The Dolores star., 1919-02-21
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

| lut tillt a. Nohh
nercial basis about May 1. AT the new
100000 plant of the International
Potash Company. This company Is
composed OF Omaha capitalists, and
Just completing It's plant, at which
;iNty men will be employed. 1t has
Indcr lease the old Standard mill
lump, formerly the property of the
United States Reduction and Refining
company. The new company owns II
,rocrss worked out after long expert
nents, by which potash may he OBJ
aimed at II commercial profit from the
Did gold tailings
| Further assurance that the Rocky
Mountain National park in Colornd"
At last is to be- developed in man
,er worthy of its unsurpassed scenic
attractions was given in Washington
when Senator John r. Shafroth OBJ
| aimed Il unanimous agreement from
he public lands committee of the Sen
ite TO support the removal of the limit
,f $4,000 upon annual appropriations
'or the upkeep of the great federal
playground.
| i lie MeSh NtTbs anu llt INo'hs
Mountain national parks of Colorado
are among n dozen scenic wonders of
he West which the railroad admins
ration has elected to advertise in time
table folders. In addition to this cf-
fort to stimulate tourist travel, II is
said the homcseeker will be encour-
aged and helped Two special bureaus
have been organized for the purpose
Of extending free service in this post
war opening up OF the West.
Important development for the west
end OF the Cripple Creek district was
commenced recently at the Index mine
pf the Fl Paso Extension Gold Mines
Corporation. on the southwestern
slope of Gold Hill. by ii. VI. Gilbert,
the weil-known operator, who, with
Chicago capitalist. rs associates, has
secured II threc-l ears lease ON the
territory lying north of the shaft and
extending TO the Anchoria Leland
boundary line.
La Sulle, Mead. Fort Lupton and
Milliken are prospective locations for
the sugar factory which ii is said the
Industrial Sugar Company will locnte
some place in Weld county. The In
dustriaI company was recently organ
lied at Fort Morgan and has filed ar
ticlcs OF incorporation with a capital
stock of S4,pOO,OOO for the purpose OF
building and operating factories in
Morgan, Logan, Weld and Larimer
counties.
Another immense body Of ore of re-
ported fabulous worth, probably equal
to the famous vug which was dscov-
cred several years ago, has been un-
covered in the tenth level of the Cres-
son mine, Colorado's premier gold pro
ducer While the extent of the find
has not been definitely ascertained il,
iS known to be very large while grail
| samples taken across the face of til,
vain Indicate values of 5000 u ton.
John Capra, Italian. who quit the
business of tilling truck garden on
the outskirts of Denver last April IL
go "Over There" as a member of Tn.
Gle Sans eXpedtionary forces. is
coming back II hero. AT present he l.
in debarkation hospital, New York
City, recuperating from wounds in,
flicted by particles Of high explosive
shell, which tore away Il section of his
left shin bone.
In preparation for what is believed
will be one of the best tourist seasons
in years in Colorado Springs, hoteI
and amusement owners have arranged
to keep publicity representative of the
Pixies Peak region in Salt Lake City
and Los Angeles during the tourist
season there in an effort to bring tour.
lists there on their return trip to the
| East
Declaring that Senate Bill No. l94
now before the Legislature, is AN at
tempt to place the public schools un.
der an educational bureaucracy. the
Colorado Equal Suffrage Association
has launched IL fight against its pas,
sage.
Plans for paving the Denver road
north from Colorado Springs through
Palmer Lake We're outlined in Colorado
Springs by r. J. Ehrhart, state high.
way commissioner. and J. f. Maloney
engineer for the commission. Federal
and state aid will be combined with
county funds and work Il to start as
soon as the weather will permit. Traf.
fc records show this road receives the
heaviest travel of any in the Pixies
Peak region.
Death a few days ago claimed one
| of the earliest pioneers In J. S Silva
member of the First New Mexico
company of volunteers during the
Civil war. A short time before dealt
Mr.. and Mrs. Silva celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary at their
home near Allison. Their nineteen
sons and daughters with their seven.
ty-four children and grandchildren
We're present.
Thirty deputies who are TO oversee