The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-04-17
COLORADO NOTES.

President Baker of the University of
Colorado has raised the $4,000 re
quired to run the institution until the
Legislature meets.
The Denver Trades and Labor AS
sembly has declined to send delegates
to the state political convention called
by the unions making up the State
Federation of Labor.
Considering that the month just end
ed has only twenty eight days, the pro
duction record of the Cripple Greek dis
trict was good one. While not rec
ord breaker, it by no means scored
backward step. The figures show that
46 800 tons were treated, the gross bul-
lion value of which was S2.o99,95o
l. b. Gale. agent for the Maxwell
Land Grant Company at Trinidad.
says many of the settlers have leased
ranches they have been living on. from
the land grant company, and others
will do so. This action is in accord
ance with the agreement between the
company and the settlers made last
fall.
Another large lot of Fort Collins
lambs were sold on the Chicago mar
ket Wednesday at SI.35 per hundred
weight, being the highest price on rec
ord. Charles +. Blunck, Drake x Mors
man and Scott Il Strachan on Monday
sold four car loads at $40 to SI.25 per
hundred weight The lambs weighed
from seventy-seven to eighty-one
pounds each. Feeders are much elated
over the prospects of continued high
prices.
a war is one among the hardware
merchants OF the cripple Creek dis
| trict. For over two years an agree
| ria hos
all dealers. Recently it was ascer-
tained that n large firm there was
| quoting prices to several of the large
mines, and in retaliation one house an
nounced n reduction of ten per cent.
! on the price of powder. caps, fuse AMI
/ candles All of the dealers have met
and cut and n merry war is now on.
The United Oil Company has struck
oil in its well No. 21S. The well is To-
Gated in the suburbs in the northwest
ern part of the city, locality in
which the company has not operated
heretofore. This well is much deeper
than others which have been sunk.
and it is thought it will be good
producer. A number of other wells
Mt Florence which are down in the
neighborhood of 1000 feet are expected
to strike oil at any time.
| Inc American Beet SuSdT Company, ,
! otherwise known as the OXuard com
pany, because its president and prin
cipaI owner bears that name, is con
templating Rocky Ford addition,
| something on the order of Pullman
before il was declared to be an Illegal
| ly-conducted institution. But the OK
nard company will avoid such proceed
ings as will give its enemies any
| ground for making the same complaint
! against it. The addition will be on the
| $40 acres of land secured from the
state board at its recent meeting.
A petition has been forwarded by
| members of ii Company, c. \. G. of
Boulder. to infantry headquarters in
! Denver. asking for the resignation of
| Captain Walsh. 1t is stated by non
commissioned officer thar the petition
| has thirty signers out of forty active
members of the company. The officer
| further states that the action is not
prompted by malice or personal dislike,
| but on account of the inefficiency of
the captain. lie said that the petition
was started because Captain Walsh
/ was lacking in tactics and executive
ability.
The Florence oil field is taking on
/ new life. Not that work has at any
! time been suspended, but in 1899 drill
| ing operations were not productive Of
wells commensurate with the number
of holes drilled Drilling ON the first of
| the present year turned southwark
and new wells have been coming in
frequently of late. About three weeks
| ago Weaver II Columbia struck a good
| well. A few days since the United Oil
| Company struck good well near Will
| iamsburg. and now Philip Griffith of
| Coal Creek reports another well on his
| tract These wells are all south of
Florence. further evidence that the
Florence oil field is south and south
| east of the city. The Independent Oil
| Company, recently formed, having
| lenses on more than 1000 acres of land.
which is considered by well posted oil
men to be unquestoned oil territory, is
| getting ready as fast rs it can to begin
| drilling. The company expects TO sink
IA number of holes at different points
during this year.
The Spring Gulch coal mine of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company near
| Glenwood is on fire. and 1t is feared
| the property will be wholly destroyed.
| Fortunately no lives We're lost. The
fire originated at the pump house at
| the very bottom of the mine and rapid
| ly followed the air courses to the sur
| face, burning both coal and timbers.
At midnight the flames were stlli
raging and there is small hope that
any portion OF the mine will escape
damage. The origin of the fire is Il
mystery. All the surface openings
have been sealed for the purpose of
smothering the fire and the manage
ment says it viii be at least three
months before work can be resumed.
The entire force of 200 men are laid
off. The superintendent has been in
structed to send all the men to Placita
that can be used there. as the com
pany will make an effort to supply the
$50 coke ovens at Cardiff from that
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