The silver star., 1900-04-20
COLORADO NOTES.

The fruit orchards of Colorado are
now in full bloom and give propise of
a large crop of apples, peaches. april
cots, pears, etc.
The Leadville Board of Trade circu-
lar condemning the Denver fan festivi-
ties finds little support. If all the
large towns and cities in the state
would have festivals it would be of
great benefit to them.
The Bijou Irrigation Company has
begun work to restore the canals of
that system, which have been out of
use for a long time. Water will be
supplied from two large reservoirs
which are to be built.
The Daily Sentinel of Grand June
tion has just issued brief history of
the Grand Valley that is n model of
typographical work and profusely H.
luStrated. 1t contains Il large illustra-
ton of the beet sugar plant and a fine
descriptive article.
There is pumping plant near Grand
Junction that raises water eighty
three feet out of the Grand river 10
irrigate 4S0 acres of fruit land. II is
run by water power and has been in
operation for the last ten years. There
are several smaller pumping plants in
the Grand valley. The water costs
about 81 an inch when -1ised eighty
five feet by water power.
Thomas Reed and Martin Mosier
have been arrested on the charge of
cutting timber on patented range near
jamestown. The complaint was made
by c. F. Merrill. The two sons Of
Reed Were also arrested on complaint
of Merrill. on the charge of breaking
open his blacksmith shop and stealing
quantity of miners tools, the value
OF which was placed at about SIS.
Word was received at Leadville late
Wednesday night that snowslide had
occurred in Iowa gulch. near the Ready
Cash mine. A number of buildings
We're carried away and, it is believed
that one or two men have been buried
in the slide, although nothing definite
could be learned in regard TO the mat
ter. As soon as word WAS received a
rescuing party left for the scene.
The heavy rains of the past week
eliminated in a heavy washout on the
new Omer canal twenty miles south
of Fowler. The water gate was washed
fifty yards down the river and n large
amount of lumber for the headgate
was carried away. The camp of the
workmen was located in the angle
formed by the intersection of the canal
and the river. This was overtiowed.
the tents and hunks washed away
and the men escaped with their horses
by hastily swimming the stream. The
men spent the remainder of the night
in the shack of Mr.. Watson. The pile
driver was saved with difficulty.
The question of the extension Of the
Lakewood railroad to Idaho Springs
and across the divide to Middle Park.
has been one of the pet hobbies of Mr..
Newhouse. His mining schemes have
reached the point where they will not
require his personal attention, and 1t is
believed that from this time he will
give personal attention to railroad
matters. The Lakewood line has al
ready been cross sectiOned to this place
and the financial backing in Boston and
New York gives assurance that an on
ward movement will be made within
the next three months. From CONVEX
sation with one Of the officers of the
road. IL Is believed that the Burlington
has something to do with the extern
sion.
The state fish department will stock
what has been known as the Colorado
dead sea- This Is a lake near Grand
Junction, which. according to Il. ]. Hol-
land. superintendent of fish hatcheries
for the state. has never known what
n fish is. Gold Bridge lake will he
filed this year with some of the best
stock which can be procured and an
effort be made TO see If fish cannot DE
trained TO live in the water Some
thing about the water of Lake Gold
Bridge has kept fish from living in It.
but last year residents In that vicinity
noticed that the water materially clear
ed up, as II the impurities IL carried
were disappearing A report to this
effect so encouraged Mr.. Holland that
lie listened to the solicitations OF many
citizens Of the neighborhood who are
anxious TO fish and have nothing TO fish
for. He hns therefore decided to make
trial of the matter
The Colorado Springs Light and Pow
er Company is making arrangements TO
build n new plant ut the coal mines
north of the city and Henry Hine. the
superintendent and general manager.
is In the East securing machinery.
Work will be begun on the building n,
soon as he returns, about May LIST. The
company has contracted with the
Standard Milling and Smelling Coi.,
pHuy " IuTiihH u DtiWeeU .hD ana GOD
horse power to take effect January 1,
1901. The company also has agreed TO
furnish power for the Colorado. .phlln-
delphla Reduction Works AT Colorado
City III they should decide to chanre
their power. This is the company that
purchased the III Paso Electric Com.
pnny. ana the new plant IL an addi.
ton TO the plant which h being erected
The cost of the buildings and The edulp.
ment Will be In the ncighborhood of
100000 and the plant Is expected TO be
In operation by December /. 1900.
verdict of $4,000 dnmagcs for
breach Of promise wns given by the
Jury at Colorado Springs In the ease of
Nellie Lewis w. Sam Strong. the mill.
lonaire mine owner. The case was ON
trial for three days before Judge IIar.
ris In the District court. which has
been crowded with curious people dur
Ing the trial. Several sensational
textures were brought out. This Lns
probably been the most sensational
trial In the courts OF Colorado SprIfps
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