The Lamar register., 1892-02-20
STATE NEWS.

ers met in Fairplay on the 18th and adopt
cd resolutions favoring the new forest res
ervation.
The Denver, Apex s. Western rail-
road has mortgsged its line, present and
prospective, for s., 200, 900. This will In
sure the speedy completion of the road to
Georgetown from Denver.
Three miners working in the Silver
King shaft Of the Mollie Gibson at Aspen
lost their lives on the 18th, by being COW
cred in slide OF rock. The eoroner's Jury
returned verdict which charges William
]. Cox, superintendent; Joseph H. Scott
John Sweeney and John Williams, shlit
bosses of the Mollie Gibson Mining Com
pany, with criminal carelessness.
A sad story comes from Greeley In
connection with the suicide of Mrs. Young
niger. Il appears that in last December
she was crininaliy assaulted by farmer
named David Patterson, and that TINS SO
preyed on her mind that she became nearly
distracted. She told her husband about Ii
two weeks ago, and he being Of Jealous
nature has upbraided her, which LED her 70
com nit suicide on the 18th.
Fred T. Wilder, until recently mar
shal of the police force of Leadyille, but
who resigned, has gone insane Several
months ago Wilder, in the dischare OF ms
duties, shot and accidentally killed Ed'
Thompson, a prisoner who was endeavoF-
| Ing to make his escape. Since THIS unlor-
tunate occurrence Wilder has been
| changed man, and his present sat plight Is
supposed to be the outcome Of this trouble
MIR. David F. Burson has been bor-
ing for oil about two miles north OF the
Garden of the Gods, and "struck it' at
moderate depth He IS going lower with
the expectation of getting large now
The oil struck is free, running out OF the
top OF the orifice in the ground. and good
quality of crude oil is obtained. II Mr
Burson's expectations are realized, Colo
RADIO Springs will have one of the most
valuable resources close at hand.
The Denver & Rio Grande round
house at Cimarron burned on the eth The
structure had been used for a number Of
years, and much of the frame work has
been considerably saturated with oil. In
consequence, when discovered the fire was
burning so fiercely that nothing could be
done to save the engines that were in the
building, four OF them being totally
wrecked. These were four of the six en-
yines that were used in helping trains over
Squaw hill.
The outcome of the legal contest
between the Standard and Della S. mining
companies of Aspen has been a consolida-
ion, which is to be Incorporated under the
title of the Della s. Consolidated Mining
Company The capitalization is 1000, 900.
Thsai irrp III Il Known j.
NJ. Downing and II. L. Holden. Mr..
Brown was one of the owners of the Della
| 5. Mr.. Holden was interested in the
Standard and MIR. Downing had no interest
in either company.
The Supreme Court has granted
writ Of error in the McInnerney case, ap-
pealed from the District Court Of Arapahoe
county. The opinion, by Judge Helm,
holds that the penalty part OF the ordi-
nance is vicious in two particulars. 1t
provides for fine and Imprisonment both in
the same case The statute does not au-
| thorize the city council to int1ict both of
these at once; it may be one or the other
| Again, the ordinance, upon the second con-
viction, forfeits the license absolutely, and
also the money paid for the license, and
this forfeiture remains, Notwithstanding
| an appeal has been taken to the county
court and on trial there the licensee may be
found innocent OF the offcnse. This, says
| the court, is not consistent with common
| honesty. It is on this point the writ Of
error issues. In other respects the court
| holds that the ordinance is valid.
The suit of the Standard Mining
Company against the Della S. Mining
Company which has been on trial in the
United States Court at Denver for two
weeks, was decided on the 18th in favor of
the defendant The public is already ia
miliar with the facts in the case. Both
the Standard and the Della S. companies
have claims on Smuggler mountain. The
Standard people sued to gain possession of
the vein worked by the Della S. company,
bringing the action under the act of 1872,
alleging continuous vein of ore. The
Della s.. people insisted that the veins
were distinct being separated by a fault
that was barren and not mineraliZed.
This fault, it was admitted, had been
caused by a convulsion of nature ages ago.
The contest was one of the most vigorous
on record and involved more. interests than
appeared in the case, though the vein at
| stake is said to be worth nearly 100000.
Railroad Commissioner Hamill has
ordered the Union Pacific to cut their
rates on the Colorado Central to the fol-
| lowing figures: "On ore, by carload lots,
of value not exceeding 500 per ton,
smelter returns, from Silver Plume to
| Argo or Denver, the sum of s2.75 per ton.
On ore under $50 per ton value, smelter
returns, from Silver Plume to Denver or
Argo, 81. On ore from Georgetown to
Denver or Argo OF value not exceeding
slCO per ton, smelter returns, the sum of
s2.5O. On. ore from Georgetown of the
value of $50 per ton aud under, smelter re-
turns, by carload lots, si.75. On coal by
carload lots, from what is commonly known
as the Northern coal banks, Louisville,
Lafay ette. Marshall Erie, Garfield. Bur
lington & Missouri junction and North
rup, to Georgetown, the sum of sl.75 per
ton. From the same points to Silver
Plume by carload lots, So 1t is further
ordered that the minimum weight of hay
by carload shall be 5000 pounds instead of
1000 pounds, as now established by your
road These. rates to be put in force on
and after .he 2srd day of February, 1892"
Judge Riner, sitting in the United
States Circuit Court at Denver. made
decision on the 1ith that is of great i'm
por.ance to those counties in the state