The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-07-03

OF ooay00ooum ora according TO tno
fifteenth biennial report Of the State
Bureau of Mines, recently compiled.
This report covers the years 1917 and
1918, and was submitted by Fred Car
roll, state commissioner Of mines dur
ing the above period. The total min
eral production OF the state since 1858
was 81, 4O5, 49,, 205. Gold production In
1918 alone is estimated at 81, 944, 900,
as compared with the 1917 output of
SIS. 729, 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 Is
producing most Of the vanadium Of the
United States, and in the world mar
kets Is vieing with the Peruvian mines.
greater part of the worlds supply
Of uranium and radium u being mined
from Colorado deposits.
Flock-masters In the San Juan ba-
sin, particularly in the Mancos dis
trict, report the constant loss of sheep
from their bands, which, they say, II
continued throughout the season, will
rob them Of a major portion of the
years profits. The sheepmen also say
that when sheep we're selling at low
prices they seldom If ever lost sheep
In any way except through raids by
predatory animals. An organized eff
fort Ia being made to find out whether
there is band of sheep rustlers who
are systematically robbing the herds
A thirty days stay OF execution has
been granted Cruz Romero and Cliff
ford Sproul, condemned prisoners at
the penitentiary, 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 Goth, unless further Glenn
sncy is granted by the Supreme Court
or the governor. The stay of execution
was granted In order that their cases
might be reviewed by the State Board
Of Pardons, which meets on June 18th.
Figures prepared by Horace Ravens.
mineral superintendent of the State
Board of Land Commissioners. show
that more than 1900 acres Of stnte
school land are under lease to oil COM
panies. From these leases the school
fund derives more than $4,000 annu-
ally. Recent reports to the Land
Board show that ten wells are being
drilled In the state and that several
others are to commence operations
soon.
"A battle-scarred photograph which
the Elks' Lodge Of MontrOse donated
to the members Of Battery F of the
841st Division of the American Expe-
dictionary Forces, has been returned to
them by the boys, who are now at
Camp Funston. This instrument was
carried through many battles by the
local boys, but is still in good playing
condition, although there are several
bullet wounds in Its framework
Two miles Of the Santa FS trail.
leading south from Pueblo, will be
paved, work to start as soon as the
United States Bureau of Public Roads
has approved the action of the State
Highway Commission, which has rec
commended that the contract be award
ed to A. Hewitt, the lowest bidder.
The contract price is $4,000. This
will be the first section Of the Santa
Fe trail to be paved
The Rev. Grover Harrison, 30 years
old, an Episcopal deacon. was success
full in his second attempt at suicide in
the Observation hospital at Colorado
Springs, by hanging himself In a bath
room with rope fashioned from his
underwear. He stood on chair during
these operations and when he was
ready to die kicked the chair from un.
der him. He was being held on a stat
utory charge.
Taxpayers voted to bond the district
for S18,5OO FOR the erection Of mod.
ern school building at Agate. Colo.
Work will begin at once, SO 1t will be
ready for next fall. Five new build.
ings were erected this spring, among
them the new Peterson hotel, which
will be one of the most modern on the
Union Pacific. 1t has electric lights
running water and heated throughout
Word that Colorado probably will
receive q portion Of the 219 army au-
tomobile trucks recently allotted to II
by the War Department within the
next few weeks was received by the
State Highway Commission from E. f.
Sommers, chairman Of the commits
sion, who Is In Washington. Colorado
is also to receive seventeen Ford cars
and nine pleasure cars Of other makes.
The trucks and cars make up Colo
RADIOS portion Of the $20,OOO.OOO worth
of automobiles the War Department
had ON hand at the close Of the war
and decided to allot to the various
states.
In honor of Congressman Guy U.
Hardy of Canon City. who is president
of the National Editorial Association
which convenes In Seattle, WASH, in
August, one of the big ships of the
new United States merchant marine
which will be launched in that city