The Bessemer indicator., 1893-08-12
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Colorado.


The Bcssemer hotel At Besscmer burned on
the 9th. Loss $1,000
The banks at Crested Butte and at Florence
will shortly resume business.
Lon Turner, who participated IN prize
fight at Dcnvcr few days ago, has died OF
his injuries.
The houses of several Cinnamon living at
Como were fired on Monday night. The
Chinese are much alarmed.
l.. H. Funk of Aspen, while beating his wife
and daughter few days ago, was shot and
instantly Killed by his son. Funk was intoNl-
Gated.
Saturday the 9th was Woman's Suffrage
day at Glen Park. Addresses We're delivered
by Attorney General Engley, Mr.. Thomas.
Mrs. Buell., Miss Pcase and Others.
\ terrace In Denver belonging TO NJ. l..
Bell was set on fire twice on the night OF the
3rd. A number of rooms were saturated with
coal oil. The iiremen saved part OF the build
ing.
The seventy-fivc to eighty lcasers of the
Aspen Mining and Smelling Company mines
will resume work within the next few days.
Ore will be stored until there is n market for
the product.
Owing to n rcGu ctIon OF 10 per cent In
wages OF employees at the Arkansas smelter
nj Lcadyillc most of the men struck on the
3r1 and drove the others away from the
smclter The smcl,er was then shut down.
cited a few days ago by the kidnapping of n
s-ycar-old child. lie was carried some dis
tancc from town by n tramp. He made his
escape from his cartor and WAS found by
searching party, who started in pursuit OF the
tramp.
Robert Wilson, miner in the emploJ OF
the Emma-Ainee Mining and Milling Com
pany at Turk ey Greek, went TO bed In a dug
out that he had been using for few days.
During storm the roof caved In owing TO
defective timbcrs When found the next
morning he was dead and completely covered
with dirt. His age was ID years.
Richard Wood and two other men attempt
ed 10 ride down the Pixies Peak cog road on
"toboggan' last sunday. The brake failed
TO work at critical point and they we're
thrown II distance from the track as they
rounded curve. The fall upon the sharp
, rocks was fearful and resulted in very serious
/ wounds 10 Wood, who may not recover.
From La Plata county come reports of
southern Ute Indians slaughterng deer in
that vicinity, just for their hides. They leave
the reservation with impunlty and refuse to
dcsist In their onslaughts upon game when
told 10 by the settlers. Six utes killed TWEEN
,y deer In two hours near La Plata and left
most of the venison to rot on the plains, ,mere-
ly taking the hides.
The injunction proceedings begun last
week by Professor w. j Quick against the
state Board OF Agriculture. to restrain the
have been dismissed Mt plalntii's costs. 1t is
generally understood that dismissal of the
charges against Directors Annis and McClel.
land, now pending before the governor, will
follow.
Denver Markets-Egys ranch lSc, state
lie; butter, best creamery e3d24c, dairy lie /;
hay, upland bglcd sll0fSl3. second bottom
| i0g$10; alfalfa s60J;wheat Si00; corn, bulk
15c; sacked Soc; oats, LIS, sacked Sl.24 I;
| potatoes Sl.3J; cattle, choice steers a.. .63
"a $500, COWS 81. Is2 Is, native feeders 81 90
1 as. ij. hogs, choice Si.so; spring chickens
g.. O1as3, 30 per doz; hens. $50 per doz.
| dspntc, from Loyelanl says, an uncS-
pected dcliycrance from the prospective grass
hopper plague seems to have made It's appear
ance. Immense numbers of hoppers are
being killed by minute insect that burrows
/ Itself into the abdomen OF the grnsshopper
| To hat extent these little Insects exist, or
how far they viii carry on their work of de
structiOn, is n mere conjecture, but from
present indications it looks as though the
pest would he practically eNterninated in n
short time.
The weather bureau reports that during
the week ending August sth the temperature
and sunshine were about normal. All ycge-
tation shows a marked improvement from tho
late rains This Is especially true over the
southern counties Wheat harvest continues
over the northeast portion. but grain is ripen-
| lug slowly and uncvenly. Late corn much
benefited by the rains. Prospects for a large
second crop of alfalfa not promising. Over
| the western portion the fruit crop Is maturing
and ripening fayorably, with good prospects
\ for a large Weld