The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-08-11
COLORADO NOTES.

A tornado caused considerable dam
age at Sterling on the 4th. It demol-
ished the Catholic church, unroofed
several buildings and injured many
others.
The comptroller Of the currency has
issued 4 statement showing the condi-
ton Of the national banks Of the state
Of Colorado on June 10Th last, showing
the following: Loans and discounts,
$12,321 ,317; money reserve in banks,
81 8O7 ,0O0; surplus. 1886, 1855: undivided
profits, $434, $50; individual deposits,
$2S ,O4s, 258. At the time held an aver
age reserve on hand Of 42.58 per cent.
The Rio Grande railroad has let the
contract for the construction Of its line
from Texas creek to Silver CHI to Or
man & Crook. Work will be begun at
once, and the contractors promise that
II will be completed by December LIST.
The contract calls for twenty-six miles
OF heavy grading, but the contractors,
1t is said, will have few problems to
solve In its construction, as most Of the
survey Ii over level country. The
bridge department of the road has
gangs Of men now at work near Texas
creek erecting buildings for the bridge
builders and preparing for the begin
ming Of active work on the road.
Stringent orders have been issued to
train crews on Colorado roads to be on
the lookout for train robbers. The
crew was told to carry revolvers and
to use them If robbers attacked the
train and there was any prospect Of
killing one of the bandits without en-
dangering their own lives. The orders
were the result of the robbery Of the
a AZ
early Sunday morning, in which Will
liam J. Fay was killed. While 1t is
realized that the crew would have had
no chance, perhaps, to prevent the
Hugo robbery, 1t is argued that had
the men been armed they might have
shot one Of the robbers.
George Shepperd was killed Friday
afternoon while chopping timber on the
Solomon ranch, mile and half west
of Greenland His uncle and cousin
were with him when the accident &C.
CURED. Mr.. Shepherd was cutting on
. large log when silver few from the
wedge, cutting open one Of the large ar
teries in the right leg above the knee.
The injured mans uncle ran to the
Noes ranch to get aid in caring for the
dying man, but the rescuing party re-
turned too late. The man bled to death.
Some think that sudden death was the
result Of the shock. as the man was
suffering from heart disease.
Additional plans for the Twin Lakes
reservoir dam have been fled with
State Engineer McCune by Secretary
w. l.. Hartman of the Twin Lakes
Reservoir Company. The plans are In
accordance with the original scheme,
and will entirely close up the water
way. Mr.. Hartman states that the
reservoir scheme Is an entire SUCCESS In
every way and will fully meet all de-
mands. The reservoir covers an area
Of 400 acres and the water win be
run through the Arkansas, a distance
Of 200 miles. to point near Rocky
Ford. There 1t will be taken out By the
through the valley. A test run which
was made from the 10th to the 18th Of
July was most successfully the now BE-
ing equal to the estimates.
Gilman, the mining town on Battle,
mountain, near Red Cliff, suffered .
destructive fire at an early hour We'd
nesday morning. The entire business
portion Of the place was wiped ont.
Both sides of Main street from the
west end of the Iron Mask hotel, on
the south side, and to W. N. Buell's
residence on the north side, was laid
desolate. Fire was discovered at two
O'Clock In the upper rooms OF Matthew
Lackner's residence, although there
had been no fire in the house since
the evening before. The room was oc-
cupied by Miss Mary LAcknef and
Frank Martins little child. Both were
slightly burned and were rescued with
difnculty. The buildings were very
cts
flames spread rapidly In the face OF
a. heroic fight put up by the citizens.
Except the hotel the buildings destroy
ed include every business house in
town. The Congregational church,
posto6ice and several residences, q to-
tai Of thirty-three buildings, were de-
stroyed. The estimated loss h $751;
46O. and the known insurance " a.
100. About ten business houses were
burned out and about fifteen families
lost their homes, very little being saw
ed in any case.
The development Of the oil fields of
Routt county will be in full swing
during the mor&h Of August. The
I<outt County Improvement Company
of Florence has q complete plant Of
boring machinery on the way. A car
load has been sent from Florence,
while more is coming from Pennsylva-
mia. The frst well is to be put down
on Elk river, seven miles from Steam
boat Springs. The company has leas-
ed nearly 1900 acres of patented land
from ranchmen In that vicinity. They
figure upon having to 20 down to .
depth Of 1900 or 1900 feet before the
oil stratum IL struck. Six or eight
miles further and In the vicinity Of
the oil springs the Stukey brothers
have located about 1900 acres Of on
placer land, which Is to be worked By
Hon. b. Clark Wheeler, and he 10 ex-
Dected to be in there with machinery
during the month. There Is no uues-
tion in the minds Of expert oil men
who have been here that oil win be
struck. At the oil springs a man Ii
enabled to dip up several gallons Of