Gilpin observer., 1904-07-28
Total

Horticultural Society has sent to the
| printers the premium list for the state
fair, which will be held this year in Pu-
eblo, from September 26th to 30th. The
last Legislature provided an appropria-
ton for the payment of premiums on
agricultural and horticultural displays.
S. E. Seiberthal. assistant geologist
OF the geological survey, has been d.
rected to continue the examination OF
the San Luis artesian basin, in Colo
rado. When that work is completed,
he will investigate the prospects for
artesian wells in the Uncompahgre val
| ley and at the end of the season will
examine the prospects for obtaining
deep seated waters in the area of Den
yer. which has not so far been fully
explored by deep wells.
| The new State Industrial School for
Girls, which is to be located near Nor
rison, is to have a very pretentious
! building. Plans have been adopted
and drawn by Phillips & Hess. archi-
tects, and work is to begin at once.
The building will be three stories in
height, 30x70 feet. with basement.
steam heat and ample accommodations
for the number of inmates the home
school usually has. At least thirty
can be easily accommodated. The
building will be modern in every way,
and will cost about $4,000.
Adams and Arapahoe counties are
preparing to file suit against the city
and county of Denver to collect $780,
600 as their proportionate share Of
the 100000 delinquent taxes collect
ed since the division of old Arapahoe
county. The contention of the two
counties which share with Denver the
territory of old Arapahoe county Is
that they are entitled to their share
of all taxes due the old county up to
the time of the division under the
Rush bill. At that time $250.000 was
due and about 100000 has been col
lected.
The Denver Chamber of Commerce
building is being repaired, renovated
| and altered. 1t is going to be mod
erniZed. The reclamation service of
the United States government is large
ly responsible for the changes. The
institution has engaged the two floors
of the building. This is rendered
necessary by reason OF the work un-
dertaken in the West for which Den
yer is the headquarters. A large force
OF draughtsmen. clerks and engineers
are required and double the floor
part OF the building Secretary Will
liams is preparing space for the agri-
cultural exhibit of Colorado now at
the Worlds Fair He would like to
show this one exhibit to those who
cannot go to ST. Louis.
Attorney General Miller is in re-
ceipt Of a request from Attorney Ash
baugh of Wichita, Kansas, asking
that the taking OF testimony in the
Kansas-Colorado water rights case be
| postponed from August list till the
latter part OF the month. The reason
assigned for this request is the singu-
lar one that the streams OF Kansas
are now too high for taking evidence.
The Kansas attorneys have now
brought up the novel proposition that
the use OF water by Colorado farmers
for irrigation purposes drys up the
| streams in the summer months and
| allows sand to drift in and weeds to
grow. Then when high water comes
1t is alleged that the water soon
| reaches the banks and overfows the
| country. In this way Colorado is be-
ing held responsible for the Kansas
| floods.
Register Mark Woodruff OF the State
Land Board has been compiling some
comparative figures showing the re-
ceipts Of his department during recent
years. The receipts during the former
administration, from December /, 1900,
to December i, 1902, were 1872 900. and
during the present administration,
from December /. 1902. to July 1st OF
this year the receipts have been more
than 100000. At this rate the increase
during the present administration will
| be fully 100000 at the end Of the pres
ent biennial period. The increase In re-
ceipts is accounted for largely by the
fact that Register Woodruff has been
necessarily after old debts accruing
| to the state, and has collected in many
large sums In this way. notably In the
cases of the Lolita Land and Invest
ment Company. the North Park cattle
controversy and the Tabor & Skinner
lease. State lands are also becoming
more valuable from year to year and
rental prices are ON the increase.