The state herald., 1899-01-27

| tue uedl. Inc directors OI tne MOOu-
Anchor Gold Mining Company met
this afternoon and issued circular to
the stockholders, giving the facts
about the deal which Werner u. Reed
made with British capitalists on his
recent visit to London.
\ The last report of the Wyoming board
OF charities contains the following
facts with regard to the states con-
victs: or the 1TS convicts, 3S were
Catholics, % Protestants. Mormons
pagans, . Jews. Spirltuallst and 80
no religion. As to habits, ~ drank
moderately. "a We're Incorporate and
" did not drink. As to education, 132
had received common school education,
1 high school, 2 college diplomas. 81
poor education and o were illlterate.
Three had Chinese education.
The city council of Florence has
awarded the water works contract to
the Geddes and Seerle Stone Company
of Denver for the sum OF Sol, 300. and
an intake dam In the canon at $40 per
square yard, the estimated cost Of
which is $1,000. The company agrees
to begin work upon the system inside
of twenty days and complete the work
by June LIST. The figure is considered
very fair price for the city and the
time required for construction remark.
ably short, as over sixteen miles Of
pipe must be laid.
W. II. Llewellyn has introduced In
the New Mexico Legislature bill ere.
ating Otero county from the eastern
portion of Dona Ana and southern half
of Lincoln counties. Immediately fol-
lowing. petition was introduced and
read from the citizens of Lincoln coun.
~. opposing the bill A delegation of
citizens appointed by the Republicans
OF Dona Ana county arrived In the city
and began lobbying the Legislature
for the passage of the bill creating
Otero county and for the appropria-
tion for the Las Cruces Agricultural
College.
The Wyoming House of Representa-
tives adopted memorial to the ma
tional congress calling attention tn the
condition of the Shoshone and Arapa-
hoe Indians on the Wind river reserva-
| tion. The memorial states that the
| government is about 10 stop the annu-
tiles annually issued to the Indians,
that the Indians are not sclf-support-
Ing. and that unless steps are taken to
|
may follow. II is urged that the Unit
ed States nllot the reservation lands
among the Indians and purchase the
remainder, thus enabling the redskins
TO earn enough TO support themselves
Rev. w. Il. Notma:., pastor OF the
| Presbyterian church In Boulder. has
! received formal notice of his selection
! to ill the pulpit of the Fourth Prcsby-
terian church OF Chicago. Mr.. Not
man will accept the call. The new pas
torate has with II n salary OF $1,000
year. chapel assistant and personal
assistant. The Fourth Presbyterian
church of Chicago Is one of the richest
and most aristOcratic churches In the
city and numbers In Its congregation
some of the leading millionaircs OF
Chicago. The present church building
on the Chicago lake front Is soon To he
replaced with one of the most magniii-
cent church structures In the country.
! The board of county commissioners
of Delta county has notified the sccrc-
tnry OF the Denver Chamber OF Com
mercc of its award of prizes In the
sugar beet contest. q. ii. Hammond
of Hotchkiss. Colorado. received the
first prize of So, and prize OF Sl5
was awarded TO each OF the following:
Martin Grade. &. W. Umbreii. |. s.
Hewitt. J. VI. Threw and Charles A.
Barnes, all Of Delta. g. IL. Hammond
harvested his crop October ,2nd, the
growth OF trimmed beets per acre be-
Ing 3s.5l tons, the per cent. OF sugar
1874, co-ciiiclcnt OF purity IA per
cent: pure sugar per acre. 10,9G2
pounds; available sugar per acre. s,is5
pounds.
Surveyor General Vance OF New
Mexico has Just received the recent de-
cislon OF the Department of the lnte-
rlor regarding the final disposition by
the government Of the i.ns Vegas
grant OF 06.ii6o5 ncrcs OF land. As
slsiant Secretary Ryan. IN the decision.
reviews the history of the grant com.
mcnclng with the making of the grant
hy the Mexican government. first TO
| Luis Maria Baca aud nftcrward, when
Baca had been driven on by the In.
dinns, 10 the persons who went TO the
site OF the present city Of Las Vegas
and established n settlement. lie states
that Congress plainly intended TO give
the tract TO the community OF Las We.
gas and the act Of Congress deter
mined the title. The decision VIII be
Of great value To the people of Las
/ Vegas. as lands on the grant unoccu-
| pied win doubtless be placed IN the
hands OF n commission to he improved
and sold for the benefit OF all con.
! ccrned.
Work on the Goose creek dam OF the
| Denver Union Water Company has
been started and the company Intends
rapidly 10 push the work on n new
reservoir on this site. II II 10 be com.
plcied within n year aud To have n en-.
pncity Of 25,OO1np,upo gallons. with
the new reservoir the Union Water
| Company win be- able 10 supply Den.
YER with wntcr oven when lis popnln.
tlon hns reached the half million mark.
A few men have been put upon the
work nnd soon 100 lnborcrs win bo
employed. The tools necessary for tho
work nrc even now ON the ground.
The site II where Goose creek reaches
the South Platte. thirteen miles south
of Buffalo Park, The site " 1000 feet
nboy" the city nnd the dam viii bc 100
feet high. Owing 10 the 'Hci hncl" Of
the waters the reservoir VIII cover
GO0 ncrcs, The cost of materials nni
construction. II II calculated by the
company. viii reach 100000.
The board Of equalization for the Tor.
rltory Of New Mexico hns submitted lis
report to the governor The report
covers the forty-clEhth mud forty.nlnih
fiscal years. and suggests needed rc.
forms relative to tax matters n rrnda,