The Springfield herald., 1897-03-12
On TO Tie Mines.

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camp. How many will remain Is
the problem. Should the devel-
opments now gong on find ores
rich and of sufficient quantity the
camp will soon have thousand
people as residents. There seems
little doubt left that the camp is
gong to be Il flourishing one and
that soon.
Uncle Dave Drumheller desires
us to express his thanks to those
whole souled people who so kind
ly aided him in his recent sickness.
Uncle Dave always appreciates a
kindness.
w. II. Curtis. OF Horse Creek,
paid visit TO Springfield Monday
finding out the amount of his tax
and attending to other business.
He says his son Ambros, is home
from Wyoming.
Milt Gordon completes his con
tract for carrying the mails on
the Atlanta and Minneapolis
routes this week. HIS service in
that capacity has been fraught
with more disagreeable weather
than money and he gladly quits
the work. Chas. L. Copeland,
whose school closes this week IN
Smart district, will resume the
work.
G. ID. Laing and L. P. Hughes
OF Centerville Iowa and L. III. Par
ker Of Cheyenne Wells, this state,
who went down to Carriso last
week. returned here, Saturday, on
their way back. They have been
travelling for the past SIX months
seeing the United States" They
may visit the coast before return
log. They have wagon fixed
with all the modern conveniences
for travelling comfortably,and
first class Norman team to draw 1t.
Mr.. Hughes of the outfit is a distant
relative of our fellow townsman,
+. +. Martin, who used to live at
Centerville.
w. L. and o. Il. Vincent of the
Silver State Hotel and David Ap.
piegate and W. A: Leonard of La
mar, composed party that passed
through Springfield. Tuesday.
bound for the Carriso mining camp.
One of the number is Cripple
Creek miner. They viewed the
specimens of ore on exhibition
here aud the Cripple Creek man
was especially pleased with them.
Mr.. Vincent, the hotel man. stated
that l.. Writ Markham of Lamar.
was organizing a stock company to
be composed of fifteen of the bust
ness men OF Lamar, who will put
their capital together and use itln
developing some lead.
j. l.. Pettlcrew of the Lamar
mail line had a runaway, Friday
evening on arriving here. He was
driving a span of wild bronchos
which got away from him while he
was getting the mail out Of his
wagon. They made a lively dash
of about 200 yards and in that dis
lance succeeded in upsetting and
completely demolishing the spring
wagon, without running into any
thing. His load, consisting of
mail, MANY tools, picks, hammers,
shovels and fifty pounds OF dyna-
mite, was thrown in all directions.
The ponies, loose from the wagon
ran square into the shed addition
OF the G. a. r. hall building, bad
ly breaking 1t up. One of the po-
MES was injured to some extent.
1t is reported from the State
University that il the graduate de-
partment continues in its present
rate OF growth, the facilities OF the
institution will soon be outstrip-
ped Twelve new students repre-
sentipg every section Of the entire
country have been enrolled this
semester, although Colorado fur
nishes larger contingent than
ever. Nearly all of these are pur-
suing advance work with view
to teaching in the schools of the
state. The professors, although
they ARE more than tax, d with the