The Springfield herald., 1904-07-08
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

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ment to servo as aide and military ad-
| wiser on the utaff of Governor Peabody.
has reported for duty. General Cooper
| formerly commanded at Fort Logan
and was retired from active service
three months ago on account OF age.
State Engineer l.. G. Carpenter re-
ports that the reservoir OF the Denver
Union Water Company at Lake Chees-
man now contains 1856 feet of water.
| This Is the greatest quantity Of water
that has ever been In. the reservoir. 1t
being fifty-seven feet higher than at the
same time last year. Sufficient water
is said to be on hand to run the city OF
Denver for several years. The water
comes within fifty-seven feet Of the top
Of the dam.
George A. Richardson Of Roswell,
New Mexico. who has been appointed
by the United States Supreme Court
to take testimony In the Kansas-Col-
orado litigation over the waters In the
| Arkansas river. has been comforting
with the attorneys on both sides OF the
case. He announces that the taking
of evidence in the suit will begin July
18th at a place not yet selected The
hearing will not be finished before
May 18th of next year. Kansas. Colo
rado and the federal government will
want to present testimony.
| A copy OF the Ceylon. India, Observ-
er, of May IL. 1904. has been received.
containing an Interesting account OF
the travels of DR.. Francis Ramaley.
professor of biology in the State Uni
versity of Colorado. He has arrived at
Terademiya from Java and intends
making stay Of three months so as
to take advantage of the great oppor.
tunity offered by the royal botanical
gardens for the study Of seedlings. Dr.
Ramaley has been making similar bot
anical investigations in Japan and
Java. according to the Observer, and
has also studied seaweeds, especially
those of the North Pacific ocean. He
| is globe trotting in the interest of the
university and is gathering valuable
specimens for his and other depart
ments on the way.
The game and fish department has
completed the taking of fish spawn
from the native trout at Emerald lakes
-, and placed in the hatcheries as fol-
, lows: The new hatchery at Durango,
1 1000. 900 eggs; Denver hatchery, $780,
| 900 eggs; Gunnison hatchery, 320,-
900 eggs; Emerald Lakes Hatch
cry. 100000 eggs. This work has
1 been successfully done under the
| supervision of w. E. Patrick. sup
erintendent of the Durango hatchery.
, The department has now in hatcheries
at Durango, Emerald lakes. Gunnison
/ and Denver. from the rainbow trout.
/ 2.320.000 eggs, and from the native
: trout. 3.440.OOO eggs. or a total Of s.
100000 eggs. with Steamboat Springs
hatchery yet to be filed. where will be
placed 100000 eggs of native trout
taken from Trappers' Lake.
Where is Sunfower valley? On this
question hinges the proposition of
sinking an artesian well. for which
purpose the last Legislature appropri
ated $4,000. In an indefinite way the
people of Las Animas county know
that Sunhower valley is about twelve
miles from Trinidad. but how big is 1t.
how long and how wide? Some say ii
: covers little stretch of about two
miles; others say 1t is fully six miles
long. Until the people came to some
! agreement the we'll cannot be sunk.
| 1t has long been held that there is an
artesian basin under the particular
portion of Las Animas county so in.
definitely described as Sunhower val
! ley, and as the people living in that
| vicinity could use it very nicely for
| drinking water If for nothing else. the
/ state was asked to appropriate, which
| it did to the extent of $4,000. The
| money is ready and now the only thing
in the way is the question as to what
| portion of the valley the well shall be
located in. The matter has caused
considerable agitation. but State En-.
| gineer Carpenter. who has just re
turned from a visit there. states that
an agreement will undoubtedly be
reached in the near future and the
work then proceed.-Denver Repub-
lican.
If the work of R. E. Esteb of Boul-
| der is found to be correct, and II the
courts of the state uphold the conten-
tions which will be made by him on
behalf of the city and county of Den
| yer. the city and county will be rich
| er by some $3.0O0.000. Mr.. Esteb re-
Gently submitted to Treasurer Elder
| of the city and county list OF the
names of persons who are said to have
had their assessments on personal
| property omitted since 1890. Mr.. Esteh
was appointed by the old Board OF
County Commissioners for the purpose
! of looking into the omitted assessments
from 1890 to 1900. The list includes the
names of some of the most prominent
| people in the city. Treasurer Elder
will make an effort to collect the
! dLlOulllS WHICH II 10 NldiliCu hi uuV.
| Suits will be instituted, il necessary.
Esteb is to get twenty per cent. of the
taxes collected. 1t was stated at the
court house that Mr.. Esteb has engaged
! legal talent to assist in the prosecution
| of the claims against the parties
named. Notices will be sent out by the
I treasurer to those named in the last
list submitted to the treasurer 1t is
| expected that the payment of the mon
/ eys asked will be protested and that
i lawsuits will follow. 1t is expected
that a number of legal questions will
| arise if the cases are taken into the
courts. One is whether the statute of
| limitations will run against the claim
of the city and county. Those who seek
to have the amounts paid claim that
| taxes become perpetual liens on the
| personal property sought to be taxed.
Complaints are coming in at the of.
| flee of the state game commissioner
that various fishermen are trespassine
on private grounds contiguous to pub.
lie waters. Many farmers are protest
! ing against this. and some of them, it
! is believed. without occasion. THE
land owners should not get the idea