Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-04-27
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

II. N. tllisDuTy. tue cHesS Siihiilhoh,
has been visiting Denver.
The trainmen on the Midland Termi-
nal struck for higher wages on the
Goth.
1t is stated that the Utes own the
best portion OF the reservation to be
thrown open May 4th.
General William II. Shafter, on his
way to San Francisco. stopped over III
Denver few hours Sunday.
Ex-Attorney General Byron l.. Carr
OF LOngmont died on the 21st at Mill
eral Wells. Texas, where he had gone
for his health.
In the Colorado militia Captains
Verdeckberg and Ransom have been
promoted to the positions of lieutenant
colonel and major, respectively.
The people of Breckenridge welcom-
ed q train on the 24th. the first that
they had seen since February 4th. A
hundred citizens helped clear the
tracks.
]. r. Ammons. father OF Senator Il.
NJ. Ammons. died suddenly OF npopiexy
last Thursday at his home. near Trum-
bull. in Douglas county. He was SIX
fy-one years old.
A new line of telegraph wire VIII be
strung between Denver and Kansas
tcity by May 18th. 1t is made neces-
barry by the rush of business at the
Western Union office at Denver.
The daily output of the United Verde
mine Mt Jerome, Arizona. Is said to be
hoo tons per day OF copper alone. The
Ore carries considerable values in gold
and silver. and the annual production
Is worth from fifteen to eighteen mil
!ion dollars.
The boards of county commissioners
OF Ell Paso and Teller counties have
agreed to divide the funds In the pro-
portion of 1925 for El Paso and 2i.io
for Teller. The actual division OF the
funds will not take place until the su-
preme Court has passed on the consul
tutionality of the Ammons bill.
The skeleton of Otto Goette, or
Brown, the lone shepherd of the Big
Muddy, was found Sunday afternoon
within n hnlf mile of his ranch near
Byers. 1t had been buried under the
Hank OF the stream and the spring
Hoods washed II out. A big hole In the
kkull showed that Goette was muir
icrcd.
An important decision was rendered
|by the wyoming Supreme Court the
|other day. In the case of Henry Kns-
mussen and G. L. Blydenburg vs.. me
County Commissioners OF carbon
County. The plaintiffs collected snln-
rics during the time they were contest
ling for the office which We're hnaiiy
awarded to them.
The county treasurer Of Arapnhoe
+ county has finally won his case against
the American Refrigerator Transit
Company. which refused to pay taxes
upon it's rolling stock In Arapnhoe
county, An opinion was handed down
by the United Stntes Supreme Court
affirming the decision of the Colorado
Supreme Court and sustaining the tax.
fThe costs are nll charged to the COM
pnny. The opinion is far reaching, af-
1 fecting not only refrigerator cars but
The Coronado mine nt Leadville has
an unique water supply. In sinking
the shaft stream of water running
west was cut about eighty-fve feet
| from the surface. A small station WAS
cut on one side of the shaft. tank
sunk, and made water tight with clay.
A small pump sends the stream to the
/ top, supplying the boilers with wnte.'
and furnishing most excellent bevcr-
nge for the men. The stream flows at
the rate OF twenty gallons per minute.
DIR. Martha Hughes Cannon, state
senator of Utah, and the only woman
! who hns ever been voted for as candi-
date for United States senator, Is liv-
| ing in polygamy. Proof Of this. In the
way Of an addition to the Cannon
family, has Just arrived. President
| Angus NJ. Cannon, her husband. one OF
the most prominent ecclesiastics OF the
| Mormon Church. Is receiving the con-
gratulations of his friends on the ar
rival of daughter.
Samuel Newhouse and Thomas Weir
have secured an option OH the Dragon
| mine in the Tintic district. Utah, ana
are developing 1t with large force OF
miners. The mine Is an immense Diow
| out of iron that has produced more
| than 10000 tons for the smelters dur
ING the last wear. The ground below
| the blowout is to be thoroughly eX.
| nlored and 1t Is believed that 1t VIII
prove to be one of the greatest mines
In the Iintic district.
state Engineer Elwood Mead Of Wy
oming, who has charge of irrigation
matters in the West for the depart
ment of agriculture. is collecting data
. from the various western states and
| territories of water supply at this time
OF the year and of the amounts of
water used in various localities In or
der to ascertain definitely the duty of
water and water requirements. Re.
ports are now being received from all
parts of the West which will form n
valuable addition to irrigation informa-
tior.
John B. Howell. one of the Oldest
,n,i ,,,,,t .,,no.ssful nrosDectol'S of the
In Sal district. and n former resident
of Ouray, Is believed to have lost his
life in n storm on the mountains just
this side of the Utah line. Searching
parties have been sent out to look FOR
him. hut nil efforts have been fruitless