The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-12-22
THURSDAY, DEC. ~, 1881.
SALUZAT TORY

SALO1A Of !.
This is an event fo- the PILOT,
rather more properly speaking, We
should say it is an eventful week for
us. We shall endeavor to profit by
the time and occasion to the fullest
extent. When last seen the proprietor
and ei-deo,onf editor of this paper was
making his way, late in the morning,
over twelve inch snow trail near the
Hopewell mine. He looked decided
ly broken up and his progress was
somewhat erratic. He might have
had some definite object in view, and
if he did, we are inclined to think it
was to get out of the country. We,
however, failed to receive any answers
to our interrogations other than jerked
calculations as to the crookedness Of
the trail, interspersed with remarks
such as these: "Kept water boiling
all night, hot drinks No use no
use ! Struck primitive rock Bottom
dropped clean out-clean out, be
blamed if hain't lost faith in Prof.
Jacobs, clean played out ; primitive
tell you, sir, played out" The poor
fellow looked puzzled, perplexed and
unhappy. We came to the conclusion
that our honored editor had been
spending the night with Col. Boucher
and they do say the Colonel is terribly
hard headed on hot drinks. What
has become of him we know not. We
have made inquiries of Mr.. O. G..
Schultz, M. E., who was seen in his
company upon the above occasion,
but he denies having been there or
of knowing anything about the affair.
Surely he must have drunken deep of
sweet oblivion and hot drinks, for
We could not possibly have been mis-
taken as to hisidentity, that hat would
reveal its ownership, even on the far
plains of Tartary. At all events our
friend has gone from among US and we
trust his mantle has fallen upon worthy
shoulders. Our inventory ofthe Office
shows sufficient material to run us
through one issue at least, and our
only cause of complaint is that the
editor has taken his bank account
along with him, and it is the more
aggrcvatlng when we contemplate the
fact that it is at the only time of the
year when western editor has bank
account worthy of mention, it being
Just after an election. However, "the
tools to the man that can use them,
as Bonapsrte remarked, and we will
make the best oft. We appeal, mos,
teartully, to you, Oh generous and
gullible public, to come to our aid
to come suddenly. Subscriptions fol
the PLoT, fol any length of time,
will remain open as long as I'VE remain
the price is OF no consequence SO lons
as it is cash down. We have enlarged
our advertising space and reduced oul
rates. The more we get, the cheaper
We can insert them. We will enlarge
the paper temporarily to most any
size to accommodate advertisers, bills
must be paid in advance. No trade,
no promises, no cord wood, no cigars,
no opera ticket, but will take drinks
semi-occasionally, We will make mos,
any arrangement for cash.
We promise the public the liveliest
spicest paper in Colorado, as long as
1t lasts. Our mining items will al
ways be within o99 per cent. of the
truth, and in this respect We shall sur
pass all of our contemporaries.
Our personal column, we'll, the
public may judge what that will be by
this issue.
We shall keep complete record OF
all the babies born in camp and who
their grandmothers are--this will be
of great value a few hundred years
from now.
We have our reporters out watching
for the primitive rock and when it is
struck shall wire it to the four winds
Of heaven and to Europe
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