The silver star., 1900-10-12
COLORADO NOTES.

met in annual convention at Denver
| on the ith.
The Denver Horse Show opened aus
| piciously on the :rd. attended by
4 large and fashionable crowd.
Engineer William Taylor of Salida
was killed in wreck near Eagle on
the Rio Grande road on the md.
Reports from three of the state insti-
tutions give the following popuiations'
State Industrial School for Girls. fifty
five. added during the month, five:
4 State Industrial School for Boys. lbJ.
! added during the month. six: State Re
| formatory. lis. added during the
month. ten.
| The Denver branch mint has com
menced paving ,r3i. cents per fine
ounce of silver contained in gold bars.
| This is an advance OF cents over
/ prices paid during The last few years.
and is equal TO ~ cents per standard
ounce The new buying price has been
set by the director Of the mint at
Washington.
| Promises made by the Pixies Peak
I Power Company that their plant
would be running by November Il.
will be fulfilled The last of the ma
I chinery is now arriving. How great
an enterprise the building OF this plant
has been few people understand. Half
a million dollars will have been used
when the machinery Is all installed.
| An instance of the magnitude of the
work Is In the fact that the company
brought fifty carloads of slaves from
| California Power will he furnished
for both electric divisions of the Colo
RADIO Springs and Cripple Creek Dis
trict Railway Company. for the Eco
nomic Gold Extraction works. for the
electric light systems of Cameron and
Gillett and for purposes, except hoist
ing. on all of the important mines con
trolled 10y the Woods Investment Com
Not for many years past has there
been such activity in the coal mines of
southern Colorado as at the present
time. Though the companies have or
ders on hand that would Keep the
mines busy ar their full capacity for
at least an entire year. the production
at this time falls short by fully twcn-
ty per cent. of the total capacity of the
mines. The principal reason for this
condition is said to be the shortage of
miners. for whom search is being
made in various parts of the state and
country. The shipments of coal are
for consumption in Colorado. Nebras-
ka and Kansas and for the use of most
of the railroad lines entering the state.
The peculiar condition is presented of
the mines not being able To turn out all
the coal they would Ike. Yet. were the
mines run 10 their fun capacity there
would be. in the opinion of railroad
men familiar with the situation. "A
shortage of both cars and engines for
the movement of the coal. since the
OF the mines capacity keeps busy all
the equipment and power which the
railroads are able to devote to this par
ticular business at this particular time.
State Engineer \. j. McCunc has
opened bids for the construction of the
Taylor state road through the GraXd
canon. above Glcnwood. The bids Were.
too high for the estimates ms made by
the state. and all were rejected. The
bidders were notified that modifica-
tons would be made In the speclficn-
tions. and that they would he allowed
10 make new bids. In an Interview the
state engineer said that the portion of
the state road in Eagle county had
been let. II consists OF -four miles of
grading work. and three steel bridges.
The total amount called for Is $1,000.
The Pueblo Bridge Company were the
successful bidders. The work In Gar
field county will require an expcndl-
turc OF not less than S2o.0OO. and bids
will not be let that exceed this amount.
The first bridge to build i'm Eagle coun-
~ will he within the town of Red Cliff
across Turkey creek. This bridge VIII
cover the road leading to the mining
camp of Gilman. The other bridge
Will he across Eagle river at Che mouth
of Homcstake creek. some distance be-
low Red Clif. The third bridge will be
at the town of Eagle and across Eagle
river. These three bridges Will make
"A complete outlet for people to reach
the kio Grande road from the big scope
of territory on the east and west.
Express companies are noting that
banks are making much larger use OF
the United States mails In transpori-
Ing currency than ever before. Hun
drcds Of thousands of dollars are daily
passing through the mails which. until
recently. were handled almost exolus-
lvely by the express companies. One
OF the reasons of the change. ms ex-
planned nj Denver banks. IL that the
cost Is ,sss and as the money IL In.
sured. there can bc no loss. even II the
package IL destroyed On route by fire.
The goverlnment does not agree 10 re-.
| turn TO the sender money which ia
stolen or lost In transit. but the insur-
ancc company pledges itself TO make
good any such loss. All the bank has
To pay is the regular postage such ns t.
clnrgcd for money order packages
Some OF the express companies with
Offices In Denver claim they are glad
~" change has come nbout ms II re-
lieves the company OF heavy charge
for caring for highly valuable pack
ages. The government takes no more
tlnn ordinary precautions ms those arc
| considered ample. III IL noticeable" {"
reninrked posioiicc official. "thnt nj.
though more money X bcln.: cnrrlcd
In the mnils than ever before. train rob
bers let the mail cai nlonc. one ren.
son is fiint the robber knows the gov
crnment has long arm and IL IL nm
nrm TINT never tires. The lnss OF reg.
isfercd packages ls very small. Indeed.
and the Insurance companies are TAX.
Ing care OF such Losses more and more
| ns time passes
| The Colorado Humane Soclntv ,,,., IL,