Gilpin observer., 1899-07-27
WESTERN NOTES.

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A telephone line is to be run into the
North Park.
Governor Tanner Of Illinois is hunt
ing in western Colorado.
The coal mines of Wyoming are
producing $4,000 tons per day.
Santa Fe people have decided to issue
bonds for new school building to cost
about $4,000.
Teller county has received its pro-
portion of El Paso county's funds,
amounting to $50 2,067.5S.
Horse and cattle thieves are operat-
ing around Springer and ranchmen are
organizing to capture the thieves.
For the first time in almost decade
the great soda lakes, fifteen miles west
of Laramie, are receiving serious con
sideration from capitalists.
The decrease in the earnings OF the
Colorado Midland for the last fiscal
year was only S44, $50, in spite of the
big snow blockade last wintar.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Cabler left Den
yer Friday in an automobile carriage
They reached. Palmer Lake at noon on
their way to Victor. The carriage Is
propelled by gasoline engine.
The Santa Fe Railroad Company is
building large sheep shearing and
sheep dipping plant at Springer. Over
5000 sheep will be sheared and dip
ped at that plant this season yet.
The Norendenberg murder trial at
Buena Vista ended with verdict OF
guilty on two counts, for killing Oscar
Carlson and Charles Johnson, pear
hewitt the latter part of last May.
Three masked men, at an early hour
Friday morning, held up the railway
lunch room and telegraph office at
Palmer Lake, securing in all only about
$40, S35 from the lunch counter and So
at the telegraph office.
The annual meeting of the National
Irrigation Congress will be held this
year at Missoula, Montana, September
25th, 26th and 9th. State, municipal
and scientific organizations will be en-
titled to send delegates.
The county commissioners have ap-
pointed Jefferson B. Farr to be sheriff
OF Huerfano county to serve out the
term of Edward Farr, late sheriff
killed near Cimarron. The appointee is
a brother of the late sheriff.
Wyoming has been given four ap-
pointments in the newly organized vol
unteer regiments, the selections having
all been made from members of the va
rious organizations recruited In Wyo-
ming which have seen service during
the war.
The dairymen of Colorado Springs
have organized to protect themselves
They fhaV Ia1 70
vance prices Systematically because of
the advances in the price Of grain and
hay. Some people fear the combina-
ton is trust and that its main pur-
uose 1t to push milk prices sky-high.
The latest addition to Colorado
Days" is State Game and Fish Day,
to be celebrated at Steamboat Springs.
September Sth and 9tll~ There is to be
free barbecue of elk. deer, antelope,
bear and other game. and a fish-fry.
There will also be rough riding, roping.
Dali games and other sports. Two days
Defore the event grand hunt Will
take place.
The figures of the Utah State Board
OF Equalization show that the total
valuation of property in the state in
round numbers is $99,OO0,OOO, about
the same as last year. The figures on
live stock are as follows: Horses and
mules 72,219, valued at $1.295 ,346;
cattle 169,475, valued at $2,654, ia; !;
sheep 1,576,444, valued at $2.S64 OPS;
swine 1875, valued at S44,6O1.
Canon City has one of the most Won
derful hot springs in the West. 1t is
situated at the entrance to the Royal
Gorge. and has good hotel accommo-
dations. Few people in Colorado re-
alize what they have in the way of
mineral springs, and people from the
East travel hundreds of miles to visit
and recuperate by few days of rest
and recreation.
July has so far been n season of al
most continuous rains in New Mexico.
Farmers are assured of n splendid crop
of alfalfa and prairie hay. Three weeks
ago meadow hay was selling for $40
per ton, while to-day there is no mar
ket for 1t. Cattle are beginning to get
round and fat, and lambs are growing
fast. This will be prosperous season
for northern New Mexico.
This years ChautauQua assembly at
Boulder Is proving n most gratifying
success, in respect both to attendance
and excellence of entertainment. 1t Is
estimated that between seven and eight
hundred people from outside the state
are in camp on the grounds, while the
local patronage from Boulder, Denver
and other towns has been very much
greater than II was last year. The as
sembly will be in session until August
18th.
Creditors of Rio Grande county. and
there are n number of them, will be
pleased to learn that the county has
quit fighting the payment of its out
standing warrants and has voted by an
almost unanimous vote to issue 3 per
cent. bonds to take up all the old in
debtedness and to refund $4,000 of
outstanding per cent bonds. For
years Rio Grande county has been