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The silver lance., 1897-12-31
Charming Crystal
The Coming City of the Rock Creek DistrictIts Pros
porous Present and Promising Prospects
Briefly Set Forth

the mining
this territory and predicted
confirmed their judgement will
the of the world Crystal will be
Cripple Creek, Randsburg Dawson
All that needed make Crystal and the Rock Creek district
the
for the OF development
The growth this
fail to attract tho attention capitalists railroad and the
mines patented lying idle that would be
which projected Carbonda
the headwaters Rock Creek Gunnson The line
graded about eighteen miles and track laid miles,
all forthcoming
the completion OF the line.
pucky miners have at there little
them their faith the riches of mineral deposits and
transportation
fort derived the fact that gold
confidently predicted by that this will
Little johnnie Golden bring
the realms of ice and hunger and Both labor
capital find reward where work the
The discoveries Of gold values found
disclosed by the working tunnel the Sheep
with high
coming gold mining This half
gold twntyigh and hyfve
Daisy
gold producing
of the most important toward the upbung the district
OF the Hoffman Smelter Reduction
Marble The low grade which barred from shipment
rail sold to the m enabling
shippers
expensive the Pueblo Happily Rock
Creek district contains within te all the needed
successful smelling a large SCALE
takes mention this OF Of the
promising district giving extended
mention naming all the good things hereabout
The silver lance., 1897-12-31
Crystal is located in guch at the junction
of Rock Creek with the north fork of that stream,
CRYSTAL.

CRYSTAL of Rock Creek with the north fork OF that
OF which hhayec o DO n
River the the
limits Bear Creek empes the surplus waters of Bear Basin and
the wests o. Crystal Mountain into the
northwest Sheep Mountain pependcuay
.ht @ - td w | t sbsn nounan hv bs moth ,I - ,h ,;v
gmmest appears
time like pictures Ghae
who bebo IT in midsummer can easily imagine the mass Of evergreen
quvering Aspen
the bringing
sofed section and Gena Mountains Gaena
Mountain
blue Skies and the of the lies
the South Bear
cedas to hide from the her
cropping
little the west Over them both further south and to the west
proudly head white with the arctic M
40OO above the level of the and than mile above
the Crystal Sheep
Mountains the steals with its gurgng laughter
toward the Grand in its hurry to the western ocean
the end below the streams unite the
waters
cataract aid searching out her
the mountains breast At this admirable
Sheep Mountain Tunnel Mining Company
power supplied
Sheep Bear Mountain Tunnel turbine
propeng force which the air
pressor drills
used to penetrate the solid rock
up in
rising intervening with the
background about e side the north fork
outline the providing
health
bodily plateau-ke
forth from which flows volume of highly mineral
lied hot water and few rods below by the riverside stands modest pub
redoent with their
shadows where the rich with incense
and wild which transform the
beautiful gardens From voice of the
and here cloud of bods precpce sixty feet high
which the swift flowing beautiful
Crystal a charming little beginning to be
tell the world the Crystal
will be popuous numbered the richest jewels Of the greatest
untold
the miner will Crystal within herself he
the wealth will the fortunate
while those less favored will Kondean horrors and
weather included Crystal
to learn about before making mining Investments
then overlooked the promising district the
sections the Centennial State
The silver lance., 1897-12-31
Interested Capitalists
Taking Investments
CARBoNATEs, LEAD, COPPER SILVER AND GOLD
ORES, MARBLE COAL ANTHRACITE AND BITUMIN-
SLATE DEPOSITS
PLANTS sMELTERs SAMPLERS. RAILROADS. ETC.

shipped late in the fall and several car
more ready for shipment when the ad-
vent OF winter delayed shipments until
spring. The fractional lode owned by
the same parties and located near the
Columbia, produced upwards OF 100 tons
during the fall Of 1897, of an ore very
similar in character to that Of the larger
property and believed to be Of a some
what higher grade. The LANCE hopes
to chronicle the shipment of at least
fifty cars from the Columbia during the
season OF 1898.
The silver lance., 1897-12-31
THE
Crystal
Mountain
nine

