The state herald., 1900-08-17
COLORADO NOTES.

StcuihuouI springs lluS Deeu cuuHseu
In order not to conflict with other at
fractions. The new date decided upon
Is Thursday and Friday, August 80 and
81.
The state attorney will file suit
against the Pullman Car Company for
$1,000 on claims due for Incorporation
fees. The company is Incorporated in
Illinois with much larger capital
than In Colorado. The reincOrpOration
law requires them to file papers here
with the full amount of capital of the
home company. The company refused
to do this and the state was obliged to
bring suit.
Discoveries have been made by Pro-
fessor Riggs of the Field museum of
Chicago on the banks of the Gunnison,
and are attracting much attention. The
bones of n dinosaur have been un-
earthed by the professor and his men.
One bone is nine feet long and others
are so large that one man Is unable to
lift them. About one half of the mon
ster's bones have already been taken
out of the bed in which they have been
discovered and they Will he shipped TO
Chicago in a few days and mounted.
The Chicago & Alton will, 1t 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 to the company of the
Kansas Pacific branch of the Union Pa.
cific, the acquisition of which would
give the Alton direct line from Chica-
go and Kansas City to Denver. via
Kansas City. The directors of the Al
ton ana the Union Pacific will, II Is
reported, meet in New York City the
1st of September and conclude nego-
tiations for the transfer
Henry Van Loon, n cattleman living
fourteen miles south of Aroya, on
Rush creek. lost three boys, aged six,
eight and ten years, by suifocation in
the sand. 1t Is not known Just what
time the accident occurred. as the boys
left the home about 10 o'clock to play
in the sand some distance from the
house. When they did not return by
noon the mother went In search of
them, but could not find them. Then
the father went to where they had
been tunneling in the sand and found
their shovel lying near where the sand
had caved in. Upon digging around he
found the dead bodies of his three boys
Duileu uccpiy Ill the sinu.
The region surrounding Steamboat
Springs has long been recognized rs
the finest for big game hunting to be
found In the country. Deer. elk. bear
and antelope there find their last rest
ing place prior TO iinal disappearance.
The people of that town have added
Game and Fish Day to the list of Colo
radios days" ut 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-
dition TO the barbecue. there will be n
fine program of sports. such as races.
ball games, broncho riding. etc. No
doubt many people will take advantage
of this affair TO visit that section
OF Colorado, which is considered one of
the most attractive sporting and pleas
ure resorts in the mountains.
The work of broad gauging the en-
tire Mineral Belt system at Leadville
OF the Colorado Il Southern will begin
at an early day. In fact n start has
been made In this direction from the
Bon Air aud Bohn properties. In n day
or two the Colorado Midland connec-
tiop with the Colorado X Southern will
the completion of the broad -gauging
will he quite an event In local railroad
history. 1t will mean that all OF the
mines OF the silvcr-lcad area will he
reached by broad-ca gauge line. which
will do away with the necessity of any
rchauling OF the ore once II IL loaded
on the ears. Under the old system the
ore from the narrow gauges had 10
he reloaded into broad gauge ears, In
volying additional expense. The con-
ncction made by the Midland gives that
road an opportunity To compete on an
equal footing for ore. and furnishes
the Colorado x Southern an important
outlet.
In the last few days conflict be-
tween the cattle and sheep men who
are grazing herds In San Miguel coun-
" has arisen. The story reached Tel
lnride 10 the effect that on Monday
night the cowboys appeared at the
tent OF the sheep men, they told them
that they were going Ia move the goats
and sheep across the San Miguel river
and for them TO stay In their tents.
The goats had been driven but n short
distance when n fnsilnde OF shots be.
gan. The contestants puarrclcd all
night and the morning revealed about
200 dead goats and sheep and about
the same number were crowded over "A
prcclpltous blum. The act is consid-
cred nm outrage greatly TO he regretted.
MS war between the cattle and sheep
men has always been probable and will
continue 10 be until the public domain
is appropriated 10 Individual occupa.
tlon and ownership. Trouble, too. is
brewing over n bunch OF 1900 sheep
In Beaver park and the cattle men
threaten TO eNtermlnnie them.
Although Congress nt the recent scs-
sion authorized the purchase OF com
plcte set of mlntlng machinery for the
Denver mint. ana made n partial np-
preparation for the same. the Treasury
Department has as yet taken no steps
toward letting the contract. The su.
pcrvlslng architect says that AT the
present rate the mint building should
he under roof not later than October.
The Interior inlsh VIII then be com.
plctcd In about twelve months. ~ TINT
the finished building should he turned
over Ia the government by November
or December Of next year. Al the Of
iicc OF the director OF the mint II Is
stated that when the building lins been
placed under roof. contract win bo
made for building aud setting M the
mining machinery. The officials claim
thnt this machinery can b. supplied
nnd placed IN position inside OF ycnr
aud that ther. IN no necessity FOR let q.
ting the contract thla far ahead They
nrc very anxious 10 hny" the mint