The state herald., 1893-08-04

The bitches In tho northern part OF the
State are filed with water and the farmers
are happy
Chris. Gregory, Of Black Hawk, lost his
life on the Both by being drowned In the big
lumc Into which he fell while there was
great storm.
Rains have been general all over the State,
doing great deal Of good to late crops, but
occasioning considerable destruction In some
localities.
SIT Is stated that the consolidation OF inter-
ests ut Florence only Affects Illuminating oil,
aud that the Rocky Mountain company will
continue TO manufacture lubricating oils at
Ovcrton.
The State camp at Denver, where homeless
men have been quartcred free OF expense, has
been abolished, as 1t was becoming too much
frcqucnted by professional tramps. The au.
thoritles have also ceased TO aid men to leave
the state.
The business men of Denver are taking
steps to show the general adherence Of the
lynching which took place there the other
night. The leader In the outrage has been
found TO be James +. Brennan, who has
served several terms in the penitcntlary. lie
Is under arrest and others will soon be gath
cred In.
Attorney General Englcy has submitted nm
opinion TO the governor concerning disputed
points In connection with the proposed sa-
guachc county reservoir. The attorney gen.
furct, ma me land Board may select . new
location for the reservoir within a reasonable
distance OF the site lrst proposed.
Contracts arc being circulated In Aspen
asking miners to agree TO take 81 per DAY in
cash and q In due bills until such time "a
the ore can he marketed ut fair price. when
the regular schedule Of e. per day will be re.
stored. II 10 expected that number Of men
VII align the agreement and that some work
will be resumed.
The State game warden has consulted with
General McCook on the question OF Indian
deprcdations In Western Colorado. The red
.kins have annually slaughtered large num-
beers OF deer and wantonly slaughtered all
classes Of game. Mr.. Calicotic Gays the gen.
crsl has assured him that the utcs and Nav.
ntocs VIII stay on their reservations this
year
Denver Markcu-Egg.. ranch lOc, ststs
lsc; butter. best creamery .3a.ic, dairy lie:
hay, upland balcd tllotsl2. second bottom
taatlO; alfalfa 600; wheat $50; corn, bulk
Toe, sackrd SIC; oata, Ills, sacked a. 20:
potatoes ta.15; cattle, choic. sieers o. as
@t3'15, co~sti.i5St2.la. native FEEDER 81 .G5
0ts2.l5; hogs, choice $500: spring chickens
saaocfs $500 per dog: hens. $3.50 per dox.
For the first time In many years all the Goa,
used IN Golden Is being produced there.
Since the White Ash coal mine has gone into
tut uauuh VI INC HlutIn tntmkflvfA and Ia
being worked for their benefit the citizens OF
the town arc almost unanimously helping
them with their patronage. At the prcscnt
rate II will not be long before the liabilities
Of the mine To employees and Others will be
fully liquIdAied.
II 10 the intention Of the State game de-
partment To prosecute vigorously any parties
known TO have had hand IN starting forest
hrrs. Complaints have been made To Game
Warden Cailieottc about these frcs, aud he
has directed all hi. deputies to look out
closely Tor offenders and arrest them when
they arc found. "Thc fires arc also dcsiruc.
tive to n.h,n ,nid Mr.. caiiicoite, ,'ihc ashes
failing Into the water and producing a Iyo
that Kills them"
The Denver y Rio Grande trainmcn have
been notified OF reduction OF 10 per cent In
salary. The reduction applies To the tclc.
graph department August l, but ms the agree.
mcnis between the road aud the engineers
and conductors calls for n thlriy.iny notice.
the salaries OF the latter will remain IN.
changed until September I. Tho reduction
II not unexpected, ms II has been rumorrJ for
two weeks. II Ia claimed that tho salaries Of
the higher officials Will be cut down In CORE.
spending ratio.
A daring robbery was perpctrnied nj the
Pikc's Peak mln- Monday night, nj n late
hour and while tho men nj work we're down
In the shaft. 4 light wagon, containing two
men, "" driven up In the .haft house. u
board pryrd on aud several sacks Of orc taken,
The men In the shaft heard the bold robbers,
but wrfc lntlmlin,.d and prevented from
coming up by onr Of them throwing stoprs
down the shhft. Tho ore taken was valued
a, over 800 No clue TO the robbers has been
obtained.
The potato men around Greeley aud else
where all report healthy crop. although be.
Tore the frcrnt rains all hopes of even a half
crop were about given up. Nov II IL pre-.
dIcied that tho state will have onc Of tho
heaviest crops IN many years. Corn, also,
hA. Improved wonderfully, AMI good return.
will lie had. hut there are no hopes Of hay,
w to week ago u was feared there wouii
10 no hny Mhair,cr. but tho last week
has Improved matters, aud now II looks "a
though there might hr half crop, This
means dear hay IN the fall.
Tho sair of the Rocky Mountain on Com.
pAny'a business A. Florence and Oyrrtop, /.
confirmed by a gentleman thoroughly posted
H. Continental afairs, and that company
war, which haa eo.t tho oil industry 81 Colo.
RADIO nj least 600. 900 IN one year aud half.
j, j. reported that the pipe line and Oyrrion
refinery will he abandoned and that the prod.
net of crude oil will all be refined at
Florence by tho United on Company and tho
sAio VIII result In great good At Florence.
Heavy rains and wnshou,. are now the or.
der Of tho day, A bi. storm Al Pueblo played
havoc on tho e1th. About \ o'clock . break
WA made through the lcyec Just vest Of tho
city, and nm Immense volume Of water poured
Into thu city al that point, aud soou n terri.
tory embracing moro than thirty squares aud
lhIckly dotted with dwelling houses Was
flooded IN depth Of from one to sir feet,
The largest business block. OF the city had
their bssemrnis ililri. and IN the nr.t foors
the WINTER IN some u then, reached depth Of
Two feet A bridge on tb. u. y. line WA
washed out mar Tho city aud freight train
ran lni0 H. Engineer Henderson wAs Killed
and Fireman Nyc fatally injured. lie died In
few hour, Floods Mt Genital aud Black
Hawk also ,lli considerable damage.
A company has been formed Ia Denver 10