The Arvada enterprise., 1920-03-04
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
N.wsp.per Unlon Nov. serylee.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
What Ii estimated to be the largest
coal vein in the intermountain cOun-
try has been located two miles nortl,
Of Duchesns. Its depth is sixty feet.
A school survey made by u citizens
committee at Rifle resulted In the re-
quest that the school board call spe-
cial election for the purpose Of voting
on 4 $4,000 bond issue for new
school building.
A. w. Frederick has been arrested
at Hayden on 4 charge OF selling IL
brand Of stomach bitters which has
been condemned. it is said, by the
state. The case may reach the high
er courts.
The famous Libby-Belle property of
the Park Tunnel Company at Aspen
10 planning on shipping rich silver ore
this year. Some good ore has been
discovered. This mine had not been
run since the '8Os.
Two big motor trucks have been re-
ceived at kremmling to be used by
the county road department during
the coming season. They We're 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
ti0ns for January in the tenth federal
reserve district with 2O4 permits and
ninety-three for new buildings and IL
value of $1,5O6.1OO. This is an in
crease over January, 1919. Of 1895
per cent.
The new hotel ut Grand Lake, to be
built this summer. will cost $8O,OOO.
The surveying is being done now by
+. i. Huntington and n. A. House, and
Il 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 u budget Of
$4,000 for the support Of the Canon
City Young Mems Christian Associa-
tiOn came to successful finish with
the full amount subscribed. A build.
ing debt of $4,000 will be paid out OF
the funds raised, leaving the associa'
tiOn completely out Of debt.
improvements to cost x2OO,OO0. in.
Guiding IL memorial assembly hall, a
| ,'s, a nj
department are to be started shortly
by the Modern Women of America at
their sanatOrium In Colorado Springs,
according 10 DR. J. q. Page, new di.
rector. DIR. Page succeeds the late
Dr. J. A. Rutledge.
Fifteen hundred people were on
hand ut Hooper to witness the "spud.
ding in Of the test well which is to
be drilled by the Travellers Oil and
Refining Company for the purpose OF
deciding whether oil is present In thi.
vicinity. While no oil has been found,
numerous gas wells have been brought
In. which lead the firm to believe that
oil will he located II n deep well Is
drilled. A standard rig has been
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 that
section jubilant, as II brings closer tine
proposed standard gauge rOad over MC.
Clure pass Nh proposed by A. Il. Carl
ton and associates. The deposit of an.
thrncite coal II q splendid one. 1t is
understood that Salt Lake company
has organized to develop these anthra.
cite mines and make the Mcclure pass
coal famous throughout the state. The
vein Of coal IL thick and Of highest
quality.
4 state land atlas, showing the loca.
tI0n and area Of state school lands
In every county Of the state. will short.
ly be issued by the State Board Ot
Land Commissioners for the benefit ,i
lantiseekers. The atlas will contain
open to application for purchase. A
digest Of the state land laws also will
he given In the atlas, which will ap
pear In folder form.
Schedules for the annual agricultur.
al survey will be sent out to county as.
SCISSORS from the office OF the State
Board Of Immigration about March ]
this year. giving assessors month tn
prepare for this work, instead Of the
few days that were allowed last year,
becauSe of the fact that the Inv pro.
viding for this survey was signed only
4 few days before the actual assess
meat began. The blanks are In book
form this year and Will be much ensIcr
for asssssors 10 handle than those used
In 1919. They will also call for fuller
Information on crops that are not ".
tenSively grown, thus giving better rep
resentation to counties that grow gar.
den and seed crops and vegetables for
canning to considerable extent.
Several rAilroad lines centering IN
Denver are In the market for new
eQuipment. The Burlington In planning