The silver lance., 1899-03-24

will be the means OF opening up ne"
and beautiful country in the heart OF
the Rocky Mountains. The climate is
delightful. and the mines are not the
only inducements for intending settlers
as the nearby valleys and mesas con-
tain some of the finest agricultural
land in the state. From all accounts
the new country is certainly an ideal
one both for the miner and the farmer.
The indications are that Colorado
will make a fine showing at the Paris
exposition in 1900. The commission
appointed by the governor consisting
of Mary NJ Grapt, JohE F. Campion
and w. S. Ward. is actively engaged in
planning for the state exhibit. AS
there will be no special allot-
ments of space for state exhibits, Colo
RADIO will make its exhibit with that OF
the general government, thus giving
opportunities for comparison that Will
revert to the benefit of the state.
The general government has seen fit
to make an appropriation sufficient to
| cover all expenses. Two or tne
national committeeman. Messrs
Skiff and Ferdinand w. Peck.
will visit Denver in the near
| future to present the matter to the
people and stir up enthusiasm in favor
| of the exposition.
Serious range troubles are imminent
in eastern Larimie county, Wyoming.
on the range between Salem and lAttle
| Horse creek. Mark Coad and G. j.
Heysham, who recently placed large
number of cattle in this district. are
| having a conflict with a number OF the
small ranchmen who have occupied the
range for several years. 1t is alleged
that the smaller ranchmen gathered an
armed force of sympathizers and about
a week ago gave Coad and Heyshan
notice to drive their cattle off the range
by midnight of March 10Th under pen
atty of having the cattle and themselves
killed if they failed to comply. Cond
and Heysham applied to the county au-
| thorities for protection and yesterday
| Deputy Sheriff Warlaumont left FOR the
| scene of the expected trouble, winch is
sixty miles distant from here, TO pre-
| vent the stockmen from carrying out
their threats.
The land office at Glenwood announ
ces that the states selection of 10000
acres of land lying in Routt and Rio
| Blanca counties, selected by the Off
GERS of the State Land Board, has been
rejected by the Washington officials
and the land is now subject to entry
under the existing United States laws.
The lands now in question were select
ed mostly in 1895. They are widely
scattered over Routt and Rio Blnnco
counties, mostly in the former county.
Some of the lands are capable of irri-
CATION. but most of them are upland,
and only of value for grazing. The sef-
tiers in the valleys feared that the
large cattle companies would lease or
buy the state lands, and thus control
the range. They claimed that the
lands had been so selected with regard
to the rivers and water holes that the
people owning them would be in con-
troll of practically the entire range in
that part of the state. Protests were
made in Washington and the denial of
the land boards request is probably
the result of this action. The commits
sioner of the general land office has
absolute discretion as to the approving
or disappearing the states selection.
Referring to the dispatch from Glen
wood Springs stating that the land
office there had received notice of the
/ failure of the general land office to
, confirm the selection of some SO.o0O
acres of indemnity land in Routt and
Rio Blanco counties. l.. C. Paddock,
, state appraiser and former register Of
land, says: "The land selected was
checked off at the Glenwood Office and
the state has paid its fees of IA cents
, an acre The lists sent to Washington
=
! the lists sent before by other regis
. trars. Under new ruling. made by
2 some new bureau chief, the general
= land Office at Washington now re-
Q quires a specific base to be set up
D against a specific selection. This new
rule involves considerable office work,
as it requires us to go into the ques-
! tion of fractional acres lost. setting up
n fractional acre lost against the claim
i for a fractional acre selected. The
! new land board has employed J. T.
5 Joyce to formulate the lists according
a to the general land office rule, and the
$ work is now going on. The state has
! checked off the lands at the Glenwood
o office and has paid lis fee, and will
n insist on reasonable time to conform
n to the unreasonable requirements of
/ the general land Office"
il The governor of New Mexico has ap.
s pointed the following territorial officers
Solicitor general l.. l.. Bartlett of San
s ia Fe: treasurer, Jefferson Reynolds OF
Il Las Vegas; auditor, Louis NJ. Ortiz OF
l. Rio Arriba county; superintendent OF
n public instruction. Manuel C. De Baca
l. of Las Vegas: superintendent of the
IS penitentiary. II. O. Bursum of Socorrb
Il librarian. Lafayette Emmett of Santf
It Fe: coil oil inspector. John s. Clark OF
$ Las Vegas; public printer. James D
It Hughes of Santa Fe. District attorney.
If were also named as follows: For Col
II fax and Union counties. Jere Leahy o.
L Ration: for Grant and Sierra counties
4. X. p. Barnes of Silver City: for SaI
Y Miguel. Moro and Guadalupe counties
10 f. A. Spiess of Las Vegas: for Chave;
and Eddy counties. A. ]. Nesbt of Ed
o dy; for Santa Fe, Rio Arriba and Sal
$ Juan counties. r. C. Gortner of SAINT;
# Fe: for Bernalillo, Mckinley and Valen
n cia counties, Il. A. Finical of Albu
: querque; for Socorro county, S. Alex
% ander of Socorro. Other appointment
l. We're: Penitentiary commissioners, +
N II. Pierce of Juan Nevarro. J. Il. Nc