The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-08
COLORADO NOTES.

The edict has gone forth that the slot
machine must cease in the Cripple
Greek district.
Montrose is looking forward to n
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
a large crop of apples, peaches, apri-
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 Bijou Irrigation Company has
begun work to restore the canals of
that system, which have been out of
use for n long time. Water will be
supplied from two large reservoirs
which are to be built.
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.
There is pumping plant near Grand
Junction that raises water eighty
three feet out of the Grand river to
irrigate $50 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
five 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 c.. Il. 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 SS.
Word was received at Leadville late
Wednesday night that snowslide had
occurred in Iowa gulch. near the Ready
Cash mine. a number of buildings
were carried away and, it is believed
that one or two men have been buried
in the slide, although nothing definite
could be learned in regard to the mat
ter. As soon as word was received n
rescuing party left for the scene.
the petition of Willisford Dey for an
injunction against the Pueblo city Off
clals to restrain them from signing n
warrant for $4,000 for the purchase OF
land for the opening of Tenth street
east of Santa Fe avenue, and granted
temporary Injunction. 1t is alleged
that the city bargained for the land
without having made an appropriation
for that purpose, and that also the land
Is outside of the city limits.
W. Il. 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-
teal determination of deer by hunters
He writes that l.. l.. Balcott and II
score of others in the neighborhood re
port that the deer are decidedly more
plentiful than for much over a decade,
and that the Hat tops in Rio Blanco and
Routt will be better stocked this season
than for many years.
Another 100 men were laid off mt the
Portland mine Friday. This makes
800 men discharged. There are $50 left
and IL is stated more are to go. There
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 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 heavy rains of the past week
eliminated in Il heavy washout on the
new Omcr canal, twenty miles south
of Fowler. The water gate was washed
fifty yards down the river and a 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.
The question of the extension of the
Lakewood railroad to Idaho Springs
and across the divide to Middle Park,
has been one of the pet hobbies of Mr..
Newhouse. His mining schemes have
reached the point where they will not
require his personal attention, and II is
believed that from this time he will
give personal attention to railroad
matters. The Lakewood line has al
ready been cross sectioned to this place
and the financial backing in Boston and
New York gives assurance that an on
ward movement will be made within
the next three months. From conver-
sation with one of the officers of the