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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-23
STORIES OF EYE-WITNESSES-..
JOSEPH SAVED BY MILLER

:. ... mournful crowd which gath
the RIO Grande depot last even
~ a,rsit the arrival of the train bear
.i'7 ~. bodies. Il was TO have left Bling
-'s !, SEA o'clock i'm the evening, but did
-et ,ull out until II O'Clock, and those at
~ ddSnot had Ions, tiresome wait. Be
~ relor-rssontatiycs from the local pa
siu.9 .tilea present included Representa-
80 Uoua Kuchler and COttam, Mrs
t-,-bler l. O. Taft, brother of the dead
Ni'.aa1raseptative. J. r. Edsehili, a senate
committee clerk who acted lot sergeant
1rme Dav Of that body, who went
~, - over Sunday. Sergeant at Arms
h,, If the house. who took charge
~ ~ bodies. and score of other friends
~ ~ Tie deceased or Of some Of the MEM
bers OF the party
.ial arriving at 12;l5 o'clock this morn
IN The caboose we're the bodies.
Iii, we're tenderly lifted. put on stretch
'rs nv the train crew and placed IN the
,raderfalyers' rigs which were awaiting
,tei- arrival The bodies were covered
l;.h sbeetg but a curious throng crowd
~ close aroand the bearers and II was
MIN difficultv that they made their way
10 the wagons
Joseph's Narrow Escape.
twas BY the merest chance that Speak
or Harry Joseph of the house OF repre-
entstivts escaped meeting the fate of
I eigb and Taft He was seated on the
III hand front corner of the front ear
Min his legs dangling between the car
and the engine. When the shock came
ho was hurled forward and would have
fallen under the engine II il had not been
for the presence of mind of Representa-
tive n P. Miller who sat next To him, but
on the side of the car. Miller grabbed the
sneaker's coat and pulled him back. thus
saving his life. While looking down be
tween the engine and the car he saw the
bodv of Leigh roll past him and also that
of Taft and saw the latter pass under the
engine wheel. This completely unnerVei
him and he has been suffering ever since
from lis effects and when taken to his
home last night was on tire verge of col
lapse. ..r
VAS looking directly at the track and
could see the body of poor Leigh roll past
me and could see the expression OF terror
ON his face On the other side ! saw the
body of Taft as the engine cut IT. / can
NOT describe nv sensations. As ScN~9 as
The train stopped ! was at Leighs side.
but he was dead and simply Sssped once
or twice In his hand he clutched CT
gar
a ear and took him back TO tie mine COM
pany office.
Saved Joseph's Life.
Representative J. z. Miller. who saved
the life Of Speaker Joseph. in describing
the accident said:
Il hardly realized for a moment that
ANYTHING had happened Ny grabbing of
Joseph was instructive / saw him falling
off and although I did not think of any
danger, as the train was travelling 50
slowly just grabbed al him and caught
his coat Just in time to save him from
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-23

rolling under the engine l then looked
down and saw Leighs body rolling away
from the track
What Henrie Saw. g..
Representative Henrie was standing I'D
IN the middle OF the first car when the
accident occurred. The shock was 50
light that il did rot even knock him over
ana ne was the first to run to Leigh's
aid
Il simply felt Earring sensation and
that is all he said. Il looked around
and saw Leigh roll from near the engine
OFF from the track. He was still rolling
v hen / reached him, but not a spark of
lie remained in his body As he was sit
ting on the end of the last car with his
feet between the two cars the Jar threw
Inn forward under the first car. lie
must have been struck on The back Of
the neck by the flange of the wheel. as
his neck was broken and there were sew
eral Commissions about his head
Taft Had Great Nerve.
Senator Brinkerhoff of Emery county
tells a thrilling story of the tragedy He
was sitting on the rear end Of the last
car. with his feet over the end, talking
with Representative DOrius, when the
crash came.
Il hardly noticed the shock" said Sen
atoT Brinkerhoff, and it did not even
make me lose my balance. The cars were
going at a SndiIs pace and I did not think
that anything was wrong until | looked
back and saw the connection ! imme-
diately ran Up and saw Representative
RAFT under the engine wheels. He was
badly mangled and they had to back Up
the train in order to release him. |
helped pick him up and we placed him
on sheet of corrugated iron which W.
found nearby and lifted him on the flat
car and took him to the company or
flee Here DR.. Castleman attended him
and after examining him said that lie
did not have chance TO live.
TAFT was only unconscious minute OF
two after the accident and seemed to
believe all the time that he was going a.
live. / never saw a man display more
nerve When we got him into the COM
pany's office and the doctor was feeding
him whisky. he smiled and said:
Il am very cold; please get my coat
He then said:
My face must be cut some and II
hurts"
assured him that this was not the
case, and then he complained that mis-
legs hurt
Us there any chance for me?' he Their
asked me. and | told him that there WAS
a good chance.
As he grew weaker he seemed to suf-
fer more pain and asked the doctor to
give him chloroform or something else
20 help him. The doctor said that he
could not do this as he was too weak
and Taft replied:
I'm tough and can stand 1t. but don
give me the whisky 50 fast, as L can't
swallow it
Shortly after this he expired.
I did not see Leigh's body until they
had picked it UP and placed it on the
flat car. He still cmtChed the eud of a
cigar in his hand
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-23

