The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-21

branches to the big mines and crossing
contests result.
Greeley and Boulder gave royal
welcome 30 their returned volunteers
when they arrived Friday. Parade.
specch-mnking and n dinner were the
features OF the day and there wns n
great turnout OF people from the sur
-ounding country.
President Osgood OF the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company. acting for
the board OF directors. has sent the
stockholders circular explaining the
use to which the proposed Increase OF
<12.0OO,OOO capital stock Is to he put.
II IL proposed to Increase the present
output 550.0O0 tons OF finished products
annually.
The Denver a Rio Grande roads fin
nncinl report continues TO show In
creases. For the first week In Septem-
ber the earnings were <4S,Gf1. compar-
ed with 1856 for the corresponding
week OF last year. Since July j the
earnings have been S4.702. 900. com
pared with si.G14.5O0 for the same per-
iod last year, an increase Of $sI,50
Benjamin Laswell and Charles Walk
er. mining men and prospectors. have
bonded their mine, near Bear noun
tain to eastern parties for $2O.OOO.
The mine contains several large depos-
Its OF corundum and vesuvianlte. ana
II ls the Intention OF the persons bond
Ing II TO erect large factory thereon
for the manufacture of sandpaper.
A horrible accident occurred Monday
morning at the Blmctalllc smelter, re-
sulting In the death of Tony Cochevn.
He wns working around the crusher
OF the smelter when his foot accident
ally slipped and he fell between the
iron jaws OF the machine. His legs
were ground into IA pulp. from the
shock OF which he died n short time
afterwards. He YVES fifty years OF
age.
A bad freight wreck ON Sherman hill
west OF Cheyenne delayed freight and
passenger trains Friday. The accident
occurred shortly after s O'Clock In the
morning. Train No. 10. the Pacific
coast fast freight. In charge of Conduc-
tor Woolston and Engineer Hodgeman.
was bowling along. down the west side
OF the hill when wheel broke at the
Hnrney side track. Ten heavily load
cd ears were thrown into the ditch and
the track badly torn up. No one was
hurt.
Bishop Matz OF Denver has been ten
dcrcd and accepted the honor of In
vcstlng Rev. Peter Bourgnde, the re-
Gently Installed archbishop of the do
cese of Colorado. New Mexico and Ar
izonn. with the pallfum blessed by the
Pope. The ceremony will be one of
great splendor and will take place In
the cathedral mt Santa Fc. II will he
attended by nearly all the priests In
In. 4 utsI
church dlgnitaries from all parts of
the United States.
Thursday the third OF the Peach day
celebration at Grand Junction, was the
greatest OF all In point of numbers and
entertainment. The business houses
all closed and the city wns turned
over to the visitors, who seemed 10
make full use OF the privilege. The
main thoroughfarcs in the afternoon
were one surging mass of people. fully
eight thousand people enjoying Grand
Junction's hospitality. The event of
the dny was the mnsque carnival. In
which fully 1000 people participated.
w. s. Stratton md party have ar
lived In New York ON the maiden voy-
age OF the big steamship Oceanic. The
news Of Mr.. STATIONS arrival In this
tQuutTl VIII W ItttiNtu WIFI DltuHuTt
by his friends and especially so when
II is known that Mr.. Stratton is much
improved In health and has been
greatly benefited by his vacation. 1t
is probable that Mr.. Strntton will re-
main In the East for several weeks
and will witness the Dewey celebra-
tion, the yacht races, etc. He IL stop
ping nt the Wnldorf-Astoria hotel,
New York.
A very successful reunion OF the San
Juan Pioneers Association was held at
Telluride on the 18th. Many pioneers
came across the ranges from Silver
ton and 0uray on horseback, others
came around in wagons and more
came on the trains from each way. The
reception committee, composed of all
the resident pioneers. met the trains
with band and escorted the visitors
TO the new Sheridan hotel, until that
commodious hostclry was taxed to Its
limit. Papers and talks upon the early
history of the region made up an in
terestlng program.
As car on the Cripple Greek Dis
trlct Electric Railway came speeding
down Battle mountain and was about
TO enter the short tunnel under the
Mohlcan dump. just outside OF Victor,
on Sunday night, the motorneer saw
the PROSTATE form of n man lying
across one Of the rails near the mouth
of the tunnel. He applied the brake
and brought the ear to n standstill
within few inches of the figure. The
man was taken up from his perilous
resting place and the police were noti-
fled of the occurrence. In two hours
he became rational enough to tell his
story. He had been knocked senseless
and robbed while passing through the
tunnel OH his way home. His assall-
ants had left him lying on the track
The Grand Lodge. Knights OF Py-
thlas In session at Florence. Colorado
gave contest Wednesday night In
third rank work. Those taking part
were Lignite No. 81. Lafayette; Enter
prise No. 81, Denver. and Pueblo No.
b2. Pueblo. The Judges were w. q.
Ronald. Seattle; Everett Bell. Trini-
dad: Frank Madden. Greeley; DIR.
Little. Canon City; 4. Il. Fenton,
Montrosc. Ignite No. % was award,
cd the first prize of 800 and Enter
prise No. 81 the second prize of $50.
At 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon the
drill between Ralph Talbot Uniform
Rank and Queen City Uniform Rank
took place. the former winning the first
prize OF 500, the latter the second
prize OF 800.
The first section OF the Colorado free
train OF soldiers did not reach Lead
Vile until 10:l5 o'clock Tuesday night,
having been delayed for some time by
the breaking down OF the head en-
gine. Companies + and l. reached the
city Mt about II o'clock. and there was
n tumult of joy from one end OF the
camp TO the other. The reception ten
dered the volunteer soldiers as they ar.
rived was a genuine western welcome.
The city was ablaze with enthusiasm
as well as with boniires and fireworks.