Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09
COLORADO ITEMS.

A large number of serious or fatal ac-
cidents occurred at Cripple Greek dur
Ing the past week.
Norman SALESMAN of Sunset has been
sent to the penitentiary for six years
for having eloped with n young girl.
Mrs. Telford, the well-known tenn
perance worker, has been appointed ma
tional lecturer by the National w. @.
I. u.
William G. Parker, a Justice of the
peace at Leadville, was fatally shot by
Mike Muller the other day without pro-
vocation.
Colorado Springs has purchased the
Bear Greek water right from the coun-
ty for $21, 500, thereby settling all liti-
CATION over the matter. The purchase
will be of great Importance to the city
In that the water supply will be much
Increased. 1t includes four bitches of
excellent priority rights.
Michael Blake was instantly killed
at the 1beX mine. Leadville, the other
day. He was employed at the ore sam
ping room connected with the mine,
and was standing near closed iron
box which is used for drying ore. This
box is filed with steam pipes, but
when the steam was turned on the
pipes blew up, the exhaust having
closed. The heavy iron lid of the box
was blown off, striking Blake on the
head, decapitating him. His partner
was uninjured.
Douglas county will probably cease
to be n factor in the Platte canon con-
troversy. The commissioners were in
Denver the other day and held con-
ference with President Trumbull of the
Colorado 4 Southern. From all reports
the result was satisfactory to all con-
cerned. what the commissioners of
Douglas county want" said President
Trumbull, speaking of the conference,
sis road. That we have promised
we will furnish. Our line lies over the
highway for only short distance-per-
haps three miles-and even there does
not wholly cover it. We have made ar
rangements to construct road by the
side of the track, wherever our line
completely occupies the old road. This
will have to be done only in a
few places"
White River Utes to the number Of
fifty or more have left the Uintah res
ervation and crossed the line into Colo
RADIO, where they are now slaughtering
game. Indian Agent Nyton of White
Rocks, has received a telegram from
the prosecuting attorney of Rio Blan-
co, telling of the depredations of the
Indians. Mr.. Nyton says that this is
not an official notification, and he will
not act until some one of the Colorado
game wardens advises him of the facts.
Before he left the agency Mr.. Nyton
refused a number of the Indians per-
mission to cross over into Rio Blanco
county to hunt. 1t is supposed that as
soon as he left by stage for Price the
reds set out for the hunt. Advices
from Vernal. Utah, are that there are
Indians in the mountains twenty-five
miles north of that place, all killing
deer freely. They claim to have pass
es from Agent Nyton, but Indian police
are to be sent after them.
A dispatch from Buena Vista says:
Mutterings for foul play in the Tyler
case are growing louder, and develop
ments made to-day indicate that they
are well based. The finding of a re-
volver beside the charred remains Of
Tyler, and the fact that jug of whis-
ky was saved from the flames, while
Taylor was left to his fate, is regarded
as corroboration of the frequently ex-
pressed belief that if Tyler was not
murdered outright. his companions. or
some of them, wanted to get rid of him.
1t is quite thoroughly established that
the dead man had large sum, in both
bills and coin, on his person that night.
and no traces of either, or of his gold
watch have been found. One witness,
of the twenty or more summoned, will,
1t is said, swear that he heard shots at
the cabin Sunday night, but thought
nothing of it until he heard of the fire
and death of Tyler. Atheory of sui
eide because of inability to save him
self. has been advanced, but finds little
credence.
Vice President Winchell of the Colo
rado & Southern railroad accompanied
President Shannon of the Pennsylvania
Oil Company north over the Cheyenne
N Northern, Wednesday, in n private
car. At Orin Junction the gentlemen
were met by special train on the Elk
horn route bearing n party of four
wealthy Englishmen. From Orin
Junction the party will go to Casper
where an investigation of the oil fields
will be made. The visit to the Wyom-
ing oil fields at this time is of great
Importance, not only to the state, but
to the West generally, as it is the first
step towards closing one of the largest
deals ever made in oil properties. The
four Englishmen are said to be among
the wealthiest and most influential citi-
Zens of London. and while their names
are not given, they are said to be heav-
lily Interested in n number of American
industries, and come to Wyoming for
the purpose of making deal for the
purchase of large tracts Of oil lands in
Natrona and Converse counties, upon
which they will erect oil refinerjes for
the manufacture of li,.ht and lubricat.
ing oils on n gigantic scale.
The Colorado Midland is the first
Colorado line to issue tickets printed
upon the new paper adopted by the
American Association of General Pas
senger and Ticket Agents at its last
meeting. The association directed that
every line in the United States should