Gilpin observer., 1900-04-12
COLORADO NOTES.

The edict has gone forth that the slot
Creek district.
Montrose is looking forward to a
good year. Several fine buildings went
up there last year. ~
The Hagerman block at Colorado
Springs was badly damaged by fire
last week, the loss being $4,000,
The fruit orchards of Colorado are
now in full bloom and give promise of
Il large crop of apples, peaches, april
cots, pears, etc. ',
The Portland mine at Victor has laid
off 200 men. This is in line with the
decision of mine owners to reduce pro-
duction in order to bring the smelters
to terms.
The new railroad from Colorado
Springs to Cripple Creek furnishes
fine panoramic view of the Springs
and surrounding country. 1t runs for
several miles along the mountain side.
The Leadville Board of Trade circu-
lar condemning the Denver fall festivi.
ties finds little support. If all the
large towns and cities in the state
would have festivals it would be of
great benefit to them.
The Daily Sentinel of Grand juno
ton has just issued Il brief history of
the Grand Valley that is a model of
| typographical work and profusely il
lnstrated. 1t contains Il large llustra-
ton of the beet sugar plant and a fine
descriptive article
There is pumping plant near Grand
junction that raises water eighty
three feet out of the Grand river to
hrigate 4SO acres of fruit land. 1t is
run by water power and has been in
operation for the last ten years. There
are several smaller pumping plants in
the Grand valley. The water costs
about 81 an inch when raised eighty
tive feet by water power.
Thomas Reed and Martin Mosier
have been arrested on the charge of
cutting timber on patented range near
jamestown. The complaint was made
by G. f. Merrill The two sons of
Reed We're also arrested on complaint
of Merrill. on the charge of breaking
open his blacksmith shop and stealing
quantity of miners tools, the value
of which was placed at about $S.
The Otto Mears toll road between
Ouray and Ironton was thrown open
on the Bird for free use. as the charter
had expired. The county commission
ers were prepared to enforce the open
ing, if not done voluntarily. This is
the road the county endeavored to
have the state buy at the last session
of the Legislature. The opening of
the road will greatly stimulate the
traffic of the city.
w. X. Lee. the game warden of the
state in the Glenwood Springs district,
has written to Tom Johnson. the state
game commissioner, that more deer are
in that locality than at any time for
fourteen years. Notwithstanding the
many sensational accounts of the prac-
tical determination of deer by hunters.
He writes that p. l.. Balcott and
score of others in the neighborhood re-
port that the deer are decidedly more
plentiful than for much over n decade,
and that the fiat tops in Rio BlaAco and
Routt will be better stocked this season
than for many years.
The heavy rains of the past week
eliminated in n heavy washott on the
new Oner canal, twenty miles south
of Fowler. The water gate was washed
fifty yards down the river and large
amount of lumber for the headgate
was carried away. The camp of the
workmen was located in the angle
formed by the intersection of the canal
and the river. This was overtiowed,
the tents and hunks washed away
and the men escaped with their horses
by hastily swimming the stream. The
men spent the remainder of the night
in the shack of Mr.. Watson. The pile
driver was saved with difficulty.
Another 100 men were laid off at the
Portland mine Friday. This makes
300 men discharged. There are $50 left
and 1t is stated more are to go. There
seems now no reason to doubt that the
big bonanza will close down altogether.
Already large numbers of idle men can
be seen on the streets. and the mer
! chants are becoming fearful of the dis
nstrous effects upon business which the
closing of the mine would bring about.
So far the Portland is the only proper
ty which has curtailed its force since
the meeting of the mine owners this
week. The Isabella force has been re-
! duced for some weeks. and now all en-
ployed are ON development work.
The Colorado Springs Light and Pow
er Company is making arrangements to
build a new plant at the coal mines
north of the city and Henry Hine, the
superintendent and general manager,
IL in the East securing machinery.
Work will be begun on the building as
soon as he returns, about May list The
company has contracted with the
Standard Milling and Smelling Com,
pany to furnish 1t between 800 and 600
horse power to take effect January /,
1901. The company also has agreed to
furnish power for the Colorado-Phlla-
ielphia Reduction Works ut Colorado
City if they should decide to change
their power This is the company that
purchased the El Paso Electric Com
pany, and the new plant h an addi-
lion to the plant which is being erected
The cost of the buildings and the equip
ment will be in the neighborhood of
5000 600 and the plant Is expected TO be