Gilpin observer., 1901-03-28
COLORADO NOTES.

| The Woodmen of the World will
erect building of their own at Mon
ument.
Pueblo will build some extensive
levees along the Arkansas river above
the city.
1t is stated that the Burlington route
will spend $4,000 this spring and sum
mer in advertising Colorado.
Sunday, March 18th, was St. Pat
rick's day, and was observed in nearly
all the larger towns of Colorado.
John r. Bennets, prominent min
Ing man Of Boulder county, died at
Gold Hill, March Goth, aged sixty-six
years.
The spring races at Trinidad will
take place May 81, % and % and good
purses promise to attract many fast
horses.
Charles Landes, president of the
state board Of control of the reform
school, has been reelected president Of
the board.
Harry f. Sharpless &, Co. will build
n seventy-five-room family hotel on
Main street between Seventh and
Eighth in Boulder.
A new creamery will soon be erect
ed at Monument. Yards and pens will
also be built for feeding stock in con-
nection with the business.
The Denver real estate exchange will
hold dollar banquet April 18th, at
the Brown Palace hotel, to discuss
Irrigation and How 1t Affects Colo
| rado."
The funeral of Peter Otto, for fif-
teen years superintendent of the ELL
ers' smelter at Pueblo, was attended
by fully 600 employees on the 18th
| inst.
The Boulder City Council unanimous
ly passed a resolution to assist the
Board of Trade in making the quarto-
centennial celebration on August 1,
1901, notable event.
A recruiting station will likely be
started in Boulder soon for the pur-
pose of enlisting soldiers into the reg
ular army. Those who enlist are to
fill out the quota now at Fort Logan.
The farmers near Platteville are con-
tracing large acreage Of sugar beets
for the Loveland factory. AS much
as 200 acres may be planted if the
movement progresses as it has be-
gun.
Ex-senator Thomas II. Carter of
L
committee of the National Irrigation
Congress expressing his regret that he
will be unable to visit Colorado on his
way home from Washington.
Colorado Springs proposes 20 go
ahead with her Quarto-centennial cele-
bration Notwithstanding the fact that
the state Senate has recognized Boui-
der. Her motto is pixies Peak or
Bust"
| DIR. Alfred Green, n prominent citizen
of Greeley and a surgeon of distinc-
ton during the war of the Rebellion.
died March Goth at the age of seventy
eight years. He served as medical di-
rector on the staff of General Meade.
James Collins of Red Cliff has pre-
sented to the state historical collection
the largest cliff dwellers' vase now in
| the collection. The vase Is over four
| feet in circumference and was found
by Thomas Collins in Mancos canon
eight years ago.
Philip Tritch, brother of the late
millionaire. George Tritch, of Denver,
has sued the estate for $4,000. He al
leges that he loaned his brother 81 500
, in 1865 on an agreement that 1t was to
be invested for his benefit. The money
was then three-seventieths of the es-
tate owned at that time by George
Tritch and the amount sued for now is
estimated by the increase of the 81 500
loaned in 1868.
A Telluride special to the Denver Re-
publican, March 22nd. says. ]. p. Red
ick, one of Telluride's most prominent
citizens, had narrow escape from
death in n snowslide this afternoon. He
was returning to his mining property
in Ingram basin and when he reached
n point on the trail between Medium
tunnel and Bridal Veil falls slide
broke loose from above and carried
! him down the mountain side a dis
tance of 200 feet. The slide finally
threw him from under the snow and
when 1t stopped he was on top unhurt
but badly frightened.
| AS a result of n mass meeting of FIRE.
mont county miners at Florence, Sat
urday, March 23rd, all the concessions
made by the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company were accepted and the strike
called off. The mines will be put in
working order Mt once and work will
he resumed about April 1st. Accord
! Ing to the company's offer the miners
receive 10 cents ton for 1900 pounds
"run of the mine" This Is consid-
cred even better than the old scale, as
the men were getting 81 per ton OF
1000 pounds lump coal before the
strike was declared ten weeks ago.
Paul Morton. second vice president
of the Atchlson. Topeka e. Santa Fe,
while In Denver n few days ago, said:
1--WE do not contemplate any building
In Colorado this year. We have Just
finished the block system between Den
yer and Pueblo and 1t Is working per-
fectly. We will soon begin putting In
nlnety-three miles OF eighty-five-pound
steel rails between Denver and Pueblo
and eventually this heavy rail will be
laid on the entire division. The report
that the Santa Fe has secured control