The silver lance., 1899-07-28


Governor Tanner of Illinois is hunt
ing in western Colorado.
The coal mines of Wyoming are
producing 22,00O tons per day.
Teller county has received its pro-
portion of FL Paso county's funds,
amounting to $32,067.5S.
The decrease in the earnings OF the
Colorado Midland for the last fiscal
year was only $44,5 500, in spite Of the
big snow blockade last winter.
Mr. and Mrs. f. ]. Cabler left Den
yer Friday in an automobile carriage.
They reached Palmer Lake at noon on
their way to Victor. The carriage Is
propelled by a gasoline engine.
Three masked men, at an early hour
Friday morning, held up the railway
lunch room and telegraph office at
Palmer Lake, securing in all only about
$40, $35- from the lunch counter and $5
at the telegraph office.
The county commissioners have ap-
pointed Jefferson b. Farr to be sheriff
of Huerfano county to serve out the
term of Edward Farr. late sheriff
killed near Cimarron. The appointee is
a brother of the late sheriff.
From a reliable source it is learned
that the Union Pacific has decided to
make its Omaha Ogden line double
track road. The business of the road
has reached such proportions that this
step is deemed advisable and the only
way out of the difficulty.
party of surveyors is at work in
the Bear river valley, south Of Steam
boat Springs, and the citizens of that
place are again hopeful that the long
looked for railroad there will soon ma
terialize. The Colorado Il Northwest
ern is said to be behind the project.
The latest addition to Colorado
Days" is State Game and Fish Day,
to be celebrated at Steamboat Springs.
September Sth and 9th. There is to be
free barbecue of elk. deer, antelope,
bear and other game. and a fish-fry.
There will also be rough riding, roping,
ball games and other sports. Two days
before the event a grand hunt will
take place.
The figures of the Utah State Board
of Equalization show that the total
valuation of property in the state in
round numbers is $99,OOO,O0O, about
the same as last year. The figures on
live stock are as follows: Horses and
mules 72,219 valued at S1,295 ,346;
cattle 169,475, valued at $2,654, ,174;
sheep 1,576,444, valued at S2,S64 ,O2S;
swine 1875, valued at $44,GO1.
Canon City has one of the most won
derful hot springs in the West. 1t is
situated at the entrance to the Royal
Gorge, and has good hotel accommo-
dations. Few people in Colorado re-
alize what they have in the way of
mineral springs. and people from the
East travel hundreds of miles to visit
and recuperate by a few days of rest
and recreation.
July has so far been a season of al
most continuous rains in New Mexico.
Farmers are assured of splendid crop
of alfalfa and prairie hay. Three weeks
ago meadow hay was selling for $40
per ton, while to-day there is no mar
ket for 1t. Cattle are beginning to get
round and fat, and lambs are growing
fast. This will be a prosperous season
for northern New Mexico.
To date the state of Wyoming has
expended $S,24O for bounties on wolves
since the appropriation Of $25,OOO was
made last March. This appropriation
was to have covered a period Of TWO
years, but at the rate the money is be-
ing paid out the sum will not last
much over a year. The wolves were
very numerous in all parts of Wyo-
ming last winter and spring, AMI 1t ia
expected that the war now being wag-
ed on them will result in their cxtcr-
mination.
This years Chautauqua assembly at
Boulder is proving a most gratifying
success, in respect both to attendance
and excellence of entertainment. 1t Is
estimated that between seven and eight
hundred people from outside the state
are in camp on the grounds, while the
local patronage from Boulder, Denver
and other towns has been very much
| greater than it was last year. The as
| sembly will be in session until August
14th.
Four men were swept away by
huge wall of water which was caused
by a cloudburst at the head of a mar
row canon they We're crossing near
Trinidad, and Bernard Tamboya, Villa
Rafino and an unknown Austrian
were drowned. The men were on their
way from Gray creek to Blossburg in a
wagon. While crossing n narrow,
deep canon, big wall of water came
| rushing down upon them. carrying the
whole party, with their team, far down
| the canon.
Creditors of Rio Grande county, and
| there are number of them will be
pleased to learn that the county has
quit fighting the payment of its out
standing warrants and has voted by an
almost unanimous vote to issue per
cent bonds to take up all the old in
debtedness and to refund $67, 600 of
outstanding per cent bonds. For
years Rio Grande county has been
fighting the payment of large amount
of old 10 per cent. warrants against
the county. -
The Leadville gamblers have won
their case in the Supreme Court and
Judge Frank Overs of the Lake coun-
ty District Court cannot interfere with
them. Mary Henderson. president of
the Leadville Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, instituted an action in
the district Court AGAINST G. A L. hhe