The state herald., 1892-02-05
WESTERN NEWS NOTES.

querque.
Under the State ditch, according to
the Grand junction Star, there is
room in the Grand Valley for 10000
more people.
Sheriff Shores of Grand Junction,
recently captured Geo. w. Sheriff
near the Utah line, who is wanted for
counterfeit!ng done about year ago
at Delta.
The company which is sinking the
oil we'll at White Rock. nine miles
south OF Longmont struck very
heavy lubricating oil at depth OF
1900 feet.
Henry Gerkins, a German miner at
Kingston, is reported to have struck 1t
rich in a shaft he has sunk 1925 feet,
single-hauded and alone. He has
been four years at the work.
Yale College md the New York
Museum will send men into the Bad
Lands of northeastern Wyoming when
the spring opens to dig for petrefac-
tions, large quantities Of which have
heretofore been found there.
John l.. Sullivan forgot on Monday
night that he had Joined Murphy's
blue-ribbon brigade. After the
theatre in Ogden, Utah, he began
drinking heavily and was soon in such
n condition as TO make 1t necessary
for him to be carried to bed.
While four Italians, employed at
the Paymaster mine. ten miles from
Georgetown, were thawing some giant
powder, the powder exploded, tearing
great hole In the cabin. The occu-
pants were severely shaken by the
force Of the explosion, and were se-
verely injured, although 1t is not
thought seriously.
A centrifugal snow plow has been
received by the Midland railroad, and
will be sent out on the road at once.
This is a late invention, and is said TO
be great improvement over the rotary
plow. The new pillow differs from the
old one in that its construction is on
the principal OF the augur instead Of
wheel with knives attached. 1t cost
about $12, 900.
Denver Markets. Eggs-25@27c;
Butter-Jersey creamery 27(d34; dairy
20c; Hay-new upland $l2@tl3, sec
ond bottom f9.Oo(dfl0; alfalfa $500:
Wheat-$l.30 q 100 TBS; Oats-$l .05
@$l.l2; New potatoes-65c (d 75c
q 100 fbs; Cattle-choice steers t2.sO
lG$3.50, good to choice cows $l.90(d
$3.50. native feeders. $l.9O(d$2. 10;
Hogs-choice 81. .00ld 81 .25; Sheep
choice muttons shorn IS. .25(G$3 so,
common and feeders 81. 25(a$2.60.
Tom Walker, the expressmen, W lille
delivering goods on Iron Hill Tuesday,
met mule team with n very heavy
load Of timber on the sled. As he
passed he noticed they were stuck and
offered to help them out, but the
driver said he did not need his help rs
he had partner who had just gone
for another team. Walker passed on
down the hill but Just as he got by,
the driver unlocked the mules, ap.
parently forgetting to block the sled
which got started down the hill ausl
would have collided with Walker.
had he not made race from 1t. For-
tunately the sled overturned before
reaching Walkers team, averting q
Chancellor ". r. mcdowell OF the
University Of Denver. has entered
upon n campaign OF education which
no doubt will prove as delightful as II
must be interesting and instructive.
On Friday evening OF last week he
visited Greeley and commenced a
series OF lectures on "The Study o,
History" his audience being composed
OF members OF the Greeley Center o
American Society for the Extension oi
University Teaching. The work ol
this first innovation In tho field oi
education is well known and Is rapidly
becoming popular among people who
wish TO pursue studies to n higher de-
gree than their opportunities In school
or college afforded. The citizens Of
Greeley have the honor OF having
organized the FIRST center OF the
national society In Colorado. Chan.
cellor Mcdowell will visit Greeley
regularly and lcnd the center In IL,
studies and Investigations.
, The Denver Republican says that the
Colorado Coal and Iron Company and
the Colorado Fuel Company will con.
solidate their coal producing interests
In Colorado and Iowa within few
days. The transaction has been
practically consummated. II only de.
pends upon the ratification OF n few OF
the stockholders Of both companies
who have not been heard from. As
surances have been obtained from
enough Of the stockholders OF these
two great corporations TO show that
they are favorably inclined TO the
scheme. This Is one OF the most I'm.
portant business transactions In prop
critics In Colorado which has ever been
effected. The coal mine, OF the Colo.
rado Coal and Iron Company consist
OF those In the Canon district ut Coal
Creek, the mines nj Crested Butte, nj
Thompson Creek. at Rlfc Creek, Wal.
sen. Santa Clara. Berwind. III Moro
and Gray Creek. The coal properties 3
OF the Colorado Fuel Company nre 10.
Gated nj Trinidad. where both anthra.
cite and bl,uminous Goals are mined
Mt Sopris. Rouse. Pictou. Chnnlcr
Crock. Crested Butte (nnother apthrn.
cite minc). Pipon. In the New Castle
district; Mitchell, on the Burlington n
Missouri north Of Denver. and the
White Breast coal mines In Iowa.
Tho objects OF the consolidation ms set
forth by tho officials OF the two com.
panies are three fold; 10 do away with
the danger OF future disastrous com.
petition between themselves; TO con.
solidate the agencies md other officers
Of tho two companies and thereby
effect saving In salaries Of between
100000 TO 100000. and moro pnrtic.
ulnrly 10 form such n powerful com.
binn,ion that they believe they will be
able 10 successfully overcome any
| competition In Colorado, knusn.. Nc.