The silver star., 1899-05-05

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~ - sraR Eunitsyal5sy - unusual
AID - SDe 70 Tie nar5o0Al reputation
R1<kr rer1 has okeatDe-f By reason Of
n cxzrz11zpse and uarer roe3on hnss
Dess. and il rz;d6 hru; E1bstarfzai
growth
A Saata Fe dispatch says Nev
Mexsco. frpD the M%silt1 ralIey 10 the
Tacs Eocr-ains. from The San Juan TO
tie Rso Hsod1l - etne ssa Of frASrADs
k5c&s1szns- In fbe south the aprscofS-
r.ezckses- airDoods are dooe blooming.
IN sks< ceesrzl yssrf the apple blossoms
are Just orenfoe and IN TIE north the
frs tizsd zyg5cps blossoms are Just
turning tb<z, faces 10 the sun Seyer
before hare there te<-1 such bright
prospects Of . Er--&; fruit crop IL New
Mexico A. this yezr TIE weather has
t~sn dry and eu.I over The whole ter
ri;ory- and favorable 70. working the
soil and planting crops Cold nights
hare checked the ,apsd growth Of veg
esat5on- and In tie higher attitudes OF
The Borfb~Yn counties SeTere fro<rs
have done little damage owing 10 the
general hackusrin>ss Of the season
More alfalfa than ever has been <own
this year and in the southern counties
il Is almost ready for the first crop
The jury in the case Of Sam Carter
and William Waugh the two Vulcan
miners who have had two trials be
fore the District Court at Gunnison,
brought in = verdict of acquitfal. Car
ter and Waugh were charged with
robbery II was said they took away
guns from persons connected with and
in charge Of the Vulcan mine This
WAS. 1t was alleged the inception Of
the entire trouble. and the verdict rem
dered by the jury viii simplify the
entire situation Arrangements have
been perfected by which the TWEEN
y other men who were imphcat.
ed in the affair. and against
whom some eighty charges have
been made. will he arraigned be-
fore the court and viii enter n plea
Of guilty TO the charge of assault 4
nominal fine will probably he imposed.
and the affair will come to an end.
The verdict gives general satisfaction
TO the taxpayers. for IL means the saw
ing Of thousands of dollars to the
county.
The Colorado Board Of Agriculture
met at Fort Collins on the 18th. The
minutes Of the December meeting
were disapproved and the clause re-
appointing DIR. Aston Ellis as presi
dent Of the State Agricultural College
was resciDde.l on motion OF Governor
Thomas. by y vote Of = TO 4. =. +.
Sharp OF Pueblo was elected president
Of the board by vote OF : 10 I. +.
NJ. Hawley Of Canon City was elected
secretary of the board. and q. A.
Webb Of Fort Collins treasurer. The
matter Of the election OF successor
TO DR.. Ellis was deferred until the
evening session. The candidates dis
cussed are Rev. Barton Ayleswor'h.
Rev. Bayard Craig. Chancellor Nc
Dowell Of Denver. Professor L. q.
Carpenter Of Fort Collins and PrOfs-s-
sor johnson Of the Longmonf College.
Al the evening session Cha ncellor WILL
INN r. Mcdowell Of the University Of
Denver was elected TO succeed Presi
dent Ellis. II In not known whether
Chancellor Mcdowell will accept or
not.
A dispatch from Aspen says: Noun
tain sheep. at the head OF Conundrum
gulch and Maroon creek. have suffered
terribly from the rigors OF the last
winter. Rich Thomson and David
Saunders. two young trappers, who re-
turned from Maroon lakes Sunday. re-
port having found the body Of one
sheep dead In n snowslide and brought
Its horns out as evidence Of their
find. A short distance away we're two
more, q buck and eve. 80 nearly
starved that they made no attempt to
get away at the approach Of the boys.
They were snOw-bound in . little
gilch and had eaten OF cottonwood
saplings an inch or more In diameter.
The young men lifted the sheep from
the snow and took them some distance
IN n 0h Inn I'm n AnA
snow from the mountain. and cut some
brush for them to eat. The animals,
they said. were little more than living
skeletons. but were able to walk about.
Another trapper In that section reports
having found several dead sheep and
Ii Of the opinion that greater part Of
them In that section have perished.
At the head Of the guIcles, south Of
Aspen, there have been known TO ex-
ist several bands Of sheep, Of from
twenty-five to forty each, or about
100 In all.
A dispatch from Hugo. Colorado, on
the 18th. snId: A prairie fire has been
raging this morning near the Ell,ert
and Lincoln county line. Many Of the
largest cattle and sheep men Of East
ern Colorado are located near the burn
Ing territory. The fire is spreading
Win great fopl0ity IN q HOutnerly d.
rection from the Union Pacific rail-
road. where the nrc In supposed to
have started. II In believed to have
originated In sparks from the early
west-bound passenger train this morn
Ing. The dense clouds Of smoke have
caused great excitement here and We
hicies and saddle horHes are leaving
town, bearing fire fighters, bound for
the scene Of action. No loss Of life or
property In reported. The fire started
In the vicinity Of Lake station. spread
Ing rapidly south and west. The
spread OF the flames was checked ON
the south and enst sides Of the confla-
grafton only after great diflculty and
not until II had extended Z distance Of
twelve or fifteen miles. burning every.
ranch property was reached. From
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