The silver star., 1897-06-24
COLORADO BRIEFS.

ne DenVef autnOr1tles are uoW " ""eN
war against bill boards.
There is much talk of organizing 4 vigil
ance committee at Cripple Greek.
An effort is being made to revive the Colo
RADIO Springs Chamber Of Commerce.
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 Of Georgia
Minerals.
william Collins, aged seventy. was acci-
dentally drowned In the Eagle river. near
Pando. few days ago. by falling from a
small foot bridge i've miles above Red Clin.
The old gentleman was employed us en-
gtneer on a mine.
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
1895. which was at least 5000 greater. The
salary of the office for the next year will be
$500
Several thousand enthusiastic Italian
Americans observed Italy's independence
day in Georgetown on the 18th. 1t is known
as the statute fiesta, being in commemorn-
tion of the day on which King Carlo Al
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
tagious 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 is made by the law,
but the certificates issued by the state vet
erinarian to the owners Of the animals can
be cashed only when there is a surplus in
the general revenue fund.
The annual bulletin of Colorado College
and Cutler Academy has recently been Is
sued. 1t shows the institutions To he in a
very fiourishing condition. The recent com
pletion Of the 100000 endowment fund has
encouraged the friends of the college to
hope and plan for still greater things. The
attendance Of student, continues to tax the
facilities TO the utmost. A new hall for the
accommodation Of young ladies is now under
construction and will be 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. superlntcnd-
ent of the tramway 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 the mine and between two towers about
sixty feet high. the cable stopped for the
noon hour. He started TO walk one cable.
holding on TO the other with his hands.
and fell distance of about sixty feet.
where he was found unconscious an hour
later His life was probably saved by fall
ing in snow bank. M bones were broken
and at last accounts he was getting along
all right.
Owners Of stamp mills. concentrating
works and placer mines situated along
Roaring Fork. In the Aspen ncichborhood,
have defed the authority Of Commissioner
Swan Of the nsh, forestry and game depart
ment. in his efforts to purify the water Of
that stream The fish forestry and game
law. passed by the Eleventh General As
sembly. prohibits the owners Of ore reduc-
tion works from allowing tailings to fow
into public rivers and streams. This pro.
vision was made in order to prevent the
poisoning of trout by the pollution Of the
waters. For the same purpose persons work
Ing placer grounds were prohibited from let.
ting the water used in their plants run IN
dirty condition into any body of public
water SO that the mining and ore-treating
Industries would not be made to suffer by
the operation Of the law, way for obvint-
ing the difficulty was provided This was
that mill and placer owners should con-
struct settling basins in which the water
they used might he kept pent up until the
tailings and other impurities could settle In
the bottom Of each basin. Immediate steps
will be taken by Commissioner Swan to en-
force the law against the mill and placer
owners who utilize the water Of Roaring
Fork in their business operations.
Charles T. Atkins of Denver has com
menced action in the Arapahoe District
Court TO compel the trustees Of the School
Of Mines to Issue him n diploma The
plaintiff alleges that careful and weIl-lnid
plan and conspiracy was entered into by
members Of the faculty to prevent tho
plnintif from graduating and taking his de.
gree as mining engineer. and that they
fraudniently and unfairly rated the plaintiff
FAR below the rank that he should have
taken. whereupon the plaintiff on April
!, 1897, appealed TO the trustees. defendants
in this action. for an examination and rcyis-
ion OF the action Of the faculty The plain.
tin recited the order Of the trustees whereby
he was permitted to take the required ex-
aminations, but alleged further that after
preparing for such test. he discovered
that the conspiracy Of the faculty contin.
ued. and they prepared line Of exnminn.
''" 'Hf 'hAiifis oul " bftll-
nary line. thus making It impossible for hin,
TO pass While imputing no had motives 10
the board Of trustees the plaintiff prnys OF
the court 10 direct proper course Of exam.
ination that will be fair 10 him. thst NJ.
may prove his ability to graduate from the
Institution and be given the reward due
him for money outlay and time spent In
study. which Is diploma cvidencing the de
gree Of mining engineer.
The G. A. II. Of Denver has received from
the War Department three condemned can
non which will he set In place at City Park
ns curiosities. They were among the largest
guns used during the civil war. One
Is mortar. weighing f7.i0o pounds.
with carriage weighing 1000 pounds. II
hns bore thirteen inches In diameter and
thirty-two and fifteen one-hundredfhs decp.
II Ia short gun. with n diameter Of about
four feet. II rests In vertical position ut mn
angle OF forty.nve degrees. and was nscd
for throwing explosive shells Into mn en-.
emy's cnmp. II looks like formidable mn.
chine but II II almost harmless compared
with the modern machines Of destruction