The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-02-25
COLORADO BRIEFS.

| The president has appointed w. ID.
| Cooper to be postmaster at Las Al
mas.
| Many sections in the, eastern part
of the state were visited by heavy
rains on the 18th inst.-an unusual
thing for February.
| State Game Commissioner Harris has
ordered about fifty Mongolian pheas-
ants. which lie will distribute in sew
eral of the southern counties.
A number of prominent citizens of
| Pueblo have asked tie court to compel
the City Council TO call an election for
4 mayor to fill the vacancy now exist
ing. They hope thereby to break the
deadlock over the sewer contract.
Farmers living on Beaver creek, be-
tween Florence and Pueblo, tell of
large mountain lion which has been
lurking in the hills of that neighbOr-
hood. Several unsuccessful attempts
| to kill the beast have been made by
the farmers.
| Congressman Bell has introduced
bill for the relief of o. Il. Noland of
Mancos. Colo, providing for payment
Of 5000, being the value of stock
killed and stolen by the Navajo and
| Ute Indians and belonging to Noland.
between 1887 and 1892.
| The home of the Misses Burns, Sis
ters of James Il. Burns, president of
| the Portland Mining company, at Colo
| RADIO Springs, was entered by burglars
on the night of the 10th inst, and
| silverware, jewelry and other valuable
| property taken to the amount of S1,2OO
worth.
r. Inge and ]. f. Anderson, who
have been prospecting for coal about
thirty miles south of La Junta, have
| found two veins one five feet and the
| other seven feet in thickness. This has
] coused quite stir here and ether par
| ties are organizing. 1t is thought the
| belt extends for several miles.
The contract for the new passenger
and freight depot at Loveland has been
let and work will proceed at once.
| The present depot building will be torn
| down and new switches placed where
1t now stands. The new depot will be
| placed on the east side of the track
next to the business blocks between
Fourth and Fifth streets.
Congressman Bell has filed with the
| postoffice department an application
for rural delivery route from Paonin
to Hotchkiss. This route, as stated.
| Is about six miles long, and the petition
| contained the signatures of about 100
| people living along 1t. Judge Bell re-
| luested that an inspector be sent out
as soon as possible to locate the same.
/ Colorado Springs has just completed
the donation of 100000 gallons of
| water to the town of Victor. but reports
| state that that district has barely
.nongh water to last for another month.
| Another gift of water will probably
| be necessary. Colorado Springs is pre-
pared to give 3500O,00O gallons more,
when further steps would necessitate
additional action by the City Council.
/ Rumors are current Mt Pueblo that
| the G. f. Il l. Co. win Mt once COM
| mence work on the enormous reservoir
planned to be built in the Beulah Val
| ley. 1t is said that the Minnequa
Western railway will be extended from
its present terminus at the large rcser-
voir six miles from the city to Beulah,
for the purpose of hauling material to
construct n huge dam Mt the mouth
of the Beulah Valley.
1 w. A. Riley Of Loveland, who has
/ been awarded the contract for grading
and bridge construction of the twenty
| five miles of railway for the Great
| Western Sugar Company, is preparing
| to put large force of men and teams
4 10 WORK as soon us tne lToSt Is out vi
| the ground. The ground is frozen
| about eighteen inches deep. The entire
road is to be completed ready for the
cars by July.
Some miners from Telluride. while
. prospecting near the mouth of the can
| on about eight miles from Delta. dis
| covered petroleum oozing out of the
rocks at the edge of the Gunnison riv
uIs a T.
| ural gas was coming up from the bed
| Of the river. They say they will sink
an oil well near the place at once and
will probably order the machinery
| within a few days.
| 1t is now assured that Pueblo will
have n magnificent library building,
| the gift of Andrew Carnegie. Acting
| Mayor J. Il. Rizer, chairman of the IL
brary committee, of the Monday Musi-
| cal club. is in receipt of n letter from
| Mr.. Carnegie, through his secretary,
which states that Mr.. Carnegie will
| give 100000 for library building for
I Pueblo. provided that an annual appro-
| priation of 10 per cent of this sum be
made by the council for the mainte-
nance of the library. which the coun-
ell has already agreed to do. and the
only matter remaining is the selec-
| ton of q suitable place for the build
ing.
! At its meeting in Colorado Springs
| February II the state board of chari-
ties and corrections elected the follow
| ing named officers: President. Prof
| l.. s. Parsons. Colorado Springs; vice
| presidents Mrs. NJ. ID. Thatcher, Pueb-
| 10: James III. Baker, Boulder; Rev. Il.
| Evans Darlington. Colorado Springs;
| Mrs O. Il. LIE Fevre Denver: DIR. r.
| W. Corwin. Pueblo: Judge Ben B.
Lindsey. Denver; additional members
| of the executive committee, Hon. j. r.