The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-15
COLORADO NOTES.

uOtel. II WIS 10 OTueT Ut IO.oO
this morning by Chairman Gus KrenZe.
Secretary Oscar Q. Mcneil read the
call, after which Mr.. Krenze an
nounced that the first order of business
would be the selection of a tempo
rary chairman. ~ B. Vincent of Tel
Ter county nominated Colonel Edw. +.
Brown of Cripple Greek, the nomination
being received with great applause.
He was chosen temporary chairman by
acclamation.
In fine opening address Mr.. Brown
spoke highly of the Second congress
sional district and incidentally criti-
cised John G. Bell, the present con-
gressman from this district.
C. l.. Dickerson of Teller county was
chosen temporary secretary and j. Ii.
Manuel of El Paso county and j.
Sears of Gilpin as assistants.
| The chair announced the usual COM
mittees
AT the afternoon session reports from
the various committees were read and
adopted. after which the business of
nominating delegates for the National
convention at Philadelphia was taken
up. ID. b. Farley of Colorado Springs
was placed in nomination by II. Graf
ton of Colorado Springs.
The second nominated was DIR. John
Grass of Trinidad, by NJ. Bradshaw of
Pitllin. r. p. Chinn of Dumont was
placed in nomination as alternate for
Mr.. Farley, and all three were elect
ed by acclamation.
For alternate for DR.. Grass, Benja-
min Ritter of Durango, II. j. McCart-
ney of Silverton and G.. II. Hurlbut of
Ouray were placed in nomination, the
last named being elected
Ringing resolutions We're adopted.
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-
ed along the route, the higher portions
remaining intact except where the
walls have been washed away beneath
them. Four small bridges. regarded
as nothing more than enlarged culverts
We're 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 rlmor that
it was the Intention to rebuild on
higher line, especially in view of the
fact that the addition of the Cripple
| Greek cutoff TO the system will multi
ply the Importance of this branch.
| Heavier rails must be used and the line
is to be broadgauged for the Cripple
Creek and through trains to Ogden.
The picture of demolition that present
ed itself to the eyes of the engineers
and linemen was even more remarka-
Bile than they had anticipated. Rails
were twisted into heroglyphics of the
most appalling agony. Great gullies
had been eaten out of the sides of the
/ embankment, bridged in some places
by the frail structures of rails and
clinging ties and, in others. left entire
| ly destitute of the comforting remains
of once firm and splendid bed of
track In places the rails were thrown
up upon the rocks. while in the bottom
| of the river were found the tangleS of
steel and pine broken and unintellgi-
/ BILE. Perfectly new material will have
to be used in replacing most of the loss
es, and the twisted rails will be
brought back for another run through
the rolling mills. The one mile of steel
ordered Thursday will prove far too
short of the demand
The Castlewood dam, near Castle
Rock, has apparently resolved itself in
to n 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 indorscs 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
inoy thnttul, IN In 90
out after ALL said Mr.. Ryan. when
the reservoir was full the water pour
ing over both spillways and the dam
evidently moving, ii was in very dan
gerous condition, and it would have
taken very little to have opened a gap
which would have sent an immense
body of water down the valley. | be-
lieve that the leaks in the dam will
| drain all the water out of the lake, and
In that case it will have to be rebuilt
before it can be 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
D letter from Philip Boldauf. foreman
At the dam, in which he said that the
water was seven feet below the level
oi the spillway. and going down at
he rate of an inch an hour. The may
| Or announced that the city would take
| no steps Mt present to compel the put
| ting of the dam beyond the possibility
of injuring Denver, but would ait on
the action of the state engineer, who is
given complete jurisdiction.
BY a splendid presentation Of n 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-
terian Church last Thursday night. The
subject was ''Iago and Macbeth and
fitted the speaker especially well. The
second prize went to Paul Prosser OF
| Central College Fayette. Missouri.