The state herald., 1899-02-24
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

receiver of the land office at Roswell,
New Mexico.
The plan for smelter trust. which
has been discussed SO often, has
again been revived.
The Union Pacific has leased Its
shops at Denver to the Colorado Il
southern for term of ten years.
1t is asserted that Marshall Field &
Co. are about to open big branch
store In Denver.
The Colorado & Southern road is pre-
pairing to build summer hotels at Bal
ley's and Slaght's, in the Platte canon.
The blockade on the Denver & Rio
Grande has been raised and trains are
running through the canon of the
Grand.
The Supreme Court of Colorado has
rendered an opinion that the Denver
school districts cannot be consOlidat-
ed without an amendment to the con-
stitutiOn.
The state orntorical contest was held
at Boulder on the 18th. Charles NJ.
Dearborn of Denver University took
first prize. ]. V. Sickmnn Of the Bould
er State University second and G. Il.
Smedley of Boulder third.
The Hines party of twelve, which
left Kokomo on Saturday last, reached
Pando station on the Denver & Rio
Grande mt about noon Friday, having
opened Il passable wagon road between
the two points. Any Kokomo citizen
can now reach the railroad with COM
parative ease. and any supplies needed
can be taken in by sleighs over the
road.
No trains have been able to get into
Kokomo since January 26th. The citi-
zens have appealed to the manage
ment of both roads in Denver. setting
forth the critical condition Of affairs
and asking for an outlet to Lcadvllle.
The Board of Trade of Leadvllle has
wired its desire to be of any possible
service as soon as they We're advised
In what way 1t could be rendered.
In response to notice published
last week asking for volunteers who
will take care of starving stock in the
mountains the following men have
been authorized TO assume the duties
of agents of the Colorado Humane So
clety agents: Andrew McDermott of
IIazeltine. j. ]. Miller of Gillette. T.
l.. Richardson of Minturn and Mark
Finn and John J. Blinn Of Rocky
Ford.
The Santa Fe railroad management,
says the Elizabethtown Miner. are
making arrangements for commencing
work on their Cimarron branch. This
is Il starter for the Santa Fe into the
rich mining country around Elizabeth
town. n project they have been consid-
cring for years. Great inducements
have been held out to them TO build
this branch, which will eventually go
on TO the mining districts and open up
the rich Taos valley.
The blacksmith shop OF the Santa
Fe Railroad Company Mt Albuquerque
was destroyed by fire ON the 18th. The
fire had gained considerable headway
before II was discovered. and owing
TO lack Of water pressure the flames
We're not eNtlngulshed until the shop
and nearly all the machinery had been
destroyed. The origin OF the fire is
unknown. The loss Is estimated at
from $4,000 10 $4,000, which is cov-
cred by insurance.
Governor Thomas has nominated
Mcssrs. W. $. Siratton. Frank Bulklcy.
Dr. Henry Paul and Captain L. l..
Berthoud MS members OF the Board of
Trustees of the School OF Mines. The
nominees are all well known aud
prominent citizens of the state Mr..
Strntton Is the owner of the famous
Independence mine OF Cripple Creek.
one OF the great gold producers In the
world. This is Mr.. Stratton's first rec
ognition In the field OF state politics.
lie Is Sllycr-liepubllcnn.
\ pack train Of ffty men is being
organized at Cheyenne for service In
the Philippines. Lieutenant Lyon OF
the Twcnty-fourth United States in
fantry has charge of the work OF or.
ganizatlon. James Mcfarland. Harry
VIII, George Knight and Fred Shol-
Ing. all experienced pack trnlnmcn.
have been selected Ms pncl,mas,ers
and about forty young men have To
the present time Joined the organlZa.
ilon. The train VIII he sent to ,Icifcr.
son Barracks for equipments.
A gigantic snowslldc Numbered
down the side of yellow mountain.
one half mile below the town of Ophlr.
about noon on the 18th. killing !. q.
Nardcl and destroying the Caribbean
and MontcZumn mill vnrdel. who was
foreman OF the mill. was In the build.
ing mt the time Of the slide. and his
mangled body is somewhere In a con.
fused mass Of timbers. lee. snow. boul.
dcrs and trees. where the great slide
ended It's fatal rush. Miners In the vi.
cinlty OF ouray are panic stricken.
yer. has ruled that the charges In the
past for recording live stock brands
have been excessive. II has been Gus.
iomnry To charge the snmc for the re-.
placing Of n lost certificate ns for an
original one. A 81 Zee. 80 cents for n
certificate nnd 10 cents FOR govern.
mrnt stamp has been charged hereto.
fore. Mr. lBcckwith rules that only 10
cents instead of Si.Ju should be
charged for replacing certificates. III.
recording Of deeds OF brands trnns.
fcrrcd should b. charged only 81 In.
stcnd Of sl.Jo NJ now, Mr.. Beckwiih
also claims.
4 Enowsllde ifty feet wide started
from the side OF the mountain opno.
site the stock yards nj Miniurn last
Friday. II didn't stop when II
reached the bottom, hut continued
across the Hat aud with terrific force
struck an old unoccuplcd dwelling
house In It's pnlh. which WIS smashed
10 kindllng wood. Nine freight ears
| iillcd with merchandise, which were
standing on the trnck IN the why OF
the slide. wcr" picked up aud two OF
them lruken open by its force. The
remaining seven were knocked on the
/ rails nnd tipped over. The house de.