The Monte Vista journal., 1900-02-24
COLORADO NOTES.

was the victim, and was probably kill.
ed last Friday. Milton Trujiilo. 4
hertler employed nt the ranch and now
In jail. has confessed that be killed
Ford.
The Union Gold Extraction Com.
pany. which wtll build 4 chlorination
plant At Cyanide, has placed contract
With the Canon City Brick and Tile
Company for . million pressed brick.
BY the terms Of the contract the ex-
traction company secured the right to
increase the order BY any amount up
to $4,000.
Information from Breckenridge goes
to show that while the eastern heirs Of
Professor Carter have cordially acqui.
esced In the proposition that the collec-
tion Be sold to the Denver asssciktSou
for $4,000. they are NOT ready to con-
cur In the desire Of the naturalist that
the $4,000 be devoted In turn to fur
therlng the project for great museum
Three men were caught In q slide NJ
the Gold King mine At Gladstone At
O'Clock Saturday afternoon. Antoni
Tam. BY desperate effort. managed
to get out George Foster and Louis
Avt were carried to the bottom and NO
hopes are entertained Of the recovery
Of either party alive. George Foster
has been married only thirty days,
and the parents Of both Foster and his
wife live In Durango.
Denver 4 Rio Grande passenger train
No. Is. which left Denver for Aspen at
DIS O'Clock Thursday night. was
wrecked half mile east Of Rock Greek
near Belden, about o o'clock yesterday
morning. A broken rail caused the de-
railment Of three cars. one Of which
toppled into the Eagle river Six men.
every one Of them railroad employees.
were injured In the wreck. but the re-
port Of the physician In charge Of the
victims says that none of them will die.
Judge Stevens OF the Seventh judi
cial district. who Is sitting for Judge
Rucker. has decided that the case OF
the People against W. J. Cox. superin-.
tendent Of the Mollle Gibson mine. for
the pollution Of the waters Of the Roar
ing Fork river. should have been
brought In Iitkin county, as the crime.
II committed. has been committed In
i.At county. The Garfield county fur
ners will now commence civil action
for damages on account Of the pollu-
tiOn Of the wafer.
On the evening Of Washington's
birthday the handsome Gold Coin club
house At Victor. built to replace the
one consumed In the fire Of August
o1st, WINS dedicated to the use OF the
employees OF the Woods Investment
Company by reception and dance
| The Gold Coin hand furnished the lnu
sic for the occasion. The building on
cupiex a ground space OF JOxl2J fee:
is two stories In height. Of q Grecinr
style OF architecture. and Ii withou;
| question one OF the nnest institutions
Of its kind la the West.
+. d. Wight OF Trinidad will make
the largest individual shipment OF wool
TO Boston ever sent from the south
western country. II aggregates about
GiO,0O pounds. and represents the en-
tire clip from his thousands Of head Of
sheep for the past three years. The
Z greater portion Of the wool IL secured
II will De shipped over the Colorado 4
Southern to New Orleans. thence via
the Morgan steamship line TO its des.
t'nation. The wool will he shipped In
eighteen car, from Trinidad and twelv,
cars from Folsom. New Mexico. max.
ing altogether thirty cars The work
OF loading has commenced. II In esti-
mated that the shipment will realize be-
tween &12'.OOO and &ljO.OOO.
The Roaring Fork and Blue River
Stock Growers Association. which met
ut Glenwood ON the 18th. made formal
protest against amy change Ia the pres
ent land leasing system and denOuncss.
the action OF the recent convention Of
the National Live Stock Association In
the matter. The resolutions are strong
against any disposition Of public lands
In any way other than already provid.
ed. and protest against the state lens.
Ing Its lnnds for grazing purposes. The
principal .cnsons advanced ARE that the
system Of leasing gives the larger syn.
dicntes control Of the ranges. to the
detriment Of the smaller stockmen. who
are farmers Ms well. and who have.
their homes at or near their ranges.
The changing OF the terminal Of tn.
Florence Il Cripple Creek railroad from
Florence TO Canon City. which ID the
practical result Of the new line Just
opened into Canon City, will bring
with II the change OF all the Ofiices OF
the road from Florence to Canon City,
II was announced yesterday nt the y
cal ofiices that u WINS the intention a.
soon ms practicable to establish the Of.
ficcs of the superintendent. master me.
chnnic. siorekssper aud dispatcher n
the latter point. which means 4 virtual
abandonment Of Florence. making 1,
practically a way station. The Cauor.
City terminals. already under constrnc.
tion. will be rushed TO completion ns
soon ~ possible. The company has
other construction under consideration.
chiefly repair shops. The shops will
include ear sheds, round houses, paint
shops aud machine houses. Plans
have ALREADY been drawn for the.c
buildings. but have mot yet bera ac.
ccptcd.
II is announced thnt more than half
! OF the money 10 bc raised for the State
University from private soursws has
been raised. The amount Of $4,000 IL
asked for TO tide the Institution over
until the coming Legislature can pro
Vide for the payment OF the tnouey
from the revenues of the state. T'hesr
amounts will bc advanced or loaned,
not given. hut as there Ii thought 10 lr
some Risk Il In with dif'iculsy that thr
committee Ii securing the funds, Gen.
cral Irving Hale. whose father vas
president of the university. and Presi.
dent James u. Baker Of the Univerui,y.
are making grrat progress In the WORK.
II was not long ago that General haie
was assured by Elru Smith that ~
would advance $1,000. ard since that
time the work Of the eonmittoe has
beea eAsiee.. several ANAL aums weee
secured and the total raised b mosv
shan half the $4,000 NEEDED. u ada.
tiou 70 that there are thTsv parties who
have promised 10 advance ''ths last
$4,000 and like sunns on similar terms.
| n. ~. Fox. formerly employed % the