Gilpin observer., 1900-07-12
COLORADO NOTES.

- eA'S wy SCl hL olINtI Silh-SpOOO ACC~
Cattle are said to be dying rapidly
In Yuma county of disease much like
hydrophobia.
Some Colorado Springs people are
planning to organize Il company to bore
Tor gas and oil.
The slopes of Pixies Peak near the
summit are said to be covered with
billions of caterpillars, which make
walking almost impossible and choke
up the mountain streams.
Truck gardeners in the vicinity of
Pueblo report that the army worm has
done great damage to all sorts of gar
den produce in the last month or six
weeks. As result the crops will be
exceedingly small this year.
All of the coal miners Mt the Union
mine, sixteen miles above Glenwood on
the Cardiff branch of the Midland,
went on strike Monday. The cause ap
pears to be the ungranted demand for
an increase of twenty cents per car for
digging and minor grievances. Fifty
men are involved
The Union Pacific has opened
grayeipit near Granger, making three
pits in operation-the other two being
oii SiiSl I'LL. Vic 'po'NA
has been placed and the gravel will be
used in ballasting the cut-offs between
Green River and Ogden. There is no
limit to the supply of gravel, and the
pit Will be operated all summer.
A whole shift employed on the Santa
Rita mine has been discharged be-
cause of the disappearance of some
high grade ore. The management was
nnn hln IN Iatant ln and there
fore made the Wholesale discharge,
hoping to include the guilty parties in
the lot 1t is said that the ore has been
traced to an assay office in Victor. Fur
ther developments are expected.
Florence is to have an electric street
railway soon. The incorporation pa
pers of the Florence Electric Street
Railway Company have been prepared
and will be filed in n few days. Cap
ital stock will be S500.OOO Thomas
Robinson, who holds the franchise for
the road, states that the matter is pro-
crossing nicely. and that work will be-
gin as soon as the necessary arrange
ments can be made.
There will he IL meeting of Silver
Republican editors of Colorado imme
diately upon the conclusion of the
meeting of the State Editorial Associa-
ton, which is called to meet at Ouray
July 1S-20th. Preliminary arrange
ments were made for the meeting at
session of the Silver-Republican edi-
tors in Denver about two months ago.
1t is hoped that all editors of that po-
litical faith in Colorado will meet at
the time indicated.
The State Sanitary and Veterinary
Board met at the state capitol Satur-
day afternoon and discussed the con-
ditions of stock in the state. DR.. s.
Book, the state veterinarian, reported
that throughout the entire state as he
knew for the most part by personal in
vestigation, there was no epidemic of
any kind among the stock. The only
sickness at this date, he said was
among the cattle in Yuma county,
some of which died of impaction of
the stomach. He thought the pros
poets for successful year for cattle
men were better than for n long time.
The crop prospects in the country ad-
jacent to Greeley were never better
than at the present time. Small grain
will soon be harvested and the yield
promises unusually well. barring acci-
dent from hail or other unforeseen
cause, and the farmers will realize
handsomely. The first cutting of al
falfa was a splendid crop and FORUM
ately was well preserved. The second
cutting is now well along. with splen-
did prospects, so that it may reasona-
bly, be predicted that sheep feeding
will be carried on to n greater extent
than ever has been done in the county
before.
According to the reports of fishermen
from the Gunnison river, that fine
stream will soon be ruined for trout
fishing. unless something is done to
prevent its pollution by the placer
mines. The protest of the fishermen
in regard to this abuse is beginning to
he strongly seconded by the people of
the town of Gunnison, who have here
tofore been very apathetic in the mat
ter, but now realize that the admirable
suitability of the stream for big trout,
and many of them, will be seriously
impaired. and that the placer mines are
doing that section little or comparative
ly no good.
The board of directors of the Denver
Chamber of Commerce have endorsed
the plan to have II mining bureau and
mineral exhibit under the auspices of
the chamber AS n permanent part of its
work. This project was suggested in
the report of the committee on
mines and mining. made last March.
1t was proposed then that n bureau of
mines be opened, at which all informa-
ton possible regarding the districts of
the state. together with specimens of
ore. should be kept for the benefit of
intending investors. and that this be
made headquarters for mining men.
The board of directors after adopting
the report. sent 1t back to the commit.
tee, with the request that II consider
the matter further. and make recon-
mendations regarding the carrying out
of the plan.
w. S. Stratton has donated $4,000
to aid in the erection of the national