Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09
COLORADO ITEMS.

A large number OF serious or fatal ac-
cldents occurred at Cripple creek uur-
Ing the past week.
Norman Salsman OF Sunset has been
sent 10 the penitentiary FOR SIX years
for having eioped with young girl.
Mrs. Telford. the well'known tenn
perance worker. has been appointed ma
iIonal lecturer by the National W. T.
I. U.
William q. Parker. n Justice OF the
peace at Leadvlllc. was fatally shot py
Mike Muller the other day without pro-
vocation.
Colorado Springs has purchased the
Bear Creek water right from the coun-
~ for S2l, 800, thereby settling all lltl-
cation over the matter. Th. purchase
will be- OF great Importance TO the city
In that the water supply Will be much
Increased. IL includes four bitches OF
excellent priority rights.
Michael Blake was Instantly killed
at the hex mine. Lcadvilic. the other
day. lie was employed at the ore sam
bling room connected with the mine.
aud was standing near closed iron
box which Is used for drying ore. This
box is filled with steam pipes, but
when III. steam was turned on the
pipes blew up. the exhaust having
closed. The heavy iron iii Of the box
was blown on. striking Blake on the
head. dccapitating him. His partner
was nnlnJured.
Douglas county will probably cease
TO be factor In the Platte canon con
'royersy. The commissioners were In
Denver the other day and held con
ference with President Trumbull Of the
Colorado y Southern. From all reports
the result was satisfactory to all con-
ccrned. what the commissioners OF
Douglas county want" said President
Trumbull. speaking OF the conference.
''ls a road. That we have promised
we will furnish. our lin. lies over the
highway for only n short dlsiancc-pcr.
hnps three mIics-and even there does
not wholly covcrIt. We have made ar
rnngcmcnts To construct road by the
side OF the track. wherever our line
completely occupies the old road. This
viii have to be- done only In n
few places"
White River U,cS TO the number OF
fifty or more have left the uin,nh res
crva,ion and crossed the line Into Colo
rndo. where they are now slauIhtcrinI
game. Indian Agent Nyton OF White
Rocks. has received n Telegram from
the prosecuting attorney OF Rio Blnn.
co. telling OF the dcprcdntions OF the
Indians. Mr.. Sy'on says that this IL
not nm official notification. aud he Will
not net until some one OF the Colorado
game wnrdcns advises him OF the facts.
Before he left the agency Mr.. Nyion
refused n number OF the indiana per-
I,.s.
county TO hunt. II IL supposed that as
soon MS hc left by stage for Price the
reds set out for the hunt. Adylccs
from vcrnai. Utah. are that there arc
Indians In the mountains twenty five
miles north OF that place. nil killing
deer freely. They claim TO have pass.
cs from Agent Nyton. but Indian police
are 20 be sent after them.
A dispatch from Buchn Vista says:
Mutterings for foul play In the Tyler
case are growing louder. and develop.
mcnts made to-day indicate that they
are well based. The finding OF n re-
volvcr beside the chnrrcd remains of
Tyler. and the fact TINT jug OF whis.
Ky was saved from the flames. while
Taylor was left to his fate. IL regarded
ms corroborntlon OF the frequently cS.
murdered outright. his companions. or
some Of them. wanted to get rid Of him.
II Is quite thoroughly established that
the dead map had large sum, In both
bills and coin. on his person that night.
and no traces OF either. or OF his gold
watch have been found. One witness
or the twenty or more summoned, will
IL Is said. swear that hc heard shots n,
the cabin Sunday night. but though,
nothing OF II until he heard OF the fire
and death OF Tyler. Athcory OF sui.
eide because OF inability to save him.
self. has been advanced. but finds little
crcdcncc.
Vice President Winchcll of the Colo.
rado N Southern railroad accompanied
President Shannon Of the PENNSYLVANIA
OIL Company north over the Cheyenn,
& Northern, Wednesday. in n private
car. At Orin Junction the gentlemen
were met by n special train OH the Elk.
horn route bearing n party of fou,
wealthy Englishmcn. From orir
Junction the party VIII go to Casper
where mn Investigation OF the oil fields
VIII be made. The visit to the Wyom
Ing oil fields Mt this time Is OF grea,
Importance. not only to the state. bu,
to the West generally. MS 1t Is the first
deals ever made In oil properties. Th,
four Engllshmen are said to be among
the wealthicst and most influential citi
zens of London. and while their names
are not given, they are said to be henv,
ily interested In n number of American
industries, and come to Wyoming for
the purpose OF making deal for tn,
purchase of large tracts OF oil lands In
Natrona and Converse counties. upor
which they will erect oil refineries 70,
the manufacture. of light and lubrca,
ing oils on gigantic scale. ...
The Colorado Midland is the frs,
| Colorado line to issue tickets printed
upon the new paper adopted by tn,
American Association Of General Pas
senger and Ticket Agents at its las,
meeting. The association directed that
| every line in the United States should
be supplied with tickets printed upon
the new paper by January /, 1901. and
the Midland, taking time by the fore
lock, has begun at once. The ticket, or
| the face, Is somewhat the same color