Gilpin observer., 1903-07-30

there have been some reservoirs in the
| state too full for the safety of the peo-
pie in their vicinity. This was espe-
cially SO in the Poudre valley. where
two reservoirs were filled much above
the safety mark. H. L. Reid was sent
| TO investigate the matter. He has made
lis report to the office and there is no
longer any danger anticipated from
this source. Terry's lake, at Fort Col
Inns, was another lake which was not
considered safe, and while no one in
the State Engineers Office would say
that the lake was unsafe, still it was
stated that the lake had not been in
spected for several years and it might
not be in good shape. Professor Car
penter proposes to examine all of the
dams and reservoirs in the state, but
he states that he is handicapped be-
cause Of the lack of funds.
The State Land Board has decided
that the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany must obey the instructions of
Mineral Superintendent Cowdy or lose
the famous Forbes coal mine. This
mine which is near Trinidad. is of al
most incalculable value to this COM
pany, for it furnishes practically all of
| the coal used in the company'S fur
naces in Pueblo, and the cancellation
of this lease would cause the plant
there to suspend business perhaps for
months. The trouble arose over ques-
| tion of the best way of mining. The
company wished to leave large
amounts of coal in the various drifts
| to serve as braces. Mr.. Cowdy insisted
| that this coal be removed and its place
taken by wooden uprights. The COM
pany refused to do this and the order
issued by the land board is the out
come.
According to Denver reports Adjt.
Gen. Sherman Bell is said to have
gone to Oyster Bay to see President
| Roosevelt and induce him to issue or
ders for the holding of army maneu-
vers at Fort Russell, Wyoming, as
planned early in the year. Orders were
| received some days ago from the War
Department by General Baldwin of the
Department of the Colorado to the eff
feet that the War department had de-
cided not to hold any maneuvers in
this department this year. General
Bell was much exercised over the can
collation. of the program, as he had
spent much time in getting the ma
tional guard of the state ready for the
event. He announced at the time that
he would not give up hope of inducing
| the War Department to change its
mind, and both he and Governor Pea
body have been using every effort in
their power toward this end.
In brief filed in the Court of APP
peals by District Attorney Lindsey,
Judge Moses Hallett of the United
States Court is designated as tax
dodger. The suit was started in 1899
when the County Assessor of Arapahoe
county insisted on Judge Hallett pay
ing taxes on $35O,000 worth of prop
| erty. This the judge refused to do and
| suit was brought to compel the pay
ment. IF it was his purpose to do the
equitable thing as a citizen" the brief
says in closing, why did not the plain
tiff prepare a statement showing pre-
| cisely what money, notes and credits
he did own, and actually paying into
court all the taxes thus shown to be
due? Until he does this he knows as
We all know, that he can have no
standing in any circumstances to en-
tax which may be shown to have been
enormously charged against him."
The coming week, says the Denver
News of July 9th, will be the last one
for the public library of Denver in its
present quarters. 1t will be closed
down next Saturday evening and on
the following Monday the stupendous
task of moving nearly 100000 volumes,
to say nothing of the tons and tons OF
magazines, newspapers, pamphlets and
other matter, will begin. Mo- more
books will be loaned after Saturday,
but the present quarters will be open
each day from o'clock in the morning
| until at night, for the purpose of re-
ceiving' books. 1t is expected that the
moving will be completed by Septem-
ber 1st. The new quarters include the
four houses in La Veta place which
stands on the corner of West Colfax
avenue and South Fourteenth street.
All the partitions have been removed
| in these houses, but the brick walls
have been left for the purpose of
strength. The result is a series of large,
airy, sunny rooms, much superior in
every respect to those in the present
| building.
At the meeting of the State Land
Board July 22d Register Woodruff
made public his report of collections
made Of money due the state from the
sale and lease of lands. When the pres
| ent board went into Office it was found
that during the preceding administra-
ton apparently no effort had been
made to collect money due the state in
many instances. The amount due on
certificates of purchase was $94,642. .76.
| or this amount the register has col
lected $22,73S.05, and has completed ar
rangements for the payment of $17,-
| 0339S. Delinquent rentals on school
| land leases prior to March 1st Of this
year was $35 ,073.23. The present ad-
ministration has collected $41S4.S3 of
this sum. and $1,2s4.35 of the sum of
| $7,1S1S4 due on state land leases. Dur
| ing the four months that Mr.. Woodruff
has been in Office the gain in acreage
rented has been $20,SS525 for school
| lands and the increase of revenue
amounts to $3.6S7.96. The acreage of