The silver star., 1900-02-23
COLORADO Moras.

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d Mccartney at Silverton.
II IL expected that large block Of
property 1t Idaho Springs win soon De
transferred to q company which VIII
develop the place.
The Union Gold Extraction Com
pany. which Will build a chlorination
plant af Cyanide, has placed q contract
with the Canon City Brick and Tile
Company for q 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 10000.
Information from Breckenridge goes
to show that while the eastern heirs Of
Professor Carter have cordially acqui-
esced in the proposition that the collec-
ton be sold to the Denver association
for $1,000 they are not ready to con-
cur in the desire q the naturalist that
the $4,000 be devoted In turn to fur
thering the project for a great museum
Denver & Rio Grande passenger train
No. Is. which left Denver for Aspen at
p:15 O'Clock Thursday night, was
wrecked half mile east of Rock Creek
near Beiden. 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. ]. Cox. superin-
tendent Of the Mollie Gibson mine. for
the pollution Of the waters Of the Roar
ing Fork river, should have been
brought in Pitkin county, ms the crime.
IL committed. has been committed in
that county. The Garfield county far
mers will now commence civil action
! for damages on account OF the pOllu-
! tion of the water.
A dispatch from Glenwood Springs
says: In the District Court this MORN
1 ing the trial Of the case of the People
against William J. Cox. superintendent
of the Mollie Gibson Mining Company.
was called. The information charges
him with polluting the waters Of the
Roaring Fork river from the concen-
| traitor at Aspen. rendering the water
unfit for domestic or irrigating pur-
poses. After jury had been secured,
/ District Attorney Shumate. for the peo-
pie, and Attorney O'Brien Of Aspen
for the defense. made their opening
statements to the jury. The court then
took recess until tomorrow morning.
Judge Stevens Of the Seventh district
Is presiding. as Judge Rucker. being
resident of Aspen and familiar with the
case. does not care 10 sit in judgment.
| The Carter collection at Breckenridge
has been turned over TO the custody Of
George Engle, banker Of that city.
who gave a $1,000 bond and will re-
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its legal status Is decided. With this
news comes also the assurance that
come what may. the professors plan Of
making his collection the neucleus OF n
| great museum of natural history in
Denver. will be carried out. Theodore
| Carter Of Oneida. New York. brother
| OF the deceased naturalist. is in Breck-
enridge. where he attended the funeral
services. He declares that II Is his
will, and the will of his sister. who
lives In Michigan. that the wishes of
Professor Carter bc carried out. and
that they will do all In their power to
further that plan. As they are the sole
heirs to the estate. this announcement
removes the last vestige OF doubt that
the collection will be- brought TO Den
yer.
The changing OF the terminal Of the
Florence 4 Cripple Greek railroad from
Florence TO Canon City. which is the
practical result Of the new line just
opened into Canon City. Will bring
with II the change OF all the offices OF
the rOad from Florence TO Canon City.
1t was announced yesterday ut the To-
cal offices that II was the intention as
soon as practicable TO establish the Of
hces OF the superintendent, master me-
chanic. sforekeeper and dispatcher at
the latter point, which means a virtual
abandonment Of Florence making II
practically way station. The Canon
City terminals, already under construc.
tion. will be rushed TO completion az
soon as possible. The company has
other construction under considera tion
chiefly repair shops. The shops will
include car sheds, round houses, paint
shops and machine houses. Plans
have already been drawn for these
buildings, but have not yet been nc.
cepted.
What In known as the Cliff Dwellers'
slide. at the foot Of Silver lake basin
and ut the top OF the cliffs near Silver.
ton. cnme down Friday afternoon, and
Tour men who were repairing the cable
on the Iowa trnmway were caught
Three were gotten out alive. but Jack
Lewis. who wns tnken out at o O'clock
WINS dead. AL the men In Silver Inks
nnsin. about 80, were working from
the time that the slide came down un
I'll Lewis body was found. While Ciar
ence Coblrn, who WIS sick, wns being
brought down from the Tiger mine OF
n toboggan by six men, u snowslIde
started IN the mountain above them
catching the entire pnrty. No one wa,
seriously hurt, but all except the sicI
man were more or less bruised, Co
burn. who was tied on the toborpnn n
wns turned over and over ON the slide
but came out oil top at the bottom
without amy Injury. The sick man wa,
Drought to town and is ut tho hospital
perience. Va
The marriage Of Mrs. o. q. Fovle,
to her private secretary, q 0reck twen
ty'nine ycnis of agc. is announced. Mrs
Fowler IN n handsome. well prescrvcs
woman OF sixty. Her lnte husband. O
ns..s - o un-a.s