The Lamar register., 1899-08-30
DENVER GOSSIP,

mission, from which great things were
expected IN behalf uf international hi
meiIllisrn. has settled the duesiion M,
reporting ia favor Of gold standard
aud insisting upon a gold circulation
for India, The Junior senator consid.
ers most Interesting the situation Of
the Democratic party here. bacasse he
Thinks that Colonel ". J. BRYAN Is pr,..
pared to put the silver question into
the rear and to make the next national
campaign on the issues Of anti-tmD.r.
laHHm- The senator says be thinks
ihat the great mass Of the Democratic
parry Is anxious To drop the SILVER
question, but l. prevented from doing
10 because Of thu great personal pupIl,
lartty Of Mr.. Bryan, the APOSTLE Of sil.
Yer. senator wuicott does not antiei-
rate any material tiuaRciaI Legislation
Mt the next session nT Congress. hut
thinks that sonic measure win I've in
uUiue'sd to permit national banks Ia
iprrrase ihrir circulation tn the mar
valu" ~ Ih" bonds held by them. Ills
emphatic opinion on the Philippine
question Il that every patriotic citizen
should stand by the government and
insist uI-on the supremacy pf the fag
IN The acquired territory. lie sounds
th~ Republican keynote for the fall
~nmpalEu In state politics when hr DE-
eisr,-s for straight Republican tickets
IN every county In the state AMI his
belief that many Of them win De sue
,'s7sSful
The uIaehInrry Of the monster ROVER
plant Of the La Bella mill. Water ana
Power Company. situated At Gold.
Geld, was -rt In motion on the 18th.
Miss FganCsz~ MoiTat McClurg. grand.
daughter Of David H. MUfIat pressed
the button In Denver which started
the pcnderUus wheels and shaft. and
other machinery Of the big plant. Too
much stress canno, h, laid upan the
significance ~ this occasion aud what
Il ulsaus to tac Cripple Greek district
The rnost nVtlsru gold camp In the
world. u hiss taken the Head In the in
trpdnsiBE Innovations In mining mrth-
od-, and, Tor uI-Jo-dIie appliances and
facilities. IL ranks second to none. NJ
person or set Of persons has done
nf1rs- for the great district In this
way than has the Smith.MolTut SyudI.
ratr og Denver. The latest Iln.trH.
ton Of the faith which thess. people
have In the fuJutr u the great dis.
trirt T. the erection 0f the hucr power
plant. the op~Uins NJ which was signal.
trs-i uiih appropriate ceremonies. Tl,.
enfsrprisP Of the Cnuor city Elertri,.
aud Power COMPANY has nlnudy ca
attlesi operators cf the district 10 See
cure slsetric power at tire mines uI a
T1,ytuFl-si cost. The Success uf GhIs ell
trpFiss- has never lrfTu question HnI
from the time the power WIS nr5sf
turned on the drmaBd Tor botstiu= and
other machinery has bsfB greatly in
cNs,-s- % the supIly- The La Bella
plant will. besides furnishing light.
rl-ctr{r ROVER Tor the FInrrnUr &
Cripple Crrck and Golden Circle sys-
tens. supply sir power Tor thc opera
lion ~ machine drills Thai the enter
priss, viii prove Su.s.cSsfnl Is IIustrat-
~ lYy tile fact that there HTc now
Inorr orders on hand Tor drills than
ran bp supplied hy the present ripa--
Ity u th, lBZ compressor, and it l. ulI-
dcTsios.d that the management j. at
this time contemplating increasing
their air rauarlry The newest curcr.
prfS. % she Smlth- Mofiat syndicate Is
largely an Innovation ia mining meth,
ods,
Headed by Commissioner General
Ferdinand W Peek. u delegation ~
the United States Beard OF Paris Com-
IptssiuutrS will visit Denver in q few
=
tiavS In the state have not yet h'-rn
perfected. but they embrace public
meeting here in RESPONSE 10 an invita-
lion rendered t,y tho Chamber of Com
r,-rCg several months ago. Tile party
viii also run down Ia Colorado springs
William shaw Ward. assistant dirCC,
Tor OF the department OJ mines aud
mctallurgy. arrived iu Denver Frit!ay,
lie Will remain until the main party
comes. In Il win b. +. j. '. Skid. ron.
missioner In charge of mining and
Paul BlaCkmrr. director ~
affairs. Commissioner Baker ur the lie
partmcut Of transportation. and Com
missioner CaprharJ uf chemical and Iii
v,.,SIfiad industries. We don't expect
tn do very much ON this trip except
look aruund Il bit" explained hF,
Ward. AT the present time We ar"
having little attention To anything rN-
crpt mining and agriculture and have
not made any great efforts toward get
ting collections of minerals and tue
IKE. Colorado Is SO close at hand ANA
yye know WHERE. all the good specimens
can hs secured that we will wait until
y,,, ,,rp ready tc receive them before 60
ing ahead. Al this time. however. We
will try TO engage the interest Of III"
cItlyrus in the work In any event
the state Will have most marv"lnuS
exhibit nf minerals AT the big Show.
INT we want everybody 10 take M the
rnrtrr and give II some thought and
attention and in this way we VIII nave
nur work very much lcssenrd- When