The Lamar register., 1892-01-16
WESTERN NEWS NOTES.


OF the Utes to that territory
A miner working near Villa Grove.
Colorado. was killed by an explosion
whiie working in a tunnel alone.
The Rev. Thomas Uzzell is about to
establish hospital in Denver for the
cure OF drunkenness by the bi-chloride
of gold treatment.
Santos Duran was brought up be-
fore Judge Rogers at Roswell, New
Mexico. and fined $50 and costs for
carrying a six-shooter.
Carl Blood and his dog Nero cap
tured and killed large wildcat near
Emma a few days ago. His dog treed
it and two shots from a Colts 22-cal-
ibre rife killed the largest animal OF
his kind ever seen in those parts.
Last Sunday night. Santa Fe en-
gine broke her side rods. smashed up
several of her wheels, and played the
deuce generally. Engineer. S. r.
Boardman, after getting clear OF the
damaged engine, went back thr ough
the escaping steam and applied the air
brakes.
The Colorado-Utah Traffic associa-
tion has made rate on cotton piece
goods to Utah common points of 81. SO
per 100 pounds, taking effect Jan Is,
reduction of 10 cents per 100 pounds
on the present rate. This has been
done with q view to fostering Colorado
manufactures and give the Overland
cotton mill at Manchester an equal
chance with the eastern mills.
A few days ago while some miners
were driving drift on the A Y. and
Minnie property, they holed through
into cave which was filed with wa
ter. From the bottom of the drift to
the bottom of the cave is about six
feet, and it is filed with clear water,
which is impreenated with mineral.
This is the fourth cave that has been
discovered within the past few months.
LeadriLle Herald Democrat
The South Park coal mine at Bald
win is now turning out more coal and
working more men than 1t has for
several years. About forty men are
employed, and from 100 to 120 tons oi
coal are mined daily. After supply
ing the local market, most of the out
put is shipped to Buena Vista, the car:
being transferred at this point and
seat over the Rio Grande. d GunniSor
NeIos.
Denver Markets. Eggs-25@27c
Butter-Jersey creamery 27(a34; dairy
20c; Hay-new upland s139S14, sec.
ond bottom -. 0o(G$l0; alfalfa $500
Wheat-s1.3o ? 100 lbs; Oats-s1. OF
GGs1-15; New potatoes-65c "a 75c
2 100 ibs; Cattle-choice steers 81. 81
ass. 20, good to choice cows s1.s5G
S2-25, native feeders. $1.90(9$2. 15;
Hogs-choice s3. .909 81 05; Sheep
choice muttons shorn $3.25(G$3 so,
common and feeders g. .25@$2. so.
The petition which has been pre-
sented to the county commissioner
for a road through South Cheyenne
canon, does not, as stated by the Ga
zette. contemplate any ''demolishing'
of the picturesque Seven Falls. Ii
does contemplate, however, the doing
away if possible, with the toll gate,
but by amicable or legal means. The
proposed road will follow up the falls
either on the north or south side,
whichever is most available. The
commissioners are considering the pc.
tition. Peak Herald.
One of the strongest and most i'm
portant corporations ever formed in
the Southwest has just been effected
at Gallup, the great coal mining poin,
of New Mexico All the five big COM
pauies operating at that point were
consolidated in one corporation under
the name of The Crescent Coal Min
ing Company" with capital of ST.
900, and will probably control
hereafter all the coal mining of this
part of the country. The company
owns nearly all the good lands of the
Gallup coal fields and will doubtless
be able to control the market
A number of Denver capitalists have
organized the Arizona and Sonora
Land and Irrigation company, with a
capital of 81, 5000 The company
owns l 1900, 900 acres of choice mesa
land in the northwestern portion oi
the state of Sonora, Republic of Mex
leo. 1t also has sixty miles frontage
on the southern border of Arizona,
east from the Colorado river The
object OF the company is to construct
a canal which will head at point
twenty-eight miles above the town of
Yuma, Arizona. from the Colorado
river. The canal will be carried into
Sonora by concession from the Mexi-
can government, and it will make pro-
ductive what is estimated at 1000, 900
acres of land.
A very sad accident is reported
from Pueblo. At 10 o'clock on the
morning of the 18th John Stanko and
Miss Robach Mara were married at
the German Catholic church. From
there they drove in hack, ac-
companied by the beet man and brides
maid to photograph gallery to have
their pictures taken, and then were
driven upon the railroad track on
their way home. Several trains were
passing and freight train ran into
them, badly injuring the occupants.
The bridegroom escaped with slight
bruise upon the left side of the face
and head. The brides left arm was
crushed and broken below the elbow.