plot was laid in the little store near the
school where the students eat lunch.
Here a band of flunkers listened by tele-
phone TO what was going on at faculty
meeting, where they were being dis
cussed- A number of parodies were sung.
containing hits about the school and the
faculty. The feature Of the entertain
:aent was a song about the consolidation
question, in which the coiors of the two
schools were combined. forming Eed.
" hite and blue, while the chorus sang
''Sne Is a Grand Old Rag.
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TRAGEDY OVERTAKES
LEGISLATIVE PARTY
Continued from Page 1.

party and all that remained of Clint B.
Leigh and Seth Taft left Bingham short
~ before eleven O'Clock and reached Salt
Lake at 1918. The bodies were sept to
the undertaking parlOfs of S. D. Evans
and Joseph William Taylor. and are be-
ing cared for by special legislative COM
mittee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-23

Ii, he rushed with the greatest
TAFT nis Nd 10 4 Salt Lake hospital,
possible st tbese arrangements were COM
pleted n. MI ,vere granted by Justice Lee
Of pf Bingham who is also is salt ss5nf Lake. ss
10 briiigs. ,, "a" rain carrying the legislative
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-23
CARD SHARKS.
(Chicago News.)

Gunner-Had a stormy voyage across
the Atlantic, Oh? Did you have any
trouble with slippery decl1s?"
Guyer-You bet / did. Lost $500 cold
on several slippery decks down in the
smoking room.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-23

Your headWear is absolutely correct
If you wear \ Dunlap hat. Spring
STYLES are here.
BROWN, TERRY & WOODRUFF co.
166 Main St.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-23
GIRLS GET The RAISE.

Helena, Feb. 22.-Couferences between
officials strikers and merchants were
held hero tonight. The latter agree to
raise the pay Of the striking telephone
operators.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-23

Dunlap hats are always most correc.
Spring styles are on sale.
BROWN, TERRY & WOODRUFF Co
166 Main St
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-23

It Is time for your spring hat The
DUNLAP is on sale
BROWN. TERRY 6 WOODRUFF 60.
166 Main ST
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-23

1t takes first-class vegetables and
plenty of know how TO make good
Pickles. That's why MOUNTS are SO
fine
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-23
WRECK IN PENNSYLV WANNA.
Twenty-Five Persons Injured, but No
One Killed.

Johnstown. Pa. Feb. 23-Twenty-n
persons were injured when Pennsylvania
railroad train No. y. westbound for Chi
go from New York left the track at a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-23

Wear a Dunlap hat and be dressed
to date. Spring styles on sale
BROWN, TERRY & WOODRUFF CO
l66 Main st
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-23

For hot relish 10 eat with colo
meats try MOUNTS Chile Sauce.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-26

days 7 was completely cured, and I
think permanently, as it was about five
years ago.
"The psoriasis first made its appear
ance in red spots, generally forming a
circle, leaving in the center aspot about
the size of a silver dollar of sound flesh.
In a short time the affected circle
would form a heavy dry scale of q white
silvery appearance and would gradually
drop off. To remove the entire scales
by bathing OF using oil to soften them
the flesh would be perfectly raw, and a
light discharge of bloody substance
would ooze out. That scaly crust would
form again in twenty-four hours. 1t
was worse on my arms and limbs, al
though it was in spots all over my
body, also on my scalp. II | let the
scales remain too long without remov-
ing by bath or otherwise, the skin
would crack and bleed. / suffered
intense itching. worse at nights after
getting warm in bed, or blood warm
by exercise, when it would be almost
unbearable.
ITO sum it all up, I would not 60
through such another ordeal of affection
for thirty-fve years for the State of
Kansas. fsigned) w. N. Chichester,
Hutchinson, Kan, April %. 1905"
cuticura Soap, Ointment. and Pills, are sold thrcushou.
az Mailed Frse, . How to Cure forturing Hunlors."
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-26
Butter and Milk

