The Meeker herald., 1899-03-04
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

David L. Geycr has been appointed
receiver of the land office at Roswell.
New Mexico
The plan for n Smelter trust, which
has been discussed so often. has
again been revived.
The Union Pacific has leased its
shops AT Denver To the Colorado \
Southern for Il term Of ten years.
1t is asserted that Marshall Field 4
Co. are about 10 open big branch
store in Denver.
pairing to build summer hotels at Bal
ley's and Slaght's. in the Platte canon.
The blockade OIL the Denver 4 Rio
Grande has been raised and trains are
running through the canon of the
Grand.
The state oratorical contes, was held
nj Boulder on the 1Ith. Charles NJ.
Dearborn of Denver University took
first prize. j. V. Sickman of the Rould-
er State University second and c. Il.
Smedley of Boulder third.
The Hines party OF twelve, which
left Eokomo on Saturday last. reached
Grande at about noon Friday. having
opened passnble wagon road between
the two points. Any Kokomo citiZeh
can now reach the railroad with com
parative ease, and any supplies needed
can he taken in by sleighs over Inc
road.
No trains have been able to get into
Kokomo since January 2ith. The citi-
I.,I fha a.
ment Of both roads in Denver. setting
forth the critical condition of Affairs
and asking for an outlet to Leadville.
The Board of Trade of Leadville has
wired its desire to be of any possible
service as soon as they We're advised
in what way it could be rendered.
The Santa Fe railroad management,
says the EliZabethtown Miner. are
making arrangements for commencing
work OIL their Cimarron branch. Ihis
is a starter for the Santa Fe into the
rich mining country around Elizabeth
town. a project they have been consid-
ering for years. Great inducements
have been held out to them to build
this branch. which will eventually go
on to the mining districts and open up
the rich Taos valley.
The blacksmith shop of the Santa
Fc Railroad Company at Albuquerque
was destroyed by fire on the 18th. The
fire had gained considerable headway
before 1t was discovered. and owing
10 lack OF water pressure the flames
were not eXtinguished until the shop
and nearly all the machinery had been
destroyed The origin of the fire is
unknown. The loss is estimated at
from $4,000 to $2O.OOO, which is cov-
cred by insurance.
Governor Thomas has nominated
Messrs. w. s. Stratton, Frank Bulkley.
Dr. Henry Paul and Captain f. l..
Berthoud as members of the Board Of
Trustees of the School of Mines. The
nominees are all well known and
prominent citizens of the state. Mr..
StrattOn is the owner Of the famous
Independence mine of Cripple Greek,
one of the great gold producers In the
world This is Mr.. StrattOn's first rec
ognition in the field OF state politics.
He IL a Silver Republican.
a pack train of fifty men is being
organized at Cheyenne for service in
the Philippines. Lieutenant Lyon of
the Twenty-fourth United States in
fantry has charge of the work of or
ganization. james Mcfarland. Harry
Witt, George Knight and Fred Shol-
ing, all experienced pack trainmen,
have been selected as pnckmasters
and about forty young men have to
the present time joined the OrghniZa-
ton. The train will he sent to .Ietfer-
son Barracks for equipments.
A gigantic snowSlidc thundcred
down the side of Yellow mountain,
one half mile below the town of Ophir,
about noon on the 10Th. killing J. c.
Vartlel and destroying the Caribbean
and MonteZuma mill. Nnrdel. who was
foreman of the mill. wHs in the build
ing at the time of the slide. and his
mangled body is somewhere in a con-
fused mass of timbers. lee. snow. houl-
ders and trees. where the great slide
ended its fatal rush. Miners In the vi
cInity of Ouray are panic stricken.
Secretary of State Beckwith. at Den
yer. has ruled thar the charges in the
past for recording live stock brands
have been excessive. 1t has been Gus
tOmnry to charge the same for the re-
placing of II lost certificate as for an
original one. \ 81 fee. ~ cents for Il
certificate and 10 cents for a govern
ment stamp has been charged hereto
fore Mr.. Beckwith rules that only 60
cents instead of S1.~ should be
charged for replacing certificates. The
recording OF deeds of brands trans
ferred should be charged only 81 i'll
stead OF x1.GO as now, MIR. BeckwitlI
also claims.
A snOwslide fifty feet wide started
from the side of the mountain oppo-
site the stock yards AT Minturn last
Friday 1t didn't stop when it
reached the bottom. hu, continued
across the Hat and with terrific force
struck an old unoccupied dwelling
house In its path, which was smashed
to kindling wood. Nine freight cars
filled with merchandise, which were
standing OH the track in the way of
the slide, We're picked up and two OF
them broken open by its force. The