The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-08
GOSSIP FROM DENVER
AND THE STATE CAPITOL.

strongly oppose no matter what may
be the emergency"
The Post says: There Is a railroad
race in the old Ute Indian reserva-
tion that has an element Of excite
ment in 1t. Two parties, each with
more or less Denver interests behind
them. realizing that Pagosa Springs
will be the distributing point for the
recently opened reservation. have
started a chess game, cajoling ranch
men and employing secrecy and night
surveys to extend their lines further.
Competing with the Rio Grande, Pa
gosa e. Northern railroad is the San
Juan & Pagosa Springs railroad, pro-
5ected by interests that have always
been bitterly hostile to A. T. Suflen-
berger, who with the officers Of the
Denver & Rio Grande Is building the
Rio Grande. Pagosa Springs & Nor
thern. The object OF the race is to
reach drst the rich lumber districts
and mineral territory In the vicinity
Of Pagosa Springs. f. II. Biggs and
Charles Biggs are behind the San
Juan & Pagosa Springs railroad.
which is building from I.umberton,
n. NJ. to the Springs. Lumberton Is
on the Rio Grandc's main line to Du-
range. Fourteen miles Of the Biggs
road. 1t is said, arc practically built
already. A statement made on excel.
lent authority Ia that the McPhee &
McGinnity Lumber company Of Den.
yer is behind the Biggs brothers,
while Sullenberger and Newton, Of the
re-Newton Lumber company rep
resent the other interest, which in
ciudes President JefYery and other Rio
Grande officials. Active work began
on May 10 and by July u the survey
ors VIII have completed their task. It
was stated mt Rio Grande headauar-
ters this morning that the major por-
tion OF the Rio Grande. Pagosa L. Nor
thern would he completed before the
snow files. In the meantime Just as
active work has been done by the
biggs people. Their headquarters are
NJ Luinbcrton. and from that point n
short line has been built to several
large mills operated by them. This
me VIII be utIlizel In running north
to Pagosa Springs"
The United States branch mint in
thls city, Tor the fiscal year Just ended.
reports the largest sum total OF gold
recelpts In the annals OF the 'nstltu-
toh. for the twelve months the gold
received and paid for at this mint foo,s
up 2l,1i4.247. compared with SIG oIo
4il.M In the fiscal year ending June
10. lsos. which was period OF exceo.
tional activity In mining for gold and
In mctallurgical improvements. che
latter being responsible for nj lens,
one-thlrd of the gain. The increase
In this fiscal year compared with us
Immediate predecessor, reads 81. MT .
.oo.O'. or ;D.2 per cent. about e1uiye
lent TO South Africa's wonderful cniu
In the first five months OF the present
year, compared with the correspond.
Ing period In 1903. 1t Is thus seen
thnt Colorado. taken ns a gold pro,luc.
Ing district. stands close TO the from,
with the promise OF even more rapid
gains In the near future. a. gold
strikes are Of daily occurrence In ali
parts OF the state while placer mining
with dredges has but just commenced.
For the month Of June the mint pay.
menta foot up 81. l.2JGO Il, compared
with $l.lSs.247.43 In June. 1893. Tbs
gain reads 81. $4,000. or In excess Of
per cent. For the calendar year 1898
the Denver mint paid out so. l67,.
9'3. y for gold and SIS O21 0c for silver.
""A"k SSv.AcbsuDbu1 Al NO40. T1ID
was the next largest total to the one
herein reported for the fiscal year
ending to-day. or this figure SIC.
SsA.1O In gold. and &22. 2.sa65l in silver.
was credited to Colorado mines. while
districts foreign 10 Colorado such A.
Alaska, Arizona, Mexico. Nevada, New
Mexico. Utah. South Dakota and Wyo.
ming. contributed &GI%. .G25.6l in gold
and i.sGs:S3 IN silver. In other words,
Of the total gold received and paid for
during 1893 Mt the Denver branch
mint. q fraction Of over 3 per cent,
was credited TO outside sOurces, leaving
07 per cent. for the Colorado mines
When coinage In established In this
city the deposits from outside camps
will show . rapid Enin. Under present
circumstance. with the chief market
for bullion In New York city. n large
proportion OF the western reior,s au.i
bullion bricks arc forwarded 3y ex-
press.