The state herald., 1891-01-23
COLORADO NOTES.

secretary OF tho Denver Chamber OF
Commerce.
More than 100 passenger trains run
into and out OF the Denver Union
Depot every day.
+. j. Banks. Ii Watkins ranchman,
man named Franz.
The State Grange recommend Hon.
Levi Booth for the position OF State
Dairy Commissioner.
Otto Mcars gave banquet to the
residents OF the San Juan, temporarily
In Denver, Friday night.
The Arapahoc commissioners have
voted $4,000 for the sufferers in the
eastern part OF the county.
Inspector Hawley. OF the Denver
police, was shot Thursday morning by
n well known tough named Mccoy.
j. V. Kcech, brakeman on the
Colorado Midland met horrible
death the other day in n yard collision
Mt Colorado Springs.
Al Heath, an Aspen engineer, made
an unsuccessful attempt to blow out
his brains because girl he loved
would not marry him.
The first resolution passed by the
Legislature was very properly one
commencing our Senators for their
efforts for free coinage.
The sheriff o. Arapahoe so feared
the lynching OF Mccoy, the murderer
Of Inspector Hawley, that he had him
taken TO Pueblo for safety.
The Rocky Mountain Neps urges
legislative appropriation OF $3.50, 900
for the purpose OF having Colorado
properly represented at the Worlds
Fair.
Colorado has about 600 irrigating
bitches, constituting II length OF about
10000 miles. Including laterals 1t is
estimated there are $4,000 miles Of
bitches.
Within ak months since the open
ing OF the Akron land Office final
proofs have been made on 10, 400
acres, and 81 200 more acres OF land
have been entered by settlers.
A call has been issued inviting all
interested in the preservation of our
forests to meet in Denver on the 2lst
OF this month for the purpose OF
forming permanent association.
Coyotes and wolves are becoming
quite an annoyance 10 the ranchmen
In this section. Their howls and
yelps can be plainly heard in town
and make the night hidoous.
riSoa Nc,os- Democrat.
Last Monday each OF the Denver
school children were requested to
bring n pound OF some article OF food
TO he sent TO the sufferers In the east
crn part OF the State. The result was
several tons OF provisions.
The Victor coal mines made an out
put OF l.i30 tons one day last week
without any special effort for the oc-
casion. This places this mine well to
the front among the best developed
In the Trinidad coal fields.
The Santa Fc company have ordered
5000 tons OF ice from George w.
Swink OF Rocky Ford. Twenty We
hundred tons OF this is for La Jun,n,
the balance 10 go TO Coolidge and
Trinidad. Mr.. Swink will cut this
Ice from his lake near Rocky Ford.
The officials OF tho Union Pacific are
boring for water nj francevillc june.
tion the contract being for | 900 feet.
1t is understood that the drill is now
down l,200 feet with no sign OF water.
The experiment will be carried fur.
Their before 1t is decided TO abandon
the project
Rico man recently took thirty
nine burros from that place 10 Phila-
dolphin where he sold them for nm
advance OF $50 head over what he
paid for them. He had corner OF
the car In which they were shipped
partiiionod OF for himself. He did not
lack music for "A moment during the
trip.
II Is estimated that the capacity OF
the bitches and reservoirs OF Otero
. County is sufficient To irrigate about
230,0 acres. or this there Is now
under actual cultivation about II 900
acres, leaving over 200. 900 acres for
new settlers. The people OF the state
hardly realize that over 81 900, 900
have been spent In Otero County dur
ing the past twelve months In bitches
and reservoirs. Yet such Is the fact.
The Official bond OF James Garlic
MS treasurer OF the State OF Colorado
has been filed with the Secretary OF
State. Following arc the surctics:
W. j. McGavock OF Arapahoe, G. l..
W. Dit,mer, Of Boulder, Charles S.
Thomas. Thomas Is. Crokc and Martin
Welsh OF Arapahoc. William Crook.
Michael SWdzensky, A. NJ. Pryor, T..
T. PLAYER. James u. Ormcn and Geo.
Bell OF Pueblo, Otto Mears OF Arapu.
hoe. Lew +. Garlic and l.. Nuckolls
OF Lake County.
The Northern New Mexico and
Southern Colorado Wool Growers
Protective Association was organized
Mt Trinidad last week. The officers
for the ensuing year nrc ns follows:
J. b. Dawson. president; +. d. Wright,
first vice-prcsidcnt; j. A. Salnzar,
second vicc-prcsidont; Jerome Troy,
secretary. and y. u. Wright. treasurer.
A standing reward Is offered by ,hl.
nssocintion for tho conviction and
punishment, OF my one stealing sheer
from any mombcr. they start GU,
with membership OF thirteen.
Tho tunnel Of the Bcrthoud Pas,
canal. ncnr Georgetown. will be abou,
opc aud quarter miles In length nnt
about 600 feet below the pass. Tn,
height OF the tunnel Is six and hal
feet In the clear. The Atlantic end 1,
six feet Wide and the Pacific end Ia ter
foot wide. Two shifts arc employed
on tho east end which Is now In noari,
200 foot, all through slide. with III,
Indications that this condition o
things will continue far soyprni hup