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and applied to some ten year old
school-hoy to write up his lies in a
decent manner, they would certainly
have rrdounded more to his credit.
This correspondent pretends to
know al about the mining Interests OF
our camp and makes a thrust at the
Forest Queen. Now the superinten-
dent Of the Forest Queen mine says
that he will bet one thousand dollars
that he can in one weeks time pro-
duce from the Forest Queen and its
extensions not less than thirty thou
sand dollars worth of ore, and that
the present foreman of the mine de-
sired to take lease upon it, agreeing
to give the owners royalty of one
half Of the gross amount of ore taken
out. The foreman is miner of many
years experience, and as he has had
the working Of this mine during the
past season it is not likely that he
would make such an offer unless he
saw a big thing" in it. The owners
Of this lode are nearly all rich men
and can afford to let it remain with
out being worked for an indefinite
period if they choose to do so. 1t
has been repor orted that just as soon as
Mr.. Lee Thompson returns, work will
be recommended, but suppose that
the owners had determined to wait
for the completion of the railroad to
Gunnison City, thereby securing much
cheaper rates of ansportation to
Denver, who could blame them. All
the ore produced thus far from the
Forest Queen has been shipped at an
enormous cost of transportation to
Hills works for reduction. The mine
is just sxich as it ever was, and stands
just as we'll.
Mr.. Odin after enumerating several
mining claims says that each of these
claimsare employing number of men,
which is true, whose labors, from the
standpoint of their employers, enhance
the value of their property 500 per
cent. per diem, which is an assertion
that only fool would make, and none
but idiots listen to. We do not be-
lieve that Mr.. Odin is authorized to
make such a ridiculous assertion in be-
half of the owners. A mine valued
at S7s,ooo would according to Mr..
Odin, be worth the next day after
work was commenced $125,ooo in a
week Of seven days work it would be
worth 1915, 900, in a month Of thirty
days work it would be worth $3.50
900, and in year of 600 days work
it would be worth SIS, 200, 900, and
We do not think that the widest flights
of the gentleman's evidently wild i'm
asination can more than comprehend
the millionta part of this sum, namely,
SIS, and we are inclined to the opin-
ion that forty-ive cents would be
nearer the mark.
Mr.. Odin next pays his respects to
the Miners Union, an attention
which un fortunately it can only re-
ciplocate through the columns OF the
newspaper. He attacks two of the
officers of the union and says that
when the rest Of the members Of the
union find out their records, they will
get the. grand bounce. Now please
ask Mr.. Odin, since he has taken such
an interest in our affairs, to inform us
who these officers are and what there
is derogatory to their characters; This
is matter in which we take lively
interest we assure you. We would
like to know the antecedents of every
prominent man in this community.
What his name was before he came to
Colorado and what he did at his
former place Of residence to cause
him to leave. Whether he left his
country for his country's good, or for
his own pecuniary benefit, or for his
health. We have indeed heard rumors
[conoerning the character Of some Of
om citizens which do not tend to
Aatter them, but they are not members
Of the union. UG
Our merchants and business men
are with 4 few triaing exceptions As
enterpsising as can be found in any
other section. In fact it takes an en-
terprising man to come here and start
business, md the difficulties surmount,
ed By many Of them would compare
in individual instanceswith Napoleon's
hnoose trip across the Alps There
are 4 few tenderfeet here VII, assist
hoane eaterpsise by advertising in for
elm pape.s, and Who no doubt ex-
pscis3 to 6ed gold nd silver strewn
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