Gilpin observer., 1899-10-12
WESTERN NOTES.


hard fight to keep 1t intact, and the
contest, from legal standpoint, will
be an exceedingly interesting one.
Jack Edwards, the noted sheep own
er, was arrested at Rock Springs on a
complaint sworn out by E. P. Snow,
secretary Of the Wyoming board of
sheep commissioners. Edwards is
charged with bringing sheep into the
state without giving notice to the sheep
commission, as required by law. 1t is
probable that Mr.. Edwards, who owns
large number Of sheep in Oregon, and
will make many shipments into Wyom.
ing, will contest the legality of the
Wyoming statute regarding bringing
sheep into the state in the courts; and
that this will be made a test case. The
law provides penalty of fine and i'm
prisOnment for failing to give notice
to the board of sheep commissioners
of the intention of owners to bring
sheep into Wyoming, so that they may
be properly inspected.
In a few days n small herd of deer
will be driven from Glen Beulah park,
near Debeque, and turned over to the
state. 1t is estimated that at least 35
head will be taken in compliance with
the statutes allowing 10 per cent of
the natural increase to be taken by the
state. The deer will be sold by the
game and fish commissioner to the
highest bidder, and from indications
it is not likely that they will bring as
much as so many cattle. A good COW
will ordinarily bring $50, but the COM
missioner says he will do well If he
gets $25 head for the deer. Owners
of private parks are looked to as pros
families will bid high for fawns in
tended for pets. Just where the sale
will be held is not yet decided, but it
will probably be in Debeque, Is miles
from the present home of the animals.
None Of the deer may be taken out of
| the state.
| A long legal contest, fought by in
junction and counter injunction, prom
ises to put Off into the far future the
building of the short line between Den
yer and Cripple Greek. The fight be-
tween the Colorado & Southern and
the Denver Power & Irrigation COM
pany, by decision Of Judge Thayer
Of the United States Circuit court at
st. Louis, has been put on n basis on
which 1t may be fought through all the
courts Of the country. By the declara-
tiOn of the counsel of both sides this
will be done. Judge Thayer yester-
day decided to remand the case of the
Colorado Il Southern Railway CON-
| pany against the Denver Power G. Ir-
rigation company, involving n right of
way In South Platte canon, back to the
state court of Colorado, in which 1t
was originally instituted and whence
it has been removed to the United
States Circuit court for the district Of
| Gn1nrOdn Tho 70 Of Tho IN co
not discussed, the whole subject Of
consideration coming on a motion to
remand the case.
Test Is to at once be made in the
courts at Pueblo of the validity of a
liquor clause in all deeds to proper
ty at one time owned by the Colorado
Coal & Iron Company. which acquired
practically all Of what Is now in Pueb-
10 south Of the river through purchase
Of an old Mexican land grant. In sell
ing such of its property us lies on the
mesa the Colorado Coal & Iron Com
pany inserted clause by which the
grantee agreed not to use the land ac-
quired for saloon purposes or for the
sale of liquor in any manner The
clause has generally been observed. but
a few breaches of it have passed un-
noticed. The Collier Investment Com
|
known as City Hall place in Bessemer,
has now begun suit to recover posses
sion under this clause of lots which
stand in the name of the Neef Bros
Brewing Company of Denver, John
Millett and George jackson of Pueblo.
Several millions of dollars worth of
property has been sold with similar
clauses and the case is certain to be
hard fought.
Despite the fact that frost MS late
as May 3rd destroyed every blossom
in New Mexico, and this year has wit
messed the worst crop failure in the
history of New Mexico, yet the exhibit
tion Of the Horticultural Society of
New Mexico at Santa Fe is n success.
and the exhibits are better and more
numerous even than in previous years.
Every part Of New Mexico Is repre-
sented in the display Of fruit, and mag
nificent Is the term that must be ap-
piled to most Of the exhibits. Cover
nor Otero opened the fair with an elo-
quent address. The exhibits of apples
are many and very good. Peaches,
too, are well represented. In vegeta-
bles there nre number Of monstrosi-
ties well worth going distance to
see. Plums, grapes, walnuts, melons
prunes. raspberries, strawberries and
other fruit from all parts OF the terri
tory make fine display. The display
OF preserving fruit Is superior and ex-
cited the admiration OF all visitors. An
exhibit Of tobacco is unique and shows
that even tobacco can be successfully
raised in New Mexico.
The strike Of the miners Mt the Bald
win coal mines, owned and operated
by the Colorado & Southern railroad,
has come to an end. The difficulty was
not adjusted. The men simply re-
turned to work without getting any
concessions. The e'men have been on n
strike about month. The disagree
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