The Lamar register., 1893-07-08
NEWS OF THE WEST.
ColorAdA

81 IS, whereas it had previously been as high
= $50.
George Maztcn, = s-year-oid boy, vas
drowned near Buena Vista on the End. oy
falling from foot-bridge In the Co'son~ooa
creek.
Governor Waite has been urged TO call an
extra session Of the legislature that IL might
pass laws for the relief Of debtors, but be has
decided not to do 20.
The allotment CT the annual appropriation
for the arming and equipment Of the Coo.
RADIO militia for the next year has been nred
at s., ,4s6, the same for the present year.
A society has been organized Ia Colorado
Springs for the purpose OF aiding various
schemes for improving the city ana 70 give
points to the city council on public matters.
The Chanee County Bank Of William K
Robertson closed Its doors on the lsi by max
ing an assignment to 5. J. Foster. AZ near
as can be determined the liabilities arc 49,
90 and the assets SSS,Ooo.
Henry Starr and Kid Wilson. two notorious
outlaws who robbed the Bentonville, Arkan-
sas, bank short time ago. were captured by
the police of Colorado Springs on the IND
The desperadoes were viewing the sights
Following the example of Durango mer-
chants the business men OF Aspen have be-
gun countermanding by telegraph orders
placed with eastern manufacturers and whole
salers, which were given before the great
slump in silver.
meeting of the citizens of Colorado should bc
held at Denver at once 10 consider the present
financial condition. 1t says the railroads Of
the state should offer free transportation 10
all who will attend.
Mcssrs Beamond, Oates, Woodmsn and
Hilton, who have heea boring for coal about
three-Quarters OF mile northeast OF Louis
Vile, struck vein Of extra tne coal last
week at a depth Of ffty-fye feet The vein Is
ten feet nine inches thick.
At Trinidad ". P Goodman on the ith
shot and killed Joe Neill, the bullet taking
occurred over domestic affair Of long stand
ing. Goodman claims that Neil had been un-
duly intimate with Mrs Goodman.
Timber fires on Bachelor mountain have
broken out again. A number Of wooden der
ricks of the Amethyst tramEay vere burned
on the ssth and the bridges on the West
Willow ore road were In danger 1t VIII take
a week to repair the damage on the tramvAy.
Reports To the contrary, the Denver market
is open for the purchase at full valuations Of
gold. copper and Pyritous ores, all of which
can be treated at any Of the smeliers- Later
there will be limited market for lead ores,
as these are needed for huxins purposes In the
treatment of ores nov on hand.
A destructive forest fire VA. started 10 the
mountains southwest OF Monument on the
4th The fire originated through the careless
and failed TO cIiinguish the fire. The noun
tains in that district are dehsely timbered
and the destruction Of timber vas very great
The timber is on government reserve land
Denver NArkeu-ESgs, ranch lsc, s;s,s
l5c; butter, best creamery 22s 2ie, dairy soc,
lay, upland haled sliGsi3, seeond bottom
slUCstll, Alfalfa zoo; wheat sSc; corn, bulk
7sc; sacked SIC, oats, Ills sacked 81. "a.
potatoes s2.15; cattle. choice steers Is 80
,ds4.0o, cows t23o,Ssa 90. native feeders 3, 70
(as9.2 hogs, ehoe &C $50; rprin. chickens
81 5ota s5. .ooper dox: hens, iec
The Cripple Creek stage over Cheyenne
mountain had It's brakes broken while on IL.
way to Colorado Springs about O'Clock sat-
urday. The horse. became unmanAgcahle
and ran away, throwing ssyen Of the ten pas
sengers out as they plunged madly dorn the
hill- The most seriously injured was r. Is
Potter OF Boulder. Hi. leg was broken and
be suffered severe internal injuries
Ed Holden being a.ked by wire by Nez
York hrm OF brokers what the present out
look vas in Colorado, replied; Inside Of
sixty days 1906 men VIII be out Of employ
ment Five hundred thousand people viii be
entering the verge of starvation. We viii re-
pudiAte all our bouds and obligations due Ia
the East, IS we have no money 10 even pay
the interest II will bring about new
Declaration OF Independence and the estab-
lishment Of Western empire"
Dan Seward ha. a very peculiar specimen,
iOuno ou VlS VI tAo4l s.eltais tuc SgEluo, II
is a round Nat piece Of brovnlsh rock about
the size Of an ordinary dinner pail and about
two inches thick through the middle Of which
Is 4 layer Of brilliant amethyst quartz aud
crystals. In the center of the fat part is \
regular handle perfect as though chlselesi
out with instruments. Were Il not for the
streak of amethyst quartz running through
1t would readily be mistaken for some Indian
or Aztec rehc.-Craoci, CAr0Hiels.
The United Coal Company, which has been
putting down q new shaft for mining coal Al
Williamsburg, has struck the vein At 800 feet
II Is five feet thick and Is the same quality a.
the famous Canon coal. The United Con-
pany has one of the best mining plants in
Fremont, Colorado, erected when II began
sinking this snRft four months ago. II will
continue development work, making entries
and rooms so as to be able to mlne 500 tons OF
coal per day next winter. The Denver & Rio
Grande will build a spur from its Oak Creek
branch to the mine, one and one-haf miles,
when another large producer will be added 10
the list OF coal mines of Fremout county.
II. Z. Conn was killed AT the head Of Ute
creek on the 2sth. He was prospecting with
F. NJ. MeAdAms and VI. l.. Barker, AL from
Bachelor. Conn went out early aud seeing
bear, went back for gun and started out 10
XIII IT. His partners heard three shots fired
followed by yells Of pain, and rushed out TO
aid, meeting Conn coming toward them with
his scalp torn on, the flesh torn from the
thigh, his bowels torn out and one side of his
face terribly lacerated- They took him to
kingman's hay ranch at the mouth of Ute
creek, where he died from internal injuries at
O'Clock. The bear was a female with two
cubs. After shooting her, Conn attempted
to climb a tree, but the bear climbed after
and caught him. Deceased was a miner and
had worked irsthe New York and Chance be-
fore getting out to the Bear Creek country