Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-10-31
COLORADO CONDENSED.

A county seat fight is on in Eagle
county.
A colony of Kansas farmers Is to settle
near Fort Collins.
The earnings of the Rio Grande road
are now twelve per cent. more than n
year ago.
Archie Mcdonald, working In the Lit
| tie Johnnie mine at Leadville, was KILL
ed by cave-in, Sunday.
o. 8. Storrs has resigned from the
Board Of Control of the State Home and
Industrial School for Girls.
General Thomas Eckert. president of
the Western Union Telegraph compa-
ny, has been visiting the state and as
cended Pixies Peak.
Fort Logan is designated as the post
In department of the Colorado for the
confinement and execution Of sentences
of general prisoners.
Schlatter, the healer, is still at work
In Denver. People in crowds continue to
seek his aid, but no remarkable cures
have been reported. Many persons de-
clare themselves benefited, however.
Under Sheriff Bramlett and three dep
utles, from Colorado Springs, with their
bloodhounds, have returned from Lost
Park, having trailed the escaped ex-
press robbers into that country. They
were compelled to abandon the trail on
account Of deep snow. which fell re-
Gently.
The corner stone of the new Presby-
terian church at Alamosa, was laid on
the 22d. The new church is to be n
beautiful white sandstone building, 40x
40 feet, exclusive of large class room,
and will cost about $1,000. 1t is to be
completed by December and will be one
Of the best churches in this part of tho
state.
The special car of the United States
fish commission, Captain Charles s.
johnson in charge, arrived in Denver
few days ago, en- route from Illinois
to Twin Lakes, with stock of trout on
board. The finny passengers were car
rled In tanks at the bottom Of the coach.
constant stream of air being poured
into the receptacle.
After most successful expedition, the
Salvation army cavalry brigade has re.
turned to Denver. They have travelled
about 1000 miles through the state by
wagon, and had some thrilling expert
ences The cavalry scheme has been a
novel one, even for the Salvation army.
STAR Captain Blanche Cox was the
leader of the expedition.
Benjamin Baker was accidentally
shot by Albert MCGEE while deer
hunting on Wallace creek, near De-
beque. Mr.. Baker and Mr.. MCGEE
were hunting together and separated,
one going on each side of small bunch
Of timber. Mr.. MCGEE saw what he
thought was a deer and fired. the bull
let entering Bakers thigh and passing
through. missed the bone, but made a
very severe flesh wound. Mr.. Baker
will probably be able to be about in
two or three weeks.
The Woman's Relief Corps of Lead
Vile, on Sunday dedicated a monumen.
to the unknown dead of the late war.
The ceremonies were participated In by
the ladies of the relief corps, James A.
| Garfield post, G. A. r., Companies r,
and F, National Guard Of Colorado. and
large number Of citizens. The address
was made by Past Grand Commander
Bohn Of the G. A. R., and Mrs Sarah
Bum conducted the exercises. The
monument is constructed of Georgia
marble and is seven feet high, being sur
mounted by large urn, and Is consid-
cred very fine specimen.
The engineers who have been engaged
for the past three months upon the final
survey for the Florence Southern rail-
road have practically completed their
work, being engaged now upon securing
the easiest and best route out of the city
and surveying the yards. The total
length of this line from the depot in
Florence to Silver Cliff depot will be
30 3-10 miles. The first ten miles out Of
Florence runs over continuous coal
bed, and the last sixteen miles at the
Silver Cliff end of the line runs through
the richest portion of the Custer county
mineral belt, running convenient to the
famous Bassick, the Ilsia lead and sill
yer mine: also convenient to the Rosita
gold and silver district
The Americus mine at Central City,
ceased the work of hoisting the water
out Of the mine Friday At that time
there was about six feet of water in the
bottom of the shaft. and 1t has been
gaining on them for the past three or
four days. On Thursday the water rose
eighteen inches. There are still two
bodies in this mine. being those of the
two Austrians, and much comment is
being caused on account of the shutting
Off of the water. though the public do
not blame F. v. Newell of the Americas
property for 1t, but think the other mine
owners might have given the Americus
people help till those bodies were taken
out and given decent burial.
1t is now regarded in Denver some
what generally among railroad men and
capitalists that the proposed new line
to Cripple Creek. via Platte Canon, will
not be built, and many reasons are adj
yanced for this opinion, chief among
them being the probable cost of the road
and the position of the South Park. The
fact that the South Park receiver could
not make any contract which would out
last the receivership is, in the minds of
many, sufficient to block the plan to
build the air line. 1t is not only the
question ofSusing the South Park tracks
from up the canon, but the splendid ter
minal properties which that road owns
in Denver. its depot entry, its yardage,
its equipment, its shops and all else.