The state herald., 1900-01-05
COLORADO ITEMS.

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An association has been organized at
Fort Collins to establish n public H.
brary.
The production of coal in Colorado In
1899 amounted to 4,06S,S29 tons, val
ued at $6,OO0.OO0.
bud" Taylor. n snwmill hand, ran
| amuck at Castle Rock the other day
and was shot by the sheriff.
BY the explosion Of II ID. & II. G. loco
motive boiler at Minturn, Samuel II.
Quackenbush. engineer, was Instantly
killed, and Irwin Salien, fireman, was
fatally injured.
The buildings of the Florence cement
works are nearing completion, and
four cars of new machinery have ar
rived for the new plant Boilers and
all will be pat in position as fast as
possible.
Colorado & Southern officers are con-
sidering the advisability of construct
ing iron snow sheds on the Gunnison
line, over Alpine pass, to Insure keep
Ing the road open through the whole
winter, so that the mines of the Bald
win district may have an uninterrupt-
ed outlet.
A coal miner named Peter Falsetto,
employed at the Hastings mine Of the
victor Coal Company, was accidental
ly killed at Trinidad Sunday night He
was seated at the table In his boarding
house, reading, when a revolver in his
pocket fell to the floor and was dis
charged, the ball striking Falsetto un-
der the chin and coming out at the top
of his head. Death was instantaneous.
The man was 40 years of age and tun-
married.
Arrangements have been made for
the Texas Colorado Chautauqua to
avail itself in the future of the course
OF the New York Chautnuqua and other
ike organizations so that n complete
circuit can he formed and better attrac-
tions at less cost can be secured than
heretofore. 1t has already been decid-
ed That the 1900 session of the Chau-
tauqua shall be six weeks and that ev-
erything possible will be done to make
II n much greater success than hereto
fore. The grounds will be made more
attractive and more cottages will be
put up.
One of the most prosperous indus
tries of the state, according TO the re-
port of the output Of It's mills is the
Colorado Fuel x Iron Company. In
every department OF Its manufactures.
1t has jumped to the front. while in
some particular lines the Increased de-
mand for Its goods is astonishing. Dur
Ing the past year almost so per cenG
more merchant Iron was made than M
1s9S; and In spiegel. spikes. bolts and
nuts the Increase was even greater.
The output of iron pipe was fourteen
times as great during the year Just
closed as In 1S9S.
The American Beet Sugar Company
has completed the purchase OF the
tracts OF land near Rocky Ford. on
which 1t had options. Its total expend-
iture for lands is SlJO,OOO. A corps of
engineers have been busy for several
days surveying the site OF the new
factory. which Is adjoining the town
site. The nearness 10 the business GEN.
ter is highly pleasing TO the people. In
n few weeks the busy hum OF prepara-
tions for building will add greatly To
the business activity OF the town. Real
estate is active and promises TO take
ON booming features In short time.
The Colorado & Southern Railway
Company. by Its attorney. Il. Il. Whit
ted, has filed n petition for condemna-
tlon In the District Court Of Douglas
county, to secure right-of-way Tor its
new line up the south fork OF the
Platte toward Cripple Creek. That the
railroad Intends 10 build at once as far
AS Horse creek. fifteen miles from
South Platte. there can he no doubt.
Several new mills are going in in that
locality and their owners have been as
sured by the railroad people that ears
Will be running ms far as Horse creek
by June ]. This point Is ten miles be-
yond the present terminus OF the
branch. and about half way from
South Platte to Lake George. where the
Midland railroad would be lntcrsected
should the new line be continued on
up the Platte.
According TO what are considered by
lumber men as official figures. over
100000 feet OF logs were cut In
Colorado and New Mexico last year.
So far as the output OF native Colorado
lumber Is concerned. Colorado and
northern New Mexico are considered
one by the lumber dealers. for the rca-
kou that the forest from which the
logs are secured lies on the boundary
line. II Is estimated that the volume
OF business In 1899 was an Increase OF
30 per cent. over the preceding year.
The figures received nt the office OF
the state coal mine Inspector show that
the coal output for the last year wns
4.so6,s19 tons. against i.i6i.037 for
1S's. This represents nn increase OF
IL per cent. In the production. The
counties producing the coal may be
named In the order OF their superior
iiy ms follows: Las AnImns. Fremont.
Hucrfnno. Boulder. Gunnison. PiikIn.
Garfield. La Plata. III Pnso. Weld.
Mesa. jefferson. l.arimcr. Arapahoe.
No new counties show production OF
coal
The mining camp OF Caribou, about
twenty miles west Of Boulder was nj.
most entirely destroyed by lire Wed.
nesdny. The FIRE started In the msrn.
Ing and burned all afternoon nnd last
night. There are no wnicrworks In
the town and the citizens only resource
was n bucket brigade. which proved In.
efrcctual against the flames. Seventeen
buildings on the north side Of the street
were destroyed The iirc started IN the
general store Of \. W. Richie during
the owners absence from town. II
spread quickly and next caught the
two story frame building belonging II
T.. !. werley. The structure was one
of the old landmarks OF the town npd
was unoccupled. The unoccuplcd build.
Ing OF W. q. GroSscr. Louis Thorpe.
Mrs linnnnn, Rufus Gray and WI.
liam Brooks. Mrs. Downs Planters
hotel and John Loves house were next
10 go. The total loss IL estimated nj
$4,000. In all. seventeen houses. front