The Monte Vista journal., 1897-06-19
COLORADO BRIEFS.

camp NJ paimer Lake.
The Denver authorities are now to wase
war against bill boards
There is much talk OF organizing q vigil
ance committee at Cripple Greek.
An effort Is being made to revive the Colo.
RADIO Springs Chamber Of Commerce.
The rainfall at Denver for the 1rst two
weeks Of June broke all records. being i.S3
tnchcx
The degree OF master OF arts has been con-
ferred upon Governor Adams by the Univer
sity Of Denver.
Governor Atkinson has appointed thirty
delegates to the Denver gold convention.
who will bring a fine collection q Georgia
minerals.
The salary OF the Colorado Springs post
master has been increased 500 annually.
This is based upon the large Increase In the
volume OF business transacted In 1896 over
Iso5. which was at least 5000 greater The
salary Of the office for the next year vii! be
s3.2G.
Several thousand enthusiastic Italian
Americans observed ltaly's Independence
day In Georgetown on the 18th. 1t Is known
as the statnito fiesta. being In commemora.
tion OF the day ON which King Carlo Al
berto granted constitution To the Italian
people. By this act the Italian king con
ferred upon his subjects the right TO vote
and other law making privileges.
State Auditor Lowell is investigating the
bills that have accumulated against the
state on account OF animals Infected by con.
tael0us diseases, which have been Killed
from time to time by order OF the state
veterinarian. There are now about 5000
worth of these bills awaiting payment. Pro-
vision for paying them H. made by the law
but the certificates Issued by the state vet
crinhrinn to the owners Of the animals can
be- cashed only when there is surplus In
the general revenue fund.
The annual bulletin Of Colorado College
and Cutler Academy mas recently been is
sued. II shows the institutions to be In u
very nOurlshlng condition. The recent com
plctlOn OF the 100000 endowment fund has
encouraged the friends Of the college TO
hope nhd plan for stlll greater things The
attendance OF students continues TO tex the
facilities to the utmost. 4 new hall for the
accommodation Of young ladies is now under
construction and will bo ready for the fall
term. a number Of notable additions have
been made to the faculty during the past
year
The other day John Carson. superintcnd.
en-. Of the tramwny In Horseshoe near Fair
play, started from the lower to the upper
terminal distance Of nearly three miles.
In one OF the buckets. When about half way
TO TIA" mine and between two towers about
sixty feet high the cable stopped for the
noon hour. lie started to walk one cable.
holding On to the other one with his haudS.
and fcll dis,anc. Of about sixty feet.
where he was found unconscious an hour
later. His life was probably saved by fall
inc in a snow bank. No bones were broken
aud at last accounts he was getting along
all right.
The Denver 4 Rio Grande Company Is
reriously contemplating putting in a large
dipping plant at Antpnlto or some other
point near the state lin" on the south. where
sheep may h. dipped before coming through
Colorado, thus securing clean bill Of
health. The veterinary sanitary board Ia.
decided that permits will be given to bring
sheep In to some central point. where they
may be dipped. such as Denver, Pueblo and
La Junta. all Of which places will have
dipping works In operation hy next fall
and the sheep men will b. able to run their
whole flock through without much trouble
or expense. When the lambs are brought In
from the rang" In tn" early fal. a. rule
they ar. only slightly Infected. and the san.
ltnry board believes that with one dipping
thoroughly done. they will go through tn,
feeding pens without t-,uhl. and very Hui.
dipping will have to lee done through tn.
winter.
Owners of stamp mills. concentrating
works nnd placer mines. situated along
Roaring Fork, In the Aspen neighhcrhooi.
have icted the authority OF Commis sion. r
Swan OF the fsh. forestry and game depart.
ment. In his efforts To purify tn. water Of
that stream III" fish. forestry and game
law passed by the Eleventh General A..
~.mhly, prohibits the owners Of or. re,Iuc.
Ian h.
Int" public rivers ana streams. This pro.
vision was made in order to prevent the
poisoning Of trout by tn. pollution Of ih,.
waters. For the sam. purpose persons work.
Ing placer grounds were prohibited from let
ting the water uscl In their plants run In
dirty condition into any body of public
water. So thnt the mining and ore. treating
Industries would not be made to suffer BY
the operation ~ the law. a way for obyia,,
Ing III" difficulty was provided Til. was
that mill and placer owners should con.
ttfuct settling basins In which III. water
they used might be kept pent up until IN.
tsilinrs and other Impurities could -ettl. In
tn" bottom Of each basin. Immediate. step.
Will b" taken 10y Commissioner Swan 10 .n.
force III" law against tn. mill and placer
owners who utilIr" ia" water Of Roaring
Fork In their business operations.
Charles T. Arkins Of Denver has CON.
m.nccd action In the Arnphhoe pI,,rir,
Court 10 compel III" trustee, Of the School
nf Mines To- Issue him n diploma TIL.
plaintiff alleges that careful nnh iinid
plan and conspiracy was entered Into by
members Of the faculty To- prevent th.
plnlntln from graduatln. nnd taking hi. de.
gree ns mining engineer, and that they
frnuinl"nily aud unfairly rated III" pinIniirr
far below th. rank that he should hpv.
taken. wh"r.npOn the plain,ir, on ApriI
I, is''', appealed To- til" trustees. defendant. /.
In ihl. action. for mn examination and r.vi-
Ion NJ III" action ~ th. faculty. TIL. plain.
tn f.cite.i The order Of III. trustee. whereby
he was permitted TO take the required -,
sminntions, tut alleged further that pft,r
preparing for such test. he discovered
that III. conspiracy ~ the faculty coniin.
ucd. and they prepared n line 81 -,aminn.
ilon unusual aud entirely out Of tn. orlI.
oary line, thus making II Impossible for him
to pass. Will. impuilnr no bad motive. /,
III" board Of trustees IN. plaintln prsy- Of
III. court 10 direct proper cours. Of exam.
instion that viii h. fair 10 him. ,ha, he
may prov. his ability 10 graduate from III.
him for money outlay mud time spent In
study, which L. a diploma -,.dsn.ing the ,.-
gree u mining engineer.
tn. u. \. u. Of Denver has received from
the War Department three condemned rnn.
non which viii he set In pla-. at city Park
u. -urlnsitl... They were among the largest
guns used during III" riviI war. ON.
is a mortar. Weighing i;.ioo poun,,.
with csrrisgr weighing 1000 pounds. IL
hs. n Dor. thirteen Inches In diameter nnd