The Holly chieftain., 1902-02-14
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Edward Irving, who escaped ir"u
tho Canon City penitentiary IN i.N
has been recaptured at Salt Lake o''H'
William Radcliffe, whose property az
Grand Mesa Lakes was burned his'
year, has Induced Great Britain to pre-
sent his claim for damages to this gov
| ern. He wants $4,000.
Since January 23d there have been
131 leases and filings on oil lands, en-
bracing nearly 21,O0O acres, 11.OOO sit
| uated in the vicinity Of Fort Collins.
recorded In the county clerks office,
and the rush to make fhags continues.
r. Inge and ]. r. Anderson. who
have been prospecting for coal about
thirty miles south Of La Juntn, have
found two veins, one five feet and the
other seven feet In thickness. This has
coused quite stir here and other par
ties are organizing. It II thought the
belt extends for several miles
Early next spring the Colorado 4
Southern railroad will commence ex-
tensive improvements In its yards at
Loveland. Colorado. The road will ex-
pend thousands Of dollars IN altering
the track to facilitate the handling of
the beet sugar products of the valley.
II the protective tariff is not reduced
by the present Congress the plans will
be put into execution.
Marshall P. Felch, one Of the oldest
and best known residents, In that sec
ton Of the state, committed suicide
| at his home in Garden Park, eight
miles north of Canon City. at u late
hour Sunday. The taking Of his own
life had been hobby with Mr.. Felch
for more than year and is believed to
have been caused by i'll health.
Professor Rowe of the electrical de
partment Of the State University re-
Gently tried the efficacy Of thawing
frozen water pipes by means of cleo
tricity. He applied the wires at points
at either end Of the frozen places a cur
rent of 16O amperes and IN twenty
FIVE minutes had thawed eat eighty
feet of frozen pipe, which was several
feet below the ground.
The trustees of the State School of
Mines have issued the following no.
tice to the striking students: AT the
request of Governor Orman, and with
the consent of the faculty, the trustees
have temporarily suspended the rule
Of October, 1897, and will hear evidence
and pass upon the occurrence Of Janu-
ary 18th In the assay laboratory, the
students agreeing to furnish complete
Information thereon"
Charles Reed, negro, twenty-four
years old, knocked down and disarmed
two officers who attempted to arrest
him for stabbing a Mexican at Ber-
wind, and later turned upon the officer
who, mounted, followed him UP the
mountain side, and shot the horse from
under his pursuer. The animal rolled
over on the officer. bruising him severe
~, and Reed made good his escape:
Robert Saragher, who lives about
nve miles north of Golden, brought
word to town Monday that parties who
were prospecting for coal on the w. i.
Stepp place for the Denver & North
western Railroad Company have dis
covered an eleven-foot fat vein Of coal.
The prospecting Is being done with
| drill and four-foot vein was encoun-
tered about two weeks ago, the larger
vein being nearly 100 feet deeper.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany have not yet put force OF
railroad graders at work, but are Sc
curing right of way to Paonia by pur-
chase. Parties at Delta who are work
ing in the interest Of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company have con-
tended from the start that that com
pany would run the first train to Pao-
mia, while the Denver & Rio Grande
| appear to be generally anxious to be
the first to complete its road.
Last Thursday night David Hun and
Thomas Fair, prisoners In the Weld
| county Jail, made an attempt to over
power Jailor Henry Williams and es-
cape from custody. In the struggle
which ensued, Jailor Williams, in order
to force the two prisoners back, was
| obliged to shoot. the shot unfortunately
| entering the side of Peter Kane,
harmless demented old man, who has
been staying in the jail In lieu of a
better home, producing fatal wound.
The second Pullman car built by the
Pullman company at their Denver
shops was completed and sent out on
its first trip Monday. 1t h the Call
fornia, and Is companion to the
Mount Hood, which has been In SER
vice for several weeks. The Califor-
mia is seventy-eight feet long, ten feet
three inches wide fourteen feet seven
inches high and weighs 10. 900 pounds.
1t Is twelve section drawing room
| car, the interior being finished with
marquetry and Santiago mahogany.
Work on the construction Of mon
ster packing plant. to be erected by
Denver capital, near the Denver Union
Stock Yards, WILL 1t h now practically
settled. be commenced within the next
forty days The cOnnany which Ia