The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-04-14
COLORADO NOTES.

AoUtrOae Is looking IOrWArO 10
good year Several tine buildings went
up there last year.
The Hagerman block at Colorado
Springs was badly damaged by fire
hast week, the loss being $4,000.
The fruit orchards of Colorado are
now In full bloom and give promise OF
= large crop of apples, peaches, april
cots, pears, etc.
The Portland mine at Victor has laid
on 400 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. II all the
large towns and cities In the state
would have festivals 1t would be OF
| great benefit to them.
The Daily Sentinel of Grand June
tion has just issued brief history Of
the Grand Valley that Is model of
| typographical work and prOfusely H.
\
| ton Of the beet sugar plant and tine
descriptive article.
There Is pumping plant near Grand
Junction that raises water eighty
three feet out of the Grand river to
lrrigate $50 acres of fruit land. 1t 10
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 e an inch when raised eighty
five feet by wnter 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. +. Merrill. The two sons Of
Reed were 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 -.
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 ID
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. r. Lee, the game warden Of the
state III 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 me
| many sensational accounts Of the prac-
teal determination Of deer by hunters.
He writes that r. l.. Balcott and a
score of others in the neighborhood re-
port that the deer are decidedly more
plentiful than for much over a decade,
and that the nat tops In Rio Blanco and
Routt will be better stocked this season
than for many years.
The heayy rains. Of the past week
culminafed in d heavy washout ON the
new Omer 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 overfiowed,
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 $50 men were laid of at the
Portland mine Friday. This makes
800 men discharged. There are 100 left
and 1t ID 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
| astrOus effects upon business which the
closing Of the mine would bring about.
So far the Portland is the only proper
/, ty which has curtafled 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 new plant at the coal mines
1orth Of the city and Henry Hfne, the
superintendent and general manager,
!s In the East securing machinery.
Work will be begun on the building Us
loon as he returns, about May LIST. The
company has contracted with the
Standard Milling and Smelling Com,
pany to furnish 1t between 500 and 600
horse power to take effect January l,
1901. The company also has agreed to
furnish power for the Colorado Phila-
1elphia Reduction Works at Colorado
City II they should decide to change
their power. This Is the company that
purchased the Ell Paso Electric Com
pany. and the new plant is an addi-
ton to the plant which Is being erected.
The cost Of the buildings and the equip
ment will be in the ueighbOrhOOd Of
5000, 600 and the plant Is expected to be
In operation by December ], 1900.
Hundreds of desperte men confined
In the prison In their city have awak-
ened the people Of Canon City to the
value of military organization. The
recent bloody outbreak at the peniten.