The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-01-02
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oWa. botA n Whnm were killed II ac-
Ia. TAs nat u nisstng h actisa -
slndes william Il Pis8 yellow lsck.
-: Dana =. Ceatss. Denvsr; Martin
q. JoAnsoa. BrusA. and Roy L. Andsss
soa. Craig. Anonk the wounded -
lvsrsly In action ere Kenenth C. Bonn
bry. Victor; James p. Branahan. Der
ver; Charlie Kruulik. Boulder: Sam
usl ". 0addy. Pueblo: John A. ehel.
ledy. Boulder; Curt A. HArtiock, Dsn-
yer. and Dsfmont d. Ystss. TELLURIDE
In the list Of wounded alightiy N 40
tioa are James =. Byefs. Dsnvsr; Kaaa-
meth p. Ogden. Walsenburg. and Wal
ter H. Hayns, Longmont. Among the
wounded. degree undetermined. are
John D. Ferrick. Nrcolino lombard
and James L MeCann. Denver; Peter
C. Mueller. Phipps sanitarium. Mont
chair; Amasa L. Gilman, Cope: Her
bert o. Peasley. Keeusburg; william
Stillman. Kit Carson: Joseph c. Da-
vid, Sedgwick. and Raymond L. Cuts
ler, Sheephorn.
The action to be taken with refer
ence to disposition Of 5000 packages
Of liquor held by tho American Rail-
way Express Company will depend
upon instructions from the New York
headquarters. 1t Il sxpscted thAt
these Instructions wnl BE- received
within the ten-day limit set by Judge
John H. Dennison when he announced
that the temporary Injunction would
be granted 1t b expected that the ex-
press company will be ordered by
Eastern officials to fight the move to
block liquor deliveries. 1t maintains
that under the interstate commerce
law II ID required to deliver all ship
ments Of liquor which crossed tho
Colorado borders before the bone
dry law became operative.
Colorado's contrihation to the ma
tional army and the events leading to
the induction OF 24.ose men for ser
vice 10 . part OF an interesting report
submitted to Warrington officials By
Provost Miles @. Saunders. The num-
bsr was further increased By e.7S1
men Of draft age who Voluntarily en-
listed In the army. navy or marine
corps through special orders. The
total registration to the time the arm
istice stopped the draft machinery
was 216, 6,3s7. including registrants from
18 to l6.
1t l. estimated BY the specialists OF
the biological survey that mors than
100000 worth Of crops and forage in
sig counties Of Colorado have been
saved this year by poisoning prairie
dogs. More than 100000 acres OF
prairie dog infested crop and range
land have been ridden OF this pest In
Huerfane, Custer. Montrose. RIO
0rands. 9aSuache and Otero counties
and plans are being made 70 greatly
extend this work during the coming
year.
The occurrence Of small but valuable
~vugs" OF uranium. comuculy called
pitchblends. has hesn noted from
time to time IN the ores OF Boulder.
0ilpin and Clear Crock counties. Out
side of . half dozen claims ON Quarts
hill, Central City. no values have been
returned from this rare mineral. here
tofore shipped east and abroad. The
uranium "vuss" OF Gilpin county arc
rated the highest in grade Of any YET
Disclosed during the present year.
-Four men, convicts. walked from
the state penitentisry ON the goth
four Of the happiest men that ever left
Cahon City. They were recipients Of
Christmas pardons signed by Gov. J.
c. Gunter and became effective on
that day. The men. Jean Talbot NIL
Ter. Frank Butts. William Morgan
and Dr.. Hiram g. Clarke, were tho
four men who received this Christmas
present.
An increase OF 10 cents In gas rates
awarded the Denver Gas and Electric
Light Company Nov. ~. by the Colo
rado utilities Commission. Is collect
able. according to the Supreme Court
Governor Gunter has issued many
proclamations in the interest OF Colo
RADIOS soldiers in France, but the first
direct appeal to those soldiers re-
turned either from the front or from
camp, went out and concerns the mat
ter of insurance policies. The chief
executive sounds warning to the sol
diers not to let their policies lapse.
One Of the most important discover
les ever made in the Cripple Creek
district was made Nov. 80 ON the Port
land property when the drillers work.
Ing ON the Roosevelt tunnel, now be-
ing connected up with the Portland
No. 2 shaft at the bottom or twenty
second level. struck rich vein of ore
which assays from three to six ounces
of gold to the ton.
Eva Lswis. queen Of the Sheriff.
Lewis outlaw band. which terrorixed
Denver and vicinity by q series of
daring holdups several months ago.
was given q sentence of from five
to seven years in the penitentiary ON