The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-02
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

to reports filed at the state house, cit
izens OF that county possessing 1884
motor vehicles of various sorts ut that
time. Denver county, which stands
first on the list, has 81, ,54S; ElPaso is
third with GALS; Pueblo is fourth with
o,4So, and Larimer fifth with 5,O72.
Yuma county, which has the lowest
number of passenger cars, leads the
state in trucks, with 4O6 Adams eoun-
ty has 2,267 cars and 247 trucks. Lo-
gan county less than 5000 cars and 25O
| trucks and Larimer county has 22O
trucks. The total registration for the
state is 117,204 passenger cars, 1902
trucks and 1923 motorcycles.
A new cave of vast proportions has
been discovered about five miles
southwest of Victor, in Fremont coun-
ty. 1t Is believed by persons who have
explored it partially that the cave
probably extends mile or more. The
| cavern II In the carbopiferous lime for
nation and not far from the juncture
of Wilson and High creeks. Spacious
| halls, with beautiful stalactite and sta
lagmite formations pillaring their walls
run far off into the echoing and unex-
plored distance Abrupt cliffs in the
floors make exploring extremely diff
cult. A rock thrown over one Of these
dark abysses did not reach bottom
for eight seconds.
A gymnasium to cost between $780,
600 and 100000 was authorized by
the board Of regents Of the University
Of Colorado at a special session de-
voted almost entirely to a discussion
Of the building program. Ground il to
beb roken early in September in an ef-
fort to have the gymnasium ready for
use with the opening of school In the
corresponding month Of 1922. A site
on the extreme eastern end of the
campus, across the Colorado 4 South
ern railroad tracks, has been selected.
1t adjoins the proposed athletic field
to be constructed in a ravine that ira
verses this portion Of the university
holdings.
Sums of $4,000 for this year and
a1O,0OO,OOO for next year for road con-
struction within the national forests
have been approved by the secretary
of agriculture, according to tele-
gram from Congressman vaile to the
agricultural bureau of the Denver
Civic and Commercial Association.
Congress, 1t ID presumed, now will pasa
bill that will cover these expendi-
lures. The expenditures Of these
sums, according to Mr.. Vale, is ex-
clusively for the national forests and
means that there will be active con-
struction in all national forests OF
roads
Revenue collections from Colorado
for the 1921 fiscal year were $33, $780,.
861.21 in comparison with $35.727,-
7.26 for 1920. This is decrease OF
per cent compared with the 15 per
cent decrease for the entire country
The Colorado collections were divided
between $25.084 ,574.17 from income
from miscellaneous taxes. Only thir
teen states showed increased collec
tions. a "a per cent in West Vir
ginia being the largest.
A new $4,000 fraternity house, one
Of the best of its kind in the West, is
being erected opposite the University
Of Colorado campus at Boulder, by Chi
Psi, which installed a chapter last
winter. 1t is to be completed Christ
| mas.
Denver employees of the Colorado &
Southern railroad will hold their elev-
enth annual picnic on Sunday, Sept. 4,
at Idaho Springs. More than 1000 en-
ploy9e and members of their families
are expected to attend.
An automobile belonging to P. p.
Yates was stolen from the Rockhold
garage at Fort Morgan and recovered
| a few hours later In Cheyenne. A man
and woman who had the car In their
possession were lodged in Jail.
The Greeley factory of the Empson
| Packing Company broke all records
when it received 14O tons of green
beans for canning from Greeley grow
ers.
The Rev. David Sharp, who for the
last three years has been engaged In
social service and welfare work
throughout the West, has been ap-
pointed student pastor for the Presby-
terian church at the Colorado Agricul-
tural College, to work in cooperation
with the First Presbyterian church of
Fort Collins, by which he is recog
nIzed as an assistant pastor. Mr..
Mr.. Sharp is successor to the Rev. III.
NJ. Steidley, who died recently.
The Chamber of Commerce of Ce-
dar Edge has decided to hold one
day fair and festival Sept. IL for the
purpose of gathering a representative
showing of fruits, grains, vegetables
and live stock raised in this commun-
lty. Besides the exhibits and regular
festival program there will be a pro-
gram of street sports and other
events.
The body of Mrs. Fl. M. Kellogg,
wife of the manager Of the Fremont
Abstract Company at Canon City, was
found crushed in the rocks along the
Arkansas river at the bottom of the
Royal gorge. Mrs. Kellogg is believed