The state herald., 1899-12-01
DENVER GOSSIP.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE
STATE CAPITOL.

Mr.. w. r. Pabor, the veteran Colo
RADIO journalist, has assumed editorial
charge Of the Weekly Iimes-Sun of
this city. His long experience In west
ern newspaper work insurcs the max
ing Of valuable family paper.
A decision rendered Friday by Judge
Jacobs of the County Court will Per
NIT saloon-keepers to sell liquor after
midnight unless the Fire and Police
Board cares to interfere. In effect 1t
is that the state authorities have no
right to meddle with saloons doing
business after hours, and that the only
authority In that matter is the Fire
and Police Board. This right, the
Judge holds, is granted the board by
the city charter.
Continued evidences of the benefits
Of the Pingree gardens about Denver
are reported. One story is told Of a
boy Of 13 who until this summer has
been the acknowledged black sheep Of
the South Side boys. This year he took
some land at the gardens and sold
enough produce to buy himself horse
and wagon. Now he has become full
fledged wage Garner and no one hears
of any more pranks or wild cscapades.
His ambition Is to buy himself some
land and become farmer.
The Supreme Court has handed
down nm opinion In mining SUIT by
which the tribunal reyerses itself In
the established prccedents on cross
claims. The case of Branagan against
Dulaney, Eighth Colorado Statutes,
page 40S, has stood for years rs an I'M
portant decision UPON which controver-
sizes between senior and Junior loca-
tions have rested. According to the
opinion this decision has been looked
upon as erroneous by the best jurors,
and the court now takes n backward
step and admits It's error. Judge Cab
bert wrote the opinion, which Is be-
tween 10000 and 1000 words In
length, the lower court being sustained.
Pullman shops in Denver, in which
everything but standard sleepers will
be built, employing, when working at
full capacity. 100 men: new shops for
the Colorado II Southern, equipped
with the finest of modern machinery.
estimated to cost not less than $500. 900
these are the results TO Denver of the
three days spent in the city by Vice
President Wickes Of the Pullman COM
pany. The change will commence
almost Immediately. The Colorado &
Southern is now employing only about
800 men In the shops. The Pullman
people contemplate sending few men
out here almost Immediately to work
on repairs. The Pullman force will be
gradually Increased. while the Colorado
& Southern will be decreased, until, Mt
the end OF the nine months one COM
pany will have supplanted the other.
Work on building new shops for the
Colorado & Southern will begin I'm
mediatcly. There were numerous con-
ferences in the Colorado & Southern
Offices yesterday and the probabilities
are that provisional plans will be sub
mitted within the next week. Large
shops. including round houses and cnr
sheds. all equipped In the most modern
style and with the latest machinery,
are contemplated.
The state land board, says the News.
has received a communication from the
general land Office to the effect that the
survey Of townships % and 70 south.
range az. in Costilla and Huerfano
counties. the Blanca mining district.
were not legal. and that the survey will
have to be made over again. This de-
prives the state OF the selection OF Sec
lions 10 and - out OF the two town.
ships In the opinion OF the surveyor
general. and the state board Instructed
Register Chlpley to investigate and re-
port upon the facts. II may he that
the state will desire to fight the matter.
This communication reveals an inter-
es,ing state OF affairs. Under the law
the state cannot select mineral lands
as such. but In eases where the MINER
nj has been discovered after the trans-
fers have been made the transaction
cannot be undone. The sections Sc
lected by the state In townships 2S and
- have exhibited mineral since they
came Into the possession OF Colorado.
and rightfully they might he main
tnined by II. Attorneys Goudy and
TwItchcll. however. have gone ahead
and shown to the satisfaction OF the
surveyor general that the original sur
vcys We're made In a manner very COM
mon few years ago. namely. in n tent
and with n set OF drnughtsinen's PEN
ellis. instead OF In the field. This con.
stltuies the illcgallty. and II Is sup
posed 10 have the effect of making the
states selection Of the sections III and
~ In each township ms Illegal and de-
privlng II OF the mineral land. Such Is
the matter that Register Chlplcy will
look Into. The nice part Of the thing
IL that the sections nre said TO contain
valuable mineral claims, aud the Den.
yer attorneys represent persons who
are Interested In getting possession
when the new survey Is made and
proper monuments have been set up.
The mining excitement In the Blanca
district makes mineral lands OF consId-
crnble value Mt present. ana those
which the state supposed II owned may
bc snn,ched away from II. The land
board met Monday and decided TO
make selection of 5000 ncres OF In.
dcmnity school land In Weld county
upon application OF John Law, nm cx.
icndve stock rniscr. lie offers the an-
nnnl lease price Of 2 cents mn ncrc. The
land will not bc leased TO LAW until n
further investigation has been made,
for II is reported thnt II Is valuable for
AGRICULTURAL ut,rnasas