The Delta independent., 1899-12-01
COLORADO ITEMS.

the 18th
President Burt Of the Union Psclne
says that a double track will pro0apv
be laid between Denver and Omana-
The LeadviIle city council has adopt
ed a resolution submitting profositson
to the people for the ownership OF W.
ter works.
A Greeley firm Of produce merchants
Is said To have cornered the caDueSe
crop in that section, realizing vey
handsomely on their purchases
The people Of jefferson county n tne
recent election voted in favor OF estaD
fishing county high school. but owinS
to irregularities In the election enoe
precincts were thrown out TO oeiesA
the measure.
Frank and Robert Lee Bohannon.
who killed their father last May ~
Fowler. We're convicted OF murder N
the first degree at La Junta On tne
22nd. They have committed othef
crimes in the state.
A recently organized coal company
has entered the coal fields of northern
Colorado and may prove a formidapie
competitor OF the Northern Coal Com
pany. The new organization owns or
controls over 200 acres OF land ana ID
Introducing the most improved ma
chinery. The properties are near La
fayette. on the branch Of the Buriing-
ton railway. sixteen miles out OF Den
yer.
Robert ]. Roberts. foreman of the
John c. Roberts mill at Idaho Springs
and well known over the state, was
killed instantly last Monday. In at
tempting to throw a belt on pulley
his coat sleeve caught and he was
drawn up around the shaft. Every
stitch OF clothing was torn from MS
body. one arm was broken and malm-
ed. his skull was fractured and his
chest crushed. The body fell to the
floor and Roberts was Il corpse within
one minute.
Two deaths. one man seriously in
jured and seventeen ears smashed are
the results OF a wreck last Friday on
the coal branch of the Colorado Mid
land from Cardiff up Four Mile creek
The dead are: Peter Hyrup. engineer;
Walter Perrine. fireman q. Snyder
Davis. brakeman. will have his right
foot amputated. as II Is shattered at
the ankle bone. The wreck occurred
shortly before daylight. about two
miles above Cardiff. The wreck covers
about one-half mile OF track along a
steep mountain side. There was no
chance for the men TO jump. II was
n precipice below and n high bank
abaye. The train was runway FOR
eight miles. and the momentum. ms
shown by the debris. tearing of ties
and breaking Of rails. was frightful.
The first break OF the train occurred
nj the beginning of four short curves.
where the caboose and five ears left
the track. The caboose Is the only car
that stands upright. Every coal car
IL a mass Of splinters. The eighty
pound rails were in pieces, many less
than a foot in length. Ties were cut
and twisted as though they We're tooth
picks. II was with this first '-eak
that Brakeman Davis went do he
hill with the car OF coal on whl, .ie
was riding. Davis is from Grand June
fion. He Is single man and has been
on the Midland since 1892. The next
lrcak in the trnia was one-luartcr
mile below. where the rest Of the cars
left the track on short curve. They
went over the bank. and in going took
the engine tank along. cutting IL from
the trucks as if chiseled away. 1t was
near this lot. and 100 feet from the
track. that Engineer Hyrup was found.
He has lived at Basalt for wears. where
he has wife and five children. He Is
member OF several secret societies
and was considered one Of the best
engineers on the road. He leaves con-
siderable property and several thous-
and dollars life insurance. Brakeman
Tidincs slid down the hill with n lot
Of coal and was uniniured. The en-
ginc ran about an eighth OF a mile to n
curve and struck n mass Of rock on
the upper side Of the track. The cab
ton was landed soO feet up the noun
tain side.
\ dispatch TO the Denver Republican
from Craig says: The troubles which
have been brewing between the wyo-
ming sheepmcn and Routt county
stockmen eliminated yesterday in n
serious manner. A large number of
men. perhaps fifty. attacked band
OF 1900 sheep belonging to the Geddes
sheep Company. and slaughtered
nearly all OF them. The hutchering oc-
Cured or lower Snake river. forty
miles northwest of Craig. not far from
the old 90 ranch and occupied several
hours time. The men. who were all
masked. captured the Mexican in
charge Of the sheep and took posses
sion of his wagon. after placing him
demolished and the spokes Of the
wheels were used as billets. with
which the men clublsed the sheep TO
death. During the progress of the
siaughtering armed men occupied po-
sitions OF vantage TO prevent the np-
proach Of possible assistance The
her,icrs were not molested In the least.
hut were Informed that Wyoming
sheep could not invade the Routt
county range with impunity. and that
trouble would ensue SO long as sheep
crossed the state line. This act Of the
masked men. while dcplorcd by the
citizens Is nothing more than has been
expected for some time. The feeling
against the shccpmen has bsrn bitter
and has been growing stronger each
renr The Innge of Carlnn cnunfN