The Lamar register., 1899-08-02

Orat usrleulturnI land on the grant
The Union Pacific geological exnsbi.
hon, after spending two ,lays IN M,
cretacepus beds ner Rock Creek uoy-
I cd northwest and is now encamned 4,
the old and classic JurassIc tield NJ
/ Como. where Professor Marsh secured
his great diuOsaur collection. which ia
now on exhibition az Yale. The work
10 the cretaceUus neiI was m0re than
satisfactory, and every member Of the
party returned the urst day loaded
down with raTc fossils. New discoy-
eries were numerous and many of
ihem are OF enough Importance TO sci
ebee TO form important themes for sri-
entihc discussion during Tho comjny
faiL Tous Of specimens have already
been shipped TO all parts OF the Unit.
ed States.
Repeated Inquiries have heen re-.
eclved by State Engineer McCunc con.
cSfninE the safety OF the Twin akcs
reservoir dam now building. Plans
and specifications were rlrd with the
state engineer some months ago and
showed absolute safety in toustrIIc-
lion. The detailed plans have Just
been received by Engineer McCune
They are the work Of JnmeS y
Schuyler nf Los Angeles. one Of th.
most rnineut hydraulic engineers iit
the country. EnCi ser Schuyler OK.
pects 20 personally superin,end the
construction Of the dam which. In the
opinion OF the stat" engineer. will bc
n positive guarantee OF It's safety. The
dam viii be thirty feet high with
heavy masoury walls. with large earth
oils back Of them. Everything Is set
on concrete base with wing walls of
masonry and concrete.
A special 10 the Denver Times
from Steamboat Springs says the
plAns for Game and Fish Day
arc being rapidly maturcd and the com.
P!sted program will b. announced this
week over $500 has been raised
which viii b. distributed In prizes
There seems 20 BE- the greatest Inter
est IN the event throughout the West,
aEd dozens OF letters are being re
eeiye-i from all parts Inquiriug for fur
ihsr particulars The hunt will prob
ably begin on Tuesday before the event
and Ia this there seems to be the great
ess Interest, Logan Il. Crawford. W. ]
" iii3Rms aud II. SchaTn,., II. have
been appointed captains Of the hunt
aud they viii organize the expedition
and nrqoiut lIeutenants 10 order to
properly distribute the sportsmeu. As
a side issue. 90 be looked at when
visitors tire OF sport and barbecue.
there VIII b. 4 grand exhibit OF all the
resources pf northwestern Colorado,
which VIII he very popular and inter
csfing feature
The Lcadyilie Herald Democrat
says The lumber dealers anticipate
very serious shortage Of mining tim
hers next winter. and are taking ad
vantage Of the open season TO buy up
all IN. logs offered. The prices are
much higher this season than ever b..
fore. and the choppers can find n ready
market fer all their timber. 4 gues-
ton shat has been discussed by lum-
bsr dealers to n considerable extent is
the right Dr the log men 10 go on gov
erBment land and take the dead tim
brrS. Timber Inspector Ryan consult
ed the authorities at Washington and
found that while there was no objection
10 the dead timber being taken. I'm
Gle sam should receive something for
it. This Is conceded 20 9erfectly
Just. and the result will pruDanly b.
an arrangement with the lumber men.
who VIII pay the government for the
timber. probably 1 or . cents a stick
Inspector Ryan win make some further
Inquiries from the Washington author
tiles. and VIII advise the sawmlli men
what arrangements have been made.
Charles NJ. OWN, the man who is
acting as complainant on behalf OF
those who are investigating the polyg
smy prosecutions. has aled an affi-
dayit with the county attorney charg
ing Apostle Heber j. Grant with adul
tcry, but the county attorney has tax
en- no action, Nor siguitied what he pro
poses 10 do, The circumstances In this
case are similar 10 those In the Angus
Cannon case. and an interesting ques-
tlcu. one that is causing poiygamists
much worry. Is whether offenders of
this class can be prosecuted for adul-
terry. Cannon was charged with I'M
lawful cohabltation, misdemeanor.
and the fine In his case, 500, WAS not
satisfactory 10 the anti-rolyeamy agi.
tators. They, therefore. proceeded
against Grant ON the adultery charge,
this offence being q felony, punishable
By Imprisonment for three years. An
interesting feature in the Grant case
is the fact that the polygamous wife
with whom the adultery Is alleged TO
haye been committed Is a sister OF
Governor Wells. and he is named as
a witness in the case.
A special dispatch from Silver Plume
to the Republican says: A most un-
usual accident happened in the Pelican
mine and was close call for two ltal-
iaus named Tom and Nirgiglio Cassa-
granda. They were working at the
top OF the raise from the Diamond tun-
mel level, 5000 feet west Of the tunnel