The Monte Vista journal., 1899-09-09

NVu0Ss
telephone line bet tween Denver and
cheyenne has been opened.
A telegram from william Jenning,
Bryan Iccepts the Invitation of the
hryan Democratic Club to speak a
Grand Junction September llth.
W. Il. Pabor. who has been furnish
ing agricultural and horticultural mat
yer TO the Denver Sunday Post for tht
last Few weeks. has been given per
manent assignment to write two col
umns every week on Colorado rural
topics.
Arthur Blake, one Of the best known
young men OF Colorado Springs, fell
from cliff In North Cheyenne canoe
and sustained injuries which, 1t II
thought. must result fatally. Blake
was with a party Of young people who
were spending the day In the canon
The smelter ut Durango Is working
only about half Of Its capacity. Very
Few union men returned 30 work and
new crews are being drilled on fur
mace and rOaster work. All the coun
ties In the San Juan report that all the
men who desire work are steadily en-
plOyed.
Figures prepared by representatives
OF the geological survey show Colora
DOS output Of petroleum for 1893 to bt
4i1.5sS barrels, representing In value
361 ,44I. The Wyoming output was o.,
47o barrels, representing 1888 The
total output Of Colorado for 1897 wns
1854 barrels, aIa OF Wyoming, 3.GA
barrels.
A petition to President Mckinley
originated In Jerome recently. request
ing the removal OF Oakes Murphy, gov.
ernor Of Arizona. 1t Is being sent
from Jerome through every postoiiice
In Arizona. The charges against the
governor are connected with his re-
cent open letter dcDouncing fake min
Ing companies.
Fifty-one carloads Of range horses
went east from Wyoming one day last
week, and this week twenty-six car
loads We're railroaded east from Man
zanola, Colorado. ull going to ST. Louis
for sale on the open market. This
shows how western ranges are giving
up their horses, and 1t also gives warn.
ing OF great shortage in the future.
The Colorado Sugar Manufacturing
Company, In an official letter, refutes
the exaggerated newspaper reports re
gar,iing the ravages of the sugar beet
caterpillar. The insect only appeared
In a small section OF the valley and Is
completely stamped out there. The
great fields are untouched. and the
yield Will be enormous from them.
The directors Of the Rio Grande
Western Hallway Company have de
clared a dividend OF l per cent, pay'
able September 30. in preferred stock
OF the company. at par. to the com
mon stockholders OF record September
H. The first dividend ON the common,
stock, ? per cent. in preferred stock a'
par. was paid September -, 1885.
Roberto Fredo of Mcsilla Park. New
Mexico, WAS convinced that IL sever,
attack Of rheumatism. from which he
was suffering. was caused by Ccsaria
Dclgado OF La Mesa, who enjoys the
reputation Of being witch. Frcd0
took n club and assaulted Donna &c.
saria. infiictinx terrible injuries. lie
was placed under bail TO appear before
the grand jury.
Some Idea Of the magnitude Of the
business now ieing handled by the
Union Pacific can be gained from the
following figures: During the month
Of July. 1s:A. the Union Pacific han
died .A.ooO ears ut Cheyenne. During
the month Of August OF the same year
2GUOo ears were handled. During the
month of July. ls.a. $1,000 ears were
handled at Cheyenne. and during the
month Just closed the number Will
reach COCO cars.
Some crcamcrics are adding pasteur.
izers for skim milk which IL meeting
with much success and giving patrons
satisfaction. For feeding purposes the
pastcurlzcr settles one of the greatest
difficulties To the creamery Industry,
particularly In the hot summer season
when II is almost impossibl. to return
the skim milk from the separator In n
sweet condition. Wherever the pas
} tcurizer has been Introduced the patron
has become more satisfied.
In the Fort Collins district alfalfa
growers are buying nothing at all and
VIII not consider the purchasing of
feeding lambs and sheep ut tie pres
cnt prices. They will not undertake ,o
feed this winter at the prices asked
aud hardly lamb has been sold To go
10 Fort Collins. This l. a peculiar year
. th. most of the boys do not know
whether they are afoot or horseback
and do not seem 10 care much which
I, may h".
A tremendous rush Of cattle from
shipping points In Colorado. Wyoming
Utah aud other cattle raising states Inns
begun, and the principal railroads, rs
/ p.cinlly III. trunk lines. have as much
as they can do to handle the business
Last Monday several OF the passenger
trains on the various roads were dc.
laycd on account OF ia" number OF
through cattle trains crow,lInr IN.
tracks. ani which II was impossible Ia
keep entirely clear of the passenger
traffic.
Registers mud receivers OF United
States land offices In Wyoming hny,
/ been advised by Acting Commissioner
w A. Richards of III" general land
office that III" future settlers may omit
] furnishing M one OF the proofs for
I proving up on desert entries u crrtiil.
/ cat" from the stat" engineer Of nuIro.
/ priatlon Of water. l'roof that he has
completed III. appropriation In the
manner required 10y the state laws and
In. reported ihi. fact To the state en-.
sin"cr VIII bc taken ns sufficient 10 ~.
mbli.h his right to the Use of wate,
sufficient 7" n'aintsin reclamation.
| Prof. Eiwood Mead. irrigation cxtrr,
/ In charge of irrigation invrstig tiops
has ts~n advised by the rpnrtmcnt III
! Agriculture that he !. 10 take charge ol
the proposed experiments In ten rui
etrVs bv trriNN finfs In 0l,s, 1'nttssl hea ss,s