Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01

mcnting ou the situation, said: "Thc
treaty will soon expire and with no
| treaty In existence Srd no soldiers to
| ovcrawc them. that the Indians will
make trouble Is n certainty"
The work hcing done NJ the present
time by the Union Pacific Railroad In
order TO shorten its route, decrease It's
grade and thereby make quicker time
across the continent IL not possibly np-
Dprccintcd by the public. The roadbcd
| Is being brought to II uniform grade of
| fOrty-thrcc feet To the mile between
Sherman hill and Ogden. n distance OF
800 miles. something never before nt-
tempted by n railroad crossing two
| great ranges OF mountains. Stone cul-
| verts of heavy masonry are being put
| In at the bottom of ravincs and then
| filed over with as much as 100 feet OF
dirt. Now. within II radius OF seventy
miles OF Rock creek. 1000 men and b
| 600 teams are nj work. Before Janu-
ary !. 1900. an avcrag" speed Of fifty
miles an hour will he attained between
| Omaha and Salt Lake. and travel
across the continent reduced twelve
| hours.
| J. W. King has had an experience at
the head OF Tnrryall gulch during the
! past winter that he will not care 10
| niNlHE b'tIl Sllt"'tl III S'NtiHl
months with n scant supply OF provis.
ions. He and his wife intended to
| leave before winter. hat We're cut OF
| by heavy SHOWS. lie managed to keep
the trail open to one OF his mines and
kept steadily ut work until some time
! In January. when the scarcity of pro-
visions ndmOnishcd him that he would
have to husband his strength and live
on the least possible amount of food.
| From that time until II few days ago
II was n constant struggle for Mr..
| King and his wife TO keep themselves
alive. For weeks they ate but one
meal n day. In February he uccnmr
Ill and for several weeks lay battling
with disease and possl..:" starvation.
lie philosOphically remarks nat his i'll
ness probably saved Tic lives OF him
self and wife.
Nikola Tesla, :Lc Iotci electrician,
was the guest of hon, ut Il banquet at
Colorado Springs recently. 4 nun lbcr
of the prominent gentlemen OF the city
were present and spoke warm words
of welcome to this leader in scientific
circles. Mr.. Tesla responded very
cordially. He spoke briefly of his carly
life, then of his work and of the inter
est which he took in 1t. He discussed
the marvellous advances made fl IL"
study OF electricity and touched briefly
upon the experiments In which he is
Mt present engaged. He intimatcd that
he would some day prove to the world
that Il spark may be generated in Onr
place and transmitted through the at
mosphcrc for n great distance without
the instrumcntality of wires. and also
that movable bodies can l." governed
from distance without wires. intimat.
ingn that n boat nt sea could be gov
erncd from the shore. Governor Thorn
as was n guest of the evening and
spoke briefly in eulOgy of the electric
ian and expressed delight that Tesla
had come to Colorado to perform his
experiments.
A dispatch from Las Vegas says:
| The first reunion of ROOscvcltS
Rough Riders Association, beginning
on June oath, will be held at this
place. 1t promises to be Il success.
Business men ard citizens are banded
together in an organization pledged I"
make the occasion all that the most
eXacting rider could expect Las
Vegas figures only as IN entertainer
on this occasion. The reunion details
are under the auspices of Roosevelts
Rough Ridcly' Association, which was
organized at Montauk Point upon re-
turn of the regiment from Cuba last
year. or this association Major A. o.
Brodie of Briggs, Arizona, is president
and Lieutenant J. l.. Carter of Pres
colt, Arizona, is secretary. Captain
w. II. II. Llcwcllyn of Las Cruces.
New Mexico is chairman of the stand-
ing executive committee. The aSso-
citation has announced that it will
have fifty invited guests, all of m0rc
or less prominence throughout the
| United States. OF course the star
figure in the asscmblage of western
riders will be Governor Roosevelt for
he has virtually promised to be here.
The association has sent word that il
will invite Senators Chaunccy NJ. De
pew and Thomas G.. Plat of New
York to accompany the governor. The
date of June 9th set for the opening
has reference to the regiments work
at Las GuaSimas. So determined We're
the riders to meet on the anniversary
of their first fight that the fact thar
| Sunday intcrvcncs in the four days
outlined did not deter them. Las
Vegas will entertain them at church
on the morning of their second day
| here. While the committees have
not fully determined as to the char
actcr of the entertainment 1t is as
surcd that the New Mexico National
| Guard will meet the Rough Riders in
! camp here. The guard is well orgHm-
| iZed under Governor NJ. \. OtcrO. COLO.
mel r. c. Rankin. Adiut!": General W.
| II. Whitcman and Colonel John Bora
dale of Albuquerque. The goverLcrs
of New Mexico. Texas. Arizona ana
! Oklahoma will be present. A camp
| has been picked out and tere the rank
and iilc viii be sheltered under can.
vas. The opera house will he provided
| for business meetings of the asS"cin-
! tiOn. In the course of the CncamrmrTt
| there will be parade. Il ball and Il
| banquet. 1t is estimated that $1,000
will be raised for the purpose. New
| Mexico Is said 10 have furnished ~
| per cent. Of the rough riders. ard the
ofiic, rs Of the association hav" nlwnvs
= been in favor OF holding the first re-
union in this territory.