The Monte Vista journal., 1899-05-20

Several persons living In Platte can
on have been arrested for cutting ties
on government land.
Mrs. Fish Of Georgetown, who has
been on trial charged with numbering
her husband. was acquitted.
At = meeting Of the directors OF the
Cripple Greek Mining Stock Exchange
II was decided to raise the membership
fee from SIS to 800.
The state authorities Of Idaho have
Issued proclamation forbiddlng mine
owners to employ any men not holding
permits from the states agent. No un'
Ion men will he allowed to work.
At mass meeting of citizens. held
At Las Vegas. cordial invitations were
extended to the Rough Riders to hold
their reunion here June oath. and amy
amount of, money necessary was
pledged for their entertainment.
Cripple Greek will celebrate the
Fourth Of July In grand style this
year. At mass meeting Of the citi-
xens II WAS decided to rnise $1,000.
which will bc distributed In purses and
In fireworks.
Plans submitted by Varian 4 Stern
er. the Denver architects. have been
accepted by the owners OF the Antlers
hotel mt Colorado Springs. The build
lug Will be nearly twice as large A.
the old structure and will cost &2jO.-
UO. Work will Ike commenced on II
within two mouths
Word from La Vcta Is to the effect
that smallpox still exists In the grad-
Ing camps west OF that place. and n
strict quarantine against the grader is
maintained. Three cases have 40 far
proved fatal. The aid OF the county
authorities has been called upon 10
quarantine the camps. and the sheriff
aud county commissioners are now
there to investigate.
dispatch from Canon City says:
Work was begun this morning by the
county surveyor on the state wagon
road between Pueblo and I.eadville.
This road will be built by convict Ia
hOr. which Will make It's cost small to
the state. IL will be only n matter Of
few days now until number Of the
Inmates Of the states prison will be
put TO work on the road.
People living In the vicinity Of Fort
Laramie and Ruwhisie Buttex report
the ravnges by wolves worse than ever
known before In that section. In ths,
vicinity Of Cheyenne the pests nrc 10
destructive that ianchmen are OfYerin:
special rewards for all gray wolves
killed. \. Il. Davis. whose ranch Ia
only twelve miles from the city. ad.
vertiser that he Will pay $40 for full
grown wolves killed In the Chalk
Bluffs district. and $3.50 for cubs.
Major General W. Il. Shafter will
lecture before the Colorado Chnutau-
qua nt Boulder. He writes from the
Presitiio. at Snn Francisco. that he will
visit Boulder sometime during the first
two weeks OF August. He will speak
on the Campaign In Cuba" The
Chautaupunns ARE hopeful Of securing
the presence Of General Maxine Go.
meg. the great Cuban leader and Idol
Negotiations between him and the
Chautnuqunns arr now In progress.
The famous turquoise mine at Ger
rillOx. about thirty miller south Of Han.
In Fc. is now the property Of the Tif.
fanys. the New York jewelers.. who
arr working II ON scientific methods.
who last year took out about twice as
many Jewels ms Il ever yielded before.
There are about sixty turQuois. mines
In the territory. the product Of whicl,
amounted To Sa25.GO last yenr apd Is
entirely controlled In the United States.
The largest piece Of turquoise ever dis.
covered here WIS taken from the TIT.
fany mine and was valued ut 5000.
II is stated that President Shnrp of
the Colorado State hoard Of Agricul
tur hns telcgrnphesi To the manage.
ment OF the college TO suspend publ.
cation ~ the annual catalogue Of tn.
college which WAS about ready for the
press. The catalogue will not hc pub.
liahed until after the June meeting Of
the state hoard. This In taken ms tho
positive proof that sweeping chnngca
arr To l,s' made In the course OF study.
Chancellor Mcdowell Of Denver and T..
Benjamin Andrews Of Chicago having
declined to acs~pt the presidency. an.
other mnn must fr found. Professor
l.. u. Carpenter. now a member Of III.
faculty. IL spoken of favorably.
The Santa Fc Itaiiroad Company has
r.,,cnsly adopted several novel Ind
CONNIE cn,inbie plans of promoting its
interests and the welfare of It's en-.
pL,ycs and the public generally. One
~ them 4. the appointment Of \. Rein.
eIsch. n Landscape gardener. whose
duty Il II to is.autify the grounds
mros,r.i iss stations and shops by plant.
ing trees aud flowers aud laying out
little pnrks. which nrr very grateful 10
the eyes Of travellers through III. ,irs.
ert lands. Another new Idea 1. the cn,.
pl0y n,ent Of n Mr.. 1loiiiStrr. nm expert
farmer and l0tnnist. tn travel from VII.
lagr so village md eslucnt" III. farmer.
In agriculture. particularly Ia the irri.
gated regions.
The Colorado ftsh haich.ri.s bro, :.
all rssOrsIn this na'n~on for fish prosi,,c.
tion. Up To date .ss.H0 Young fish
have ls~.0 distributed Ia the pui,lI.
sirrnin. of the state. with III. bulk Of
tile output yet To come. r. ]. Holland,
superintendent ~ hatch.rics. hns .ott,.
plrissi u t"ur of the state nni furnishes
the Information that Just i..i.O.01o fish,
In addition 10 tho~r ALREADY placed IN
.trraMs. will h~ ready for distribution
by the trNt Of June. The success will,
which the propagation of fi.h I'm. i4.,,
carried on this year II certainly cause
far great rrjDicing nn,onx fishermen.
for Il m~ans that within n colIjr of
years the pissxt0ri1l resources of the
state viii t,~ remarkably rich.
II II not generally known that NJ IN.
last term ~ the Court ~ Private Land
Claims the attorneys for the cinima nj.
NJ the Han 1lnfnst grnni dug mn nm