The Delta independent., 1891-01-20
STATE NEWS.
The Millington's are being tried in

The Millington's are being tried in
Denver.
The State Grange met in Denver on
the 11th.
Loveland reported IA inches Of snow
on the 10th.
Governor Routt has appointed Les
ter G. Brewer as his private secretary.
Ex-senator Tabor has been elected
president of the Denver Chamber Of Com
merce.
The Rio Grande road hauled 2,760
cars Of petroleum from Florence during
last year.
A society for the preservation of
our forests is to be formed in Denver on
the 2lst Of this month. All interested in
the subject are invited to attend.
A large sum OF money and quanti-
ties Of clothing are being donated at Dem
yer for the benefit Of the poor people in
the eastern part Of Arapahoe County.
Mrs. G. +. Duffy, editress OF the
Monument Recorder, has been appointed
postmistress ut that place. Her late hus-
band was postmaster at the time Of his
death.
One day Inst week there were l00,-
600 Eastern trout added TO the Gunnison
hatchery. This makes 10000 Of this
variety, which is the full quota for that
hatchery.
The catalogue of the State Univer-
sity at Boulder. for ls9o-9l has been
issued. II shows the institution to be in n
highly fourishing condition with faculty
Of - and an attendance Of IT,
During 1850 the Colorado Cattle
Growers Association have sold strays at
different markets, belonging TO members
CT the association TO the amount OF t47. 900.
This item il one OF noteworthy conse-
quence.
j. X. Howard, OF Larimer County.
made ZOO pounds OF butter last season,
which he sold In Denver for 25 cents q
pound. amounting to the snug sum Of
el. $50 Mr.. Howard is q model farmer
and hard worker.
From the industrial record OF Colo
rado for 1850, it is shown that agriculture
takes the lead In the value of its product
Counting all the yield OF the soil for the
past twelve months II foots up TO very
nearly ts5, ,ooo, 900.
For some time there has been
party OF government geological surveyors
at work about Kit Carson locating rcscr-
voir sites. Nothing more will be done
this winter, but II Is thought the survey
will be resumed In the spring
The Colorado Coal and Iron Com
pany sent to Aspen last week and hired
$50 men, who were sent to Villa Grove TO
work In the iron mines belonging TO that
company. This looks like an impending
boom In the iron industry of Colorado.
Christopher Wilson, of Pueblo, has
been appointed deputy treasurer by MIR.
Garlic. G. w. Temple. OF Meekcr, Rio
Blanco County, will assist Secretary OF
State Eaton in the same capacity; and J.
NJ. Henderson will be Deputy Auditor
Henderson.
The members Of the House OF the
General Assembly have done no business
during the past week. As Speaker Hanna
refused TO entertain certain motions of the
opposition members and persisted in ap-
pointing the committees, the opposition
brought things to climax on the 18th by
Ignoring the Speaker and electing new
one. At last accounts the work of the
session was at a stand still. The Brown
party have issued u manifesto explaining
their position.
Assistant Secretary Chandler has
rendered decision In which hc makes an
unusual distinction between building
stone and other minerals, In the case In
point he holds thata quarry Of stone used
for general building purposes, as such, is
not subject to entry as placer under tho
general mineral laws. Building stone, he
says, has no peculiar property or charac-
tcristic that gives It especial value, such
a. attaches to gypsum, limestone, mica,
marble. slate, asphaltum, borax, aurifer.
GUS cement fire clay, kaolin or petroleum
and for this reason is not subject TO entry
~ stated. This decision Ia a direct re.
versal Of all former practice OF the general
land ofiicc, and is OF special Importance to
Colorado, inasmnch as there are q number
of important cases from this State now
pending In the department in which this