Gilpin observer., 1920-04-29
COLORADO
STATE NEWS


The Mountain Top mine has just
shipped single car of high-grade ore
from Ouray that netted $13,S91. The
car contained forty-five tons taken
from the 112-fOot level
Fred Linck, veteran Of the Clifton
section, and who recently sold all his
property at that place, was found dead
in his bed at Rifle few days ago.
Heart disease was apparently the
cause of his demise.
Reports are current of the probable
opening of the Colorado Midland rail-
road June l. The first work train
which has been clearing away rock
slides, ETC., and opening the road for
other work trains, has passed Lead
vile and is now on its way up Hager-
man pass through the snow.
A fireproof apartment house, con-
tanning thirty-siX apartments and cost
ing approximately $15O,OOO, is to be
built In Greeley this summer The
house is to be constructed adjacent to
the State Teachers College. 1t will be
of brick construction, three stories,
with ground plan 100 by Ill feet.
Work has been started on the ma
tional forest road from Somerset to
Crested Butte, distance Of twenty
five miles, according to G. 8.
Bright. district engineer Of the United
States Bureau of Public Roads, who
said that road crews had left Denver
with equipment and machinery. The
road, 1t is estimated, will cost 30,0O0.
George Fogg, s5 years old, is dead
at his home in Delta, death having
been due to heart disease induced by
old age. The death of this remark
able citizen broke the happy welded
life of a couple who had lived togeth-
er for "a years. Four sons, besides
the widow, survive the pioneer. The
Foggs had lived on Tongue creek, near
Delta, since 1882.
Loban B. Crawford, special agent in
charge of the United States biological
survey office in the customs house, an
nounced that Agent John w. Crook of
Denver had killed four large mountain
lions and a lynx on Bear creek, near
Monte Vista, Colo. This is record
for one man in day in many years,
according to the federal agents. The
specimens probably will be sent to
Denver to be mounted.
John Giacomozzi was sentenced to
life Imprisonment following the return
of verdict of murder in the first de-
gree by jury in the District Court at
Telluride. He was charged with COM
plicity in connection with the killing
of four men at the TOmberi mine last
September. GiacomOZzi is the second
man to be convicted by circumstantial
evidence in this case. John Kichever,
another defendant, remains to be tried.
G. H. Thompson, student at the
conservatory Of music Of the State Ag-
ricultural College, who was arrested at
Fort Collins, confessed to District At
torney Russell w. Fleming and Prof.
Alexander Emslie, head Of the cOnserv-
atory of music, that he had attempted
to eXtort by means of 'black hand" let
ters $4,000 from Charles r. Evans,
wealthy banker and livestock man Of
that city, according to the two men to
whom the confession is said to have
been presented.
A convention of the Rocky Noun
tain districts of the three engineering
raternities-American Institute of
Electrict Engineers, American Society
of Civil Engineers and the American
Institute of Mechanical Engineers
will be held in Boulder next month.
The date will not be set until the ac-
ceptances of the men who have been
invited to speak is received. 1t will be
about May Is, however, and will bring
to Boulder 200 Of the leading engineers
of the Rocky Mountain district.
Charles Rauber, a rancher Of west
ern Fremont county, charged with as
sault with intent to kill w. H. Hop
per, a prominent cattleman, on Easter
Sunday, was found guilty of assault to
do bodily injury in the District Court
at Canon City.
Unless the county treasurers of
seven Colorado counties take immedi-
ate steps toward payment of $4,000
which the state Of Colorado claims as
due from them in interest on delin-
quent state taxes, State Treasurer Har-
ry Il. Mulnix will institute criminal
proceeding against them.
"Old Big Foot" known also us the
"Peavine wolf" and the "outlaw," and
which during the last ten years had
inflicted fully $4,000 loss on the
stockmen of San Juan county, Utah.
and in the western Paradox valley in
Colorado, has been captured. The
pelt has been delivered to the COM
for bounty fees. The outlaw had
probably made n worse record than
any other predatory animal of recent
times. 1t is known to have been IL
years old. The pelt measures eight