Gilpin observer., 1900-05-03
COLORADO NOTES.

forms.
The coal mines in Las Anlmas cOun-
~ were shut down several days on &C.
count Of rain and snow.
An agent of the Smithsonian Insti
tuition has been given permission to
capture six mountain sheep. They will
De placed in the geological park at
Washington.
Sam Kibler, a blacksmith working
In the Ready Cash mine, near Lead
vile, nearly lost his life in snowslide
last week After being buried eighteen
nolirs he was rescued, and none too
soon to save his life.
The Agricultural Experiment Station
mas Just issued bulletin 53 on STRAW
berries This gives directions in re-
gard to the management of plantations,
irrigation, cult.va Ion, and general care
as well as n description of the various
varieties which have been tested at
the experiment station. The bulletin
may be obtained free by addressing the
director of the Experiment Station,
Fort Collins, Colorado.
Father r. FL. Malone will represent
Colorado in the International Congress
or Public and Private Charities. from
u's ''.h W august olu dl iHe L ans
Exposition. The meeting "Wednesday
night of the State Board of Charities
and Corrections made the appointment
of Father Malone. No money can be
appropriated by the board for ex-
pehses of its members beyond the lin
It's OF the United States. so Father Ma
lone Will have to bear the cost of the
trip.
Deputy Game Warden w. II. 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
reed 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 will 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 a
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 a large prune 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 out of the stomach,
the man starved to death. The prune
seed had been in the stomach long
enough for the moisture to cause the
seed to burst
The Colorado School of Mines will
turn out this year twenty-seyen engi-
IN In In, J,;., -,
institution. or the seventy boys who
entered the school as freshmen four
years ago. there are left only fifteen to
receive degrees, this being about the
usual per cent that makes the course
few left voluntarily, but the majority
were those who flunked out under the
rigorous course that has given the in
stitution its fame as one of the most
thorough technical schools in the world
Twelve of the present class We're re-
ceived In advance standing.
Three miles east of Barr about 9
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Nelson
Anderson, seventeen years old en-
ployed by the Colorado Carlsbad Wa
ter Company ms teamster. while coming
10 the station with a load of freight
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. The team which he was driv-
ing also was killed. The bolt tore of
his left shoe. which was picked up full
ly thirty feet from where he lay. lie
was found few moments later by an
other teamstcr following lying under
the horses with his clothing burning
There was no water close by and It
was impossible to put out the fire, dis
body burning TO Il crisp
The state convention OF the PEOPLES
party met at Florence on the 2Jth and
nominated delegates to the national
convention as follows: Il. NJ. Patter-
son. ID. a. Mills, William Dunhnm. ii.
c. sherman, 7. J. Hart, Frank Mad
don. Il. II. Stratton, +. l.. Hawkins.
John Uglow, ID. II. Nichols. J. F.
James. Jackson Rhines 4. w. Mona,
han. $. II. Eubanks. p. y. McPhee, a.
B. Gray. Dora Phelps Buell., G. W.
Roe, j. A. Edgerton. Olive NJ. Bacon,
!. T.. Wallace, II. w. Overs, l.. G. Kin
kin. Neal Mckenzie, j. II. Moore, ID.
NJ Campbell. Il. l.. Hubbard. J. n.
Harris Elmer +. Beckwith. Mrs. Sue
NJ. Callahan. w. J. Thomas. l.. r.
Gray, X. s. Fesder. b. B. Bloom. c. Il.
Fhilp. a. n. Towney, ii. r. O'Reilly
and =. A. Anniss.
Rio Grande train No. IL was wrecked
near Toluca siding Tuesday afternoon
. by running into light engine. 1t was
head-on collision. but no passengers
we're Injured. Engineer Meeban of the
light engine was dangerously hurt.
ana II was due to his heroism that the
accident was not more serious. His
injuries ARE n severe confusion of the
abdomen, which may mean serious in
ternal iaccration, II crushed shoulder
"a .tul ..ttta
cause of the accident has not yet been
fully determined, but II Is supposed
to be the defective machinery of the
light engine. which was being brought
to Denver, presumably to be repaired
In the Burnham shops. Both engines
We're badly damaged. and the front
end of the baggage car was crushed.