The Dolores star., 1918-05-31
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AZ West Cliff In Custer county. the
Dull Domingo mine II again In conn
uission. When silver was 80 cents
per ounce and lead $3.50 per- 100
pounds this mine produced 31,500.ooo'
mined from . depth Of 1000 feet. u
the same district are the Bassick ana
0eyser. two great producers OF long
ago. The former 10 opened to l,5oo
feet, the latter to $500 feet, the
greatest depth OF any mine in Colo
rado. Ore carries silver. lead and
zinc. There are three large dumps
estimated to contain 100000 tons,
which will be milled and are esti-
mated to yield SO per ton. two tons
concentrated into one.
That America will be the deciding
factor in winning the war: that the
war will not be won until America can
put enough men on the front to give
the allies Q decided superiority in
numbers; that the United States must
put forth her utmost strength seems
to be the unanimous opinion Of the
many American and Canadian officers
who have addressed Denver audiences.
Such werS the statements Of Capt
Charles E. Otton. M. c.. Of the Forty
third battalion, Cameron Highlanders
of Canada. who was In Denver In the
interest Of the Red Cross.
The official call for the Republican
state assembly. to be held on the
morning Of July 16 In Colorado
Springs. was sent to county chairmen
and others by John r. Vivian. chair
man, and L. e. Girard, secretary. Of
the Republican. state central commit
tee. The apportionment Of delegates
from the various counties 10 913, &C
cording to the call.
Orders have been issued once more
for the mobilization OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic for Memorial
Day. Each year there are less to an
swer the call, but even though the
ranks are thinning and the step II
shaky. the spirit 10 there-the spirit
that animated the same army, then
mostly boys. In the soul-trying days Of
81 and '66.
Official recognition Of the good work
being done In Denver In drilling Class
Al men before they are called for the
draft Ii given In q letter received from
Gen. Leonard Wood. ranking MAJOR
general Of the United States army and
commandant at Camp Funston, By
Samuel N. MITCHELL Mr.. Mitchell has
submitted the letter to Mayor Mills.
Claude w. Fairchild, state insurance
commissioner, has been selected by A.
L. Harty OF Jefferson City. superin-
tendent Of insurance for Missouri, to
be the disinterested commissioner in
the proposed merger Of the Interna-
tional Life Insurance Company Of st.
Louis and the National Life Insurance
Company OF Montana. ~
The University of Colorado 10
building an engineering shops build
ing to be able to house and train
drafted men for the army after school
opens again next September. Two
hundred and fifty drafted men are
now being trained at the university.
Evan Williams. the Welsh tenor
who sang in Denver at the dedication
Of the Denver municipal organ at the
Auditorium ON March 81. died at his
home In Akron, Ohio. after an illness
Of only one week. Mr.. Williams was
80 years old.
There never was Q brighter outlook
for fruit in Pueblo county than fright
now; in fact the prospects were never
nearly SO bright before" said County
Horticultural J. N. Salter after q tour
Of the entire fruit raising localities Of
the county.
The Colorado food administration
issued an order to hotels and restau-
rants that sugar bowls filled with su-
gar must be taken from tables and In
stead Individual rations be served with
foods and drinks which require sugar.
Federal or state action in suppress
ing bootlegging in mining camps in
southern Colorado fields may be taken
as the result Of q conference of off,
cials held in the office Of Governor
Gunter.
The fourth military funeral at Love-
land since the war began was held
Tuesday. Saturday the body Of Will
liam High. son of w. J. High, arrived
from Camp Fremont, near San Fran
cisco. High, was In the draft list of
May 10 and went to Fort Logan and
then to California. All stores closed
during the services and cadets from
the Agricultural College at Fort Col
Inns fired the salute at the grave.
President Charles A. Lory of the
Colorado Agricultural College was
unanimously reelected to that posi-.
ton at . meeting Of the board at Fort
Collins. DR.. Lory is completing his
ninth year az head Of the institution.
Charles E. Mcfarland of Pueblo
died in France May 20 Of pneumonia,
according to telegram received by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs, John e Nc.