The silver star., 1900-08-17
COLORADO NOTES.

The date for Game and Fish DAY NJ
! Steamboat Springs has been changed
in order not to conflict with other at
fractions The new date decided upon
Is Thursday and Friday. August 80 and
81
Rev. b. F. Coyie, u. D.. Of san
Francisco has accepted the call OF the
Central Presbyterian Church Of Den
yer, and will occupy the pulpit the first
Sunday In October and thereafter. Dr.
Coyle has had very successful pas
torate in San Francisco.
w l. Weaver 4 Co.. new oil com
pany in Florence. on well No 2 at a
depth Of over 1900 feet. struck a prof
liable flow Of oil 1t viii be day or
two before pumping can be started,
but IL promises to b. one of the biggest
producers about Florence.
The directors Of the Colorado Fuel
a Iron Company have declared divi-
dend Of eight per cent on the pre-
ferrs-l stock. payable September Jfh.
In February Of this year eight per
cent was declared. and in April eight
per cent The remaining aeeumula;ive
dividends due on the stock now amount
to twelve per cent
Tie Chicago 4 Alton Will II Is re-
ported be running Into Denver before
the first Of next year on its own tracks.
Negotiations are reported to BE- pend
ing for the sale 10 the company Of the
Kansas Pacific branch Of the Union Pa
cifc. the acquisition OF which would
give the Alton direct line from Chica-
90 and Kansas City TO Denver. via
Kansas City. The directors of the AL
ton and the Union Pacific will. IL IL
reported. meet in New York City the
1st Of September and conclude nego-
tiations for the transfer.
The Rio Grande railroad has let the
contract for the construction Of its line
from Texas creek to Silver Cliff to Or
nan * Crook Work viii be begun at
once and the contractors promise that
IL will b. completed by December lst
The contract calls for twenty-six niles
Of heavy grading but the contractors.
il i said. will have few problems TO
solve In irs construction. as most OF the
survey j. over level country. The
bridge department of the road has
gangs of men now at work near Texas
creek erecting buildings for the bridge
builders and preparing for the begin
ming Of active work on the road.
John VI Stahl. secretary Of the Farm
er- National Congress. says that the
attendance at the annual meeting to be
held at Colorado Springs. August 2oth
and 2ifh. will be the largest In the his
tory Of the congress Delegates from
the New England and middle states
have arranged for special cars to iake
them TO Colorado Springs. Among the
subjects 10 b. discussed are the reia-
ton Of farming 10 manufacture and
transportation. merchant marine inter
s.rarr.
good roads. Among the speakers is
Baron Hermann. agricultural attache
Of the German embassy at Washing
ton.
over S2.lsp,0rc win be spent this year
on the Juiesburg branch Of the Union
Pacific in permanent improvements,
according 10 the statement Of T.. f..
Dickinson. the general manager who
went to Cheyenne recently. The i'm
pr0vements include fifty miles Of new
eighiy-iiye-pound steel and stone cul-
verts and steel bridges along the entire
system. All track win be ballasted be-
fore the new rails are laid. This years
work VIII complete two-ihirds Of the
renovation OF the Julesburg. which was
In bad shape when II was acquired
from the Colorado and Southern under
the reorganization Next year the bal.
aDce Of the work will BE- done.
Martin V. Sides and Fred Merrick.
the two cattle men arrested on suspi.
cion Of robbing the Union Pacific train
at Hugo. have been released. They
were indignant. and upon being re-
leased made threats against the in.
formnnt who placed the detectives up-
on their tracks. Sufficient evidence
was secured to convince the detectives
that there was not ground to make
case. although train porter Nathan
Brown and Pullman porter Love were
positive that Sides was the double Of
tue taller robber. He Is a Texan with
pronounced Southern accent. which
is one means Of identifying the robber.
The detectives are on the trail OF other
suspects.
The region surrounding Steamboat
Springs has long been recognized as
the finest for big game hunting to he
found In the country. Deer. elk, bear
and antelope there find their last rest
Ing plnce prior TO final disappearance
The people Of that town have added
Game and Fish Day to the list OF Colo
rado's days" at which time they
promise game barbecue consisting OF
all Of the above animals. The date has
been set for August 80 and 81 In ad.
diilon to the barbecue. there will be n
fine program Of sports. such NJ races.
bnll gnnes. broncho riding. etc. No
doubt many people will take advantage
OF this affair 10 visit that section
Of Colorado. which Il considered one OF
the most attractive sporting and pleas
ure resorts In the mountains.
In the last few days a conflict be.
tween the cnfile and sheep men who
nre grazing herds In San Miguel coup.
~ has arisen. The story reached Tel.
luride to the effect that on Monday
night the cowboys appeared nj the
tent Of the sheep men. they told them
that they were going TO move the goats
and sheep across the San Miguel river
and for them 10 stay In their tents.
The goats Ind been driven but short
distance when n fusiinde Of shots be.
gnn. The contestants qunrreled NIL
night and the morning revealed about
40 dcnd gonts nnd sheep and about
the same number were crowded over n
preclpitous blum. The net is consId.
cred mn Outrage grcntiy TO be regretted,
M war between the cnttle and sheer,