The Delta independent., 1895-05-01
COLORADO CONDENSED.

ibttu OTSdulZeu dt DeST 4Tdu.
The council Of La Junta has decided
TO have another artesian well sunk.
w. L. Brown was killed by a stroke
Of lightning near Byers a few days
ago.
T'hirty-one persons united with the
Presbyterian church at Fort Morgan re-
Gently.
Major General McCook was placed
IN the retired list on the 22nd. having
attained the age of Ga years.
The miners Of the United Coal COM
pany at Lafayette quit work Monday
because they had not been paid up.
Joseph Merris has been appointed
postmaster at Evergreen, Jefferson
@ounty, Colorado, vice Andrew Ames,
resigned.
City Attorney Williams Of Denver,
having rendered an opinion that pool
rooms are illegal. an attempt will be
made to close them.
According to the Monrose Enterprise
there are g., 220 acres in that county set
out to orchards. The largest single
orchard covers 1000 acres.
The promoters Of the Elk Mountain
railroad state that the road will be
completed to the Yule creek marble
Itfll iCo Scol. anu llal a. lic
junction Of the creeks a smelter will
be built
An agreement is said to have been
reached between the Florence Oil and
Hefining company and the Continental
Oil company which will result in a
large increase in the price Of oil, and
consequent large addition to the pros
perity of Florence.
Miles Smith. II years old, living at
boswell. Ell Paso county. was drowned
in the Pike View reservoir the other
day. He. with two other lads. was TAX
ing swim. The water was not deep
rnAugh to drown him. but the bank was
sandy and loose and caved in on him.
Two of the boys got out safely, but the
Smith boy was underneath and was
drowned.
The annua! meeting OF the Colorado
state Sportsmen association is set for
May 18th and 18th. at Pueblo. A rate
of one and one-fifth fare is fixed by the
railroads provided there are fifty or
more members in attendance.
J. V Stephenson. coal miner. was
killed by a fall from the overhead
crossing of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Rockvale branch over the
Denver & Rio Grande main line at a
point one mile west of Florence few
days ago. The man was on his way to
the city from Rockvale and the theory
il that when he encountered the high
crossing. eighteen feet, he became dizzy
and fell to the track below. striking the
steel rail with his head, crushing the
skull in 4 frightful manner and also
breaking the right leg between the
knee and ankle.
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Cured at the Bimetallic smelter in
L-adville Wednesday. The victim was
J. A. Mcdonald Mcdonald is car
penter and has been employed at the
smelter for some time He was making
some repairs and while at this work he
in some manner became caught by the
shaft. He was whirled around at a ter
rifle rate and was crushed TO death be-
fore the machinery could be stopped.
His body was taken in charge by the
coroner. Mcdonald was n single man
:ind is not yet % years Of age 1t is
not likely any inquest will be held
In the supreme court Saturday James
P Airy. clerk and recorder of La Plata
county. was allowed a salary of 5000
per annum. to be taken out OF the fees
OF his office. The receipts Of the office
having reached the amount of 81 1900.
lIit aShtu IlLll " llI II
that sum into the treasury. He re-
fused. and the commissioners brought
suit against him. The county court
sustained the commissioners and sent
Mr. Airy to Jail for fifteen days for vio-
lltiou OF the fee statute. The clerk Sc
cured superSedeas and appealed to
the supreme court The latter reverSeS
the Judgment of the lower court and
decides that the clerk may retain all
fees to the amount of his salary. after
which the fees must be turned into the
treasury.
The bids for the grading OF the Union
Pacific. Denver and Gulf road extern
sion between Forbes Junction and Wal
senburg We're opened at Denver Mon
day. There were fifteen bids IN all.
and the figures differed widely. A
sheridan Of ST. Joe was awarded the
contract. with the stipulation that
work must begin inside of five days.
This bid was considered unusually
low. and is as follows: Earth work.
81 cents; hard rock. 40 cents: loose
rock. - cents: making total Of some
thing less than $50. 900 for the nineteen
miles of grading. The official esu-
mates place the amount of work at
10000 square yards between Aguilar
and WalScnburg. The road conStruc-
llnll gangs Will lpiIoW up lQe graders
and lay the rails and ties as rapidly rs
possible. so that the Gulf will prob
ably be running over its own track In
less than two months
The Alpine tunnel road on the Gun.
nScu division OF the South Park line
will be opened about July l. Next Mon
day morning large gang of men will
be placed at work replacing the ties
which have become rotted since the
road was abandoned. Work will be d!-
Videi into short sections 50 as TO en-
able more men TO be worked and the
whole thing will be pushed forward as
rapidly as possible. A careful inspec-
non OF the tunnel itself will be made
early next week by the engineering
force, AS II is cut through solid rock
for nearly its entire distance. it Is not
expected that any particular damage
has been done during the period OF idle
u,-SS. and as both ends have been closed
by heavy doors the rumprS OF the ends
being filed with solid masses of ice are
apparently unfounded. According to
the statements OF persons who have
gone over the road recently. two days
work will be sufficient to clear the
entire track OF snow. SO that Il train
could possibly make the trip even be
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