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YEARS. Tons. 



1884 1,180.024 



1885 1,893,796 



1SS6 1,486,211 



26,000,000 acres, consisting of three varieties 

 the lignites, bituminous and anthracite coals 

 of various grades and qualities. These deposits 

 underlie a great part of the plains near the 

 foot-hills, extending from the northern part of 

 the State to the Raton mountains, which He 

 along the border of New Mexico. Coal is also 

 found in South Park, near Como ; in the vi- 

 cinity of Florence, above Pueblo; near Wal- 

 senburg, in Huerfano County ; in inexhaustible 

 quantities in the vicinity of Durango, near the 

 extreme southwestern corner of the State; in 

 the vicinity of Crested Butte, and other locali- 

 ties in Gunnison County, and it underlies al- 

 most the whole of northwestern Colorado. 

 The production of the State for each of the 

 past six years, is as follows: 



YEARS. Tons. 



1880 875.000 



1881 706.744 



1882 1,061,479 



1883 1,229,598 



The value of the product for 1886, at $2.35 

 a ton at the mines, is $3,375,095. 



Oil has been struck at several places in these 

 coal-fields, and in the vicinity of Florence, 

 thirty miles west of Pueblo, are oil-wells that 

 are producing about 700 barrels a day. 



The Utes. In the latter part of August the 

 people of the State were alarmed by exagger- 

 ated accounts of an outbreak of the Ute In- 

 dians, headed by Chief Colorow. The Gover- 

 nor was induced to order out the State troops 

 against them, and thought it necessary to 

 hasten himself to the scene of disturbance in 

 the western part of the State, not far from Ihe 

 town of Meeker. It was soon ascertained, 

 however, that the whites were the aggressors, 

 and that a sheriff's posse, sent to arrest several 

 Indians on the charge of horse-stealing, had 

 taken advantage of its authority to make bru- 

 tal attacks upon a peaceable Indian camp. Ci>l- 

 orow's party were taken entirely by surprise at 

 the first attack, and after a short skirmish re- 

 treated toward their reservation, which was 

 several days' journey distant. The whites fol- 

 lowed, and just before the border of the reser- 

 vation was reached fell upon them again, kill- 

 ing several of their number, and driving off 

 their ponies and flocks. No excuse for these 

 attacks can be found. When responsible offi- 

 cials reached the scene, the aggressors were 

 restrained, and Colorow with his followers re- 

 turned to their reservation. The Indian loss, 

 besides a half-dozen or more of their own num- 

 ber killed, was estimated at over 600 horses, 

 with 37 head of cattle, and 2,330 sheep and 

 goats. For these animals restitution was made. 

 On the other side three white men were killed, 

 and the State was subjected to a needless ex- 

 pense of several hundred thousand dollars for 

 support and payment of the troops called out. 

 The bitter hatred felt by the settlers against 

 the Indians was the chief cause of this unfortu- 

 nate episode. 



COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION OF THE UNITED 

 STATES. The aggregate volume of American 



foreign commerce for the year ended June 30, 

 1887, was $93,542,013 greater than for the 

 preceding fiscal year. The imports of mer- 

 chandise in 1887 were of the value of $692,- 

 319,768, as compared with $635,436,136 in 

 1886. The total value of the exports of mer- 

 chandise in 1887 was $716,183,211, as against 

 $679,524,830 in 1886. There was a surplus of 

 exports over imports of $23,863,443 in 1887, 

 as compared with $44,088,694 in 1886. The 

 value of the exports of domestic merchandise 

 in 1887 was $703,022,923, as compared with 

 $665,964,529 in 1886; that of the exports of 

 foreign merchandise $13,160,288, as compared 

 with $13,560,301. The increase in the exports 

 of domestic products was $37,058,394. 



The imports of specie in 1887 amounted to 

 $60,170,792, as against $38,593,656 in 1886; 

 and the exports of specie to $35.997,691, as 

 against $72,463,410, showing an excess of im- 

 ports in 1887 of $24,173,101, as compared 

 with an excess of exports in 1886 of the 

 amount of $33,869,754. 



Imports. There was an increase in the value 

 of merchandise imports in 1887, as compared 

 with the total value in 1886, of $56,883,632, or 

 9 per cent. The increase in the importation of 

 articles on the free list was $22,061,831, and in 

 dutiable merchandise $34,821,797. The fol- 

 lowing imports of free merchandise show a 

 material increase : 



IMPORTS. Increase. 



Chemicals ...................................... $2,306,226 



Coffee ........................................ 18,674.663 



India-rubber and gutta percha, crude ............ 1,868,591 



Silk, unmanufactured ........................... 1,365.581 



Tin bars ....................................... 1,053,944 



The dutiable articles which showed the 

 largest increase were as follow : 



IMPORTS. Increase. 



Animals ........................................ $1,068,566 



Artworks .................................... 1.885,478 



Fancy articles .................................. 1,888,890 



Flax, hemp, jute, etc. : 

 Unmanufactured ............................. 2,352,466 



Manufactures ................................ 909,898 



Fruits and nuts ................................ 2,447.872 



Hops .......................................... 2,959,680 



Iron and steel : 

 Ores ............................... $812,824 



Pig-iron ............................ 2,472,274 



Scrap iron ........................... 2,910,185 



Kailway-bars, steel .................. 1,213,'272 



Ingots, etc ........................... 8,898,490 



Machinery ......................... 677,878 



Allother .......................... 507,127 



-- 12,481,410 

 Precious stones ............................... 2.623,292 



Silk manufactures .............................. 8,8S9,984 



Wools : 

 Combing ..................................... 919.796 



Carpet ............ .......................... 1,978,295 



Wool, manufactures .............. ...... . ...... 8,481,899 



The largest decrease among the articles of the 

 free list was in hides and skins, amounting to 

 $2,480,212, and in seeds not medicinal, amount- 

 ing to $937,125. The dutiable articles showing 

 the largest decrease were the following : 



IMPORTS. 



Breadstuffs 



Cotton, manufactures 



Leather 



Seeds not medicinal ............................. 



Sugar, molasses, and candy .................... Sni MO 



Wools, clothinjj 



