The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-02-20
oEnrrMn1AL STATE IrEIls.

Springs for the first time on COM
tnerciaI basis about May |, at the new
k1OOOW plant of the international
Potash Company. This company Ia
composed of Omaha capitalists, and
is just completing its plant, ut which
sixty men will be employed. 1t has
under lease the old Standard mill
dump, formerly the property of the
United States Reduction and Refining
Company. The new company owns II
process worked out after long expert
ments. by which potash may be OBJ
tanned at IL commercial profit from the
| old gold t,lilings.
The Mesa Verde and the Rocky
Mountain national parks of Colorado
are among IL dozen scenic wonders of
| the West which the railroad admins
| tration has elected t0 advertise in time
table folders. In addition to this ef-
fort to stimulate tourist travel, 1t 10
said the hOmeseeker will be encOur-
aged and helped. Two special bureaus
have been organized for the purpose
of extending free service In this post
war opening up of the West
Greeley farmers and promoters OF
the bean industry are not happy over
the prospects of the 1919 season for
Weld county. Although plans have
been made and equipment and capital
gathered to handle 10000 acres OF
seed beans annually. the prospects in
dicate that not more than 5000 acres
will be contracted. and at present
only 1900 are contracted. Prospects
for the pinto bean industry are darker
than those for the seed bean.
Important development for the west
chd of the Cripple Creek district was
commenced recently at the Index mine
Corporation, on the southwestern
slope of Gold Hill, by ii. NJ. Gilbert,
the well-known operator, who, with
Chicago capitalists as associates, has
secured three-!cnrs' lease on the
territory lying north OF the shaft and
extending to the AnchOriu Leland
boundary line.
Another immense body of ore OF re-
ported fabulous worth, probably equal
to the famous vug which was discov.
cred several years ago, has been un'
covered In the tenth level of the Cres'
son mine, ColoradO's premier gold pro
ducer. While the extent of the find
has not been definitely ascertained II
l. known to he very large while grab
samples taken across the face of the
vain indicate values Of 500 II ton.
The United States Railroad Admin.
istration abandoned all hope of saving
49, fvrl- I'll. a n
junk when John Barton Payne, legal
adviser to Director General Hines, re-.
jccted II final proposition presented
on behalf of the company that the
government should take over the road
pay $4,000 year rental and assuin.
nll costs of betterments and replace
ments.
Confronted by the prospect of Colo
RADIO losing the governments horse
breeding station ut Fort Collins, horse
fanciers and others Interested In
maintaining the standard of draft and
carriage horses have appealed to Coy
ernOr Oliver ii. Shoup and TO the
board of agriculture for the reconsid.
Grafton of the action whereby the sta
tiOn is to be abandoned next June.
Representatives OF coal mining
companies operating In Colorado ut II
hearing given by the lnbor committee
of the Senate upon certain bills asked
for by miners organizations also rel.
resented Mt the meeting, expressed
strong objection to the proposed meas
ures, particularly to the Dunlap bill,
providing for the examination and H.
censing of coal miners.
Being at the crest OF the continent,
Colorado contains the headwaters OF
some Of the principal rivers of the
United States, including the Colorado,
Rio Grande, Platte. Arkansas and Re.
publican.
Dr. Richard Ernest Kunxe, inter.
nationally famous as n naturalist, ID
| dead ut Phoenix.
Further assurance that the Rocky
Mountain National park in Colorado
at last liz to be developed in man
ner worthy of its unsurpassed scenic
attractions was given in Washington
when Senator John F. Shafroth oh.
tained unanimous agreement from
| the public lands committee of the Sen
ate TO support the removal of the limit
OF $4,000 upon annual appropriations
for the upkeep of the great federal
playground.
The residents of Lake county are
solidly in favor of the proposed $21,-
! GOO for repairs for the Battle Noun
tain road, in Eagle county. in place of
| the proposed repairs to the roads In
the western part of that county.
The Overland well in Rock Canon,
n few miles from Pueblo, which is he
| ing operated by N. $. Wilson, for the