The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12
WESTERN NEWS.

| Mrs. Shutc and Miss Zeieler. who
were terribly burned by an explosion
OF gas In a vault in the cnpitol build
ing at Denver. are likely TO recover
| from the effects of their burns. To
prevent recurrence Of the disaster no
gas will be used in the vaults here
after.
President .Ieffery OF the Rio Grnnde
announces that his company will spend
81 ,J00.O00 In improvements before the
LIST Of September. One thousand freight
ears are TO be bought and also ten new
locomotives. The rrow-gange line
to Alamosa Is TO he changed TO stand
ard gauge.
A meeting OF the Gold Coin mine en-
ploycs and the managers was held n
few days ago In the big shaft house.
when Manager Harry Woods formally
presented to the miners II deed for the
ground upon which the new $4,000
club house will be used by the Gold
Coin miners. II will soon be built. The
building VIII be constructed entirely
OF brick two stories In height and will
contain n large and finely equipped
gymnasium, bath room, reading rooms
and other apartments for the conven-
ience of the miners. II Will he an ele-
giant structure In all respects, and 1t is
the most substantial gift ever present
ed by mining company In the west to
Its employees.
Information comes from an nuthori-
tative source. says the Rocky Mountain
News. that the Westinghouse Electric
Company OF Pittsburg, one OF the most
powerful electric corporations in the
world, las secured control of several
coal mines in the Marshall district, and
VIII soon begin the erection of a large
electrical power transmission plant on
the general lines of the Institution now
In operation at Canon City and supply
Ing Cripple Creek with power.
look for irrigation during the coming
senson. According to competent au-
thorities, the snow fall In the noun
tans is the heaviest known for years
and the prospects are brighter than
at any time since 1891. Reports from
all parts OF the mountains tell the
same story. The rnvines are filed with
snow. the snow fall In the parks has
been unusually heavy and ns the snow
came previous TO the first of Janu-
airy, II Is well packed down.
The shipments of coal from Wyo-
ming have increased considerably and
the coal mining industry OF the state
has been fairly prosperous during the
year for all connected with II. During
the year ended September 30. 1898, the
coal mined mt the nineteen operations
in the state under the Jurisdiction of
the Inspector amounted to 2,S71, ,S4G
tons. At small works operated by
ranchmcn and others and not filing re-
ports II Is estimated 5000 tons We're
mined, making the total tonnage of the
state 2.Di6.Si6. the largest years pro-
duction In the history of the state.
During the year there were ten fatal
and twelve non-fatal accidents to min
ers and other workmen.
Retiring State Auditor John w. Low
ell, In his biennial report made to Gov
ernor Adams uses rather vigorous Ian
guage with reference to the condition
OF the state revenues. The auditor
pays his respects to the various county
ussessors whose small assessments of
property he believes 10 be responsible
for the shortage in the funds due the
state. 1T Is evident" says the report,
that the frnmers OF the constitution
intended that the General Assembly
should have control OF the finances or
the state, but the result shows that
when the statute of 1891 was passed
the General Assembly abdIcated its a,i-
thority aud delegates II to the county
assessors" Mr.. Lowell says the laws
should be amended.
A petition asking Wyoming's repre-
sentatlves in Congress to have the or
der revoked which compels the reInov-
al of sheep from the Big Horn reserve
10 hqInU efrff1lnfah M
der has been issued by the interior de-
partment and If carried Into effect will
work incnlculnble injury to the sheep
men of Natrona county and many will
be compelled to retire from the bust
ness. Thousands of sheep are taken to
the Big Horn mountains early I'm the
spring and kept there, where feed and
water are plentiful until late in the
fall. II is asserted that the sheep do
no damage to the forests. The Timber
is composed principally OF evergreen
and sheep do not touch this variety of
trees, while their eating The brush and
underground is really an advantage to
the growing timber.
A special from Provo, Utah. SAYS:
Sheriff Storrs returned this evening
from Gouveneur. New York, with Mrs.
Jennie Wright. wife of George H.
Wright. Wright is believed to be the
man who killed the three young men
Mt Pelican Point. Utah, In February,
1895. for which crime Harry Hayes is
now suffering life Imprisonment, and
Mrs. Wright's knowledge of her hus-
bands habits will materially aid Sher-
in Storrs In effecting his capture. and
her knowledge of the case Will also aid
Mr.. Hayes attorneys, 1t IL thought. In
~r...- II s...
that he VIII be released. Mrs. Wright
Is thoroughly convinced of her hus-
bands guilt. Shortly after the muir
ders were committed Wright was ar
rested for cattle stealing and went to
Colorado, Mrs. Wright going To her
mother In New York. where she was
located by Sheriff Storrs.
A beet sugar factory for Grand June
tion seems assured. Incorporation
papers of n new company have been
filed Mt Denver with the secretary of
state. The company is to he known
as the Colorado Sugar Manufacturing
Company. The incorporators are John
+. Campion. j. b. McKinnie. Charles
Boettcher, Oscar ii. Cox Charles Il.
Mitchell and George w. Trimble. The |
list contains the names of some of the
wealthicst men of Colorado. The board |
of directors consists of Eben Smith.
Charles Boettcher. ]. Il. Campion, ]. |
j. Brown and ]. X. AicKinnie. The |
sugar manufacturing company is capt. |
tallzed at S150,0O0, and VIII proceed |
without delay in erecting its plant In |
Mesa county. Representatives of one |
of the largest manufacturing firms of !
the country have been in conference |
with the promoters of the enterprise,
and no time will he lost In breaking |
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