Gilpin observer., 1899-10-19

and that he committed suicide instead
of meeting his death at the hands Of
an officer Of the law, as was reported.
| Further than this, he was a member
of q pioneer, well-to-do and highly re-
spected Colorado family. His father is
James 8. Adams, the well known cat
tleman.
Judge Thomson of the Colorado
Court of Appeals rebukes illegitimate
securing of testimony in cases brought
by the people, in an opinion he gives
in the case of H. X. Braisted of Delta,
a druggist arrested for selling liquor
Illegally. The town attorney hired
woman to go to his place and illegal
ly purchase liquor in order that he
might have evidence. The court dis
missed the case against the druggist
and scored the town attorney for using
| the tactics by which he secured con-
viction. The opinion says that the act
of the town attorney was against pub
lie morals, which will not permit Of
unlawful acts being instigated by the
officers of the people.
The Midland Terminal and the Flor
ence K Cripple Creek railroads will
consolidate about November 1st and
thus form n new railroad, which will
bear the name of the Denver & South
properties Of great importance in the
Cripple Creek district will also be con-
cerned. The newly completed plant
of the La Bella MILL Water & Power
Company at Goldfield will be part of
the organization. as will also the Colo
RADIO Trading & Transfer Company, n
| three-fourths interest in the Metallic
Extraction Company's cyanide plant
near Florence. The plan embraces all
the steam railroads running into the
Cripple Creek district, controlling vast
territry. There will be embraced in
the new system 115 miles of railroad
besides valuable terminals and fran
chises, together with the other proper
| ty described.
Two meh on horseback held ND the
stage from Snetfies at 3 o'clock Mon.
day afternoon about three miles south
OF Ouray, ZIP the mountain road, at the
second watering trough, place well
| fitted for such deed. The men pre-
sented revolvers at the four occupants
of the open stage and endeacored to
| get out the iron safe, but could not
break the fastenings. The bandits
were after the gold bags brought down
daily from the Camp Bird mine but
were unaware that the bags are al
ways placed in an iron safe with an
armed guard to protect 1t. A telephone
| message from Sneff1es shows that the
men kept up on the road and passed
through Sneffies. Sheriff Edgar is u.s.
ing the wires and will dispatch posse
to endeavOr to capture the highway
men. The occupants of the stage were
not molested and no property was TAX
en- from the stage, which carries the
United States mail.
The farmers of Colorado will make
1 fhnv, 1~,
fore out Of the manufacture Of cheese
and other dairy products. Where fvs
years ago the state produced about
100000 pounds of cheese, 1000, ono
pound will be turned out by Its fac
tories in 1890. These figures were
given yesterday by ]. A. Ross, one Of
the members of a firm that controls
several of the largest cheese factories
in Colorado. He said that the farmers
Of Colorado are coming to appreciate
the Importance of this industry to the
state. All they have to do is to breed
their cattle along lines that produce
the largest amount of butter fat. The
stock is already in the state and the
kinds wanted for this purpose are kept
principally by owners of small
ranches. A few districts are now de-
voted entirely to dairymen. Some OF
these make In clear profit several hun
dred dollars month with compara-
lively small facilities, besides being
able to raise crops.
The railroads have been having con-
siderable trouble in the mountains with
slides of snow and mud. dispatch
from Glenwood on the 18th says: 1t
has now been thirty-siX hours since
n train has passed over the Rio Grande
Junction track. The slide at Morris
fills in as fast as removed and new
slides are reported tonight. The
storm has now lasted five days, and
| tonight II shows no indication of
abatement. All west-bound trains are
being held here. Two passenger trains
left here this afternoon, but only went
down the road as far as Debeque. Both
the Midland and Rio Grande sent out
stub trains eastward from here to-
day. Reports from the hills indicate
serious trouble to several parties of
hunters who have recently left here.
On the northern mesas snow is report
ed from two to four feet deep. This
leaves the hunters stock without food
and makes travelling almost impossible.
The temperature is not severe and a
cessation of the storm would soon set
matters right.
Bias Lucero. It is reported. was mur-
dered near Chaperlto. New Mexico,
Saturday night. presumably by the
Mexicans, that murdered Florentino
Gonzales and badly wounded his 13-
year-old boy the preceding Thursday.
Lucero had seen and fired upon the
band of outlaws when they committed
n robbery recently at Chaperito, and II
Is supposed that the gang desired to
get rid Of him In order to avoid indenti-
fication In case any OF them were
caught. Both Lucero and the man
Gonzales. who was murdered ut Cora
zon. were well-tO-do. peaceable and
highly respected citizens. Doniciano
Lopez, n well-to-do sheep man. wns