Gilpin observer., 1904-04-28
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

e. L. White, state commissioner OF
mines. left for st. Louis, April goth,
where he will assist in installing the
Colorado mineral exhibit at the
Worlds Pair. He expects to be gone
from Denver until about May 10th.
The State Board of Stock Commits
sioners reports that the dipping of cat
tie infected with the mango in Eastern
Colorado, is now progressing nicely.
The stockmen have developed great
interest in stamping out the disease
and the present spring and summer
| season will undoubtedly witness con-
| tinued effort to prevent its further
| spread.
Frank S. Tesch, deputy superintend-
| ent of insurance, has completed COM
parative statement of receipts and dis
| bursements of the Colorado insurance
| department, which will be included in
his annual report for 1908. The re-,
ceipts for 1903 were $155, ,2O1.36, as COM
pared with S13S,219.43 in 1902. The
disbursements for 1908 were $2.173.17
| less than in 1902, while the receipts
were $16,981.94 more, making the net
increase or surplus turned into state
| streasurer to be credited to general
! revenue in 1903 over 1902 SIS, 9,145.10.
| In the test case brought by Professor
Robert Stockton. one Of the former
| faculty of the School of Mines, against
| the board of trustees for salary from
July 1st to September 18th last, Judge
De France at Golden has decided in
favor of the plaintiff. The designations
OF Professor Stockton and others were
accepted at the time of the trouble
among members OF the faculty last
year, but they claim their contracts
with the board entitled them to sala-
| ries until the beginning of the new
term, and the decision Of Judge De
France was in their favor. The board
Of trustees gave notice Of an appeal
to the Supreme Court.
Eight bids were received at the
state engineers Office for building the
proposed steel bridge over the Bear
river at Steamboat Springs, which
were as follows: H. T. Ward & Co.,
of Lincoln, Neb., $1,000; the Minneapo-
lis Steel & Machinery Co., $6,940; the
Campbell & Flager Bridge Co., of
Council Bluffs, $6,64S; the Missouri
Valley Bridge Co., Of Omaha. $6.74O;
c. G. Shelley of Lincoln, $6,s32; Hugh
es & Stewart of Denver, $6.800; the
M. ]. Patterson Construction Co. of
Denver, $6,007. The figures submitted
are all over the appropriation Of $4,000
ALLOWED for building the bridge. The
county must donate certain amount
for this purpose or the bridge cannot
be built.
The recent meeting Of representa-
tives Of the associated bitches Of the
Platte valley with State Engineer Car
penter has resulted in an agreement
to establish a rating station above the
,Rk 1Tpl0 LYa
ter Company in the Platte for the pur-
pose Of securing actual measurements
of the water used by that corporation.
The state engineer will investigate the
situation and see IL such a station can
be established at a cost not to exceed
$500. The water company and the as
sociated bitches, which comprises dis
tricts No. 2, Z, and 9, will bear the
expense of the station. By this ar
.rangement 1t is hoped to bring about
measure of good feeling between
the complaining farmers and the water
company.
1t is probable that through person.
al letter written by Governor Peabody
to Secretary Moody of the navy, an old
bell which once adorned the frigate
"Colorado" as early as 1861, will be
placed on the new United States arm
ored cruiser Colorado" This bell has
inscribed upon it the name Colorado"
and the year 1851" When the fri
gate which carried it originally was de-
stroyed the bell was placed on another
frigate called the Puritan" where it
is at this time. Learning Of this fact
the governor wrote to Secretary Moody
and received a reply stating that the
secretary would be glad to render his
services in securing the transfer to the
/ new cruiser and that he had turned the
matter over to the bureau Of instruc-
tion, where the transfer, II found prac-
ticable, will be carried out.
The Denver News of April 10Th says
| The streams of Colorado are now be-
| ing rapidly stocked with trout fry.
| Yesterday 10000 small trout were
| shipped to Green Mountain falls by
Game Commissioner Woodard, and as
many more are to go to Manitou, to
| be placed in Ruxton creek. To-day
| 10000 will be sent to Colorado Springs
to be emptied into the Little Fountain
| creek. In Bear creek, just above Nor
| rison, 10000 have just been liberated,
and an equal number have been put
| into Clear creek at Georgetown. 9th
er recent distributions are: Cache le
Poudre river at Fort Collins, 10000;
| Empire, on a branch of the Frazier
river, 10000; Fort Lyons. in the
branch Of the st. Vrain, which flows
through Estes park, 100000; the South
fork OF the South Poudre, and the Big
Thompson near Loveland. 10000 each.
| The fishing season will not open until
June, and Commissioner Woodard an
nounces that he intends to see that the
law is strictly enforced to that time.
When Thomas w. Parker. secretary
| OF the Colorado Promotion and Publici-
| ty committee, returned from st. Louis
a few days ago. he said: "Coloradans
will be amazed at Colorado's showing