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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1885-04-16
Crystal Citv-

The mineral belt between here ans
Aspen Is attracting considerable at
tcntion on the outside, and every mai
brings us word that there will BE- quite
a rush for this section, as it is one o.
the largest fields comparatively un-
touched by the prospectors pick
Good float has been found in large
quantities along the different streams,
while litde or no Development ha:
been done in the carbonate belt be-
tween the two points. This poin;
being closer to good prospecting, we
look for quite an influx this summer.
Samples of our iron ore sent out for
test has been pronounced to be an
excellent quality Of iron.
John Mckay was over to his claim
on Yule creek, and brought in some
fine samples Of an excellent quality Of
copper ore.
The Brooklyn is showing UP a 6ne
antimonlal silver ore.
Work will start up in about two
weeks on claim in the carbonate
belt. A shaft Will be sunk 100 feet
on ore that assays IS OF. silver to the
ton.
The Belle of Titusvili still continues
to carry ten to twelve inch streak OF
rich ore, the boys making good head
way with the Hork.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1885-04-16
Personal.

: Bob Gibson has gone to Pueblo.
+ DR.. Mcintosh was in Crested Butte
last Saturday.
Joe Block Jr. went up to Irwin last
Monday.
. Marshal Tetart was in Gunnison
last Sunday.
Supt. Ridgway of the Rio Grande,
was in town Saturday.
X. Robinson, CT the G.. c. & |.
Co., Is in town from Pueblo.
q. H. Judd, Ed Sorrell and Frank
Samsel visited Gunnison last Sunday.
T Frank Songer was in Gunnlson last
week. 1t was reported that he was
after an "abstract of title"
Mrs. Milan anG !osie Axtell visited
Gunnlson last Sunday and were the
guest Of Miss Ora Spencer.
John L.andrigan. one OF the engi-
neers at the Sylvanite mine, is resting
up for few days in Crested Butte.
Prof. !. G. Ridgley has returned
ftorl a Denver trip, and passed
through town to the Forest Queen
mine last Tuesday.
Mrs. A. Reese, of Cheyenne, sis
ter of Mrs. J. J. Phelan, arrived IN
town last Tuesday. She will probably
remain here couple of months.
c. E. Bushnell, OF the Cascade
Mountain Mining Company, has re-
turned from his visit to his old home,
Middleville, New York.
w. D. Parry, of Crystal, was in
town this week, and in company with
E. l.. Jones started home to-day. He
with G. D. Griffith has had lease ca
the Black Queen.
Tim Ring, W. Robinson D. A.
Robinson, came over from Crystal and
departed for Denver. D. A. Robin
has bought the Mobley ranch and will
return with his family.
NJ. P. Pels, of Amsterdam, H. E.
Sprague, President of the c. e. & l.
Co., and DR.. Bell of Manltou, were
here last Saturday by special train, on
business connected with that company.
Mrs. Adair has returned from Aspen,
whittier she went to take the last look
at her husband, who was killed IN
snowslide between here and Ashcroft:
Mr.. Adair was buried with proper
honors from the Odd Fellows and the
Grand Army, Is he vas member OF
both societies.
Frank Chaplin has arrived home
again. He has spent the winter roam
lag around the Grand and White river
valleys, with view of entering the
stock business. He is much pleased
with the country and gives glowing
account Of it as astock:,raising section.
He met Mr.. Hossac&, Frank Sheri.
dee, and other Butte people, who have
gene there to "carve out new homes.'
f. f. dwight, of Toledo, Ohio,
who purchased some coal lands here
last fall, arrived last Saturday, accom-
panied by H. A. Conant, Monroe,
Mich, C.. S. Draper, East Saginaw,
Mich; and Morris Williams, of
Wilkes Barrie Pa. They came to look
over the field with view OF working
their coal lands this summer. They
have all returned except Mr.. Williams,
the engineer for the party, who Will
remain here. Mr.. Williams is a prac-
tical coal man, having spent his life
among the coal mines OF Pennsylvania
as civil engineer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1885-04-16
6. G. & !. Items.

Some Of the first coke ovens bull
by the c. E.. & l. Go. IN '82, are now
being repaired, and some changes are
beng made which it is thought viii
make them more durable. William
Hurst Is the gentleman who is making
the improvements.
We are informed that the grade oil
the tramway from the new mine back
on the mesa will be changed as soon
as the frost gets out of the ground.
At present there is steep pitch near
the chute. This will be cut down,
making a gradual and regula, slope
from the mine to the chute. The cars
are let down this incline by means OF
cable controlled by stationary en-
CINE located near the track about i7o
feet hom the mine entrance. The
track is shielded all the way.
The main entry at the new opening
of the c. G.. & /. rises 1t an angle of
about 100 above the horizon. All the
cars have to be spragged coming out.
Orders for coal this week at the c.
G. & I. amount to 200 tons day.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1885-04-16
Meeting Of the Town Beard.

