The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-11
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


real money of $8,175,36S, according to
the statement made by Ihomas All
near, superintendent OF the mint. Inc
superintendent's report shows tnat ol
these totals there were 2,oS2,6oo nan
dollars, S1,441,3OO; 2,S01,0OO quarters
$7OO, $50; 4,645,O 900 dimes, S464,5OO; 81
O3e, 500 5-cent pieces, s151,S25, and Al
TAO. 800 pennies, $417,493 No gold
coins were minted during the year.
For the fiscal year ending June 81
1918, there were S9,200,O00 pieces 10
the value of S6,5OO,0OO minted. In the
last fiscal year the demand for pennies
all over the United States, principally
caused by war taxes caused the enor-
nous coinage of this money.
Preliminary engineering steps to-
ward the construction of two miles OF
eighteen-foo concrete boulevard from
| the city limits to the main gateway OF
Army General Hospital No. y at Au-
rora, running along the present main
street and highway connection with
the camp, We're taken when Roy j.
Randall, assistant engineer for the
| State Highway Commission, surveyed
the route. The work would cost about
| $4,000, and, II carried through as
planned, would be done under the
Bankhead federal aid act. the state
| bearing half the cost and the govern
ment the remainder. Plans for the
construction will be submitted to the
federal bureau of public roads in the
near future.
Exclusive of fluxing ores, Colorado
manganese mines produced 9T STD tons
of manganese ores in 1918. according
to figures complied by u. f. Hewett
OF the United States Geological Sur
vey. Practically the entire output for
the state come from the Leadville dis
trict. OF the gross tonnage shipped.
81. o.216 tons contained not less than %
per cent of manganese. The remain
der, 81. .8D3 tons. contained 10 10 20
per cent manganese, no ores OF less
than 10 per cent grade being shipped
| from Colorado
An inheritance tax. amounting ap-
proxlmntely to $4,000 will be collect
ed by the state from the heirs OF
kenneth Dows. the attorney generals :
office. which has charge Of inheri-
tance tax collections. announced An
investigation. Attorney General Victor
4 f. keyes said. revealed that Dows had
100000 worth Of property In the
state OF New York besides the home
at 140 Gilpin street. recently sold To
Herman b. Gates, and other property
In Colorado. Mr. Dows died several
months age.
The Gold King Extension mill, To-
Gated Mt Gladstone. Colo. Is In opera
ton again. This mill Is one OF the
largest In the San Juan district. II has
a capacity OF 800 tons. and about nifty
or sixty tons OF concentrates, which
carry gold. silver and copper. are made
daily. The most important piece OF
machinery that has recently been in
stalled In Gates gyratory crusher
. Amsigamatipg tables. card tables and
, the machinery for the tube mill also
have been installed.
/ Costilla is the latest Colorado eoun
~ to ask the federal bureau OF pub
lie roads for approval Of road con
struction project under the federal aid
| plan, estimates and specifications hay
ing been submitted for building SIX
and six-tenths miles of natural gravel
and dirt read between Fort Garland
and San Luis. The project, listed a'
federal aid project No. "A, Is largely
drainage and grading undertaking
The estimated cost is s2o,3o3.
The biggest business done in the
history of the Denver postoffice was
recorded Mt the close of the fiscal year
for 1883, June 30. Figures an
nounced by Charles F. Trotter, assist
ant postmaster, show an Increase of s
per cent, or s162, ,62s.75 in the postal
receipts over the preceding fiscal year
The total receipts for the fiscal yeaI
ending June 80 were 81, 1870. .331.1s, com
pared with S2,o27, ,7O2. .43 for the pre-
eeding year.
Two broken elbows, a fractured lee
and internal injuries were sustained
by Ben H. Harris, a telephone line
man, who fell from pole at Manitou
He was climbing the pole and carrying
roll of wire when a loose end came
In contact with trolley feeder wire
and the shock threw him from his
perch. If he had worn his salty belt
1t is believed that he would have been
electrocuted, but the fall saved his life
The largest revenues in the history
of the local postoffice are announced
for the fiscal year just closed, the
amount reaching total of $3.50,
231. .1S. This is an increase of $162,
62S.75 over the preceding year, and
G. y Trotter assistant postmaster, as
serts that the 3-cent postage rate was
not wholly responsible for the in
crease. The receipts for the quarter
ending June 30 were S503, ,679.28.
Twenty-nine more army trucks have
reached Denver consigned to the Colo
rado Highway Commission, according
/ to announcement by E. E. Sommers OF
the commission. The state now has
forty-six of these trucks, including this