Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-01-12
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

very sick.
The First territorial regiment has
been ordered out Of service.
-Four murders were committed In
Butte between the LIST and Sth of this
month.
The Pueblo steel mills have enough
work contracted to keep them busy SIX
months.
The Colorado Poultry and Pet Stock
show will be held ut the Gettysburg
building on January 10th.
Morris Mecklenburg of Como. Park
county, has been appointed postmaster
vice A. J. Wallace, removed.
John |. Thompson has been appointed
postmaster at Andrews, Sierra couh-
ty, New Mexico, vice q. w. Delama-
ter, resigned.
Engineer Mart Wright was Instantly
killed while running his engine hear
Rock Creek. Wyoming, last week. The.
side rod broke and struck him.
James Doyle was ordered before the
Supreme Court at Denver Monday as a
result OF liabeas corpus proceedings.
The Supreme Court will consider his
case on its merits.
Mrs. Shute and Miss Zeigler, who
were terribly burned by IN explosion
of gas In a vault In the capitol build
ing ut Denver, are likely to recover
from the effects of their burns. 10
prevent n recurrence of the disaster no
gas will be used In the vaults here
after.
The retiring superintendent of public
instruction has certified to the state
auditor tho apportionment OF state
school funds for the six months Just
closed. The total amount to be distrib-
uted Is about $4,000 of which Arapa.
hoe county gets $11.021. The money Is
derived from the sale and rentals OF
school lands, etc.
Articles of Incorporation of the Du-
chesne Railway Company have been
filed at Salt Lake. The incorporators
are attorneys Of the Rio Grande West
ern Company. and the purpose IL to
build a branch line from Cotton, on the
Rio Grande Western. into the asphalt
um fields Of the Duchesne country. a
distance Of fifty-one miles. The capital
stock is $765 900. and the road will un-
doubtedly be u profitable feeder.
Information comes from an authori-
tative source, says the Rocky Mountain
News, that the Westinghouse Electric
Company of Plttsburg, one Of the most
powerful electric corporations in the
world, has secured control of several
coal mines In the Marshall district, and
will soon begin the erection of n large
electrical power transmission plant on
the general lines OF the institution now
in operation mt Canon City and supply
Ing Cripple Greek with power.
Farmers arc jubilant over the out
look for irrigation during the coming
season. According to competent au-
thorities, the snow fall In the noun
tains Is the heaviest known for years
and the prospects are brighter than
at any time since 1904. Reports from
all parts of the mountains tell the
same story. The ravlnes are filled with
snow, the snow fall in the parks has
been unusually heavy and us the snow
came previous to the first of Janu.
ary. 1t is well packed down.
c. B. Eddy. president and general
manager of the El PasO l. Northwest
ern Railway, has wired from New
York to the contractors to proceed at
once with the work of preparing TO
grade the extension of the main line OF
the road from La Cuz to Salado, near
White Oaks, New Mexico, a distance
of 30 miles. At Salado are located the
extensive coal fields which were dis
covered about twelve years ago. The
extension is to be completed by May
Both next.
Representative Shnfroth made
strong speech in the House In opposi-
ton to the proposition to abandon all
the assay offices in the mountain states.
This was made in the interest Of the
Philadelphia and San Francisco mints.
1t was proposed by Chairman Cannon
of the appropriation committee and
supported by Loud of California. Mr..
Shafroth forcibly pointed out the dis
advantages of the change and the lack
of economy in the proposition, and was
successful In defeating 1t.
Katie Greenwood, postmistress at
Goldfield. has been deposed from Office
and NJ. d. Vincent placed in charge. |
Inspector Fredericks of the depart
ment happened In the office Monday
morning and checked up the money or
der drawer to find about 5000 missing. |
John Greenwood, husband of the ap- |
Dointee. has been in charge of the Of |
flee and is accused of having embez-
Zled funds. The United States MARI
shal was at once communicated with. |
and the officer sent down to arrest him.
The shipments of coal from WyO-
ming have Increased considerably and
the coal mining industry of the state
has been fairly prosperous during the
year for all connected with it. During i
the year ended September 30. 1898, the
coal mined ut the nineteen operations
in the state under the jurisdiction of |
the inspector amounted to 2,S71,S46
tons AT small works operated by
ranchmen and others and not filing re-
ports it is estimated $1,000 tons We're
mined, making the total tonnage of the
state 2,946.S4G, the largest years pro-
duction in the history of the state.
During the year there were ten fatal