The Lamar register., 1890-08-16

DAY IN haultou.
Work has begun on the Grand
Junction street car line.
Teachers Institutes are in session
in all parts of the State.
The population of the State is off,
cially stated to be 4l0,s09.
The new Touring mills at Durango
have been started up in full blast.
A fireman's tournament will be held
at Boulder September 23rd to 26th-
There was another disastrous flood
in Clear Greek Canon last Monday.
The International Ticket Agents
Association is in session at Denver.
The recent storm at Loveland is
said to have done $50, 900 worth of damage.
The town of Brighton ships zoo
gallons of milk daily to the Denver mar
ket.
Sixty car loads of sheep were
shipped east from Chama one day last
week.
Governor Cooper has lost between
thirty and forty head of cattle from Texas
fever.
Telluride is anticipating a big boom
As soon as the approaching railroad is com
pleted.
A large party of Michigan editors
have been taking in the sights of the Cen
tcnnial State.
David Waite, an Aspen miner, was
caught by fall of dirt in mine few
days ago and killed.
Original pensions have been granted
s. J. Shirley, at Raymer, and G. w Milf
ford, at Rocky Ford.
The Democratic editors met in con-
vention in Denver Saturday and formed a
permanent organization.
The headquarters of the coal de-
partment of the Union Pacific railroad has
neen removed from Omaha to Denver.
The people of Rocky Ford are max
ing great preparations for "Melon Day, "
which occurs on the 4th of September.
DR.. A. W. Kearly has been APP
Rocky Ford, and Dr. w. D. Otis at Akron.
A crowd of forty or fifty Missouri
editors are headed this way. They expect
to reach Denver about the 9TH Of Septsm-
Der.
An explosion occurred Monday at
the tunnel being constructed through Ten
nessee Pass, killing two men and wound
ing others.
The people OF Routt County are up
in arms against inscriptions hunters who
kill elk and deer for their hides. Ten
thousand pounds of hides, which were
said to have been taken from animals
killed Just over the Colorado line were re-
Gently sold at one point in Wyoming.
Of Glenwood, was shot in the forehead
with 22-calibre revolver by his 4-year-
old sister few days ago. The parents
were away from home at the time. The
revolver had been a plaything for the chill
.dren for some time The doctors say the
child cannot live.
In tearing down an old building in
leadville the workmen discovered in an
abandoned cellar underneath the building
a sack containing $3.50 in gold and silver
coin, also stuffed club and a number OF
letters, ETC., addressed to 'Chic" johnson
All these goods, it is believed, belong to
the man "Chic' Johnson, who in 1857 was
at the head of noted gang OF forgers in
that city.
The sale of the Otero canal to
Messrs. Price & McGavock, well known
capitalists, has been effected by Mr.. T. c.
Henry, the principal owner of the canal.
The price paid was 1910, 200, which repre-
sents the capital stock, bonded and other
Indebtedness of the company at this date
The farmers in the eastern part of Oterc
County are now making up subscriptions
and contracts for a large amount to be
paid BY them for water rights, in consid-
Grafton of which Messrs. Price & McGav.
ock will Immediately extend the canal &c
the east line Of the county.
Mr.. C. H. Reynolds, secretary Of
the Denver Chamber of Commerce, is in
receipt of block of white stone, very
beautifully marked with black veins
which was sent to him by J. L. Wheeler.
of Dallas, Colorado. Mr.. Wheeler writes
that he does not know the nature of the
stone and asks for opinions as to its ma
ture. number of experts have called al
Mr.. Reynolds office in the Chamber OF
Commerce building and inspected the
specimen without arriving at any conclu-
sion as to what it is. II has the charac.
teristics of marble, but, when first ex-
tracted, is exceedingly soft and can be
moulded into forms of any size and shape
without difficulty. Upon being exposed
to the air it hardens like flint
The Sixth Street shaft of mine To-
Gated at Leadville within the city limits
was flooded Saturday night There were
twenty miners in the mine at the time bu,
luckily all escaped, although there were
some narrow escapes. The shaft is down
AGO feet, and the water broke in a short
distance from the bottom. The timbers
were crushed in and in short time a per-
feet sewer was pouring into the shaft
Pumps are now working and the water
is being taken out as fast as possible. The
shaft filed up nearly 300 feet. The dam
age will be considerable, as II will macao