The Monte Vista journal., 1899-01-28

Mountain property il not included In
the deal The directors Of the Noon
Anchor Gold Mining Company met
this afternoon and issued circular to
the stockholders, giving the facts
about the deal which Werner z. Reed
made with British capitalists On his
recent visit to London.
, The last report Of the W Wyoming boarsi
Of charities contains the following
facts with regard to the states con-
victs: OF the lIS couvicts, IS were
Catholics, % Protestants, Z Mormons,
pagans, 2 Jews. 1 Spiritualist and 30
no religion. As to habits, ~ drank
moderately. 81 were Incorporate and
81 did not drink. A to education. 49,
had received common school education,
high school, . college diplomas, 81
poor education and . were illiterate.
Three had Chinese education.
The city council OF Florence has
awarded the water works contract to
the Geddes and SeerIe Stone Company
OF Denver for the sum Of $97 800 and
an intake dam In the canon ut $40 per
square yard. the estimated cost Of
which Is $4,000. The company agrees
to begin work upon the system inside
OF twenty days and complete the work
by June 1st. The figure Is considered
very fair price for the city and the
time required for construction remark.
ably short. us over sixteen miles Of
pipe must be laid.
w. II. Llewellyn has introduced in
the New Mexico Legislature a bill ere.
ating Otero county from the eastern
portion of Dona Ana and southern hnlf
OF Lincoln counties. Immediately fol-
lowing. petition was introduced and
read from the citizens OF Lincoln coun-
ty. opposing the bill. A delegation OF
citizens appointed by the Republicans
OF Dona Ana county arrived In the city
and began lobbying the Legislature
for the passage OF the bill creating
otero county and for the appropria-
tion for the Las Cruces Agricultural
College.
The Wyoming House Of Representa-
tives adopted a memorial TO the ma
tional congress calling attention to the
condition of the Shoshone and Arapa-
hoe Indians on the Wind river rcserva-
tion. The memorial states that the
government is about To stop the annu-
tiles annually issued TO the Indians.
that the Indians are not self-support-
Ing. and that unless steps are taken to
relieve possible disiresss grave results
may follow. II Is urged that the Unit
ed States allot the reservation lands
among the Indians and purchase the
remainder. thus eimbling the redskins
to earn enough TO support themselves.
Rev. w. II. Notmln. pastor of the
Presbyterian church In BOULDER, has
received formal notice OF his selection
to I'LL the pulpit of the Fourth Presby
tcrlan church Of Chicago. Mr.. Not
man will accept the call The new pas
tornte has with it-a salary OF 5000 n
year. a chapel assistant and a personal
assistant. The Fourth Presbyterian
church OF Chicago Is enc Of the richest
and most nristocratic churches In the
city and numbers In Its congregation
some Of the leading millionnires Of
Chicago. The present church building
on the Chicago lake front In soon to bc
replaced with one Of the most maEnih-
cent church structures In the country.
The board Of county commissioners
Of Delta county has notified the secre-
tary OF the Denver Chamber Of Com
merce OF It's award Of prizes in the
Of Hotchkiss. Colorado. received the
first prize OF So. and a prize OF SIS
was awarded to each Of the following:
Martin Grade. q. W. Umbrcii. /. 4.
Hewitt. J. NJ. Threw and Charles A.
Barnes. all OF Delta. q. II. Hammond
harvested his crop October c2nd, the
growth Of trimmed beets per acre be-
Ing :S.5i tons. the per cent. Of sugar
{. at ole
cent: pure sugar per acre. l0,Gt9
pounds; available sugar per acre. Sass
pounds.
Surveyor General Vance OF New
Mexico has Just received the recent de-
cision OF the Department of the Inte-
rior regarding the final disposition by
the government Of the Las Vegas
grant Of I9G.+3G.9G acres OF land. As.
sistant Secretary Ryan. In the decision.
reviews the history Of the grant com.
mencing with the making Of the grant
by the Mexican government. first TO
Luis Maria Bacn and nftcrwnrd. when
Haca had been driven on by the In.
dians. to the persons who went to the
site Of the present city Of I.ns Vegas
and established u settlement. lie states
that Congress plainly intended to give
the tract 10 the community Of Ins ve-
gas and the net OF Congress deter.
mined the title. The decision will be
OF great vnluc 10 the people Of Las
Vegas. ms lands on the grant unocc,,-
pied viii doubtless bc placed In tho
hands OF commission 10 b. improved
and sold for the benefit Of aii cou.
cerncd.
Work on the Goose creek dam of the
Denver Union Water Company Inns
been started aud the company Intends
rapidly to push the work on u new
reservoir on this site. II IL to bc CON-
plcicd within year nnd 10 have a ra.
pncity of 2S.0O,0Oo.WO gallons. With
the new reservoir the Union Water
Company will bc able TO supply Den.
yer with water even when iis populs.
tlon has reached the half million marx.
A few men have ln~n put upon the
work and soon 400 lahorrrx win he
employed. The tools necessary for tho
work are even now GA the ground.
The site In where Goose creek rraches
tis~ South Platte. thirteen miles aouth
of Buffalo Park. The site ID 1000 feet
above the city and the dam will hs 100
feet high. Owing 10 the 'srt hack" Of
the waters the reservoir will cover
O0O acres. The cost of materials ana
construction. II II calculated by the
company. will reach eiOO.000.
The hoard Of equalization for The t~e.
rItory Of New Mexico has submltt~d tn
report to the governor. The rsport
covers the forty eighth and forty .nlnth
fiscal ycnru. and suggests needed ~
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