The Monte Vista journal., 1899-05-27
GOSSIP FROM DENVER
AND THE STATE CAPITOL.

large number OF gamblers found there
arrested. Twelve houses were found
running. one OF which In the old Dan
iels residence on Curtis street. This
place has been recently fitted UP by
Ed Chase and Bob Austin, who claim
that they have expended $4,000 In
making 1t attractive to lovers Of games
of chance. These men have carried on
gambling In Denver for many years.
and Chase has been at the head Of the
company that runs the policy shops
OF the city. Chase is supposed to bc n
power In politics and to have n pull"
II anybody has. This last raid and
hundreds of similar movements by the
officers Of the city in years past. The
law which is clear and explicit, has
nearly always been enforced by ''iit,
and starts" After II raid has been
made no gambling is supposed to he
going on and even when the public
generally becomes aware that games
are running the police department de
MES emphaticaliy that they know any
thing of 1t. Then short time after
wards the owners OF gambling esiab-
lishments nre formally summoned by
name to appear before the board and
are told that they must quit business
at once. As these officers are sent out
simultaneously and find no difficulty
in going directly to the gambling
houses and finding men playing all
kinds Of games OF chance. the average
citizen generally thinks that these per-
formanccs are connected in some way
with the moves on the political chess
board. but he Is not always able to
trace the connection.
Coal Mine Inspector Simpson and
Deputy Inspector o. NJ. Hopkins have
Just returned from examinations Mt
the scenes OF recent fatal accidents,
and made their reports and added
comments to the effect that the ncgli-
gencc OF the miners themselves Is al
most invariably the cause Of fatalities.
Mr.. Hopkins returned from Crested
Butte, where Joe Dorsi, an Austrian OF
twcnty-thrcc years OF age. was killed
on May 18th. Mr.. Simpson came back
from Walsenburg, where Albert Rnsp-
| plia met death at the Victor Coal and
Coke Company ON the same day. Mr..
Hopkins report sets forth that Dorsi
was working In the mine and had plcn-
,y OF timber supplied by the company
close nt hand to prop the roof. but
failed TO use ii. The roof came down
and crushed him. The Walscnburg ac-
cident was similarly unnecessary. be'
ing due 10 the inclination Of the men
/ to save time at great risk. III you look
back over our reports YOU Will find
this true In great many cases rang
Ing over several years said Mr.. Hop
! kins. Some years are remarkably
free from fatalities, but these accidents
vary with the years. In 1856. for In
stance. there were only six fatalities.
while Just ton years later. In 1896.
there Were s!Nty-cight- nearly dozen
times as many. In ls.,s there We're
tweniy-four. This year looks rs II 1,
was going to be n bad one. That state.
mcnt is based ON accidents which have
occurred SO far During three months
commencing January lst. there were
seventeen fatalities. and already since
the end ~ the first quarter of the year
there have been five fatalities. n bad
showing. But these accidents will
continue. despite all precautions taken
by this office 50 Ion: as some OF the
miners are negligent.
AS result of n meeting held her,
the other night. Il hill making the elf!
dwellings region in the southwestern
part of Colorado n national park will
next convcning of Congress. Congress
man John +. Shafro,h. Judge Gcorg,
r. sumner. Booth Malone. Henry Van
klecck and Dr. Camden NJ Cobcrr
constituted the meeting. Congress
man Shnfroth went over the details oil
passing such a hill and the other gen
ilcmcn present. all of whom hay,
been ON the ground, recapitulatcd al
they personally gathered conccrninl
the Interesting ruins below Durango
Granting that the people living In III.
agricultural country contiguous To tn,
clin dwellings made no objections I,
III. setting aside OF the land contain
Ing these prehistoric buildings, and h,
had received almost an assurance tha
they would not, Mr., Shafro,h saw n,
lmpcdim"nt In the way OF passing I'll,
, bill. Maps and pictures Of the groun,
and ruins were carefully gone over an,
studied. While the dimensions OF th,
area were not specified. II Is though
that fifteen miles running northcas
ana southwest by four or five mllci
! Wide VIII include the most importan
ground without infringing on any pre-
cious mineral or agricultural land Mr.
Shafroth mad" copous notes To tax.
with him 10 .shington and VIII worl
for the Passage of the bill. lie advise
that no appropriation he asked for II
the first measure. II Will he sought I,
make some provision for the carc-ialS
Ing OF the ruins. Excavations mus
he mad" scientifically and Will he re-
strlc'cl 10y license. Mr. Shnfroth vii
try Ia enlist the interest OF the Smith
soninn Institution. The matter Will b,
pushed with all possible speed. At III,
present time two large exploring par
ties OF 100 members each are being or
ganizcd. one In San Francisco and ON.
In the East. Ia visit the Mnncos canoi
and cNcnrnt" In the ruins.
The State Board Of Land Commi.
sloncrs held n meeting on the 18TH ~
which considerable business OF lmpor,
nncr was transacted. The decision o
Register chiplcy 10 take immeiini,
steps TO put n stop to the whol.sai,
timber ,hi.vlne throughout the stint,
; was indorsed and the board agreed I.
/ support him. II was decided To lis.
every possible means TO see that oni,
those holding proper timber lease
should cut wood. In tho regular or,ic
Of business three timber leases wcr
agreed 10 ns soon ns the npprnlu
incnts ARE made. Because Of the spit
shown by ncighbors IN tho Snn Lui
: valley. III" right OF way could not h
! secured for ditch companies desiring I,
/ Improve state lands. Complaint wa
4 made to tho board nnd II did not dis
: pose of the matter yesterday. but b.
I the adoption Of n resolution by Rccrs'
= tRry Of Htntr Bcckwith tho evil wn
2 prevented for the futurr. Tho rerol,i