Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14

press car and tore up the floor. There
is no clue to the identity of the rob,
bers.
| Portions of southern Colorado and
northern New Mexico are threatened
with serious water famine. The
Gardiner, New Mexico. coke ovens
have been forced to close down on ac
count of a scarcity of water with
which to wash the slack used in max
ing coke. Ration, the Santa Fe division
point, Just over the line in New Mex
leo, is threatened with water famine
and the citizens have been cautioned
to use hydrant water economically.
In Las Animas county crops this year
have been light at the best and in
many sections total failure. In many
| instances farmers are moving their
stock to other portions of the state.
| principally to the Arkansas valley, for
feed and water. In Trinidad the water
| question has become so serious that
the Santa Fe Railroad Company has
been notified that the city could no
longer furnish them water The Santa
Fe people We're hauling several train
loads of water out of the city daily.
All lawn sprnkling and irrigating in
| the city has been limited to two hours
per day.
A dispatch from Cheyenne says for
est fires are now burning in the Lara
mie Peak timber district. in northern
Albany county. and along Muddy
mountain, about twenty-five miles
southeast of Casper. Special Agent Alb
bott of the Interior Department, who
went out to investigate and put out
the fires, if possible, has force of
men working in the Laramie Peak dis
trict and hopes to overcome the flames
within a few days. Nothing could be
done toward fighting the Muddy noun
tain fire on account of the dense smoke,
and it will be allowed to burn itself
out. During the fore part of this week
the worst forest fire in the history of
northern Wyoming ragged in the noun
tains between the north and south
forks of Tongue river. west of Sheri-
dan. Four townships were burned over
and the town of lockwood was wiped
out The tie camp of McShane & Co.,
together with a number Of saw mills
and n large quantity of railroad ties
and lumber. We're destroyed. When the
fire was first discovered the superin-
tendent of forest reserves. Garbutt,
sent riders into the timber to notify the
choppers. This proved to be Il wise
move, for the tie cutters barely had
time to escape.
The Territorial Fair Association at
Albuquerque has signed contract
with Professor Van Swan, the most
noted geologist and archaeologist in
New Mexico, in which he agrees to
give an almost perfect imitation of the
eruptions of Vesuvius and other his
toric volcanoes, in the chain of old vol
canoes, situated on an elevation, about
eight miles from Albuquerque. and
plainly visible from here. Professor
Van Swan has already ordered 10000
pounds of material and will be pre-
pared to give one big eruption evtxy
nisAt of the carnival, which occurs
September 10 to %, inclusive. Cover
nor Otero has agreed to be present
Tuesday, September 10, and touch the
button in the "Streets Of Cairo" which
shall start the most magnificent pro-
gram of amusements ever witnessed
in any city in the southwest. Reports
from New Mexico and Arizona indicate
an outside attendance of $4,000 people
from the two territories alone. Texas
and Colorado are also expected to send
large delegations. The tents of the
New Mexico National Guard will be
secured and pitched on the foothills in
the eastern part of the town for the
accommodation of the overflow. AL
| phiutituc. "i'h a ppPhidtioh VI i'so
than 10000 is now prepared to fur
nish food and shelter to over 10000 Wis
itors.
A meeting was held at Rifle the other
day to arrange for the second lion hunt
on the Weston Slope. About fifty rep
rescntative citizens. ranchmcn, rail
road men. We're present. 1t was decid-
ed to hold the hunt this year earlier
so as to come within the open season
for deer and elk. The dates decided
on were Thursday. Friday and Satur
day, October 2Gth. 9th and 2Sth. The
opening of the elk season being Octo-
Der 9th, it is expected that many Of
the visitors at the lion hunt will take
advantage of the opportunity to go af
ter elk Immediately after the lion hunt
1t being during the time the deer are
in the neighborhood of Rifle. The par
ties in charge of the hunt feel war
ranted in guaranteeing every visitor
his deer. besides an opportunity to par.
ticipate in the hunt after lion and bear
The citizens of Rifle arranged for an
Interesting program Saturday, October
18th. including trap shooting. rifle
shooting. horse racing. etc. The hotels
and restaurants of Rife are arranging
to serve great dinner for the visitors,
the menu TO he game exclusively, In
cluding venison, bear. rabbits. squir-
rels. grouse. etc. The arrangements at
Rife are in charge of George Clnrk-
son, chairman. and w. p. Kennedy Of
the Rifle Reveillc, secretary The rail.
roads will give low rates from all state
points for the occasion
A dispatch from Steamboat Springs
to the Denver Republican says: Game
Day opened Friday under the most
suspicious circumstances and Is clos.
ing today in blaze of glory. Fully
5000 people are participating. The
races were held yesterday afternoon
This morning there was speaking and
the barbecue. and this afternoon there