The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-06
COLORADO u8W8 No1U

n. L. Buchanan and associates. who
have formed one Of the largest COM
binations Of manganese producers In
the district. have added to their for
msr holdings by securing = lease on
the A. w. shaft In California gulch.
near the south end of Harrison ave
nue. A short period of development.
in which the surface plant was r.
paired the shaft retimbered to .
depth OF 400 feet and prospecting car
risd ahead on the 400-foot level. has
resulted in the discovery Of . large
body OF ore assaying 35 per cent man
ganese Five carloads have been
shipped TO Eastern markets As trial
lots. An air-com pressor and drills
are now installed. and the output in
creased greatly.
State Labor Commissioner w. L.
Morrissey has been designated az the
official representative in Colorado OF
William B. Wilson. United States Sec
retary Of Labor As such representa-
tive he Is to cooperate with the FED
eral government with respect to con-
tracts for work in Colorado. make in
opSStiOhs oh OChoii VI ehS 'oAs
government bureaus. contracting Off
GERS and agencies of the Labor De-
partment. enforce the provisions OF
contracts with the department and
see that all work in Colorado is per
formed in compliance with the state
labor laws.
The concluding official act in saw
ing the Moffat road to the West and
keeping open the great Rcutt county
coal fields occurred in the District
Court when a formal order was en-
tered by Judge Harry 9. Class for the
issuance of Sl.500.000 In receivers
certificates to cover q loan for that
amount which the government agreed
to issue upon his recent visit to Wash
ington. The feature Of the hearing
was the complete acquiescence OF the
bondholders in the proceedings.
The casualty list Sept. contains.
among those severely wounded, the
names OF Ivan ]. Rocker Of Fort Col
Blanca, Frank Z. Whitcomb of Pu-
eblo is reported wounded, degree un-
determined. Rutherford B. Kinds.
son of Walter Kinds Of Rocky Ford.
10 reported dangerously wounded.
Kinds is 20 years old. enlisted a year
ago and was a member OF the 18th
infantry which trained at Camp
Kearny. Cal.
Forty-hve thoroughbred rams.
bringing from S25 to Ss26 each. were
sold on the first day IN the first an
nual National Western Sheep sale. at
the Denver Union stockyards. The
highest figure was for a choice Ram
bouillst ram. sold by F. 9. King 4
Bros Of Laramie. to A. NJ. Stuart OF
Beckton. wyo. Imported Hampshires
and other fine breeds brought prices
ranging from 500 to $500. and the
total sales amounted to over $500.
Seventy per cent more coke than
evs7 before Will be available this year
to help solve the fuel shortage. This
supply will be further increased BY
the development of tar, coke oven gas
and other by-products newly dignified
in war time as available fuels. These
were some new facts presented to the
American Institute Of Mining Engi-
neers. In session at Colorado Springs.
In their effort to fill some of the coun-
try's needs.
H. Y. Mcbride, president OF the
Western Wool Company OF New Mex
leo. was in Denver looking over the
ground with the intention Of starting
a wool cleaning plant. Mr.. Mcbride
is the inventor Of a new process for
cleaning wool. which not only cleans
1t without wetting 1t, but enables him
to save In byproducts out Of the wool
fully so per cent Of the present value
OF the wool.
The first meeting of the American
Colorado for twenty-five years opened
its six days session in Denver. The
conference will be deyoted to many
war measures with special attention
paid to the employment Of soldier
cripplss in preference to anyone else.
Jesus M. Cordova. of Cortez. Mon
tezuma county. is reported killed in
the casualty list from the French
front. Sammie C. Thomas. of Two
Buttes, Baca county. is among those
named as severely wounded.
An increase of S1s.1Os.575 in the
value of taxable property in the city
and county Of Denver is shown In .
comparative statement of the tax war
rants of 1917 and 1918.
The distinction of being the first
woman member elected to the Amer
ican Bar Association has fallen to
Miss Mafy F. Lathrop. Denver At
torney.
President Wilson nominated the fol-
lowing to be postmasters: Colorado
Springs, o. W. Ward: Fort Collins,
e. c. McAnelly; Montrose. A. F.
Reeves.