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precious metals being extensively worked. Portland cement, mica, tungsten, bismuth, graphite, rose quartz, and fluorspar are also produced.

The manufacturing industries of Colorado, according to the census of 1914, employ a capital of 181,776,000 dollars; 2,126 establishments with 27,278 wage-earners. They gave an output valued at 138,891,202 dollars in 1910.

There are large works for the smelting and refining of metals (iron, lead, copper, zinc) ; the chief base metals refined are lead and zinc, but three- fourths of the value of the smelting products is for gold and silver.

Denver is the centre of distribution for the live stock traffic of the Rocky Mountain States.

In 1917, there were in the State 5,639 miles of main-track railway, and in 1919, 437 miles of electric railways.

On November 1, 1918, there were 239 State, savings and private banks with savings deposits amounting to 24,703,310 dollars.

Books of Reference.

The Reports of the various Executive Departments (State, Treasurer, «tc). Denver.

Reports of the U.S. Geological Survey. Annual. Washington.

British Foreign Office Reports. The Consular Reports for Chicago contain much in- formation respecting Colorado and Denver. Annual. London.

Parsons (Eugene), Guide-book to Colorado. Boston, 1911. — Making of Colorado. Chicago, 1908.

Smiley (J.), History of Denver. Denver.

Stone (W. F.), History of Colorado. Chicago, 191S.

CONNECTICUT.

Government. — Connecticut has been an organised commonwealth sine 1637. In 1639 a written constitution was adopted which, it is claimed, was the first in the history of the world formed by a social compact. This was confirmed by a charter from Charles II. in 1662, and replaced in 1818 by a State Constitution, framed that year by a constitutional convention. Con- necticut was one of the thirteen original States of the Union.

The General Assembly consists of a Senate and a House of Represen- tatives. All male citizens (with necessary exceptions) 21 years of age, resident in the State for a year and in the town for six months pre- ceding the election, have the right of suffrage provided that they can read the Constitution in English. The Senate at present consists of 35 members, the House of Representatives of 258 members. Members of each House are elected for the term of two years, and each receives 300 dollars for that term and one mileage each way for each session, at the rate of 25 cents per mile. Legislative sessions are biennial.

Governor.— Everett J. Lake, 1921-23 (5,000 dollars). Secretary. — Donald J. Warner.

The State is represented in the Federal Congress by two Senators and five Representatives. For local administration the State is divided into eight counties which are sub-divided into towns within which are cities and boroughs. The State Capital is Hartford.

Area, Population, and Instruction.— Area 5,004 square miles, of