La Junta tribune., 1899-02-25
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

Durango.
Elk have been driven down near
Steamboat Springs by the severe
storms.
David L. Gcyer has been appointed
receiver OF the land office at Roswell,
New Mexico.
L, is asserted that Marshall Field &
Co. are about TO open big branch
store in Denver.
The plan for smelter trust. which
has been discussed SO often, has
again been revived.
David II. Moffat is credited with hav-
ing cleared $4,000 by the recent rise
In Isabella stock.
The RawIIps paint works have re-
sumed operations again after shut
down of several months.
The Union Pacific has leased its
shops at Denver TO the Colorado q
Southern for a term of ten years.
During the cold weather of last week
the water mains in the streets OF Col
orado Springs froze In many places.
The blockade on the Denver & Rio
Grande has been raised and trains are
running through the canon Of the
Grand.
There is some likelihood of the re-
nioyaI to Golden OF one OF the Black
Hawk reduction works. on account OF
scarcity Of water.
The state oratorical contest was held
at Boulder ON the 18th. Charles NJ.
Dearborn OF Denver University took
first prize. J. " Sickman OF the Bould-
er State University second and U. l..
Smedley of Boulder third.
Leadville helped the Midland road
in the same way that the Rio Grande
had been favored. On the 18th SOO
men got Dut early and put in full
day clearing the tracks Of Ice ana
snow. Plenty OF coal was then
brought in.
The Hines party of twelve. which
left Kokomo on Saturday last. reached
Pando station on the Denver & Rio
Grande at about noon Friday. having
opened n passable wagon road between
the two points. Any Kokomo citizen
can now reach the railroad with COM
parative ease. and any supplies needed
can be taken in by sleighs over the
road.
The blacksmith shop Of the Santa
Fe Railroad Company at Albuquerque
was destroyed by fire on the 18th. The
fire had gained considerable headway
before IL was discovered, and owing
to lack of water pressure the flames
were not extinguished until the shop
and nearly all the machinery had been
destroyed. The origin OF the fire is
unknown. The loss is estimated at
from $4,000 to 10000, which is COW
cred by insurance.
The Santa Fe railroad management,
says the Elizabethtown Miner, are
making arrangements for commencing
work on their Cimarron branch. This
is n starter for the Santa Fe into the
rich mining country around Elizabeth
town, project they have been consid-
ering for years. Great Inducements
have been held out to them to build
this branch, which will eventually go
on to the mining districts and open up
the rich Taos valley.
Governor Thomas has nominated
Messrs W. 8. Stratton, Frank Buckley,
Or. Henry Paul and Captain f. L.
Bertaoud as members Of the Board OF
Trustees of the School Of Mines. The
nominees are all well known and
prominent citizens of the state. Mr..
Stratton IL the owner Of the famous
Independence mine OF Cripple Creek.
one of the great gold producers In the
world This is Mr.. Stratton's first rec
ognition in the field of state politics.
He is Silver Republican.
II the plans of the board of direc-
tion, Festival OF Mountain and Plain,
are carried out, and they resolved last
night to do 1t, the opening of the
gaSI ~,,ll a.
val established. not only as an annual
froIic and reunion of Colorado people.
but n grand exhibition of the resources
OF the state and the ingenuity and in
dustry of its people. While II is pro-
posed that an entire week be given to
this exposition and fair. 1t is also rec
commended that the Festival of Noun
tain and Plain continue its special
features. but that the same be confined
to three days.
Secretary OF State Beckwitli, ut Den
yer, has ruled that the charges in the
past for recording live stock brands
have been excessive. 1t has been Gus
tomary to charge the same for the re-
placing Of n lost certificate as for an
original one. A 81 fee, so cents for
certificate and 10 cents for n govern
ment stamp has been charged hereto
fore. Mr.. Beckwith rules that only 60
cents instead of $1.6O should be
charged for replacing certificates. The
recording of deeds OF brands trans
ferred should be charged only 81 in
stead of $1.60 us now, Mr.. Beckwith
also claims.
A snowslide fifty feet wide started
from the side of the mountain oppo-
site the stock yards at Minturn last
Friday. 1t didn't stop when 1t
reached the bottom, but continued
across the fiat and with terrific force
struck an old unoecupIed dwelling
house in Its path, which was smashed
10 kindling wood. Nine freight cars
filled with merchandise, which were
standing on the track In the way of
the slide. We're picked up and two of