The Meeker herald., 1900-06-16
COLORADO NOTES.

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James Stewart, an engineer ON tne
Rio Grande Southern, was kllieu Tue
other day by the derailing OF MS ell
CINE.
The United OIL Company Of Florence
has been engaged for some time put
ting down oil well No. 20, about three
miles east Of the developed terfltor!'
In which several of the Oldest produc-
Ing oil wells are located. The casing
Of the new well was completed anu
pumping began day or two ago AZ
rate Of about 100 barrels. 1T hold
ing up to this quantity yet pretty close
ly. The company liz much pleased ut
the results. as they indicate an extern
sion of good oil territory further east
in the field than has yet been deyel-
oped. Active preparations are going
on, and a number of good strikes are
expected soon. The Florence Refining
Company il now pumping two new
wells northwest of the city and just
across the river near Cyanide. One of
them Ii pumping large quantity OF
oil, while the other, in which oil was
struck recently, il an average pro
ducer.
Patrick Mortha has begun suit in
the District Court Mt Fort Collins for
$25, 900 damages against Monte Blew
ems, Fletcher Campbell, Frank Boyer,
Horace Boyer, Manly Capron, Charles
Bebee and jacob Hartzell. The par
ties to the suit are from North Park
and the plaintiff claims that on July
5, 1890. the defendants made an as
vault upon him, knocked him down,
and compelled him to drink intoxicat-
Ing liquors against his will until he
was helplessly drunk. He further
charges that they removed his shoes
and stockings and other parts of his
wearing apparel, burned him with
lighted candles and tirecrackers and
then hanged him up by the neck until
he was nearly strangied to death. They
wound up, as he charges, with kick
ing and tramping upon him, breaking
one of his legs, 80 that he was laid up
In bed for five months afterwards.
The defendants are prominent in North
Park and the suit promises to create
something of a sensation. Judge Hhl-
lard of Denver has been employed as
one of the PLAINTIFFS attorneys.
Between 0 and $50 o'clock Thursday
,itizens of Georgetown were aroused
Ny the ringing Of the fire bells and the
blowing of almost every whistle in
town. The cause was the breaking Of
the levee just above town which turns
Clear creek around the town. As d re-
suit the whole eastern part Of George
town below Sixth street and between
Eighth and Main streets Ia under at
least three feet of water and at least
twenty-five families are homeless.
Many more were surrounded by wa
ter. The general damage will amount
to between $4,000 aud $4,000. Clear
creek has had an immense amount of
water this year, in fact more than ever
before In its history, and, for the past
week watchers have been stationed all
along the creek bank and at the reser-
voir above to give the alarm II there
should be a break. Just above town
under the high bridge Of the loop 10
the Devils Gate, furnishing power to
the mines and light to the city. This
gave way, sending wall Of water ten
feet high down on the town, which
broke ovcf the levee, sweeping down
the three main streets, wpahing hand,
gravel and debris into lower Taos
street, almost filling 1t, and submerg-
ing the greater portion Of the City
Park. 1t will be impossible to conflne
the creek to Its channel until the high
water subsidies. The chief trouble like
ly to occur is the loss Of the water sup
ply to the city, as 1t was taken from
the reservoir above Devils Gate dam.
The damage to the electric light plant
Is considerable, Mt least 20a feet of It's
pipe line having been torn oOse, twist
ed and destroyed, SO that II will be I'M
able to furnish power to the mines,
though the city will get a limited sup.
ply for light purposes Tbs damage to
the electric light and power plant Ii
estimated at 5000.
A dispatch from Victor T. the Repub-
lican says: One man is dead, Michael
Shields, and another, Bert Knobles.. Is
In Jail as the result of al attempted
robbery in the Victor yarlt of the Flor
ence & Cripple Creek railway a little
after II o'clock Monday night. Three
cars of high-grade ore, Averaging In
the neighborhOod of $18OO per ton,
left the Last Dollar mine on Bull hill
Monday, enroute to the E1lers' smelter
Mt Pueblo. In Victor the cars were
placed on the siding abolt 100 yards
east OF tine depot and near the Strong
mine to await the through freight. The
departure Of this consignment was not
made public but the secret was not so
closely kept as 1t might have been and
several people besides the miners and
railroad men were cognizant of 1t. Ac-
cording to their usual custom the mine
officials had employed guards to accom-
pany the mineral to Its destination, and
while the cars were lying quietly in
the dark yards. three men armed with
rifles were concealed In cabin. About
o'clock the guards saw four forms
creep to the door of one of the loaded
box cars. A sharp sound Informed the
watchers that the seal had been broken
and moment later they heard the
door pushed back and the shutting of
the mems bodies az they climbed In.
side. Very Quietly three sncks contain-