The silver star., 1899-07-14

Idle for seven weeks. has resumed oI-
erations.
A s3o.,D fire occurred at Windsor
Colorado. on the 9Th By which the en-
tire plant and stock o. the windsor
Milling Company WAS destroyed II
was insured for only $1,000
The experimental rural free delivery
service was pot in operation az Norr1-
son on the 9Th The route covers Bear
Greek valley az far west as the Jener-
son county line. and VIII serve q large
number Of farmers
The Union Pacific has agreed 10 join
the Western Passenger Association
lines in their understanding upon the
military rates. thus preventing threat
ened rate troubles over the transpor-
tarion OF troops from the East
Governor " o. Murphy Of Arizona
has issued circular warning investors
against mining frauds The governor
declared in an interview that he took
this step for the good OF the territory.
Advertisements Of worthless copper
claims. b. said were being scattered
broadcast and innocent investors were
being daily defraudei-
The unifer States Supreme Court has
reranded the case Of the Untfest States
rs. The Rio Grande Dam and Irrige-
ton Company hack 10 the Third Dis
trict Court Of New Mexico 10 inquire
10 what extent the dam AZ Elephant
Butte would interfere with the nav.2a-
billy Of the BIO Grande az It's lower
extremity near Il Paso.
The Illumination Of Pixies Peak. 20
Far as the work on the summit WAS con-
cerned. Was a success. 4 hard battle
with the elements WAS fought but the
program Vas carried out fifreen hun
dred pounds Of red. white and blue
powder were burned. but the clouds
hung 50 low over the mountain that
the light could hot be seen as far a.
had been expecied-
The Colorado Telephone Company
has been extending IL lines outside OF
Denver and Colorado considerably. a
toll station AT Buena Vista was added
TO the long distance system last week
and within the next two weeks several
more stations VIII lie established in
small towns about the state. An eI-
change Of fifty subscribers has recently
been opened at Ration. New Mexico.
The Fourth was great day for the
pF1kA- "a '~4-4AIfAf f-Atf-1 anu
The weather was deal. and there was
IN attendance on the principal day Of
the celebration a bigger crowd than has
ever before congregated in the great
gold camps. Fully 5000 people par
tcipated In the festivities. and in one
Of the most enjoyable celebrations ever
arranged on the nations birthday.
The OTTO & schleter clip of wool.
nearly 10000 pounds, has been sold at
auction at Clayton. New Mexico. Sew
en- wool buyers from Boston and the
East competed for the fieeces A
Vandewarr. representing Brown &
Adams Of Boston. was the successful
bidder. This clip Is the largest in the
territory and one OF the leading clips
Of the country. both In size and quail
ity.
The new gravel pits which were
opened west Of Sherman q few DAYS
ago are now In full operation. Two
steam shoyels are at work and upward
OF 80 carloads Of the gravel are being
shipped daily 70 the lines Of the new
cut-ors west Of Laramie. where (, is
used as ballast. The old pits east of
Sherman are also working two steam
shoveis and about 10 carloads OF the
gravel are shipped daily 10 the lines in
Nebraska
Great clouds OF smoke issued from
all the smoke stacks Of the BlmetalIic
smelter Tuesday morning, showing
that once more the plant was in full
blast. Applications for work had been
coming in steadily. and Superinten-
dent Suttlng found that he had suffi-
cient men TO blow In his third and last
furnace. There are $50 men on the
smeiter pay roll tonight. They are
working In three shifts. -Four hundred
and fifty tons OF ore day is handled.
Manager Fitting OF the Lafayette
mine at Victor has received returns on
part Of the big shipment sent out from
that property last week, giving 1921
ounces per ton. The consignment,
amounted TO sixty tons and three tons
Of this Is very high grade. The re.
turns on this grade was not received
but that on the bulk would class II also
rs high grade. The fifty-seYen tons
gave returns Of 1881 ounces TO the ton
This IL the mineral taken from the up-
per levels OF the property and included
none Of that taken from the new find.
The Colorado Midland does not pro
I bprT W br' lHf pfffHttU line ut Ha
german pass, even for the tourjs,
travel Of the season. All Of It's train,
are now using the Busk tunnel, which
runs under the pass. and which recent
ly was secured by the Midland from
the Dutch owners. The line crossing
the peak will not he kept In repair am
will gradually be- torn up. II IN said
NJ Its abandonment IL complete. Their.
was some talk OF using the line In IN.
summer months for the benefit Of tour
lists. but the conclusion was reache,
that the travel viii not Justify the ex
T'ense OF keeping the line open.
Incorporation papers of the COLORADO
Springs and Cripple Greek ItsiIwn
Company have been filed in the ofilc.
OF the county clerk mt C0Iornd.
Springs by the following welIknow,
men: II. W. Giddlng.. Jr.. James s
Burns, J. X. McKinnie. u. q. Inn
and =. n. Woods. The capital stocl
Of the company II s2.Co0.OiO. and o
this amount 500 shares " 800 encl
nre TO be preferred stock. aud 12.m
shares common stock. This Ii IN
forrnni organization which II bockIn
the surveys now being made IN ~