The Monte Vista journal., 1900-03-03
COLORADO NOTES.

Legislature meets.
Ralph G. Lister of Colorado. has
passed successful examination for
second lIeutenantcy In the regular ser
vice. He wns second Lieutenant Of
Company X. First Colorado volunteers.
in the Philippines.
The San Miguel Board Of County
Commissioners has appropriated 81 800
for the Colorado Paris Exposition
commissioners, to be utilized In defray-
ing the expenses OF making display
OF the mineral resources OF Colorado.
and advertising the same.
The bodies OF the following Colo
rado soldiers have reached San Fran.
cisco from Manila: PrivnteS George
W. Warrington. +. f.. Springstead.
Charles Lille, Cass White. Harry ].
Reislg. Hurry l.. Doxsee and Charles
PheniX.
The engineer OF the Union Pacific
express was signaled to stop NJ .
lonely spot near Sterling. but seeing
| that three armed men We're waiting to
| board the train he pulled open the
throttle and sped by them to avoid a
train robbery.
!. Is. Gale, agent for the Maxwell
Land Grant Company NJ Trinidad.
says many of the settlers have leased
ranches they have been living on. from
the land grant company. and others
Will do so. This action Is In accord
ancc with the agreement between the
company and the settlers made last
fall.
Former Assistant Cashier j. NJ. Jar
dine of the First National bank of Tel
luridc has been placed under arrest by
United States Deputy Marshal Crock
cr on the charge of cmbeZzlcmcnt ana
making false entries in the books Of
the bank for the purpose Of decelvinI
the national bank examiner and the
officers and directors Of the institution.
The United on Company has struck
oil In It's well No. us. The well is 10
Gated in the suburbs In the northwest
crn part of ih" city. II locality in
which the company has not operated
heretofore. This well Is much deeper
than others which have been sunk.
and II Is thought IL will be "A good
producer. 4 number Of other wells
AT Florence which are down in the
ncighborhood of 700 feet are expected
TO strike oil NJ any time.
members Of II Company. &. y. q. OF
Boulder, 10 infantry headquarters In
Denver. asking for the resignation or
Capnln Walsh. !. Is stated by II non-
commissioned officer that the petition
has thirty signcrs out OF forty active
members Of the company. The officer
further states that the action is not
prompted by malice or personal dislike.
but on account OF the incfiiciency OF
the captain. lie said that the petition
was started because Captain Walsh
was lacking in tactics and executive
ability.
A dispatch from Aspen says: New,
was received here Tuesday that Harry
Wyse. Ed, ItobnsSn and Tom McDer.
mitt, miners, working at the Enter
prise group. In thc Taylor river cOun.
try. wcrr buried In n snowsi two or
three days ago. and their bodies were
dug out yesterday by friends who had
missed them. The remains are being
brought over the range TO Aspen. The
scene Of the accident II some twenty
i've or thirty mile. from this place. and
there II no telegraphlc communication
with that place. All thrss. of the men
were old timers here and were unnlar
ried. In the same section and At about
the same time James BickfOrd Was
caught In snowslidc and killed.
The Spring auich coal mine Of the
Colorado Fuel aud Iron Company near
t;lcnwood IL on lire. and II is feared
the property VIII In. wholly destroyed.
Fortunately no lives We're lost. The
fire originated nj the pump house At
the very bottom Of the mine and rapid.
ly followed the air courses to che sur
face. burning 10th coal and timls,rs
Al midnight the flames w.rp still
raging and there Is small hope that
any portion Of the mine viii escape
damage. The origin of the fire In n
mystery. All III" surface openings
hny" been sealed for the purpose Of
smoihrring the firr and tn. manage.
m"m says II VIII b1 NJ least three
months bcfor. work can IN. resumed
The entire forcc of 80 men are laid
on. III. superintendent has t-~.n Ia.
sirucicd To send all III" men To tlaciia
that can hc used there, a> III. com
pany VIII make an effort to supply the
.:n coke ovens at tardin from that
point.
| The ball and baDlu-, given by the
Gilpln conniN pioneers In I'll. new courl
bur-" NJ Central city un the .s...uh. wa,
an event thar viii long b- cherished la
the memories NJ ia. larg" crowd TINT
was present Th" building wn> hrlI.
| iiaptly lighted with over I.5 electric
bulbs, aud th" whit. wall. of hand.
som.ly carved and ,nrnish.d wood.
work presented u mast cheerful np,
p-arnnc.. The crowd began arriving.
nj ssn. hut ia" grand march did no,
take place uuiil nsh'. til. people spend
Ing the Tim" Intervening In max Ing M,
INSPECTION nf The building from
bn ."ni.nt To ruof. nnd many w-f. the
expression. nf delight mad. ~ the fpc,
that Giipin, III. oldest county aud min.
Ing region of til" state, should posses.
such u bnnd-"nl" structure. The dane.
ing took plnr" IN the District Court
room. which II isN:is feet. rnd III. sup.
per wns served 10y III" Ladies' Relief
Corp. In the County Court room down
stair. wh"r" tables w.r. spread for
forty .hvc couples nt u sitting.
Isacn land grant No. I. .ompr,.Ing
the Richest mountain In the snngr. Il.
Crisio rnnr. npd -oip" al the mos,
fertile meadow lands In III" San I.ui.
valley. viii change hands. The iii.
81 thr land viii pass from Quincy A
shaw of Boston iu the San Luis Valley
Land and Mining Company. which IL
composed of several wealthy aud In.
nu-ntial fhiiad-iphian.. Tn. a..~,,
nrrrs of valley nnd mountain land
was sold for 81. UN.nU. The deal I'm.
not yet ,-rn closed. and the motley 4.
In III" hands ~ u trus, company ia
Philadelphia. hut II I. un.i.r-io,si Tint
the purchase price viii ~, pniL Ia cash,