Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-08-13
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

about 309 .Gf0 trout will be taken out O.
This hatchery and transferred into Ute,
Trout and Red Mountain creek and the
Lake Fork of Pine river and th. Val
iecito river.
State roads and bridges are now re-
ceiving great deal OF attention from
the state engineer. Many of the roads
In various counties In the state are
now being constructed. but work On
Others has been delayed by reason OF
the fact that contract bids have so
greatly exceeded the amounts appropri-
ated by the Legh latnre. In sueh cases
1t viii be impossible to go ahead with
The work unless the counties interested
are able and willing to make up the
defielanty.
Al Telluride road was provided for
by The last Legislature. TO run up
Bridal Veil baFfn The act calls for a
road. but does rot require II 10 be a
wagon road. which would cost several,
times the amount Of the appropriation.
The people Of that yieinity advise the
state engineers Office that a wagon
road is not essential and are urging
the construction OF trail They con-
tend that a trail was In mind when the
bill was passed and that Il will amply
meet the needs of the locality.
Nine rev eaaging stations have re-
Gently been establiz he'd 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 Morat road. Chief Engineer
NJ c. Hinderlider Of the reclamation
service left Denver about three weeks
- l.
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 gaugins stations were es-
tab!tshed here. one AZ the outlet and
one on the north fork OF the Grand.
Believing that the crime for which
Patrick l.. Johnston has already served
four years in the peuiteniiary was COM
nitted by the notorious outlaw, Harry
Tracy. the Board Of Pardons at its
meeting August 9th eommuted John
sons sentence TO from six To fifteen
years. His original sentence was from
ten 10 fifteen years. II he maintains
good behavior Johnson VIII undoubted
ly be free man soon. This was the
only case in the six which were taken
up where ciemeney was extended. John
Eton vas 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 been
convicted Of killing William Strang in
Wyoming. but secured a new trial and
was released to be tried In Colorado.
In the United States Court at Denver
Judge Hallett has just closed case
which IS OF much Importance TO farm
erx in some sections Of the state. Sew
erai years ago some parties from Mis-
souri tried TO collect a royalty from ey-
cry farmer who had manufactured and
used a certain style OF hay derrick, on
the ground that the making and using
was an infringement of a United States
patent. William II. Dickens. a wealthy
farmer living near Longmont. refused
To pay and was sued. The case has
dragged a'ong for over 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
IaA kAAi vi u rdi1 10 bt
more used than any other kind for hay
stacking apparatus among the farmers
near Longmont
When Colorado Day is celebrated at
the Worlds Fair in September there
probably Will be no one in the grounds
who will not remember the name OF the
state If the plans OF the Rocky Ford
Fair committee are successfully carried
out The crop OF melons in the Ar
kansas River district will this year sur
pass by wide margin any which has
ever been harvested, and as a result
when the season Is waning in Septem-
ber thousands of eantaloupes will go to
waste on the vines. Negotiations are
now in progress with the Worlds Fan
commissioners TO set the date Of Colo
RADIO Day at about that time. when the
committee Of the Rocky Ford Assoeia-
ton will ship ten cars Of iced canta-
loupes for free distribution at all points
on the grounds This would make an
aggregate OF ESQ 900 melons and would
be most efectual advertisement OF the
Arkansas valley. In addition to these
ten cars OF cantaioupes there will be
several cars OF watermeions. The
farmers have agreed TO contribute the
melons and crates and the committee
has collected the money for the distri-
bution.-Denver Republican.
Secretary of State Cowie address d a
letter to Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock at Washington. recently.
asking IL the boundary line between
the state of Colorado and the territory
OF New Mexico had been established.
The Thirteenth General Assembly pro-
vided for a commission to survey the
boundary. since a conflict had arisen
In some Of the counties along the south
ern line OF the state over boundary
lines. The commission was appointed