The state herald., 1890-04-11
COLORADO NOTES.

the commissioners for allowing mnd hole
to remain In roadway.
An immense ditch is to be built In
tho Julesburg district which will be one Of
the largest In the State.
Montrose is to have fire bell. 500
was raised for that purpose recently by
means Of an entertainment.
Denver's clearings last week were
S,5ss, OOi, an increase of seventy-three per
cent over the same week last year.
The Bonnybel and Durant mining
suit is to be tried over again. The Judge
believes that some Of the jurors were pref
udiccd.
j. II. Munger, special agent OF the
Interior Department at Pueblo, recon-
mends that tae land offices at Leadville
and Gunnison be abolished.
A large number OF towns in the
State arc torn up over the election OF local
officials. Party lines are down and "citi-
zcns" tickets are In tho field.
The Metropolitan thcater building
in Denver was built fifteen inches over tho
street line. and tho authorities have ord
cred the wall to bo moved back.
Harry Francis, n miner working
near Boulder, was killed last week by an
explosion. He ignited the fuse 10 fire o
charge and delayed too long in leaving tho
mine.
The farmers about Rocky Ford pro-
test against the building Of T. c. Henry's
new ditch parallel to one now existing
They claim that it will be unnec- aary and
an injury to farms. W
Last Friday as the accommodation
train was leaving Monarch, the passen-
ger coaches left the track and were
ditched The bralscmcn and number of
passengers were injured.
Miss Phcna Murphy, fifteen years
old, whose home was at Kit Carson, was
dragged to death recently by horse. She
was riding horseback, and being thrown
her foot caught in the stirrup.
Another man was killed by the
cable cars in Denver last Wednesday. The
guards in front of the wheels nre so nd
justed that they insure the death OF any
one unfortunate enough to fall in front OF
the cur.
II is estimated that the acreage OF
wheat sown and TO be sown under tho
Henry canal in Bent County this spring is
from 5000 to 10000 acres, while the acreage
of barley will reach tho very fair proper
tion Of 5000 acres.
Two miners were fatally injured at
Aspen last Sunday. Charles Swanson
was killed by falling from u runaway
tranrcar, which he had failed to couple to
the cable. Charles Hart was injured by
mass Of stone falling upon his back. Both
left families.
Colorado City suffers from the work
OF fire bugs. Last Thursday FIVE fires were
started rs supposed by incendiarics, some
Of them being unoccupicd buildings, two of
which belonged TO the mayor. As the po-
litical situation Is exciting, II Is thought
thnt the burnings are results Of political
nnimosity.
The farmers OF " Ncld County pro-
pose TO plant this season o large acreage
OF celery, which plant grows in this alti-
tude 10 the greatest perfection and Of more
delicious favor thnn 1t does In any other
country. II will bear express shipment To
the Eastern cities, where the Colorado
article sells at good figures.
The Bnptists OF Colorado are TO
have q college for the education Of women
1t will be located at Denver, and II is in
tended that II shall take high rank among
western institutions OF learning. The cor.
stone was laid on the 25th with great
ceremony in the presence of large mum.
bcr Of the prominent people of the State.
MIR. Frank Micbaud, OF Larimer
County, has tried the experiment Of max
Ing sugar from the sap OF tho box elder
tree and has been quite successful this
spring. He has made nbout ten pounds OF
sugar and several gallons OF syrup, all Of
fine flavor and decidedly tempting ap-
poarance, quite equal TO any Vermont
maple product.
At Livcrmorc, marble quarry
which has been discovered Is TO bc worked
There urc four kinds or colors of marble;
one OF which is very beautiful. consisting
OF combination OF colors, pink, cream
md gray; then there Is drab mixed with
brown; a chocolate and ligh, drab. This
marble is susceptible OF the highest and
most brilliant polish.
For the week commencing March
cath, The Bostonians will hold the boards
at tho Tabor Grand In Denver. On Mon
day and Thursday nights the opera will be
"Don Quixotc," Tuesday al Trovatorc,"
Wednesday aud Friday nights "Susetten
and Saturday night FRA Dlavolo." Next
week Marie Wa!nwrigh, will appear In n
magnificent production OF Twelfth
Night
There will be no scarcity OF water
for irrigating purposes In the State during
the season now approaching. There Inns
been au unusually deep fall OF snow on the
mountains, filling the gulchcs rs they have
not been filed before for three years. In
some Of these sulchos the snow Ia packed
from ten TO fifteen md even twenty fee,
In depth. Such bodies OF snow VIII mel,
very slowly and Inst nil summer 10 feed
the streams which supply our irrigating
dltches.
A dispatch from Bclol,, dated Fob.
e2nd snys tina, devastating fire has been
raging over the pra!rics OF Kit Carson
County, and adjoining territory for the
past twenty -four hours. consuming every
thing In its path. Only those planters and
stock men who had their improvements
and crops well secured by amply cultivated
firc guards were able TO successfully cope
with the flames The fru has already GOV.
cred more than 10000 acres and IL stiii
burning. and, II possible, with greater fury
.kan nt my other hour. The air Ia but lit