The Monte Vista journal., 1899-10-28
WESTERN NOTES.

fuIeU tnnt tne cndFXe OF muIUeT COOIO
not be sustained. aud ordered the Jury
TO bring In verdict Of not guilty.
The work on the White Oaks Noun.
tain line from Tobosgan. New Mexico,
to point four miles beyond Cloud
croft Is progressing rapidly. The con-
tractors expect to be through by De-
cember 1St. but the railroad officials
think the first Of the year will see the
work completed. The road IL even more
difficult In construction, from an en-.
gineerinR point Of view. and more mag.
nificent as scenic route than the pros-
ent noted cloud-climbing route. Two
hundred and fifty men are employed.
The contractors nre using Pueblo In
dians M much as possible a. they are
much better workmen than Mexicans
The commissioners Of Douglas coun.
ty have begun taking a hand In the
controversy between the Colorado 4
Southern railroad and the Denver Pow
er and Irrigation Company over the
right OF way through SOuth Platte
canon. The dispute has become a ri-
angular affair for the reason that the
commissioners contend that the rail-
road Ia laying Its tracks over an old
county highway, and before the matter
IL finally adjudicated the Rio Grande Ia
likely to be involved In the difficulty
by virtue OF Its having formerly sur
veyett route over the same roadway.
The Douglas county board has ordered
John RunRe. road Overseer OF the Elev-
enth district. to go to Symes and begin
removing the sO-called Constructions"
which the Colorado K Southern has
placed. The railroad company has sent
q force OF men to protect their truck.
Is. Littlcfield. the elk raiser OF Snake
river. and Routt County. Colorado.
VIII ship next year TO the Chicago mar
ket carload OF elk steers. the elk
bceves ranging from three to seven
years old and weighing out nn average
OF 1850 pounds. Mr.. LIttlefield has
now an elk herd sixty-tive strong and
expects ht the close OF the next i've OF
six years to count on his enclosed
ranges 1900 elk. The elk steer has no
horns and IL as gentle and readily han.
died as n sheep. He fa,tens quickly,
shipper with Il minimum
He does not stray. and n
by any mischance he finds himself
without his rnnge enclosure never rests
until he Is back again. II has been
found that elk milk produces cheese
OF peculiar and excellent character
and the dairy will doubtless play an
Important factor in the development, of
the elk industry.
Since the Wyoming Smelling and Re
inning Company took charge of the iron
mines at Rawlins eight months ago. n
large amount OF work has been done.
n new incline has been run to n depth
OF 1IG feet. where solid body OF the
best kind Of red hematlte iron ore has
iten uncovered. The ore lies under n
hanging wall the dip Of the vein being
about 10 degrees. The foot wall has
not yet been encountered. so IL IL i'm
possible to say how thick the lead is.
but enough development work has
been done TO prove that there is an i'm
mense body OF solid ore that will uv-
ernge ~ per cent. Iron and slight trace
OF gold. Chief Engineer Berry Of The
Union Pacific and other authorities
who have visited the mines say that
with the present development tOOD car
loads OF ore can I've taken from these
mines. The ore runs "a per cent. and
In sold In Denver for $40 per ton.
There was u great gathering OF Odd
Fellows at Cripple Greek on the 10th
and 18th. The cantons In uniform
rank made u fine display md there
was big parade. The Patrinrchs
militant and the military dress parade
occurred Tuesday afternoon. The
space surrounding the drill ground
was crowded with spectators. TES
drill OF each canton occupied about nj.
teen minutes and ns the diihcult evolu.
tons were performed they .irew
rounds Of applause. The Judges. Cap
tain Howard. first Lieutenant Gowdy
OF Colorado Springs and General klee
decided ihst Canton Rogers Of Denver
was the winner Of the f::.e,5 prize: Can.
ton Trinidad No. IL. the ii15 prize:
Canton Arnpnhoc No. I. the ei2S prize
and Canton Cripple Creek No. IL III.
s'o prize. Each captain OF the drill
teams taking part In tie competition
Two men on horseback held up the
stage from Snefiies at ; o'clock Mon
day afternoon about three miles south
OF ourny, up the mountain road. Mt the
second watering trough. IA place well
fitted for such deed. The men pre-
sented rcvolycrs nt the four occupants
Of the open stage and cndcacorcd TO
get out the iron safe. but could not
break the fns'eninss The bandits
were after the gold bags brought down
daily from the Camp Rird mine. but
were unaware that the bags arr al.
ways placed In mn iron safe with an
armed guard TO protect II. A telephone
message from sncif,cs shows that the
men kept up on the road md passed
through Sncfii"s. Sheriff Edgar is us.
Ing the wires and will dispatch u posse
10 cndcavor 10 capture tn. highway.
men. The occupants OF the stage were
not molcs'ed and no property wns tax.
en- from the stage. which carries the
United States mail.
more money this year ihnn ever bc.
fore out OF the manufacture Of ch.e>,
and other dairy products. Where Nv.
years ago the state produced about
10000 pounds OF cheese, 2.uD.Hp
pound VIII h turned out by Its fac.
tories Ia ism. These figures were
given yesterday by J. \. Ross. one OF
the m-mbcr~ VI n nrin that control.
scrcrns Of the largest cheese factories
In Colorado. lie said that the farmers
OF Colorado nrr coming To appreciate
the Importance of this industry To tn.
state. All they have TO do Is TO breed
their cattle niong lines that produce
the largest amount of butter fat. The
stock II already In tho state and the
kinds wanted for this purpose are kept
principally by owners Of small
ranches. A few districts nrc now lie.
voted entirely to dairymcn. Some Of
these p,nkc In cienr profi, several huu.
drrd dollars month with compnrn.
lively small facilities. besides being
mile III rntHc trups