Gilpin observer., 1899-09-28
WESTERN , NOTES.

to Cheyenne from Sterling, Colorado,
where he caused the arrest of four
men, who are charged with having
raided one of the company's sheep
camps, near Sterling, last week. Mr..
Gleason states that no stone will be
Left unturned in an effort to have the
culprits severely punished for their
outlawry, which included an assault
upon n herder and the stealing of
band of sixty sheep. Detectives will
be employed, who will ride the ranges
and gather information against the
marauders. Mr.. Gleason states that his
company is grazing it's sheep on its
own land, or land leased by the COM
pany, and will resist all efforts to drive
them out Of the country.
For some time Agent Nase of the d.
4 r. G. at Canon City, has been try
ing to get men to work on the steel
gang, but has met with little success.
Saturday several cars of steel were set
out for the Canon City & Cripple Creek
road, which 1t was necessary to un-
load at once. Nase says there were no
men to be had to unload the steel and
so reported to Superintendent Burns.
Warden Hoyt put force of convicts
at the work, and the Federal Labor
Union raised objections. the leaders
claiming that they could furnish all
the men necessary at the stipulated
price of S1.15 per day. The union kick
was made to hold, and at noon War
den Hoyt withdrew his forces and the
union leader appeared on the scene
with fifty men. Agent Nase selected
sixteen of the number and the work
proceeded without delay. In an inter
view Warden Hoyt said he was acting
only in obedience of a friendly feeling
he has for Superintendent Burns,
whom he holds in high esteem.
1t is almost certainty that by Octo-
Der l, 1900 sugar beet factory will
be in operation in the Arkansas valley
n few miles west of Rocky Ford. The
new enterprise will have capacity OF
1000 tons of sugar beets per day. and
will cost upwards of 100000. Fifteen
hundred acres will be planted in sugar
beets as soon as the deal is consum-
mated. Henry 4. Oxnard, president of
the American Sugar Beet Company of
New York, one of the largest corpora
tions of its kind in the United States,
and which controls four immense su-
gar beet factories, proposes to put up
the factory. Mr.. Oxnard Is quite enthu-
siastic over the prospects of this Sec
tion becoming great sugar beet pro-
ducing country. He says that the land
embraces every condition for the cult
walton of the sugar beet, and that he
considers it superior to the beet pro-
ducing districts of OXnard, California
He believes that enough beets can be
grown in the Arkansas valley to sup
ply several large factories.
The w. C. T. u. closed its three-days
session of the state convention Friday
evening. The attendance throughout
hno l,-k-
part of the closing days report was
the paper Of Mrs. Likens on the rescue
work, dealing especially with the Cot
tage Home. The fact that nearly TOO
girls have been taken into its doors,
cared for, nursed and won back to lives
of responsibility, speaks well for its
management and for the women of the
w. G. T. u, who have stood by it for
the twelve years of its existence. The
afternoon exercises were lively and full
of interest. The Cottage Home consti-
tuition was slightly altered. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, Mrs. Antonettte
A. Hawley, Denver; vice president,
Mrs. NJ. A. Mier, Del Norte; corre-
spending secretary, Miss Lena A.
Dwight. Boulder; recording secretary,
Josephine c. Hicks; treasurer, Mrs. NJ.
II. Sprague: secretary of Y branch.
Miss Alice L. Halderdice of Pueblo;
secretary l. branch, Miss NJ. A. Nichen-
bach: editor of Messenger, Mrs. Laura
Berry.
A temporary injunction has been OBJ
tained by A. b. Seaman, attorney for
Rhodes Bros, against the Colorado q
Southern railroad preventing that road
from further trespassing on land on
the south fork of the Platte river"
claimed by Rhodes Bros. On this
ground the Colorado & Southern have
been constructing part of its / ,2O0-foot
spur and Rhodes Bros. claim the prop
erty under n federal reservoir grant.
The order of the court so far does not
compel the taking up of the track al
ready laid. but simply stops further
work until the case Is decided on its
merits. The contest over the site will
no doubt be long drawn out. as the
canon will some day be of great value.
The possibility that the canon will ere
long be the short line route from Den
YER to Cripple Creek is said to be the
principal reason for the railroads de-
sire to put up a strong fight for the
spur site as selected. But A. B. Sea
man says that he is confident that
james II. Rhodes, his client, will win
out. If he does the Colorado & South
ern will be obliged to take up that part
OF the spur already laid.
In reference to the eviction of squat
ters from the Colorado portion OF the
Maxwell land grant, one Of the com
pany's officials makes the following
statement: Since the confirmation OF
| the title Of the Maxwell land grant by
the Supreme Court OF the United
States some thirteen years ago all
means have been employed looking ia
a peaceable solution of the squatter
problem. Thousands OF dollars have
been spent by the company In purchas'
ing the improvements of settlers. the
settlers in cach case agreeing to move
| off the grant; but In most cases the