Aspecial meeting ofthe town Board
was held last Friday evening for the
purpose of installing the ne xly elected
board. There were present Mayor,
NJ. J. Gray; Clerk, George Haver-
camn; trustees, VIM. Hurst, R. NJ.
Short, and Robert Gibson. Mr.. c,
c. Pollard, who is a member-e'ect,
was not present, not having returned
from California.
The Treasurer's report was read and
accepted.
The Police Magistrates report was
read and accepted.
The Clerk was instructed by the
board to write to the county treasurer
with reference to the excess tax paid
by Holt & Axtcll in the year 1883.
The bill Of Holt & Axtell was not
allowed. 1t was laid over until The
Fourth Of July, when, If there be an
appropriation for celebration, to be
then paid. This is bill for powder
ETC., got for the Fourth of July cde,
bration of 1883, a..d by some means
was not paid by the committee that
should have paid it at the time.
On motion, the old order Of meet
ing was adopted, which provides that
the board meet on the first and third
Friday evening Of each month.
Complaint having been made with
reference to the houses ofprostitution,
Messrs. Gray, Hurst and Havercamp
were appointed committee to select
a proper place for them to be located. :.
The following bills were then read
and ordered paid in the usual way:
Sam Brust, fees as treasurer, S4o.o7:
M. F. Armstrong, registration and
election clerk, 50; George H. Barnes,
attorney fees, s14.33; NJ. ]. Gray.
registration, 50; Louis Coffin, same,
So; A. Cellone, same, So; Pat DAILY,
registration and election, SIS; Byron
McMaster, for work, s5.e5. Z
The following committees were then
appointed:
Finance and 0fdinance-Pollafd,
Short and Havercamp. &
Streets Alleys and Bridges-Hulst;
Pollard and Short.
Police Fines and Health-Short,
Gibson and Hurst.
The appointlve Offices were then
filled as follows: Police Magistrate,
Thomas Hockey; City Attorney, I'M.
Marshal, John Tetard;
Treasurer, Sam Brust, City Physician,
T. !. Forhan.
There being no further. business be-
fore the board the meeting was ad-
jour1sed until the mex, regular meeting
night. .r,.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1885-04-16

Messrs. Bosworth and Baxter have
arrived in Gunnison, and will come
up to Crested Butte with their jack
train to pack ore from Poverty Gulch.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1885-04-16

1t is said that the European war will
increase the price Of wheat, but all
fancy and toilet articles will be sold
cheaper than ever at Phelps drug
store.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1885-04-16

The old Smith mill was fitted up
last year for sampling purposes. 1t
stands all ready to run and it looks as
though there is an opportunity to start
a samplirg mill very easily. Mr..
Smith will lease the mill on the most
reasonable terms.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1885-04-16

Do you want pure drugs, then call
at Phelps drug store.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1885-04-16

Iohn McCosker is blacksmithing
for the C. C. & |. Co.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1885-04-16

We are creditaGly informed that
there will be telephone line from
here to Aspen This summer, and poss'-
bly, connection made through to
Leadville. In this event Leadvil.e
@.ll be connected with Crested Butte
and Gunnison.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1885-04-16
Fw Sale.

F os Sale.
4 house and lot On Maroon hvense.
Good title. Small payment down;
balance in monthly payments at low
interest. Why pay rent when you
can buy house as easily.
For particulars address;
l.. P. Truss,
4.3 18th Street,
Denver, ColoraAu
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1885-04-16

Dr. E. w. Fuller left his auticrat
a, the Elk Mountain House last week.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1885-04-16

~ The rates for local notices will be twenty-five
esoss . line for the Ant insertion and fifteen cents
Vine for zach subsequent insertion and from these rates
~ will not deviate.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1885-04-16
THURSDAY, April ls, 1886.
LOCAL NEWS.

