The Holly chieftain., 1900-05-11
COLOR ID NOTES.

be placed in the geological park 1T
| Washington.
At a recent meeting of the Candle
light Club or Denver. Mr.. 7. NJ. Patter-
son and Mr.. +. A. Williams both ex-
pressed themselves strongly in favor
OF precinct option. An attempt Will
doubtless be made to get such a meas
ure through the next Legislature.
The Home Mining Company Of Lead
vile on May lst paid n dividend of
$4,000. 1t is announced that another
dividend OF $4,000 will be paid on
June /. The future policy as regards
dividends has not yet been an
nounced
Sam Kibler. n blacksmith working
in the Ready Cash mine. near Lead
vile, nearly lost his life in a snowslide
last week. After being buried eighteen
hours he was rescued, and none too
soon to save his life.
BY splendid presentation of good
sebject. William S. Wescott of Law
renee University, Appleton, Wisconsin,
won the first prize in the Interstate ora
torical contest, held in Central Presby
terian Church last Thursday night. The
subject was 'Iago and Macbeth and
fitted the speaker especially well. The
second prize went 10 Paul Prosser of
Central College, Fayette, Missouri.
The largest shipment OF ore that has
ever arrived in Pueblo Is expected to
reach there within the next few days.
1t Is destined for the Philadelphia
smelters and Is sulphide ore from Chill.
There are $500 tons in the shipment,
requiring 132 cars for transportation.
4. i. Valentine, agent of the Treasury
Department, is in the city to receive the
shipment.
Practical instruction In mines and
mineralogy, undertaken by eastern uni
yersities. Will result directly to the ben
eft of Colorado. The University of
Minnesota has inaugurated the method
of instruction by sending out an entire
class In mineralogy. under Prof. Apple
by, to spend several weeks in Colorado
mining camps. where their instructor
viii be the miner himself. The profes-
sor heads a class of thirty. all young
men, each with pipe. two suit cases
ana specimen bags. This personal lug
gage was of such extent that they re-
quired special car.
The Castlewood dam, near Castle
Rock. has apparently resolved itself in
to big leaky rock pile from which no
danger Is TO be apprehended unless an
other heavy storm fills 1t full. Assist
ant City Engineer Ryan accompanied
State Engineer McCune on his recent
trip to the dam. and indorses all that
the other official says on the matter of
the necessity of rebuilding the dam be-
fore the waste gates may again be
closed. Superintendent Alsop did Just
right in sending his telegram OF warn
Ing, even though the dam did not 20
out after ALL" said Mr. Ryan. when
the reservoir was full. the water pour
ing over both spillways and the dam
evidently moving. ii was in a very dan
gerous condition. and it would have
taken very little TO have opened gap
which would have sent an immense
body of water down the valley. | be-
lieve that the leaks in the dam will
drain all the water out of the lake. and
in that case it will have to be rebuilt
before 1t can be used at all. OF course,
until all the water is out. it will be i'm
possible 10 say just what repairs are
necessary" Mayor johnson received
n letter from Philip Boldauf, foreman
at the dam, in which he said that the
water WIS seven feet below the level
of the spil!way, and going down at
the rate of an inch an hour. The may
or announced that the city would take
no steps AT present to compel the put
ting of the dam beyond the possibility
of injuring Denver, but would wait OH
the action of the state engineer, who is
given complete jurisdiction.
The latest estimate on the amount of
track washed away in Platte canon by
the flood from the reservoir is that
obliterated. The damage Is dstribut-
ed along the route, the higher portions
remaining intact except where the
walls have been washed away beneath
them. Four small bridges, regarded
as nothing more than enlarged culyerts
were washed away, but the two steel
structures are not damaged. The ap-
proach to one of the latter was washed
out, however. As for the manner of the
rebuilding. President Trumbull SAYS
the main object is to get the trains to
running again. About two weeks will
be consumed in this work. The fact
that Chief Engineer Cowan was sent
Dut yesterday to examine the condl-
lions which gave rise to the rumor that
1t was the intention TO rebuild on a
higher line. especially in view of the
fact that the addition of the Cripple
Creek cutoff to the system will multi.
ply the Importance of this branch
Heavier rails must be used and the line
is to be broadgauged for the Cripple
Creek and through trains to Ogden.
The picture of demolition that present
ed itself TO the eyes of the engineers
and linemen was even more remarka-
BILE than they had anticipated. Rails
We're twisted into hieroglyphics Of the
most appalling agony. Great gullies
had been eaten out of the sides of the
embankment, bridged in some nIaces