Royal Gorge lands eyed for national park status
Officials in the Pueblo land office report instructions from Interior’s W. A. Richards to withdraw unallocated lands in Fremont county Colorado from entry while a decision is made on creating a national park at the Royal Gorge. Citizens seek park designation to preserve the gorge and offer a road now making it a popular resort with views of the Arkansas River and surrounding ranges.
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Pueblo Land Office
W. A. Richards
Department of the Interior
Washington, D. C
Sixth Principal Meridian
Fremont County
Colorado
Forest Reserve
National Park
Canon
Arkansas River
Royal Gorge
Congress
Niagara Faille
Yosemite Valley
Yellowstone Park
Grand Canon
United States
Eight Mile Park
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Council Holds Quiet Session as Williams Resigns Park Role
The city council accepted R A Williams resignation due to ill health and potential move to California. W K Cox won the ballot to succeed him as park commissioner. The waterworks heater project, sidewalk district notices, dog tax rebates for 1905, and routine matters were approved before adjourning to August 7.
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R. A. Williams
California
Mr. Williams
W. K R. Cox
C. ¥. Skinner
Ephram Pedley
W.G. Rutherford
W. R. Cox
Water Committee
J. W. Anthony
J. M. King
Will Build Mill at Ohio City
Ira Carrier returning from Denver reports Raymond Consolidated Mines will build a cramp mill near the main tunnel entrance at the Raymond mine in Ohio City where 2250 feet of tunnel access runs into the mountain. A carload of free milling gold ore was shipped to Denver. public interest in Canon City health resorts grows as eastern visitors inquire about climate and sanitarium prospects.
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Ira Carrier
Denver
Raymond Consolidated Mines
Ohio City
Oklahoma
Canon City
Rocky Mountains
Dirt Will Soon Fly on New Railroad
President F D Heath of the Great Western Railroad returns from Kansas City and Missouri river points confident in securing 5 million dollars from four sources for the Canon City to Beulah line. He cites abundant funds, bank prosperity, and miner al district wealth, notes a bank failure delayed construction slightly, and criticizes Rockefeller era finance while praising Lawson’s anti Standard Oil stance. Heath asserts the Great Western Railroad is a real, financeable project.
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F. D. Heath
Great? Western Railroad Company
Kansas City
Missouri River
Heath
Canon City & Great Western Railroad Company
Kansas
First National Bank of
Topeka
Canon City
Beulah
Thomas W. Lawson
Knife and Fork Club
Kansans City
Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Lawson
Standard Oil Company
Great Western Railroad Company
Pinched for killing mountain sheep in Colorado arrest
Fred Klansky, a longtime Adelade miner and prospector, was arrested by Florence Game Warden Givens on charges of violating Colorado game laws by killing mountain sheep. He has prior prison time and is described as a repeat offender. he was watched for over two months before the arrest.
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Adelside
Klansky
Colorado
Fred Klansky
Adelade
Givens
Florence
Modern Cottage Planned for Lincoln Park Site
J. WV. Dunlap plans a modernly appointed cottage on Lincoln Park with an estimated cost around 2000 dollars. He is currently erecting a commodious barn on the premises and notes substantial building improvements planned for Lincoln Park.
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J. WV. Dunlap
Lincoln Park
Durum Wheat Trials Promise Grain From Dry Land
Danl DeWeese sent samples of Lincoln Park durum wheat grown above the ditch line to the Department of Agriculture. The twenty two inch tall plants yield heads two and a half inches long. Fremont and other counties test dry land wheat growing, predicting thousands of acres of unproductive land will soon yield good crops. Durum wheat makes flour comparable to the best hard wheats of Kansas and Minnesota, not just macaroni. You may find what you are looking for in Tue Recorp want column.
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Danl DeWeese
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Lincoln Park
Kansas
Minnesota
Milk Poison Mystery Baffles Doctors In Denver
Sherman F Rogers Walter Rogers and Harry J Rodda of the Home fell ill after drinking milk last Monday. Doctors could not determine a cause while samples sent to Denver await analysis. Sherman and Walter recovered enough to return to work. Harry Rodda remained ill but improved, with delirium noted earlier in the week.
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Sherman F. Rogers
Walter Rogers
Harry J. Rodda
Sherman Rogers
Denver
Rogers
Harry Rodda
Daring Prowler Strips Canon City Home of Wise Family
A bold burglary at 308 Greenwood Avenue Canon City last Saturday afternoon left Mr George A Wise with $17 and Mrs Clar ence Wise plus her sister each robbed of cash and a diamond brooch. A young intruder forced entry, fought with Mrs Wise in a pillow-case grab, then escaped. Police sought the suspect, believed linked to a city express driver helper, as the Wise household recovered from the scare.
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Canon City
George A. Wise
Greenwood Avenue
Wise
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