The state herald., 1897-04-02
COLORADO BRIEFS.

| Adjutant General Moses has been re.
appointed.
Colorado College Is to have n new athletic
park this year.
l.. C. Dana has been appointed postmaster
at Colorado Springs.
Adair Wilson. of Durango, has been ap-
pointed chief Justice OF the Court of Ap-
pcals.
As n result OF the inciplcnt building boom
at Denver tho price OF lumber and brick Is
being advanced.
DR.. A. l.. Bennett, who has Just graduated
from the State University, goes to Africa
as II medical missionary.
Rev NJ. Scntz. of Springfield, Missouri,
has been called to the pnstorate of the Cen
trail Presbyterian Church. Denver.
]. ]. Elliott. OF Idaho Springs, Is prepar-
Ing to erect n new fifty.room hotel at cost
Of s25, 900, to adjoin his Schiller House there.
The twelfth annual session OF the County
Supcrintendcnts' Association of Colorado
will bo held at Colorado Springs May 4, .
and O.
Chancellor w. +. Mcdowell and Rev. t.
II. Malone, OF Denver, have been appointed
on the State Board Of Charities and Cor
rections.
A number of Colorado towns are figuring
on putting In creameries this season and the
majority of them are going to succeed. Some
OF these places are salida, Montrosc, Del
Norte, Monte Vista, Delta, Loyeland, Col.
den and Brush.
Midland Railway officials have discovered
that pay checks are being successfully
raised by means OF crasurcs with acids and
new amounts written In. The raised checks
have been passed on merchants and dealers
at Glenwood who have been warned
The interest derived from the funds OF the
county deposited In banks may be used by
the county treasurer, according to de-
clson handed down by Judge Butler of
Arapahoe county. The text OF the decision
states that the interest upon county funds
Is an emoument Of the treasurer's office
which can properly be used In the payment
OF salaries OF the treasurer, his deputy and
clerks.
At meeting of the State Land Board the
Denver Union Water Company's application
to purchase outright 800 acres OF land In
jefferson county for use as n storage reser-
vor site, was granted, The land lies among
the foothills about two miles from Platte
Canon station on the South Park Railroad.
The proposed reservoir Is to he used for the
storage OF water. which will be conveyed in
pipes from the Platte river, near Dome
Rock. It's purpose is to Increase the water
supply furnished to Denver.
For nearly three months the coal operators
In the Trinidad coal fields have been dis
cusslng a discrimination against their terri
tory by the transportation lines. which, 1t
has been claimed, has worked peculiar
hardship upon the mines Of that district
and has resulted practically In division Of
the territory east OF Colorado between the
Union Pacific and Santa Fe Railroad sys-
tens the latter controlling the Wyoming
aud the former the Canon City coal fields
The greatest sufferers from this condition
Of affairs are the operators at Aguilar. Las
Animas county, who have been compelled to
shut down. The Goals near Trinidad are Of
the coklng variety, and while they have
lost their markets In Kansas. Nebraska and
Texas they have some compensation In
their ability to manufacture coke. But the
Aguiar coal is non-coklnr aud can only he
used for domestic purposes and consequent
ly those mines have been shut down for
nearly two months, the only rates made
during that period being a few carloads to
hll the limited local demand
For some months past Major Brackcn.
brouEh and J. H. Dlckcnson, agents of the
general land office. have been investigating
reports Of timber stealing that had been
going on upon the government timber reser-
vntiuns In Colorado. one result of their In.
vestlgation already published was the hnd.
Ing n several indictments by the federal
grand Jury on charges Of Illegally cutting
timber on the government lands while
slcuthlnr after the deprcdators on federal
timber reserves Major Brackenhrough and
Mr.. plckenson discovered evidence that tim,
her was also being taken unlawfully from
school lands. This discovery they communl-
Gated 10 Governor Adams and the other
members ~ the State Land Board Major
Brackcnhrough submitted statistics showing
that In Montezuma county dcpredations ON
wholesale scale had been made on both fed.
"ral aud State timber territory. lie spe.
clncally charged that barnes Co. a lum-
Der trm which operates Sawmills at Mancus
aud other points Ia southern Colorado, had
cut s,un,'so feet Of timber from United
States reservations In Moniezumn county.
After some discussion Of Messrs Brncken.
brough aud Diekenson's revelations. III,
land board decided TO go after Barnes 4 Co.
and any other dcpredators on school timber
lands against whom evidence may be found
II wns voted 10 send Land Appraiser David
How Into Monteznmh county for the pur-
pose N Investigating further. When he has
computed the value Of the timber appropri.
Aicd by Barnes \ Co, q hill will be pr..
scented therefor To that hrm. II Il il not
paid the land board will At once Institute
legal proceedings against Barucs 4 Co.