Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02

The South Park line is tied up by
terrible snow storms in the vicinity of
Como and Breckenridge
John Nicholson and Esa Salmela
were killed in the Smuggler- Union
mine by drilling into missed shot.
The Wyoming Legislature, on the
24th, elected G. D. Clark as senator for
the term commencing the 4th Of
next March.
The plans and arrangements are now
well in hand for the carnival to take
place in Casper, Wyoming, April 14th,
10Th and 10th.
The Roaring Fork is frozen from
bank to bank at Glenwood Springs,
condition which has not existed with
in the memory of the "oldest inhabi-
tant.'
The coal land contest involving the
famous Monroe mine in Rio Arriba
county, New Mexico, has been settled
In favor of George w. KutZ, the orig
nal purchaser.
Nellie Dalton alias big May" Muir
ray, who has been under arrest at
Denver, will be taken back to New
York, where she will have to face
charges of grand larceny.
Greeley's Indebtedness, amounting TO
$4,000, has been refunded and n new
loan made at four and n half per cent.
per annum. The rate of interest on the
rormer loan was six per cent.
President f. 7. Jeffery of the Denver
4 Rio Grande has contracted while in
the East, with the Brooks locomotive
works for the ten large locomotives
which are needed by the railway. The
new locomotives are to be delivered in
April.
special to the Salt Lake Tribune
from COkeville. Wyoming, says: a
snowslide n mile long occurred on the
Both. burying several men and teams.
All the men We're taken out alive with
the exception of Burt Handy, who was
lead when found.
The other morning when Fred HaineS
Of Rocky Ford went to the feeding
pens of Swink & Hanes he found for
ty sheep dead and almost 100 more
wounded. This destruction was caused
by dogs, probably four of the worthless
animals doing all the mischief.
Cerillos people are stirred up over
newly discovered silver leads of unus
ually high assays and fine smelling
properties. This will largely aid in
starting the proposed new smelter
there aud cut Off the shipments to Ell
Paso.
The District Court at Denver has
decided that Charles T. Atkins is en-
titled to certificate of graduation as
a mining engineer from the School of
Mines. The trustees will appeal. He
was refused diploma at the time of
graduation.
1t is reported that the Crystal River
Railroad Company will place 100000
trout fry in the Crystal this spring as
n preliminary to making the river one
of the best trout streams in the state,
thus attracting tourists and creating
business for the new road.
The Douglas, Wyoming, oil fields are
the scene of great activity. Over 700
oil locations have been fled in the
office of the county clerk this month.
The receipts to the county amount to
over $1,000 from this source alone.
The Pusey- Howe oil syndicates have
secured most of the locations.
Charles Anderson and Nils Berg
dahl have been arrested at Telluride
charged with stealing ore valued at
S1,5OO. One of the men has been en-
ployed as an ore sorter at the Snug
gler Union mines for several years.
The manager of the m'ne thinks that
a great deal of stealing is being done.
The ice crop of Palmer Lake in reg
ular figures shows that $4,000 tons of
ice was cut, $1,000 tons loaded in cars
for shipment and 5000 tons packed in
the ice houses at that place. -Four
teams were employed and about forty
men assisted. How the boys in Ma
nila would like job Of working in the
ice.
The New Mexico penitentiary library
Is assuming large proportions. and n
new and large library case has been
set up in the Office Of the institution.
The selection of literary works is ex-
cellent. and there is fine opportunity
there for the prisoners to equip their
minds with the best standard iitera-
ture.
The sum of $4,000, instead OF S24.-
900. the amount of the last appropria-
tion, has been agreed upon for wolf and
coyote bounties by the Wyoming Leg
jslaturc. The bounty OH wolf pups has
been increased to 81. II the ratio of
the past two years Is maintained dur
ing the next, between G,000 and 1000
wolves and 10000 coyotes viii be
killed.
Mrs. William Rudolph nnd two
children were buried beneath snow
slide and killed Sunday morning, at
Apex. in the Pine Creek district. An
other child of Mrs. Rudolph was also
caught beneath the slide, but was not
dangerously injured. This snowslidc
is said TO be the first ever known in
Gilpin county. at least the first hay
Ing disastrous results.
The members of the local branch of
bn Doc ,,tD . hric
of Latter Day Saints at Salt Lake have
taken vigorous stand against the
seating of Congressman Elect Roberts
of Utah. Their protest has for its basis
the charge OF polygamy against Rob
nris. and In no uncertain Ynicn lnNn