of Crystal Mountain Tho
company is Incorporated under the laws
of Colorado and are providing funds for
the development from the sale Of stock.
California capital is largely interested in
this important enterprise. All work and
improvements are Of a solid and substan-
tial character. which indicates the faith
the projectors have in final success. Geo.
W. Melton and Chas. +. Melton are in
charge Of the work. They are running
a Fns IA working tunnel into the formation
for the purpose Of cutting at great depth
the immense assure and contact veins
that have been prospected and shown
rich values at the surface Work has
been prosecuted the greater part Of three
seasons. and the tunnel is now in about
twelve hundred feet and compressed air
drills will be kept pounding away all
winter. Owing to the dip Of the veins
which they aim TO cut, they will bs
Obliged to extend the big tunnel soWs
three hundred feet, before strixingy y4h1I
first mineral bearing vein. The mxGn1
iconciudcd on ffh poge-l
The silver lance., 1897-12-31

anu uTlItiuB ON u leNei ~
feet below the main working tunnel, to
follow the vein to the contact, which had
not yet been reached when owing to the
low price OF the white metal the mine
was closed down for the season. With
the advent of Spring the LANCE is in
formed that the management is contem
plating putting in steam power toreplace
the present water power, and larger
air compressor to supply greater power.
The work Of the past year was greatly
delayed owing to the water pipe line
having been swept away by snowslide
and nearly two months was required to
make the repairs. Though classed as
silver proposition the ores of this mine
have run high in gold, and is on the same
contact as the Daisy, where recent de-
velopment has shown such splendid gold
values. The ore shipped from the Belle
Of Titusville in the past has been high
grade, found in formation Of pink spar
and black lime. No mine in the Rock
Creek district is better prepared to han
die its output economically. having their
plant equipped with five stamp mill
and concentrating tables with capacity
to treat from twenty to forty tons OF ore
daily. BY this method OF reducing four
tons to one great saving is effected in
the cost Of transportation and also at the
smelter.
1t is frequently asserted that you can't
look into the rocks" yet all appearances
Indicate that the extension OF the lower
drift, where work was being prosecuted
when the mine was closed down, will tap
an ore body at the contact. In sinking
the shaft from the tunnel on the vein
the ore streak widened from eight to
twenty inches, and as the contact dips at
an angle of about thirty degrees, and the
distance along the vein as measured
above in the main tunnel. shows that in
all probability at distance OF 120 feet
from the shaft, an ore chute OF the same
character as that stopped out above, will
be opened.
The Indiana Mining Company's inter-
W. Ward, a mining man Of wide practical
experience, whose services they are to
be congratulated upon having secured.
He found the past seasons work beset
with difficulties, owing to the damage by
spowslides to the pipe lines, and insult
cient power later in the season, but
promptly devised methods to overcome
the obstacles and accomplished a good
years work. With proposed improve
ments completed, the season Of 1858 will
make it one of the best producing mines
of the entire district.
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The silver lance., 1897-12-31

The Meadow Mountain section
lne of our district can boast of the
LEAD heaviest shipper of the camp
Ning. for the closing year. The Lead
King property is the best ad-
fsstised and the best known mine of this
The silver lance., 1897-12-31

The Crystal Mountain
Mining & Drainage Co.,
are owners Of a large and
valuable group of claims
located on the west slope
nf CRYSTAL Maintain The
The silver lance., 1897-12-31

The Indiana Mining Com
pany, owners OF the Belle
OF Titusville, devoted the
season of 1897 TO develop
ment work, sinking a shaft
and driftino nm m laval r0
The silver lance., 1897-12-31

This property it is to be
hoped may soon resume
work, after a period of in
activity, and disclose the
bodies of ores that Ger
The silver lance., 1897-12-31

Messrs. Leonard and j. II.
Hoffman, enterprising and
hustling miners who have
long been associated with
the Rock Crek district.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
American Locomotives in Demand.

The Baldwin Locomotive Works of
Philadelphia recently booked an order
for 20 locomotives for Japan. This. with
orders already received. makes a total
of. so for that oriental empire. Thirty
have just been shipped. OF these Is
were for the Government roads and IL
for a private railroad corporation. The
order just received is for the Japanese
Government.
1t is stated by the officials Of the
Baldwin Works that there Is practical
ly no serious European competition in
this trade: that prices can be made
much lower than those offered by Eng
lish, German or French manufacturers.
The reputation of American locomo-
tives In some countries. especially in
China and Japan, has brought about a
competition there among manufacture
ers so strong that the prices are even
closer than on locomotives for domestic
markets.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
YANKEE INSULTS 4 GERMAN OFFICER.
REsENTS ABUSE.


