North Park union., 1900-07-20
COLORADO NOTES.

IN 1ospsot m1olne sAAft b Colombo
= - 0syses st Silver csi6-2.doO feef-
aDsttss an ,ssh 10 b dyiag rapadly
& Yuna csunty of q disease much hke
6ydreDAedea.
assse Colombo Springs people afs
p1an13ag to organise company to bore
81 and ell ns.s.
Ghs aiepes Of Pixies .Pesk near the
oanfmit are said to be covered With
b1ilIeas Of catefpillars. which make
walking almost impossible and choke
- the mountain streams- =
Truck gardeners In the vicinity ,ol
Pueblo report that the army worm has
dane great damage to all sorts Of gar
den produce in the last nooth or stx
Weeks. A. result the crops viii b
exceedingly small this year.
All Of the coal miners II the Union
ndne, sixteen miles shove Glenwood on
I ~ Cardi4 branch Of the Midland,
went ON strike Monday. The cause ap'
pears to be the unGranted demand foE
Al Increase Of twenty cents per car for
digging and minor grievances Fifty
men are involved.
The Union Pacific has opened q
gpavelpt near Granger, making three
plts in operati0n-the other two being
oa Sherman hill. One steam shovel
has been placed and the gravel will be
naed In ballasting the cut-o6s between
Green River and Ogden. There 10 nc
h9ait to the supply Of gravel. anu the
pit will be operated all summer.
a whole shift employed on the Santa
RITA mine has been discharged be
cause OF the disappearauce OF some
high grade ore. The management was
unable to detect the thieves. and there
hoping to include the guilty parties IN
the lot. 1t is said that the ore has been
traced to mn assay ONCE In Victor. Fur
ther Developments are expected.
Florence Is to have an electric street
railway soon. The Incorporation pa
pers Of the Florence Electric Street
Railway Company have been prepared
Adl win be filed In 4 few days. Cap
itsi stock will be 100000. Thomas
Robinson, who holds the franchise for
the road, states that the matter IL pro-
gressing nicely. and that work will be
gin as soon as the necessary arrange
ments can be made.
There will he a meeting Of Silver
Republican editors Of Colorado imme-
diately upon the conclusion of the
meeting OF the State Editorial Associa-
ti0n, which u called 10 meet at Ourny
July 18-2Oth. Preliminary arrange
ments were made for the meeting at a
session of the Sllver-Republican edi-
tors in Denver about two MOnths ago.
1t IL hoped that all editors or tat pO-
litical faith In Colorado will meet ut
the time indicated. f.
The State Sanitary and Veterinary
Board met at the state capitol Satur-
day Afternoon and discussed the con-
iitious of stock In the state. DIR. q.
Book, the state veterinarian. reported
that throughout the entire state AZ he
knew for the most part by personal In
yestigatiOn, there was NO epidemic OF
any kind among the stock. The only
sickness at this date. he said was
among the cattle In Yuma county.
some OF which died Of impaction OF
the stomach. He thought the pros
peQts for a successful year for cattle
men were better than for long time
The State Board OF Charities and
Corrections, through it's secretary, G. l.
stouaker. has prepared report Of the
poSulatiOn Of the various state institu
tiols. In the State Home fog Depend
emit Children are dfty-two males and
twenty eight females: In the Boys Ip
dustrial School at Golden. 181: In the
State Home and Industrial School fol
Girls. forty-three: In the School fol
Deaf Mutes at Colorado Springs, l21
in the State Reformatory. 40: In the
inmne Asylum, 3l2 males and 1872 fe'
males: In the penitentiary three females
and 625 males.
The crop prospects In the country ad-
jacent to Greeley were never better
thah at the present time. Small grain
will soop I've harvested aud the yield
promises unusually well. barring accI.
dent from hail or other unforeseen
cnrise, and the farmers will realize
handsomely. The first cutting of al.
falla was n splendid crop and forum.
atey was well preserved. The second
cutting ls now well along, with splen.
did prospects. 10 that 1t may reasonn.
bly, be predicted that sheep feeding
viii lie carried on to q greater extent
than ever has been done In the county
before,
According to the reports Of 6shermen
frot the Gunnison river, that fine
stream will soon he ruined for trout
ashlnR. unless something II done to
prevent Its pollution by the placer
mines. The protest Of the fishermen
In reenrd to this abuse Is beginning to
he strongly seconded by the people Of
the town Of Gunnison, who have here
t0fore been very apathetic In the mat.
ter. but now realize that the admirable
suitability OF the stream for big trout,
and many OF them. win be seriously
Impaired, and that the placer mines are
doing that section little or comparative.
" no good.
The board OF directors Of the Deuves
Chambef off Commerce have endorsed
the plan to have,n mining bureau and
q mineral exhibit under the auspices OF
the chamber a. permanent part OF Its
wotk. This project was suggested In
the report of the committee on
mines and mining. made last March.
II was proposed then that bureau of
mines be opened, at which all informa-
tlon possible regarding the districts Of
the state. together with specimens OF
ore. should be kept for the beneflt of
Intending Investors. and that this be
made headquarters for mining men.
The board Of directors after adopting
fhe repoft, sent II back to the commit.
tee, With the request that II consider
the matter further md make recon-.
men(lations regarding the carrying out
Of the plan. 80
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