The silver star., 1899-05-26

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ington. u. c.. for a survey OF the
township. and the land Office will be
asked TO issue small holding titles TO
lands occupied by settlers Under the
present law. however, the city cannot
acquire title 80 the streets and the
plaza. and the courts will be asked to
set the law aside
Information has been received from
Special Agent C. B. Abbott that the
log boom. which he has been using
across the Platte river at Fort Steele.
Wyoming, for the purpose OF gather
ing railroad cross ties. has broken and
upwards Of 5000 ties nave been swept
down stream The river commenced to
rise Saturday and in twenty four hours
the wafer raised two and half feet
Three wire cables each an inch In
diameter. broke under the pressure OF
the ties and the strong current An ef-
fort is being made 10 save the ties AT
a point lower down the river. which II
Is thought will be- successful The
property is that seized by the govern
ment from Contractor ]. c. Teller. who
was accused OF cutting ii from govern
ment land The entire number seized
is 1900. scattered AT various points In
and along the Platte river from Fort
Steele to Saratoga
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany has saut down It's mine at Crest
ed Butte. This was entirely unantici-
pate,i. The only solution that presents
itself Is that the company Is deter
mined TO break the miners union.
which was organized here two weeks
ago with a membership OF about 200.
BY the closing down of the mine over
200 men are thrown out of employ
ment. and If the mine does not reopen
within several weeks suffering will en-
sue. because many of the employe-
only have a few dollars coming and
can get no credit The business ele-
ment Is naturally greatly depressed.
This is the first instance in the history
OF the mine that II has been closed
DOWN except for strikes. because the
coal and coke produced here are of
superior quality and are in great de
mand.
The snow fighters are still at work
with dynamite and shovel ON two
branches of the mountain system Of
the Colorado and Southern road. Above
Breckenridge. In the direction Of Lead
vile, two gangs of men are hammer
ing away on avalaDches which left
twenty-five feet of Ice and snow In
their track. Two gangs are also ham,
mering at great snow banks in the re-
gion Of Alpine pass. The difficulties
are So great that the report Of one day
this week showed only twenty-five feet
progress as the result Of the entire
days operations. Without the aid of
dynamite il is claimed the banks would
not disappear before the Fourth of
July, 50 hard have they become. Ad-
vices last evening gave encouragement
that the line between Como. and Gun
nison would be open for traffic tO-mor-
row Officers Of the railway are max
ing no promises. II is probable that
steel snow sheds Will be erected before
the snow flies In the fall Insurance
companies refuse TO insure wooden
sheds.
Every mine In the Occur d'Alene dis
trict closed down Thursday except the
Bunker Hill. which employs nonunion
miners u g. expected that the new
prison viii completed Saturday and
in II viii be confined 800 prisoners who
are now herded in an improvlsed cor
raj. Two hundred union miners left
Wallace to-day, ms with the present
temper OF the district attorney and
II Is hopeless for union miners
TO expect work in Occur d Alene Gen
eral Merriam's order requires that any
miner working after to-day must Sc
cure permit. To obtain this permit
he must renounce allegiance to, the
union. Only 100 men now working at
the Bunker Hin mine have taken out
these permits. Other mine owners
have not exacted permits; In fact. they
seem 10 be very lukewarm In the anti
union crusade. The result Is that to.
day all those mines had to be shut
down. In the Last Chance 100 men
were turned out. In Canyon Creek 200
men We're laid on and at Wallace 800
more were discharged.
II Is reported that radical changes In
the curriculum Of the Colorado AgrI-
cultural College are contemplated. II
In claimed. says the Denver Post, by
those who question the wisdom OF the
present administration that while there
has been an apparent advancement in
the institution. the educational stapd.
ard has been lowered: TINT the net re.
suits Of the large expenditure Of mon.
cy In salaries, apparatus and new
buildings, as shown In the number OF
graduates turned out, is far from be-
ing satisfactory. They also claim that
while the annual attendance has shown
an increase II has been accomplished
by Industrious and persistent drum.
ming for new students throughout the
state and adjoining states. and by the
constant admission Of students In the
preparatory and sub-firsbInah classes,
who, In fact, by renson OF their ex.
trefne youth, are entirely ont OF place
In such an institution. For Instance.
there hns for yenrs existed In Fort Col.
Inns strong antagOnIsm between the
college and the high school In copse.
quence Of constant effort on the part
OF the former to build up It's fortunes
nj the expense Of the latter. The insti.
tuition VI commercial department IA
also commented upon unfnvornbly M
entirely out Of place In an agricultural
college. The humber Of students mt.
tending the preparatory. sub-freshmnn
and commercial departments, accord.
Ing TO the Inst nnnunl catalogue. wns
1S1 out Of total of 3i4. or nearly IA
per cent. Of the entire attendance. Yet
with all the bonsted increase In attend.
ance, the number Of graduates turned
out In 1905 WINS only thirteen. whiic ~