The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-05-04
Western News Nosss.

Western News Nosss.
The purchases Of gold at the Den.
yer mint during April was $4S3, 242
A fire at Chandler, near Florence,
destroyed property at the mine valued
at $1,000 and will stop mining for
some time.
Miss Jeanne SorabJi q high. caste
Hindoo lady was married at Denver on
the 26th to Professor Cavalier Of Los
Angeles, California.
A large "Home Reserve" Of CoIey' 5
|9rmy has been organised at Der
'lt is supposed to give moral sly y
10 the Coxey movement
A large army has been formed at
Seattle and went into camp on the
26th. No arrangements for transpor-
tation have been made.
Coke orders at Crested Butte are in
cressing and the Omaha Grant smelter,
which has taken none for several
weeks, has started in with an order Of
81 car loads week.
The Chinese Sunday school Of Trim
ity Methodist Church, Denver, has
been reorened. 1t was closed a while
ago on account Of fight between the
pupils.
The coal miners at Lafayette were
out for a few days last week on &C.
count Of not being paio promptly. The
matter was adjusted and they returned
to work.
j. W. Secrist was killed at the Dem
yer Coal Company's nine at Tindale,
near Golden. He was making some
repairs in the derrick above the shaft
when he lost his footing and fell over
200 feet to the bottom.
The Manitou & Pixies Peak rail
road reached the summit on the 9th
with two we'll filed trains. One Of
the trains carried a Raymond party.
A returning Raymond party Of over
200 reaches Manitou Sunday morning.
The season at Manitou has surely
opened.
The court Of private land claims has
confirmed to the city Of Santa Fe the
title to the Santa Fc land grant. The
land consists Of four square leagues
measuring from the center Of the
plaza in each cardinal direction. The
court holds that the city has possessed
a municipality since 1893. The court
has adjourned until Aug. 10.
II. Ii. Ijams, secretary Of the Wyo.
ming Do.iu Vf Li'- o.--L CoSniais
sioners, states that reports received
from all portions Of the state give a
most favorable outlook for the cattle
industry. Taking the state over the
losses during the winter arc about the
average for the past five years. In
certain portions Of the North the los.
was quite heavy, but in the southern
part Of the state il was practically
nothing.ss
Quite an industry has grown up in
Wyoming in the raising Of domcsti
Gated elks. J. b. Okie Of Lost Cabin,
Fremont county, has q large herd
which are doing splcndidly. Ranch.
men in other parts Of the state also
have a number Of the animals, which
have become as gentle as COWS. The
elk is not timid animal, and it takes
but short time for them TO become
quite tame.
About 40 feet Of ground under the
residence Of Y. S. Otis, At Lafayette
and which is directly over the old
entrance to the Simpson mine sank ,
fcwdays ago, and is now six feet below
the level Of the street. The Simpson
mine was flooded with water after the
sinking was noticed and il has beer
found impossible to pump IL out. Tn,
water comes from the spring which
supplies the city wells and IL is feared
that the city will be without water.
The United States court Of privat.
land claims has issued decree Of con.
iirmation in the case Of the San Migue
del Blade grant, a claim for 3l6, 00t
acres in the Pccos valley. Vice Pres
ident Morton claimed one. half intercs,
in the grant by purchase from the
heirs Of Juan Marquee. The cour,
held that IL was q colony grant II
which Marquee had no moro interes
than the other settlers whose owner
ship In now confirmed.
William Dillon, a miner employe,
on the Ada Bell on Raven Hill
Cripple Creek, was instantly killet
Friday morning Just as he was leavinI
shift. lie had touched the fuse /,
eight shots aud his partner had pulled
him to the surface Just ms one Of then
went of but before he had stepped
from the bucket He attempted I,
spring beyond the collar Of the shaft
but missed his footing and fell 10 III,
bottom, distance Of 20 feet and q
that moment the remaining shots wen