The Lamar register., 1899-05-31
GOSSIP FROM DENVER
AND THE STATE CAPITOL.

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Sine without any butter In n nt ali for
pure creamery bnttcf .
A dispatch from Washington Sars.
The work OF b,flldlnE the Denver u9iiit
was to-day taken ou5 OF the hands of
Contractor Mcintyre aud placed n,
charge Of government officials. Treas
ury officials ststc that McIufyre * hp.
bind ON the contract and shows no dis
position to complete the work within
the time scheduled They assert thai
the Treasury Department has given
him several extensions nf time hut he
still refuses 10 hurry the work. An
extension was given him last Drcem.
her hseausc he said thar the weather
was too severe and that heavy snow
prevented work. At that time he said
that after Aay ist be- would have go
cuhlc feet ~ granite on the ground
each day Reports from Denver indi-
catu that not unrp than eighty ttilIr
feet each day has been placed TreSs.
ury officials also state that Mcintyre
has falifd IN ail respects 10 Erep up the
requirements of the contrnct. The
work win r,smHin Ia the hands OF the
government officials uutil II can be
awarded 20 some other contractor
Revenue fratn sourcc heretofore
pncpuSltirrpd W!u saOn l4gtn to como
into the uiiitqs 90 Secretary of state
B.ekNith Under the Law the cxlStciicr
% a cOrp0ratian ccasss after twenty
years and unIes q j. renewed tef0rc
the expiration OF that time the state
no inngeT recognizes 70. The secretary
hns iecu booking oyer the indlCn- q
tis corporations and hnds that many
~ the larEer ,lilch and Irrigation COM
panies whirh tiifd with large capital
go ]. - - -.
af their legal e1i~;rHcc. Before the last
Legislature passed a ilaeteui Law. the
coupanirs cfsuld rcincurpornte by pny.
inz for = fcIio nling. which was about
$40 In many eases. The law passed
ty the isst Legislature demands
the same fee n an original Ming. and
al companies desiring 10 pr0lnug their
ieEal sxistruce mrtst pay NJ before ia
I,erN are I=-us,f To them. Besides many
u The tarSs ditch companies some ~
ih- cariy GNy mining companies are
rsarhinx ihels iscai fc's end, and must
rcincuTIporsfc.
Colorado snelfcrs arc Threatened
with famlHs OF ield ures. on accOun,
u fhs small output of the Cocur
Il Alens dt.tricf. II i fact bot gen
egally known that fnIly - per crai- of
ils. lead ore used IN Colorado comes
ffntn that ss,.ti6u 4 considerable luau-
sits 4 brought from ths Slorau district.
British Columbia. but ibe lead protiuc-
ton OF Colorado i 40 nEhi and uuccF-
tain IN quansity that n shortage In the
pru-fuetioh frpn either vf the great
northern camps j. likely to cause scri.
oas iue0nvcnieucr 10 susltlng Interests
an over tlsa country. The shortage In
the prssent Supply l. the direct result
"a H. a 4.
g~n-Fal MFrriam la refusing 10 permit
ths. ensploynirut Of mrn formerly cun-
nacgsd with iht. uuidn None or ths.
mime. Ia ihat district have yet sucecS-d-
81 10 securing full complement OF
men. and ni the rate at which mcu are
now being employed u Is feared that li
VIII H.. some time before the usual ship
ments of ore viii 10 made. The present
sunnly OF lead orss at the several sInel-
trrs Of this state T. sufficient TO last
several weeks yet. ani the anxiety Of
the Iuanagrrs = not on account of
pr,ssnt shortage. hut because Of the
uncertainty Of production for the i'm
mediate. future Steps have been taken
10 secure MI the nrr possible from the
oibsr lead producing districts. and
With the extra supply that may ie thus
obtained. an1 csrc In the use of that
ON hand il + believed the critical PEE
Rod may l., t7st.-d over without gem
erai closing down OF the smeliers.
As a result Of meeting held her.
the other night. l,lli making the elf
dwellings region in the southwestern
mart Of Colorado national park VIII
in All probability be introduced ai the
next converting Of Congress. Congress
man John =. shafroth. Iudgc George
j. sumner. Booth Malone. Henry Van
Els.ck and Dr. Camden NJ. CObern
constituted the meeting. Congress
man Sllafroth went over the details OF
passing such hill and the other gen
tiemeu prcseut. all OF whom have
been on the ground, recapituinted all
they pcrronalit gathered concerning
the interesting ruins below Durango.
Granting thar the people living IN the
agricultural country contiguous TO the
clin dwellings made no objections to
the setting aside OF the land contain
ing these prehistoric buildings, and ne
had received almost an assurance that
they would not. MIR. Shafroth saw no
lnnediment In the way OF passing the
bni. Maps and pictures OF the ground
and ruins were carefully gone over ana
studied. While the dimensions of the
area were not specified. Il is Thought
that fstecn miles. running northeast
and southwest hy four or five miles
wide Will include the most Important
ground without infringing on any pre-
cious mineral or agricultural land. Mr..
,e,..,l, ,,,,.4o ,snrtIous nOtps TO take