The Meeker herald., 1902-03-15
COLORADO BRIEFS.

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his position as a member of the board
OF trustees of the State School Of
Mines.
No attempt seems to have been made
to arrest the assassins who shot one
GallejOs, . Mexican sheepman, from
ambush. In the east end Of Rio Grande
county. some weeks ago.
Inability to realize on premium notes
and greater loss than anticipated
among the stock Insured, has forced
the Western Mutual Stock Insurance
Company of Denver to the wall. FL
Extensive Improvements are being
made at Wagon Wheel Gap hot springs
BY General Palmer. who owns the
property. The old bath house will be
replaced by modern structure and the
hotel greatly improved.
Frank A. Afahaney. the game warden
who killed w. A. Womack at the
Grand Mesa lakes. Will have to re-
main IN the pehitentiary. The Supreme
Court has denied his application for
writ Of habeas corpus.
The farmers and property owners liv-
Ing under the Otero ditch, near La
Junta, have organized an assOcication,
with j. II. Ruster, H. Savage and A. ID.
Best, n directors. The debt on the
canal will be paid and bonds issued.
James E. Kearns, who was arrested
In Cripple Greek on the charge of the
murder Of Martin Gleason. the srperin-
tendent Of the Wild Horse mine on
Bull Hill, had his bond reduced from
$4,000 to 5000 and was released
from jail.
A live stock show is assured for
Denver next year. An enthusiastic
meeting Of the stockmen who have
been attending the cattle convention
appointed committee of arrangements
and several thousand dollars were
pledged for expenses.
The San Miguel mine near Telluride
was visited by two snowslides Thurs
day morning. The damage was scarce.
ly $500. H. G0etinger and Isaac John
son were carried over 1000 feet. One
escaped entirely unframed and the
other with bruises and his scalp gone.
One-tenth OF the fund necessary to
provide q suitable gift for the cruiser
Denver has been raised. Yesterday
Mayor Wright, treasurer Of the fund,
received four responses to the invita-
lions sent out by the committee, SWELL
ing the total amount to date to $1,000.
Constable Rogers Of Marble brought
in w. H. Brown Of that place and
lodged him In the Gunnison county jail
on the charge Of violating the fish law.
Brown, who Is accused of dynamiting
fish In the Crystal river, was bound
over in the sum of $1,000 to the Dis
trict Court.
The union bricklayers of Florence
have notified, the building contractors
that hereafter they will not work for
less than IS for an eight-hour shift.
The union has also passed a resolution
imposing q hne OF IS upon any Of its
members who patronize Chinaman,
when there are Americans in the same
business.
A fire wrecked the Burlington depot
at Akron, Colorado. Friday afternoon,
Just after the passing of the Chicago
Denver train. The depot was hand
some structure. The operators barely
escaped, the fire burning fiercely in the
strong wind that made NIL efforts to
save the building friutless. J. +.
Stokes, the agent, walked thirteen miles
to Otis, the station to the east, to send
wire OF the fire to Omaha. 4
One Of the largest trees ever handled
by a sawmill In this part of the state
was recently cut for A. A. Rust's mill
by Fred Russell and Pat Lucy, says
the Dolores Star. 1t contained seven
logs al follows: The butt-cut was six
teen feet long and contained 1900 feet
Of lumber; the second cut was also six
teen feet long with, 1,SA0 feet of lum-
Der. the other Ave logs were each
twelve feet long AND scaled respective.
ly 100 842, S17. 463 and 271 feet.
The total length Of that part OF the tree
available for lumber was ninety-two
feet and the total scale 1867 feet.
l.. g. Burton and A. NJ. Sniff, ranch
men Of Deertrail, presented two large
sacks Of coyote and wolf scalps to the
county treasurer yesterday, and re-
eeived In exchange warrants for boun-
ties OF 81 each on the coyotes md So
on the wolves. Mr.. sniff had 121 coy
ote scalps, one timber wolf, and one
gray wolf scalp. His warrant called
for 1925. Mr.. Burton had fifty-two coy
ote scalps, two gray and one timber
wolf, and received $5S Both ranchmen
professed to be out money on the sea-
sons labor. The one timber wolf, for
whose scalp Mr.. Snir received 81,
valuable dogs. and In each case the
hound had to be shot
Two bodies were found near Tellu-
ride Wednesday that no one knew were
dead. Their names are Reddin Bough-
err and John Nixon. The report came to
town that a cabin opposite the Thomas
in Bear creek basin was missing and
that 1t was known that two men were
living there. All that could be seen of
the cabin was the end of board
sticking up above the snow. There
was nearly eight feet Of snow over the
building, which was completely wreck
ed. Nixon was 45 years Of age and
was to have been married in a short
time. He has a brother living In
Ouray. who Is the only known relative.
BOUCHER was 3S years Of age and sin
gle.