The state herald., 1899-12-22
COLORADO ITEMS.

lhCloiy dt 1Tduu Juuctloh VIII iuh'
and then the work for the year Will be
completed.
President Mckinley has appointed
the following Colorado postmasters:
Charles T. Wade, Buena Vista: John
+. Morgan, Colorado. City; william 7.
Harbottle, Salida.
Thirty sticks of powder exploded in
the Pillory shaft house at the Orizaba
No. mine, Cripple Creek, at o o'clock
Monday night. Trigg Pillory, the en-
glneer, was killed and the shaft house
was demolished.
VIII T. Wilson, secretary of the
Colorado State Grange, Patrons of
Husbandry. has issued the call for the
annual session, to be held in Denver
Tuesday, January 9th, and to continue
three days. The fifth and sixth de-
grees will be conferred in full form
on the evening of Wednesday, January
10th. All fourth degree Patrons are
urged to attend, md visiting Patrons
will be made welcome.
Judge Hallett decided upon case in
the United States Circuit Court the 9th
er day, and his decision was of such
nature as TO be of considerable i'm
portancc. According to his mind
photograph cannot be copyrighted un-
less II Is arranged In such n way as to
show originality, in pose or draping OF
the human form. or to be fashioned
grotesquely by Photographic art from
some scene of nature.
The Colorado Fuel Il Iron Company
is planning TO build big hospital in
Pueblo. I'VE are simply working on
plans" said ]. A. Kebler yesterday.
In all probability the building will be
built, wing at n time in order to
avoid any great outlay. 1t has been
estimated that It will cost in the neigh
borhood of 100000. However, It is
difficult to judge of the cost at this
time AS the entire scheme is In Its in
fancy"
A dispatch from Victor says: The
second sensational shipment from the
tenth level of the Isabella company's
property left the mine late last Tues
day night. II is now nt a local samp-
Ter. This shipment will. it is generally
understood, prove to be the richest yet
marketed by this company. 1t will be
the richest consignment of ore ever
sent out of the great camp. The lot
Is understood TO amount TO two car
loads. and Is worth approximately
100000
\ telegram received at the Santa Fe
Office in Denver from the agent of the
rad nj Lamar. says that the heavy
snow is driving thousands Of rabbits
from the plains into alfalfa fields along
the Arkansas river. People OF Lamar
are preparing for big time December
10th and 2lst. when the annual rabbit
hunt Will be In progress. Parson UZzcll
of Denver VIII go to the spot at the
head of select party of city officers.
who will travel In elegant style In n
private car.
At recent meeting OF the State
Board Of Agriculture. Dr. Aylesworth
laid before the board telegram from
the regents Of the Nebraska State Uni.
yerSity at Lincoln. urgently requesting
him TO permit his name 10 90 before
the board as n candidate for president
Of that institution. The matter was
briefly discussed. and President Aylcs-
worth and the state board being mutu-
ally satisfied with present conditions
here. Mr.. Aylcsworth declined the Ne
braska offer.
Representatives OF Colorado railways
met the other day nnl renewed the
pass agreement for another year. IL
Is claimed by PASSENGER men that n
greater number of pages are given In
color".,. than In any ithcr STATE or the
Union In proportion tu population. The
recent smcltcr combine gave the roads
an opportunity OF reducing the passes
10y nt least iifty In number. The list
of those TO he dccapliated has been pre-.
pared and the work of declmation Will
he nj once commenced.
The management Of the Florence &
Cripple Creek railway has ordered M.
~ employees 10 remove their families
from Florence Ia Canon City, prcpara.
tory 10 the opening Of the Canon City
\ Cripple Creek branch. Less than
two miles OF the road remain 10 be
completed. and Il IL announced from
headquarters that passenger trains
VIII he running over the line by the LIST
Of January. Track laying is being
pushed from both ends aud work upon
round houses and machine shops has
been started,
IL the government gains Its iniunc.
tlon suit against the Elephant Butte
Dam Company. and the court holds
that the river Is navlgablc and that
navigation viii he niiA,ied by the dam,
the people Of Colorado who reside
along the Rio Grandc and use It's wa.
tiers for irrigation purposes will bc
more or less affected by the decision,
Tor the government Will then assume
control Of the entire river aud Congress
VIII provide for nn equitable dsirlbu.
tion OF Its waters and possibly for the
building OF an international dam nj III
Paso, Texas.
The miners OF Breckenridge for some
tim" past have experienced great In.
convenience on account OF being un.
able 10 secure ears for shipment of ore.
While NJ present the majority OF the
operators of IA" camp sell their product
To the local samplers. there are some
who ship direct To the smcltcrs ut ben.
yer and Pueblo. There ARE now quite
n number of these shipments thnt can.
not be mndc because the rnilrond. N ls
said. win no, furnish cnrs. Even the
local sampler ls completely ov.rrun
with ore nnd Inns TO unload outside the
sampler In order TO hnndlc the ore re.
ccived. This Institution would now he
working two shifts per day II the rail.
road company could handle the ore.
4 novel engineering enterprise wns
carried out near Victor on the 18th.
The top of Nesuvlus Butte wns blown
on 10y u chnrs" of 40 pounds ~ dynn.
init" and n.oOp pounds NJ black pow
der. Nesuylus Butte rises about aDl
feet above the bed of beaver creek.
/ and II six miles west of Victor. llorr
/ ~" Fixes Peak Power Company
wishes To start dnm In order 10 So
cure power 10 generate electricity, II
\ wns desired a. Use the granite uf We,
/ suyius Huttr aud "a wholeanle blnsiiuu