A moderately warm, clean, light, well
ventilated stable Is a great aid in the
economical production Of winter milk
Cold and badly ventilated stables mean
added cost for feed.
Remove the Cause.
Poor butter Is due to poor handling
somewhere along the line. 1t may be-
1t had its origin In the row barn, the
milk room, the clurn or 1t may have
been well cared for up to the time of
rinsing and washing the finished prod.
uct. Hunt the SQUIRE and remove the
cause.
Use Pure Water.
Polluted water will make milk the
carrier of such diseases as diphtheria.
typhoid and scarlet fever. Epidemlcs
In many cities have been traced back
to the milk supply, 1t Is therefore es
sential that the water used for dairy
purposes be known to be pure and
clean. Wells which serve as cesspools
for the draining from graveyards. out
houses and from b%arnyards should be
closed up.-Professor Hunziker.
Neat Butter Packages.
All butter packages should be sweet
and clean before butter IL placed In
them. If this IL not done loss will al
ways result. A neat package Is also
exceedingly desirable. as an untidy one
creates a suspicion of the character Of
the butter.
Milk Before Feeding.
Milk absorbs bad odors very rapidly.
consequently as o o as 1t Is drawn re-
move at once from the stable and take
to the milk house. Always milk In a
place free from Objectionable odors.
This is especially important when ST.
lage is being fed. Do not milk while
the fresh silage Is In the managers.
Milk before feeding.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-26

Notice Is hereby given to whom 1t
may concern. that the firm of Aber.
crombie & Lies, composed OF James
NJ. Abercrombie and Henry III. Lies, of
Anton Chico, New Mexico, has this day
dissolved partnership by mutual con.
sent. James NJ. A~bercrombie having
purchased the entire interest In the
business in his own name, will collect
all indebtedness due the firm and pay
all debts thereof.
J. NJ. ABERCROMBIE.
February 81, 1907. 2.69
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-26

Al lAr needing of the Business
aaehs Protective association hpl
last night At the Commercial elaD
the following directors wege ehos%t
for the ensaang year, W A. Bnt
decAe. La Davis. Ike Rachar@eh. L
u. Boucher. ii. {, ilfelA. 4 N. Al
Ter. L. RD$enwald and William Rsss
enthal- The board viii meet sooE
and eject the officers Of the ass8scia
ton. The matter Of forming SUN.
organization. similar To a B<&3s
ters' club for Las Vegas. was talke
over and a committee vas appoinGrs
to see what encouragement woal
be given To a move Of the kira. z
object Of the club will 1t % .~
boOs, the community,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-26

The Mahara Ministries which will
appear at the opera house soon. will
be OF the best entertainments
that will hold forth ON the loca
stage this season. This attraction.
needs no putting up or long news
paper notice 10 fill the theater, They
have been making the own for the
past fifteen years and always gave
satisfaction to the patrons. They
will give a street parade at noon ou
the day nf the show,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-26

Mothers who value their own
c~uanfoEv and the welfare Of thr4E
eAiidr~h. shoale never b. without q
1&'x Of Mother Crag's Sweet Powders
tor ChilaFen. for Use throughout the
se4s~n They bTe@k Up colds. cure
f~yeT1shness. constipation. teethtng
disorders. headache and stomach
troubles THRsE POWDERS NEW
Err FAII. Sold by ali drug st0res
:Se Don't aceept an* substitute 4
trial package will BE- sent free to ans
mother who wiz address Allea =.
Olmstead. lie RGy ~ Y.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-26
Personal MENTION

