Gilpin observer., 1899-09-07
WESTERN NOTES.

tnelr grading outfit Saturday. They
| will put 25O men at work and expect
to have the grade completed within
| forty-fve days. Three camp stations
will be established, one at Russell.
| seven miles north of Florence, one at
Four-Nile creek and one at Canon
City. The railroad company has Of
fered a bonus to have the work done
in hurry. so as to have trains run
ming into Canon City within sixty
| days.
| forest reserves in Arizona and New
Mexico, has left for Washington to Sc
cure the setting aside of 100000 acres
| of timber land in Lincoln county for
| forest reservation. On the proposed
reservation are situated the county
| capital, Lincoln, and the town of No
| gal. Rich mines and good agricult-
ural lands are situated on the proposed
reservation. and Il strong protest will
be made. against the creation of the
reservation by the people of that sec
ton. The proposed reservation in
| cludes the head waters of the Rio Bo-
nito, Rio Ruidoso and Eagle creek. and
adjoins the Mescalero Indian reserva-
| ton.
A holdup entered the Mining EN-
change bar room at Cripple Creek Mon
day night at II o'clock and at the point
of Il revolver compelled the men at the
roulette wheel to hand him over $3.50
in bills. The robber walked into the
brilliantly lighted room from the rear,
and with nothing to disguise his face.
His work was over in an instant. He
walked up to the game keeper and
holding the point of the gun against
his abdomen. made him open the cash
drawer and hand over all the bills.
The silver on the wheel was not
touched. The man then left by the
rear entrance and his victim gave the
alarm. He escaped and has not been
captured. although the city police at
once commenced work.
| Ex-Governor l.. Bradford Prince has
made an archaeological discovery of
great importance at excavations he Is
making in old pueblo ruins near Santa
| Fe. Among his collection of over n
thousand stone idols, the largest and
only collection of stone idols in the
world, there are only four with crowns
on the head. but now, in another room
in another set of ruins. fourteen stone
heads, of which all but two have con
spicuous crowns of different shapes.
We're found. Several of these crowns
one head the crown is composed of
| five lObes, or semi-circular divisions.
This second discovery leads to the sup
position that nearly all the idols in that
| particular pueblo wore head orla-
ments, and that 1t was n holy city,
whose idols stood pre-eminent above
the idols of other pueblos.
The United States Court of Private
II Lot, Al.
five land grants, covering many square
miles. The court rejected the Abo
mine grant. in Valencia county, and
confirmed the four colony grants in
Dona Ana county. The four colony
grants are the Santo Tomas de Ytur-
bide grant, made in 1850. and claimed
by Rafaela G. de Barela ct al, who
claimed two leagues: the Jose Manuel
( Sanchez Baca grant, made i'm 1858,
claimed by the corporation of Jose
Manuel Sanchez Baca. who claimed
one square league; the Grant colony of
Refugio ct al. made prior to June !.
1851, for 1.1SI 800 square varas; the
| Mesilla colony grant. made in 1850.
claimed to include four square leagues
by the incorporation of Mesilla and
J Jesus Ochoa ct al.. the latter claiming
2O. 130.19 acres. \ motion for the re-
hearing of the Embudo grant ease.
made by the claimants. was overruled.
The grant is in Rio Arriba county. was
made July II, 1T25, and is claimed by
Antonio Griego ct al. the claim being
for 25,0O0 acres. Court adjourned.
| Watrous, New Mexico. was the scene
of n daring hold-up ut 9:3O Wedncs-
day night. Two masked bandits en-
tered the principal saloon wherein n
fiourishing monte game was in prog
| ress. and with drawn revolvcrs de-
mnDded the proprietor and players to
sack up the cash before them on the
table and hand 1t over. The request
was reluctantly complied with. and to
hurry their movements the robbers
themselves began to take charge of
the money, which amounted to $50.
After relieving the proprietor and play
ers of everything of value in sight. n
careful search of the individuals not
engaged in the game was begun. net
ting two watches. several rings and
| quite n sum of cash. "'rhe men behind
| the guns then gently requested all
parties to stand quietly with their
faces to the wall, and without further
! ado backed out of the saloon and to
more completely frighten the already
specchless men fired the contents of
their revolvers into the front of the
| building win lnc parting warning not
to attempt their capture. The bandits
then made break for their horses,
| which were tied n short distance from
the place of their successful raid, and
rode rapidly away. pursued by Mr.. An
drew Warren Of st. Louis. who was at
the railway station awaiting an out
going train, and j. NJ. Small. telegraph
| operator. who followed the raiders for
n distance of three miles. during which
| time twenty shots were fired Mt the
fleeing bandits, when they abandoned
their horses and escaped In the brush.
1t Is thought that one of the men was
wounded. One of the horses was SO.
cured by the pursuing party and
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