The state herald., 1891-06-26
STATE HAPPENINGS.


Hugo expects to ship 100000
pounds Of wool this year.
Dr. Hale has resigned tha presi-
dency OF the Boulder University
The Salvation Army held n big
celebration In Denver this week.
Farmers In The rain belt are rejoice
'na aver the prospect OF an immense
crop.
A flow OF natural gas has been
struck ir me San Luis Valley, near
Mo.,at.
The First National Bank OF Tellu-
ride is about to erect handsome
building,
The dry goods firm OF Wilson &
Barnard. Pueblo, have made an as
sighhent.
1t took nearly $4,000 10 tay the
current expenses Of Colorado College
last ye,,N
William l.. Welsh, u prominent
Democratic politician, died in Denver
Thursday.
The Sunnyside mine In the San Juan
country has been sold to Denver par
ties for $780, 900.
Another wonderfully rich strike ~
wiro silver has been made In the
Mollie Gibson AZ Aspen.
A Denver coal company has re-
turned $500 to the city on account ei
overcharge in their biiis,
The Farmers Alliance will have
charge OF the Fourth OF July celebra-
tion ut Montrose this v They
are preparing tor n big tim.
The State Sunday School Conven:
tion passed resolutions Ssndomning
Sunday bal, playing, Sunday excur-
sions and Sunday newspapers.
Rev. w. o. Thompson, pas,er ri
the Presbyterian church At htngmont,
has Just been elccind TO the presidency
OF the Miami University, located in
Oxford, Ohio.
j. f. Phillips, of the Elk Mountain
Pilot, was nearly drowned ~hile fdrd-
ing Slate river last Week. He was
carried undef twice, but succeeded in
reaching the shore after hard fight.
G. b. Morris. u Denver druggist,
died at hotel in Sterling last week
under very suspicious circumstances.
His death was undoubtedly due 10
poison and his friends refuse to be-
lieve that 1t was sclf-administered,
On a wager OF 5000 Manuel Prolto.
Mexican mlner, attempted TO cover
the distance from Ward to Boulder.
eighteen miles, in two hours. Prolto
played out four miles from Boulder
with eleven minutes to reach the
court house, his destination.
The school census is beginning TO
arrive al the office Of Superintendent
Coy The first reports came Wednes-
day, embracing the school population
Of Montrose and Douglas counties.
The former reports 99i persons OF
school age and the latter 40.
A piece Of ground on the ranch Of
Mr.. PEBBLES, on the Roaring Fork,
in Garfield County, ba. my.,eriously
sunk about twenty feet within few
weeks. Last week half an acre OF
ground went down almost beyond
sight. 1t is thought that large cave
exists under portions Of the ranch.
Tho Christian Endeavor Society ol
Trinity Nj. F.. church. Denver. have
passed resolution TO the effect that
members are expected to refrain from
card-playing. dancing, thca,er-going
wine-drinking and from the use o.
tobacco. A good-sized minority op
posed the resolution and will probably
withdraw from the society.
Work is progressing rapidly upon
the improvements at the soda spring
In Ute Pass, Just above the Arapaho,
group. The creek has been turned
out OF its course and the spring fol.
lowed down about twelve feet A
good stream OF strong soda water
comes from the spring und Is strongl,
charged with gas, The How Is being
pumped out with steam pump a,
fast ns I; pours from the SPRING
.Na.,toH Journal.
| The board OF capitol mahagers me,
last "Wednesday 10 consider contract,
for work on the capitol building. III,
awards were all made TO Denver
people. The successful bidders wer,
us follows: Lane Bridge and Iror
Works, steel and wrought iron worl
and tanks In place, t79.s75; Franl
Anderson, carpenter work, complete
800; Fred. Stapp, slate and sia,,
work, complete, sls.Ii3; galvanized
Iron and copper. 1850.
State Engineer Maxwell has re.
turned from his trip TO Grand June.
ton. While away he inspected the
point from which the new state ditch
is To be built In Hog Back canon OF
the Grand river through Mesa coun
~. lie reports that the valley Ia on,
OF tho most beautiful In the State, nm,
whom the ditch is completed /, will b,
the garden spot OF the world. Al
arrangements were completed for III,
surveys, which will be completed n
once.
| Word comes from Boulder ,hnt
great strike has bocn made Mt Pomc
roy mountain, two miles northwest o.
Caribou. II consists OF six.lncl
streak OF almost solid silver glnnc,
and brittle silver, estimated To rul
from $4,000 TO s25 900 value per ton
II was found by Fred Albright an,
Winslow Carlisle. and undoubtedly Il
tho famous lost vein. The crcyIce 4
four feet Wide, with good stronl
walls, aud tho ore from tho vein IL u
rich thnt 1t oan bc cut with knifc llk
cheese. For twenty years Albrigh
and hundreds Of other prospector
have boncy-combod the mountains 70
this vein, and thousands OF dollar
have been spent In the quest.
Important Trade Name nlettstoa.