The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1919-11-14
COLORADO M1Ws NoF1o.

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Colorado holds the distinetion Of b.
ing the foremost producer II the world
Of molybdsnum ore. according to the
fifteenth biennial report Of the State
Bureau Of Mines. recently compiled.
This report covers the years 1917 and
1913. and was submitted by Fred Car.
roll. state commissioner Of mines due.
Ing the above period. The total min.
eral production OF the state since 1853
was 81. 406. lSs.265. Gold production In
1918 alone II estimated at $l2, 81. OO0.
a. compared with the 1917 output Of
81, 72o,224. The decrease In gold pro.
duction was due to the closing Of
mines caused by the constantly In.
creasing costs, the report states. The
report further states that Colorado II
producing most Of the vanadium Of the
United States, and In the world mar.
kets II vieing with the Peruvian mines.
A greater part Of the worlds supply
Of uranium and radlum In being mined
from Colorado deposits.
The correct assessed valuation Of all
property In the state for purposes Of
taxation In 1918 Was &l.l24. 8ll ,28A.
according to data complied by the state
Immigration Department from the rec.
ords Of the State Tax Commission for
use In the Colorado Year Book. Den.
yer county ranks first, with $Si8, 1877.
545: Weld county second, with S06-
40 40. and Pueblo county third. with
$7O.l63,8SS. The smallest valuation
reported II $l.0el. 80. In Hlnsdale
county. Mineral county ranks next
above Hinsdale. with 1851 $685. and
Dolores county next. With &l.774.l25.
hut nix counties In the state report
valuations below 100000.
Congress probably will be asked to
appropriate 81, 1000 for the reclaim
alton Of 10000 acres on Orchard mesa.
lying Immediately across the Grand
river from Grand Junction. Frank ".
Howbert. former United States deputy
internal revenue collector and resi-.
dent Of Denver. 10 . special represent
alive Of Senator Lawrence Phipps. tn
investigate the Orchard mesa project.
''Cnless the federal government lends
financial assistance" said Mr.. How.
hsrt. scores Of homes will be literally
destroyed. The project. too. II unlike
going into an uninhabited area. This
tract II entirely surrounded BY civili.
xatlon.'
Word that Colorado probably viii
receive Q portion Of the 2l0 army au-
tomobils trucks recently allotted to Il
BY the War Department within the
next few weeks was received By the
State Highway Commission from q. Il.
Yosnmers. chairman Of the connie
sion. who II In Washington. Colorado
10 also to receive seventeen Ford cars
and nine pleasure cars Of other makes.
The trucks and cars make up Colo
RADIOS portion Of the 10000. 900 worth
Of automobiles the War Department
had On hand 1t the close Of the war
and decided 10 allot to the various
states.
A thirty days stay Of execution has
been GRANTED Cruz Romero and Cliff
ford Sproul. condemned prisoners at
the pcuitentiary, who were sentenced
to be hanged during the last week In
June. Their execution will now take
place some time during the week be-
ginning July 10th, unless further Glenn
eocy 10 granted By the Supreme Court
or the governor. The stay Of execution
was granted In order that their cases
might he reviewed BY the State Board