The Dolores star., 1903-07-17
COZ ORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY

The Denver News says: The Tram
way coinpany has virtually decided to
bald three important irterurhan lines
TO Golden. Littleton and Boulder. Work
on the Golden line will begin within a
, week or ten days. The Littleton lie,
which will be AT extension Of the South
Broadway. will not be constructed un-
I'll next spring. while the building of
the extension to Boulder is somewhat
further in the future. The removal Of
the general Offices of the company TO
the Majestic building has been effected.
The following assignments in the di-
vision III geology and paleontoloSy of
the United States Geological survey for
the season of 1908 have been an
.nounced for Colorado: DR.. William
Cross. assisted by Mr.. Ernest Howe and
Albert JoEannsen, will continue inves-
tigation of areal geology OF San Juan
district. 5. F. Emmons Will complete
his report on geology OF Leadviile min
ing district, and DR.. Waldeman Lind
sren and Dr. f. l.. Ransome Will be as
sociated in resurvey of Cripple Creek
district in cooperation with state
The first cases under the new regu-
lations concerning the cutting of tim
ber on mineral lands were heard in
the federal court in Pueblo on the Sth
inst. all the defendants being bound
over to appear before the grand jury.
Previous TO 1900 the regulations con-
cernirg the cutting of timber on min
eral lands allowed such to be cut and
sold. In the year named the rules
were changed so that timber might be
cut from mineral lands for private use
of the cutter. but could not be made in
to lumber and sold b, II. Dell secured
a contract from the Portland Mining
Company for mine timbers. and is
charged with having taken timber from
mineral lands and sold it. Working on
sub-contracts were C. II. Winters,
George Chubbuck. John j. Serry and
William H. Swan. These were all made
defendants in the cases brought at Pu-
eblo by Assistant United States Attor-
ney Knaebel
NJ o. Hollenbeck was released from
from the penitentiary at Canon City
July Stl on full and unconditional
pardon. Hollenbeck was a partner of
James Brannon. who was released from
the prison last fall. Both men We're
convicted in Chaffee county for mur
der and sentenced to the penitentiary
for life. Evidence against them was
purely circumstantial, the facts in the
case being that Hollenbeck. Brannon
and third man were in company one
day in 1856 in Buena Vista. Shortly
afterward the remains of the third par
ty were found beside the railway
track circumstances pointing strongly
to foul play. and Hollenbeck and Bran
non were arrested. convicted by jury
and sentenced to the penitentiary.
They were inearcerated on October !.
1856. Brannon was pardoned last fall
and went south Hollenbeck always
claimed he was innocent of any com
pIicity in the crime and brooded over
his enforced confinement until his rea-
son became unbalanced. He started at
once for Des Moines. Iowa. where he
will be cared for by relatives.
S. s. Ashbaugh. an attorney repre-
senting Kansas in the Colorado
water suit. and who began the suit,
with F. Dumont Smith. Kansas state
senator. who is also a leader in the
fight against Colorado. were recently
in Denver for several days looking over
the titles and determining the names of
bitches and canals which appropriate
water from the Arkansas river, with a
view OF making their owners parties in
the suit brought by Kansas Neither
Mr.. Ashbaugh nor Mr.. Smith made
their presence in Denver known until
the Sth inst. when they called on State
Engineer Carpenter and Attorney Cen
eral Miller. Because of an agreement
made some time ago no obstacles will
be placed in the way of the men from
Kansas, and they will be at liberty to
secure all the information they desire.
Mr.. Smith is specially interested in
learning what can be done in the way
of building reservoirs to hold the wa
ters of the Arkansas for irrigation. 1t
is thought possible that the Supreme
Court may decide that such reservoirs
be built at the expense of one or both
states In order to settle the trouble.