Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30
COLORADO NOTES.

rauO. Inc industry continues TO grow
slowly but surely.
Ruffians who have not yet been ap-
pretended have recently attacked sew
eral women on the streets of Denver at
night and robbed them. From one wo-
man $1,000 worth of diamonds were
taken.
N. w. Sample, for many years gener-
al superintendent of the Denver Il Rio
Grande railway, has resigned. The
vacancy will be filled by w. S. Martin,
formerly with the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad. Under Mr.. Metcalfe's
new policy it is expected that there will
be shifting of other officials within the
next few months. There has been talk
of changes for n long time. but it has
been left to the new general manager
to make them.
AT Z o'clock Friday evening dis
tressing accident occurred at Aspen,
which resulted in the instant death of
the 12-year-old daughter of Dennis Sui
Ivan. A shotgun in the hands of
younger brother was accidentally dis
charged, striking the sister full in the
face at short range. An older brother
had been out hunting and left the gun
in the house without removing the
loaded shell. The little boy took the
gun into the yard, where the weapon
was discharged.
Colorado has no power to pay the
bills of the Colorado officers who par
ticipated in the chase after the Hole
in the Walr' gang from Utah last year
Such Is the decision of the attorney
general. The men were called upon
by Governor Thomas to act in the Nc
Carthy case, but Governor Thomas
took this action only when he received
Nr.,I-
of Utah urging him to do so. He pre-
sumed that on the strength of this
telegram from the governor of Utah
the posse would be paid by Utah, but
that state has refused to make the
payment.
Sugar beet growers of the Arkansas
valley will commence to send the result
of their summers labor to the factory
about October LIST. The crops in that
section of the state will not be as large
as anticipated, owing to the damage
caused by insects and heavy rains.
Grasshopers have proved very trouble.
some and large part of the damage
is attributed to them. In the early
part of the spring the excessive rains
caused n slight crust of earth to form
over the young plants, injuring them a
great deal. The drouth that has pre-
vailed in this section for some time has
continued and the situation has become
very serious. The third crop of alfalfa
is practically total failure, and the
second crop was only fair.
Peter Burke of Leadville, standing
helpless, and abandoned by two fellow
wOrkmen in a shaft. met a horrible
death by drowning. He was employed
with two other men at the bottom of
the California gulch shaft when n
''sand-break" occurred. and in an in
stant he was held solid with the sand
up to his hips. The water then came
up rapidly, and the other two men in
the shaft rang the bell to hoist, not
taking time to try to eXtricate their un-
fortunate cOmrade, or in their fright
anxious to get to the top for assistance.
| Two other men We're at once sent
down to the rescue, but before they
could reach him the water had risen
over his head. and he was slowly
drowned. He had been unable to
move in any direction, and had been
compelled to see the water slowly rise
and slowly engulf him. He leaves Il
wife and two children.
1t has been learned that the present
rapid transit railway company of Col
orado Springs has been purchased by
w. S. StrattOn, J. II. McKinnie and
other local capitalists. The deal has
been under way for some time. but the
negotiations have just been closed. The
new owners propose to make radical
improvements. adding extensively to
the equipment and placing the service
on an equal footing with the best in
the country. The present rails will be
replaced by heavier ones and fifty new
cars will be added. A large portion of
the system will be double tracked to
avoid the tedious waiting which Is now
necessary. The owners are before the
city council asking new franchise,
in order that the improvements may
be made. The expenditure for i'm
provements e.. the system will be in
the neighborhood of 100000.
The appointment of ii. a. Shipman
as superintendent of the Independence
mine at Cripple Creek in the place of
John Stark. resigned. has been followed
by many other changes on the proper
ty. Two shift bosses have been dis.
charged and miners from Silver Plume
employed to I'LL the positions. The
watchman has been let out, and three
strangers engaged to keep tab on the
rich ore that comes from the slopes.
1t seems that the custom of making
the men change their clothing when
they come Off shift to prevent ore steal
ing is not pronounced success. 1t is
whispered that more ore has been
stolen In the past few weeks than ever
before, and that one of the shift bosses
left for parts unknown with the re-
turns of n small shipment of high
grade ore made by himself Mr.. Stark.
the late superintendent, is now in Den
yer and will upon his return become
superintendent of the John A. Logan
and American Eagle mines, owned by
w. S. Stratton.
Jealousy was the cause of shooting
affray which took place between and
o'clock last evening about one mile