Gilpin observer., 1909-12-16
STATE NEWS ITEMS

A contract for the construction of
the new Odd Fellows temple in Colo
rado Springs has been let for the sum
of $4,000.
Prof. w. L. Carlyle, formerly dean
of agriculture at the Colorado Agri-
cultural college, has accepted the po-
sition of dean of agriculture and di.
rector of the experiment station at the
Idaho Agricultural college.
The trustees of the Myron Stratton
home for the poor at Colorado Springs
expect to have all the assets of the
Stratton estate in their possession by
January 1st, and will soon petition the
District Court for an order transferring
the assets, valued at about $5,000,0OO,
to the home corporation
AT recent meeting of the Colorado
Manufacturers Association in Denver
the following officers were elected:
President, Thomas e. Williams, vice.
president of the Lindquist Cracker
Company; first vice-president, A. F.
Austin of the Austin Candy Company;
second vice-president, ]. Yetter; treas
urer, A. F. Austin; secretary, 8. M.
Vaughn.
Two loads of hogs sold on the Den
yer market December 10th at $S.40.
this being the highest price ever paid
in Denver for hogs. The previous
record price was on September 2Sth
of this year. when $S.35 was paid.
Previous to this year the record stood
at $S.27k, which was paid by the old
B. & M. Packing Company in Feb
ruary. 1892, for one load.
Work has been completed on the
Broyles reservoir east of Greeley and
the See reservoir. both in Crow valley,
capacity 1.000.00O,OO0 cubic feet, the
first in that locality to depend on
seepage and waste waters from irriga-
tion projects built and to be built, in
stead of small streams. Although
neither is large, they mark an era in
reservoir building.
James H. Tumbach, assignee for the
Bank Of Ouray. has realized enough
from the assets to pay depositors an
additional per cent This will make
521s per cent paid since the bank
closed in 1907, a result far above tie
estimates of those who looked into it's
affairs at the time of the failure.
While there may be further dividends,
depositors do not expect any.
By far the largest and most expen-
sive reservoir ever planned for north
ern Colorado is that proposed by John
T. Warren Of Greeley, and others, to
make which great dam will be
I n he ri, ~
Narrows. about six miles below We'll
don, and 100000 acres in Morgan.
Logan and Washington counties will
be provided with irrigation at a cost
Of 100000.
During November the Newhouse'
tunnel at Idaho Springs was extended
271 feet. making the length 20,750
feet December 1st. The breast Of the
tunnel is now under Nevadaville, the
at a depth Of about 1900 feet The
next important vein to be intersected
is the eastern extension of the Hubert,
which should be reached shortly after
the first of the year.
After three years of work, in which
several miners have taken their lives
in their hands, a shot fired at 5 o'clock
p. m. on the sth inst. In the breast of
the Burleigh tunnel. made an opening
which is draining the famous Seven
Thirty shaft on the Dives-Pelican and
Seven-Thirty mining property in up
per Clear Creek. and virgin property
on the Seven-Thirty 300 feet deep and
more than mile long above the tun-
mel can now be worked.
J. T. Nedwideck has been appointed
superintendent of the Rio Grande
Junction railway, with headquarters
at Grand Junction. vice j. II. Brinker-
off. resigned. The Rio Grande juno
tion railway extends from Rifle to
Grand Junction. being the joint track
OF the Rio Grande and the Colorado
Midland connecting these points. Mr..
Brinkeroff will be superintendent Of
the new interurban electric railway
Fruita, Grand Junction.
Palisade and other important cities
and towns of the Grand valley fruit
district. Fourteen miles Of the line
are already in operation and impor-
tant extensions are to be made during
the coming summer.
Josiah Work. one of the most
prominent and wealthy men Of Nor
gan county, died at his home In Fort
Morgan on the 18th inst. at the age
of seventy-four years. He is survived
by widow and eleven children. who
are: C. T. Work. head Of the indus
trial school for girls at Denton, Tex;
Josephine Work. teacher at Berkeley.
CAL; Mrs. Hogg. who was a mission
ary to Egypt. but now resides at Man
England; Ruth Work. mis-
sionary at Assault, Egypt; Robert
Work. an attorney Of Fort Morgan;
Mrs. DR.. Shawkey. Charlestown. w.
Va; John James and Thomas Work.