The state herald., 1919-01-10
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

,opper, lead and zinc in Colorado
.or the first eleven months of 1918
Ind the estimated output for Decem-
Der. according to data compiled by |
Charles w. Henderson of the United
States Geological Survey. Depart
ment of the Interior, amounted to
$12,950,000 in gold, 100000 |
ounces of silver, 64.300.000 pounds
Of lead, 6.45O.000 pounds of copper
and s5,20O.0O0 pounds of zinc. hav-
Ing a total value Of $33,260,000.
compared with $15,S49,302 in gold,
7.304,350 ounces Of silver. $780,
600 pounds of lead, S.122.000
pounds of copper and 11S.200.000
pounds of zinc. having a total value
Of $41,93s.935 in 1917. This esti-
mate shows a decrease of $4,000, 900
In gold. $4,000 ounces in silver.
s.690.OO0 pounds in lead, 1860. 900
pounds in copper and $500. 900
pounds in zinc. At the increased
price for silver the value of the sill
yer yield was $3.50. 900 greater than
In 1917. but the value of copper de-
creased 1924 900. lead $1,O25.0 900
and zinc $9.520.000.
Five deaths among Colorado soldiers
are recorded in the casualty lists made
public by the War Department and
the marine corps Dec. 80. Two killed
In action are Paul d. Grunig, Hotch.
kiss. and Edgar II. English. Greeley.
Among the dead of wounds received
In action is Roy w. Little, Calhan.
while among the dead of disease is
Arthur A. Ebersol, Paonia. In the
list OF dead from accident or other
causes is Wilbur M. Kerr, Lamar.
Hanna w. Martin, Denver, and Cleo
r. Culver, Hotchkiss. are in the list
OF wounded severely in action. Corp.
William II. Richards. Rockvale. IL
wounded. degree undetermined.
Following the announcement At
Windsor that the. Great Western
Sugar Company would insist on tho
old rate OF $40 for beets next sea-
son, comes the news that the seed
bean mon who have been contract
Ing acreage In this vicinity desire to
increase that acreage by several
thousand acres. but at the same
price as last season, 10 cents per
pound. The bean crop last season
netted as high as 5000 per acre.
The Colorado Metal Mining Asso-
citation. meeting in joint session with
the Colorado chapter Of the Ameri-
can Mining Congress in Denver
elected officers for the ensuing year
as follows: President. George NJ.
Taylor; first vice president, George
o. Argall: second vice president, X.
N. Henderson: third vice president,
Charles o. Chase; treasurer. George
Z. Collins; secretary. N. b. Tomblin.
c. L. johnson. conductor. and Dec
Crews. brakeman. were dangerously
injured when the gasoline.driven rail-
road car which runs between Brighton
and Boulder crashed into . switch en-
gine standing on spur track about
two miles out OF Brighton. c. z. No
Andrews, motorman. was taken from
the wreckage uninjured. The crew Of
the wreckage escaped by jumping.
There were no passengers on the car.
Several hours after Edward Rich.
ter Of Arvada received official notice
from the War Department that his
brother. Ben Richter. had been killed
In action In France, his wife died Of
pneumonia following an attack Of in
flusnza. An infant son OF the Rich.
ters' died Dec. 3. and Mrs Richter was
taken Ill the following day.
The United States Civil Service
Commission is endeavoring and assist
Ing other organizations In securing
employment for returned soldiers and
sailors. and has started an active
campaign to bring TO the attention OF
these men the many openings that the
government has ready for them.
Colorado's civil service amend.
ment to the state constitution was
proclaimed by Governor Gunter. The
proclamation automatically inducts
into service 1900 state employees
who can not be removed without
proper showing of ineffciency In
their duties.
| wyoming" is back In bis pAla.
tial stall At the W. N. W. Blaney
ranch near Denver. crowned king OF
beef animals In all the world. Al
the american National Live Stock
Show At Chicago In December he.
for the second year handrunning.
captured the grand prize OF tho
show. AZ he had done at Kansas City
and Denver for the two previous
shows. Mr.. Blaney will show "wyo-
ming" again this year Mt the Denver
show Of the National Western Asso-
citation.
A pos.ofiice station at General
Hospital No. Fl at Aurora has been
opened by an order from the Post
Office Department Mt Washington un.
der the name OF Camp Spccr. and
hcnccforth all mail transactions with
the camp will bc done through that
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