J. c, Hayes Is 10 the city from
Memphis.
Richard Dunn left for "a Trip -
East View today.
4. r. Harris OF the Duke City IL IA
Las Vegas today.
. 4 Y. Gallegos is in the city today
from Las Conchas.
l.. Conway of Ration is in the city
today on business.
II. O, Peterson Of Denver Is spend
Ing the day In the city,
G, d.. Plank OF Denver IL transact
ing business In Las Vegas,
W. II. Daniels and II. L, Waller OF
Chicago, are vIsItols IN The Clay.
h. II. Lels Is in the city today from
his home In Chicago on business.
L. N. Swayze is in the city toda"
from his home at Colorado Springs.
+. Valdez Is a visitor In the city
today from his home at Springer.
y. N.
J. A. Rutledge is in from Wat
rous today shaking hands with
friends.
John G. Burnes is in the city TODAY
from his home at st. Louis. Mo. on
business. .snally
Mrs, DR.. Hammond of Sixth stree
Is suffering from a slight attack Of
la grippe.
W. f. Gortner left the city last
evening for Santa Fe, where he VIII
spend several days on business
.Judge Fl. L. Waldo passed through
the city yesterday afternoon on his
wav from Kansas City to Santa re
Will c. Barnes returned home u
Las Vegas this morning on NO q
from Washington and other eastern
points.
Fred Robinson, who has been ID
Las Vegas for the past week haS'hs
bis eva treated. left this morning for
his home at the head of the Sc
bolla.
Richard Dunn Of the Mora Timber
company, has recently returned
from nm eastern trip, where ne
hought a large amount of modern
machinery for their mills.
DIR. B. D. Black returned home to
this civ this afternoon from Santa
Fe where he went in the interests
Of several legislative matters in
which doctors Of the territory are in
terested.
Candy Jones, the we'll known
travelling man out of Denver. was In
the city today giving his customers
the glad hand" He talks baseball
on every opportunity and is surpris
ed that Las Vegas has not already
organized a team for the season.
Mrs. J. RI. Moves of Beloxia. Miss.
has arrived In the city accompanied
bv her three children. Mr.. Noycs
has been In the city some time, In
the employ of the street railroad
company, as conductor. They viii
make Las Vegas their future home.
]. c. Hayes, who was n of the
locators and the principal develop
ers of the now famous Republic
mine. near Guadalupita. in Mora
county, was in the city yesterday en-
route from Memphis, Tenn. to Ari-
IONA. where he is heavily interested
in mining. Mr.. Hayes will spend q
part of the summer at his Mora
county property.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-26

Mrs J. A&sfAews rvamrneA To L.
JaRta Ga Nc : .t%s~TdA, atternn&a4
after = visit alta ~ and MgH u
l. MieAa@ls
Nj BaFas II 81 Lauis as hse~ Ii
sr~ has 0rsaA*t, franA. Ao la o~*a
In thls cass The nA&a toar naunsh>
bag ls n~@ ~thf.n~4 III ,Ae santa:
lam
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-26
THE DAIRY cow.
SEINE Paiats Co tsaxiaer Mhrn Yea
Are pareaa<img 0ne

" WV
What IL the eoTrt~-t type ar confortna
ton u "A dairy cv~: The points may
b. briefly considered under five heads
namely. dairy temperament, feeding
capacity. constitution. milk organs aud
quality.
Dairy temperament il Indicated by .
spare. angular form. large. bright. eA
pressive eyes far apart: n large.
straight, prominent backbone nnd an
active disposition Az oplarsed 90 slug
gishness. The spare. angular form In
dlcates the absence OF any disposition
20 lay on fat. aud the large backbone.
large, bright eyes, broad forehead aud
general sprightliness Indicate an abnn
dance of nerve or working power,
Good feeding capacity IL Indicated By
a long. deep barrel or coupling. n large
muxzle and IA good constitution.
Constitution aad MIX Organs.
A good constitution Is Indicated by
large. bright eyes. deep. broad chest. q
large heart girth. large. open nostrils
and a soft. pliable skin. with plenty Of
secretion.
Good milk organs are Indicated by a
large. evenly quarterel. elastic uddeE
running well forward and well up he
hiud, large. tOrtuous milk veins run
Ming well forward and preferably
branched aud large. deep milk wells. o!
which there Is usually only one on ri
Their side. More are much appreciated
The teats should be Of moderate sIZe
and squarely placed.
Good quality IL indicated by IA loose
pliable skin, soft silky hair. clean bone
and a general refinement. especially III
the head. neck. w.thers. thighs and
limbs.
The Cows ldder.
The udder Of the row Is an lmpor
tant organ. but Is frequently m!sJudg
ed. Fleshy udders. nO matter how
large. are undesirable, They possess
small milk celebrating capacity ant
are more subject to disorders thar
moderate sized elastic udders.
ALother point that needs emphasis II
the Importance OF constitutional vigol
In the animal. A good mixer Is one oi
the hardest worked animals we have
and unless possessed of a good consti
tuition II ran lever do It's maximum
work, and an early breakdown may b.
expected.
When purchasing a pure bred cow Of
heifer you should know the record oil
her dam as well as that of her sire's
dam, and the further back consecutive
~ good records ran be traced the NOR,
valuable the animal.
Pure Bred stock.
The chief and important advantage
Of pure bred animals lies In the fac
that they are capable OF transmitting
their own qualities to their offsprins
with n far greater degree of certainty
than Is the case with animals of pro
miscuous breeding. This emphasizes
the Importance of purchasing only tho
best when buying pure bred stock. be
cause an inferior pure bred ANNA
cannot be expected to breed anything
but inferior stock, while common OF
native inferior stock may by chance
drop fair individuals occasionally
Professor John Michels. Clemson Col
lege. South Carolina.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-26

