Gilpin observer., 1919-06-19
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


RADIO Agricultural College. 1T is a
common practice in most parts of the
United States, and one formerly used
to some extent by the Indians, yet
careful investigation leads to the con-
clusion that the benefits are mostly
imaginary and the evils are very real.
When the dead grass is removed by
fire, the young sprouts Of the grass
are exposed to view in early spring
when otherwise no new growth is evil
dent. This leads to the fallacy that
the burning has increased the forage.
Occasionally drop in temperature or
drying wind will cause the exposed
shoots to be killed back; and the re-
currence of this misfortune in the
course of some years naturally results
In the elimination Of the tenderest spe-
cies which give place to the tougher
and less nutritious species"
The total value of gold, silver, cop
per, lead and zinc produced in Colo
RADIO to the end Of 1918 is approx
mately S1,440,OOOOOO, according to
metal production tables soon to be
published in the 1919 year book Of the
State Board of immigration. These
tables are compiled from data furn-
ished by the United State Geological
Survey, and give the total production
Of the five metals in each metal-pro-
ducing county since 1858. Gold leads
the metals in total value of output
with approximately $63S, ,000, 900. Lake
county holds first rank among the
metal-producing counties, with an out
put valued at $41S, 1000, 900, and teller
county is second, with $500, ,O0O, 900.
Silver holds first rank in value among
the metals produced in Lake county,
though zinc far surpasses silver in the
value Of Its output at tuis time. Teller
county holds first place in the value
Of its gold production, more than 99.5
per cent of its metal values being gold.
The 5000 packages Of whisky, r.
900 quarts in ALL that has been a sub
ject of anxiety to the Denver citizens
to whom the packages were consigned
and a cause Of litigation lasting since
the first of the year, is on its way back
to Cheyenne. The Supreme Court by
final decision, upheld the ruling of
Judge Denison that the liquor be de-
stroyed or shipped out of the state,
and the American Railway Express
Company, in whose possession the
whisky had been since last December,
sent the packages back to Cheyenne.
Frank Walters, Salt Lake City, and
Richard Mccoy, Chicago, were ar
raigned before Justice Black in the
District Court at Montrose and plead
ed guilty to the charge Of stealing
an automobile from the Rev. Phillip
Easley in that city. They were given
a term of from three to five years in
the penitentiary. Mary King, arrested
with Walters and Mccoy, was re-
leased They have been in the coun-
| ty jail here since taken into custody
by Glenwood Springs officers.
A direct information charging muir
der In the first degree, was filed in the
West Side Court in Denver against
Detective George Klein, chief Of the
city police "bootleg squad" for the
shooting Of Jerry Corbetta, "a, dis
charged soldier, during raid on the
soft drink establishment Of Corbetta
Brothers and Guida, West Fortleth
avenue and Pecos street. Corbetta
died at the county hospital of gun
shot wound In the back.
Elmer Gartrell, 6-year-old son of
Fred Gartrell, a mining man, was
killed near his home when he stepped
from behind a standing automobile in
front of machine driven by George
Alberts of Alice. One of the wheels
passed over his body. According to
witnesses, Albert was driving slowly at
the time of accident and he was exon
Grated from blame.
Nearly 1000 merchants, farmers and
their families gathered at the county
fair grounds, just outside Sterling, for
the annual farmers picnic. Persons
from all parts of Logan county and
adjoining counties were also In At
tendance.
The commissioners of the general
land office has set aside $4,000 acres
of land south of the Grand river, situ-
ated in the southern part of Garfield
county and northeastern Mesa county,
as mineral lands valuable as source
of petroleum and nitrogen. This is an
extension of the oil shale designation
of lands to the Grand mesa north OF
Collbran and the plateau valley and
between these points and the Grand
river. Nearly all Of this new land lies
to the east and southeast Of De Beque,
Colo. The classification Is made with
out withdrawal, and the lands will be
subject to entry for the surface for
homesteads, desert land entries for
that area which is outside Of the ma
tional forest boundaries.
one thousand additional inhabitants