The silver lance., 1899-07-14
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

Game wardens have made several ar
rests of violators. of the game law in
the vicinity of Creede.
The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company's
mine at Crested Butte, which has been
idle for seven weeks, has resumed Op-
erations.
A $4,000 fire occurred at Windsor,
Colorado, on the 9Th, by which the en-
tire plant and stock of the Windsor
Milling Company was destroyed. 1t
was insured for only $4,000.
The experimental rural free delivery
service was put in operation at Morri-
son on the 9Th. The route covers Bear
Greek valley as far west as the Jeffer-
son county line, and will serve a large
number Of farmers.
The Union Pacific has agreed to Join
the Western Passenger Association
lines in their understanding upon the
military rates, thus preventing threat
ened rate troubles over the transpor-
tation of troops from the East.
Governor N. 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, he said, were being scattered
broadcast and innocent investors were
being daily defrauded.
The Uniter States Supreme Court has
remanded the case of the United States
VS.. The Rio Grande Dam and 1rriga-
ton Company back to the Third Dis
trict Court of New Mexico to inquire
to what extent the dam at Elephant
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bility of the Rio Grande at its lower
extremity near Ell Paso.
The illumination of Pixies Peak, so
far as the work on the summit was con-
cerned, was a success. hard Dattle
with the elements was fought, but the
program was carried out Fifteen hun
dred pounds of red, white and blue
powder were burned, but the clouds
hung so low over the mountain that
the light could not be seen as far as
had been expected.
The Colorado Telephone Company
has been extending its 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 will be established in
small towns about the state. An ex-
change of fifty subscribers has recently
been opened at Ration, New Mexico.
The Fourth was great day for the
people of Cripple Creek and Victor.
The weather was ideal, 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 10000 people par
ticipated in the festivities, and in one
of the most enjoyable celebrations ever
. arranged on the nations birthday.
The Otto & Schleter clip of wool,
nearly 100000 pounds, has been sold at
auction at Clayton, New Mexico. Sew
en- wool buyers from Boston and the
East competed for the feeces. A.
vandewart 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 a few days
ago are now in full operation. Two
steam shovels are at work and upward
of $50 carloads of the gravel are being
shipped daily to the lines of the new
cut-offs west of Laramie, where it is
used as ballast. The old pits east of
Sherman are also working two steam
shovels and about It's carloads of the
gravel are shipped daily to the lines in
Nebraska.
Great clouds of smoke issued from
all the smoke stacks of the Bimetallic
smelter Tuesday morning, showing
that once more the plant was in full
blast. Applications for work had been
coming in steadily, and Superinten-
dent Nutting found that he had suffi-
cient men to blow in his third and last
furnace. There are $50 men on the
smelter pay roll tonight. They are
working in three shifts. Four hundred
and fifty tons of ore a 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 1897
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 it also
as high grade. The fifty-seven tons
gave returns of 1897 ounces to the ton
This is 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.
pose to use the overhead line at Ha.
| german pass, even for the tourist
| travel of the season. All of its trains
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 be kept in repair and
will gradually be torn up, it is said,
as its abandonment is complete. There
was some talk of using the line in the
summer months for the benefit of tour
lists, but the conclusion was reached
that the travel will not justify the ex-
pense of keeping the line open.
Incorporation papers of the Colorado