The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-04

been dry and cool over the whole ter
rifory. and favorable for working the
soil and planting crops. Cold nights
have checked the rnpld growth OF veg
citation. and In the higher alfitudes OF
the northern ,cpuhtIes severe frosts
have done little damage. owing TO the
general backwardness Of the season
More alfalfa than ever has been sown
this year. and In the southern counties
II is almost ready for the first crop.
The Jury In the case OF Sam Carter
and William Waugh. the two Vulcan
miners who have had two trials he
fore the District Court Mt Gunnison,
brought In verdict OF acluitfnl- Car
ter and Waugh were charged with
robbery. 1t was said they took away
guns from persona connected with ard
in charge of the Vulcan mine. This
was. II was alleged. the inception Of
The entire trouble. and the verdict rem
dered by the jury will simplify the
entire situation. Arrangements have
been perfected by which the twen-
ty other men who were implicat-
ed In the nffnir, md against
whom some eighty charges have
been made. will be nrraigned be-
fore the court and viii enter plea
OF guilty TO the charge Of assault. A
nominal .lne will probably be imposed.
and the affair will come to an end.
The verdict gives general satisfaction
to the taxpayers. for 1t means the saw
Ing Of thousands OF dollars to the
county.
The Colorado Bonrd OF Agriculture
met at Fort Collins on the 25th. The
minutes OF the December meeting
tvorn dfea and flta rlunup
appointing DIR. Aston Ellis ms presi-
dent Of the State Agricultural College
wns rescInded, on motion Of Governor
Thomas. by a vote Of . to 4. Il. f.
Sharp OF Pueblo was elected president
OF the bonrd by n vote OF to 4. Il.
NJ. Hnwley OF Canon City was elected
secretary OF the board. and q. A.
Webb of Fort Collins treasurer. The
matter OF the election OF a successor
TO DIR. Ellis was deferred until the
evening session. The candidates dis
cussed are Rev. Barton Aylesworth.
Rev. Baynrd Craig, Chancellor Nc
Dowcll OF Denver. Professor l.. u.
Carpenter of Fort Collins and Profess
sor johnson of the Longmont College.
At the evening session Chancellor Will
lam +. Mcdowell OF the University OF
Denver was elected to succeed Presi-
dent Ellis. II is not known whether
Chancellor Mcdowell VIII accept or
not.
A dispatch from Aspen says: Noun
tain sheep. nt the head Of Conundrum
gulch and Maroon creek. have suffered
terribly from the rigors OF the last
winter. Rich Thomson and David
Saunders, two young trappers. who re-
turned from Maroon lakes sunday, re-
port having found the body Of one
sheep dead In snowslide and brought
Its horns out as evidence OF their
find. A short distance away were two
more. buck and n eve, so nearly
starved that they made no attempt TO
get away mt the approach of the boys.
They were snow-bound In little
gulch and had eaten on cottonwood
saplngs an inch or more In diameter.
The young men lifted the sheep from
the snow and took them some distance
to spot where the sun Ind melted the
snow from the mountain. and cut some
brush for them 10 ent. The animals,
they snId, were little more than living
skeletons. but were able to walk about.
Another trnpper In thnt section reports
having found several dead sheep and
IL OF the opinion that n greater part OF
them In that section have perished.
At the hcad OF the gulches. south OF
Aspen, there have been known to cx-
list several bands Of sheep. OF from
twenty-five TO forty each, or about
100 In NIL.
A dlspntch from Hugo, Colorado. on
the 2Stl. said: A prairie fire has been
ringing this morning near the Gilbert
and Lincoln county line. Many OF the
largest cattle and sheep men of East
ern Colorado are located near the burn
Ing territory. The fire Is spreading
with great rnpIdIty In n southerly d.
rectIon from the Union Pacific rail-
rond, where the fire is supposed to
have started. II IL believed to have
originated in sparks from the early
west-bound passenger train this morn
ing. The dense clouds of smoke have
caused great excitement here and We
hlcles md saddle horses are leaving
town. bearing fire fighters, bound for
the scene OF action. No loss of life or
property is reported. The Are started
In the vicinity OF Lake station. spread
Ing rapidly south and west. The
spread of the flames was checked on
the south and enst sides OF the confia-
grafton only after great difficulty and
not until 1t had extended distance of
twelve or fifteen miles, burning every
thing In Its pathway. Luckily no
ranch property was reached. From
all Information gathered the fire prob
ably did more or less damage TO sever
nj ranches along the west side of the
burned territory. The fire along the
south side OF Big Sandy, in the range
OF sand hills. burned quickly as the
grass was high and dry. On this side
OF the sand hills the prairie grass con-
sists of short buffalo grass and the
progress OF the flames here was
checked by plowlng several rows OF
burrows dry. Sand gulches aided the
fire fighters perceptibly. Had the pro-
gress OF the fire not been checked. with
the high winds prevailing It would
have cost ranchmen but II few miles
south their all. Owing to the back
ward spring new grass will not be
greatly injured.
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