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o $° About 40 officials from Colowyo Coal Company and elected officials, Including U. S. Sen. Ban fdlghthorse Campbell ,fit comfortably into the 56 yard bucket of the new Marion 8450 drogline that was dedicated Friday at the mine south of Cralg. r ~~~ ~~~ o ~Il~Q ~c~c~~~ ~~~ o ~~~ ~c~~ ~ ~ ' By JANE HUME The overburden ie the material and will go to 6 million if the mar- the machine two days to walk of Colowyo during the luncheon, Staff writer that sits between the coal and the kale that ere expected to open up those miles. was delighted with the dragline, The largest dragline in Colorado topsoil that has been removed by in the coming years prove out, Colowyo is the third owner o[ and said, 'I would like to operate ie now in operation at the dozer. officials said. The 1990 Clean Air the Marion, which is being leased one of these when I grow up.' Colowyo Coal Company mine The coal is removed from the Act, which boosts the cleaner with option to buy from a comps- Rep. Jack Taylor said, 'I wish south of Craig. 450 feet deep east pit with a burning, low-sulfur of the north- ny in Mercer, Penn. The conatruc• more people were aware of whet U, S. Senator Ben Nighthorse L1000 loader to trucks and taken west region of Colorado, is expect- lion project took over a year to ie here. It should start in the Campbell 11ew in for the official to leadoute, or tipples, to be ed to increase demand of this coal. complete, with 157 truckloads end schools, it is eo important to us.' -. dedication that was held Friday crushed into 2 inch pieces or leas The new dragline will increase e~ rail care required to transport Campbell said in hie dedication morning end attended by many for transport by rail to one of four the ability to move the overbuy- it to Colowyo. talk to employees, that the BTU r',: officials of Colowyo and W. R. outlets [or the Colowyocoal. -den by 14 million cubic yards each All the officials lined the cat- tax, en energy tax proposed by Grace, the parent company of The city of Colorado Springs, year.. walks of the 170 ton cab of the President Bill Clinton, will sot go ~" Colowyo, and public officials. Coors, Central Power and Light The dregline coat over $25 mil- dragline as it swung the bucket through as proposed now, but will •. Lunch was provided for them and in Texas end the Craig Station of lion new, end coat $4 million to and housing in 180 degree errs to probably be reduced by 30 percent over 80 employees at the mine. Tri-State all get coal from dismantle, move and rebuild et demonstrate its ability to move before it will be accepted by The walking dregline, a Marion Colowyo. Colowyo. It was put together rock. Congress. ~'; 8050, is able to haul 56 to 60 cubic The dragline will be able to flee about two miles from its present Sen. Dave Wattenburg, who 'I cent support it, but we have yards of overburden at a scoop. up 4.75 million tons of coal a year, location et the mine and it took talked personally with emp]oyees ~~ cee BUCKET on page 2. ~1~m~ ~p~~~~cy~~~l ~~~~ ~®Il~®~~~ U.S. 40 - A 26-year-old Craig man is in critical condition after a vehicle accident west of Steamboat Springs early Saturday morning. Jce Weston was travelling west between 1 a.m. end 1:30 a.m. when pe apparently fell asleep behind 'the wheel and rolled hie 1987 !Toyato pickup five times, ejecting him from the vehicle. He was dis- covered at 6 e.m. end transported to the Steamboat Springs hospital and then flown to Swedish Hospital in Denver. He is listed in critical condition with a severed spinal cord and paralyzed from the neck down; a broken neck and pelvis and with- out feeling in his fingers. He ie continua end being [rented for pnuemonia. According to hie mother, Dolly Weston, he has not been told of hie paralysis yet errd doctors are hope- - -- - -- ~ -._..-,~,z-~.e- ~~Ilf ~J ~c~~ ~~~1~~ ~00 ~' ~U111~~C~p ~ tLd~ i School is out, summer is here r children ages 8-12 a chance to .and outdoor activities and camp• ~ and the City of Craig Parke end learn basic horsemanship skills ing at Sherman Youth Camp Recreation Department is offer- on four hour long rides. The tripe near Black Mountain. Campers , ing a slew of activities to keep ace offered on Thursdays begin- will leave Friday, August 13 at ;, every member of the family busy. Wing July 8 and running through noon and return home on Nine new activities will grace August 19, each junlret costs $35. Saturday around 3 p.m. The out- f the department's menu this year. This summer, the city will try ing has a $20 fee. ~~ Dey-long horseback riding once again io boat the Kid's 'the city staff is also working on '• k tripe through the White River or Night Out camping trip, esuper- a rollerblading clinic. Although Routt National Forest will give . vised overnighter with city staff Please see ACCIDENT on page Z Please see CITY on page 2,