The state herald., 1897-06-18
COLORADO BRIEFS.

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| ancc committee at Cripple Greek,
An effort is being made to revive the Colo
| RADIO Springs Chamber Of Commerce.
| The rainfall nj Denver for the first two
weeks OF June broke all records, being LIB
| inches.
The degree Of master OF arts has been con
| ferrcd upon Governor Adams by the Cnlver'
| sty Of Denver,
Governor Atkinson has appointed thirty
| delegates to the Denver gold convention,
| who will bring line collection {! 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
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 Itnly's independence
day In Georgetown on the 18th 1t is known
MS the statuto fcsta being IN commcmorn.
tlon Of tho day ON which King Carlo AL
berto granted constitution 10 the Italian
people. Ey this act the Italian king con-
fcrred upon his subjects the right to vote
aud other law'making privileges.
State Auditor Lowell Is investigating the
bills that have accumulated against the
state on account of animals Infected by con
tnglous diseases, which have been Killed
from time to time by order of the state
veterinarian. There are now about $1,000
worth OF these bills awaiting payment. Pro
vision for paying them is made by the law,
hut the certificates issued by the state vet
crinarian 10 the owners Of the animals eau
be cashcd only when there Is 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 fourlshlng condition. The recent com
pletlon Of the 5000. 900 endowment fund has
encouraged the friends Of the college To
hope and plan for still greater things. The
attendance of students continues to tax the
facilities to the utmost 4 new hall for the
accommodation of young ladies Is now under
construction aud will b0 ready for the fan
term. A number Of notable additions have
been made to the faculty during the past
| year.
The other day John Carson. supcrintcrd-
ent VI 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
noon hour. He started to walk ono cable.
holding on to the other one with his hands.
and fell distance Of about sixty feet.
! where he was found unconscious nm hour
| later. His life was probably saved 10y fall
| Ing In snow bank. No bones were broken
| and at last accounts he was getting along
| all right.
The Denver & Rio Grandc Company Is
seriously contemplating putting Ia large
| dipping plant at AntOnit1 or some other
| point near the state line on the south. where
| sheep may be dipped before coming through
Colorado, thus securing n clean hlll "
health The veterinary sanitary board has
decided that permits will he given to bring
sheep In to som" central poiut. where they
may he dipped. such ns Denver, Pueblo and
| la Junta. all of which places viii have
| dipping works IN operation 10y next fall.
| and the sheep men will he able To- run their
| whole flock through without much trouble
or expense. When the lambs ara brought IN
from the rang. In the early fail as n rule
they are only slightly infected. and the san.
| ltary board believes that with one dipping.
! thoroughly done, they Will 20 through the
| feeding pens without trouble and very little
dipping Will have TO be done through the
| winter.
Owners Of stamp mills, concentrating
works and placer mines, situated along
Roaring Fork, In the Aspen nclehhorhood
| have dciied the authority of Commissioner
Swan of the fish. forestry and game depart.
mcnt. In his efforts to purify the water of
| that stream. The fish. forestry and game
| law. passed 10y the Eleventh General As
srmbly. prohibits the owners Of ore reiuc.
tlon works from allowing taliings to flow
Into public rivers and streams. This pro.
I =
| poisoning OF trout by the pollution Of tho
waters, For the same purpose persons work.
| Ing placer grounds were prohibited from let
| ting the water used In their plants run In
a dirty condition into any body OF public
water. So that the mining and ore. treating
| Industries would not be- made to suffer hy
/ the operation of the law. a way for ohyint.
| 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 pcnt up until the
talllnrs and other Impurities could settle In
the bottom Of each basin. Immediate steps
| will Ice taken Ivy Commissioner Swan io en-.
force the law against the mill nni placer
owners who ntlllkc the water OF Roaring
Fork In their business operations.
Charles r. Atkins Of Denver has CON.
mcncei action In tile Aapahne District
Court TO compel the trustees of the School
of Mines TO Issue him a diploma. Tie
plaintiff alleges that careful aud wcllIai,i
plan aud conspiracy was entered Into hy
members of the faculty 10 prevent The
plalntln from graduating and taking his de
gree as mining engineer. aud that they
frnuiulcntly and unfnirly rated the pluiutln
/ far below the rank that he should have
taken. whercupoh the plaintiff. on April
I l. lNnI. appealed tu the trustees defendants
In this action, for nn examination aud rcyIs
Ion of the action ~ the faculty. The plain
| TN r"citcd the order n the trustees whereby
he was permitted Ia take the required .H,
nmlnntions. tut alleged further that nfier
I preparing for such u test he discovered
that the conspiracy 'of the faculty cnniln
ucd, and they prepared line of eNnmlna
tlnn unusual aud rutlroly out Of the of,ll
nary line, thus making II Impossible for him
90 pass. Will" imputlng No had motives ID
the bnnrd ~ trustees, the plaintiff prays OF
the court Ia direct n proper course of exam
inniiun that viii he fair To him. that IA,
mny prove his ability 10 graduate from IN,
Institution nnd he given the reward du,
hin for money outlay mud time spent IL
study which lg - diploma eVldcnclng the de
gree " mining engineer
The a. 4. II. " Denver has received Nm
the war Department three condemned rnu
non which will be SET In place ut city parl
ns cuflnsitirs. They were among the lnrgos
guns used during the civil war. ON,
~ mortar. weighing i7.lGn pounds
with cnrrinRc weighing i0Do pounds. /
Inns bore thirteen Inches In diameter nm,
thirty.twu aud lftcrn unr,hunircdtha dccp
n Is short gun, with diameter of nbou
four feet I, rests In vertical position nj M
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