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Show THE TERRITORIES. Major Caflrey, a Nebraskian, Btips into the Cheyenne land oflice, vice Winsor removed. Tho Rocky Mountain wool growers' association has been organized at Denver, with a capital of $o0,000. Eieht acres of wheat, owned by Tom. Johnson, of Larimer county, Coh, yielded 55 bushels per acre. The Montana territorial fair opened ' on Monday, at Helena, and premiums to the amount of $10,000 will be distributed. dis-tributed. There is talk of having a clause in the Colorado constitution for juries of six men instead of twelve, a majority to rule in all cases. It is estimated that there are 1,000,-000 1,000,-000 sheep now engaged in the wool business in Colorado, and that ihf-ir next clip will roach $500,000 in value. The Denver library association will soon open its rooms to the public with a library of 1,500 volumes, all the magazines and newspapers, a chess room and gymnnsium. A Coloiado Spring correspondent describes Jefierson Davis, who recently passed through that place, as a quiet, courtly little gentleman, very much broken down, physically as well as mentally. The assessment roll of taxable property in Araphoe (Denver) county, Col., shows an aggregate of real and personal property amounting to $12,-772,268, $12,-772,268, of which the Denver lots and improvements foot up $7,981,968; acre land in the county, $1,595,865; merchandise, $S62,170; manufactures, manufac-tures, $53,155; money and credits, $561,139; household property, $124,-200. $124,-200. The amount of tax levied lor city purposes is $S9,578.95; for county, $63,800,84; for the territory, $21,116.45; for schools, $44,702.60; for interest on railroad bonds, $70,-246.99. |