Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-07-15
COLORADO CONDENSED

Governor Adams has reappointed DIR. Clay
ton Farkhlll as surgeon general.
The colorcd citizens OF Pueblo are pre-
pairing for a grand celebration Of Emancipa-
tiOn Day.
Grussloppers In the vicinity Of Greeley are
said to be dying on from the effects of u
plague OF some kind.
The Denver Chamber of Commerce Is &C.
riously considering II plan to erect II statue
to tho memory OF Ex-Governor Evans.
Joseph Egerton. an embezzllng Insurance
agent ut Pueblo. has been brought from Mis-
sOuri to stand trial
Ritchle. who has been tried three times In
Boulder county for murder, has been ac-
quilted.
The contract for erecting three new build
ings on the university grounds Mt Boulder
has been let to the McAilister Lumber and
Supply Company for $4,000. These are
the chemical building. the gymnasium and
the engineering building.
Ores and Metals, under the management
of Mr.. +. A. Leonard. Is taking leading
position among the mining Journals OF the
country. The July number consists of
thlrty-two pages and cover, and Is hlled
with matter OF Interest to the mlncr and in-
weston.
About 1900 cases of Strawberries. each
containing twenty four quarts. We're shipped
GOO Were shipped. The shipment of rasp-
berries, 1t Is estimated. will equal that OF
the Strawberries, being 1900 cases OF twenty
four plnts to the case.
The Board of Commissioners of the Sol
dlers' and Sailors Home held its quarterly
meeting on the Sth There were sixty appli-
cations for admlttnnce To the home present
ed by the secretary. but owing to lack OF
accommodations the board decided that not
more than thirty can be admitted. The list
Will he canvnsscd and favorable action taken
on where the applicants are the least
able TO earn their own livelihood.
The summer school ut Colorado Springs
was opened on the 18th by Professor Miller,
with an attendance OF about fifty. This Is
larger number than was anticipated, and 1t
Is estimated that there Will he fully 100
before the end OF the season. The school IL
largely scientific. and presents three courses
| OF instruction. There will he four weeks OF
the drill. concluding with two weeks ses'
sion of the district normal Institute.
The election of officers for the Kccley
League for the ensuing year resulted as fol-
lows at the closing OF the convention held In
| Denver last week: President, Z. W. Me
Reynolds, Colorado Springs; vice president,
Mrs. VI. Dell Wilson. Denver; secretary.
| treasurer, John l.. Semmes. Colorado
| Springs: executive board, e. V. Noble. Ana
conda; I. T. withrcw. hewitt. Robert Fra
zier, PueDlo: j. -. Williamson. bchvcr. anu
| Carl Ayleworth, Denver.
The seventeenth annual convention OF the
Sunday School Workers OF Colorado. Will be
held In Fort Collins, commencing Tuesday.
August ~, 1897, nt I:.D o'clock u. M. aud
continuing Wednesday and Thursday. Sep
tembcr lst and 1nd. The convention will be
| attended by prominent officers and workers
OF the International Sunday School Asso-
| citation and by noted specialists from this
| IN M fh.r sfu A nNs npI hall nj mi
program may he relied upon. The repre-
| sentation In the convention will consist OF
members OF the state executive committee
| all speakers named In the program Of the
| convention, and six accredited delegates
| from each county, besides the delegates from
each school.
| An interesting cavern has been opened In
| Cow mountain. about six miles east OF
Cripple Creek. The cave was discovered by
parties who were doing their assessment
work on group Of claims on Cow mountain.
| \ man was picking In the bottom Of n ten
foot hole when he suddenly struck the
point OF his pick through the rock into ap.
parcntly unlimited space. He cautiously
investigated and gradually opened up II pit
that led to the other world, to all appear
nnccs. Rocks dropped Into the hole how
ever struck bottom In about two seconds or
less, showing that the cave was not deep at
that point. The men got rope and fastening
u sccurely uDbNc uchctHutu 10 eNplDFt
immense cavern. which proved to be u
veritnble store house OF lee. StalaImitcs
and stnlnctitts of pure Ice stood like cy
press trees from the floor and hung like II
ghostly fringe from the ceiling. Explora-
tion was not carried very far. as n yawning
abyss was encountered ut II distance of
about fifty feet from the entrance. Chunks
OF Ice thrown down this abyss could be
heard rattllng and canking on the Sides
but never u sound OF the bottom being
touched. Photographs were taken by flash
light. and the pictures reveal the Ice In
crystal condition forming most fancIful fig-
ures. An effort Will be made to open the
cave to n more thorough exploration. The
chamber where these pictures were taken Is
seventy-hve feet high and about fifteen feet
wide. Beyond this the cave widens and
the interior seems ubyssmal.
The Denver Chamber OF Commerce Is
ranging for II series of lectures upon the re-
sources Of Colorado. These lectures Will be
printed and sent out to advertise the state.
Among those agreed upon are the following:
Ex-senator n. L. Illl-Upon the present
condition and prospective development of
gold mining In Colorado. President Il. T.
Jcfrery of the Denver X Rio Grande railroad
Upon the condition of the railroads In
Colorado and their relation to Denver, and
II statement Of the new roads which should
he built and the effect upon this city and
Ing of the state and Its probable future de-
velopment. with an account Of the market
existing at present for Colorado coal, and
of the new markets which may be opened.
John W. Nesmith-Cpon the iron Of Colo
RADIO. with his ideas OF the future develop
mcnt of the Iron industry of the state. f.
$. Nettlcton-Upon the Increase by storage
of water OF the cultlvabc land OF the state.
the progress made towards securing the con
struction of large storage reservoirs. and
upon the effect of their construction on the
future Of this state and city. George W.
Bnlcntlnc-Upon the cattle. raising industry
OF the state and Its future. J. X. Choatc-
Upon the manufacturing Industries of the
city and state. Dr. Denison-upon the
health resorts of Colorado. Ex-Governor
Grant-Upon the sllver-mlning industry and
Its probable future. e. NJ IIobbs-Upon the
| scenic attractions and pleasure resorts of
| the state. H. W. woodbury-On the unde-
vcloped resources OF the state.
During his life Ex-Governor John Evans
was deeply Interested In the plan for deep
water hnrbors on the Gulf OF Mexico. His
work In that direction was fully appreciated.
and his death caused sorrow at Galveston,
which city prohtcd by his work for better
coast terminals. The citizens OF Galveston.
through their Board Of Trade. deep-watcr