1t will soon be time to hold school
election.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1885-04-16

Do your own calcomiring with al
abastine. For SAFE at Phelps drug
store.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1885-04-16

S. c. Robinson visited Gunnioi,
this week. Mr.. Robinson is known
by some Of his friends as Robinson
Crusoe from the fact that he is the sble
owner of Pittsburg and at times this
winter the only lnhzbltant. He viil
soon have conpany: though, aspr.
Bob Gddings is so arranging hi3 vast
business enterprises in Crested atte
tia. he can spend the su,amer wdt his
h1end "Sant.''
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1885-04-16

Notice the new advertisement OF lie
Elk Mountain House bar, then can on
Mac for choice goods in his line.
Mr.. Mclaughlin, the proprietor,
comes from Gunaisol here and at one
Time did business in Silver Cliff. 1t
is the best place in town to enjoy q
game of billiards or pool, sthe tables
are nicely repaired.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-19

gard, but met me with all his polished
ease of manner.
at is all mistake" he said; "all a
mistake It will be righted soon. |
heard you were searching for me and
was travelling to find you"
Strange" l answered, "that we
were looking so hard for each other
and couldn't come together l hope
the matter may be righted as you say"
But it never was righted. He was
tried and sentenced to Charleston State
Prison for seven years. l have heard
since that he played insane and was re-
leased, and that he was feted in one OF
our smaller cities as Governor of Ar
kansas.
Perhaps one of the few truths that
General Randolph ever told was that
his brother had "a felon on his hand. -
The many questions that will arise in
the minds of my readers l can not
answer l have given the facts; you
must form the theories, Chicago Inter
Ocean,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-19
FOR THE LADIES.


"A NODectlOn or FactS ana RANCHES Worth
Knowing.
Loop-shell pins are much used in
dressing the hair.
Bridal cakes are now decorated with
wreaths of natural flowers.
Silk waterproof cloaks, very light
and very expensive, are also very de.
sirable.
Ladies have a choice of the short vest
chain, or the Queen chain; the latter il,
an exceedingly convenient arrangement
and is very popular,
A new old style now exhibited in
watches for ladies' wear is Louis XIV.
design; in word, fac-simile of tLe
watches carried during that period by
the court beauties.
For coming wear the hair is dressed
in fluffy curls in front, Pompadour
style. and the back hair in wavy loops,
not too large, but long, ending in two
or three graceful curls falling on the
neck. Fancy pins in gold and silver,
studied with brilliants or Rhine stones,
are much used as ornaments.
1t does not pay to buy gold thimble
less than fourteen karats fine, and it
ought to be of good medium weight to
wear well. There are thimnles for
those who want them with heavily
chased bands set with small diamonds;
then there are thimbles with enamelled
bands that serve as a background to
small turquoises, rubies and sapphires.
~ y World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-19
A TUSKER FIGHT.
Description of a Combat Between Two
Enraged Elephants.

Enraged Elephants. 4,
Few people have ever had the oppor-
tnnity of Witnessing battle between
two male elephants, or 'tuskers,'' SO
called; but those who have had the
privilege" declare that it is sight
never to be forgotten. Mr.. G. P. San
derson, officer in charge of the Govern
mont elephant-catching establishment
Ill Mysore, who spent thirteen wears
among the wild beasts of India. gives
the following description of a tusker-
fight which he witnessed while in pur-
suit of large herd of elephants:
The herd consisted of about fifty in
dividuals, and after examining them
for nearly an hour at close quarters,
merely keeping the wind, we turned to
reloin the pad-elephant on the path.
just then a shrill trumpeting and
crashing of bamboos about two hun
dred yards to our left broke the still
ness, and from the noise we knew il
was tusker-fght.
1--WE ran towards the place where the
sounds of combat were increasing every
moment; a deep ravine at last only sep.
arated us from the combatants. and we
could see the tops Of the bamboos bow
ing as the monsters bore each other
backwards and forwards, with crash
ing noise in their tremendous struggles.
As we ran along the bank of the
nullah to find a crossing one elephant
uttered deep roar of pain and crossed
the n2giill;ssihi Some forty yards in advance
of US, to our side. Herehe commenced
destroying Il bamboo-clump in sheer
fury, grumbling deeply the while with
rage and pain. Blood was streaming
from a deep stab in his left side, high
up.
The opponent of this Goliath must
have been monster indeed to have
worsted him. An elcphant-ight. if the
combatants are well matched. FIRE
quently lasts day or more, Il rounC
being fought now and then The beatcr
elephant retreats temporarily. followed
| leisUely by the other, until, by mutUa
consent, they meet again. The nor,
! powerful elephant occasionally keep,
his foe in view till he perhaps Kills him
otherwise the beaten elephant betalle,
! himself off for good. on finding he hat
the worst of it.
1.-The wounded tusker was evidently
| the temporarily-beaten combatant O
! the occasion. and | have seldom seer
such picture of power and rage as II,
/ presented moving the bambooS dowr
with trunk and tusks, and bearing the
/ thickest part over his tore-feet Sud
| denly his whole dcmcanor changed
He backed from the clump and stooC
| like a statue. Not sound broke tn,
/ sudden stiffness for an instant. Hi
antagonist was silent, wherever he was
Now the tip of his trunk came slowl,
round in our direction and | saw tina
we were discovered.
Il fired upon the ground, and littl,
the right; the next slant down
came his ponderous fore-foot within ,
few inches of my left thigh, and
should have been trodden on had | no
been quick enough, when l saw tn,
| fore-foot coming, to draw my leg from
the sprawling position in which I fell
As the elephant rushed over me h,
shrieked shrilly, and l inferred right,
that he was in full flight. Had h.
stopped should have been caught, bu
the heavy bullet had taken all the fgh
out of him. Youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-19
KNITTING.

