The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25

near it., and there little b1bt but
that they would be estroye. II the
break occurs on theeast sae and in
Cory gulch the slid will pow he di-
f! verted. coming acros the lover work.
OF the Pelican and ne Diampnd tun-
mel. striking the busiess secti,n Of the
town. Had all Of tlt snow gwen way
Yesterday ii would ave heel carried
into town and the bss of life would
have been terrible. seOple bgan leav-
ing here to-day. aM many will take
up their homes in ieorgepwn until
fears of snowslides IRE owe.
Commissioner Hermann. II the gen.
eral land office, has madeh report to
Secretary Bliss In which H. says that
Deputy Surveyor Ober vii complete
his corrections Of HE su'vey of the
east boundary of the S,uthern Ute
reservation by June 10Th next. Con-
tihliihgA he says: Tile prospective
settlers Within the ceded prtion of the
reservation are becoming very insist
eni in their desire TO havt the surplus
lands thrown oper to occupancy and
settlement. 1t has been suggested
that inasmuch AS the location of the
boundaries are fixed with u fair de-
gree of certainty and ms the delay to
which prospective Sc 1erS have been
subject is likely to be sui further en-
| tended. some action aight be taken
which would open SUI lands as are
positively known to Il within the
reservation. / recomn,nd that the
necessary steps be taki to open TO
occupation and settlemtt the lands
within the ceded portionSf the South
ern Ute reservation eNceA those lying
east of the north and sC3th half sec
ton line in the western hinge of sec
tions in townships 81 all s3 north.
range l west. and those I the range
line between ranges | ana . west. in
township "a north. and aRD all lands
north of the south line of Ae northern
tier of sections in townshl "A north.
range west. New MpXicl PRINCIPAL
meridian" The excepted lands en-
brace only about 1000 ates. while
those whose opening is RECOMMENDED
include twelve full and ,Senty-four
fractional townships. Thu recon-
mendation is decided vttory for
Judge Bell. who has Iirsistenly
pressed the matter for the ot,ning of
the Southern Ute lands for Two ses-
sions. and to whose suggesti4l to the
commissioner the action is ltw due.
|
ing party on the 10th that Wis well
attended and a great success. lowing
TO the blockade the supply of coal had
dwindled TO the point that il was GER
tain within twentyfour hours 10 slut
down the pumping plants and sme't-
ers. In response to all issued SEQ
men turned out with shoveS to clear
the tracks to Malta. six miles awaJ
where many loaded cars We're stand
ing. The entire crew vas, in charge
Of George w. Cook. who had depu.
tiZed six or eight wen-knOwn mine
managers of the camp and smelter SUI
perintendents to assist him in carry
ing on the work. The Rio Grande ran
Its big snow plOw over the track and
deposited the men at different points
along the line. They were placed in
squads of 100 and 200 and were soon
hard at work. The men appeared to
take special interest in the work laid
out for them. and it was wonderful 10
see the activity displayed. Not sin
gle workman nor any of the managers
in charge left the track throughout the
serious storm. For fifteen and twenty
minutes at time it was impossible
| for the men to see each other even IL
few feet away on account of The fall
ing snow. but that made no difference.
and they continued the work until it
was completed. Four miles q the Rio
Grnnde track on which it WIS almost
impossible for three engines to haul
one car was placed in such condition
that regular trains could tIn with
ease over the track. The work per-
formed was the cutting away of ice
which clung to the rails fora distance
of from eight to twelve incfs on each
side. and shoveling the snay to dis
tance of five to ten feet. hs occasion
demanded. on both sides d the track.
One hundred tons of cokf and about
fifteen cars of coal werd brought in
from Malta over the Rio irande this
evening for the mines hd smeiters.
This supply. however, islbut small
part of the amount needed.
Under the law, agents of the Colo
RADIO Humane Society nay take pos
session of and care for neglected and
abandoned animals of any kind. pro-
vide them with food. d]ink and shell
ter and hold such aninnls until their
bill is paid. In almost every locality
in the state some stock. for whose food
no provision has been made by the
owner, is starving. md frequently
| such starving animals nre the cause
. of much annoyance and loss to farm
ers, who have feed, by breaking down
. fences in their efforts to get to it. The
, Humane Society hereby gives notice
: that whenever any leJhtable person