The state herald., 1899-12-15
DENVER GOSSIP.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE
STATE CAPITOL.

on the 10th.
Governor Thomas has accepted the
invitation of the Washington Board OF
Trade to attend the banquet Of the
board December 21st.
The November statement of the Union
Stock Yard Company shows that 1,401
carloads of live stock, including cattle,
hogs, sheep and horses, have been re-
ceived by the railroads in Denver dur
ing the last month. OF this number,
1,160 carloads went into the country.
During the last thirty days 23,51S head
of all kinds of live stock have been con-
sumed In Denver. While the total re-
celpts Of cattle show a gain OF 1857
head for November over the same
month one year ago, there We're LAY
more consumed in the city during the
latter month, as much difficulty has re-
Gently been experienced In obtaining
fat cattle of the kinds desired by the
slaughterers. Dealers expect that even
a larger per cent. than usual of the re-
ceipts during December, as most Of the
cattle arriving are good for beef.
Time is being taken by the forelock
this year by stockmen, says the Repub-
lican, to prevent the ravages of wolves
during the winter on sheep and cattle
ranges. From Wyoming and New Mex
leo word has been sent stock owners
living In this city that both wolves ana
coyotes are beginning to appear out OF
the hills In unusually large numbers.
The absence of severe weather mas
kept the stock In the mountains later
than usual. The most successful metn-
cd used by stockmen to drive OH
wolves is to put trained dogs on the
range and keep the packs moving from
place to place as the wolves appear. IL.
:. Lacey recently made arrangements
to take several hounds to Wyoming.
Lions Will receive attention and Lscey
expects to rid the Wyoming ranges
of these pests. Dogs will be Eelected
that have the quality not only TO fol-
low and capture but to kill :ie quarry.
Governor Thomas thinks the federal
government should grant each state
and territory the arid government lands
within its borders. He will advocate
this proposal befor. the coming guber-
Material conference in Salt Lake City
next week. Goccrnor Thomas says:
III the federal government acts AS l
have suggested, the principal condition
should be t.,at the states should carry
on the homestead feature on their own
account. In this state are fully 23,-
100000 acres of arid land. II owned by
the state these lands could be rented
for grazing and other purposes and at
least the regular rental of ; cents per
annum per acre could be secured for
them. That rental would bring into
the state treasury Sl,25O.0OO year.
ON some of the land a higher rental
might be secured which would equal
ize the non-rcntal of other lands. If
the government arid lands are granted
to the states and territories the ques-
ton Of irrigation will very rapidly work
itself out"
1t is said to be strong probability
that the next Legislature will be called
upon to enact law looking TO the In
PRODUCTION of civil service rules In the
state land office. \ condition Of affairs
has been discovered by Dr. Chlpley.
the present register, that did little less
than startle the members of the board
at their regular meeting with refer
ence to the files and the slipshod man
ner In which leases have been allowed
for years to go without proper super
vision. The doctor made n report In
response TO n request by Governor
Thomas la which he called attention
TO the jumbied condition of the rec
ords and the difficulty In entering into
the history of coal. mineral and graz
Ing leases. After the meeting Register
Chipley said the change OF admlnsstra-
ton and clerical force every two years
was undoubtedly the cause OF the trou.
bic. the system OF the office being so
complicated that II required n great
part OF an officials term to get In
touch with H. The business OF one ad-
mlnistrntion was, therefore seldom
passed ON TO another with precision
and clcarness that the importance OF
the matters demanded. Incidental TO
this particular ease Register Chipley
reported In a general way upon the
condition OF the leases. lie showed
that there We're only twelve coal
lenses In the state that were alive ac-
cordlng 10 the records. all others hay.
ing been forfeited. and that there Were
seven such leases on oil, fire clay and
stone lands. The doctor Informed the
board that ms rapidly ns possible he
would present similar figures on graz
ing and agricultural and metallIferous
lands, 80 ms 10 show the members lust
where they stood.
Captain Cecil A. Dcanc. custodian of
the war relic department nt the state
capitol. who recently returned from
further government surveys Ia south
western Colorado and northern New
Mexico, received yesterday a lnrge
quantity OF prehistoric relies which he
collected ON his trip Some ARE OF n
character never before discovered In
that part OF the country. The lower
half Of human jaw having two rows
OF double teeth and found In an old
grave II one of the most curious spccI.
mems, hut there i one piece In the
collection which leads Captain Dcnnc
10 believe that II IL possible that IA.
clln dwcllcrs Ind household goods
which they buried with the dcnd who
formerly owned them. This Is n lct,
and foot which mny have been pnrt OF
nm Idol. Among the more valuable
relies nrc n douhlc.hlttcd stone nx. N
mctntc or hnnd corn mill which hns mn
oblonH depression work 10y grinding.
n circular stone motnic weighing soy.
enty'nyc pounds, sixteen inches In ,I.
nmrt"r nnd having central deprcs.
sion OF four by nine Inches, This Kind
OF primitlr. hnnd drill is very rare. A
stone jar On which nrr painted two
fnitcsnnkcs wns found south OF thc
snn Juan river In nn old tomb. uy n
small bowl IN mn old grave on The IA
Plnin and buried Ave feet below The
present surface, Captain Dcnnc found
n dressed stone. idSlo Inches, which
plnlhly shows the mnths OF the sion,
tools. nnh Il In the shape Of the key.
stone OF ~, nrcl Then there nrc ears