The state herald., 1891-09-11
WESTERN NEWS NOTES.


Springs on tho 29th.
Commercial bodies all over the
West are endorsing Mr.. Patterson for
railroad commissioner.
Milton Lyon and parties Of Steam
boat Springs, have killed thirty-four
bears already this summer.
Judge Brace. United States COM
missioner for Colorado, and for .
long timo prorainent citizen OF
Denver, died Tuesday.
watermelon Day" at Rocky Ford
was tremendous success. The
crowd was variously estimated at
from six TO ten thousand.
The irrigation canals In Idaho are
assuming enormous proportions, and
1t is evident that within few years
the State will become the best irriga-
ted In the Union.
The various commercial bodies OF
Denver have petitioned the President
to appoint Hon. Thos. NJ. Patterson
to the vacant position on the Inter-
state Commerce Commission.
Thus far thirty counties out OF fifty
four in Colorado have sent In their re-
ports as made out by the assessors,
and the aggregate valuation upon
these Is 1894, 900 in excess OF that Of
last year.
The Rio Graude officials are bound
to capture the robbers who held up
their train the other day whatever
the cost may be. II Is now said that
over $l2, 900 was taken from the ex.
press car.
The Denver Sun asserts that the
designations OF President Mofrat and
Manager Smith OF the Rio Grande,
have becn accepted. The probabili-
ties are, 1t claims, that either Mr..
Hagerman or Henry Wolcott will be
elected to the presidency
Hunters returning from the Sacra-
mento mountains. in New Mexico. re-
port that Mescalerq Indians are hunt
ing there and wearing full war paints
This is bad sign. The Indians state
they have permission from the gov
ernment agent ut the reservation to
leave 1t and hunt. The ranchmen in
that section are very uneasy.
Friday afternoon while the jury
was being empannelled at Durango
for tho trial OF James W. Webb, for
shooting with intent to kill one Gibbs,
the defendant arose ahd left the court
room during the temporary absence
OF the deputy sheriff. He made good
his escape, and SO far has not been
apprehended. 1t was bold move.
but gained him his liberty.
Corporal James Tanner, formerly
commissioner OF pensions ut Washing
ton, but who now has pension office
at l43S Curtis St, Denver, has fac
smile OF the original Declaration OF
Independence on display lat his Office.
The sight OF the signatures OF our
noolc forefathers brings to mind what
a noble country and nation has risen
from those original thirteen states.
1t Is reported at Santa Fe that
Charles B. Eddy. manager OF the Pc
cos Valley irrigating enterprises, has
just negotiated In New York the sale
OF the Pecos Valley railroad and what
is known as the North and South irri-
CATION canals to Hungarian syndi-
cate The Rr9ResgiS RslsclG Il Genses .ssa o. .h the
leo. and J. j. Hagerman OF Colorado
Springs. is president OF the railway
company.
Denver Markets. Eggs-2OG25c;
Bntter-Jerscy creamery 22, dairy
l3c; Hay-new upland Sl2(a$l3, Sec
ond bottom $9aslo; alfalfa 800:
Wheat-Sl.3o q 100 TBS; Oais-$l. .03
t@sl.l0; New potatoes-sl. lOCdsl. .25
e 100 TBS; Cattle-choice steers 81. as
.d$3.l0, good hav-fed cows 81. .OO(d
S2.20, native feeders. t2.00(d$2. 75;
Hogs-choice Is .0O(Gs5 20; Sheep
choice mutton 81. 0o(Gs3.25. common
feeders " 25C9s2.5O.
1t Is reported from Colorado
Springs that gold has at last been
found In Ute pass In paying quanii-
ties. A miner named Crawford was
In that city the other day with sam
pies OF black sand worth about s55
per ton. The sand was found two
feet thick upon layer OF clay.
Quartz taken from vein near by as
sayed Sl4 per ton. Crawford would
not give the location except that II
was near Green Mountain Falls.
The Colorado Marble and Mining
company have offered TO donate sufli-
cient marble to erect the Colorado
State building Mt the Worlds Fair.
Tho only conditions the company
make are that Its members shall be
consulted with reference to the con-
struction OF the building so that the
effect and beauty OF the marble can
be brought out TO the best advantage,
and that the State pay the railroad
freight on the material from Colorado
TO Chicago.
Prof. j. G. Carren. OF Las Cruces.
New Mexico. is reported as saying
that few know how vas, the mineral
resources Of the territory are. In
each county ,horo are profitable de-
posits of some kind, Grant county
probably leading all others In great
varieties. However. bona Ana con.
tains mineral deposit larger than
any In tho territory. on the continent,
or In the whole world. lie spoke Of
the White Sands; II low hill covering
nm approximate area Of 200 square
miles entirely composed OF pure gyp.
sum. naturally ground. II can bc
used ms fertilizer, M plaster OF parts
and ns material for moulding nrun.
cial stone.
The Rio Grandc hns issued the fol-
lowing instructions to local ticket
agents; Irrigation Congress TO be
held nt Salt Lako City, Utah, Scptem-
Der 10 tol7. For above occasion n
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