North Park union., 1900-06-15
COLORADO NOTES.

Afser four years' imprisonment ~
Canon City, Ed. Coopss, kpQwn .af
.Rlsckter escaped last Friday. Hfs
term had nearly expired but he vas
wanted on the charge Of committing
Q murder In New Mexico.
L. A. Thompson. editor and publisher
Of the Weld County Republican, has
received q telegram from Washington
from A. w. Nachen. superintendent OF
the rural delivery system, stating that
be has been appointed, upon the recon-
mendation Of Senator +. o. Wolcott'
specisl agent of rural free delivery.
The complete program for Strawber'
nv Day exercises, June 10th, at Glen
wood il being published. 1t embraces
entertainment for all classes Of people
and an attractive feature ls that every
thing will be free. The management
has decided to have q mask carnival
from 8 to Z O'Clock p. m., during which
the mayor has proclaimed that all per
sons must be merry. Two grand balls
will be In progress all night, commenc'
ing at 8 o'clock, one at the Opera house
and the other in the Public square and
under the starry sky. A free bath in
the mammoth pool and all the berries
and cream that one can eat will Dt
features, as In former years.
A fatal accident occurred at the
Dewdrop mine Friday morning, II
which Louis Il. Sibbitt, a miner, los'
his life. Slbbitt and three other min
ers had contract for driving the Dew
drop tunnel near Ward. The night shift
had gone home leaving some OF the
shots unexploded. Sibbitt, 1t Is sup
posed, attempted to shoot one Of the
charges with u short fuse. When his
partner, 4. Il. Atteberry. went to work
In the tunnel he found Sibbitt lying OF
his face few feet from the breast OF
the tunnel. badly mangled and uncon
scious. Some pieces OF rock baC
struck him In the back, on the back OF
the head and had penetrated the lungs
The unfortunate man was carried 10 6
neIRhborlng house. and died mt 1:3(
p. m.
The Elkhead Anthracite Coal Com.
pany, owning 1000 acres OF anthra
cite coal land on Elkhead creek, have
begun the work OF developing theii
property with ten men. This force
will be employed all summer In open
ing up the different coal veins on thl.
property. Surveying is also being
done for deep workings and dia
mond drill Will he employed Mt no dis
tant day In determining the depth and
thickness Of the hidden veins. This
work. coming mt this time, Will have
the effect OF inducing owners Of Other
properties OF different kinds to devel.
Op the same. While much has beer
said and written on the resources OF
Routt county, II is a fact that the de
velOpment work done has been very
slight. When its resources are de
yeloped and sufficient amount OF
tonnage thus guaranteed to II railroad
one will not be long In coming. The
property Of the Elkhead Coal Company
is one of the most valuable deposits OF
anthracite coal In the West. and ir
quality 1t compares favornbly Will
the best Pennsylvania product. There
are three separate veins already dis
covered and the diamond drill may re
veal the presence of others. About
600 acres of this land is patented and
the remainder will undoubtedly bt
patented this year.
A dispatch from Victor to the Rcpub
llcan snys: One man liz dead. Michae
Shields. and another, Bert Knobles, Ii
In jail ns the result OF m ATTEMPTED
robbery In the Victor yards Of the Flor
enee Il Cripple Greek railway IL littl,
after II O'Clock Monday night. Thre,
cars Of high-grade ore. averaging IL
the neighbOrh0od of $1,000 per ton
left the Last Dollar mine on Bull hill
Monday, enroute to the Eilers' smelte
at Pueblo. In Victor the cars wer,
placed on the siding about 100 yard.
east Of the depot. and near the Stron,
mine to await the through freight. Tn,
departure OF this consignment WAS no
made public but the secret was not 81
| closely kept MS It might hnve been ant
several people besides the miners ant
railroad men were cognixant of 1t. Ac
cOrding to their usual custom the min,
officials had employed guards TO accom-
pany the mineral to its destination, ant
while the cars. were lying quietly II
the dark yards, three men armed Will
rifles were concealed In cabin. Abou
Z O'Clock the guards saw four form
creep to the door of one of the loadet
box cars. A sharp sound Informed tn,
watchers that the seal hud been broker
and a moment later they heard tn,
door pushed back and the shuffiing O
the mems bodies as they climbed In
aide. Very quietly three sacks contain
Ing eighty pounds each were thrown
out upon the cindcrs beside the track
The ore thieves left the car and wer,
shouldering their plunder when tn,
guards emerged from their concealmen
and commanded them TO halt. Boil
robbers dropped their burdens and raj
eastward along the track. A secont
order to stop being disregnrded, til,
guards fired three shots. One OF tn,
fugitives surrendered, the other wa.
killed. and two escaped. The captures
man Is well known as n miner. HI.
name is Bert Knoblss. He was take,
to the county jail Mt erippl~-Cre
A dispatch to the Republican from
Sterling says: The news ofAa robber,
and hold-up and subsequent killing
near Crook. thirty miles down the riv
er, In this county, reached here to-day
when dispatch for the sheriff and cor
oner startled the community. King
and South Gale, prominent sheepmer
residing several miles north of Crook
nnd two hired men, Baker and Kearns
were In their camp last night about !
O'clock. when two men with revolver.
ordered them to throw up their hands
One Of the deperndoes kept the sheep
men under his guns, while the Other
bound and gagged them. Then the
sheepmen were searched and robbed
and the ranch pillaged. When til,
sheepmen released themselves, Kearn.
got on his horse and went In hot pursui,
of the men. He traced them TO the rail
way and then back to the hills. Abou,
o'clock this morning he met a
neighbor. James Lynch. Lynch had u