The Holly chieftain., 1900-07-06
COLORADO NOTES.

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Idaho Springs u showing signs Of a
great mining boom.
T. A. Barrackman, Of Brighton, was
shot by . tramp last Saturday.
With the exception Of 1881 last
month was the hottest June on record.
The town Of Nederiand in Boulder
county had disastrous fire = few days
ago.
General John Pierce, the man who
built the flrst house in Denver, died
last week.
A Colorado Springs boy died Of hy-
drophobia the other day, the result Of
the bite Of dog.
The Texas-Colorado Chautauqua has
opened at Boulder under the most hap
py auspices. A list of attractions has
been secured that will doubtless draw
immense crowds.
Professor Charles 8. Crandall of the
department Of botany and horticulture
at the State Agricultural College, has
resigned to accept position In the sec
don of forestry department of agri-
culture at Washington, ID. @.
All Of the coal miners at the Union
mine. sixteen miles above Glenwood on
the Cardiff branch Of the Midland,
went on strike Monday. The cause ap-
pears to be the ungranted demand for
an increase Of twenty cents per car for
digging and minor grievances. Fifty
men are involved.
Rumors are again rife concerning the
building of a railroad from Florence
Into Custer county. A few days ago
1t was announced that the Denver &
Rio Grande directors had voted $780,
600 to build line from Texas creek
or Cotopaxi. This has stirred the Flor
ence Southern Company, which four
years ago completed a survey for a
line to Silver Cliff.
A whole shift employed on the Santa
Rita mine has been discharged be-
cause of the disappearance of some
high grade ore. The management was
unable to detect the thieves, and there
fore made the wholesale discharge
hoping to include the guilty parties in
the lot. 1t Is said that the ore has been
traced to an assay office in Victor. Fur
ther developments are expected.
The potato crop, which is an import
ant one In Larimer county. is coming
on finely. Onions and cabbages, both
of which are largely cultivated In the
4 OuuIe Nducy, SuOW luS Hut
growth and promise large yield
Strawberries and other small fruits
lre bearing abundantly. Home grown
Strawberries have been on the market
for the past two weeks and are large
and luscious. Cherries will be ripe
next week and will produce heavily
The people east of Berthoud are re-
Joicing over the fact that they are to
hn do1i nf
some time they have been clamoring
for the establishment of mail route,
and their efforts to secure the same
have been rewarded. The route Gov ers
the territory east of Berthoud only, ex-
tending about nine miles east and COW
ering distance of about twenty-six
miles. To establish the route 100
names-1OO families had to be secured,
but the service will benefit perhaps 500
people.
Friday morning 1t became known
that work had begun on the grade for
the Florence Southern. Upon investi-
cation 1t was learned that upon in
structions received from headquarters
at Denver, Frank Ruby put a dozen
men to work on the cOmpany's survey
paralleling the Rio Grande around
Vinegar hill. In extension of the work
done several years ago on Railroad
street. The men worked all night and
had completed considerable grading
at daybreak. When Mr.. Ruby was
asked by reporter about the work
being done at this time on the Florence
Southern, he replied that 1t was sim
ply done to hold Its right of way In
view Of early developments pertaining
to the construction of the line into Gus
ter county.
For some time trouble has been brew
ing between the teamsters Of Lyons
and the owners of the toll road between
there and Estes park. The climax was
reached the other day when John
Walker and Norman Billings attempted
to pass the gate without paying toll.
The company had placed in charge Of
the gate Charles Knapp of Longmont,
who claims he has instructions to col
lect toll or keep parties from going over
the road, even should he be compelled
to kill them at the gate. When Walker
and Billings made an attempt to pass
the gate, Knapp promptly presented a
cooked revolver, and leveling 1t at
Walker told him that he would certain
ly kill him IL he attempted to pass with
out paying toll. The argument en-
forced by the gun was convincing and
toll was promptly paid. However, the
end rs far from being reached as yet.
That an attempt will probably be
made to force the road open by deter
mined men.
What within comparatively short
time will be the largest coke plant In
the West is now in its infancy at Red
stone, Pitkin county, according to
Henry Denman, state coal mine In
spector. Near Redstone, Pitkin coun-