Ambassador white at Berlin Is just
now giving close attention to a matter
which promises to involve some dlplo-
matte complications. II Is the case of
Alfred Wessling, son of a naturaiized
American citizen OF New York. Young
Wessling. while visiting Germany last
spring, was drafted into the German
army He protested that he had made
a formal declaration of his intention to
become a citizen of the United States,
although his naturalization had not
been perfected. His protest was abso-
lutely ignored and he was enrolled in
the Seventy-fourth regiment, stationed
In Hanover. Recently, for the petty
offense of chaffing. he was struck a
violent blow by his sergeant. Enraged
at the injustice, young Wessling felled
his tormentor to the ground and fled.
Late at night he reached the United
States Consulate at Hanover, COM
pletely tagged out and half starved.
United states Consul Crane persuaded
him to surrender to the authorities, and
he is now awaiting trial on a charge of
assaulting his superior. This offense Is
punishable in wartime by summary ex-
ecution after courtmartial and in time
of peace by several years imprison-
ment. Ambassador While Is endeavor-
ing to secure his release.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
The Coal and Iron industries Present Some
Diflculties.


J. q. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of
trade reports:
Dispatches from almost every north
ern city of Importance report without
exception Improvement In business and
from Detroit to Seattle and Portland
splendid crop prospects. The task OF
adjusting the business and industries
OF the country to conditions created by
a new law has progressed with crafty
Ing rapidity and ease. Even the in
creasing strength of striking coal min
crs probably forwards the adoption of
the uniformity plan, which promises
to remove most of the causes of such
struggles. Some confusion Is caused
by events seemingly contradictory; by
closing of large cotton mills when
many other works are starting and by
decline In some prices when others are
advancing, but the balance Is unmis-
takably on the right side.
The most important event since the
passage of the new tariff. which was
generally anticipated a week ago, has
been the marked increase in foreign
demand and advance in price for
wheat, the latter has risen 4%c during
the week, with western receipts for the
first time exceeding last years and
western railroads besieged for cars and
with Atlantic exports of 1.71S.73S BUSH
els, flour included, for the week and
6351,17S bushels in four weeks, against
6,91I, 800 bushels last year. With heavy
contracts for shipment exceeding 1,200,-
600 bushels on single day, Liverpool
reports of shipment from America to
Northern Bohemia and with French
markets excited. speculative sales here
have little influence. With crop news
still favorable producers may realize
something like ss0.000,000 more than
last year on wheat, which means a
great difference in purchases by agri-
cultural states.
The industrial sky is partly over
clouded by coal and iron difficulties
and by the closing OF some large cotton
mills. Having run for months far ahead
of consuming demand on cotton bought
at comparatively high prices the mills
see ahead a large crop and cheap cot
ton, and 1t Is but the rational way to
halt production. clear off accumulated
stocks at the season when vacations
are common and begin the new year on
Its own basis.
Selling of wool at Boston, where the
speculation has been most active. Is
suggestive, amounting to S,S4S,00U
pounds for the week and at three chief
markets to 1884, 500 pounds. Sales for
four weeks have been 46, 109, 200 pounds,
22,53S,50 pounds being domestic.
against 7.21l $50 pounds in all last year.
Delay In the iron industry Is partly
because wages have not been settled at
all works. though at many. and partly
because steadily rising demand does
not yet raise prices. In some products
prices are shade lower. notwithstand-
ing larger demand, owing to competi-
tion between works, but bessemer is a
shade higher. In structural work,
plates, sheets and bars for the enor-
nous operations of agricultural imple-
ment works, the demand increases. and
for rolling stock owing to the abund-
ance OF crops.
Failures for the week have been 236
I'm the United States, against 2S1 last
year, and 2S in Canada, against 40 last
wear.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
FROM ACROSS THE SEA.

