The Meeker herald., 1896-03-14
COLORADO CONDENSED.

The Rev. Kerr B. Tupper. D. D.. will
leave Denver March TO- for Philadelphia.
Paderewski, the great pianist. played
to enthusiastic Denver audiences last
week.
The Gulf and Midland roads are re
ported to have entered into uamc
agreement.
Cardinal Satolll. after spending three
busy days in Denver, left Friday night
for Kansas City.
Pueblo business men are enthusiastic
over the proposition to build an electric
line to Cripple Creek.
Burglars raided Simon Franks jew
elry stare at Alamosa and carried Oh
about $500 worth Of goods.
There was q smaller precipitation Of
moisture at Denver during last Febrn-
ary than has been the case for fourteen
years.
There has been 80 much clalm-1ump-
ing at West Creek, that the state land
board has refused to grant any leases
until 1t can investigate fully. Governor
McIntire has been requested to visit the
camp.
The report of the secretary Of state
for the month Of February shows the
total receipts for the month to have been
$41, ,242.05. OF this sum $50, ,536 came In
payment for incorporation papers, most
ly those of mining companies.
The farmers Of Creswell and Ever
green have combined and subscribed
5000 to fight the toll road combine who
exact toll, it is alleged, unlawfully on
the road from the Jefferson county line
to Idaho Springs. Idaho Springs is on
the direct route from Denver to Middle
Park, Steamboat Springs and other fam
Gus over the range resorts and the hght
will likely be lively one.
Constable Ireland of Brighton visited
the ranch where Davis, known as "Nis-
ger" Davis lived, and found all the ap-
planes of cattle butchering, blocks and
tackle, knives, cleavers and the bloody
clothes worn by members Of gang OF
supposed cattle rustlers when killing cat
tie. The wells were partially filled with
the hides of butchered cattle, and
force of men will recover these.
The Board of Capitol Managers has
adopted plans and specifications for the
bronze work In finishing the basement,
first floor stairway, balustrades around
the second and third floor corridors, and
galleries and dome of the Capitol build
ing. About year ago the contract fO-
this job was let to the Lane Bridge and
Iron Works Company Of Chicago, but
that firm failed before doing any work.
Acting in conjunction with Land Reg
lister Meldrum, by request Of the land
board, State Engineer Sumner has
drawn up set of rules to be observed by
irrigation companies and settlers desir-
Gus Of securing public lands in Colorado
under the provisions Of the Carey act.
AS all federal government land In the
state classed as arid that can be made
amenable to irrigation has been set apart
for the use of settlers ready to reclaim
1t, the board believes system In making
applications and complying with requls-
ties to be an imperative necessity.
State Engineer Sumner, accompanied
by County Commissioners A. g. Boone,
s. al 4,NsIl, 2. A: Howe, a. D. Archu-
proposed state roau route from Pagosa
Springs to Juanita. They took the San
Juan river route from Taylor canon
down, and report that the route would
make magnificent road bed. The dis
lance by this route from Pagosa Springs
to the railroad will be but twenty miles,
as against thirty miles by the present
route. County Surveyor B. A. Howe
Will begin the survey as soon as posi-
BILE.
A company has been incorporated to
build toll road across from Monument
to West Creek. This, with the road now
being constructed from Palmer Lake.
will greatly facilitate travel and will
shorten the distance to the raIlrod points
The people Of the district appreciate
these efforts, of course, but what they
would rather see would be n railroad
headed that way. The long tedious stage
ride and the fear Of running into o
snowstorm at this season of the year is
just now keeping all out except the
bravest and most hardy. Those who do
venture out. however, are surprised to
find better weather and less snow there
than in the valley cities and at other
points.
The coast and geodetlc survey have
completed practically all of the field
work In connection with the transcon-
tinental triangulation and incidentally
have determined the approximate eleva-
tions Of several mountain peaks In Colo
RADIO. These elevations depend solely
upon the zenith distance observations
carried through 1000 miles of triangula-
ton from the Pacific coast ocean tide
leveD to Pixies Peak and Colorado
Springs. As the computations are only
partly adjusted the elevations can be re.
garded only as close approximations to
the real heights. The following are
among the elevations given, some of
them differing considerably from the
figures given In the ALIASES of the coun-
try: Uncompahgre peak Is found to be
over 12O feet higher than heretofore sup
posed: Uncompahgre. 14,354 feet; Treat
ury Peak. 13,407; Mount Elbert, 14,4s1;
Ouray Peak. 14,O1S: Pixies Peak, IA, 157;
Mount Massive, 12,359; Big Springs,
8,298; Divide, 9,457: Grand Junction
railroad station. 4,593; Grand Mesa, TO-.
O13; Gunnison, 1913.
1t Is given out on good authority, says
the Denver Republican, that the next
railroad building enterprise inauguratel
In Colorado will be an extension of the
Burlington & Missouri line from Long