The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-31

with Governor Otero. The report is
filed with interesting facts and figures
relative to New Mexico industries and
pre-historic features. The exhibit at
tracted much favorable attention. In
I all twenty gold medals and diplomas
were awarded New Mexico at the eX-
| position.
| The biennial report of the committee
| in charge of the New Mexico deaf,
| dumb and blind school in Santa Fe has
! just been made to the governor. Only
81, ,o0Owas appropriated by the last Leg
islature, and of that but $1,000 has
been received. The committee urges
additional buildings and an appropria-
tion of 5000 for the repair of the
present buildings and the mainten.
ance of the school
The members of the local branch of
the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints at Salt Lake have
taken n vigorous stand against the
seating of Congressman-Elect Roberts
| of Utah. Their protest has for its basis
| the charge of polygamy against Rob
| erts, and in no uncertain voice have
they defined their attitude and contrib
uted their influence against the eleva-
ton of a polygamist TO congressional
station.
| The city council of Florence has
| awarded the water works contract to
the Geddes and Seerie Stone Company
of Denver for the sum of $4,000, and
an intake dam in the canon at SO per
square yard, the estimated cost of
which is $1,000. The company agrees
| to begin work upon the system inside
of twenty days and complete the work
| by June 1st. The figure is considered
n very fair price for the city and the
| time required for construction remark
| ably short. as over sixteen miles of
! pipe must be laid.
| Late Information from the Zunt pu-
( eblo, III western Valencia county, New
I Mexico, tells Of sad state of affairs
among those Indians. Smallpox is rag
! ing with terrible results and deaths are
numerous. Since the disease broke out
PIT deaths have occurred, and GOO In
dians are sick, of whom possibly about
one-half will recover. Or. Knapp OF
Santa Fe and several nurses are in at
| tendance on the Indians, but are not
able to give much relief. Miss Far
rote is in charge of the postottice, the
postmaster being a victim of the dis
ease. and all mail passes through the
hands of DIR. Hinch of Gallup and Is
accompanied by certificate showing
that it has been thoroughly disinfected.
The members of the Wyoming Legis-
lature are considering the advsabllity
OF adopting the American cottage sys-
TEN of caring for the insane who are
durable, and under proper conditions
may be made partially self-supporling
in lieu Of the proposed addition to the
state asylum at Evanston, involving an
appropriation of $4,000 to $4,000. The
state has vacant and ready for use at
/ Fort Mckinney, in Johnson county,
| adequate and convenient quarters for Il
| large number of its insane. where the
| altitude is ideal. and opportunity for
farm and garden work for the afflicted
Is perfect. Governor Richards declares
himself strongly in favor of the adop-
tion of the cottage system for caring
for the insane and is urging the matter
upon the consideration of the law
makers.
Governor Thomas, ut meeting re-
| Gently held, gave the county assessors
and the joint finance committees of the
Senate and House of Representatives
some of his ideas on the revenue ques-
tlon of Colorado. The governor was
emphatic in his declaration that the
remedy for the financial Ills which now
beset the state lay in the revival of the
old law which limited the power Of
counties in the matter of tax levics.
The financial condition of this state"
said his eXcellency. was good up until
the time when the limitations placed
upon the county tax levieS were re-
pealed. To-day the state is face to
face with the statement that the value
of her property IS S19O.OOO,OOO This is
n libel upon our state. Mulhall places the
valuation mt 81 ,10O.OO0,OOO, but | think
he is too high. | should place it at
5000. 100000 or SS0OOO0.0OO. If you
wish to make way with this discrep-
ancy, limit the powers of the counties
to levy taxes as You have limited the
state, which must be content with its
four mills assessment" Governor
Thomas was backed vigorously by
Speaker Smith of the House of Repre-
sentatives, who declared that such
bill would surely pass the present Leg
islature.
\ document of great importance 20
the business interests of Colorado and
Wyoming was filed with the county
clerk in the city of Cheyenne the other
day. 1t represents a lease of seventy
five mines of the celebrated Hartyille
iron region by the Wyoming Railway
and Iron Company 10 the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company for a period of TWEEN
ty years. The terms of the lease pro-
vide for the payment of n royalty of 10
cents per ton for all the ores removed
and used at the Pueblo furnaces, and
30 cents per ton for all ores sold to out
side parties and designated as com
mercial' iron. The Colorado company
agrees TO pay royalty on 100000 tons of
ere for the first year rs "A minimum
whether the ore is taken out or not,
| and increases the amount each year on
the same conditions until it amounts
to 100000 tons annually, One of the
| conditions of the lease is that the fuel
| and iron company will secure the build
ing of a branch railroad to the proper
ty from some existing line of railway.
construction to be commenced within