Gilpin observer., 1907-08-29
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

wafer FOUNTAIN at BOULDER.
Daniel Drummond, an old-timer in
Colorado. recently died at Boulder.
William Gamball, chief constructor
Of the Northern Colorado Power Com
pany, has begun putting up new poles
and rewriting the city of Longmont.
James McClaire, the insane man for
whom search was made, was captured
in the hills near Cripple Creek by
Sheriff Henry Won Phul and brought
back to this city. He will be tried for
insanity.
BY the accidental discharge Of a
pump shotgun at Fort Collins, Wallace
MCGOWAN, a seventeen-year-old lad,
had his right leg SO badly lacerated
that amputation above the knee was
necessary.
The Glover Leaf dairy, the only dairy
in Loveland, goes out of business. This
will leave Loveland. city of 5000
people, without a milk supply. The
stock of the dairy has been sold to
Boulder parties and will be moved
there.
The constitutionality Of an act of
the last Legislature, providing for the
payment of salaries of under sheriffs
tested by the county commissioners of
was served on the sheriff, and
friendly suit was invited and declined.
A majority of the board is Republi-
can. The sheriff and his officers are
Democrats. The sheriff has formerly
paid his deputies.
Col. L. H. Eicholtz of Denver was re-
Ixx L., of
eral pioneers. Thirty-eighr years ago
he was in charge of q construction
gang which built the Denver Pacific
of colonists, unloading them where
only sage brush grew and the buffalo
and coyote roamed. He was the owner
Of the first lot sold in the townsite of
Greeley and was amazed at the growth
the city has made during the last three
decades.
Forty thousand young trout have
been placed in the Cloud and Hermit
above West Cliff. These lakes are sup
piled by the perpetual snow on the
Continental divide. The fish are from
the Leadville hatchery and were taken
to the lake by John Leary and ]. G..
Stahl, the government range rider. It
was difficult feat to get the young
trout to the lakes, for the cans had to
be packed on horses for seven miles.
This Is the first time fish have ever
been placed in these waters.
The opinion of the leading coal men
In Trinidad is that higher coal prices
are in immediate probability. Eastern
firms have placed larger orders than
ever and more miners are needed in
nearly ever mine in this district. The
shortage of men, together with the de-
lay caused by the Colorado & Southern
strike, is making itself felt here and
LIE demand promises soon to be much
larger than can be supplied. Employ
ment agencies are securing the cOun-
try for men, and several have sent to
Italy for recruits.
Cascade, the prettiest resort in Ute
pass, ia the scene of remarkable
gathering. More than 800 young
women, college girls and those more
matronly, are camped on the spot,
ready to enjoy an outing that will ex-
tend into one month. They represent
the Christian associations Of woman's
colleges of the country and their gath
ering at Cascade is of national inter-
est In connection with the outing a
convention will be held. President
William F. Slocum of Colorado College,
Is one of those who are on the program
to speak.
Arrangements for Pumpkin Pie day
at Longmont are being made, and the
following committee has been ap-
pointed: R. s. Coffin, c. B. Webb,
Major Small, Fred Spencer, c. c. Cal
kIns, George w. Brown and Charles
Gregg. A better and larger.parade is
expected this year than last, and ]. NJ.
Bolding has been appointed to look
after it. Pumpkin Pie day comes but
once a year, and Longmont heretofore
has made much of it, but this year she
will outdo herself in every way to
make the 18th day of September one of
the biggest days in northern Colorado.
The La Junta Hospital Association
has let contracts for a hospital to cost
$4,000. Piper Bros, Of Pueblo have
the contract for the building, and John
| Johnson Of La Junta has the plumbing.
| The building is to be of concrete and
will be patterned somewhat after the
plans of the c. F. & l. hospital at Pu-
| eblo. 1t will have a capacity Of twenty
Ave beds and will be enlarged to meet
the demands OF the city. Work will be
begun Immediately and the building
will be pushed as fast as possible.
| Work on the new Santa Fe hospital is
progressing rapidly. the inside frame
work is well along and the masons will
commence on the brick veneer soon.
C. F. Neff, one of the pioneers who
farmed four miles west Of Greeley for
twenty-eight years and is now living
twenty-five miles west, will grow
eighty acres of potatoes next season on
non-irrigated land for seed potatoes for
the Greeley district. The land was
sod until this spring. when 1t was
| ploWed under and seeded to wheat Civ.