The state herald., 1899-11-03

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George Seaver, postmaster Of Pueblo
died on the 25th.
The Lamar postofiice was robbed OF
$215 the other night.
The State Sunday School Convention
met at Boulder on the 25th.
General Miles and Buffalo Bill are
on hunting trip In the Big Horn
mountains.
A new reservoir holding 6O,OOO gal
Ions Is to be added to the Trinidad
water system.
The Cripple Greek Star wants home
mining company organized there TO de-
velop the veins under the town.
The second annual lion hunt was be-
gun at Rifle on the Goth. Three nun
dred men are out after lions, bear, elk
and deer
An iron foundry and blast furnaces
will shortly be placed in operation at
Cheyenne In connection with the Union
Pacific shops
The Florence & Cripple Creek road
| is trying to block the entrance of the
new Colorado Springs electric line into
the gold camp.
A branch of the Y. NJ. c. A. will be
started at Leadville within few
weeks. or the 800 members needed,
800 have already been secured.
The "open town" question at Grand
Junction has been settled for the next
six months. the council at its last meet
ing deciding TO issue licenses on the
basis of $1,000 year.
After eight days devoted to hearing
testimony, the case OF James j. Doyle
against the Mt. Rosa Company was
finished in the land office at Pueblo on
the 9th. The testimony amounts to
over 100000 words and 1t will be about
one month before the stenographer can
extend his notes. The register and re-
ceiver will then examine the testimony
and prepare decision which will
doubtless not he rendered for two
months thereafter.
Colorado College will send n fine Sc
lection of specimens rs samples to the
Paris exposition. The collection will
be quite large one and will include
very rare minerals. w. S. Ward, Unit
ed States commissioner, has been in
the city and examined the collection.
which he pronounced one of the best
he had ever seen. The cost of making
the collection has been necessarily
large and has been raised by subscrip-
tions and through the generosity of the
railroads.
At Red Fork. OF Powder river, near
Buffalo. Wyoming, Saturday night,
some one placed a quantity Of giant
powder, fused and capped. in the fire
box of George Garland's sawmill boiler.
The next morning, after starting the
fires, the four men present went TO a
house short distance away for break
fast While eating the meal they We're
startled by loud explosion which scat
tered the boiler and engine. Had the
men remained In the mill few min
utes longer they would have been
killed.
There is great Indignation among
the miners in the Mogollon district on
account of an order OF the Department
OF the Interior limiting the cutting OF
timber on the Gila river forest reserve
10 500 worth for mining purposes.
Heretofore the miners were allowed to
cut all the timber necessary for the
development OF the mines. The miners
will continue 10 cut timber freely for
that purpose and II arrested will make
test case, which, II necessary, will
be carried TO the United States Su-
preme Court.
Frank l.. Tyler. well-known mining
man. was burned 10 death in fire
which destroyed his cabin at Anime
late Monday night Two brothers,
Robert and James Cnskie, who We're In
the cabin with Tyler, say they owe
their lives TO n nclghbor who was Mt.
iracted by the fire and rescued them
after considerable difficulty. Tyler
had Just returned from a three weeks
stay at his mine. situated on Chalk
creek. and II Is commonly reported that
the three men had been drinking more
or less In the cabin prior TO the break.
ing out OF the fire.
Work was begun Wednesday by
| Clough x Anderson on the new line
10 connect Colorado Springs and Grip.
pie Creek, and Ms many men as could
be employed Mere put to work. l.. W.
Giddings. Irving iiowbert and II. l..
Woods signed bonds 10 the extent OF
$4,000 that the work would be pnld
for. This line Is the electric rond
which Is 10 take In all the mines of
the camp and work In conjunction with
the big reduction works To he esiab.
llshed M Colorado City In addition
TO the plant thn, ls already In operation
at that point.
The Salado coal mines OF Otcro coun.
ty. New Mexico. recently tnppcd by
the II Paso n Northeastern rnilway,
are now shipping coal regularly at the
rate OF 200 tons per day. More orders
nrc on hand than can he filled. owing
TO u shortage OF miners, hut 100 more
miners nro now on their way to Salnlo.
When they arrive the output VIII be
heavily Increased. Another vein five
feet thick has been uncovered. The
coal fields are thirty miles long nnd
eleven miles Wide. md situated iOo
miles north Of III rnso.
Governor Murphy OF Arizonn. In his
annual report 10 the secretary OF III,
Interior, r.ncws his plea for statehood
saying II has been denied 10 Arlzonu
because OF sectional prejudice, ignor
nnce, imaginary partisan policy nnd
sclnshncss." Other Recommendation.
nrc for the ccsslon OF all ia. publl,
lands within Arizona 10 the irrrltor,
or state. pending which III. tcrrlior,
should hc authorized to lease them "A,
grazing lands; survey Of nll lands with
In the territory. especially the railroad
grants, for taxing purposes. nnd III,
establishment OF mint or nssnylnI
office.
Plans nrc under consideration for Ia,
construction Of the largest smcltcr II
Colorado nj Grand Junction. A syndl
| cate Of Colorado men assumes rgsnon