Recent experiments In Paris with the
Roentgen rays have been successful in
detecting food adulteration, and espe-
cially in tea, coffee and pepper.
The commercial treaty between Great
Britain and the German Zollverein,
which has been In force since May 80.
1865, was denounced by Great Britain,
and ceases to be operative a year
hence.
A dispatch from Lisbon says that the
situation of Oporto is alarming. Min
listers fear an attempt at revolution.
The Governor of the town has been dis
missed and replaced by Augusta de
Castillo, naval officer.
The British Foreign Office notified
Ambassador Hay that Great Britain
accepted the proposition of the United
States for an international conference
on the question of pelagic sealing i'm the
Behring Sea, to be held in Washington
during the coming autumn.
Severe shocks of earthquake disturb
ed the West Indies recently. In some
cases the vibrations continued a full
minute. Great damage is reported to
have been done at the islands of Anti
qua, ST. Christopher and Guadeloupe,
In the LeeWard group.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
LEADER ARRESTED.
A Warrant Served on Patrick Dolan While
Leading Band Of Strikers.

The miners strike took a sensational
turn Monday morning, when Patrick
Dolan while leading 500 strikers
through Turtle Creek. Pa, on their
way to the Plum Creek miners, was ar
rested by Constable r. b. Speer, who
served warrant charging Dolan with
riot and unlawful assembly. The war
rant was sworn out by Operator De-
Armit. Dolan was soon released on
$500 bail, furnished by Nicholas Oehm.
At Monongah, w. Va, the wives of
the Polish and Italian strikers attacked
some OF the colored men who are In the
mines with sticks and attempted to
keep them from going to work, but
when they were threatened with arrest.
they desisted and returned to their
homes. The mining situation In the
Fairmont region Is not materially
changed. The mines at Hutchinson are
running about one-half their full force,
those at Pritchard about one-third
their force, and seventy-five men are
working at Monongah. Monongah and
O'Donnell men say they will dig no coal
until the strike Is settled. j. A. Flick
niger. superintendent of the Monongah
mines. posted bills notifying the strik-
ing miners to vacate the company's
houses, claiming that new men would
be here to go to work at once. The
miners think that this is an attempt to
force them to return to work, and claim
IL the houses have to be vacated that
they will camp out before they will re-
turn to work.
At Pittsburg a uniformity agreement
was drafted by coal operators Wednes-
day. 1t contains 21 sections, and when
signed may speedily settle the miners
strike.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
ADVICE TO NEGROES.
Asouthern Judge Tells Them That This is a
White Mans Country.

The special term of court recently
called at Decatur to try the negroes,
Lewis Thompson and Walter Neville,
charged with assaulting Nellie Law
ton, 12-year-old white girl, and Rosa
Burford, their alleged accessory, con-
vened the other day, Judge ]. j. Banks
presiding. The crime occurred five
weeks ago and a lynching was only
averted by the removal of the accused
to Huntsville, where they were guarded
by troops. Judge Banks told the jury
that the county must be cleared of all
semblance of delay in the administra-
tion of justice. Turning to the specta-
tors, he told the whites he would al
low no demonstration of violence. He
then warned the negroes not to gather
around the jail, saying that If their aid
Is needed to protect the prisoners they
would be sent for; but that they would
be imprisoned II they inhamed the
whites by going armed or making
threats. Now you negroes go home,
and stay there" concluded the Judge,
"or you will get into trouble. This Is a
white mans country, and a white mans
court, and you negroes must keep in
yOur placeab
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
NATIVES ENGAGE IN A REBELLION.
TROUBLESOME CoLoNISTS.
Fierce Fighting in India in which Many
Natives are Killed.

In consequence Of the rapid spread of
the revolt at simla, India. from 1900
20 $4,000 natives now being under arms,
the government has ordered the re-
serve brigade to assemble under the
command OF Col. Wodehouse. The
British regiments will await events az
Rawai Pindi and the native regiments
at Mardan. The stan Will remain Tor
the time Mt Nowshera. Ft Chakdara
Is strong enough to resist any attack,
and Il has a good supply of ammuni-
ton. The only fear Is that the garrison
may become exhausted by constant
fighting. The tribesmen are sending
forward fresh relays continually. A
accommodating column a few days ago
found the enemy In great force block
aiding the road to Chakdara. During
the fighting hundred of the enemy
were killed and the British had four
teen wounded. among them Capt. Bald
win, who was severely wounded, ana
Lieut.. Keyes, who received slight
wound. The enemy followed up the re-
firing column and attacked the camp
In a half-hearted manner, being easily
repulsed by the garrison. Gen. Blood,
with every available man, started Tor
the relief of FIT. Chakdara. and the gar
rison has been notified Of his intention
by heliograph. Heavy fighting Is es-
pected at Amandara.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
GREATER THAN NIAGARA.
Water Being Harnessed Capable Of Developing
Tremendous Horse Power.

