Gilpin observer., 1902-08-28
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Arkansas Valley Fair.
Fire on the 10th instant destroyed the
old Five-Mile road house at Sand
Creek, north of Denver.
The Garden of the Gods Chautauqua
ut Colorado Springs closed its first an
nual session August Dist.
Labor Day, which comes ON Monday,
September 1st, will be largely celebrat-
ed In almost every county in the state.
A small band of Indians from New
Mexico surprised the people of Grana-
da In Prowers county u few days since
by an unexpected call.
Colorado City is considering a prop
oSition to establish water plant of its
own instead of continuing to purchase
water from Colorado Springs.
The city council of Golden has passed
an ordinance providing for the sale OF
100000 worth of bonds for the con-
struction of gravity system of water
works.
Thomas Withers, Jr., of Denver, was
one Of the successful candidates to
pass the mental examinations at An
napolis for entrance to the naval acad-
envy, class of 1906.
j. w. Pope, prominent business
man of Florence, died suddenly on the
10th Inst. from ptOmaine poisoning,
supposed to have been caused by eat
Ing trout affected with some disease.
Headquarters of the new Denver,
Northwestern & Pacific Railroad will
be In the new Majestic formerly Me-
Murtrie) building. at the corner of Six
teenth street and Broadway, in Den
yer.
An immense crop of peaches Is being
harvested in the Grand valley and the
railroads and express companies will
be uncommonly busy in carrying the
fruit to market during the next month
or more.
The forest officers say there is n far
greater number of hunting parties in
the mountains OF Garfield, Rio BlancO
and Routt counties this year than in
any season since the forest reserve was
created. Half dozen fires have been
checked in the past three weeks, start
ed as the result Of carelessness on the
part of camping parties.
Howard Z. Miller of Denver has sug-
gested to the Worlds Fair authorities
that the 100000 souvenir gold dollars
for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
be minted at the new mint in Denver
from Colorado Louisiana purchase ter
ritory) gold. He must think that the
fair is to be held in 1904. by which time
the mint will probably be completed.
The managers OF the Colorado Chau-
tauqua at Boulder are already laying
plans for the assembly Of 1903. They
report that the session just closed has
been the most successful ever held, and
they therefore feel justified in making
extra efforts to secure the best availa-
BILE talent next year. Professor DeLOng
is at the head of the educational de-
partment, which attracted students
from twenty states during the recent
session.
Mayor Wright of Denver has APP
pointed q committee to consider the
submitted by +. +. Noxall
OF Colorado Springs to sell the city n
reservoir site in Tarryall gulch. Park
county. The commission will include
Hover of the Board OF SUI
pervisors: President Tebbetts. OF the
Board OF Aldermen: President Speer,
OF the Board of Public Works; Chief
Engineer Long, OF the Board of Public
Works, and City Surveyor O'Brien.
Two suicides and a mine accident
were one days record at Anaconda on
the 18th instant. Abe Trevarthen, a
well-known miner Mt STATIONS indie
pendence, shot himself through the
head. Mrs. John Ronning, aged forty
four and the mother of ten children,
took carbolic acid and died. Nels Mar
kinson was precipitated to the bottom
of an eighty-ivefoot shaft by defec-
tive brake and sustained fractures OF
his right leg and shoulder. while j.
Ludwing, who was with him, was
badly bruised.
During the session OF the Colorado
conference of the NJ. Il. church at Gen.
trail City, on the night OF August 23d,
the Ladies' Aid Society served a BAN
quet In honor OF the University of Den
yer, at which Chancellor Buchtel pre-
sided. 1t was the great social event
OF the conference and was In the ma
ture of a jollification over the growth
Of the institution and the rapid increase
OF the fund now being raised to clear
it OF all Indebtedness and leave 1t with
we'll toward million dollars worth OF
unencumbered property.
The superintendent of buildings for
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
at Pueblo has awarded the last con-
tract for bunch OF houses OF the 200
which the company announced II
would build some two months ago.
When this latter contract Is completed
the company will prepare plans for an
other bunch OF 200. and so continue un-
til 1000 buildings have been construct
ed. They are all OF modern improve
ment and cost from $1,000 to $500.
and for the greater part are rented to
employees of the steel works.
At Loveland great arrangements
have been made for the annual corn
roast to be held Friday, September 9th.
One Of the events scheduled is n match
race between the Star hook and ladder
team OF Georgetown and the Bartholf
hose team of Loveland. This will be
GOO-feet speed race and will be for
5000 side. The corn ronst committee