The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-18
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.


side markets should the proposed lines
be built.
At the executive meeting of the Sol
diers' Aid Society of Denver held Fri
day 1t was decided after much delib-
GRAFTON that the funds of the organiza-
ton would net permit it to continue
after the period stated. and the board
has resolved not to ask for any more
funds which have been contributed by
popular subscription since 1t was or
ganized last spring. The treasurer re-
ported that from the first day of the
society's organization up to date the
total receipts received were S7,57S,
with balance in the treasury at pres
ent of S519. The society has at pres
ent thirty-four families on the benefic-
larry list The care of these families
will be transferred to some of the char
lty organizations which have express
eu Willingness to assist as much as
possible.
The engineering school of the State
University is carrying on some highly
interesting and practical experiments
in telegraphing without wires Dr.
william Duane, head of the depart
ment of physics, is in charge of the
work. Messrs. Il. NJ. Montchyck and
ID. V. Sickman of the senior class in
the engineering school are making the
experiments. In the experiment as
so Tar made, sharp signals We're re-
ceived through the thick stone walls
of the Hale scientific building, with all
doors and windows closed, the great
est distance being 100 feet. Wires are
now being placed vertically on the
building preliminary to telegraphing
through greater distances, the fact be-
n
denser for distance of one mile. the
ratio then increasing as squares of the
two lengths.
With the acquiescence of the state
land board, the Great Plains Land and
Water Storage Company will take i'm
mediate steps to bring into Colorado n
colony of 1000 families. comprising
about 10000 people. For some weeks
the company has been negotiating with
the land board for the purchase of
1000 acres of school land in the Arkan-
sas valley near Lamar but such deter
mined opposition TO the project has ap-
peared that the completion of the
transaction has been delayed Repre-
sentatives of the company have ap-
peared before Register Chipley and
laid bare the plans of the concern for
the colonization of that portion of the
Arkansas valley in which the school
land mentioned is located 1t was de-
cided that the board shall make an ex-
animation of the land under discussion,
and to do that Il trip to Lamar was ar
ranged. The members, accompanied
by representatives of the company and
by committee representing the oppo-
sition' will make the journey in few
days.
The Denver & Rio Grande hospital II.
Salida was destroyed by fire on the
18th. The alarm was sounded at
o'clock and when the fire apparatus
arrived the roof was burning. The fire
originated from flue starting in the
framework of the roof. An insufficient
pressure of water prevented effective
work by the firemen and citizens, who
volunteered. and it was soon evident
that the building. fine three-story
structure. was doomed. About thirty
patients We're in the building, but all
were removed in safety and taken to
various houses for care and protection.
There being no wind the building
burned slowly, so that most of the val
liable furniture and fixtures were
saved. The firemen kept streams of
water playing on the upper floors, so
that the first floor is not entirely de-
stroyed. The hospital was one of the
finest buildings in this section of the
state, and is the property of the EN-
ployes' Relief Association of the Rio
Grande system. 1t is amply insured
and will be at once rebuilt. 1t is
thought that none of the patients will
suffer in consequence of hasty removal
w. S. Stratton has sold his Independ.
ence mine at Cripple Creek to the Ven
ture corporation of London. This is
the largest mining deal made in this
state for many years. The price of the
property is not stated. but it is intimat-
ed that Mr.. Strntton will get several
million dollars for the mine. The
story of the Independence mine is one
of the romances of Cripple Creek. and
is familiar to most of the people of
Colorado. The discovery was made in
1890, and from that day to this there
has not been n day when Mr.. Stratton
has not been active in its development.
In spite of discouragements. including
that most grievous of all discourage
ments-poverty-he persisted in work.
ing the claim. sometimes single-hand-
ed, until after two years he was en-
abled to make his first important ship
ment. In 1893 the net profits of the
mine amounted to 100000 In the next
three years the mine has put into cir
culatiOn more than S4,O0O,O00 in gold.
of which fully one-half was net profit
Very rich ore bodies remain un-
touched in the mine, valued at several
million dollars
Details of the trouble between DR..
Rose Kidd Beere of Denver, the rep.
resentative of the Soldiers Aid Soci-
ETY., who followed the Colorado volun-
teers on their journey to Manila and
who has been with them until recently
as nurse reached Governor Thorn
as last week in the mail from the Phil
ipninnc Tho rneairaI hn