Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07

Sterling engaged in a shooting affray
the other day which may result fatally
as both were severely wounded.
Cheairs was the aggressor. charging
Petit with insulting his wife.
Judge d. c. Beaman, who framed the
game law which, is at present on the
statute books of Colorado, says that in
ten years the elk will be but a memory
in Colorado. SO far as hunting Is con-
cerned, and in twenty years the deer
will be unknown in this state as Il
game animal.
President Ristine of the Colorado
Midland railroad, who is now he,e
said to-day concerning the build ing of
the Midland into Routt county, that he
had read the account which appeared
in the Republican, and that it was trua.
Surveys had been made and the route
outlined, he understood, was practical.
The production of the great gold
camp for the month just closed was
over s., 100000. The actual figures are
46,S00 tons. the gross bullion value of
which Is S2.5l5.5 800. This is an increase
of more than % per cent. over last
month. and represents an increase of
more than S1.00O,000 over the produc-
tion being maintained during the early
months of the year The record is
remarkable one. 1t is up to the full
est capacity of the reduction plants
treating Cripple Creek district ores,
and astounding as it may seem, the
record could easily have been increased
if the capacity of these plants had been
greater.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
Is making preparations for track lay
ing next year. Last year the work OF
replacing the 75-pound rails on the first
division by S5-pound rails was begun
and will be continued next year until
the entire first division is equipped
with new rails. An order was placed
several days ago with the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company for 10000 tons
of S5-pound rails, to be delivered in the
spring of 1900. This will be laid be-
tween Pueblo and Salida and south of
Pueblo. The purpose of the company
is 10 lay heavy rails on its whole line
from Denver to Grand Junction.
Colorado College won the intercol-
1egiate championship of Colorado at
football Thanksgiving afternoon by
defeating the State School Of Mines on
Washburn field. The score was IL to o.
This, on top of the defeat Of Boulder n
week ago Wednesday by score Of II
to 5, makes the record of the college
decisive. For the first time in the his
tory of Colorado College it's football
team has won the state championship,
it never before having defeated the
team from Golden. Excitement is rum
ming high and the students of Colorado
College are most enthusiastic. The
townspeople are rejoicing with them
in their victory.
TI,n HAIo
Association was in Sc: sion at Sa,ida
last week. A significant and import
ant action by the association was n res
olution to the effect that school boards
be empowered to levy n ten-mill tax
for the purpose of establishing libraries
in every school, and that such libraries
should be selected under the superviS-
ion of state board. The liveliest in
terest was manifested in these matters
and the leaders Of the association are
determined to make themselves felt in
the coming legis ative cleo ctions and the
session of that body to follow. A de-
termined effort to amend and improve
our school laws will be made by the
members of the association. For the
ensuing year the following officers
were elected: President, DIR. G. f.
Chadsey of Durango; vice president
EUlcSsOl w vi w
secretary, Professor +. j. Browns
combe of Aspen; treasurer Mrs. NJ. I.
SissOn of Salida; executive committee,
c. +. Elliott of Leadville, ]. +. Keating
of Pueblo and Mrs. S. d. Wilson of Du-
range.
= The two gangs of workmen who are
boring the Strickler tunnel have only
twenty-eight more feet between them,
and 1t is expected that within fifty or
sixty hours they will have drilled
through this Intervening ground. 1t will
require several days after the tunnel
is broken through to get the big bore
in perfect condition throughout. The
contract time expires December Sth,
and there seems no doubt that the tun-
mel will be entirely finished by that
time. The detour in the tunnel, which
was made to avoid a streak Of soft
mud, has never been Strengthened,
and City Engineer Sawyer has given
Wilson & Jackson, the contractors, no.
tice that 1t must be Strengthened before
he will accept the work on behalf of
the city. The tunnel is being bored
by the city of Colorado Springs to
make an outlet for certain water res
ervoirs on the western slope Of Pixies
Peak through which the water may be
brought down to Lake Moraine, now
the head of the water system. The
boring Of this tunnel has been produc-
tive of considerable litigation mt times,
and the work has met with delays
through trouble over the warrants
which were issued on the contract.
On the 21st of last month deal was
consummated by which all interests
of the American Zinc-Lead Company
west Of Chicago passed into the hands
Of II. l.. HOLSTER of Boston and DR.. +.
l.. Bartlett of Canon City. This IN
cludes valuable patents and considera-
BILE mining property in New Mexico,
and the American IincLead Smelter at
Canon City. The amount involved in
the purchase is S25O.OO0 These inter
ests were formerly controlled by n