The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-04-24
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yamss N. Mcbride Of Michigan, gen
eral manager Of the company. the
Nichigan-Colorado Mining Company,
was In Norwood and started the work
Of repairing the roads to the mine
He has Engineer r. p. HilIeary in
charge of this work. Heavy machinery
L. on its way for shipment to the
mines. The 1O0-ton mill will be only 4
unit Of the big series of mills to be
erected until 1000 tons a day Is be
ing treated a. the ultimate prOduc-
tion. The ore. rich in silver and cop
per, comes from blocks OF ore known
to be enormous- The oxy-acetylene
method Of mining the chunks of native
copper will be a feature Of the big
proposition.
A new municipal mountain park.
eonsistins OF 27h acres of land on
Little Deer creek, eight miles south Of
Bear creek, has been bought by the
city OF Denver for 81. 900, and will be
opened to picnickers this summer. The
land 10 for the most part level meadow
land covered with cottonwood trees.
Negotiations are now under way to
procure more Of the Little Deer creek
bottom for the city, 1t being recog-
nized As ideal for campers. 1t is
planned to improve roads leading to
the new acquisition
The good news comes to GlenwOod
that the Midland railroad will resume
operation. The officials went over
the road and report that the rails arc
In working condition. This resump-
tiOn will be Of immense importance to
ali the towns along the line. 1t has
been a great financial loss to the prop
pend business. Many families have
left the towns and the entire section
has been decimated. The business
men of Glenwood look forward to a
big boom as a result
The Adams County Farm Bureau
composed Of farmers all over the coun
ty. il behind proposition to establish
a telephone line north and south
through the east end Of the county
connecting Fort Morgan and Deertrail
The line. with branches, will be about
fifty miles long and will accommodate
more than $50 families. There is also
a movement on foot for north and
south roads through the east end OF
the county to be graded and put in
good condition.
Several experiments in scientific
farming are to be undertaken In Arap
ahOe this year under supervision Of the
county farm bureau. Chief among
these Is the raising of broom corn an6
the incubation of alfalfa seed. Broom
corn has never been raised to any ex
tent as far north as Arapahoe county
This year five or six acres are to b<
planted by as many farmers in the
vicinity Of Strasburg
John Klauss. a farmer Of the Wind
sor district, who was away from home
at the time Of the old clothes drive. IL
minus his shirt and S7S in cash which
he had in the pocket, and which his
wife bundled up with lot Of other ole
clothes and sent to the Red Gross fol
the refugees. klauss had left the
money in the pocket of his work shirt
which he had left at home for the wife
to sew rip In the back.
James B. Ballinger is a soldier frosA
Mead. who was In the thick of the
fighting In France. and was 30 70
riOusly wounded and shot up that II
was feared for several months that ht
could not recover Ballinger was
about as near human wreck wher
the surgeons began on him as can b<
imagined, and now he Is able to re-
sumo his old occupation of automobile
mechanic.
A Cripple Creek grocer has been ar
rested by Sheriff Won Phui on 6
charge of having In his possession
nearly ton of Jamaica ginger, which
he has been selling as beverage
His arrest followed that of a woman
on whom four bottles of the ginger
was found and who was carrying
quantity internally.
Children in the Denver public schools
bought nearly half million dollars
worth of thrift and war saving
stamps between Dec s, 1917, ane
March 81, 1910. according to the re
port of c. N. Schenck, custodian fol
the stamps in school district No. I
During that time thrift cards have
been exchanged for war saving
stamps to the value Of $89.96O. The
total purchases by school children ir
Denver of thrift and savings stamps
were $435. .87629, the report shows.
The cantaloupe growers around
Rocky Ford are not feeling over con
fldent regarding the seasons outlOoi
because Of the greatly increased acre
age in nearly every district In the
country where the fruit is grown. The
latest estimates OF the acreage IN
twenty states, as compiled both by tht
government bureau Of crop estimates |