That all cream IL not good cream Ia
a fact generally conceded by careful
dlarymen. The surest way to improve
Its quality Ia 10 improve the quality OF
milk. Even where II great deal Of care
u exercised In milking and afterward
straIning aud cooling 1t often happens
that there will he some faint or bad
favor. Sometimes the fault Is with q
single COW. II may seem TO be charac-
teristic "f her milk at times or the
whole herd may yield an Ill favored
product for a day or more. due TO hav-
Ing eaten moldy feed. turnips. garlic
or obnoxious weeds or forage. The
crea from such milk Ii not relished:
neither Is the butter which IN made
from II. and II hardly pays TO spoil
a good reputation ut the creamery or
store by getting rid Of an occasional
poor product in this way.
Some work has been done Of late at
the Virginia station that promises to
improve the quality OF cream from
milk or an INFERIOR grade.
when the MN IL on"
As soon as the milk Ia found to be-
"off" In favor the cause should be
learned. II one COW Is causing the
trouble keep her milk out and treat Il
separately. AS the acids and bad fla.
vors are largely found In the milk Sc
rum the cream should be skinned as
close az possible. IL setting pans are
In use some form Of Swimming cup
should be used that will allow all skim
milk to drain off before II Ia emptied
into the cream jar. Thus the bad fla
o will largely be eliminated, where
IL the milk had been mixed with that
of the herd of the bad favor 1t would
have permeated the whole milking.
With a separator the bad fiavors can
be eliminated much more completely.
II only a part of the milk IL tainted
the cream can be separated, then mix
ed with skim milk from an untainted
product and separated again. The
same end could be accomplished by
setting the cream screw to skim very
close, but the cream would not be uni.
form with that of the usual run.
skim ms Close ~ Possible.
When the milk from the whole herd
Is tainted the above plan must be re
sorted to-that of skimming as close as
possible. A good machine a get nos
of the cream in about one-tenth Of the
weight of the milk. Such cream should
most thick enough TO cut. Practically
all the milk serum has been eliminated.
and with II have been taken the taints
and Ill fiavorS also. 1t IL not likely that
more than one or two milkings will be
so contaminated.
Close Swimming with the separator Is
a good practice at all times. Cream
that will test 30 per cent butter fat
will stay sweet longer than that o
tanning more milk serum. testing, say,
Ing the quality of cream as above sug-
gested should be of considerable value.
especially to the individual who retails
cream to private trade, As a means.
however. Of producing a good product
1t should be of secondary Importance.
The primary object. says Homestead.
Is to produce clean. pure milk; then
good cream will be insured.
A london Prize Winner.
The subject of the illustration Is Tn
aware. a Jersey COW that attracted
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-26
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

IL perfects digestion and cures Fiat.
ueney. Heartburn. BIoatins. oyspep
STA. c~ostiseness Colds. and Grippe.
The genuine Is guaranteed absolute
~ pure.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-26

Merchants licenses for twelve
months have been issued the follow
ing by the county clerk this mora
ing: s, Patty. Graaf and Hayward.
II. York. NJ. l.. Cooley and j. {
johnson and Son.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-26

of Soap, six boxes
Gu ticura Oint-
ment, and two
bottles Of Cuti-
cura Resolvent. I
bathed with the
Soap, applied the
Ointment once a
day, and took the
Resolvent as di-
-A- T. ss-k-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-26

David Lindsey vas arrested b.
City Marshal Ben Coles for drunken
8 and boisterousness on ths
streets and was given a hearing thi
morning before Justice OF Peace
Brown He pleaded guilty to tn,
charge mad was fined five dollar.
and costs which he paid.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-26

Remember that the hack for FL
Porvenir leaves the city every Tues.
day and Saturday afternoon at one
o'clock, coming in from Eel Porvenir
every Monday and Friday morning
at eight O'Clock PIT
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-26

Our yankee" coal is the best on
the market. Try a ton and be con.
WINGED. Coors Lumber Co. 26
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-26

Try our Yankee" coal. You will
find 1t equal to Cerrillos coal. Coors
Lumber Co. rs