The Elbert County tribune., 1899-07-27
WESTERN NOTES.

ming. have been idle for three days.
The drivers OF the company struck.
resulting la over 600 men being
thrown out Of employment. The cause
OF the strike y said to be 0ie action
OF the company In dlscharging n dri-
yer In the mine who carelessly allowed
n valuable horse to he injured so that
II had-fo he shot The Miners Union
held n meeting and asked for an In
yestignfI0n. which was granted by the
company. II It's generally conceded
that the matter of wages IL not In
volved and that the miners will all
return TO work soon.
The town OF Vulcan suffered heavy
financial loss by fire shortly after mid
night Friday but sadder stlll IL the loss
OF two young boys. the two eldest sons
OF Mr.. aud Mrs. Peter Dolan. The fire
started In the upper story OF the hotel
building kept by Mr.. DoIan. and evil
IDENTIFY In the room occupied by his
boys, aged 10 and IL years. Mr.. Dolan
and his wife. with two younger chill
drcn, slept on the lower floor. and
managed TO get ont without serious in
juries. Mr.. Dolan procured a ladder
and attempted TO reach the upper story
TO save his boys. and In so doing he
was so badly burned that his life is
now despaircd Of.
President George. W. Ristine OF the
Colorado Midland has accepted the Of
fce OF vice president of the Chicago &
Alton road. and will Immediately re-
sign his office on the Colorado line.
Mr.. 1tlstine Is at Glenwood Springs
with his family. He will remain there
n few days and then come to Denver
and close up his affairs and lcnve for
his new position. II is likely TINT
Il nf 10 s.Af ..f i,. ~
ondo Midland will he taken TO Chi
cngo 10 accept higher positions with
the Alton line. Who will follow Mr..
Ristine into the executive management
OF the Midland Is not yet announced.
but II Is more than likely that Mr.. l..
q. Cannon. the present comptroller
and executive manager, will step into
the higher position.
War has been declared by the terri
tory OF New Mexico on the Continental
OIL Company. which ls Identical with
the Standard on Company. The last
Legislature passed law establishing
commercial commission and also n
law providing for the Inspection of coal
oil and certain fee to be paid for the
inspection The company has thus far
openly dcficd the law and to-day the
commercial commission instructed So
licitor General II. l.. Bartlett to pro
ceed against the company. Hon. Neill
B. Field of Albuquerque IL attorney
for fhe oil company. and both arc
anxious to push the suit 30 ms to get
the United States court to pass upon
the constitutionality Of the law. A Jury
will be waived before the District
Court and the cnse will he brought
before the territorial Supreme Court
In August and before the United
Stntes Supreme Court In October The
feeling against the oil company in the
territory Is very bitter as the retail
price OF 30 cents gallon charged for
coal oil Is deemed much too high, and
bitter fight will he made by the terri
torlal authorities against the mon
opoIy with a view of breaking 1t.
The Union Pacific fossil fields expc
dition. numbering nearly 100 men
pnsscd through Omaha few days
ago and Mt Laramie took wagons
for the wonderland of Wyoming. Sci
entists Of this country nre manifesting
extraordinary interest In this undertak.
ing. Many will Join the party In the
field between now nnd August 1st.
The trip win probably consume forty
days. The main direction viii be
northwest and the itinerary will be ter
minated nt the Grand canon of the
Platte. On the homeward journey
new route VIII be selected and the
trip will consequently be as varied as
| II can possibly he made. II Is purely
for the benefit OF geologists. This cx-
pedition has been arranged by the
Union Pacific officials because OF the
interest which has been created by the
recent discoveries of reptillan fossils
OF enormous size as well as other re-
markable curiosities. Huge mammals
| 90 al. ha a,,tt
with numerous orders of large animals
that have long been extinct. Among
them are camels, rhinoceroses. dogs.
cats, elephants and monkeys, great sea
monsters, fishes OF innumernble de-
scription and fossil leaves that prove
conclusively. that in early ages Wyo-
ming was the home of great forests of
tropical and semltropical trees.
The smaller Heron site for the new
public building Mt Lcadville has been
\ recommended by Special Agent Nc
Dowell The entire site IL offered for
S23,000, embracing property mt the
corner of Harrison avenue and Eighth
street, 105x1o3 feet The smaller por-
tion is offered the government for S12,-
600. The latter proposition is recon-
mcnded by Mr.. Mcdowell. This will
give room fer building 6Ox1O0 feet.
feet space on the other side. The last
Congress appropriated $4,000 for n
building In Leadville. but 1t is doubt
full whether n building of the size
proposed can be erected with this
amount After deducting $4,000 for
n site, and $1,000 for contingent ex-
penses, S35,000 remains for construc-
tion of the building. The estimate of
cost for n building embracing GOOO
square feet OF space In favorable To-
cnlities, is Sl3 per square foot, and
S1i In unfayorable localities. Lead
vile is said TO be a very unfayorable
locality. and the building would cost
fully S15 per square foot. At this rate
4 the cost of the building will be nearly
100000. With this prospect in view,
some doubt whether any steps will he
taken toward buying site until af-
ter Congress shall have nm opportunity
of increasing the appropriation. 1t is
understood that Secretary Gage will
hold up the whole matter after a talk
with Supervising Architect Taylor.
! The Colorado & Southern and Santa
Fe officials have completed their track
nge agreement. giving the Colorado
the use of the Santa Fe tracks between
Denver and Pueblo. The change re-
suits in new schedule of Texas trains
on the Colorado. The Fort Worth
train will leave Denver at t2:15 p. m.
instead of 11.15 a. m.. ms at present.
and arrive In Fort Worth on the pres
ent schedule time. The train will leave
Fort Worth as at present, but Will ar
rive in Denver at 10 y. m. instead of
/ p. IN. The new time is II reduc-
tion OF more than five hours under the
time formerly made between Denver
and Fort Worth. All through freight
and passenger trains of the Colorado
will run over the Santa Fe tracks be-
t,xaap n.nx..,. aud puahIn rrhor., is