The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-12
COLORADO BRIEFS.

ctetAiuk u tnlnklnR OF SOti18 DOnuB
Tor water and light plant.
Trouble is brewing between cattle
and sheep men In Logan county.
A big law suit between James Doyle
and James Burns OF the Portland mine
has begun.
Eugene v. Debs was In Denver on
the 9th and delivered three addresses
on the Social Democracy.
Gillis Brothers Of Colorado Springs
have secured the contract for building
tie new Broadmoor Casino.
Fort Collins Inns voted for an Issue Of
$1,000 In bonds to take up the noat-
Ing deM OF the school district.
The Denver Board OF Public Works
has let n contract for the paving Of
COlfax avenue with asphalt.
The Boulder school board has sus-
tanned the principal In expelling chill
dren for not joining In the flag salute.
-Four men robbed saloon at Anto-
nito of $l,l0O last week by blowing
open the safe. They were captured the
next day and half the money rccov-
cred.
w. 8. Ward and A. r. Macdonald.
representing Colorado and Denver,
went to Omaha last week to select
space for nm exhibit Mt the Trans
Mississippi exposition.
]. b. Crosby the general manager OF
the proposed electric rond from Canon
City. says that the line will surely be
built and that the ears will be run
ming into Victor before the season
closes. He states that In few days n
large force OF men will he Mt work
upon the roadbcd, and that the road
will he forced to an early completion.
A Sterling man has discovered vein
of coal in the western part of Logan
county. He says the surface indica-
tions point to vein of good thickness,
and he is pushing development work.
Should his discovery prove true II Will
be worth as much to him as n gold
mine. because coal sells at So to IS per
ton at Sterling.
Deputy Insurance Commissioner
John Vivian says that the receipts of
his office for the present calendar year
Will amount to more than 100000.
The taxes and fees received by Mr..
Vivian last year from the insurance
companies doing business In the state
amounted To II triiie over 5000 That
sum was the second largest turned
into the state treasury by any of the
state departments, the only one cx-
| cccding the Insurance department
being that of the secretary Of state,
with the land office third on the list.
Mr.. Vivian based his above prediction
on the way the money is coming into
| the Office this year. as compared with
the same period n year ago.
!. A. Miller. clerk of the Supreme
| Court. announces that the amount Of
money which he will have to collect
from the various attorney firms about
the city Will not exceed 1850 This Is
| made up OF docket fees and court costs
which We're charged to the firms and
never collected by the court. In their
recent report on the condition Of Clerk
| Miller's books. Messrs. Clark and Tar
| bell found about s.. 100 due In fees. In
| compiling this amount the accountants
went according to the strict letter OF
| the law. Clerk Miller has found that n
number Of paupcrs' appearances which
| We're granted We're charged In this
amount. and that In many. casfT where
, supcrsedcas We're granted the fee OF
$40 was for some reason charged twice
instead OF once. The clerk has de uct-
eel these amounts and the amounts re-
ccived and not turned In by him. AID
finds scarcely $3.50 to collect outsids
The list OF library expenditures has
been about checked up and receipt
procured.
Judge Lunt. In the District Court NJ
| Colorado Springs. has rendered de-
cision which practically nullifies the
cight-hour labor law passed by the
| Colorado Legislature some time ago.
| a year ago Street Commissioner Dun
nington Of that city had n force Of
men working on the streets. They
Were working eight hours pcr day and
| received therefor Sl.15 The men wait
| I'd upon Huntington and offered to
work nine hours per day for 81. in
| crcasing both their working time and
pay. Huntington consulted with City
Attorney Gowdy, who advised him 10
work the men nine hours and pay
| them 81 per day. State Labor Com.
! missioner Elc,t WIS Informed OF Dun
ningtons apparent violation Of the
cigh, hour law and hc filed n criminal
information against him. Huntington
was required 10 furnish bond In the
sum of $500 for his appearance In the
District Court. When the ease came
to trial Judge Lunt threw II out Of
court ON the ground that II was an In
| terence with n persons right 10 make
his own contract for labor.
The people Of Garfield county, says
til. Glrnwood Avalanche. have no idea
of the vast amount Of wealth stored
M In the coal veins In the new terri.
tory attempted To br opened by the
-Four Mile Railroad Company. The
Diamond Coal Company owns two
miles of territory along the coal belt.
which is known 10 contain seven veins
The gross amount OF coal contained In
them from the foor Of the tunnel that
Is being constructed by the -Four Nil.
Company to the apex Is estimated To
hc T.oo0OD tons Ia the mile. The f,r-,
vein encountered In driving the tunnel
is III" Diamond vein. -, feet thick.
This l. domestic coal. The next vein
IL Is feet h.yond the Diamond vein. III
feet In thickness. and known Ms vein
a. and Is steam coal. The third vein
II II feet distant from "a" md Is
called r." II Il IL feet thick. also
steam coal. Eighty-hvc feet from II"
the &C. vein u encountered. This is nu
| s.foot vein and il considered the best
domestic coal IN Colorado. AZ cstI.
mated above. I.Vn.ODO tons exist 10
the mile, from the floor Of the tunnc,
10 the surface. n distance OF 400 10 ,sO
feet. Th" seven coal veins begin Mt
on" end of the county and run through,
III" entire distance, nl,out sixty miles.
The smallest Is 1--WE nnd the largest
ynric. from III 10 ~ feet In width.