The greatest water power plant in
the world Is to be in operation within
few months, IL the plans of the corpora
tion controlling it meet with no OBJ
struction. 1t is intended to take power
from the st. Lawrence river and, by
means of a system of turbines of 5000
horse power each, operate an electric
plant of almost incalculable strength.
The plant is in an immense building
near Massena, N. Y, on the United
States side of the st. Lawrence. The
ST. Lawrence, in the neighborhood of
Massena, has a fall of So feet In a dis
tance of about seven miles. and the
Grass river at Massena is so feet lower
than the st. Lawrence. The plant is to
he even greater than that at Niagara
Falls, because with all the force of tho
long rapids of the st. Lawrence behind
II there Is to be practically no limit to
its potency. As showing the general
confidence in the enterprise, $4,000, 900
worth of bonds have been underwritten
by an English company to build the
plant.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
Weyler and the Rebels.

Captain General Weyler. IL is an
nounced, will take the field in a few
days to direct personally military or
ganizations in Havana Province
against several bands of insurgents
from 80 to 200 strong. This step Is due
to an attempt on the part OF these
bands to reunite.
Orders have been issued that Major
Justo Ojeda and the Prefect of the
Ranch FL Portuguese shall be shot for
trying to prevent the surrender of
Major Juan Calangas. the insurgent
chief. and a number of cavalrymen
who recently gave themselves up to
the authorities. 1t is reported that Ma
jor Calanges, after his surrender, took
the field with his forces and surprised
an insurgent camp, macheting several
members of the force stationed there.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
Oppose Negro Office Holder.

The appointment of Harry A. Rucker,
n negro barber. for the Internal Col
lectorship OF the State Of Georgia has
brought something less than 1000, 900
applications for the deputy collector
ship. The entire staff of his Atlanta
barber shop has been included in the
list. In Athens. where Pink Morton, a
boycotting which will be unique. even
II II is not effective. Judson Lyon, an
other negro, has been promised the
Postoffice at Augusta, but a large dele
cation of citizens, headed by ex-Sena-
tor Walsh. will probably appear before
the Senate to oppose his confirmation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
PROTECTION FROM PIRATES.
The Government Asked to Provide Safety to
Ships Laden With Gold.

The Treasury department has been
asked to detail a cutter to head off a
piratical expedition which Is supposed
to have been organized in Asiatic ports
to plunder returning Alaskan treasure
ships. The request for protection comes
from p. b. Weare, President of the
Alaska transportation Company, with
which concern Eli Gage, Secretary
Cages son, Is associated. The steamers
of that company leave st. Micheals
August and Is and September 10. and
a special convoy Is desired for the
steamer Portland. which will bring
large amount of gold to the United
States. II serious conditions prevail.
such as are indicated in the advices
which have reached Washington. 1t
may be necessary to retain the Concord
for service in the Eastern Pacific as
protection to steamers carrying Alas
kan gold. The revenue cutter service
is competent for protection for the
present.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04

Mr.. Lowell q half interest in the business.
Mr.. Fairbanks died the following year. Mr..
Lowell took another partner, but In 1914
bought out the latter He later added sport
ing goods OF all descriptions to his stock, and
the company has steady grown to It's present
mammoth proportions, Mr.. Lowell success-
fully weathered every panic, never failed
and never was sued. As his sons became Of
age to enter business they were taken into
the Arm. Mr.. Lowell was connected
with numberless secret and charitable
organizations. He was the FIRST man to boy
ticket on the South Shore (1ater the Old
Colony railroad when II was built, and had
been q continuous ticket holder ever
since. He has long been the only
survivor OF the original ticket
holders. Mr.. Lowell, at the completion OF his
so years in business, was given golden
business jubilee anniversary which was one
Of tho notable events. OF East Weymouth, ,
where he has lived for more than half .
century. Mr.. Lowell leaves widow and
lve sons. three OF whom are members Of
the company.