Show IRON COUNTY OPTIONS heir Time Limit Expires but Will No Doubt be Renewed The big deal by which representa tives of the Colorado Fuel and Iron lompany and others undertook to ab Jorb th ferruginous deposits of Iron Inountaln Iron county was at least lemporariiy abandoned on Saturday last although those conversant with Ihe situation expect to see it reopened It almost any day It is said that in I ho negotiations the purchasing crcwvd Ixpcnded nearly 5100000 and while it ailed to acquire the main properties It did acquire a large number of minor locations some of which afford fineD rospects D J Frew writing The Tribune from us camp on Tron mountain Hays that Ivhile the options were being dropped he agents of those who held the ions have been assiduously tying op up latcr rights for miles around the Inountaln and that from a reliable lource comes the word that the iron nell have no Intention ° f abandoning h field Mr Fmv characterizes I M hole I KI the thing as a temporary hitch hat will ut be ultimately straightened |