The silver star., 1900-05-11
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An agent Of the smithsonian lnst3-
tuition has been given permisston @
capture s1x mountain sheep. They VIII
Be- placed In the geological park II
Warrington.
At . recent meeting Of the Candle
light Club Of Denver, Mr.. T. NJ Pattar-
son and Nj. F. A. Williams both ex.
Dressed Themselves strongly in favos
OF precinct option An attempt will
doubtless be made to get such a meas
ure through the next Legislature.
The Home Mining Company Of Lead
vile on May lst paid . dividend Of
10000. 1t is announced that another
dividend of 10000 will be paid on
June l. The future policy a. regards
dividends has not yet been an
nounced
By splendid presentation OF . good
sebject, William S Wescotf Of Law
renee University. Appleton. Wisconsin,
won the first prize in the Interstate ora
tortcal contest. held In Central Presby-
terian Church last Thursday night The
subject was -Iago and Macbeth and
fitted the speaker especially well. The
second prize went TO Paul ProSser Of
Central College. Fayette, Missouri
Deputy Game Warden W. r. Lee of
the Third district. says the deer are
now leaving their winter feeding
grounds in droves. finding their way to
the White river plateau where they
iced during the summer. Streams
throughout the district are alive with
trout, he said. and the sport will be
plentiful. and there Is every indication
that there viii be more grouse than
usual Mr.. Lees district Includes the
Flat Tops and the Trappers' lake coun-
try, the best game districts in the
state.
DR.. Giffin of Boulder. who made
post mortem examination on the re-
mains Of late Postmaster Thomas Hall
OF Wall Street. in that county. found
that some time ago the man had swal-
lowed large prlIne seed. which lay
In depression at the lower part Of
the stomach. and Immediately across
the opening into the bowels As no
food could pass our Of the stomach.
the man starved 70 death The prune
seed had been in the stomach long
enough for the moisture TO cause the
seed TO burst
Practical instruction In mines and
mineralogy. undertaken by eastern uni
versiies. Will result directly 10 the ben
eiit Of Colorado. The University Of
Minnesota has inaugurated the method
OF instruction by sending out an entire
class In mineralogy. under Prof. Apple
by, to spend several weeks in Colorado
mining camps. where their Instructor
will be the miner himself The profes-
sor heads a class Of thirty, all young
oh -r-aVH
and specimen bags. This personal lug.
gage was Of such extent that they Ne.
quired special car.
A test case to determine the right to
tax deposits and capital stock Of build
ing and loan associations was decided
at Denver Monday by Judge Butler Of
the District Court. II was the suit Of
the Fidelity Savings Association Of
Denver against the Board OF County
Commissioners. and the association
was victorious. Last summer the Fl.
dellfy Savings Association in Its tar
return TO Assessor Ames mentioned an
Item Of 500 cash on hand. Mr.. Ames
holding that the association was really
bank and should b. taxed as such.
eliminated the cash on hand" item
and added 10 the schedule S3s5.51 10
corer deposits. capital stock and the
Ike The association asked the Coup-
" Board Of Equalization 10 strike of
this Item on the ground that IL was
really debt This petition was denied
by the County Board Of EQUALIZATION.
Accordingly the case was appealed To
the District Court. In his opinion Judge
Butler decided that building and loan
institutions are not 10 be assessed like
banks.
The latest estimate on the amount Of
track washed away in Platte canon nv
the food from the reservoir IN tha,
about four miles of roadbed has been
obliterated. The damage Is distrtbut.
ed along the route, the higher portions
remaining intact except where the
walls have been washed away beneath
them. Four small bridges, regarded
as nothing more than enlarged culverts
were washed away, but the two steel
structures are not damaged. The ap
proach 10 one Of the latter was washed
out however. AS for the manner Of the
rebuilding. President Trumbull SAYS
the main object Is to get the trains u
running again. About two weeks will
be consumed in this work. The fact
that Chief Engineer Cowan was sent
out yesterday TO examine the condi.
sf'hT W ~ ti-f W iIlf I0dv
II was the intention TO rebuild on a
higher line, especially In view Of the
fact that the addition Of the Cripple
Creek cnt-on TO the system will multi.
ply the importance Of this branch
Heavier rails must he used and the line
Is 10 be brondgnugcd for the Cripple
Creek and through trains TO Ogden
The picture Of demolition TINT present
ed Itself to the eyes Of the engineer,
and linemen was even more reInarka.
ble than they had anticipated. Rails
were twisted Into hleroglyphIcs of the
most appalling agony. Great gullIes
had been eaten out Of the sides of the
c.mbnnkment. brldgcd In some places
by the frnii structures Of rails and
clinginR ties md. In others, left entire
ly destitute Of the comforting remain,
of n once firm and splendid bed Of
trnck. In places the rails were thrown
up upon the rocks. while In the bottom
OF the river were found the tnngls,, oI
steel and pine broken and unIntelligi
BILE. Perfectly new mntcrinl will hsys
to be used In replacing most Of the loss
~, and the twisted rails wifi h,
brought back for nnothcr RIM throu -