The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

advertised for sale vast tract Of land
which the company claims is now prac-
tically valuless, hut which 1t proposes
to put under ditch. The sale must be
conducted publicly and sold In tracts
no greater than 100 acres to the highest
bidder.
A natural oil well exists near Steam
boat Springs. The oil spring, as 1t is
called, IL located In a gulch In the
coal regions and large quantities Of
crude petroleum are constantly issu-
ing from the earth and flowing away
down the little gulch. much as water
would do. only that the earth absorbs
the oil before it flows far. The stuff
is about the consistency of heavy ma
chine oil. and is used by ranchmen
adjacent for lubricating wagons and
other farm machinery. where It gives
excellent results. The oil has a great
reputation as II wonderful remedial
agent in curing sore shoulders or 9TH
er bruises or cuts In horses and other
animals. People send great distances.
In some cases from other states, for
bottles of 1t TO use in the stable.
Specimens OF free gold ore were
shown in Canon City last week that
Will readily assay $4,000 per ton. The
ore was taken from the Jack Warner
mine, owned by Messrs. Louthcr and
Sallee. The claim Is located three
quarters of mile south of the Cop
per King. As might be expected. the
news created intense excitement, and
by ten o'clock the read leading to the
Dawson camp was alive with teams
Hundreds of men visited the mine. The
claim Is located on the metamorphic
II.
n northeastcrly direction. That the
strike is genuine. no one in Canon City
doubts. The values are obtained from
rock lying between the sandstone and
granite The extent of the lead Is un.
known, FOR rs yet the work consists of
nothing more than n twclve-foot tunnel
face. The owners Of the mine are res:-
dents OF Cimarron. Kansas.
Game Commissioner Swan has re-
ceived letter from W. r. Wilcox,
game warden III the northwestern
part of Colorado. who writes that the
situation Is critical and that unless
the weather modcratos the number OF
elk on the range will be hardly large
enough to attract an eastern bunter TO
Colorado. even though the Legislature
should decide upon n short open sea-
states that the snow is over three feet
deep on II level throughout Routt and
Rio Blanco counties. Only the jut-
ting ridges and promontorics are clear
Of the white coating. Thus the elk
lind 1t practically impossible to
browse. for the shrubs upon which
they feed do not flourish upon the
ridges and mountain tops. They are
swarining In immense bands into the
valley close To Steamboat Springs. but
even there they find little relief for
the snow is as deep In the valley as In
the gulchcs of the mountains. An at-
tempt Will bc made To spread out
few tons OF hay. in the hope that the
animals may be saved from starvation.
William Wayne Bcivin was arrested
Saturday night NJ the Waldorf-Asto-
ria hotel. on the charge that he was
unable TO pay board bill Of $143.
which he owed the hotel. He told
Magistrate Meade that his arrest was
the result Of n conspiracy. He said
that lie was able to pay, and asked 10
he pSs,led. but the magistrate held
him In 800 bail for examination.
Though the charge against Bclvin Is
violation OF the hotel law. the real rea-
son for his arrest was that David II.
Moffat, the wcll-known Denver mil.
lionairc. n guest of the hotel. had com
planned that Bclvin had threatened to
kill him. Belvln declares that Mr..
Moffat owes him large sum OF
money, and that when he requested
payment he was arrested ON the
charge, which he says was trumped
up for the purpose Of getting rid OF
him. nj n time when lie could not oh
tain ready money to free himself.
Bclvin is well known MS n promoter
In Wall street. and FOR years has been
familiar figure In the hotels OF the
city. Bclvln's hill against MofYaf IL
based on n claim for commission ON the
sale Of the Victor mine. When ar
rairncd Bclvin's blll was paid by
friend and he was discharged.
\ dispatch from silver Plume to III.
Denver Republican on the 2ith says:
In the hope that the instinct Of animals
might succeed where the efforts Of aO0
men failed. two 81. Bernard dogs were
to-day brought over from Canon City
and taken to the scene OF the fatal
snowsllde In Brown gulch. The res.
cucrs. who had been unable to iind the
remains Of Benjamin Nelson and John
Anderson, thought that the dogs might
I" ubi' ~ E'l N'fIit VI Nut bNtlth. UUt
after working some time without sue.
cess the dogs were taken away. II is
thought the bodies are so deeply buried
In the snow and icc that II may In ne.
ccssary 10 wait until spring before the
remains are uncovered. To-day the
large force al rcscucrs. which CON-
priA.s the miners In the Scvcn.Thiriy
and Pelican mines. besides many others
working In smaller properties. took up
the search again. This time they com.
mcnccd NJ the foot Of III. great snow
mountain In Browns gulch and worked
upward. Tons and tons of the grcn,
slide We're oycrhaulcd mud not until
night did the work cease. Almost the
cntir. ground over which the slide
passed was explored as thoroughly and
carefully Ms .sO sturdy and persistent
miners armed with picks and shovcis
wcrc nbi. 'o do the wor~. but without
avail. No trace whatever " the two
snow cn,ombcd men could bc found.
That they We're carried down by the
slide. however. is not doubted. The
funeral of Daniel Fitzpatrick. ono oi
the slide victims, wns held here to-day.
The fcnr Of more snowsiidcs is such u,
to cause uncnsincss Great banks Of
the vicinity of the scvcn.Thlriy niue.
nnd the danger II such ns 10 make
many npprchcnsive.
cops Lee IL ~.
Rome. Feb. 2s.-Thc Pops Inns Ind
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