Gilpin observer., 1900-08-23
COLORADO NOTES.


day.
Two boys have been arrested who
confess to starting the recent big fire
at Bessemer.
Forest fires in the neighborhood of
Glenwood are driving bears down to-
ward the towns.
The Postotfice Department has order
ed the establishment of free delivery
service September LIST ut Eaton, Colo
RADIO.
terrible fore1t fire is raging in the
heavy timber in Estes park, northwest
of Longs peak, between the peak and
what is known as Sprague's ranch, or
Willow park.
The International Typographical
Union, which has been in session dur
ing the last week in Milwaukee, voted
to reimburse Denver union to the
amount of $1,000 for moneys donated
at different times to visiting invalid
printers from other unions.
Ex-senator ID. A. Mills, chairman of
the state central committee of the
Peoples party, has issued n call for
the PopuliSt state convention to be
held in Denver mt the Lyceum theater.
September 10th ut IL o'clock. This is
the date set also for the Democratic
and the Silver Republican state CON
ventions.
The directors of the Colorado Fuel
" Iron Company have declared n divi-
uend of eight per cent. on the pre-
ferred stock. payable September 9th.
In February of this year eight per
cent. was declared. and in April eight
per cent. The remaining accumulative
dividends due on the stock now amount
to twelve per cent.
I'm all probability the lift School of
Theology of the University of Denver
will not be opened for the next term"
says Bishop Warren. 1T was founded
by Mrs. Warren and has been sustain
ed by her. She does not feel able at the
present time TO make up the difference
between $4,000. which the endowment
provides, and $4,000 which is the cost
of running the school. We have never
asked aid for the school from anyone
and are not now asking it. We expect.
therefore, that the school will not open
for the next term
The forest fires now raging through
out the state will do damage to the ex-
tent of S1O,OO0,OOO. They have already
caused II loss of nearly three-fourths of
that amount Those who are most like
ly to know how extensive the damage
will he place the loss mt this large sum.
The man who puts the loss at 100000
900 is G. +. Wantland, general land
agent of the Union Pacific road. which
owns large tracts of land in Colorado
and other western states. In Middle
park the fires are burning ficrcely
that ranchmen are beginning to fear
that their homes will be swept away
and their properties ruined.
Laborers are reported scarce by en-
ployment agents who are after men for
work on western railroads. The Union
Pacific has agents hiring men in Den
yer for work along the line in Wyom-
ing and on Friday eighty men We're
sent over, many of them coming from
farms and ranches in Colorado. The
Onion Pacific is said to be having n
hard time securing enough men. The
Denver X Rio Grande railroad is in the
field for men to build the Rio Grande
railroad out of Texas creek. The Colo
RADIO Midland wants men for an extern
sion to Newman tunnel: the Colorado
Springs Il Cripple Creek railroad is
short of men on its construction work,
and the Colorado " $ Juthcrn cannot get
enough men. All the roads say that
there is Il scarcity of men, and that the
man who is out of work Is idle because
he wants TO be.
The United Oil Company of Denver
recently sent representative into Park
county TO look over the territory for
oil. Upon his return he reported that
he found the new field containing ev-
cry evidence of being good, and the
company Is preparing to secure leases
and sink test wells. 1t is stated that
the formation is very similar to that
of the Pennsylvania oil region. Sam
pies of rock brought here have been eX-
amined by II number of oil experts
and all say they are good. When bro
ken oil OoZes from the new surface in
n remarkable manner. 1t is said that
this outcropping of oil saturated rock
Is nine miles in length and Is located
near Lone Tree springs, n few miles
west of the Puma hills. The company
contemplates taking the matter up at
once and making n thorough test of
the territory. Thomas Robinson, the
company superintendent, states that
he believes the indications in Park
county to be AS good as any found in
the state.
At n recent meeting of the executive
committee of the Anti-Saloon League
at Denver. the Rev. Il. a. Chase, SUI
pcrintendent. rendered his resignation,
which was accepted. DR.. .. Il. Wright,
pastor of the First Methodist Church
of Pueblo, was unanimously elected by
the committee to take Mr.. Chases
place. Mr.. Chase rendered his reslg-
nation last Dcccmbor, but at the re-
quest of the committee decided to walt
until II suitable man could be found to
carry on the leagues work. DIR.
Wright has accepted his appointment,
which will undoubtedly he approved by
Bishop G. II. Fowler at the Methodist
conference 10 be held In Salida August
10Th, and will assume the duties of his
office on September fst. Dr Wright Is
particularly fitted for platform work.
lie Is one of the finest speakers in