The silver star., 1899-11-03
WESTERN NOTES.

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George seaver, postmaster Of Pueblo,
died on the 25th.
twenty-five houses are being built at
Hartsville, Wyoming.
The Lamar postoffice was robbed Of
$276 the other night.
Several cases Of smallpox are report
ed at Leadville.
The State Sunday School Convention
met at Boulder on the 25th.
The old Brainard & Beebe hotel at
Creede burned on the 21st.
General Miles and Buffalo Bill are
on hunting trip in the Big Horn
mountains.
A new reservoir holding 10000 gal
Ions is to be added to the Trinidad
water system.
The Cripple Creek Star wants home
mining company organized there to de-
velop the veins under the town.
The second annual lion hunt was be-
gun at Rifle on the 26th. Three hun
dred men are out after lions, bear, elk
and deer.
Jesus Maria Garcia, sometimes
spoken Of us the king of Las Animas,
and prominent In the political and So
clal life of Las Animas county, died on
the oath.
Fourteen carloads Of machinery
from the abandoned car shops of the
Santa Fe railroad at San Marlal have
been placed in the Ration car shops,
where the force will be greatly in
creased.
John Baldwin, n wealthy ranchman
OF COlfax county, New Mexico, believes
the greater portion of that part of the
territory is above an underground
stream, and will drill several artesian
wells to test his theory.
The Indian office is preparing plans
and specifications for school on the
Jicarilla reservation, New Mexico, to
accommodate $50 pupils. There are
5000 children of school age on the res
crvation and no school facilities.
Sheriff Layne of Ogden has captured
one and probably two Of the robbers
who held up the Union Pacific passen-
ger train mt Wilcox, Wyoming, on June
2nd. Mt which time they blew two of
the cars to pieces, and escaped with a
large amount Of booty.
The enormous traffic Of the Union
Pacific, caused by unprecedented fruit
and cattle shipments, Is taxing the re-
sources of the road to Its utmost. An
idea Of the business done can be gained
from the fact that fifty trains, averag-
Ing thirty cars to a train, pass over
Sherman hill daily. Upon the Wyom-
Ing division alone there are seventy
five train movements q day.
A phenomenal onion yield is report
ed from Greeley. On the farm Of
Charles Camp. consisting Of thirty
three acres, In Pleasant Valley, 1900
sacks of onions have been gathered,
1888 Of which were grown on five
acres. These onions bring on an av-
erage 20 cents sack. The waste in
the culllng alone would supply q le-
giOn Of rain belters with fine onions
for the winters use.
After eight days devoted to hearing
testimony, the case Of james ]. Doyle
against the Mt. Rosa Company was
finished In the land office at Pueblo on
the oath. The testimony amounts to
over 100000 words and It will be about
one month before the stenographer can
extend his notes. The register and re-
ceiver will then examine the testimony
and prepare q decision which viii
doubtless not be rendered for two
months thereafter.
The beet sugar plant at Grand juno
tion is to be started In q few days.
All the machinery has arrived on the
grounds, according to latest reports,
and men are engaged night and day In
putting the intricate parts together.
The delay was 0ccasioned by di6i-
Guilty In having orders filled by the
eastern manufacturing companies.
While the output Of beets In the valley
Ii not a. large a. desired BY the COM
pany, It il thought q good start win b.
made for the first year.
Colorado College will send Q flns -
lection Of specimens a. samples 70 the
Paris exposition. The collection will
be quite large one and will include
very rare minerals. w. 8. Ward. Unit
ed States commissioner, has been In
the city and examined the collection,
which he pronounced one Of the best
he had ever seen. The cost Of making
the collection has been necessarily
large and has been raised by subscrip-
tions and through the generosity Of the
railroads.
There ID great indignation among
the miners In the Mogollon district on
account OF an order Of the Department
Of the Interior limiting the cutting Of
timber on the ella river forest reserve
to 500 worth for mining purposes.
Heretofore the miners were allowed to
cut all the timber necessary for the
development Of the mines. The miners
will continue to cut timber freely for
that purpose and II arrested will make
test case. which, n necessary, will
be carried to the United States 6u.
prema Court.
Work was begun Wednesday BY
Clough 4 Anderson on the new line
to connect Colorado Springs and Grip
pie Greek, and ~ many men - could
bc employed were put to work. y. w.
Olddings. Irving Howbert and n. q.
Woods signed bonds to the extent Of
f2bO,O 900 that the work would b. paid
for. This limo In the electric road
which Ii to take In all the mines Of
the camp and work In conjunction with
the big reduction works to b estab-
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