La Junta tribune., 1899-04-08

sixth level A number OF workmen
We're engaged at this point. amonx
them were Phineas Hopkins and 10
seph Podieux. An immense rock
weighing ton crushed Hopkins
against the side of the drift. He was
dieux. breaking his ankle and lujuring
him internally.
The preliminary report of the In.
surance commissioner of Colorado for
the past year has been issued. IL
shows that the fire insurance com
panies cleaned up more than $4,000
during the year. The risks wgitten
amounted to S1O1 500. .Sfai.S1. the pre-
miums amounting to 1854, 1864. The
losses paid amounted TO SJ51 ,o62.6i.
though the damage incurred was $642,-
SaS.27. The expenses amounted 10
$500 4a5.O4 and the state tax to S31,-
0Si.iS This left about $3.50, ,593.SS for
the companies to place to the profit
column. The life Insurance companies
had in force December 81. 1897, $50.
$50, ,5OS75 on 23.7G4 lives: o, T03 policieo
being written during the year for S1l,-
S04. .O25. 13 Of insurance.
The land department OF the Enlon
Pacific road has just completed dAe Of
the largest deals OF recent years, by
which II sells $1,000 acres Of land east
OF Fort Steele, Wyoming. to Cosgrove
Brothers, sheepmen. The purchasers
Of this land also leased from the rail-
road company 1850 acres of land in
the same vicinity. +. c. Miller, alsc
sheep man. has purchased 500
acres north of Fort Steele and leased
10000 acres in the same vicinity Ne
gotiations are also pending with
number of other large sheep raisers
for the sale Of other large tracts in
this part OF Wyoming. II the sales
are completed 1t will result In practic-
ally turning this section Of the state
over to the sheep men.
Thomas Il. McSweeney. section fore
man on the Santa Fe Pacific, died N
the railway hospital Mt Albuquerque
ns the result of three bullet wounds
received at winslow during an alter
cation with discharged employe. His
slayer IL in custody and well guarded.
as there was some talk Of lyncbing.
Trouble Is in prospect over the d.
vision OF the range in the Platte valley
between sheep owners and cattlemen.
A special meeting OF the Wool Grow
ers' Association was held recently to
take action In reference to the declared
intention OF the cattlemen to extend
the area of the cattle range beyond
the limits established by former
agreement The result Of the meeting
has been kept secret.
Governor Thomas has announced his
appointments for Teller county. Sher-
in-Town Marshall Stewart, Victor,
Democrat: clerk and recorder-James
W. Gaughan, Altman. Populist; county
judge-w. p. Seeds, Cripple Greek,
Democrat; treasurer-Frank Creamer.
Cripple Creek, Populist: assessor-Ed-
ward Bell. Cripple Greek, Democrat;
superintendent Of schools-Nrs. NJ. ].
Hangs, Cripple Greek. Democrat; ;Ocor-
oner-P. F. Dunn, Victor, Democrat;
county commissioners-E. w. Pfeiner,
Altman, Democrat; C. l.. Harrington,
Woodland Park. Democrat: A. r. Bur-
ton, Cripple Greek. Silver Republican.
The Governor appointed the county
commissioners first and allowed the
three members to name the other OFF,
cials. at the same time that he-an-
nounced their appointment himself.
This was done that there might be no
mistake as TO the legality OF the ap-
pointments. The new officers will take
Office Immediately. and the machiSery
Of the new county will be set in mo-
tion.
The Union Pacific railroad has In
preparation a circular letter Of invita-
tion which is unique In the history. Of
railroading. It's purpose Is to proifIbte
the interest of science and largely In
crease the interest of students OF geol-
ogy. paleontology and mineralogy in
Wyoming and her extraordinary fields
Of gigantic fossil remains. The COM
pany will extend to upwards OF 300
colleges and universities Of the United
States Invitations to send an expert
corps OF assistants, to Wyoming this
summer. The invitations will offer in
the interest Of science free transp0rta-
tion from Chicago on the east and San
Francisco on the west to LaraHnie,
Wyoming, and return for all members
OF such parties, the transportation be-
ing good during the summer months.
There is no doubt whatever that the
invitation will be largely accepted pnd
that more extended knowledge Of the
wonderful fossil beds OF this state will
be the result, and that many museums
will be greatly enriched by the collec-
tions made. Botanists. entom0logists
and ornithologists will find In the high
Of this state an exceedingly rich field
for work.
Two thousand acres Of school land,
lying in the valley Of Rear riveN at
Maybell, were sold the other day by
Register Chipley of the Colorado State
Land Board. The price is $3.50 per
acre, payable 10 per cent. down and bal
ance in eighteen annual installments,
with interest at @ per cent. The pur-
chasers of the land have formed a
colony. Mr.. Humphrey Jones of Craig
Is ut the head Of the organization. The
individual holdings vary from 16 to 40
acres to each family, and there are
thirty families. They come from Den
yer, Chaffee county, Greeley and other
parts Of Colorado, and few from
Kansas. About twenty families are al
ready located at Maybell, making about
hfty households in the community. to
start with. The movement il Of the