The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-03
WESTERN NOTES.

longing 10 tnf EfNut bn tut 0trt hh'
north. and other eastern buyers have
one tract. At this rate the Maxwell
Land Grant Company win soon own
very little land In southern Colfax
What use this land Is to be put
to II not known. II IL known TO be the
best agricultural land on the grant
The Union Pacific geological expedi-
fion. after spending two days In the
crefaceons beds ner Rock Creek. NOV
ed northwest and Is now eDcnmped at
the old and classic Jurnsslc field at
Como. where Professor Marsh secured
his great dinosnur collection. which Is
now on exhibition NJ Yale. The work
In the cretaceous field was more than
md every member Of the
party returned the first dny loaded
down with rare fossils. New discov-
cries were numerous and many Of
them are Of enough importance TO sci
ence TO form Important themes for sci
entific discussion during the coming
fall Tons OF specimens have already
been shipped TO all parts of the Unit
ed States.
Repeated inquiries have been re
ccived by State Engineer McCune con
reservoir dam now building. Plans
and specifications were flied with the
state engineer some months ago and
showed absolute safety In construc-
tion. The detailed plans have just
been received by Engineer McCune.
They are the work OF James d..
Schuyler of Los Angeles. one of the
most eminent hydraulic engineers In
the country. Engineer Schuyler eS-
poets TO personally superintend the
construction of the dam which. in the
opinion OF the state engineer, Will be
positive guarantee Of Its safety. The
dam will be thirty feet high with
heavy masonry walls, with large earth
fills back of them. Everything ls set
on concrete base with wing walls Of
masonry and concrete.
A special to the Denver Times
from Steamboat Springs says the
plans for Gnme and Fish Day
nre being rapidly mntured and the com.
pleted program win be announced this
week. Over 5000 has been raised
which Will he distributed In prizes.
There seems to be the greatest inter-
est In the event throughout the West.
aud dozens OF letters are being re-
celved from NIL parts inquIring for fur
tber particulars. The hunt Will prob
ably begin on Tuesday before the event
and IN this there seems to he the great
est interest. Logan II. Crawford. w. j.
Williams and II. Schnnfnit. Jr.. have
been appointed captains of the hunt.
and they will organize the expedition
and appoint lleutenants in order to
properly distribute the sportsmen. As
n side issue. to be looked at when
y. Ill a -.
there viii be grand exhibit OF all the
resources of northwestern Colorado.
which Will be very popular and inter.
esting feature.
The Lendville Herald Democrat
says: The lumber dealers anticipate u
very serious shortage of mining tim
bers next winter. and are taking nd
vantage of the open season to buy up
all the logs offered. The prices are
much higher this season than ever be.
fore. and the choppers can find a ready
market for M their timber. A qucs-
tion that hns been discussed by lum.
Der dealers to a considerable extent Is
the right of the log men to go on gov
ernment lnnd and take the dead tim.
bers. Timber Inspector Ryan consult
ed the authorities Mt Washington and
found that while there was no objection
to the dead timber being taken. Tn
Gle Sam should receive something for
1t. This Is conceded TO be perfectly
Just, and the result will probably he
an arrangement with the lumber men
who will pay the government for the
timber. probably | or 2 cents stick
Inspector Ryan will make some further
inquiries from the Washington author,
tiles, and will advise the sawmill men
what arrangements have been made.
Charles NJ. Owen. the man who Is
acting ms complainant on behalf OF
those who are Investigating the polyg
amy prosecutions, has filed nm nfii
davit with the county attorney charg
ing Apostle Heber 7. Grant with adul
terry, but the county attorney has TAX
en- no action, nor signified what he pro
poses to do. The circumstances in thii
case are similar to those in the Angu
Cannon case. and an interesting ques
ton, one that Is causing polygamisti
much worry. is whether Offenders o
this class can be prosecuted for adul
terry. Cannon was charged with I'm
lawful cohabitation, u mlsdemeanor
and the fine In his case, 500, was no
satisfactory to the anti-polygamy agi
tators. They. therefore. proceede,
against Grant ON the adultery charge
this offence being felony, punishable
by Imprisonment for three years. Al
interesting feature In the Grant cas-,
is the fact that the polygamous wifi
with whom the adultery is alleged Il
have been committed Is sister o
Governor Wells. and he is named a
n witness In the case.
A special dispatch from Silver Plum
10. lao.
usual accident happened in the Pelical
mine and was Il close call for two Ital
ians named Tom and Nirgiglio Cassn
granda. They We're working at tn,
top of the raise from the Diamond tun
mel level, 5000 feet west of the tunnel
and were at the top of the raise, sew
enty-five feet high. putting In new tim
bers for the purpose of starting worl
tipraising to another level. They ha,
put In several sets of new timbers n
the top of the raise during the dn,
and We're getting ready TO slide down
rope. to the tunnel level They threv
down n hatchct and some other tool
and were just starting down the rop
when the rotten timbers commenced Il
crack below them and the mill hol
closed up like the covers of book
There was no possible way of escaping
above and the mill hole was closed 70
nearly fifty feet below them. Othe
miners soon discovered the acciden
and rescue parties were soon formed Il
get them out, which was soon accom-
plished
The trial of Paul Corcoran on
charge of numbering James Cheyne n
Wardner, April Goth. during the riots
was concluded Wednesday night an,
the case was given to the Jury. Judg
Stewart In his instructions to the jur.
defined murder In all Its degrees un
der the statutes. and. continuing. said
Conspiracy may he established by cir
cumstaniinl evidence whether the ac
was done by n member of "A conspiracy
or whether the identity of the .persoi
who committed the act he established
or not. II is not essential to the formu