Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1900-03-01
COLORADO NOTES.

Colorado has raised the $4,000 re-
Quired to run the Institution until the
Legislature meets.
Ralph G. Lister of Colorado, has
passed successful examination for a
| second lieutenantcy in the regular SER
| vice. He was second lieutenant of
Company X, First Colorado volunteers,
in the Philippines.
The San Miguel Board of County
Commissioners has appropriated $500
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
RADIO soldiers have reached San Fran
cisco from Manila: Pryates George
w. Warrington, +. e. Sprngstead.
Charles Lille, Cass White, Harry j.
Reisig, Harry l.. Doxsee and Charles
Phenix.
The engineer of the Union Pacific
express was signaled to stop at n
lonely spot near Sterling, but seeing
that three armed men were waiting to
board the train he pulled open the
throttle and sped by them to avoid
train robbery.
l. b. Gale, agent for the Maxwell
Land Grant Company at 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
ance with the agreement between the
company and the settlers made last
fall.
Former Assistant Cashier ]. N. Jar
dine of the First National bank of Tel
luride has been placed under arrest by
United States Deputy Marshal Crock
er on the charge of embeZZlement ana
making false entries in the books of
the bank for the purpose of deceiving
the national bank examiner and the
officers and directors of the institution.
The United Oil Company has struck
oil in its well No. 21S. The well is 10
Gated in the suburbs in the northwest
ern part of the city, n locality in
which the company has not operated
heretofore. This well is much deeper
than others which have been sunk,
and it is thought it will be good
producer. \ number of other wells
at Florence which are down in the
neighborhood of 1000 feet are expected
to strike oil at any time.
A petition has been forwarded by
members of ii Company, C. n. G. of
Boulder, to infantry headquarters in
Denver, asking for the resignation of
Captain Walsh. 1t is stated by nom
commissioned officer that the petition
has thirty signers 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 inefficiency of
the captain. He said that the petition
was started because Captain Walsh
was lacking in tactics and executive
ability.
The Spring Gulch coal mine of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company near
Glenwood is on fire. and it Is feared
the property will be wholly destroyed.
Fortunately no lives We're lost. The
fire originated at the pump house at
the very bottom of the mine and rapid
ly followed the air courses TO the sur
face, burning both coal and timbers.
AT midnight the flames We're still
raging and there is small hope that
any portion of the mine will escape
damage. The origin of the fire is Il
mystery. All the surface openings
have been sealed for the purpose of
smothering the fire and the manage
ment says it will be at least three
months before work can be resumed.
The entire force of 200 men are laid
off. The superintendent has been in
structed to send all the men to Placita
that can be used there, as the com
pany will make an effort to supply the
$50 coke ovens ut Cardiff from that
point.
The ball and banquet given by the
Gilpin county pioneers in the new court
house at Central City on the 22nd was
an event that will long be cherished in
the memories of the large crowd that
was present. The building was bril-
liantly lighted with over 12S electric
bulbs, and the white walls of hand
somely carved and vanished wood
work presented Il most cheerful ap-
pearance. The crowd began arriving
ut $50, but the grand march did not
take place until $50, the people spend.
ing the time intervening in making an
inspection of the building from
basement TO roof. and many were the
expressions of delight made at the fact
that Gilpin, the oldest county and min
ing region of the state. should possess
such Il handsome structure. The dane
ing took place in the District Court
room, which is 51X3S feet. and the sup
per was served by the Ladies' Relief
Corps in the County Court room down
stairs, where tables were spread for
forty-five couples ut a sitting.
Baca land grant No. 4, comprising
the richest mountain in the Sangre de
Cristo range and some of the most
fertile meadow lands in the San Luis
valley, will change hands. The title
of the land will pass from Quincy A.
Shaw of Boston 10 the San Luis Valley
Land and Mining Company, which is
composed of several wealthy and in
nuential Philadelphlans. The 9,2s9
acres of valley and mountain land
was sold for 100000. The deal has
not yet been closed and the money is
In the hands of n trust company In