Gilpin observer., 1899-10-26

The gun was set SO the charge would
7 strike below the knees any person at
tempting to enter, but the woman in
question was sitting down with her
back to the door. Judge Crumpacker
ruled that the charge of murder could
not be sustained, and ordered the jury
. to bring in a verdict of not guilty.
The work on the White Oaks Noun
tain line from Toboggan, New Mexico
: to n point four miles beyond Cloud
) croft is progressing rapidly. The con-
, tractors expect to be through by De-
cember 1st. but the railroad officials
think the first of the year will see the
work completed. The road Is even more
difficult in construction, from an en-
gineering point of view, and more mag
nificent as n scenic route than the pres
ent noted cloud-climbing route Two
hundred and fifty men are employeM
The contractors are using Pueblo In
dians as much as possible as they are
much better workmen than Mexicans.
The commissioners of Douglas coun-
ty have begun taking n hand in the
| controversy between the Colorado &
Southern railroad and the Denver Pow
er and Irrigation Company over the 4
right of way through South Platta<
canon. The dispute has become n tr-
1 angular affair for the reason that the
|
road Is laying its tracks over an old
county highway, and before the matter
is finally adjudicated the Rio Grande is
| likely to be involved in the difficulty
| by virtue of its having formerly sur
Neyed n route over the same roadwa-.-
Inc Douglas county board has ordered
John Runge, road Overseer of the Eley.
enth district, to go to Symes and begin
removing the so-called "obstructi6ps''
which the Colorado & Southern, has
placed. The railroad company has sent
Iorce OF men to protect their track,
b. Littlefield. the elk raiser of Snake.
river. and Routt County. Colorado.
VIII ship next year to the Chicago mar
ket carload of elk steers. the elk
Deeyes ranging from three to, seven
of 1000 pounds. Mr.. TittYeafiieeiEdf eeiEdfrHHSe HHSSee.
now an elk herd siXty-tive strong and =
expects at the close Of the next five or
six years to count on his enclosed
ranges 1000 elk. The elk steer has no
horns and is as gentle and readily han
died as a sheep. He fattens quickly,
making shipper with a minimum
shrinkage. He does not stray, and II
by any mischance he finds himself
without his range enclosure never rests
until he is back again. 1t has been
found that elk milk produces n cheese
of peculiar and excellent character.
and the dairy will doubtless play an
important factor in the development OF
the elk industry.
Since the Wyoming Smelling and Re-
fining Company took charge of the iron
mines at Rawlins eight months ago, a
large amount of work has been done.
| A new incline has been run to n depth
of 176 feet where solid body of the
best kind of red hematite iron ore has
| I,,, rla Itne, a
hanging wall. the dip of the vein being
about 45 degrees. The foot wall has
not yet been encountered, so it is i'm
possible to say how thick the lead is
but enough development work has
been done to prove that there is an i'm
| mense body of solid ore that will av-
erage "a per cent iron and slight trace
of gold. Chief Engineer Berry of The
| Union Pacific and other authorities
who have visited the mines say that
with the present development 1000 car
loads of ore can be taken from these
mines. The ore runs Ga per cent and
is sold in Denver for $3.50 per ton.
There was great gathering of Odd
Fellows at Cripple Creek on the 10th
and 18th. The cantons in uniform
rank made n fine display and there
was big parade The Patriarchs
militant and the military dress parade
occurred Tuesday afternoon. The
space surrounding the drill ground
was crowded with spectators. The
drill of each canton occupied about fif-
teen minutes and as the difficult evolu-
tions We're performed they drew
rounds of applause. The judges. Cap
tain Howard. First Lieutenant Gowdy
of Colorado Springs and General Klee
decided that Canton Rogers of Denver
was the winner of the S225 prize; Can
ton Trinidad No. 1S, the $175 prize;
Canton Arapnhoe No. l, the 1925 prize
and Canton Cripple Creek No. II the
S15 prize. Each captain OF the drill
teams taking part in tie competition
Two men on horseback held up the
stage from Snetlies at 3 o'clock Mon
day afternoon about three miles south
OF Ouray, up the mountain road. at the
second watering trough, place well
fitted for such n deed. The men pre-
sented revolvers mt the four occupants
of the open stage and endeacored to
get out the iron safe, but could not
break the fastenings. The bandits
were after the gold bags brought down
daily from the Camp Bird mine, but
were unaware that the bags are al
ways placed in an iron safe with an
armed guard to protect 1t. A telephone
message from Sneilies shows that the
, men kept up on the road and passed
through Snefiles. Sheriff Edgar is us
Ing the wires and will dispatch posse
to endeavor to capture the highway
men. The occupants of the stage were
not molestcd and no property was TAX
en- from the stage, which carries the
United States mall.
AS n elimination OF long series Of
Doodle operations Mt Grand Junction.
tending to the purchase of the old
wnter plant. Aldermen Starr and Me.
[ Kinney were arrested and charged