The state herald., 1900-01-26
COLORADO NOTES.

Inc MetnOulStS are ABOUT ~ estaphsh
n deaconess home In Pueblo.
The El Paso county poorhouse. .ocat-
, ed in valley about three and one-hnl1
miles southwest of Colorado Springs,
; was burned TO the ground on the 10th.
The loss is total and amounts to be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000, partially In
sured. The inmates were rescued III
safety.
Jerry Ryan, n Lcadville bartender,
was shot aud Instantly killed by two
unknown hold-ups at o'clock We'd
nesday morning. There were three men
in the saloon when the masked rob
bers entered. Ryan was ordered to
hold mp his hands, but refused. when
one Of the hold-ups shot him through
the heart. The murdcrers escaped.
Ryan was formerly n member of the
Colorado volunteer regiment.
The Ridgway Populist says: II is
burning shame that the burros
around town are many of them in a
state of starvation. If they are not
worth feeding they at least should not
he expected TO be made beasts of bur-
den as soon as the grass, which comes
out next June. puts some flesh on their
| bones. There Is no dumb animal in
the universe that meets with as much
abuse and neglect as the burro of Colo
radO.
In compliance with the report of the
| State Historical Society, Governor
| Thomas has addressed letters to Sena-
tors Teller and Wolcott and Congress
men Shafroth and Bell, the Colorado
representatives in the national Con-
! nf hn a u nc
is personally requested by the govern
or. on behalf of the society. to use his
| influence TO secure legislation for the
| preservation of the valuable cliff
| dwellings in the Mancos canon in the
southwestern part of the state.
| Officers at Silvcrton raided five Chi
nese opium joints on Blair street, cap
turing five Cinnamon. seven pipes,
twenty pounds of opium and other ar
ticles used in opium joints. The China
men were tried before Police Mayis-
trate Watson to-day and each fined
So and costs. Officers are determined
10 break up these joints. and other
raids will be made II they are not
closed. Many empty cans which had
contained opium We're found in the
rooms. showing that the Cinnamon
had numerous customers.
At the annual meeting of the Grand
Junction Fruit Growers Association
Il statement of the condition of the as
sociation for the past year and the
quality of the fruit grown in the val
ley which the association had shipped
to other points was read by President
a. a. Miller. Manager Moore. in his
annual report, stated that the associa-
ton handled 2S.iI6 boxes of fruit last
year, of which 2,5S4 boxes went out in
car lots, the remainder by express and
local freight shipments, showing an in
crease of nearly fifty per cent. on or
ders last year over the previous year.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany Is preparing TO make an exhibit
NJ the Paris exposition which will cost
the company not less than $4,000.
The exhibit viii be the most costly
display ever attempted from the Rocky
mountain region. and elaborate plans
are now in progress. The intention is
TO make display Of all the different
products OF the steel plant at Pueblo
and also to include samples of the
crude material. Samples of the diff
trent Goals mined at the numerous
mines of the company will be on ex-
hibition and IL Is proposed to omit
nothing that Will add interest to the
display.
Only seven men went TO work In the
Hidden Treasure mine at Lake City,
Wednesday morning. and they were
mostly top men. The mine employed
nearly seventy men. OF these over iif-
~ are out. II is likely a few will 20
back, but not many. The men would
all go back II Jack Evans was taken,
but the management will not let him
return. He was spokesman for the men
In thelr grievances and was immed,
ately discharged. The trouble started
over employing foreigners. believed to
he Italians, though they claimed to be
Austrlans. Since the trouble here last
spring there has been strong preju.
dice against Italians and all mines
which had employed them signed an
agreement to do so no more.
The federal government, after long
discussion OF the matter, Is about to
go ahead with the construction of large
reservoirs for the storing OF water TO
De used by occupants OF the Southern
Ute reservation. This question has
been agitnted for long time and will
he settled soon by the authorities. The
site 10 be- selected probably will be In
the Navajo and Mancos canons. The
water supply will bc received from the
Mancos river. Surveys We're made last
summer for this work and now the res.
ident government photographer. A. l..
Fellows. has been called upon to furn.
ish the Department OF Geological Sur.
vcy at the national capital photographs
OF the proposed sites TO aid the federal
authorities 10 decide Just which site
for the proposed reservoirs 10 select,
Other photographs are being sent on 10
Mr.. Fellows. among them being views
OF the various parts OF the Great Plains
reservoir system. representations OF
ditch gnuglng and many other views.
Some Of them VIII bc used for lantern
slides and Views for the federal de.
parimcnt.
State Engineer McCune aud Deputy
Register O'l,cllly OF the State Land
Board have gone to Pueblo. where they
Will make the necessary arrangements
nj the federal land office for the with.
drnwal by the federal authorities of
between 300 and lO.0oO ncrcs under
the Carey net. which VIII be irrigated
by the Henry Improvement Company.
The commencement OF work under the
Carey act VIII he the starting point for
improvements under this net which
may mean the redemption of l.Coo. 600
acres OF land now useless. and the re-.
sultlng material advancement of the
Interests Of the state by mnny millions
OF dollars. The water provided by the
extension Of the otoro canal VIII not