The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-09-04


state lands under lease for coal min
ing do not exceed 1854 acres, and
this latter acreage Ia less than 6 per
cent of the corpOratiOn-cOntrolle
lands totaling 211 600 acres. These fig
ures are given IN report compiled by
Horace Ravens, mineral superintend-
ent of the State Land Board, and is
sued by the board at the request OF
State Auditor Arthur NJ. Stong, who is
investigating the prices and profits on
coal In connection with the work Of the
governors investigating commission.
The report shows 1874 acres of state
school lands listed as coal producing
as being under lease to corporations.
OF this total, 1,SOO acres are not being
operated. Coal production from the
state school lands to July l last has
been 1859 141 tons, which produced In
royalties $2SO.314.8O plus $S1 ,OO5. rep
resenting minimum payments on
leases, or &281, S19. 90 in all. The roy
atty. which was recently 10 cents ton.
is now II cents n ton on most lenses,
the report further showed. and all
leases are subject to revision every
five years.
Nothing in the world ever has or
ever can take the place of good
horse. Interest therefore, in the Col
orado Horse Breeders Association
meeting to take place in Pueblo, Tues
day, September 23rd at 10 O'Clock n.
M, during the coming State Fair. Is
very great. 1t is also predicted that
this gathering of horse raisers will
greatly stimulate the raising and use
of horses throughout the West The
maximum service of the horse with
the minimum effort or loss of energy
has become study which has resulted
In valuable discoveries brought about
by experiments and practical tests,
and chief of these is the multiple hitch
system 80 much talked about, of late.
that experts in that line are in demand
for demonstrations everywhere
Wayne Dinsmore. OF Chicago, secretary
of the PercherOn Society of America.
is an acknowledged authority on this
subject, and his services have been
secured to make demonstrations at the
Colorado State Fair, Pueblo. on Sep
TENDER 23rd.
Twenty miles an hour is the speed
limit on the Lookout Mountain and
Bear Greek Canon roads in the Den
yer mountain parks, fixed In an ordi-
nance passed by the city council The
ordinance provides for n speed limit
Of fifteen miles an hour on curves and
twenty-five miles on any parkway or
road In or connecting the mountain
parks with the city limits of Denver.
II q bill just introduced by Congress-
man Taylor becomes a law, authority
will be secured to exchange privately
owned land for national forest land
or stumpage near Steamboat Springs.
This authority is being sought by own.
ers Of land on the Routt forest. who
would be enabled to either consolidate
their holdings or trade their land when
cut over for government stumpage.
Six persons narrowly escaped death
when the auto In which they were rid
ing plunged off the road In Phantom
cahon, near Victor, down a fifty-fOot
embankment, landing on Its right side.
The party, which WINS made up of Mr..
and Mrs. John Butler and four child
rem, tourists, were rushed to the dis
trict hospital by passing motorists
and all are In a serious condition.
Rose Fiscus, 10-year-old daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. c. L. Fiscus Of Pueblo,
was Instantly killed when the auto
mobile she was driving pitched over
q fOrty-fOOt embnnkment into the st.
Charles river. nine miles east OF
Pueblo. Her mother, sister, Augusta
IL years old, and 2-year-oid brother
were with her, but escaped from the
wreck with only minor injuries.