The Lamar register., 1892-12-10
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Colorado.


movement to split FL Paso county.
The ore and Neal Rerier Of Pueblo has
moy ed It's headquarters to Denver
Ed Bermett, stranger, was run over of me
cars and killed near Colorado Springs on the
ist
W.. Lawreuce, superintendent Of he Md
land has resigned TO take position N'sh INC
Rock Island.
The Cowboy band has disbanded- They
have not had sufficient business to pay eApeh-
ses on their tour.
As the result OF coal war at Grand juno
t!on the price Of that useful ooaaaodi'S mas
been cut To s2-sS
J. Capelia, an Italian miner al Black Hawk
was sufrocated by gas ia the Golden Age
shaft on the 5th.
The RsDublio.ss, NcDa. and T''a9 OF Den,ef
have been admitted to membership IN 'he
Western Associated Pres
There are 1890 men eugased In metaillfef.
Gus mining in Colorado The number oil
metal-producing mines aggregate SO
A local fre' glt train on the Burlington vas
di,ehed near Corona Mondsy evening. -Four
men were injured, two of then fatally
The Denver Chamber Of Commerce has
bought the magnificent Mining Exchange
building on Arspahoe and Fifteenth st7er's-
The ninth annual state convention of the
Young Men Christian Association met IN the
PRESBYTERIAN church In Leadyillc 90 the l.i,
A large meteor fell near Newcastle on the
29th. 1t struck iz the road and lies deeply
lmbedded In the ground. Twas warm Whea
FIRST found.
A wildcat escaped from IL cage Ia VAL
verde, a suburb Of Denver few days Aso-Aad
nearly scArel the Inhabitants TO death, No
body hurt
The I.eadylIle city c0uacIi has bcca sIs-
talned by the courts IN IL attempt TO compel
the Ieadvillc water company "a make roasos-
able rates.
There was \ fall Of rock In the BohiaH tuH-
mel near Black Hawk on the 2oth. Sine
miners who we're imprisoned made their e.
cape through an old shaft
Goveruor-cleci Waite vin have his head
quarters at the 81 James shile Ia Denver
He will arrive IN Denver JaaGary q He
wriie, that h.s hcaith, though aS iuily ~
stored, Is improving
Game Warden Taylor says that thc Ctes
are ali back on their reservation. and be
found that white men arc kiIllng deer for
their meat aud hides, aud arc Shipping most
OF the meat into Utah,
W b Haskinsoa o. durango has obtaiaed
an Award Of 5000 against the Deayer
( Rio Granie road for iaJurios re-
ecIyei some time since He Lost ouc les and
may yet lose the other one.
There are now tventy-f0gr Indian pap1s a.
- -.
with the IA grippe: cut q this number there
are seventeen confined 70 thoir bois- Their
physician, however. does not regard .ay O,
them As dangerously III
Judge Goddard has catered uPOn bis duties
as Supreme Court justiee Governor Roaii
has appointed Thomas A Dleksou o; Lead
VILE. present district attorney for Lake
County. to succeed Judge Goidari a. judge
Of the Fifth Dlstrie; court.
An assay vas made last Heek by a reliable
assayer OF Colorado springs of psece q
mineral that UAs found Ia the yielH!iy o. the
spanish peaks. The assay ~as made for
man named bacon, aud the hnsi tes; rsa ss'---
Ie5 ton, While the secoad wss g.. ~ too
Bacon refused 10 give any hiHi Of the locality
where the mineral ~As found.
The amount o, interest collected on STATE
funds deposited IN the banks BY STATE Ireas-
urcr Carlilc during his term Of o.iee TO the
close OF the fiscal year, closlag November 80
isgr2 vas sd5, 5,i65.sl. This Is the Interest FOR
the fun term Of Mr. Carlne's Office, wiih the
exception Of this month, which vii be a part
OF the aseAi rear Of Isoo The state fund.
are distributed by the state treasurer through
about forty-two banks,
-
whose mineral spring S situated near Barr.
Colorado, ind quite an extensive sale for this
celebrated water throughout the cast and
west. Col, K, W. Woodbury.. president OF
the Union National bank. i Ai the head OF
this enterprise wm- II Moore, The boot
aud shoe man OF Denver, discovered thi. re-
mArkable medical prias, and II Ia, proved
10 be yerltahlc gold mine 10 him.
labor Commissioner Boilue reports the
following statistics regarding the coal indus
try OF the State: There are - proiuclns coal
mines now IN operation, The total output In
1891 was :, 3,9ss- 400 tons, valued At siOg5s. .lss
The estimated output for 1872 l. 3gg7. 600
tons. Six thousand Que hundred ard sky
four people derive 4 livelihood from the coal
mines Of the state. There are l4O,Gs3 acres
Of coal lands in the State The combined
areas Of coal lands covers Is .oOO square tnIles
exceeding that Of Pennsylvania, which Is only
$500 square miles. The latter however. ex-
eee'ls in output. Colorado employs more coal
miners than Montana Wyoming. New Mex
leo and Utah combined The total Of the
latter states and territories aggregates 5,I4s.
Colorado exceeds this by IOl6.
New Mexico.
At Santa Fe, New Mexico. 100 coal miners