The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1892-02-06
WESTERN NEWS NOTES.

erect public school buildings In Albu-
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
counterieitlng done about year ago
ut Delta.
The company which is sinking the
oil well at White Rock. nino miles
south OF Longmont struck II very
heavy lubricatiug oil ut depth OF
1900 feet.
Henry Gerklns. II German mlHcr nj
Kingston, is reported to have struck II,
rich In n shaft he has sunk 20 feet.
singlc-handed and alone. He has
been four years ut tho work.
Yale College and the New York
Museum will send men into the Bad
Lands OF northeastern Wyoming when
the spring opens to dig for petrciac-
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 tho
theatre In Ogden. Utah. he began
drinking heavily and was soon in such
n condition us To make II necessary
for him to be carried TO bed.
While four Italians. employed mt
the Paymaster mine. ten miles from
Georgetown. were ,hawlng some giant
powder. the powder exploded. tearing
great hole In The cabin. Tho occu-
pants were severely shaken by tho
force OF the explosion. and were Sc
yeroly Injured. although II is not
thought seriously.
\ centrifugal snow pillow has been
received by tho Midland railroad. and
Will be sen, out on the road n, once.
This is n late Invention. and Is said TO
be great improvement over the rotary
pillow. The new pillow differs from the
old one In tina, Its construction !, ON
the principal of the augur instead OF
n wheel with knives attached. II cost
abou, $4,000.
Denver Markets. Eggs-25(aasc;
Bui,cr-Jer.cy creamery 2iGSi; dairy
2Oc; Hay-nc~ upland ti2dsi3. .oc-
ond bottom f9.O,(rsIo; alfalfa $500;
whca'-ti.J0 Z loo ~; oa,s-ti.o5
sdti.i?; No~ po'a,ocs-55c "a $50
4 100 ~; Cniile-eholce steers ts.sO
a $3.50. good TO choice cows ei.9OCa
$3.50. nai!vu feeders. ti.9Otat.. 10;
liogs-chole. ". OOlt 81. IS; Sheep
choice mu,,ons shorn $3.50 81. so.
common aud feeder. g.. .5(dt2.50.
Tom Walker. tho .sprc.,mcs. lille
d.l!yerln; goods on Iron lllll Tuesday.
the, nulc team with a very heavy
load 81 timber on tho sled. A. h.
passed he noticed they wcr, stuck and
offered To help them out. bu, tho
driver said he did no; need hi. help n,
h, had partner who had jus; gon.
for another team. Walker passed on
down tho hill bu, Jus, NJ he SO, by.
the driver unlocked III. mules. mp
patenuy torxu.sing to blocx tho sled
which ros started Down the hin nut
would have colliici with Walker.
had he no, made n race from IT, Tot.
iunai.ly the sled overturned before
reaching Walker. team. aycr,ing n
ca;a.,rophc.-Lsifriiic b1Jaieh.
Chancellor W. y. Mcdowell OF the
University OF beaver. ha. entered
upon campaign Of education which
no doubt will prov. a. delightful a. !,
mus, 10 Interesting and Instructive.
ga Friday evening Of las, ~c.k he
visited Greeley and commenced 4.
scric. o. lectures on Tho study
History" hi. audience being composf
o! members Of the Greeley cca,cr
| American Society 'os the Extension
University Teaching. Tho work
,hl. firs, innovation In tho fold
education IL vcli Known and 1. rapid
becoming popular among people I'D
wish 10 pursue studies Ia higher *
Trco than their opportunities in .choI
or college afforded. The citizen. >,
.rccl-y have tho honor OF having
national society in Colorado. Chsr.
ccllor Mcposcll sill vi.i, Creole.
regularly and lead tho center in ~,
studies and Investigations.
Tho Denver Ecpsbiicas says ,ha, ,h.
Colorado Coal and Iron Company and
tho Colorado Fuel Company will con.
solIia,c their cosi.producing interest.
In Colorado and Iowa within few
days. The transaction has bccu
practically consumma;cd. II only do.
| Ponds upon the ratification OF n few %,
tho stockholders of both companies
who have no, been heard from. A..
.uranccs have been obtained from
enough Of the stockholders Of these
two crrs, corporations TO show tina,
they arc iavorably inclined TO the
scheme. This IL ono OF tho mo., i'm.
| porisn; cuisines. transactions In prop.
critics in Colorado which has ever been
effected. The coal mines OF the Colo.
RADIO Coal and Iron Company eou.is,
| of those In tho Canon district q, Coal
1 Creek. the mines ai Crested Butte. al
| Thompson Creek. at Rifr Creek. Wal.
sen. Santa Clara. Bcrwind. ~ Moru
and Cray Creek. Tho coal properties
Of the Colorado Fuel Company are 10.
Gated at Trinidad. vhcrr both sn,hra.
cite and biiuminous Goals arc mined.
a; sopris. Rouse. Piciou. Chaulcr
Creek. Crested Butte tano,hcr an,hra.
cite minc). rinon. in the New Castle
district; Mitchell. on the Burlington &
Missouri north Of Denver. and the
White Brcas; coal mines in Iowa.
The objects Of the consolidation az SC,
forth by the officials of tho two CON.
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