The state herald., 1900-04-13
COLORADO NOTES.

Montr0se Is looking forward to n
good year. Several tine buildings went
up there last year.
The Hagerman block mt Colorado
Springs was badly damaged by 6re
last week, the loss being $4,000.
The fruit orchards of Colorado are
now in full bloom and give promise of
II large crop of apples, peaches, april
cots, pears, etc.
| The Portland mine at Victor has laid
Off 200 men. This is in line with the
decision of mine owners to reduce pro-
duction in order to bring the smelters
| to terms.
The new railroad from Colorado
Springs TO Cripple Creek furnishes n
| fine panoramic view of the Springs
and surrounding country. 1t runs for
several miles Along the mountain side.
The Leadvllle Board of Trade circu-
lar cOndemnlng the Denver fall festivi-
ties finds little support. If all the
large towns and cities In the state
would have festivals it would be of
great benefit to them.
The Daily Sentinel of Grand Juno
ton has just Issued brief history of
the Grand Valley that is II model of
typographical work and profusely H.
Illustrated. 1t contains large illustra-
tion of the beet sugar plant and fine
descriptive article.
There Is pumping plant near Grand
Junction that raises water eighty
three feet out tsf the Grand river to
irrigate $50 acres of fruit land. 1t is
run by water power and has been in
operation for the last ten years. There
are several smaller pumping plants in
the Grand valley. The water costs
about 50 an inch when raised eighty
five feet by water power.
Thomas Reed and Martin Mosier
have been arrested on the charge of
cutting timber on patented range near
jamestown. The complaint was made
by C. +. Merrill The two sons of
Reed We're also arrested on complaint
of Merrill. on the charge of breaking
open his blacksmith shop and stealing
quantity of miners tools, the value
of which was placed at about SIS.
The Otto Mears toll road between
Onray and Ironton was thrown open
on the 3rd for free use. as the charter
had expired. The county commission
ers We're prepared to enforce the open
Ing, If not done voluntarily. This Is
the road the county endcavored to
have the state buy at the last session
of the Legislature. The opening of
the road will greatly stimulate the
traffic of the city.
w. II. Lee, the game warden of the
state In the Glenwood Springs district,
has written TO Tom johnson, the state
game commissioner. that more deer are
IN That locality than at any time for
fourteen years, Notwithstanding the
many sensational accounts of the prac-
teal determination of deer by hunters.
He writes that T.. l.. BalcOtt and II
score of others in The neighborhood re-
port that the deer are decidedly more
plentiful than for much over a decade,
and that the fiat tops In Rio Blanco and
Routt viii be better stocked this season
than for many years.
The heavy rains of the past week
eliminated In a heavy washout on the
new omer canal. twenty miles south
OF Fowler. The water gate was washed
iifty yards down the river and n large
amount of lumber for the headgate
was carried away. The camp of the
workmen was located In the angle
formed by the Intersection of the canal
and the river. This was oyeriiowed.
the tents and hunks washed away
and the men escaped with their horses
by hastily swimming the stream. The
men spent the remainder Of the night
In the shack OF Mr.. Watson. The pile
driver was saved with difficulty.
Another 100 m,n were laid Off n, the
PortlSnd mine Friday. This makes
800 men discharged. There are 100 left
and II Is stated more are to go. There
seems now no reason To doubt that the
big bonanza will close down altogether.
Already large numbers of idle men can
be seen on the streets. and the mer-
chants are becoming fearful of the dis
nstrous effects upon business which the
closing OF the mine would bring about.
So far the Portland is the only proper
~ which has curtailed It's force since
the meeting of the mine owners this
week. The Isabella force has been re-
duced for some weeks. and now all en-
ployed are ON development work.
Municipal elections were held In
many cities OF the state Tuesday. Lo-
cal Issues prctlomlnated, hut In the I'm
portant centers the elections We're
fought on political lines. The license
question was paramount In places, and
under the head OF citizens and non
party tickets. the political views OF
candidates Were not considered. The
Democrats carried Lcadyllle and lost
Victor. Al Cripple Creek the Repub-
licaas elected three candidates, which
gives them n majority OF the council.
The KeDublicnns carried pnlmar IaLa
Greeley and captured nearly all the Of
iices In Trinidad and Golden. The en-.
tire Republican ticket was elected IN
Colorado Springs with the exception
OF marshal.
The Colorado Springs Light ana Pow.
er Company Is making arrangements TO
build new plant nj the coal mines
north of the city and Henry Hlnc, the
superintendent and general manager,
Is In the East securing machinery.
Work viii be begun ON the building ns
soon as he returns, about May LIST. The
company has contracted with the
Standard Milling and Smelling Com.
pnny to furnish II between zoo and coo
horse power 10 take effect January ],
1901. The company also has agreed 10
furnish power for the Colorndo.philn.
delphia Reduction Works nj Colorado
City II they should decide TO change
their power. This Is the company that
purchased the El Pnso Electric Com.
pany. aud the new plant N nm nddI.
ton TO the plan, which II being erected.
The cost of the buildings aud the equip.
mcnt VIII bc In the neighborhood Of
SJoo.O0o and the plant X expected To be-
In operation by December |, 1900.