Grandma SITS n her easy chair.
Knitting stock uE for baby May:
slipping the stitches with loving care,
Knttnc and dreaming the time away;
Thinking OF other little feet.
Cold and silent at rest 50 long;
And, as she dreams OF the Old times sweet,
Her heart runs over in simple song;
"Narrow, and widen and slip, and bind!
wifi and silent the needles rum;
Hands are willing and heart is kind;
Honest workers are hard to find;
Baby's stocking begun
Grandma dreams of glad spring day,
Years and years and years ago.
When her ha rwas gold, now so thin and gray,
And her faded checks wore rosy glow;
And Roon comes to the farm yard gate,
And tells ; love in his baShGu way;
And grandma sings, while the hour grows
late,
The song she sung on her wedding-day:
MARROW, and widen, and slip, and bindl
NlcA the needles ana sing the song;
Swift and silent the Ske.ns INV nd;
Hands are wiling and heart is KIND;
Baby S stocking grows long"
Grandma thinks of the children three
Bob and Charlie, and little BeSs-
Lisp NJ PRAYERS at her mother knee,
Making music her life 20 bless.
Der her face comes shade of pain,
Brought BY thoughts OF the long ago;
Trembling voice breaks forth again,
The song runs on while the tear drops flow:
-,,.s.,,S,n, . '''idf' ana piud
Work and D.. ..-..lnu moments run;
Eyes with tears are often blind:
Hands are wjil ne and heart is kind;
Babys stocking half done"
Grandma hands have tired grown;
Poor old hands. that have worked so lOngI
Daylight swift from the earth has flown;
Almost silent has grown the song;
SILL She lnitS, as she sits and dreams,
Hurry NJ onward TO reach the toe;
Deity turn ng the even seams,
While she murmurs, in accents low:
Marrow, and widen and Slip, and bind
Hands grow tired at set of sun;
Hands are willing and heart is kind;
Life grows short while the skcins unwind
Babys stocking most done"
Grandma stops ana her KIN ting falls
idly down on the sanl"d floor:
Sh Il ne needles and half wound balls;
Grandma Sn II ng, aaS. is G er.
SO we found her at close of day.
White head resting upon her breast;
Knitting finished and laid away;
Loving fingers for aye AT rest.
marrow, and widen and slip and bind!'
Skeln at last to the end has run;
Heart stops beat ny lat once was kind;
Hands are folded tn = ne er repined;
BaDys STOCKING is done,
j. ). Gutter, Ia OUt6'S Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-19
INDIAN HUMOR.
A Very Slender Outline of an Aboriginal
Fairy Story.


Fairy Story.
Once upon q time there was q dwarf.
so very small in size that when he killed
a wren-aI by himself, too-he thought
he was q hero in the first degree, and
strutted round in the grass as proud as
if he had slain several braves of another
tribe in single combat. He had one
half of the wren-a fair half; none of
your irregular fractions-cooked at
once for feast for the whole lodge,
and told his sister to cure the skin, as
he had mind to make himself a feather
coat. And by and by he did another
wren to death, and then he got his coat
But happening to 60 to sleep one day
in the sunshine the heat made the birds
skins shrivel up 50 that they became
quite uncomfortably small, and the
dwarf was furious. He vowed he would
pay the sun out. So he got his sister
to plat a rope out of her hair. and hav-
ing made Il slip knot in it he pegged it
down on the other side of the HILL
close to the top Of it, Just where
he had noticed the sun was ac-
custOmed to get up. And, sure
enough, when the sun rose next
morning, it ran its head right into the
slip-knot and got caught. The con-
sternation in nature was prodigious
until the dormouse, remarking what
was the matter, went and nibblcd the
plat through and released the luminary,
whereupon everything went on Just as
if nothing had happened. But the
| dwarf came home to his sister in high
dudgeon. He was not going. he said,
to bother himself about suns any more.
1t was not worth his while. He had
more serious matters to attend to. And
so.he began making preparations for
! going out on another wren-hunt.
Such, in the bald outline, is red
| Indian fairy story, which seems to me
| to Illustrate fairly well the tone of the
| humor of those aboriginal Americans.
| The hero is q dwarf and this is an
people who consider fine physique the
first qualification OF manhood-and in
his pompous pursuit of very small birds,
and subsequent imitation when he is
successful in the chase, the leading
| characteristics of the red man are slvly
burlesqued He succeeds in an I'M
possible exploit, and. in the true spirit
of hero, make no fuss about it. but
when the sun is set 60 by the dormouse
he affects to think suci, triics us sun
catching beneath him, and sets himself
seriously to the tas'; IF killing another
! wren. There is a novelty in tie flavor
of this fooling and freshness Of scene
and circumstances, that, so il appears
| to me, make the absurd story very
attractive.-Sa1 Francisco IagieSidc.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-19
An Exception to the Rule.

