The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-03-14
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

at COLORADO springs are now hDOut
ready to be submitted to the officers
of the company. The outline calls for
n building to cost 100000. 1t is to be
built of brick in such way that an ad
ditlon can be put on the west end of IT
Specifications require 200 sleeping
rooms and as many with south eX-
posure as possible and fire places in at
least 100. There are to be also n ball
room in the basement, billiard hall, res
taurant and other new features. 1t will
probably be six stories in height.
A movement is on foot to re-establish
the Broadway Temple Association al
Denver. which for many months was
presided over by the late Rev. Myrou
Reed. 1t is now announced that Rev
II. c. Myers, ID. D., of Chicago will be
in Denver in Il short time to preach Two
trial sermons at Broadway temple. Rev.
Myers is a former Methodist pastor He
left that church on account of his lib
eral views. Rev. Myers is said to be
an eloquent speaker and man of mag
netic presence. He is popular in Chica-
go. If he proves satisfactory to the
members of the old association he will
probably be retained permanently.
The Union Pacific is not allowing
much time to elapse in placing the
Julesburg branch in good condition.
The road win place eighty-pound steel
rails on the branch, the first work be
ing for forty-seven miles out of Jules
burg. Eventually the entire line will
be laid with these heavy rails. ninety
pound rails however. being laid in
number OF places along the line. The
work of ballasting the road with Sher-
man gravel will begin as soon as the
ground is in condition. Then, too, the
heavy rails will be laid along the en-
the 155 miles from Julesburg TO La
Sale.
Governor Smith of Montana has We
toed the bill amending the gambling
law. The old statute which remains
in force makes the keeping of games
n felony punishable by Imprisonment
in the penitentiary for not less than
one year and also makes the playing
of poker, faro and other games for
money misdemeanor punishable by
fine not exceeding $500, or six
months in Jail, or both. The law just
killed by the governor made the keep
ers of games punishable by fines rang
ing from $3.50 to $500 and imprison-
ment in jail, while persons playing at
games were under its provisions guilty
of no offense.
Reports to Chief Putney of the railway
mail service. show that the snowshoe
carriers In the mountains along the
blockaded South Park line are doing
good work, and no accidents have as
yet occurred. The work is considered
very hard and quite dangerous. Large
quantities of second and third class
matter are collected at Como and
Grant. the present end of the road the
mail taken over the summit being only
letters and current dailies. Mr.. Putney
says that the sled road now being broll-
en- between Como and Breckenridge Is
nearing completion and the papers
and packages will soon be distributed.
For the furthest districts the prospect
for access by rail is considered remote
however.
4 bill has been passed by the New
Mexico Legislature providing for the
protection of the sheep industry and
the prevention of the spread of disease
among sheep. The governor is to ap-
point a sheep sanitary board, whose
members shall serve without compensa-
ton, except for the actual necessary eX-
penses incurred in attending meetings
of the board. The board is authorized
to appoint and at pleasure remove
sheep inspectors. who will prescribe
methods of dipping sheep and dictate
quarantine and sanitary measures. The
inspectors must be practical sheep men
and must give bond in the sum Of $500
for the faithful performance of their
duties. They are given the same pow
ers as deputy sheriffs and may make
arrests with or without warrants.
Another labor row is predicted on the
Colorado & Southern railway system
besides the dispute with the telegraph
ers, which is still pending. The rail
way conductors on the Colorado &
Southern have called the members of
the adjustment board together for the
purpose of presenting a new schedule
to the officials of the company for ratifi-
cation. Several grievances, it is said,
will also be considered. Conductor Kis-
sic, enc Of the oldest employees, has been
discharged and his co-laborers claim it
was because of his connection with the
Conductors Brotherhood. He was also
chairman of the grievance committee
and prior to that time was general
chairman of all the boards on the Union
Pacific before the Colorado & Southern
was organized from part of that line.
The indications are promising, says
the Denver News that at the close of
tie present year Wyoming will not be
classed rs an exclusively pastoral
state. The opening up of the great iron
range of the Hartville district by the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company is as
sured and the magnificent copper belt
in the southern part of Carbon county
will be the scene of wonderful develop
ments in that mineral. The oil inter
ests of central Wyoming are attracting
new companies. which are expending
money in purchasing machinery and
preparing for extensive explorations
of the oil fields. y large number of
wells will be sunk. These operations
will for year or two be confined to the
production of crude and lubricating
oils, for which there is a very large
market. Arrangements are being made
by a strong eastern company to manu-
facture soda from the soda wells of