Gilpin observer., 1902-03-13
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Winfield Scott Stratton has resigned
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.
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. Mahaney, the garHe warden
who killed w. A. Womack at the
Grand Mesa lakes. will have to re-
main in the penitentiary. The Supreme
Court has denied his application for a
writ of habeas corpus.
The farmers and property owners llv-
ing under the OterO ditch, near La
Junta, have organized an association,
with ]. Il. Ruster, H. Savage and A. ID.
Best rs 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 $1,000 and was released
from jail.
:. "A live stock show is assured for
TA.~x- hVto n G
meeting of the stockmen who have
been attending the cattle convention
appointed a 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. II. Goetinger 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 a suitable gift for the cruiser
Denver has been raised. Yesterday
Mayor Wright, treasurer of the fund,
received four responses to the invita-
tions sent out by the committee. swell
ing the total amount to date to S1,OOO
Constable Rogers of Marble brought
in w. II. 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 So for an eight-hour shift.
The union has also passed resolution
imposing fine of s. upon any Of its
members who patronize "A 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 n hand
some structure. The operators barely
escaped. the fire burning fiercely in the
strong wind that made all efforts TO
save the building fruitless. ]. F.
Stokes, the agent, walked thirteen miles
to Otis. the station to the east, to send
wire of the fire to Omaha.
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
EItu AhuNsCi anu says
the Dolores Star. 1t contained seven
logs as follows: The butt-cut was six
teen feet long and contained 200 feet
OF lumber: the second cut was also six
teen feet long with 1,S40 feet Of lum-
Der, the other five logs were each
twelve feet long and scaled respective
ly 100. S42. S17. 1863 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-
ceived In exchange warrants for bOun-
ties OF 81 each on the coyotes and 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.. Sniff received 81.
snapped Its teeth OH the legs OF two
valuable dogs. and in each case the
hound had to he shot.
Two bodies were found near Tellu.
ride Wednesday that no one knew were
dead. Their names are Reddin Bough-
er and John Nixon. The report came to
town that IA cabin opposite the Thomas
in Bear creek basin was missing and
that It 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 As years OF age and
was to have been married I'm n short
time. He has n brother living in
Ouray. who Is the only known relative.
BOUCHER was 3S years of npe and sim