The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-11-20
COLORADO NOTES.

oNcl 1000 VI @to,fo--s
Charles Peterson, n miner working
in the Klondike tunnel at Kokomo,
was killed on the Sth inst. by pre-
mature shot.
The railway mail service department
has established an additional railway
postotiice service between Denver and
Silver Plume, giving it double daily
service.
Morris sawmill, situated on Turkey
Creek, about twelve miles northeast
of F1orissant, was burned down and
completely destroyed on the night OF
November 9th. Loss about 81, 500.
An Italian miner named Peter Putto
was killed in the Eagle coal mine of
the Colorado Fuel n Iron Company at
Trinidad on the Sth inst. a large rock
fell from the roof, crushing him to
death.
At recent meeting of the Cripple
Creek Bar Association resolutions
of respect We're adopted on the death
of j. w. Harner and elected Charles
Q. Butler president, vice julius Thomp-
son, now at Cape Nome.
The gross earnings of the Rio
Grande for October are the largest in
the history of the system. During the
month the gross earnings amounted to
Nooi 'ItD, an increase OF Sol,oOo over
the best previous month.
1t is positively asserted in Denver
that w. $. Stratton proposes to build
an immense business block next spring
on the corner of Seventeenth and Wei
ton streets at n cost approXimatinS 81,
100000
Fred s. Johnson, superintendent of
the Hull City placer in the Cripple
Creek district, was severely injured on
the 1t0h inst. by an accident to the
cage in which he was descending. His
right leg was broken and serious inter
nal injuries are feared.
Andrew Augustln a Leadville pio-
neer and member of the Leadville Mu-
sicians' Union, died n few days ago
and was buried under the auspices of
the union, the band playing n waltz
as they approached the grave in ac-
cordance with the dying request of
Mr.. Augustin.
State Engineer McCune of Denver
and the board of county commission
ers of Colorado Springs recently in
spected the Monument dam. The state
engineer advised putting in a four-foot
iron pipe for controlling the water of
the reservoir and repairing break in
the dam caused by seepage water last
spring.
ID. X Pearson. the aged Chicago
philanthropist who has given $4,000
to Colorado College. and whose entire
benefactions TO collegiate Institutions
amount to somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of $1,000 900. has been staying for
n time in Colorado Springs by direction
of his physician.
The Denver horse show of 1901 will
be given in the second week of Sep
tember and Will run through four day
and night sessions. The show will be
opened in the evening-and at that
time of the year evenings will be warm
enough for outdoor performances-and
will close in the afternoon.
Secretary Martin of the National
Live Stock Association has been noi-
fed by Eben l.. Mcleod. chairman of
the Western Passenger Association of
Chicago, that all lines within that as
sociation have unanimously agreed to
n one-fare round trip TO the annual con-
vention of the stock association at
Salt Lake City next January.
The Pixies Peak Belgian Hare Club
is making great preparations for its
coming show. which will be held in
Colorado Springs January Sth TO 18th
inclusive in conjunction with that of
the Pixies Peak Poultry Association.
There is also n movement on foot 10
invite dog fanciers of the city to ex-
hibit their animals at the same time.
A new menu card for the Use of off
GERS and enlisted men of the United
States army has been issued by the
management of the dining car service
of the Denver & Rio Grande and Rio
-. 4 1..l. .lAY. Of
the card is entitled to square meal
for 80 cents. This is believed to be
the first card of the kind yet issued by
any railroad.
The Goldfeld city council has voted
to purchase from John ID. Mcdonald
ten acres of land in Grassy gulch for n
reservoir site. The land, together with
the water rights, will amount in value
to $4,000. a reservoir will be con-
structed, the pumping plant Will be
put in and pipe line laid to connect
with the city mains. This will cost
about $4,000 additional, making the
total cost of the water system $4,000.
Work will be started Immediately.
A rock slide occurred at Ouray on the
night of the 10Th about II o'clock, de-
stroying the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Goudley, injuring Mrs. Goud-
ley, wrecking the rear portion of An
massachusetts, cold storage building
and reducing to kindling wood num-
ber of smaller buildings. The slide was
occasioned by the breaking away of
rock twenty feet square from an al
most perpendicular cliff about GOO feet
above the city. Mrs. Goudley, who
was alone in the house, marvelously
escaped death.
According to Jacob Wilmington,
ranchmen of Rio Blanco county will
shortly have the biggest bear hunt
ever known in Colorado. The bears
have increased in numbers at such an
alarming rate that they are destroying
stock and the ranchmen have deter