The Raymer enterprise., 1921-07-28
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

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! value In 1917. There was a decrease
In 1920 compared with 1919 of s2,30s,-
$50 In gold; silver decreased 35S, JOB
ounces. copper increased 337, 7,005
pounds, lead increased s,312,7Si
pounds. and zine increased 7.454, ,1S9
pounds. The increase for copper, lead.
and zinc is due chiefly to the resump-
tion Of milling at the Sunnyside mine,
at Eureka. San Juan county. The
Wellington mine, at Breckenridge, also
increased Its production Of zinc in
1920. The mines at Telluride contin-
ued to maintain a large production In
1920. notwithstanding difficulties with
power and fire. The mines at Lead
vile made an output In 1920 that was
only little less than that In 1919.
Aspen, In PitkIn county. actually made
small increase in 1920 over 1919, al.
though the lower levels Of the Snug.
gIer mine remained under water. A
new find Of zinc ore at Lenado, near
Aspen, stimulated mining at Aspen.
Tired Of waiting for the state high
way commission to build the bridges
damaged or washed out by the food Of
June 2, the Larimer county commits
sioners have started to build three
bridges without state or national help.
The bridge across Little Thompson,
south of Berthoud, will be put In first
1t will be wooden bridge. The bridge
at Bird dump, where the approach was
washed 20 badly thar another span will
be required, will also BE- started, aDd
the bridge over the Big ThonpeoB 10
the third.
Mrs. Alyretde Miller has been ar
rested at Fort Collins on the charge Of
being accessory before the fact In 4
burgarlzlng Of several cabins in the
Big Thompson canon last winter, fol-
lowing the report Of the jury In the
district court convicting her two sons,
]. r. Miller and George Miller, OF bur-
gIary on the charge Of stealing various
articles from the cabins. The court
granted the brothers fifteen days h
which to file motion for new trial.
Owing to the inability of the men,
bers Of Greenwood Post, G. A. r., to
climb the stairs to their old meeting
quarters In the Odd Fellows building
at Canon City, the county commission
ers have given them a room on the
first floor Of the courthouse opposite
that Of the county superintendent Of
schools for their use In holding their
meetings. Since the first Of the year
Greenwood Post has decreased In num-
hers from forty-flve to thirty. seven.
Fully 10000 trade uni0nlsts are ex-
pected TO march In Denver's annual
Labor Day parade, Monday. September
5, members Of the joint Labor Day
committee Of the Denver Trades and
Labor Assembly and the Building
Trades Council said yesterday. Far
more than this number will gather In
the afternoon and evening they pre-
dict, for the picnic which the organized
labor bodies Of the city will promote
at Lakeside.
Denver Is to have the general Of
fices of the operating company Of the
Denver 4 Rio Grande Western rail.
road, II Is stated in articles OF incor-
poration granted by the state Of Della
ware recently. A copy Of the articles
have been filed with Secretary OF State
MiIliken. Although the chief place Of
business of the operating company
will be Wilmington, Del, the general
offices will be opened in Denver.
Troop headquarters OF the Colorado
rangers have been transferred from
Pueblo to Denver, and in the future all
reports made by the state officers will
be sent there, according to announce
ment made by Col. Patrick Hamrock.
superintendent OF the ranger force.
The last of the great plains cattle
herds Is 10 pass into the realm Of
memory when Bill Shanahan, George
Baxter and Vern Simpson move their
herds from the SeIbert country to
homesteads which they will take near
Meeker, Colo.
One Of the finest mountain parks In
the state will soon be the property Of
the city Of Fort Collins as the result Of
action taken by the City Council In
approving application to the forestry
bureau for park site mile and a
half above the junction Of the Little
South Fork with the Poudre river.
According to city commissioners, the
site Is the prettiest piece Of cahon
scenery up the river.
Twelve small experimental fields of
hubam, or annual white sweet clover,
are growing In Saguache county this
year. This is new crop for this val
ley, and the experimental fields were
planted under the direction Of the
Saguache county farm bureau. This
crop is very scarce In the United
States, and last year the seed sold for
SIC pound.
Five Golden telephone girls have
been made members Of the Golden fire
department as a result of the installa.
tIon Of an automatic fire alarm system
by the city. Under the new order the
telephone operators, by an automatic
device, will cause the alarm to be