The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-19
COLORADO'S CAPITAL.

Secretary Lueders of the State Board
of Capitol Managers will advertise for
bids in the near future for gliding the
dome of the state capitol. Bids are
now being asked for the decorating of
the interior of the building.
State Game Commissioner Harris
has been receiving letters from all over
the state concerning the dynamiting of
fish in the rivers. The worst offend
ers, he says, are along the Rio Grande.
1T would take 400 game wardens,"
said Mr. Harris, ito stop these depre-
dations."
The Victor Fuel Company has agreed
to pay the entire $4,000 royalties on
its lease of coal lands and in return
will be allowed a new lease on the
Maitland coal property. The fuel
company gave notice recently OF Its
willingness to come to terms and the
long fight between it and the land
board has thus ended in victory for
the board. The new lease will provide
for yearly rental of 500, with
royalty of $1,000 year on what is
mined The lease extends for ten
years.
Capt. George W. Thatcher of the st.
Louis Worlds Fair Board has made in
qury as to the probable cost of relief
map of the state for the st. Louis ex-
position 1t was decided at n meeting
of the Worlds Fair Board, held some
time ago, to have a relief map made.
President Palmer of the State School
of Mines was caller at the office of
the commission recently and the mat
ter of the construction of this map by
A.. lyn Eh.
cost is estimated at 5000. while it said
if the work is done in the East the cost
will be about $1,000
Mayor Wright and the cruiser Den
yer committee, which collected about
$1,000 three months ago, has made Il
contract with the Denver Brass Works
Company to east II bell for the vessel.
II will contain 1900 ounces of silver,
worth S1,350. The total weight will be
400 pounds troy and 300 pounds avoir-
dupois. The construction is expected
to require two months and the souv-
enir will he placed on exhibition in
some public place before shipment to
Philadelphia, where it will be placed on
the cruiser. The committee decided
that out of the funds collected there
will be about 5000 for silver punch
bowl, which will be ordered as soon
as the exact cost of the bell is figured.
that work being yet impossible because
the expense of engraving the outside
of the bell is yet to be reckoned. The
punch bowl is expected to hold about
half n barrel and will be of solid white
metal
The State Land Board at its meeting
August 9th resolved that a general re-
duction of twenty-five per cent. should
he made on all leases on Agricultural
land in the counties of Rio Grande,
Saguache. Coneos and Costello for this
wear and that the renters be given an
extension of one year to pay rentals.
This was in response TO the request
from the farmers in the San Luis val
ley who have suffered from the drouth
of this summer and the two preceding
years 1t was further decided that the
recommendation that the lands in
townships 10 40. Al and AZ, ranges
and s, specified in the report of the ap-
praiScrs be made IL cents per acre.
per nnnum. after the present year. Tor
all renewal leases. providing that the
reduction of twenty-five per cent. Is
not made where IA fair crop is raised.
and that the lessoes holding grazing
leases in the four counties be given an
extension of one year in which to pay
their rentals The board directed that
the lessees holding grazing leases i'll
the four counties be also given an eN-
tension of one year for payment