Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-05-04
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

miners who have had two trials be-
fore the District Court ut Gunnison,
brought In II verdict of acuuittnl Car
ter and Waugh were charged with
robbery. II was said they took away
guns from persons connected with nnd
In charge OF the Vulcan mine. This
was, II WIS alleged. the inception of
the entire trouble. and the verdict rem
dcred by the Jury will simplify the
entire situation. Arrangements have
been perfected by which the twcn-
cd In the affair. and against
whom some eighty charges have
been made. Will bc arrnigned be-
fore the court and will enter pta
OF guilty to the charge OF assault. a
nominal line Will probably lie imposed,
and the affair will come to nm end.
The verdict gives general satisfaction
to the taxpayers. for IL means the saw
ing OF thousands of dollars to the
county.
Ranclmcn In the eastern part of
Colorado have taken steps to form u
wolf and coyote district organization
Local organizers have been appointed
for the several towns In the territory.
who will solicit members. The plan
proposed Is similar to the one which
Inns been In successful operation for
some time In Wyoming and Montana.
II Is on u cooperative basis. and only
members will receive the bounty of 81
on coyotes and 81 on wolves In nj
tion to the state bounty. During the
last two wears the loss to ranchmcn
from these pests has been Increasing.
1t Is thought that the organization eau
he perfected by July list. @. g. Suth-
crlnnd and Judge Miles, both OF Hugo.
have been respectively elected tcmpor-
AIRY chairman and secretary. The
boundary OF the proposed district VIII
he ms follows: Commencing near the
ArapaliOe county line. between Deer
Trail and Agate. thence east to the
mort rthcastern corner OF Lincoln county:
thence southcastcrly to Kit Carson. on
the Union Pacific railway: thence west
TO the southwest corner or I.incoin
county; thence north to the starting
point.
The weekly crop bulletin of the Colo
rntIo section of the Department OF
Agriculture says that while cold nights
have heen the feature of the week. the
average of the seven days has been
normal. There has been some rain IN
the, western counties. but rains have
continued throughout the state. Rain
Is especially needed In the Arkansas
valley. Work has progressed rapidly
but high winds and cool nights have
rendered the soil too dry for scrminh-
tion. and retarded the growth or
grasses. The effect of the exception
ally cold winter on fruit. especially
cherry and apple trees. becomes more
apparent as the season advances ana
the damage will prove more serious
than anticipated. In the nOrth'central
portion of the state the wheat seeding
is nearly finished. All pears are killed
there, also alfalfa. but the prospect for
the apple crop Is fair. In the eastern
section the weather Is generally un-
favorable. and farm work is slow. On
the divide some blowing has been
done. but the precipitation is insult
iicient. Arkansas valley peas, wheat
and oats are all sown. Practically all
the fruit is killed and the water supply
Is insufficient. In Grand and Gunni-
son valleys the soil is in excellent con-
ditiOn and plowing and seeding are
progressing. In the parks little has
been done. The soil is drying rapidly
and grass is starting.