damp feeling. and
all tho animals that range high in summer
arc seen skulking about the pinons within
few miles of town This, the old settlers
declare, Is SIRE sign OF u hard winter.
All tho farmers around there have com
plctcd their iall work and have laid in q
winters supply of wild game for meat
Tho Fort Collins correspondent oi
sho vNarver Rpu,ibfirdn writes that paper