The silver star., 1897-07-29
COLORADO BRIEFS.


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TIE editor Of the Cripple Greek Citizen has
been arrested by school teacher on
charge Of criminal libel.
Eight hundred Santa Fe employees en-
toycd pIcnic in the mountains above Colo
rado Springs on the 18th.
The ChAuiauqua season at Glen Park
opened very auspiclously on the 10th, and
there IS a large attendance
In the three big bicycle races at Denver on
the 18th and 18th. Walter Sanger won the
one-uiile and t~o- mile. and Hamilton won
the iive-nIle.
Near Eastonville. in Fl Paso county. the
X X ranch has shipped since last April the
grand total Of thirty eight carloads OF pota-
toes and oats. and ;ber- is not ditch on the
place.
gang Of there's stole thirty y-hre head Of
valuable horses from Judge Smith OF Gree
ley few days ago. but they were captured
and the horses recovered when they reached
Julesburs.
In carriage runaway on the Ironton toll
road on the 10th. Miss Myrtle Shaw OF Pitts
field. 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.
tie are now feeding on the range surround
Ing Plateau valley in Mesa county and a,
least 5000 Of them viii be wintered there.
which means good price and ready sale
for all the hay the ranchmen can raise :hls
year. There IS range. however. for three
times as many cattle. and the capacity Of
the valley tor hay is limited only by the de-
mand.
The first shipment of wool out Of Folsom.
by 4 e. Miller and Troy brothers most Of
It coming 70 Denver and arriving this week
The largest wool house In that part Of the
territory = located az Folsom and IS stored
full of wool. A large ice house has been
turned iutO a storage house and IS also full,
besides ten or twelve box cars on the side
track Wool continues 10 come in and Is
bringing from 10 20 L cents pound.
Upon requests q the commissioner, Of
Sassaehe county. State Veterinarian Gress-
well has secured an opinion from Attorney
General Carr on the authority Of county
sheep inspectors. 1t was desired to know IL
such inspectors had the power To compel
sheep heriers TO dip their focks TO prevent
scab. General Cars opinion IS TINT in
speciors cannot directly compel dipping. but
can quarantine Incoming fiocks and can
order diseased sheep OF public ranges onto
private property This will Indirectly com.
Consequent upon the operations of the
new state military law. which went into
effect on the l2th Of this month. the National
Guard Of Colorado Is now wrestling with Il
number Of Innovations. on the whole Il IS
agreed that these will tend to raise the
standard Of the organization in many direc-
tons. one provision Of the act. from which
great things are expected. Is that which
makes II necessary for all those seekiu. of
rrrfa 50 tab
tive examination as In the regular army.
Formerly no examinations We're taken. the
company electin- its own officers without
any Interference from outside
\ good start In sheep feeding Is TO be made
In Logan county the coming fan. The
farmers there who grow alfalfa are begin
Mag to realize that they must work OF their
surplus hay. and they are going to adopt the
lamb idea. Recently several Of the Leading
farmers have contracted for somethin: Ike
5000 New Mexico lambs for fall delivery.
Powell * Dillon have bough; GOO head from
Jesse Harris. the Fort Collins contractor
while Arthur Strong Of Weld county. has
arranged TO winter 500 head at Merno.
Tie Farr brothers have engaged hay for
400 lambs 20 be fed at Sterling and In ali
up to date 1000 tons Of alfalfa have been
contracted by feeders at s2.65 ton.
Commander Booth Thicker has been In Pu-
ebio !oquiuns into tile feasibility Of
scheme for planting a colony IN the Arkan.
sas valley. In the vicinity Of Pueblo. The
general plan OF the colonization scheme is to
take poor families from the crowded centeEs
Of population and bring them TO unoccupied
lands IN the West and place them small
tracts under the charge Of experienced
farmers. and thus aid them 10 support them
selves. Commander Tucker has assurances
Of plenty Of financial backing in New York
City. II being intimated that such prominent
men as ]. Pierpont Morgan and John u.
Rockefeller are backlog him with funds. 1t
Is not proposed 10 give the land away but
sell It TO the occupants.
Mr. d. V. Donaldson, the originator and
one % the largest shareholders In the Colo.
rado Power Company. which is to supply
Cripple Creek with electrical power, has
gone TO Canon City 10 meet Electrical En-.
ginesr Il. u. Mershon Of Telluride. These
gentlemen will select the pole line for the
company. and also decide on the most avail.
able point from which TO enter Cripple
Greek. Distributing stations Will be To-.
Gated and a general survey Of the company $
plans Will be made The company il now
rendy 70 begin nctlye operations, plans for
all Of the buildings having been completed
by Mr. G. T.. Palmer. well-known engineer
Of this city. The power company is having
Its electrical machinery built by the West.
lAghOuhe people ht IittHburs. The com.
pany proposes 10 furnish electrical power TO
the mines of the district. and Its promoters
feel confident that their system will event.
uaiiy succeed steam throughout the entire
camp.
There Is strong probability that Ward
district, Boulder county. will soon have n
railroad. a facility that would more than
double the output " TINT camp. The heavy
rates for wagon transportation into the
camp have prevented n number Of fairly val.
liable mines from operating. The road from
Boulder l. about twenty miles long and Ia
nm uphill climb all the way, and even mt the
current rates Of 10 cents "A hundred going In
and bnlf that sum coming out 1t IL iJnpossl.
bic for the tenmsters 10 make any money.
Recently enstern capital Inns become Inter.
eStsd Ia the construction OF railroad Into
the district. and the necessary surveys have
been mnde and all the grade stakes set. The
route VIII follow the old wnshed- out rail-
rond grade to Sunshine and straight ~
-Four Mile creek to Ward. II IL n reason
able grade md cnD be constructed with moi
serious addition to the average cost OF
rrndc. a erndlne contractor In now on the
ground maxim; estimates OF the cost, which