The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-08

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has reported this fact to the state en-
gineer will be taken as sufficient to es-
tablish his right to the use Of water
sufficient to maintain reclamation.
Prof. ElwOod Mead. irrigation expert
In charge OF irrigation investigations,
has been advised by the Department of
Agriculture that he Is to take charge Of
the proposed experiments in tea cul-
ture by irrigation in the United States.
DIR. Charles u. Shepard, special agent
In charge of the experiments. has been
directed to report to Prof. Mead for. In
structions in conducting the expert
ments. and Is authorized to expend
500 In the purchase of necessary ap-
parntus for the work.
Active construction OF the Canon
City & Cripple Greek railroad was be
gun on the 4th. Carlisle, Weitbrec &
Ditmer arrived on the ground with
their grading outfit Saturday. They
VIII put 2hO men at work and expect
to have the grade completed within
forty-five days. Three camp stations
Will be established. one at Russell,
seven miles north Of Florence. one at
Four-Alile creek and one at Canon
City. The railroad company has Of
fered n bonus to have the work done
In hurry, SO ms to have trains run
ming into Canon City within sixty
days.
A holdup entered the Mining Ex-
change bar room at Cripple Greek Mon
day night ut II O'Clock and Mt the point
Of revolver compelled the men at the
roulette wheel to hand him over $3.50
In hfl10 Tho t,,to h.,
brilliantly lighted room from the rear,
and with nothing to disguise his face.
His work was over in an instant He
walked up to the game keeper and
holding the point of the gun against
his abdomen, made him open the cash
drawer and hand over all the bills.
The silver on the wheel was not
touched. The man then left by the
rear entrance and his victim gave the
alarm. He escaped and has not been
captured. although the city police at
once commenced work.
Ex-Governor L. Bradford Prince has
made an archaeological discovery OF
great Importance at excavations he Is
making in old pueblo ruins near Santa
Fe. Among his collection OF over a
thousand stone idols, the largest and
only collection Of stone idols In the
world, there are only four with crowns
on the head, but now. In another room
In another set of ruins, fourteen stone
heads, of which all but two have con-
spicuOus crowns of different shapes,
were found. Several of these crowns
are divided into double crowns and on
one head the crown is composed of
five lobes. or semi-circular divisions.
This second discovery leads to the sup
position that nearly all the idols in that
particular pueblo wore head orna-
ments. and that 1t was n holy city.
whose idols stood pre-eminent above
the idols of other pueblos.
The United States Court of Private
Land Claims has declared the titles to
nve land grants, covering many square
miles. The court rejected the Abo
mine grant. in Valencia county, and
confirmed the four colony grants in
grants are the Santo Tomas de Ytur-
bide grant. made In 1850, and claimed
by Rafaela q. de Barela ct al. who
claimed two leagues; the Jose Manuel
Sanchez Baca grnnt, made in 1853,
claimed by the corporation Of Jose
Manuel Sanchez Baca, who claimed
one square league; the Grant colony of
Refugio ct al, made prior to June 4,
1851, for 1,7S7 500 square varas; the
Mesilla colony grant, made in 1850,
claimed to include four square leagues
by the incorporation of Mesilla and
Jesus OchOa ct al, the latter claiming
70, 1901 acres. A motion for the re-
hearing OF the Embudo grant case,
made by the claimants, was overruled.
The grant IL In Rio Arriba county, was
made July II. 1725, and Is claimed by
Antonio Griego ct al., the claim being
for 5000 acres. Court adjourned.
watrous, New Mexico, was the scene
Of q daring hold-up ut $50 Wednes-
day night. Two masked bandits en-
tered the principal saloon wherein q
dourishing monte game was In prog
ress, and with drawn revolvers de-
manded the proprietor and players to
sack up the cash before them on the
table and hand 1t over. The request
was reluctantly compiled with, and to
hurry their movements the robbers
themselves began to take charge of
the money, which amounted to $50.
After relieving the proprietor and play
ers of everything Of value In sight, q
careful search Of the individuals not
engaged In the game was begun, net
ting two watches, several rings and
quite sum of cash. "The men behind
the guns" then gently requested nll
parties to stand quietly with their
faces to the wall, and without further
ado backed out of the saloon and to
more. completely fr!Shten the already
specchless men fred the contents Of
their revolvers into the front of the
building with the parting warning not
to attempt their capture. The bandits
then made q break for their horses,
which were tied a short distance from