The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-02-21
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

record.
Elk have been driven down near
Steamboat Springs by the severe
storms.
1t is asserted that Marshall Field &
Co. are about to open a big branch
store in Denver
David H Moffat is credited with hav-
ing cleared S250,O00 by the recent rise
in Isabella stock.
The Rawlins paint works have re-
sumed operations again after shut
down of several months.
The Union Pacific has leased its
shops at Denver to the Colorado u
Southern for term of ten years.
During the cold weather of last week
the water mains in the streets of Col
orado Springs froze in many places.
The blockade on the Denver & Rio
Grande has been raised and trains are
running through the canon of the
Grand.
There is some likelihood of the re
moval to Golden of one of the Black
Hawk reduction works, on account of
scarcity of water.
Leadville helped the Midland road
in the same way that the Rio Grande
had been favored. on the 18th 800
men got out early and put in full
day clearing the tracks of ice ana
snow. Plenty of coal was then
brought in.
No trains have been able to get into
Kokomo since January 26th. The citi-
zens have appealed TO the manage
ment of both roads in Denver, setting
forth the critical condition of affairs
and asking for an outlet to Leadyille.
The Board of Trade of Leadville has
wired its desire to be of any possible
service as soon as they We're advised
in what way it could be rendered.
The Santa Fe railroad management,
says the Elizabethtown Miner, are
making arrangements for commencing
work on their Cimarron branch. This
is starter for the Santa Fe into the
rich mining country around Elizabeth
town, n project they have been consid-
ering for years. Great inducements
have been held out to them to build
this branch, which will eventually 90
on to the mining districts and open up
the rich Taos valley.
Filibustering is to be done away with
in the State Senate If the rules com
mittee Is able TO have adopted a most
important amendment. 1t was con-
ceded that under the existing rules n
minority cannot be deferred from put
ting paramount obstacle in the way
of legislation whenever occasion of
fers The result of that thought has
been the preparation of rule giving
a motion for the previous question
precedence over all other motions. By
the adoption of this rule vote upon
n question may be had whenever de-
sired The committee will report
probably to-day.
A natural oil well exists near Steam
boat Springs. The oil spring, as it is
called, Is located in a gulch in the coal
regions and large quantities of crude
petroleum are constantly issuing from
the earth and flowing away down the
little gulch. much as water would do,
only that the earth absorbs the oil be-
fore 1t flows far. The stuff is about
the consistency of heavy machine oil,
and is used by ranchmen adjacent for
lubricating wagons and other farm
machinery, where it gives excellent re
suits. The oil has n great reputation
as wonderful remedial agent in cur
ing sore shoulders or other bruises or
cuts in horses and other animals. Peo-
pie send great distances, in some cases
from other states, for bottles of it to
use in the stable.
A contract for the purchase of 500
sacks of sugar beet seed, the largest
ever let in the west, has been made
by Secretary Charles Boettcher of the
Colorado Sugar Manufacturing Com
pany. 1t will be divided among San
Francisco and New York seedsmen,
most of the seed, however, coming
from the east. The seed will be plant
ed by farmers in the vicinity of Grand
Junction. The location of the beet su-
gar plant will be on the Grand river,
half mile southeast of Grand juno
ton. 1t will occupy thirty acres and
be accessible to the three roads touch
ing Grand Junction. 1t is estimated
that the plant will have n daily ca
pacity of 10000 pounds of sugar. Dur
ing the first year of its existence more
than 10000 tons of beets will be util
ized.
Sixteen men on snowshOes made Il
perilous trip over the snow from ] cad
vile to Ivanhoe the other day. They
were paid a good price by the Midland
officials to carry repairs for the big
rotary plow that had broken down on
the pass. They carried food. and We're
prepared to care for themselves. no
matter how deep the drifts or how diff
cult the route. There We're ten tobog
gans in the party. the material for the
rotary strapped TO the sleds. The route
from Leadvlle to Ivanhoe lay over
Mount Bassett, a distance of eighteen
miles. The men took the short cut
There was nothing to guide them eN-
cept the mountains. According to the
reports received the party had several
thrilling escapes from death in the
drifts. The arrival of the party at the
plow was signal for rejoicing. The
rotary was speedily repaired by the
crew, and it was soon enabled to re
sumo the work of forcing its way