The Monte Vista journal., 1899-05-13
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.


take place early IN July.
The Colorado Board Of Inspection
Commissioners submitted It's report to
the governor for the year ending April
80. 1893. The number OF cattle inspect
ed and shipped to and from the follow
Ing districts is: Denver. ~. $50; Omaha.
S246; kanAas, City. 4A.llO: Pueblo.
3o,55o; Piatteville. 1922: La Juntn.
3l,O4: Cimarron. 1850: Alnmosa, 15.-
40a and Ride. 22.O41: 4 total Of 2OS,-
Ool. The receipts for the year have
been $1S,3O5 and disbursements $15,-
633. leaving balance In bank Of $2.-
200. and a receivers certificate Of the
German National Bank for 81, ,30G, esti-
mated mt the lowest cash value to be
worth S3S3, makes the assets OF the
board S5.45J. The report recltes the
breaking up of gang Of desperate
cattle thieves, under Jack Fletcher. In
the southern part OF the staaS. and the
vigorous prosecution OF cattle thieves
in northern Colorado Thanks are cx
tended to the various railroads In the
state for their assistance to the inspec
tors.
A dispatch from Durango sayp:
There is going to be considerable. ex-
citement, amy amount OF litigation and
possibly bloodshed. before the rights
OF those locating on the Ute lands have
been decided. said well.infOrined man
this evening. And 1t Is not out OF plnce
to give much crcdence to his state
ments. To all outward appearances
everything is quiet. but there Is much
feeling. Only few filings were made
to-day at the land office, but word
comes from different points that loca-
tors are e'holding their positions through
the agency of Winchcsters. One OF the
queer features is that at many places
several men are located on the same
ground. while few miles distant
equally as good land md as accessible
still remains open. A prosperous Flor
Ida mesa farmer In the city said the
lower part OF the mesa on the rcserva
ton contained sufficient good land for
100 families that had not been touched.
IL Is the general opinion that more To-
cations Will be made during the next
sixty days than were made on the day
OF opening.
The contract has been let for the con
struction Of the observatory tower on
Pixies Peak. and work will bc com
| menccd ut once. The iron tower will
rise forty-hve feet In style somewh hat
after that of the EifYel tower, having
n little balcony mt the top. The summit
Of the tower will be fitted with three,
and possibly four. fine adjustable tcle-
scopes, which will bring into clear
view everything within horizon
marked by Denver. Florence and Mt.
Rosalie. This area is. approximately.
10000 square miles. BY the placing OF
the telescopes at the top Of this obser-
walton tower. one is enabled TO see cv-
erything near the base Of the peak.
objects which are not visible with the
present arrangement. unless one snakes
II circuit OF the twelve acres ut the
SUNNI; OF Pixies Peak. II is the intcn-
tion OF the management Of the accom-
modations mt the summit to push the
work to completion by June LIST. al
though the time allowed In the con
tract does not expire until June 18th.
The observation tower will be an nc
cessory OF the hotel on the summit.
The hotel II also to be enlarged this
spring.
! u. NJ. Hyman. the well known mine
owner OF Aspen. was Interviewed by
n Denver paper the other day and said:
II shall not be surprised II silver
reaches 30 cents an ounce before the
close OF the year. The existence Of the
great smcltcr trust is the reason for
II. For n number Of years past clique
OF London inahipula'ors have had com.
plcte control Of the silver market.
These fellows have had II all their own
way. They have put prices mp or
down-rcncrally down-to please their
whlms and there was no power to say
nay. Now conditions have taken n
turn and the London fellows are be-
coming alarmed. They ind they have
n rival In the Held which may test their
steel and the London manlpula,ors are
buying and storing silver for an inev-
itabl. rise. OF cours. the sin.licr com
blnc Is not going TO lie Idle and the
smei,er men VIII soon he In the field.
Then look out for n sc--saw game, but
one which Will surely cause a general
advance In the price OF the white met
al. look on the organization OF the
smei,cr trust rs sure forerunncr OF
nm advance In silver-an advnnc. which
can bc d.n.ndcl upon To hold the price
much higher thnn II has been since
the panic
Under the recently enacted game law
/ individuals and associations may cor
raj the game OF the state. keep II with
In nm enclosure to suit themselves, and
XIII II from such enclosures according
To their sweet VIII This was demon.
strnied the other day when Gam" Com.
missioner johnson issued to u. G. Bca-
man, the father Of tn. bill, license on
behalf OF the Glen B.ulnh Park Asso.
citation. authorizing that association TO
do ns Il pl.as.s with deer. elk. bison
and mountain sheep which II may have
captured. The park consists ~ canon
In Garfield county near Dcbrpu". en-
closed on on" side by n high woven
wir. fence. Tn. insurmoun'ublc walls
Of the three remaining sides mr." "ffcc-
tunl barriers. One winter night four
years ago about 100 head Of game AMI
mails were corrnlcd In this canon. They
hny. remained In captivity ever slnc"
Tn, new law empowers the prSpricfors
| TO slaughter these animals In as lnrI"
quantities ns suits their fancy. Mr.
Bcnman took the prccaution 60 secure
n ten years license. paying for II SOD
These words nrc found Ut the bottom
OF the license: ''rhis authorizes posses.
sion. use md sale" The document
speaks for Itself.
The members Of the Board Of Equal.
ixa,,on say that for the present they
think they want TO raise the vnlun-
tions OF railroad property ~ us 10
avoid an extra session. while the rail.
roads object. not only 20 any Increase.
but even to tho amount Of taxes now
paid. The railroad attorneys spent
four hourr before the board Thursday
arguing against the incrrn.c. \. l..
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