The indicator., 1897-02-06
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The Legislative Investigation OF the Lead
Vile strike began on the 30th.
Jack Holland. Victor miner. has lost
both eyes by the discharge OF missed
shot.
Fred {. Carmen. farmer was killed by
an accident At coal mine near Eaton the
other day.
The militia force at Leadville was cut
down 10 little over leo on the 29th by the
governors ORDERS
The members OF the Potato Exchange at
Greeley are clated Mt the prospects for that
body In the future.
Larimer county sheep men held a meet
ing saturday for the purpose Of securing
better shipping rates.
ON the 3oth Governor Adams gave orders
to cut down the mluuu force at Lcadville To
thirty men and officers.
A sick woman named Hitchcock was
burned to death IN her house Mt Colorado
Springs a few days since,
The Colorado Springs council has revoked
the liquor license of Smith y Melting, who
have violated the ordinance.
In response to an invitation Governor
Adams says that Colorado Will not be official
ly represented at McKinIcy's Inauguration.
4 baud Of Eou ok was seen 10y SETTLERS I'm
Routt county a few days ago They wer"
driven down into thc valley by tho heavy
SHOWS.
Judge HtlirIr 90 p,t" .ruiruHcd the
Commercial bank wrcckcrs ON the 3pth
Miller got tom years. Dow seven years amt
McCurk.a uye years.
Governor Adams began his inspection of
state Institutions hy dropping Doc 500 the iu.
sane asylum last SUNDAY without giving any
notice ~ DIS la,cul0D
The discovery NJ largo deposit NJ black
marble and of white. gray and vnrleguted
marble half mile from ritSlu Is attracting
much local attention, II is susceptible of
high polish.
Louis Ford, n miner I'm the Lake tunnel
near Idaho Springs WIS struck On tho head
Saturday by o. hylu= rock and Killed. He
had retired tTo feet from the shot. thinking
himself safe at lnt distance.
\ l. rar.old boy uamod Peterson. living
i've miles west NJ Elhort fell from q load
~ hay ana WIS lmpaled pu "a pitchfprk the
other day. one tine entered near the mouth
and enmc out ln fhc forehead above thr eve.
He may die His father was killed a month
ago by being thrown from wagon and run
over.
4 largely attended meeting or the business
mon of Elbert and farmers N the vicinity
WAS held on the town hall lu Elhrrt on the
3ufh. at which the first steps were taken
looking toward th" removal Of the county
seat from klnwa TO Elhort \ permanent
organization WIS effected, An accurate list
OF nll taxpayers in the county who alone arc
voters was presented. which shows that FL
bort only lacks fifty votes Of having y ma
jurity over all competitors combined An
othcr meeting will D." held next saturday
when petitions viii hc circulated asking the
commissioners to call the election.
Garfield county Is now to have now line
or stenm railway II is 10 be constructed
by the -Four Mile Railway company which
was Incorporated recently with o. capital
stock Of S50ono. The F0ur Mile railroad IS
t9 start from the coal branch of the Colorado
Midland In -Four Mile creek near Gleuwood
Springs Thence t will tnkc a southeastery
direction fur some distance. thence trendius
fu the northwest. until IL reaches the l. T.
Haurnu ranch. on Three Mile creek. This
viii he IT'S temporary rreminuS hut later on
the track Is likely rn bc extended beyond
that point. as the requirements Of traffic
may demand
The Denver Post says: The county com
missioncrs this morning discussed with Com
missioner Adcc Of Washington county bill
which the county attorney has drawn MP
for the beuodt ~ nli counties In Colorado
but particularly Washington county. The
bin is nu act TO Hufhorizo the vacation Of
pInis Of town or city lots and the like and
it permits the h0nrd ~ county commission
er7 N any county In which rbore may he
located such plnfs the streets and alleys OF
which have not been accepted and used by
the public as public roads, to declare them
vacated and that the same shall be vaucd
and uss' ~sed Hg acreage lu future. In 1890
the town of Aarm 10 Washington county
had a boom and IT was nicely platted but
the boom collapsed and tho lots are on the
cnunty's hands, and some 500 yearly has 10
be expended advertising them On the IrIin.
Ig
Washington county and It seeks relief
hoping indirectly to benefit also other sim
Harry distressed counties in Colorado
Incorporation papers FOR company which
hns In project the u'os' gigantic fcut or tun
nrNng ever before undertaken In the United
StHfes We're Sled In Ibc office ~ Secretary
Of State Whpplc on the lst It Is entitled
the Pixies Peak Tunnel Construction com
pnuy, and Its capital stock is SET down d.
being only SloO.uuO on this oStcuslhly
small capitalization the men behind the In
corporation propose fo hurrpw through IA.
base " Pixies Peak continue their under
ground progress for twenty miles westward
until point Off tie eastern extremity VI the
Cripple Greek mineral district H. reached.
and then keep on boring until they have run
tunnel completely around the district
The tunnel they propose to drive Is tp be no
ordinary railway. mining ur drainage tuu-
mel, hut q combination " all. The company
Incorporated will couUne It's operations ap-
pnrcutlv to tho actual construction worl; on
the tunnel n Is. however, closer than twin
TO the Pixies Peak Terminal Railway com.
pnuy. which is to have a capitalization of
so oo0ouo. This company is To have
corporate existence in New York nud Arl-
znua. Hy not Incorporating II here the pro
motors NJ the tuuurl ~chomo have effected
n suvinE n n 5000 fro while rho corpora
tlou capitalized for SiOOopO does the work
juss well tho big one would The
sume set Of capitalists are In both CON
pluies. New York men are behind the en-
torpris". II vH'uablo veins Of ore are found
branch tunnels Will hc run ont FOR the pur
pose of oross.cutfur thcm. Drainage and
transportation facilities are, ~ course. the
main things aimed ut i'm building the big
subway. But doubtless IN the course Of
construction many rich ore bodies will he
uncovered, thus increasing the wealth re-
sources Of the company. The railroad end
of the project will be most valuable ns
means for hauling oro put ~ Cripple Crock
II will very apprecinblv shorten tho distance
between that camp and Colorado City
where large reduction works specially de-
signed for treating Cripple Creek ore nre
now In operation.
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