The Springfield herald., 1900-06-15
COLORADO NOTES.

RlO Gr;lnue southern, was kllleu .he
other day by the dcr,iling of his en-
gine.
The United OH Company OF Florence
has been engaged for some time put
ting down oil well No 30, about three |
miles east of the developed territory, |
in which several OF the oldest produc-
ing oil wells nre located. The casing |
of the new well was completed and
pumping began II day or two ago mt II
rate of about 100 barrels. 1t is hold
ing up to this quantity yet pretty close
ly. The company is much pleased ht
the results, as they Indicate an extcn-
sion of good oil territory further east
in the field than has yet been dcvcl-
oped. Active preparations are going
on, and number of good strikes are
expected soon. The Florence Refining
Company Is now pumping two new
wells northwest of the city and just
across the river near Cyanide. one oi
them Is pumping n large quantity OF
oil, while the other, in which oil was
struck recently, is an average pro-
ducer.
Patrick Mortha has begun suit in
the District Court ut Fort Collins for
$25 900 damages against Monte Blev-
ems, Fletcher Campbell, Frank Boyer,
Horace Boyer, Manly Capron, Charles
Bebee and jacob Hartzell. The par
ties to the suit are from North Park
and the plaintiff claims that on July
5, 1899. the defendants made an as
sault upon him, knocked him down,
and compelled him to drink intoXlcat-
ing liquors against his will until he
was helplcssly drunk. He further
charges that they removed his shoes
n pt
wearing apparel, burned him with
lighted candles and firccrackers and
then hanged him up by the neck until
he was nearly strangled to death. They
wound up, as he charges, with kick
ing and tramping upon him, breaking
one of his legs, SO that he was laid up
in bed for five months afterwards.
The defendants are prominent In North
Park and the suit promises to create
something of sensation. Judge Bal
lard of Denver has been employed rs
| one of the plaintiffs attorneys.
Between o and 9:3O o'clock Thursday
| citizens Of Georgetown were aroused
| by the ringing of the fire bells and the
| blowing # almost every whistle in
town. The cause was the breaking Of
| the levee just above town which turns
Clear creek around the town. AS Il re-
suit the whole eastern part of George
town below Sixth street and between
Eighth and Main streets is under at
least three feet of water and at least
twenty-five families are homeless.
Many more We're surrounded by wa
ter. The general damage will amount
to between $4,000 and $4,000. Clear
| creek has had an immense amount of
| water this year. in fact more than ever
before in Its history, and, for the past
| week watchers have been stationed all
| along the creek bank and ut the reSer
voir above to give the alarm II there
should be a break. Just above town
under the high bridge of the loop is
the DEVILS Gate, furnishing power to
the mines and light to the city. This
gave way, sending IL wall of water ten
feet high down on the town, which
broke over the levee, sweeping down
the three main streets washing sand.
| gravel and debris into lower Taos
street, almost filling it, and submerg-
ing the greater portion of the City
Park. 1t will be impossible to confine
| the creek to its channel until the high
water subsidies. The chief trouble like
iy to occur is the loss of the water sup
| ply to the city, as 1t was taken from
the reservoir above Devils Gate dam.
The damage to the electric light plant
Is considerable, at least 200 feet of its
| pipe line having been torn loose, twist
I'd and destroyed, so that it will be un.
| able to furnish power to the Mines
though the city will get limited sup
| ply for light purposes. The damage to
the electric light and power plant is
estimated at 5000.
A dispatch from Victor to the Repub.
lican says: One man is dead. Michael
Shields and another. Bert Knobles, is
in Jail as the result of an attempted
| robbery in the Victor yards of the Flor
ence X Cripple Creek railway n little
after IL o'clock Monday night. Three
cars of highgrade ore. averaging in
the neighborhood of $1,000 per ton,
left the Last Dollar mine on Bull hill
Monday. enroute to the Eilers' smelter
at Pueblo. In Victor the cars were
placed on the siding about 100 yards
east of the depot and near the Strong
mine TO await the through freight. The
departure of this consignment was not
made public but the secret was not so
closely kept ms it might have been and
several people besides the miners and
railroad men We're cognizant of it. Ac-
cording to their usual custom the mine
officials had employed guards TO accom-
pany the mineral to its destination. and
while the cars We're lying quietly In
the dark yards. three men armed with
rifles We're concealed in n cabin. About
. O'Clock the guards saw four forms
creep to the door of one of the loaded
box cars. \ sharp sound informed the
watchers that the seal had been broken
and a moment later they heard the
door pushed back and the shuffiinC of
the mems bodies rs they climbed in
side. Very quietly three sacks contain
Ing eighty pounds each We're thrown