Gilpin observer., 1902-07-24
COLORADO BRIEFS.

der and Glen Park boast of large
attendance and much interest.
The danger Of n serious water fam
Inc at Victor has been greatly re-
duced by the recent heavy rains.
The open season for dove shooting
began July 18th. The season for deer
and other large game, as well as
grouse, will open August 10th.
The cowboys were so insistent that
the Mountain and Plain festival COM
mittee were compelled to arrange for a
rough rider tournament at Denver next
fall.
Since the danger of a water famine
has become imminent in Denver, the
Denver Dairy Association has raised
the price Of milk to 81 for fourteen
quarts.
A county convention of the Arapa-
hoe Industrial League, to further
three constitutional amendments, will
be held in Denver ON the third Sun
day in September.
Heavy rains were reported from
large section of both the Arkansas and
Platte valleys on the 18th instant. The
San Luis valley also came in for a
pretty good drenching.
Oil has been struck by the Columbia
Crude Oil Company south of Florence
at depth of 1900 feet. The well is
near those of the Florence Consolidated
and Keystone companies.
At Colorado Springs a few days
ago, 1000 tickets We're received from
tourists in one day by the Western
Passenger Association. This breaks
the record for tenderfoot arrivals.
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Show Association, which is planning
for big exhibition in September, will
try to consolidate it's show with the
rough riders tournament to be given
by the Mountain and Plain committee.
In the Western League of eight cit
les the Denver baseball team on July
21st stood third, while the Colorado
Springs team held sixth place, having
won t.lirty-three games and lost forty
one. All the teams are playing ball."
the contract for rebuilding and enlarg
ing the old Tabor opera house of Lead
vile. Thirty thousand dollars will be
expended making it one of the pret-
tiest places of amusement in the state.
An artificial waterfall, calculated to
initiate a natural one as closely AS
pOSSADle, 10 AOA &NOith ShVs
enne Canon at Colorado Springs. The
idea originated with J. p. Brown of
the National Arboriculture Associa-
ton.
The cornerstone of the new city hall
at Colorado Springs will be laid on
Monday, August 18th, the ceremonies
being conducted by the Order of Elks.
who have appointed I. N. Stevens ora
tor of the day. Mayor Robinson will
also make an address.
The first annual meeting of the Colo
RADIO Condensed Milk Company at Fort
Lupton was held July 14th. The reports
Of the officers showed an excellent
financial condition and a considerable
net earning for the four months since
the plant began operation.
At a meeting Of the State Fair direc-
tors at Pueblo 1t was decided to hold
an excursion of business men down the
valley about the middle of August. The
idea Is to advertise the State Fair
throughout the valley and to give Pu-
eblo business men an opportunity to
visit the valley towns and to meet the
business men In the surrounding cities.
The Denver Mountain and Plains
committee in charge Of the Rough
Riders tournament for the worlds
championship belt has been selected
as follows: John NJ. Kuykendall, w.
H. Stewart, G. NJ. Day, Charles II.
Reynolds and Charles L. Ward. The
plan committee is as follows: c. NJ.
Day, ]. NJ. Kuykendall. +. G. Smut
zer, G. F. Wilson. o. p. Baur
The town council of Fowler has
granted to the Crystal Springs Pipe
and Water Company twenty-year
franchise to supply the town with
water. The company owns the
springs among the hills two miles
north of the town. According to the
terms of the franchise work must be-
gin on the construction of the pipe
line within sixty days after the final
passage of the ordinance.
The people Of Denver are very much
alarmed over the prospect of water
famine. Sprinkling of lawns has been
restricted by the Water company to
two hours a day and may be entirely
stopped, in which case much trouble
is likely to ensue. President Chees-
man SAYS consumers have been using
55.OOO.OOO gallons day, and that 25,-
100000 of this can be saved. On the
other hand, 1t is alleged that there
is n great waste of water from leak
age through defective pipes.
The Taylor Park Railway Company
has filed in the land office at Gunnison
n plat of the route for its new road
through Taylor Park, as approved by
the directors meeting In Boston on
July 9th. The route traverses the park
nearly the entire distance and crosses
the range Mt Pearl Pass, at the head
of the river. Then 1t follows down
Castle creek to Aspen. A branch route
to Gunnison down Lottes creek was
filed also. Work on the new road Is
promised to begin within thirty days.
Lawrence Cronin. superintendent Of
the Camp Bird mine at Ouray, fell
100 feet down through manhOle on
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