Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-04-28
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. sever varying qsalsiy IT the t.e~s
comIaescssl co.l IN the we~s The
bag ve,a dips into the mountain
shown oa the lefi IA the p.csare on
this page. from just above the krs,
bench. II runs from 10 - fess
IN th.ck nese aud has been developed
With several uiies Of entries and
Bsosus The average outpu, ,- stsD
tons daily. $50 Of v Inch as SLACK and
screenings 10 consamsd IN the eaor-
noas battery of l54 coke ovens here
illustrated. This makes 225 ton. Of
coke which Is m demand at the Col
oradO sn,elters for precious metal
reduction. Andrew Alexander Is
superintendent OF the msne and JAS
Mctiraw coke boss. Positions they
have held for many years On an
average, 400 men are employed IN
and about the mines wear in and
year oat, and the large pay roll
makes Crested Butte a prosperous
city even when times are dull else
where
Like Gunnison. Crested Butte this
spring elected a council and mayor
favorable TO the growing idea oi nu
nicipal ownership If public utilities.
and there is strong talk Of building
a city light and water plant If 1t can
be done at reasonable cost. One
plan is TO bring the water from
O -Be-Joyful guleh three and half
miles into town and there establish
ing light plant This woald give
unlimited power and as only a little
over a mile Of mains and feeders
would be required, IT is believed the
expense would not exceed S3O.Op0
or at best $4,000 Geo. l.. Miller
is the newly elected MAYOR, with
Messrs Bowie, Edwards, Ross, Wha-
len, Alexander aud Block as trus-
tees.
The new Catholic church at Cres
ted Butte is a source OF much pride
to its pastor. FIR. W. 4. Destcber,
and to members OF the church. Per
haps 'remodeled" is better word
than "new," but the structure has
been 50 changed. especially on the
interior, that one would hardly
recognize it as the same. During
the year Of FIR. Dcatcher's pastorate,
fully $500 in cash has been spent
upon the buildings, besides large
l,not,,,s d, .s...,.s, ..t-f,..pa .sa.t i,.tt
of the church was moved back and
changed into private dwelling.
Then 20 feet was added TO the main
building and handsome vestry at
tached for the pastor personal con-
venience. The church Is 24x15 feet
outside dimensions Floors, cell
ing and wainscotiug are Of hard
wood, neatly oiled aud polished
Walls are newly papered and carpets
cover altar floor and aisles. \ choir
gallery has been added, also chande-
liers and electric wiring. Twenty
eight new hardwood pews, costing
: | 65 per running foot, furnish ex-
cellent seating capacity The altar
railing is of hardwood aud six new
beautiful stools for the altar boys
are of the same wood The altar
itself is work of art, costing s365.
1t is a donation from the St Mary $
society of the church The finish is
solid oak. 1t is yet incomplete, as
a centrs niche will be occupied by
a statue of st. Patrick. with st.
Joseph occupying a niche on the
left and St. Barbara on the right.
A statue group of the Virgin and
Child stands at the right OF the altar.
1t seems that without exception,
members Of the church have labored
faithfully to add the improvements.
Special mention is due to Chris Diel,
VIM. Whalen, John Rozich, John
Muhvich and Mike BOYLE for their
work. The church undoubtedly has
the finest interior of any in the
county. Only $500 of debt vet re-
mains. About S75 toward the debt
was realized by the Catholics at
their successful dance given Monday
night, April "a.
At the Congregational church,
Rev. Olin II. Tracy has taken the
place of Rev. G. II. Dams and is
preaching to large congregations.
The societies of the church are plan
ming on many Improvements for the
near future, especially remodeling Of
its interior.
The public schools Of Crested
Butte are considered among the best
on the western slope for the popula-
ton. A visit to the school building
found Prof G.. l. Dilworth and three
teachers, Mrs. Elva Turner, Miss
Josephine Minor and Miss Nellie
Clonch, busy watching the mental