The Bessemer indicator., 1893-05-27
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Colorado

Heavy ralns fell In Morgan county on tho
2lst.
General James b. Weaver paid = visit to
Denver last week.
Trinidad suffered from a $4,000 fire on the
23rd. The old rink was burned.
Frank Sprou,e, a swi,chman, was run over
and killed In the yard. nt Pueblo on the 94th.
Willie Hoppe,a small boy, was killed at Dem
YER few days ago by falling upon the end OF
broken umbrella handle, which pierced his
abdomen.
Governor Waite has appointed EFT. Fisher,
present superintendent of schools OF Mesa
county, TO be member OF the board OF eI-
amlners OF the state normal school
The body of dead man was found In a
cabin near Rico few days ago. lie had
evidently been killed, as his skull was crush
ed in The officers think they have clew to
his murderer.
considerable saving 10 the state will be
effected in building the new cottage and
hospital at the reform school by having the
brick moulded and burned by the boys OF the
school They have excellent clay on the
ground for the purpose.
President Andrews OF Brown University,
delegate To the Worlds Monetary Congress.
is TO open the session of the Colorado summer
school with orRtlon on the rcmonetization
OF silver. This Is to be followed by a course
OF five lectures on the silver question.
Two mlll-workers employed In Bessemer
were killed by an electric ear between IL and
l O'Clock Tuesday morning, Their names
were Evan Owen and Griiliths Harris. The
two men were lighting and just as the ear
came near them they fell In their struggle on
the track and were horribly crushed by tho
car.
1t has all along been supposed that the state
was entitled to 1900 at the most l50, 900
acres OF indemnity lands from the lite rescr-
vation. A map OF the tie reservation, which
ttst hte ANN 1rt4 M m tl,.I
ships surveyed and unsuryeyed lands, evil
denccs that the state Is entitled TO 3l9,9
acres as indemnity lands.
Denver Marllcts-Esgs. ranch lie, state
l5c; butter, best creamery 90 d2yc, dairy e0c;
hay, upland baled sllG.l2, second bottom
ts.0Ot3Se, 90 ,aliaiia Il 90 ;vhcatt5c corn bulk
'sc; sacked s3e; oat., sl.1s, sacked Sl.24;
potatoes S2.i5; cattle, choice steers s3.S5
@s4.3a, cowss2 dolGS3 60, native feeders =. 10
Ca23jO; hog, eho ce s7.i0; spring chickens
lie; hens, l2c
City Engineer Pcarse Of ManItou has just
made an Interesting report TO the town coun-
ell in which he states that the balancing rock
nj the entrance to the Garden of the Gods Is
entirely within the town Of Manitou. The
foundation of the rock has been crumbllng
away for several years and It Is now proposed
To protect IL by coating of cement in order
to protect this natural curiosity.
The smugsicr- nou tramway at Telluride
was blown down on the 18th by windstorm.
The towers Will be rebuilt a. once and the
tramway repaired and working inside Of two
weeks. Pacs trains Till be used for trRuspor-
tation of the ore from the mine 10 shipping
station until the tranway Is in working order
again. A loss OF $4,000 will be incurred
from the tramway being incapacitatcd two or
three weeks.
The recent removal Of the Midland auditing
department from Colorado Springs To Topeka
Is compensated for by the new department
- ips or
dent Of the Grand Western division OF the
santa Fe IN the rooms In the Midland block
formerly occupied by the Midland auditing
department. These offices do the business Of
The Santa Fc from Dodge City, Ksusas, 10 El
Paso- TeXas. and will employ force Of clerks
equal to that employed by the Midland offices
The Colorado Fuel ~ Iron Company have
stopped all work at tho RubyAnthracite
breaker with the exception Of the stone ma
sons and n few other mechanics amounting TO
force Of perhaps thirty or forty men, says
the Crested Bette Plot This course was
necessary 70 large force could not be
worked to an advantage until the railroad is
completed. After the railroad IS finished,
machinery and other supplies can be taken
TO the breaker to n much better advantage.
All effort VIII be put forth to finish the rail-
road as soon as possible, aud It IS expected to
be completed by July or August. The snow
hangs on In the mountains and the season Is
very backward.
a prospector walking along an unfrelucnt-
ed road In the vicinity of Tennessee pass
heard cries coming from an apparently dc
serted cabin some distance OF from the
thorouGh!urc, aud surrounded by deep snow.
Making his way TO the place, and forcing an
entrance, he found on cot man suffering
from inEamnatory rheumatism, delirous. AMI
In the last stages Of starvation. Help was
procured and he was placed In wagon and
taken to Lcadyillc II va. asccrtaincd from
people living In the nelghborhood that his
name was William Scherng, and that he had
been missing scycrsl days During that time
II Is presumed he was without food or nttcn-
ton Of any kind. County Physician Crook
thinks he will recover
The board OF Caual No ] ia searching for
a better supply OF water for iTrigaling the
lands under It's canal. has thought Of utilizing
tho waters Of Twin Lakes. The board has
directed Engineer Cramcr 10 prepare plans
for lowering the surface OF the lakes twelve
feet. The engineer SAYS tunnel eau bo
built by which the present lryel can be
brought down twenty feet without materially
marring the beauty OF the scene The vast
supply OF water Is therefore to be tapped and
haruessed for use oa the thirsty plains along
the state canal. l01 miles away II I. ono ot
presented In the state, but engineers are cau-
fdant the plan will be successful. The slate
canal VIII be -eyeHty-five miles long, and II
water is supplied will carry enough llss-ss.=--
ihg. 1'lTrI7 70 develop iJ-UU0 acres OF laud into
a flower garden.