The Ordway new era., 1922-07-14
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

largest ever grown in the state pe>s'-
blv as much as ~ per cent greater
than thst for 1921, which was the ialE
est ever reported ur 10 that date ne
,or,s are now complete from ~ coun-
ries. showing 7S,Il2 acres OF p'ta'oe>,
The same counties last year reported
5Oess acres. This is an Increase VI
~ per cent for these counties which
Includes Weld. Namosa. Conejos ana
Garfield among the commercial po'a'o-
pYn,iucin- counties Nearly every coun-
IL for which = complete report mas
been received shows an Increase IN
acreage over last year while Neiu
county,. which reports the largest acre
age in the state. has reported neariy
5000 acres. compared with -i'VV"
acres last year.
penver.-More than sufficient
number of signatures have been OBJ
rained 10 the petitions being circulated
over the state in support of the So'-
nCa.nll state bond issue for the use IN
the construction and Improvement OF
roadS and in meeting federal aid until
the close Of 1926. according Ia an az
nouneement by Rodney ]. Bardwell'
chairman Of the bond boosters conf
mIttee. Following the obtaining u the
required number of SicnerS, the com
mittsemen Will he permitted 10 place
the matter before tie electors at the
election this fall. The law requires
that at least a4.O0O signatures to the
petitions be obtained and that they be
filed with Secretary Of state Milliken
on or before July t, before the bond
proposal can be voted upon
VICTORIA shortage in low grade
ores is given as the reason for
the announced partial closing
down of the cyanide mill which
has been working on the Port
land Gold Mining property. Two
stamps will be kept in operation. ac-
cording to the announcement, and the
others closed down July l. The strike
made in the Portland mine at the 200
foot level is proving as rich as at f!rst
stated. Assay tests OF the ore re-urn
from 500 to S2lO To the r0n, while Sc
lected samples run higher a north
and south crosScut WI, be made 10
open the shoot further and establish
its size.
Cripple Creek.-A rich surface strike
of gold ore is reported made on the
Axtell claim, lying between The Wild
Horse mine on Bull Hill and the Jerry
Johnson mine on Tendertoor hill by
Zol Cain, a well-known pr1spsctor- who
has been operating under an agree
ment with the United Gold Mines Com
pany. The discovery was made u g
depth of six feet and the vein matter.
which at present lies within the oz-
died granite formation, returns OF as
say tests more than twenty ounces 10
the ton.
Hot Sulphur Springs.-C0mmisSi sSiOl-
ers of nine counties met at Hot Sui
phur Springs and Kremmling recently
to discuss proposed 100000 high
way bond issue The commissioners
were unanimous in favoring the Issue
and passed a resolution urging il. II
was explained that the amount will
not be obtained through q direct tax
upon the people, but it will be paid out
in nineteen years by the state motor
vehicle tariff, and thus, motorists who
enjoy the roads, will in that length of
time pay for them.
Pueblo.-A large forest fire in the
San Isabel forest near Canon City has
been reported to A. G. Hamel. super
visor Of the forest The meager re-
ports received so far is that the blaze
is sweeping up the slopes of Yerden
mountain and covering a wide terri.
tory.
Denver-A rich silver strike has
been made by the Sweet Home Gold
and Silver Mining and Milling Com
pany on Mount Bross, near Alma, in
Park county, according to an an
nouncent by officials of the company.
Cripple Creek.-Roy Bourquin, "a
years old, was convicted of criminal
assault in the District Court at Grin
pie Creek, the jury being out fifteen
minutes. Judge Arthur Cornforth sen.
fenced Bourquin to the state peniten.
tiary for from twenty years to life
A%-N - AANA ~ a. ltNul dl y u ElOEk
and at 8 O'Clock Sheriff Won Phul left
for Canon City with his prisoner.
Denver.-The general freight rate
reductions of 10 per cent as ordered
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion on all interstate shipments, must
apply on the Denver & Salt Lake
(MoffaD railroad as well as on all
other carriers in the state, it was de
creed recently.
Pueblo.-A fortune of s25O,OOO is
awaiting Charles H Carpenter, one
time employe of the Congress hotel in
Pueblo, whose whereabouts are not
known Relations have appealed to
police TO locate the man. who is to in.
herit the money from an aunt.
Cripple Creek.-Roy Bourorin on