The state herald., 1897-02-12
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Ground has been broken at La Junta for
q new court house.
The First Regiment band Of Denver gave
a concert before big audience at Fort COL
Inns few days ago.
The cycle show will be held at Denver
February 22nd to 9th. The railroads have
made one and one.hfth fare to all desiring
to attend.
Acting Mayor McNelll, United States Com
missioner Withcrs and other prominent cit-
zens Of Aspen are organizing braSch Oh
the Cuban league
The result of the meeting at Georgetown
to consider the feasibility OF tunneing
through the range was the drafting of
bill authorizing the governor to order a sur
vey for n tunnel at or near Ute peak, above
Graymont during the summer of 1877, py
the state engineer, who shall make fuii re-
port of the feasibility of the tunnel. its
length, approximate cost. etc. The bill was
sent to Senator Gallagher to present to the
Legislature.
The Denver & Rio Grande announces re
duced rates TO the state convention OF \. NJ
g. A., which meets at Pueblo February So'h
to 2Sth. Preparations are being made TOT
most intcro sting and profitable convention.
A Fort Collins paper says wonderful I'M
nFONcmtut III tuc CuuEuCitt anu ph"''s
the Indian Springs coal has taken place In
the past ten days The drift is now In up.
wards OF 700 feet, well under the brow of
the hill, and the tunnel breast Is fully eighty
feet below grass roots. The coal is nara anu
bright and IL as economical for any use as
the Boulder county product.
Arthur NJ Edwards and w. ID. Monat,
the proprIetors OF the First bank OF
Brush. Colorado, were arrested IN Den
yer on the 9th by Sheriff George A. Gordon
of Morgan county, on warrants from Morgan
county charging them with having received
deposits when they knew the bank to be In
solvent. The warrant In Monats case also
charges him with forgery. They VIII be
given hearing before II. @. Allen, justice
of tho peace at Brush. The deposits In the
bank at the time OF the failure. February
LIST, was $1,000 Some Of the cowboy depos'
itors feel very bitter toward Edwards and
Moffat.
Arrangements have been completed for
grand excursion OF the business men OF
Colorado through New Mexico, Texas Lou
isiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri and
Kansas The purpose Of the excursion Is TO
attract attention to the resources OF Colo
RADIO and In every way possible advertise
the state, Its interests Its railway facilities,
etc. and Induce the establishment OF closer
commercial relations between Colorado and
the other states OF the Southwest. The
fixing Of rate for the trip was a matter OF
great deal Of trouble. as the route includes
six or seven different roads; but the terms
finally secured are considered very reason
able. The fare for the round trip Is S51.
and 1t is thoL2ht that Pullman car rate OF
81 per day will be secured.
A bill is before the Legislature TO Increase
scalp bounties as follows: The bill con
templates raising the bounty on wolves from
$3.50 to $50 each; on coyotes from 81 to
50 each. and on mountain lions from So to
$40 each. Game Warden Land is opposed
to this great increase, and points out the
large amounts paid in bountics heretofore.
"During the last four administrations" said
Mr.. Land. 'thc state has paid the sum Of
sl19.292 for scalps. Think OF that, and con.
siier II the Investment has been profitable.
can give you figures In detail. In 1883 the
amount paid out was S2i, Isl; In ls9l-92 the
amount was S52,5ii: In lsa3-9i, 10000; In
1886, 5000 an additional s., ,0OO for which
there was no appropriation being unpaid.
In the Waite administration there was bill
OF relief passed TO pay to treasurers the sum
OF 5000 Tor bounties they had paid out Of
county funds
Assessor Ames OF Arapahoe county has
completed the re-assessmcnt OF railroad
property In the county, as an order Of the
court instructed him to do. The new assess
ment includes only steam railroad property,
and the total figures show n great variance
between the opinions Of the county assessor
and the state board Of equalization ms to Its
value. For the first time in the history OF
the county the assessment rolls will show
two complete assessments OF the property
In question. or In fact Of any other property
The valuation OF Assessor Ames ns extend
ed amounts to si.i202sO, while that Of the
state board of equalization shows but 81.
0s,3G3. making n difference Of 81, ,io0,9l7,
which Is the Increase that Assessor Ames
deemed proper. The figures Of assessment
have been turned over TO Treasurer Hall
The question OF which Is the proper basis
for the collection Of taxes must be decided
by the Supreme court, and until that time
the differences OF state aud county officials
on the subject will remain unsettled.