The Springfield herald., 1899-06-02
GOSSIP FROM DENVER
AND THE STATE CAPITOL

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A dispatch from Washington say,
The work of building the Denver mil
was to-day taken out of the hands q
Contractor Mcintyre and placed j.
charge of government officials. 1rea-
ury officials state that Mcintyre Is br
hind on the contract and shows no di-
position to complete the work within
the time scheduled. They assert tha
the Treasury Department has give
him several extensions of time but II
still refuses to hurry the work. Al
extension was given him last Decen-
Der because he said that the weathr
was too severe and that heavy snov
prevented work. At that time he saIl
that after May LIST he would have 4W
cubic feet of granite on the groun
each day. Reports from Denver ind
cate that not more than eighty cubi,
feet each day has been placed. Treas
ury officials also state that McIntyra
has failed in all respects to keep up ths
requirements of the contract. Th.
work will remain in the hands of tn.
government officials until 1t can b.
awarded to some other contractor.
Revenue from a source heretofore
unconsidered will soon begin to come
into the office of Secretary of State
Becllwith. Under the law the existence
of corporation ceases after twenty
years, and unless it is renewed before
the expiration of that time the state
no longer recognizes 1t. The secretary
has been looking over the indices of
the corporations and finds that many
of the larger ditch and irrigation COM
panies which filed with large capital
stock are beginning to run near the end
Of their legal existence. Before the last
Legislature passed different law, the
companies could rcincorporate by pay
ing for Il folio filing, which was about
$50 in many cases. The law passed
by the last Legislature demands
the same fee as an original filing. and
all companies desiring 10 prolong their
legal existence must pay up before pa
pers are issued to them. Besides many
of the large ditch companies. some of
the early day mining companies are
reaching their legal lfe's end, and must
reincorporate.
Colorado smelters are threatened
with n famine of lead ores. on account
of the small output of the Occur
d'Alene district. 1t is fact not gen
orally known that fully 10 per cent of
the lead ore used in Colorado comes
from that section. A considerable guam
tity is brought from the SLOGAN district,
British Columbia. bur the lead produc-
ton of Colorado is so light and uncer-
tain in quantity that n shortage in the
production from either of the great
northern camps is likely to cause seri-
Gus Inconvenience to smelling interests
all over the country. The shortage in
the present supply is the direct result
of the drastic measures inaugurated by
General Merriam in refusing to permit
the employment of men formerly con-
nected with the union. None of the
mines in that district have yet succeed
ed in securing Il full complement Of
men, and at the rate mt which men are
now being employed 1t is feared that 1t
will be some time before the usual ship
ments of ore will be made. The present
supply of lead ores M the several smell
ters of this state is sufficient to last
several weeks yet, and the anxiety of
the managers is not on account of n
present shortage. but because of the
uncertainty of production for the i'm
mediate future. Steps have been taken
to secure all the ore possible from the
other lead producing districts, and
with the extra supply that may be thus
obtained, and care in the use of that
on hand it is believed the critical pc
riod may be tided over without gen
eral closing down of the smelters.
As result of a meeting held here
the other night. n bill making the cliff
dwellings region in the southwestern
part of Colorado national park will
in all probability be introduced at the
next convening of Congress. Congress
man John +. Shafroth. Judge George
7. Sumner. Booth Malone, Henry Van
Kleeck and DIR. Camden NJ. Cobern
constituted the meeting. Congress
man Shafroth went over the details OF
tlemen present, all of whom have
been on the ground. recapitulated all
they personally gathered concerning
the interesting ruins below Durango
Granting that the people living in the
agricultural country contiguous to the
cliff dwellings made no objections to
the setting aside of the land contain.
ing these prehistoric buildings, and he
had received almost an assurance that
they would not. Mr.. Shafroth saw nc
impeachment in the way of passing the
bill. Maps and pictures of the ground
and ruins were carefully gone over and
studied. While the dimensions of the
area We're not specified, ii is thought
that fifteen miles running northeast
and southwest by four or five miles
wide will include the most important
ground without infringing on any pre-
cious mineral or agricultural land. Mr.
Shafroth made copious notes to take
with him to Washington and will work
for the passage of the bill. He advises
that no appropriation be asked for in
the first measure. 1t will be sought to
make some provision for the care-tak.
ing of the ruins. Excavations mus,
be made scientifically and will be re.
stricted by license. Mr.. Shafroth will
try TO enlist the interest of the Smith,
sonian Institution. The matter will he
pushed with all possible speed. At the
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