Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-13
ROCKY FORD, COLORADO FRIDAY, APRIL 49, 1900.
COLORADO NOTES.

Monirosc Is looking forward to
good year. Several lin. buildings went
up there last year.
The Iiagcrman block at Colorado
Springs was badly damaged by lire
last week. the loss being $4,000.
The fruit orchards Of Colorado are
now In full bloom and give promise OF
y large crop OF apples. peaches, april
cots, pears, etc.
The BiJou Irrigation Company las
begun work TO Restore the canals OF
That system, which have been out Of
us. for n long time. Water Will be
supplied from two large reservoirs
which are TO b. built.
There Is pumping plant near Grand
Junction that raises water eighty
three feet out OF the Grand river To
irrisai. isn acres OF fruit land. II j.
run by water power nnd has been In
Operation for the last ten years. There
nr- several smaller pumping plants In
the Grand valley. The water costs
about 81 mn InclI when raised eighty
hvc feet by water power.
Thomas l.ccd and Martin MnsicT
hay. been arrested ON Ill" charge OF
cutting timber ON patented range near
jamestown. The complaint was made
by 4. I. Merrill. Tile two sons of
Reed were also arrested ON complains;
OF Merrill. on the charge OF breaking
open his blacksmith shop nnd stealing
quantity OF miners tools, the value
OF which was placed NJ abou; s..
Word was received at Lcadvliic late
"Wednesday night that u snowsilic had
occurred In Iowa guicii. near the Ready
Cash mine. \ number of buildings
Were carried away and. II Il believed
THAI one or two men have been buried
In the slide. although nothing definite
could bc learned In regard la the mat
ter. As soon rs word was received a
rcseulng party left for the scene.
Judge Voorhees, ON Ill. iith heard
the petition of Wililsford Dcy for an
Injunction asains, tile Pueblo city oi'i-
ciais to restrain them from signing q
warrant for $1,000 for the purchase OF
lami for the opcnin: OF Tenth street
cas-; OF Santa fc avenue. and granted
temporary injunction. II Is alleged
that the city bargaincd for the land
without having made an appropriation
for that purpose. and that also the land
II outside OF the city limits.
st-Otn the GlcGwaoi Springs district.
has written to Tom johnson. the state
game commissioner. that more deer are
In that locality than ai any time Tor
fourteen years. Notwithstanding tho
many sensational accounts OF the prnc.
teal determination OF deer by hunters.
lie writes that l.. l.. Baicoit aud n
score of others In the nciehborhood re-
port that the deer are decidedly more
plentiful than FOR much over u decade.
and that the Hat tops In Rio Blnnco aud
Rouit Will be- better stocked this season
than for many years.
Another 100 men were laid OF Mt the
Portland mine Friday. This makes
300 men discharged. There are 40 left
and II is stated more are TO 60. 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
~ which has curiailcd Its force since
the meeting Of the mine owners this
week. The Isabella force has been re-
duccd for some weeks. and now all en-.
ploycd nrc on development work.
The heavy rains OF the past week
eliminated In n heavy washout on the
new Omcr canal. twenty miles south
Of Fowler. The water gate was washed
iifty yards down the river and n large
amount of lumber for the hcndgatc
was carried away. The camp of the
workmcn was located In the angle
formed by the intersection Of the canal
and the river. This was ovcriiowed.
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..
Ncwhousc. His mining schemes have
reached the point where they VIII not
require his personal attention. ana IL is
believed that from this time he VIII
give personal attention to railroad
matters. The Lakewood line has al
ready been cross scctioncd To this place
and the financial backing in Boston ana
New York gives assurance that an on
ward movement will be made within
the next three months. From confcr-
sntion with one Of the officers of the
rond, Il is believed that the burlington
has something to do with the exten'
sion.
The Colorado Springs Light and Pow.
or Company Is making arrangements To
build n new plant NJ the coal mines
north of the city and Henry Hine. the
superintendent and general manager.
is in the East securing machinery.
Work will be begun on the building as
soon as he returns, about May LIST. The
company has contracted WITH the
Standard Milling and Smelling Com,
pany to furnish 1t between 800 and 600
horse power to take effect January l,
1901. The company also has agreed to
furnish power for the Colorado Philn-
dcpha Reduction Works at Colorado
City IL they should decide to change
their power. This is the company that
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