The Western enterprise., 1900-01-06
NUMBER ~.
DENVER GOSSIP.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM rHR
STATE CAPITOL.


Rev. ]. Z. Sentz has resigned the mas.
torate of the Central PRESBYTERIAN
Ohurch of this city owing to continued
ill-health.
secretary Martha A Shute of the
state Horticultural Society has been In
consultation with the National Paris
commission as to the display of Colo
rado fruit at the Paris Exposition. 1t
was the intention of the commission to
nave fine fruit display in Paris from
Colorado but the fruit growers of the
STATE nave responded coolly to the ap-
peals IN this behalf. Mrs. Shute now
LearS that the state will not have any
trult exhibit at Paris, as the growers of
Colorado do not seem to think that the
EFFORT will bring a fair return for the
expense involved.
GoYenor Thomas and the State Land
Board have taken up the violated min
eral land leases without gloves and at
the instance of the governor, Register
Chlpley of the board has summoned all
the holders of state land mineral leases
IN the Cripple Creek district to appear
Detore the board. 1t is charged that
leSsees nave not kept their agreements
with the state, that they have turned
IN nominal royalties, while their mines
nave been earning fortunes, and that
III some instances they have failed to
turn IN any coherent reports at all. The
threat to cancel the leases is made i'm
all letters sent out. These letters were
sent to 1871 lease holders.
The bars have been let down by the
State Land Board and an enormous
tract OF ConejOs county land leased for
HVe years TO dozen men, who. in their
Applications, made no concealment of
the fact that they were Jointly inter
ested, and that the entire tract was for
the use OF one concern. The acreage
Oh the leased lands exceeds p 900 acres
ana much OF 1t is very valuable, as it
runs along the COnejos river. Colo
rado, according to the terms of this
lease, Will secure 3 cents an acre as
annual rental, although on much of
Inc land where water is obtainabka the
amount or cents per acre will be paid
All the land will be used by large
'heep and cattle interests rs grazing
ana, and will not be left open for what
s known as an "Open range" The
>eWcomb Live Stock Company will
Practically control this land, which
las been secured in the names of Will
lam Nef, s. f. Newcomb. Senator
VILLAIN II. Adams, d. E. NemcOmb, l..
}. Eskridge and f. w. Russell.
Curator Ferril of the State Histori-
al Society has just returned from a
hree days hunt for specimens of Col
radO mountains birds in their midwin-
er dress. He hunted above timber
me, near Alpine pass on the Gunnison
me OF the Colorado & Southern, at an
lhtude of 11,524 feet. He secured a
ne set of specimens of the rosy finch.
pretty native bird that is often called
y mOuntaineerS the red snow bird"
ecause OF its rusty plumage. The
OSy hnch is found about timberline i'm
ne mountains, summer and winter.
ut seldom at lower attitudes. II is
Dhsldered one of the most beautiful
native birds. Some have red heads
nd others are gray or ash cOlOred. Mr.
err1l secured also a specimen of
Jlarke's crow (named for Clarke of
lie Lewis and Clarke expedition. and
lie Rocky Mountain jaybird, more
known as the ''camp bird"
camp rODDer." In the early days
us bird was the cause of the loss of
any lives of explorers and prOsDec
rs, whose camping places were be-
ayed to the Indian by these birds.
hlch h0Yered about the camps. The
armlgan, or mountain quail, which
lhe WINTER tlme turns as white as
e SNOW, was another valuable speci-
en- Mr.. Ferril has made expeditions
various parts of the state every
eek since October, and has. since be-
nnlng TO make the collection. gotten
er 600 specimens of Colorado birds
r the state collection.
Large colonies of wOrkingmen are to
established around Rocky Ford this
ring, to cultivate beets for the Ok
rd sugar factory. Franz Wietzer
10 has been field superintendent of
,nard's big plants in Nebraska, and
-, 1T is understood, will be made SUI
of the works at Rocky
rd, has been at the Brown Palace
tel several days making arrange
nts for the transportation and
ndllng of the men and their families
lch his company will send to Rocky
rd from eastern cities and from Den
;. While the cultivation of the sugar
I requires great skill, the work is
n that unskilled ISbOr, with proper
'erylsion, can have as great success
the most experienced agriculturists
S the plan at Rocky Ford to secure
arge number of working men from
eastern cities, offering the induce
lts of comfortable homes. good food
an open air life. with n much great
'roDable return than that from indie
dent FARMING. Men with families
preferred as there is much work i'm
eet held that young backs bend To
e easily than old ones. To each
'kman will be assigned as large
t of beet land as he can cultivate
company will furnish him with
and TOOLS plough the land and nro-
Oyerseers who will watch TO 500
the crop is properly cared for. Anv
ee who fails to do the work proner-
III lose his contract. The man who
althful Is likely to come ont in tba
with 5000 or 5000, of which a CON
rable part will remain as nrofit
OXnard company has by this nIan
lght several hundreds of families
D large eastern cities to the largo
nelds In Nebraska, and many of
cOlonlsts are now prosperous farm
raising beets as well as other crons
leedlng cattle, so as to keen work
the year around. 1t is in no sense
larltaDle reform measure. Unern-
ed men are not particularly want
as the fact that they are out of
Is taken - the present prosperous
as an evidence of incapacity.
e receipts of the Office OF Secretary
tate Beckwith are more than don
ne estimate for the year made bv
dudltor 1t was estimated that
once would yield $4,000 for each
le two years term of the secretary
appropriations were made ON tbiS
:. In the first year. to the bour of
ng yesterday afternoon the receints
been $135,O52, $35. 900 more than
estimate for two years. and So. 600
than the auditor thought tbe Of