The silver lance., 1899-05-12
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

II. N. Pillsbury, the chess champion,
has been visiting Denver.
General William r. Shafter, on his
way to San Francisco, stopped over IN
Denver a few hours Sunday.
Ex-Attorney General Byron L. Carr
Of Longmont died on the 21st at Min
eral Wells, Texas, where he had gone
for his health.
In the Colorado militia Captains
Verdeckberg and Ransom have Deen
promoted to the positions of lieutenant
colonel and major, respectively.
The people of Breckenridge welcom-
ed train on the oath, the first that
they had seen since February 4th. A
hundred citizens helped clear the
tracks.
While attending the funeral services
Of the late Attorney General Carr at
Longmont, Senator Teller tainted. He
was sufficiently recovered before night
to return to Denver.
The daily output of the United Verde
mine at Jerome, Arizona, is said to be
100 tons per day of copper alone. The
ore carries considerable values in gold
and silver, and the annual production
is worth from fifteen to eighteen mil
lion dollars.
The skeleton of Otto Goette, or
Brown, the lone shepherd of the Big
Muddy, was found Sunday afternoon
within half mile of his ranch near
Byers. 1t had been buried under the
bank of the stream and the spring
floods washed it out A big hole in the
skull showed that Goette was muir
dered.
An important decision was rendered
by the Wyoming Supreme Court the
other day, in the case of Henry Ras-
mussen and c. f. Blydenburg VS.. The
County Commissioners of Carbon
County. The plaintiffs collected sala-
ries during the time they were contest
ing for the office which were finally
awarded to them.
Colorado College won the interstate
debate with the University of Ne
braska at Colorado Springs on points
of both facts and argument. The ques-
ton was, Resolved, That the United
States should annex the Philippines
Colorado College had the negative.
Governor Charles s. Thomas was
chairman, and seat at his side was
occupied by President Slocum Of Colo
College. A large audience was pres
ent.
Warden Hoyt is introducing some
changes at the Colorado penitentiary.
He has abolished the lock-step gener-
ally required Of convicts when they
walk, and will do away with the
dark cells. When punishment is re-
quired for unruly prisoners he Will
resort to spanking, plan that he
found to work admirably at the re-
formatory. 1t is no slipper affair, but
strictly business, hard paddles being
used.
The Coronado mine at Leadville has
an unique water supply. In sinking
the shaft a stream Of water running
west was cut about eighty-five feet
from the surface. A small station was
cut on one side of the shaft. tank
sunk, and made water tight with clay
A small pump sends the stream to the
top. supplying the boilers with watc'
and furnishing a most excellent bever-
age for the men. The stream flows at
the rate of twenty gallons per minute.
Samuel Newhouse and Thomas Weir
have secured an option on the Dragon
mine in the Tintic district, Utah, and
are developing 1t with a large force Of
miners. The mine Is an immense blow
out Of iron that has produced more
than $1,000 tons for the smelters dur
ing the last year. The ground below
the blowout is to be thoroughly ex-
plored and 1t is believed that it will
prove to be one of the greatest mines
in the Tintic district.
The county treasurer of Arapahoe
county has finally won his case against
the American Refrigerator Transit
Company, which refused to pay taxes
upon its rolling stock in Arapahoe
county. An opinion was handed down
by the United States Supreme Court
affirming the decision of the Colorado
Supreme Court and sustaining the tax.
The costs are all charged to the COM
pany. The opinion is far reaching, af-
fecting not only refrigerator cars but
those of other common carriers.
State Engineer Elwood Mead of wy
oming, who has charge of irrigation
matters in the West for the depart
ment of agriculture, is collecting data
from the various western states and
territories of water supply at this time
Of the year and of the amounts of
water used in various localities in or
der to ascertain definitely the duty of
water and water requirements. Re
ports are now being received from all
parts of the West which will form a
valuable addition to irrigation informa-
ton.
A communication has been received
at Pueblo from the Internal Revenue
Department at Washington, instruct
ing the local revenue Office to notify all
the cigar dealers in Pueblo who have
purchased and paid for cigars which
were recently seized by the govern
ment on account of counterfeit revenue
stamps, that they would be allowed
to retain the goods providing they
would place genuine stamps upon the