La Junta tribune., 1900-10-27
COLORADO NOTES.

H. r. Hammond. one OF the pioneers
| OF Gunnison. died recently at Sandon,
British Columbia
George Coppeii. chairman of ,he. di-
rectors OF the Denver and Kio Grnnde
| road, denies the report :ifar President
L Jeffery Is 10 retire from his Office
at an early day
Winter may be said to have set In
quite generally in the mountain Sec
lions Of Colorado ON the 2Oth inst.
wiSn cold weather and snow were re-
ported over "A large area
William T.. Pabor, the veteran Colo
| rado colonist and newspaper man. who
had become nearly blind from catn-
racts In both eyes. underwent an opera
ton for the removal of the cataract In
one of his eyes October 2Srd.
In honor Of Mrs. Carr OF I.ongmont,
tlonai President OF the W. Il. c., and
Mrs Hardin OF Denver. national sec
rotary. the ladies OF Nathaniel Lyon
Post. No. -. q. A H.. OF Boulder. held
a reception and banquet October S,rd.
Professor Walter ii. Nichols has
been appointed TO the chair OF history
and political science In the University
OF Colorado made vacant by the resig-
nation Of DR. MacIean. who leaves to
accept the position OF president Of
Idaho University
The much-rafiied-for big COW, that
earned so much money for the Old La
dies Home in Denver. has been pur-
chased by the International Stock
Food Company and taken to Mime
apolls. Her weight before she started
for the city OF big mills was 2.67o
pounds.
Herbert u. Avery. an engineer on the
Colorado Il Southern railroad. was
killed on the 18th instant. near Bailey's.
his engine turning over. II Is supposed
that n spread rail caused the accident.
He lived mt No. i0i4 Downing avenue.
Denver, and was married and had two
children.
1t is expected that the government
will convey all Christmas boxes sent
to soldiers In the Philippines free OF
charge from San Francisco. Two
years ago several carloads OF delica-
cies and clothing were shipped from
Colorado to the Colorado First regi-
ment in the Philippines
An additional rural delivery route
has been established nj Greeley. Weld
county. To go Into effect November LIST.
The route is fifty miles long and
Will supply n population of LIS.
scattered over an area OF seveuty-four
square miles J. +. Smith and c. b.
kimbali have been appointed carriers.
An important amendment to the con-
stitution of the state of Colorado is TO
be voted on this fail. This amend
inent To the constitution is to allow six
amendments 10 he made mt once. AT
present the constitution permits only
one amendment bicninlly. SO that the
voters may not be confused 10y any
multiplicity of issues.
The much -talkcd-of fast train over
the Missouri Pacihc between Denver. |
Kansas City and ST. Louis may be put |
in service early next spring. The road |
has ordered twenty new passenger To- !
comotives and new coaches. and it is |
expected that the Improvement of the |
track and Strengthening of curves on
ne Kansas line will he completed by |
February LIST.
The Denver Tramway Company has
5 ;htly advanced the wages OF fits en-
ployss, the conductors and motormen
being now paid according to the follow
ing scale: Eighteen and one-half cents
i'sr hour for the first year; y cents per
hour for the second year. - cents an
hour for the third. fourth and fifth
years and 23ia cents per hour after five
years service
The management of the Colorado
aud Southern road hopes TO keep the
narrow gauge ruatc open this winter
over Boreas pas. to breckenridge. and
also In the regian OF Alpine tunnel.
Work is now In progress upon addi-
tionai snowsheds nj both points. and
before cold weather arrives nearly two
and a half miles OF saowshed will be
standing on Boreas hill.
Reports received from Rio Blanco
and Routt counties are that big game is
plentiful There are thousands of deer
and hunters who have returned from
one of these counties say that IL was
not at all difficult TO get deer. The
storms from the mountains have driven
the deer into the valleys. Thousands
of elk are also reported in these ccun-
ties. The OF en season for elk will be-
gin October 18th.
The harvesting of sugar beets for the
factory nj Rocky Ford Is now being
rushed and the factory is consuming
about 900 tons day. The produc,
OF the factory Is about 1000 1c0pound
sacks OF sugar daily. The factory runs
night and day and Is employing at pres
ent about i50 hands. II will take be-
tween three and four months TO use the
entire crop of sugar beets. which COW
er an area of about 5000 acres. The
yield OF beets is running from fifteen to
twenty tons per acre. aud the price
paid. which is according to quality,
runs in the neighborhood of 81 per ton.
Thomas Corcoran of Aspen. who is
riding wheel from Denver to Boston,
arrived in New York after averaging
90 miles day for thirty days. Cor
coran left Aspen on August 1lth. and
has made his ride alone. The run to
Denver was the hardest of his trip, It
being over steep mountain trail. His
route led him through Topeka. st. JOS
eph. Quincy. Springfield. indianapolis.