The Colorado statesman., 1920-01-17
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

South Fork of Middle Boulder, Jenny
creek South Boulder creek, Thumb
lake. lakes ut the head of South Boul-
der and South Fork of Middle Boul-
der Boulder creek, North Boulder
Creek. Caribou creek Echo lake and
North Clear creek. Mr.. Erich would
place 10000 in the East Fork of james
creek, 10000 in Middle st. Nrain, TO-
600 IN South ST. Vrnin and 1000 in II
small lake near timber line northwest
of Stapps.
The Colorado State Board Of Immi-
grafton is making preparations to re-
wise its rainfall map, with view or
showing more accurately and Definite
Is the average rainfall in the agricul-
| tural districts of the state. The rain
| fall map, which has been use for
sometime, shows the following varia-
tlons in average annual rainfall: Ten
| inches or less, 10 to 10 inches, 10 to
20 inches. 20 to % inches, and %
| inches and over. 1t has been found
that these intervals are too large TO
show accurately the distribution OF
rainfall in the non-irrlgated farming
districts of the state, especially in the
|
Denver is one of twenty-five cities
i'm the West and Far West which has
been placed in the itinerary of g.
000-mile trade extension tour to be
undertaken in February by members
| of the, manufacturers and wholesale
merchants board of the Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce. The party will
spend Saturday, March 6, in Denver,
meeting with the manufacturers bu-
reau of the Civic and Commercial As
sociation and various other business
mems organizations.
| With a score of 743 out of posi-
BILE 80, DR. J. B. Ochsner of Durango,
| mt the last meeting of the Rifle Club,
scored what is believed to be worlds
record when he made seventy-five CON
secutive bullseyes in shooting offhand
from distance of seventy-five feet at
ii target with one-half-inch center. lie
scored twenty consecutive tens and
| during the seventy-fivc shots made
sixty-eight tens and seven mines. He
used n regulation % caliber target
| gun,
! The local land office at MOntrose re-
| ports Il real LAND office" business dur
| ing the past year. with $50 applica-
| tions having been filed for home
steads during that period. This is one
of the largest number ever filed at
this office during similar period.
| The records show, however, that due
&c the holding up of many grazing
claims during 1918, that more applica-
tions were allowed during 1919 than
were filed, the total being T4I.
OF all the mountain counties in
| Colorado, San Miguel seems to give
out the best report in mining opera
tions for the past year The mines
around Telluride, taken with those
dealing in vanadium ores out in the
west valley, make an admirable show
ing. The Tomboy mine alone is send
| ing out fifty cars of concentrates per
month, and the Liberty Bell produces
three or four hundred tons of ore
| day.
The rare operation of TRANSMISSION of
blood was performed upon Thomas
Weiss at local hospital in Alamosa.
His brother, Peter Weiss, IL mining
man of Creede, furnished the blood
and several ounces We're transferred
to the veins of the patient Weiss
| suffered q breakdown from overwork
and his blood supply was so depleted
that physicians say it was only Al per
cent of normal The operation was
entirely successful.
Denver's bona fide death rate is said
to be lower than almost any other city
of its size in the country in a state
ment issued by William II. Sharpley,
| Of 10 astitnpta1
that one-fifth of all deaths here should
not be credited to Denver as the vic
Tins come here in search of health,
but are in condition too weak to
stand any chance of recovery.
There will be no free admissions to
the National Western Stock and
Horse Shows which open at Denver
hibitors and their employees will have
| to pay. However Il liberal rate is
made of $3.50 for a season ticket good
at all times. This year the stock show
cut loose from the stock yard manage
ment, rents its buildings and is stand
| ing on its own base. 1t must be made
| to pay. Heretofore there has been
a liberal distribution of paper" but
that is all cut off this year. Secretary
Johnson announces that there will be
no profiteering regarding anything at
the show. The general admission is
90 cents, the same as always.
The state of Colorado fand the coun-
ties are paying S9S,652 in benefits to
blind persons under the provisions of
the initiated law adopted at the last
| o,aparaI alantinp Tho first animal re-
port of the state blind benefit COM
mission shows that 355 blind men and
women are receiving aid from the