Gilpin observer., 1900-05-10
COLORADO NOTES.

tuition has been given permission 10
capture six mountain sheep. They will
be placed in the geological park At
Washington.
At a recent meeting of the Candle
light Club OF Denver. Mr.. T. NJ. Patter-
son and MIR. +. A Williams both ex-
pressed themselves strongly in favor
OF precinct option. An attempt will
doubtless be made to get such u meas
ure through the next Legislature.
The Home Mining Company of Lead
vile on May 1st paid dividend Of
$4,000. 1t is announced that another
dividend of $4,000 will be paid on
June l. The future policy as regards
dividends has not yet been an
nOunced.
Sam Kibler, blacksmith working
In the Ready Cash mine, near Lead
vile. nearly lost his life in 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
terrain Church last Thursday night. The
subject was "Iago and Macbeth" and
fitted the speaker especially we'll The
second prize went to Paul Prosser of
Central College, Fayette, Missouri.
The largest shipment of ore that has
ever arrived i'll Pueblo is expected to
reach there within the next few days.
1t is destined for the Philadelphia
smelters and is sulphide ore from Chill.
Ihere are $500 tons in the shipment,
requiring 1872 cars for transportation.
L. +. Valentine. agent of the Treasury
Department, is in the city to receive the
shipment.
Practical instruction in mines and
mineralOgy. undertaken by eastern uni
versities. 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
will be the miner himself. The profes-
sor heads class of thirty, all young
men, each with a pipe. two suit cases
and specimen bags. This personal lug
gage was of such extent that they re-
quired a special ear.
More trouble is threatened over the
state boundary line between Colorado
and New Mexico. and serious complica-
tions which are arising every day
threaten to result in little civil war
involving 400 persons and the tax Off
cials, who will be backed up by officers
of the law of the state and territory.
Both state and territory claim the right
to tax the disputed strip. The town
of Edith is the worst sufferer as it Is
right on the line. From near Edith
French Neeley reports to the attorney
general protesting against the taxation
Of his cattle by Colorado when he and
his cattle and all his other property
were taxed also by New Mexico.
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 go
out after ALL" said Mr. Ryan. when
the reservoir was full, the water pour
ing over both spillways and the dam
evidently moving, it was in very dan
gerOus condition, and 1t would have
taken very little to have opened a gap
which would have sent an immense
body Of water down the valley. l be-
lieve that the leaks In the dam will
drain all the water out Of the lake. and
in that case 1t will have to he rebuilt
before it can he used at all OF course,
until all the water Is out. II will be i'm
possible to say just what repairs are
necessary" Mayor johnson received
letter from Philip BOldauf. foreman
at the dam. in which he said that the
water was seven feet below the level
OF the spillway. 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 on
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
about four miles of roadbed has been
obliterated. The damage Is distribut-
ell along the route, the higher portions
remaining intact except where the
walls have been washed away beneath
them. Four small bridges, regarded
ms nothing more than enlarged culverts
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
out yesterday TO examine the condi.
tions which gave rise to the rumor that
II was the Intention to rebuild on n
higher line. especially In view of the
fact that the addition Of the Cripple
Crock cut t.Off TO the sYstnm Will mlIltI.