The Lamar register., 1900-08-15
COLORADO NOTES.

tlueTs.
The date for Game and Fish Day at
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. Coyle, d. D., of San
Francisco has accented 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 & Co., q new oil CON-
pany in Florence, on well No. 2, at n
depth of over 1000 feet, struck prof
liable flow of oil 1t will be day or
two before pumping can be started,
but 1t promises to be one of the biggest
producers about Florence.
The Chicago K 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
citic, 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 and the Union Pacific will, it is
reported, meet in New York City the
LIST of September and conclude nego-
uatlons 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
man & Crook. Work will be begun at
once, and the contractors promise that
1t will be completed by December 1st.
The contract calls for tweaty-six miles
n
1t Is said. will have few problems to
solve in Its construction, as most OF the
survey Is 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 NJ. Stahl, secretary OF the Farm
ers' National Congress, says that the
attendance at the annual meeting to be
held at Colorado Springs, August 29th
and 2ith, 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 take
them to Colorado Springs. Among the
subjects to be discussed are the rela-
ton OF farming to manufacture and
transportation, merchant marine, inter
oceanic canal. taxation. irrigation and
good roads. Among the speakers is
Baron Hermann. agricultural attachc
Of the German embassy at Washing
ton.
over 100000 will be spent this year
ON the JuIesburg branch of the Union
Pacific In permanent Improvements,
according to the statement of L. Il.
DickensoH. the general manager who
went to Cheyenne recently. The i'm
fntsltfIa fifty miles Af
eIghty-five-pound steel and stone cul-
yerts and steel bridges along the entire
system All track will be ballasted be
fore the new rails are laid. This wears
work will complete two-thifds OF the
renovation Of the Julesbur,., which was
ia bad shape when II was acquired
from the Colorado and 2outhern under
the reorganization. Next year the bal
ance OF the work will be done.
Martin V. Sides and Fred Merrick,
the two cattle men arrested on suspi-
ctou Of robbing the & nion Pacific train
AT Hugo, have been released They
were Indignant. and upon being re-
leased made threats against the in
formant who placed the detectives up
on their trucks. Sufficient evidence
WAS secured to convince the detectives
that there was not ground to make n
case. although train porter Nathan
Brown aud Pullman porter Love were
positive that Sides was the double of
the taller robber. He is n Texan with
a 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 be
found in the country. Deer, elk, bear
and antelope there find their last rest
ing place prior to final 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
fine program of sports. such rs 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.
In the last few days a conh1ct be-
tween the cattle and sheep men who
are grazing herds in San Miguel coun-
ty has arisen. The story reached Tel
luride to the effect that on Monday
night the cowboys appeared at the
-. cold