During a conversation about dogs
Gus De Smith made some very enthusi-
astic remarks about their intelligence.
"Do you maintain that dogs are more
intelligent than men?" asked Judge
Pennybunker.
Eyes, in many cases, replied Gus.
81 don't believe it.
"Well, | know that I've got just that
kind of dog"
THAT doesn't say much for the intel
ligence of the dog. It's you WHO are
the exception TO the general rule"
And now there yawns Il social abyss
between the men.-IeEaS Settings.
The Medjcal Press says if insects
crawl into the ear they may be dis
lodged by making the patient lie on the
opposite side, and pouring water into
the affected ear; the insect not being
able to 90 further back, owing to the
membrane tympani, and feeling the
Inconvenience of the fluid, will beat a
hurried retreat through the external
opening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-19

The Court of Appeals. of Connect
cut, has decided that railroad passes
Except in cases Of charity,) are given
to the recipients in expectation Of re-
ciprocal favor, or in return for favors
already extended, and that trey are
consequently not gratuity. Hartford
COUTGnt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-19

Anthracite and bitumirous cod, ac-
cording to T. Jefferson Coolidge, treas
urer of the Amoskeag Comraay, will
soon drive water power out Of use in
New England.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-19

"A Virginia girl who advertised for
u husband in Il Dakota paper received
119 letters in reply, and the posJmastsr's
salary has been raised at that place on
account of the new business.-N Y
Graphic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-19
GARDINER

Arrangements are being made for the OBJ
servance of the completion of the Gardiner
Water Works. Without doubt they will be
finished this noon. This afternoon the Alert
Hose Co. will give the hydrants trial. 1t is
proposed to play eight streams on Water st =,
at once, all to start at the firing of
a gun. salute will also be fired
In the evening banquet will be given by the
business men of Gardiner. at the johnson
House. to the Gardiner Water Co. engineers,
contractor and superintendent of construc-
ton. All citizens are invited to attend the
banquet. The pipe crossing the Cobbossee
at the lower bridge is suspended beneath the
bridge 1t is covered and packed in tan to
prevent the water from freezing 1t is laid
arching so that it would support itself in case
the bridge should be burned from under it.
pullet belonging to Mr.. John White, OF
Farmingdale, recently land an egg measuring
u by 50 inches in circumference.
Mr.. M. w. Lawrence is having good sue
cess with his dancing class. Mr.. Lawrence
has probably taught more people in Gardiner
to dance than any other man.
MIR. A. V. Fisher, travelling passenger
agent for the Fitchburg railroad, was in town
yesterday for the purpose of making arrange
ments for the transportation south of the
Italians who have been to work on the water
works.
On Monday evening, Nov. 23d. the Wilev-
Golden Company will appear at the Coliseum
in the latest absurdity, "Chestnuts." Miss
Dora Wiley has appeared several times in
this city as Josephine in Pinafore. and is a
great favorite here.
More coal has been discharged by vessel at
this port this season than ever before in the
same length of time.
There will be roller skating at the Coliseum
this evening, and again Thanksgiving even
ing.
There seems to be no doubt that compa-
nv will be formed to purchase the wooden
factory, enlarge it, and run it to its full
capacity.
The price of coal has advanced slightly.
Some time ago a number of Gardiner sport
ingmen dubbed together and raised money
for the purchase of a large amount of wild
rice. This rice arrived from Michigan Sat
urday, and has been sowed along the streams
and ponds from the Hazards on Cobbossee
stream to the Bassett House on Winthrop
stream. Another year, when the rice comes
up. it is expected to toll large quantity of
wild ducks to this neghborhood. As the
rice sows itself the benefit from the invest
ment will be lasting.