The state herald., 1891-07-03
STATE HAPPENINGS.

Tho carriage road 70 the top ol
Pixies Peak is open for the season.
The dry goods firm OF Wilson e.
Barnard, Pueblo, have made an as
signment.
We'll No. II, struck at Florence last
Saturday, is producing 10 barrels Of
oil an hour
Another wonderfully rich strike OF
wire silver has been made In the
Mollie Gibson AZ Aspen.
Denvec's 100000 paper mill is
nearly completed. There is only one
larger mill OF the kind in the country
Mr.. j. b. Wheeler has subscribed
81, 900 towards the erection of All
Souls Unitarian church OF Colorado
Springs,
The Sunday school children OF
Leadvillc to the number OF 575 went
on an excursion to Buena Vista few
days ago.
Mesa county is to have the largest
orchard in the State, A. B. johnson
will put In l,200 acres in fruit and
nursery between now and next May.
An order FOR for 1000 tons OF rails
for tho Denver & Rio Granac Western
was booked by the Colorado Coal Il
Iron Company OF Pueblo one day last
week.
Governor Routt has appointed Ed.
ward b. Sawyer OF Muntrose superin-
tendent of irrigation Of division No.
5, embracing the counties OF Mesa.
Montrose, Delta and Montezuma.
Tho following patents have been
granted Colorado inventorst Erastus
| S. Bennett, Denver. electric magnetic
clutch, VIM. 5. Politt. Wnlsenburg,
screen; VIM. p. Swsrtz, Telluride.
distilling apparatus.
A runaway horse dashed into a
Salvation Army procession at Colo
radc Springs Thursday. knocking
down and trampling on three women,
one OF whom died OF her injuries
within few hours.
At a meeting Of the state veterinary
and sanitary board Tuesday, Edward
&. Jeircrds, appointed state veterinary
surgeon by Governor Routt, was res
moved from service for inrompetency.
DIR. Lamb will probably fill the vacan-
cy.
Superintendent Coy OF the State
board of instruction reports that the
| a.,k In tad
shows 10 per cent, increase. The
census for Arapahoe County Is 80, lao.
last year It wa. rs, 100, showing an
Increase OF = ,0i0 for this county alone,
There will be no money to pay the
salaries OF the deputy game and fish
wardens after July /, rs the fund will
then be exhausted. However. the
deputies can serve II they 50 desire
and take their chances OF the next
legislature making an appropriation
for them.
A piece OF ground on the ranch o
u Mr.. PEBBLES, on the Roaring Fork
in Garfield County, has mysteriously
sunk about twenty feet within few
weeks. Last week half an acre o
ground went down almost beyont
,iaAatv tItthas though, ihata i large cave
Soldiers home has been awarded /.
Campbell Il Edwards OF Monte Vista
Frank Foley taking tho carpenter
contract. Tho building Is to cos
, $4,000. The cornerstone will b,
laid July 1. Commander Cook ant
stan and the Cook Drum Corps will
be there. Commander Cook will hav,
charge of the ceremonies.
State Fish Commissioner Gordo,
Land returned from He,zer's Lake. m
the head OF the Muddy. In Rout
County, last Saturday evening. wher,
he Is Matching out some 250. 900 ,rou
eggs. Later in the season he will
remove the young trout over into tn,
waters OF North Park. In few dayi
Mr.. Land will replenish the stream,
and lakes Of Summit County.
Lake George, now being cous,ruc,
ed at the mouth Of Eleven Mile ranon
, n few miles below florlssuni. by G.
W. Frost. will cover eighty acres. 4
steam yacht and pleasure boats vii
placed on It's surface Mr.. Fros, I,
completing plans for the erection Of ,
large and elegant hotel n, LAX,
/ George. which, whom completed, vii
be one OF the most attractive summer
resorts in Colorado's mountains.
jim Ewcrs last week sold hi, fin,
granite quarries near the mouth o
, Copper Gulch To a company OF Eastern
, capitalists, who intend TO begin eevel
opmcnt work on their purchase I'm
mediately. The new owners wer,
lucky Indeed TO get hold OF that ploc,
OF property. These qunrrlcs are IN,
bnest granite to be found anywhere
: 1t Is hard. free from grit aud vii
take polish like glass. The QUAR-,
can be easily worked. and 1. near IN,
railroad.-Canon CITY Record.
Colorado Springs Is TO have new
and elegant school building. Tn.
dimensions OF the building will b,
lOl! !x69! feet. The building will b,
two stories and u basement. The wall,
will be OF Boulder pressed brick. with
stone trimmings. The from, OF the
building will face east and have the
main entrance. On the first floor
VIII be four school rooms. 25s3ll, q
large hall and cloak rooms. Tn,
second iloor will be similar TO In.
lrst, The building will have all tho
modern improvements. and will he
handsome structure when completed
A hye-yenr-old son OF william
kairns. OF East Durnnt Avenue, found
glnnt cap In the road near hi,
fathers house. and started II, once "a
sa'iate his boyish curiosity. He pro.
cccdcd TO large rock and procuring
u second one, he started to sec II 1,
would 90 on. It was nm extra large
cap aud exploded with trcm,ndou.
force A plpcr OF the cap nbo,,t N.