Gilpin observer., 1899-08-24
WESTERN NOTES.

struck near Trinidad.
County Assessor Richard Murley has
finished his abstract of the assessment
roll of Gilpin county, showing the to-
tai valuation to be 81 1888, ,973, an in
crease of $30,474 over the roll of 1S9S
1t has been decided at Grand juno
tion to add one more day than usual to
this years Peach Day, September
18th, 18th, 18th and 10Th are officially
announced as the dates for the great
festival.
The Porter Fuel Company, the lar
gest coal operator in La Plata county,
has resumed work. About seventy old
employees We're put on, and the num-
ber will be increased from day to day
until all are employed.
c. L. Wellington will succeed P. ].
Flynn as chairman of the Colorado
Lines Terminal Association, joint
agent of the Western Passenger Asso-
citation, joint agent of the Denver Bu-
reau of Coal Statistics and the various
other positions in which Mr.. Flynn has
served the railroads of the state.
Judge Hallett has issued an order
for the sale of the Denver paper mills
100000, held by the Title Guarantee
and Trust Company. The property in
cludes the large factory on the line of
the South Park branch of the Colorado
& Southern and sawmills in Park and
Chaffee counties. The property has
been operated by receiver for several
years.
John r. Thom, superintendent of the
II loo, pprIV
from the 4OO-foot level to the bottom
of the shaft. distance of about 21O
feet, and was instantly killed. He
was badly mangled. Three miners
were working in the bottom of the
shaft and his body was only prevent
ed from striking them by falling
against the bucket hanging above the
men.
The Forty-fis Street Presbyterian
congregation of Chicago has extended
a unanimous call to DR.. w. ii. w.
Boyle, now pastor of the First Presby-
terrain Church of Colorado Springs.
Since last January the pulpit of the
Forty.frst street Presbyterian Church
has been vacant. 1t is understood that
DIR. Boyle will accept the invitation.
He will receive $4,000 year and will
take bis new charge about the middle
of September.
w. r. Kirkpatrick, the Durango fish
king, has given the state 100000 young
trout Thomas Holland, state super
intendent of hatcheries, has gone to
Durango to look after the fish, which
will be distributed about the state. The
state will get $4,000 trout also of the
LOCO, 900 given the government by Will
oIn Of nnltp annntV This
is the first time the United States Com
mission has ever given fish to state au-
thorities.
Some of the parties interested in the
new company formed to build the rail-
roads from Fort Steele to Saratoga.
Encampment and other points in the
copper fields, have purchased rancn
near Grand Encampment. and 1t is be-
Ieved it is for town site purposes. The
construction of the railroad is consid-
cred certainty. Saratoga is growing
rapidly. Many Denver people are in
terested in the camp and others are
coming in every day.
The busy season for Game Commits
sioner johnson has commenced. The
latest complaint made TO him sets forth
that the MeSicans in the vicinity of
Stonewall are absolutely ignoring the
game law. Word has been received
by the commissioner that doe had
been killed by party of Mexican
hunters in that vicinity. and that vio-
lations of the law were of almost
daily occurrence. The penalty for kill
ing deer without horns is n fine of $500
or six months Imprisonment. Com
missioner Johnson will have the mat
ter Investigated at once.
The investigations of the sub-com-
mission on mines and mining of the
Industrial Commission, during its trip
to Wardner and Salt Lake City, have
cleared up several disputed points. The
testimony taken at Wardner brought
out the fact that General Merriam did
not overstep his powers in his admin
istration of martial law in Shoshone
county. Idaho, and that the county and
state officials were in the main respon-
sible for every step taken. The com
mittee was unable to tilu any facts for
the charges of cruelty to prisoners.
Batteries \ and B, Utah artillery,
arrived at Salt Lake from San Fran
cisco on the 18th. The soldiers were
given II hearty welcome Mt the depot.
The various military organizations
and civic societies escorted them
through the gaily decorated streets to
Calder's park. where the governor and
other state officials delivered addresses
of welcome Responses were made by
Majors $. w. Young and +. a. Grant.
After distributing the state badges to
all the state volunteers, an elegant
lunch was served In the park. All
business was suspended for the day.
and thousands of people congrcgated
all along the the line of march.
| Captain Ewing Il. Booth of Company
/ C, First Colorado volunteers, reached
Pueblo Sunday evening. he having
come on from San Franci1cO inmedi-
ateiy after the landing OF the regi-
ment. Captain Booth Is on three