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

Morris Mecklcnburg OF Como. l'nris
county, has been appointed postmaster
vice A. !. Wallace, removed.
John l. Thompson has been appointed
postmaster Mt Andrews. Sierra coun-
ty, New Mexico. Vice G. w. Delnma.
ter. resigned.
Governor Adams will not recon-.
mend another appropriation for the
state library as too much money Is
spent in catnloguing, he thinks.
Rev. Harold Willis Moore OF Den
yer, Colo. was married on the 4th at
Binghampton, N. Y, to Miss Mary
Crnry daughter of the Leather king.
and one OF the richest men in that sec
tion. Miss Crnry is worth Sl,oo0,ooo
in her own right.
A legal hitch has come In the nego-
tlatIons for the control of the Victor
company, in the southern part OF the
state, by the Colorcdo Il Southern
road. The negotiations towards this
end have been on for several months
and last week II was found TINT posi-
bly, the road could not go into the busl-
ncss of coal mining or even hold stock
in company doing such work. The
matter has been placed in the hands Of
the legal department of the road with
view of formulating some plan
whereby the deal will not be dropped
entirely.
A disastrous contIagration occurred
Mt Crested Butte on the Ith. fire
broke ont In Quinn's saloon, with de-
fective fiue MS the probable cause. The
fire was burning for some time before
its discovery. The fire department and
citizens worked heroically for two
hours to save the fine Kofp building
which was divided from the burning
structure by only fifteen feet. The sn-
loon was totally destroyed. Jack Ken
nedy was suffocnted In the building
where he was sleeping. He was about
40 years OF age. and it is supposed he
was under the influence of intoxicants.
with the disappearance OF snow
comes renewed activity at Dawson
City. The stir on the streets of Canon
City Is increasing to something like the
early days of the great gold strike mt
the Dawson mine. Groups OF men con-
gregate OH the corners of the streets
discussing and examining rock taken
from the various prospect holes in the
Greenhorn range. Many are here await
ing assay returns, but as the local AS
sayer is overrun It may be nnny
days before their wishes Will he real
lied. Little Information regarding
mining matters has been obiainable
from Dawson, owing TO the heavy fall
OF snow. In reality there has been but
little prospecting for more than n
week Now that the weather has mod
Grated work IL commencing again, and
reports of strikes are rife.
Receiver Frank Trumbull has been
elected president of the new railroad
corporation which will be known MS the
Colorado 4 Southern. Charles Wheeler
was elected secretary and treasurer of
the company. Other officers and dlrec-
tors will he elected at meeting to be
held In New York In n few days The
election of Mr.. rrumbull as president
Is no surprise. A Joint committee
from the Union Pacific and the Union
Pacific. Denver x Gulf has been nego-
tIatIng for the final transfer of the
Julesburg branch. The date has been
fixed, January 11th. The Julesburg
branch Is l51 miles long and extends
from Julesburg to la Sale junction
which Is forty-six and half miles
from Denver on the Union Pacific. II
this change IL made. the corporation
now known us the Union Pacific, Den
yer & Gulf will he merged Into the
Colorado X Southern at midnight
Wednesday. January 11th Until that
date, mt least, the several branches of
the Gulf system will remain In the CON
troll of the United States Circliit Court
of the Colorado district: but. 1t Is said.
there is no reason to apprehend any
further delay In closing iip the deal
and turning the Gulf property over TO
the Colorado 4 Southern.