The Meeker herald., 1896-07-11
COLORADO CONDENSED.

COLORADO CONOENSEO.
Thomas Smith was run over and
killed by a runaway team at Denver .
few days ago.
The Aspen board of education has
decided to establish kindergarten de-
partment In connection with the public
schools. The fall terM will open Sep
tember II.
Major Elijah Halford. paymaster OF
the United States army and president
of the Y. VI. G. A. at Denver, fell from
his wheel and sustained severe COM
pound fracture Of the right leg.
At a meeting Of the Trinidad city
council It was decided to leave the set
tlement Of the water question to vote
of the people. and an election for that
purpose has been called for August IL
The Denver Evening Post II now
being printed on what is said to be the
largest and fastest press in the coun-
try. The way this paper has come 70
the front under Its present able man
agement is unique in Western Journal
ism. 1t II now a recognized power In
the state.
Since the election of the present city
officials Of Victor great attention has
been paid to the sanitary condition Of
the town and to bringing the streets to
grade. Culverts and cutters have been
dug at the edge of the sidewalks in the
main portion Of the city, and q few
days ago the work of grading the
streets was started.
Tuesday at noon 800 pounds Of giant
powder stored about thirty feet from
the entrance OF the Eclipse tunnel, Vic
tor, was struck by lightning. and re-
markable to relate, the dynamite did
not explode, but slowly burned until
all the six sticks were consumed. The
large 12x12 timbers OF the tunnel suf-
fered somewhat, and are quite badly
charred and burned. The fire was
finally subdued by the force employed
at the mine and no lives were lost 1t
seems like an act of Providence that the
fire started when 1t did. for at
o'clock the tunnel would have been oc-
cuped by the shift of men for driv-
Ing Had this been the case they would
In all probability have been sufYocated
BY the smoke.
Saturday night. after closing hours,
about five tons of very valuable ore was
taken from the shaft house OF the Or
phan Belle mine. Cripple Creek. hight
under the nose OF the watchman, who
was either very careless or else had fall
en- asleep. The next day Joe Hunter.
the principal owner OF the property.
went out in search OF the missing ore
and was rewarded by finding 1t In the
possession of the Aspen sampler. He
had no trouble in Identifying his ore.
as l. is Of very peculiar variety and
only one other mine in the camp pro-
duces anything SIMILAR, and that mine
has Its own mill. The law requires
that all samplers shall make a record
of every bit of ore that goes through
their hands, and as the proprietor Of
the mill did not comply with the law
in this respect, Hunter will prosecute
him.
The adjustment Of the salaries Of
postmnsters in Colorado for the fiscal
year are as follows: Canon City. Grand
Junction and Victor have been ad-
vanced from third to second class;
Fort Collins was relegated from sec
ond to third class. The postmasters
at Amethyst, Las Anlmas and Fort
Collins have been decreased in salaries
to 81 200, $1,1oO and 81. 800 respectively.
The Increase in salaries of postmasters
are as follows: Alamosa, 81 400 to ST.
500; Boulder, 5000 to $1,000; Buena
Vista, 1920 to $1,000: Colorado
Springs. 5000 to $500; Florence, ST.
500 to 81 900; La Junta, 81, 900 to 81, 700;
Loveland. 81 300 to 81 400; Monte Vista.
81 400 to 81 800; Ouray. 81. 600 to 81, 700;
Silverton, $500 to s1.7OO: Telluride.
81 900 to $1.7Oo; Aspen. 50, 100 to $4,000;
Breckenridge, 1920 to 81 400; Canon
City, $500 to $1,000; Cripple Creek.
81, 400 to $1,000; Grand Junction, ST.
500 to $1,000; Leadville. s., 500 to &, 200;
Manitou, $1,000 to $1,7OO; Montrose,
81, 500 to 1900; Rocky Ford, 81, 100 to
81 200; Sterling, $500 to 81 300; Victor,
81 900 to 5000.
A anecial to the Star from Perry oh