The state herald., 1897-07-23
COLORADO BRIEFS.

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the open air nt Denver few days ago.
ExMayor Steele of Cripple Creek tried to
tnke his life by using morphine, but he was
| saved.
The editor of the Cripple Creek Citizen has
been arrested by a school teacher on n
charge Of criminal libel.
Eight hundred Santa Fc employees en-.
joyed picnic In the mountains above Colo.
rado Springs on the l7th.
The ChautaGqun season at Glen Park
opened very auspiciously on the 10Th, and
there is n large attendance.
The Gulf road is being fenced between
Denver and Fort Collins, This will save Il
good deal Of money for stock killed.
In the three big bicycle races at Denver on
the 10th and l1th, Walter Sanger won the
onc-milc and twomilc and Hamilton won
the hyc-mllc.
Near EastonvllS In III Paso county, tho
IA. IL. ranch has shipped since last April the
grand total of thirty y-elght carloads OF pota'
toes and oats, and there is not ditch ON the
| place.
A gang of thieves stole thir,y.Nvc head of
valuable horses from Judge Smith of Gree
ley few days ago, but they were captured
and the horses recovered when they reached
Julesburg. #H-.
The girls In the State Home for Girls at
Denver mutincd and II hnlf-dpzcn officers
had to he called In to qucll the unruly ones.
number of them We're taken to the city
jail to cool on.
In a carriage runaway on the Ironton toll
road on the 10th, Miss Myrtle Shaw OF Pitts.
Held, Illinois, was thrown violently to the
ground, sustaining Internal Injuries which
caused her death She was one Of the large
party that was going around the circle from
Denver.
ON the 10Th Judge lie Fevrc at Denver de.
cided against the city In Its application for
| an injunction to prevent the Union Water
Company from collecting under the old
schedule Of rates. The ease TO compel the
company to reduce It's rates will be tried
al an early day.
1t is estimated that over 1900 head of eat
tie are now feeding on the range surround
Ing Plateau valley In Mesa county. and at
| least 1000 of them will be wintcred there,
which means good price and ready sale
| for all the hny the rnnchmcn can raise this
year. There Is range. however, for three
times as many cattle. and the capacity Of
the valley for hay is limited only by the de-
mand.
The first shipment Of wool out Of Folsom
| New Mexico. consisted of seven ears shipped
| by \. c. Miller and Troy. brothers, most of
/
The largest wool house In that part of the
territory Is located at Folsom and Is stored
full of wool. large Ice house has been
turned Into n storage house, and Is also full,
besides ten or twelve box cars on the side
track Wool continues to come In and Is
bringing from 10 to IL cents pound,
Upon requests of the commits sioners OF
Saguachc county. State Veterinarian Grcss-
well has secured an oplnion from Attorney
| General Carr on the authority OF county
sheep inspectors. 1t was desired TO know II
| such inspectors had the power to compel
sheep herders to dip their focks 10 prevent
scab. General Carr's opinion is that In
spectors cannot directly compel dipping. but
can quarantine Incoming iiocks and can
order diseased sheep on public ranges onto
| private property. THIS Will Indirectly com
pei owners to dip their sheep.
Consequent upon the operations Of the
new state military law. which went into
effect on the 18th Of this month. the Nationa.
| Guard OF Colorado Is now wrestling with
number OF Innovation on the whole 1t Is
| agreed that these Will tend TO raise the
standard Of the organization In many dlrcc-
tions. One provision Of the act. from which
great things are expected. is that which
makes 1t necessary for all those seeking OF.
| ficers commissions TO FIRST tnkc n competi.
| tive examination, ns In the regular army.
| Formerly no examinations were taken. the
company electing Its own officers without
any Interference from outside.
Commander Booth Tucker hns been In Pu.
eblo inqulrlng Into the feasibility of a
scheme for planting n colony In the Arkan.
sas valley, in the yiclnlty Of Pueblo. The
general plan of the colonization scheme is to
take poor families from The crowded ccnters
Of population and bring them To unoccupied
la IA. N.gt atl .l.,,,. alt
tracts under the charge Of experienced
farmers, and thus aid them. to support them
selves. Commander Tucker has assurances
Of plenty OF financial backing In New York
| Clty. II being intlinatei that such prominent
men as ]. pierpont Morgan aud John u.
Rockefeller are backing him with funds IL
Is not proposed to give the land away. but
sell II to the occupants
Mr.. d. V. Donaldson the originator and
one OF the largest shareholders In the Colo.
rado Power Company. which Is to supply
cripple Greek with electrical power has
gone to Canon city to meet Electrical En.
gineer II. u. Mcrshon Of Telluride. These
gentlemen Will select the pole line for the
company. and also decide on the most avail.
able point from which 10 enter Cripple
Creek. Distributing stations Will he 10.
Gated ana n general survey uf the compuny's
plans Will be made. The company Is now
ready to begin active operations, plans for
NIL of the buildings having been completed
hy Mr.. q. T., Palmer, n wcll.known engineer
Of this city. The power company is having
Its electrical machinery burt by the West.
inghouse people at pitirhurg. The com.
pnny proposes to furnish electrical power To
the mines " the district. and its promoters
feel confident that their system VIII event.
ually succeed steam throughout the entire
camp.
There Is u strong probability that Ward
district. Boulder county. will zoon have a
railroad, a facility that would more than
double the output of that camp. The heavy
rates for wagon transportation into the
camp have prevented 4 number of fairly val.
liable mines from operating. The road from
liouldcr l. about twenty miles long aud is
M uphill climb MI the way. and even at the
current rates VI 20 cents n hundred going In
nnd half that STUN coming ont II IN Impossl.
Bile for the tonmstcrS 10 innkc nny money
I,cccntly eastern capital has become Inter.
estnd In the construction OF a railroad Into
the district. and the necessary surveys have
been made aud nil III. grade stakes set. III.
route win follow the Old washcd-out rail-.
road grade To Sunshine aud straight IN
-Four Mile creek 10 Ward. n II reason.
able grade and eau he constructed with not
n serious addition 10 ia. average cost OF
grade. grading contractor II now on the
ground making estimates " the cost which
will he forwarded 10 tho Eu-t. Estimates
for III. Iron, equipment aud rost of operni.
ing have all been Sent On aud are nov under
consideration.