The Glenwood post., 1904-08-13
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

fish hatchery at Emerald lake, forty
miles northwest of Durango. He says
about 100000 trout will be taken out OF
this hatchery and transferred into Ute,
Trout and Red Mountain creek and the
Lake Fork of Pine river and the Val
lecito river.
County Physician Jordan of Denver
has a remarkable patient in the per-
son of Mrs. Mary Foley OF 31S Law
renee street, who is 101 years old.
Mrs. Foley was born in Ireland in 1903
and is the mother of Michael Foley,
! one of the Colorado pioneers who
came to Pixies Peak in 1868. Mrs.
| Foley is in full possession of all her
| faculties, but is beginning to suffer
| from the ailments of old age. DIR. Jor-
dan says the old lady possesses re-
markable vitality for her advanced
I age. and expects her to fully recover
/ from her present indisposition.
Bids were opened August 9th in the
office of the state engineer for tho
Yampa bridge. to cross at Fifth street.
Steamboat Springs. The contract for
the structure, which is to be 10o-foot
steel span went to the Pueblo Bridge
Company, at So for the superstruc-
ture only. The county will take an
interest in defraying additional eX-
penses which will bring the entire
sum expended up to $3,750. Bids were
also opened for the Rio Blanco bridge
to cross Wolfe creek forty-five miles
west of Meeker, but were all rejected
for the reason that they were above
the appropriation. Only four bids were
received for this bridge. The appropri-
alton amounts to $4,000.
Nine new gauging stations have re-
Gently been established in the vicinity
of Middle park to determine the flow
of water available in the Grand river
and its tributaries for irrigation and
power purposes. These stations are in
that part of the country to be tapped
by the new Moffat road. Chief Engineer
M. G. Hinderlider of the reclamation
service left Denver about three weeks
ago over the Colorado & Southern to
Dillon, where he was Joined by party
of government surveyors. From there
the party went by wagon to kremm-
ling, and surveys were made along the
Grand river past Hot Sulphur Springs
to the outlet Of Grand lake. Three days
were spent in the vicinity of Grand
lake, and two gausing stations We're es-
tablished here, one at the outlet and
| one on the north fork of the Grand.
The recent visit of Frank w. Jones,
manufacturer and capitalist of Boston
and Chicago, to the Colorado Promo
tion and Publicity Committees head
quarters in Denver. has developed a
lively interest in Colorado mica. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Jones. who is an eX-
pert in the commercial uses of this
mineral, Colorado mica is the best in
| the world, being found in larger guam
iAs. ha ol hnr iS n hCN
| lutely free from foreign minerals,
| clear as plate glass, bright Of polish
and possessing great fleXibility. Fol
lowing his announcement regarding
the universal and growing demand for
/ mica and its fabulous value come half
| a score of prospectors who have many
mica claims in various sections Of the
| state, notably in Fremont, Teller, Lin
| coin, Boulder and other counties.
| In the United States Court at Denver
| Judge Hallett has just closed a case
| which is of much Importance to farm
ers in some sections of the state. Sew
eral years ago some parties from Mis-
| souri, tried to collect royalty from ev-
| cry farmer who had manufactured and
| used certain style of hay derrick, on
| the ground that the making and using
was an infringement of a United States
| patent. William H. Dickens, a wealthy
! farmer living near Longmont, refused
| to pay and was sued. The case has
| dragged along for over a year, but proof
was eventually made that the patent
held by the plaintiffs, Gerry brothers of
/ Missouri, was not good, as the machine
had been used in Colorado before the
time of application for the patent. This
particular kind of derrick is said to be
more used than any other kind for hay
stacking apparatus among the farmers
near Longmont.
Believing that the crime for which
Patrick L. Johnston has already served
four years in the penitentiary was COM
mitted by the notorious outlaw, Harry
Tracy, the Board of Pardons at its
meeting August 5th commuted John
sons sentence to from six to fifteen
years. His original sentence was from
ten to fifteen years. If he maintains
good behavior johnson VIII undoubted-
ly be a free man soon. This was the
only case in the six which were taken
up where clemency was extended. John
ston was with Harry Tracy and David
Liant in northwestern Colorado when
they were chased by a posse, one OF
whom was valentine S. Hay. who was
shot Johnston was convicted of his
murder. Before this Johnston had beer
convicted of killing William Strang ir
Wyoming. but secured new trial anc
was released to be tried in Colorado.
Colorado statutes are sadly def
cient in laws governing building ant
loan associations and private banks
and the Legislature this winter ough
TO supply the deficiency" said At
torney General Miller yesterday. "Ev
cry other state in the Union nearl.
has a banking department or places
the supervision of banks and other as
sociatiOls of the kind under one of the
state departments, and Colorado
should get in line. State banks ant
building and loan associations shoulC
be subject to examination and to rig
i'd laws in the conduct of their bust
ness. the sane as insurance compa