Gilpin observer., 1920-03-04
COLORADO
STATE NEWS


What 10 estimated to be the largest
coal vein in the intsrmountain coun-
tsy has been located two miles north
Of Duchesns. It's depth is sixty feet.
A school survey made by citizens
committee at Rifle resulted in the re-
quest that the school board call spe-
cial election for the purpose Of voting
on q $4,000 bond issue for new
school building.
A. w. Frederick has been arrested
at Hayden on a charge Of selling
brand Of stomach bitters which has
been condemned, 1t is said, by the
state The case may reach the high
Or courts.
The famous Libby-Belle property of
the Park Tunnel Company at Aspen
IL planning on shipping rich silver ore
this year. Some good ore has been
discovered. This mine had not been
run since the '90s.
Two big motor trucks have been re-
ceived at Kremmling to be used By
the county road department during
the coming season. They were from
the army truck fleet allotted to Colo
RADIO for highway work.
Because the county road signs have
become targets for private rifle and
revolver practice, Rio Blanco county
10 offering $50 reward for evidence
leading to the conviction Of any per-
son defacing the placards.
Denver is second in buildings opera
tions for January in the tenth federal
reserve district with 2O4 permits and
ninety-three for new buildings and a
value of $1,5O8, 100. This is an in
crease over January, 1919, Of 1926
per cent.
The new hotel at Grand Lake, to be
built this summer, will cost 100000
The surveying is being done now by
f. I. Huntington and N. A. House, and
local contractor has the contract to
erect the building. The building will
be erected on the National park, join
ing the townsite.
The campaign to raise budget OF
$4,000 for the support Of the Canon
City Young Mems Christian Associa
ton came to a successful finish witt
the full amount subscribed. A build
ing debt Of $4,000 will be paid out Of
the funds raised, leaving the associa
ton completely out Of debt.
improvements to cost 100000, in
cluding a memorial assembly hall, {
nurses home and a vocational therap.
department are to be started shOrtl.
by the Modern Women of America a
their sanatorium in Colorado Springs
according to DIR. ]. G. Page, new di
rector. DIR. Page succeeds the lat'
DR.. ]. A. Rutledge.
Fifteen hundred people were OF
hand at Hooper to witness the "spud
ding in" of the test well which is tt
be drilled by the Travellers OIL ant
Refining Company for the purpose o.
deciding whether oil is present in thi'
vicinity. While no oil has been found
numerous gas wells have been brough
in, which lead the firm to believe tina
oil will be located If deep well i!
drilled. A standard rig has beer
erected and the company is prepared
to drill to any reasonable depth.
Investigation of the newly discov
cred anthracite coal deposits on Nc
Clure's pass, makes the people Of tha
section jubllant, as it brings closer the
proposed standard gauge road over Nc
Clure pass as proposed by A. e. Carl
ton and associates The deposit of an
thracite coal il a splendid one. 1t IL
understood that Salt Lake compan,
has organized to develop these anthra
cite mines and make the Mcclure pass
coar famous throughout the state. Th'
vein Of coal is thick and Of highes
quality.
| A state land atlas, showing the locn
ton and area Of state school land.
in every county of the state, will short
ly be issued by the State Board o.
Land Commissioners for the benefit o
lnndseekers. The atlas will contain
nine plats, showing in detail the lands
open to application for purchase. A
digest of the state land laws also vii
be given in the atlas, which will up
pear in folder form.
Schedules for the annual agricultur
| al survey will be sent out to county us
SCISSORS from the office Of the State
Board Of immigration about March
this year, giving assessors month Il
prepare for this work, instead Of th'
few days that were allowed last year
because of the fact that the law pro
viding for this survey was signed only
few days before the actual assess
ment began. The blanks are in bool
form this year and will be much easier
for assessors to handle than those used
la 1919. They will also call for fuller
Information on crops that are not ex
tensively grown, thus giving better rep