The Monte Vista journal., 1899-06-24
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

The little girl lost in Gilpin county Is
still missing.
Amos N. Cooke Of Colorado has been
admitted to West Point
Polly Coats Of Leadville Is charged
with having deliberately murdered her
baby.
Scattering rains fell throughout New
Mexico on the 10th, being the nrst
n several months.
The Union Pacific lost $4,000 by a
nre at La Sale, Colorado, which burn
ed the ore chutes and several cars.
The city council OF La Junta has or
dered new reservoir with a capacity
OF 100000 gallons to be built US IN ad-
oition to the city water plant.
The Siiverton x Red Mountain rail
road has not started up and will not
start this yenr unless work on the
mines OF San Juan county il resumed.
The town Of Grassy and many
shaft houses situated on the north
slope Of Bull and lronclad hills were
in great danger OF being wiped out by
timber fire last Sunday.
Two lads. named Pring and Lee. in
hay rack, We're killed by lightning
aear Monument Tuesday. The two
horses hitched to the wagon were
Killed and the wagon demolished. Two
| other young men standing by the wng-
on talking to them We're uninjured.
Railroad managers nre apprehcnsive
of trouble from the rising waters In
the Arkansas and Grand rivers. Thus
far the delays occasioned have been
slight, but preparations are in prog
ress against Il long frcshet. The guam
tity OF snow In the mountains is enor.
nous and the season OF high water Is
expected to Ike much longer than usual
The body of the 4-year-old daughter
Of Lewis Ferjauchich OF Russell gulcl,
was found In Clear creek, about one
mile below where she was last seen
The head and legs We're considerably
bruised, which In all probability was
caused by coming In contact with the
rocks In the creek. Coroner Boyer has
ordered post mortcm examination
which will be followed by an inquest.
Foul play Is suspected.
Unless the convicts ut the pcniten-
tiary are soon put to work and made
partly self-supportlng there Will be a
shortage at the end OF the term OF
from 100000 10 $4,000. according to
c. 7. Hoyt. the warden. He says II IL
not only proper but absolutely ncces.
sary that the men bc placed Mt work,
MS II they are allowed To remain In idle
ness the Institution will find Itself head
over heels In debt
At m adjourned meeting OF the town
trustees OF Evans license was granted
1t $1,000 per year to saloons. Three
applicants for licenses were handed In
and granted. The town voted temper
lncc by large majority last April,
but by the resignation OF two Of the
temperance trustees the change came
about. A petition was circulated ask.
ing the board not to grant n license.
and was signed by n majority OF the
voters, but was UNDECIDED.
The Indians OF San Felipe and Santo
Domingo and the Pueblos of Bcrna.
lilo county have won the cases they
appealed TO the United States Court OF
Private Land Claims. These grants
were confirmed by the court. but with
areas much less than claimed by the
Indians. In ease No. 1:I the grant
ciaimed embraced 10000 ncres. In
case No. 1884. the claim was for 5000
acres. and In ease No. 1876 the San Fc.
lIpc Pucblos claimed over 5000 acres
A promising gold discovery is report.
I'd mt Buford. u station on the line OF
the Union Pacific railroad about -
miles west OF Cheyenne. The .llscov.
cry was made May I by the oReIlly
brothers Of Buford. who have since
that time been sinking n prospecting
shaft ON the ore body. They are now
down ~ feet. where they have cut n
vein from which the ore assays over
s2O per ton In gold. a number Of
residents OF Cheyenne have s,akcd out
claims adjoining the % Reilly property.
Manager Voorhees, of the Unr,vllle
Iron mines has received instructions
from the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com.
pany To close down the mines at Hart.
Vile, Wyoming. ni once. This throws
between 100 and 100 miners uu,l ore
haulcrs out OF employment and de
stroys number OF good business en-.
terprIscs In the Bndgcr- Hartviile sec.
tion. II Is believed that tn. order to
close down viii also delay the building
OF the spur from Badger to Uartvilie.
work upon which was commenced
some weeks ngo.
The Insurance companies have begun
their fight on the Denver n lilo Grandc
road to recover losses occasioncd By
the disastrous lire NJ Colorado Springs
last October. II VIII h. remembered
that the cause OF the fire wns nj.
legged Ia have been due to the explosion
Of n ear Of powder on the Denver a.
Rio Grnndc tracks. aud suits have been
started by the small property owners
on Hucrfnno street to recover damages
The suit rs filed Is an exceedingly vol.
luminous one. II Involves over $4,000
md others similar In nature may fol.
low H..
A dispatch from Chicago says: An
agreement has been reached In the long
! standing sui, between the Colorado
Midland and the Bu~k tunnel bond.
holders. The tunnel bonds. amounting
10 fi..'O.U1. ARE to bc exchanged for
Colorado Midland .. 3 and I per cent,
bonds. The tunnel bondhaltleru are al.
so 10 receive I per cent. interest, IeSs
legal expenses. for tho period Of the N.
ccivcrship. equal to from $40 10 ei60
PER bond. The tunnel. which IL located
~ llnHcrmnn Pass, Inns been Idle for
about n year. owing to differences IN
regard to rental. the Colorado Midland
In IN" meantime operating lin old
switchlnck track over the mountains.