North Park union., 1899-01-27
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

Anchor Gold Mining Company met
this afternoon and Issued = circular to
the stock kholtlerr. giving the facts
about the deal which Werner Y. Reed
made with British capitalists on his
recent visit to London.
!, The lnss report Of the W yoming board
OF charities coutaina the following
facts with regard to the states con-
victs: or the l78 convicts. ~ were
Catholics, " Protestants, Z Normons.
8 pagans. 2 Jews. spiritualist and 30
no religion. As to habits. ~ drank
moderately. ~ were incorporate and
S2 did not drink. As to education, l:E2
had received common school education,
high school. . college diplomas. 81
poor education aud o were illiterate.
Three had Chinese education.
The city council Of Florence has
awarded the water works contract to
the Geddes and seerie Stone Company
Of Denver for the sum Of f91 800. and
an intake dam In the canon at SO per
square yard. the estimated cost Of
which is 1900. The company agrees
10 begin work upon the system Inside
Of twenty days aud complete the work
| by June LIST. The figure In considered
a very fair price for the city and the
time required for construction remark
ably short, ms over sixteen miles of
pipe must be laid.
". II. Llewellyn has introduced In
the New Mexico Legislature bill ere
nting Otero county from the eastern
portion Of Dona Ana and southern half
of Lincoln counties. Immediately fol.
lowing. petition was introduced and
read from the citizens of Lincoln coun-
ty. opposing the bill. A delegation OF
citizens appointed by the Republicans
OF Donn Ana county arrived In the city
and began lobbying the Legislature
| for the passage of the bill creating
Otcro county and for the nppropria-
tion for the Las Cruces Agricultural
College.
The Wyoming House OF Representa-
lives adopted a memorial To the ma
tional congress calling attention to the
| condition OF the Shoshonp and Arapn-
hoe Indians OH the Wind river rescrvn
tlon. The memorial states that the
government is about to stop the annu-
tiles annually issued To the Indians.
that the Indians are not sclf-spport-
Ing, and that unless steps nre taken to
relieve possible disiresss grave results
may follow. II Is urged that the Unit
cd States allot the reservation lands
among the Indians and purchase the
remainder. thus enabling the redskins
10 earn enough to support themselves.
Rev. w. Il. hoffman. pastor OF the
Presbyterian church In Boulder. has
| received formal notice of his selection
to MI the pulpit Of the Fourth Prcsby-
terinn church of Chicago. Mr.. Not
man VIII accept the call. The new pas
toratc has with II n salary OF $1,000
year. chapel assistant and II personal
assistant. The Fourth Presbyterian
church of Chicago IL one Of the Richest
and most nristocratic churches In the
city and numbers In Its congregation
some OF the leading millionnircs OF
Chicago. The present church building
on the Chicago lake front ia soon TO be
replaced with one OF the most magnift-
cent church structures In the country.
yAc board OF county comrissIa2crg
Of fpcltn county has notified the secrct
| iRry OF the Denver Chnmbtf OF Comy
mercc OF It's award OF prizes In the
sugar beet contest. q. ii. Hammond
OF Hotchkiss. Colorado. received the
first prize OF s25. and prize OF $i5
was awarded to each of the following:
Martin Grade. q. W. Umbrell. l. s.
Hewitt. j. NJ. Threw and Charles A.
| ltuFnet, uit OF DtltI. u. H. ituiiiiuohu
harvested his crop October 22nd. the
growth OF trimmed bcets per acre be-
ing 3S.51 tons. the per cent. OF sugar
1874. co-cficicnt OF purity ia per
cent: pure sugar per acre. 109i2
pounds: available sugar per acre. Sass
pounds.
Surveyor General Vance OF New
Mexico has just received the recent de-
cisi0n OF the Department of the lnte-
rior regarding the final disposition by
the government OF the Las Vegas
grant OF 400, 1866 ncrcs OF land As
sistant Secretary Ryan. In the decision.
reviews the history OF the grant com
menclng with the making OF the grant
by the Mexican government. first to
Luis Maria Bnca and aftcrward. when
Racn had been driven or by the In
iians, to the persons who went to the
site OF the present city OF Las Vegas
and established settlement He states
TINT Congress plainly intended to give
the tract to the community OF Las We
gas and the act OF Congress deter
mined the title. The decision will be
OF great value TO the people of Las
Vegas. MS lands on the grant unOccu-
MED will doubtless be placed In the
| hands of commission 10 be improved
and sold for the benefit of all con-
ccrncd.
Work on the Goose creek dam Of the
Denver Union Water Company has
been started and the company intends
rapidly to push the work on n new
reservoir on this site. 1t IL TO be COM
plctcd within n year and to have en-
pacity OF 2J,OOO.0Oo,OoO gallons. With
the new reservoir the Union Water
Company will be able to supply Dem
yer with water even when Its populu-
tIon has reached the half million mark.
few men have been put upon the
work and soon 400 laborcrs will be
employed. The tools necessary for the
work ARE even now on the ground
The site IL where Goose creek reaches
the South Platte. thirteen miles south
Of Buffalo Park. The site is 1000 feet
nboye the city and the dam will he 16O
feet high. Owing to the set back" OF
the waters the reservoir Will cover
Goo acres. The cost of materials and
construction. It is calculated by the
company. will reach $JOOOOO.
The board of equalization for the ter.
ritory OF New Mexico has submitted its
rcport to the governor The report
covers the forty-clghth and forty ninth
fiscal years, and suggests needed re-
forms relative to tax matters. II reads:
"InadieQunte laws and the failure OF
assessors. tax collectors and boards OF
county commissioners to enforce those
now on our statute books, are. to a