The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-16
DENVER GOSSIP.
ITEMS or INTEREST FROM Tsa8
STATE CAPITOL.

the United States District Court, died
on the 10th.
Governor Thomas has accepted the
Invitation OF the Washington Board Of
Trade to attend the banquet Of the
board December 21st.
The November statement Of the Union
Stock Yard Company shows that I, ,497
carloads Of live stock, including cattle,
hogs, sheep and horses, have been ~
ceived by the railroads In Denver dur
Ing the last month. OF this number,
1.1G0 carloads went Into the country.
During the Inst thirty days 23.61S head
OF all kinds Of live stock have been con-
sumed in Denver. While the total re-
ceipts Of cattle show q gain Of 1O,677
head for November over the same
month one year ago. there were 1,427
more consumed in the city during the
latter month, as much difficulty has re-
Gently been experienced In obtaining
TAT cattle Of the kinds desired by the
slaughterers. Dealers expect that even
larger per cent. than usual Of the re-
ceipts during December. as most Of the
cattle arriving are good for beef.
Time Is being taken by the forelock
this year by BtOckmen, says the Repub-
ncnn, to prevent the ravages OF wolves
during the winter on sheep and cattle
ranges. From Wyoming md New Mex
leo word has been sent stock owners
living In this city that both wolves and
coyotes are beginning to appear out OF
the hills In unusually large numbers.
The absence OF severe weather has
kept the stock in the mountains later
than usual. The most successful meth
cd used by stockmen to drive on
w0Ivpa a IN frngnod hOOD the
range and keep the packs moving from
place to place as the wolves appear. l..
8. Lacey recently made arrangements
to take several hounds to wyoming.
Lions Will receive attention and Lacey
expects to rid the Wyoming ranges
OF these pests. Dogs will be selected
that have the quality not on!J to fol-
low and capture but to kill tie quarry.
Governor Thomas thinks the federal
government should grant each stnte
and territory the arid government lands
within Its borders. He will advocate
this proposal before the coming guber-
material conference. in Salt Lake City
next week. G0Sernor Thomas says:
IF the fedora, government acts a. 1
have suggested, the principal condition
should be taat the states should carry
on the homestead feature on their own
account. In this state are fully D.
OOO.OOO acres OF arid land. II owned by
the state these lands could be rented
for grazing and other purposes and ut
least the regular rental Of > cents per
annum per acre could be secured for
them. That rental would bring Into
the state treasury S1,2J0.O00 year.
On some Of the land higher rental
might be secured which would equal
ize the nOn-rentnl Of other lands. II
the government arid lands are granted
to the states and territories the ques-
tion Of Irrigation will very rapidly work
itself out"
1t Ia said to be n strong probability
that the next Legislature will be called
upon to enact n law looking to the in-
PRODUCTION OF civil service rules In the
state land office. A condition OF aKalrs
has been discovered by DIR. Chipley.
the present register. that did little leas
than startle the members Of the board
at their regular meeting with refer
ence to the files and the slipshod man
ner In which leases have been allowed
for yeafs To 20 without proper super
vision. The doctor made q report In
response to q request by Governor
Thomas IL which he called attention
to the jumbied condition OF the rec
ords and the difficulty In entering into
the history OF coal. mineral and graz.
Ing leases. After the meeting Registes
Chipiey said the change Of adminsstra.
ton and clerical force every two Year,
was undoubtedly the cause OF the trou.
BILE, the system OF the office being "a
complicated that II required q great
part Of an officials term to get in
touch with II. The business Of one ad.
ministration was, therefore. seldom
passed on to another with precision
and clearncss thnt the importance Of
the matters demanded. Incidental to
this particular case Register Chipley
reported In . general way upon tho
condition Of the leases. He showed
that there were only twelve coal
leases In the state that were alive &C.
corting to the records. all others hav.
ing been forfeited, and that there were
seven such leases on oil. hre clay and
stone lands. The doctor Informed the
board that ~ rapidly n possible be
would present similar figures on Kras.
ing and agricultural and metallIferous
lands, % ~ Ia show the members lust
where they stood.
Captain Cecil \. Deanc. custodian OF
the war relic department at the state
VWkbttuss Wuo IsNGhNty IrtutucU IbUm
further government surveys In south.
western Colorado and northern New
Mexico. received yesterday q large
quantity Of prehistoric relics which he
collected on his trip. SOmc are Of q
character never before discovered In
that part OF the country. The lower
half Of human jaw having two rows
Of double teeth and found In an old
grave 10 one Of the most curious sIecl.
mems. But there u one piece 10 the
collection which leads Captain Dcanc
70 believe that Il II possible that tho
cli6 dwellers had household goods
which they buried with the dead who
formerly owned them. This 10 q leg
, and foot which may have been part of
an IDOL. Among the more valuable
relics are Q double-bltted stone AZ. n
metats oe hand corn mill which has an
obaong depression work by grinding,
q circular stone mctate weighing scy.
enty.0vs pounds, aixtecn inches In dl.
amstss and having a central dcpecs.
sion OF four BY nine inches. This kind
Of primitive hand drill IL very rare. A
stone jar on which are painted two
fattlesnakes was found south OF the
BAn Juan river In an old tomb. M 4
small bowl In an old grave on thv "A
Plata and buried nvc feet below tho
presrnt surface. Captain Deaus found
q drcssedi stone. l6xlO inches, which
plainly ahows tho marks Of the stnne
tools, and In In the share Of the kev.
stone Of an arch. Then there are ears
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