Gilpin observer., 1899-04-06

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branch south from Fort Steele into
Routt county, Colorado.
Frank Springer, d. & r. G. brake
man, was run over and killed at Pueb-
10 while switching cars.
Suits have been commenced In Arap-
ahoe and Ell Paso counties to test the
constitutionality of the law creating
Teller county.
George Kunkleman and Bob Ford
broke out of the Jail at Glenwood on
the nth. They are members of the
noted Hole in the Wall' gang and are
charged with cattle stealing.
Jack Edwards, the former sheep
king, has purchased from Rock
Springs and Saratoga parties twelve
copper claims ON Big creek in the Up
per Platte mining district, paying for
the same the sum of $4,000.
The pastors of several of the Chey-
enne churches are organizing an asso-
citation which is to have for its object
the enforcement of laws now partially
disregarded, notably the laws in re-
gard to closing business places and sa-
looms on Sunday.
Thomas r. McSweeney, section fore
man on the Santa Fe Pacific, died at
the railway hospital at Albuquerque
as the result of three bullet wounds
received at Winslow during an alter
cation with n discharged emplOye. His
| slayer is in custody and well guarded,
as there was some talk of lynching
In all probability monument will
be erected in Pueblo to the memory Of
Captain john Showers Stewart of the
First Colorado volunteers, who was
killed in an engagement in front Of Ma
nila, March 25th. The monument will
also be in honor of the other brave
boys who met death in the Philippines.
The Utah Beet Sugar Company has
just declared dividend Of 25 per cent,
payable in stock, and decided to ex-
pend 100000 in the improvement and
extension Of its plant at Lehi. Two
branch factories are to be erected. One
this year and another next year. A
tug and line of scows will also be
placed OH Utah lake for the transporta-
ton of lime rock from the company's
Quarries to the factory.
Trouble is in prospect over the d.
vision Of the range in the Platte valley
between sheep owners and cattlemen.
A special meeting of the Wool Grow
ers' Association was held recently to
take action in reference to the declared
intention of the cattlemen to extend
the area of the cattle range beyond
the limits established by former
agreement. The result Of the meeting
has been kept secret.
Colonel H. NJ. Chittenden, U. 8. A.,
has been detailed to take charge of
the Improvements to be made this year
In the Yellowstone National park, in
Guiding the construction of roads,
bridges, etc. Colonel Chittenden's work
In Colorado and Wyoming, surveying
for government reservoirs, attracted
satisfaction that he Is to continue lbs
! work in Wyoming. He is the author
Of comprehensive publication descrip-
tive of the National park.
The stock firm Of Cosgriff Bros. of
! Rawlins, Wyoming. has closed a deal
| with the Union Pacific for the pur-
chase Of 2S!O00 acres Of company land,
and has also leased from the company
800 acres, lying on the east side of
the Platte river and extending from
Fort Steele to Medicine Bow. The
firm states that 1t is not the intention
to crowd out small ranchmen who had
prior location, and they will he given
sublcases on such lands as they may
require.
Governor Thomns, on the 3rd, sub
mitted his appointments to the Denver
| boards, as follows: Fire and Police
Board, Il. w. Speer, Democrat. fire
commissioner; Daniel Sayer, Demo-
crat, police commissioner; ex-Super-
visor Charles l.. Burpee, Silver Repub-
l,can, excise commissioner. Police JUS
| ticc. W. J. Thomas, POpulist. Board Of
Public Works, Joel w. Shackelford.
Democrat. president; Andrew ]. Wood
side, Populist; W. ID. Todd, Silver Re-
publican.
The activity and progress of Denver
4, during the last month Is thoroughly
demonstrated by the statistics in the
offices Of the building inspector. The
total value of the permits issued for
the month OF March far exceeds any
month since the panic OF 1893 At no
time since then has the monthly value
of building permits been over $780,
600, and II has rarely reached that fig.
ure. This month the value OF the per-
mits issued is $263, 600, or nearly $780,
600 more than any month In years
past.
The land department OF the Union
Pacific road has just completed one OF
the largest deals OF recent years, by
which 1t sells 2S.OOO acres Of land east
OF Fort Steele, Wyoming, to COsgrOve
Brothers, shecpmen. The purchasers
of this land also leased from the rail-
road company 1850 acres Of land In
the same vicinity. f. g. Miller, nlso
n sheep man. has purchased 5000
acres north OF Fort Steele and leased
10000 acres In the same vicinity. Ne
gotiatlons arc also pending with n
1 number OF other large sheep raisers
for the sale OF other large tracts In
this part OF Wyoming. II the sales
are completed II will result In practic-
ally turning this section OF the state