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The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
SHERIFF"S SALES.
Four Properties Passed Under the
Hammer Yesterday.

Hammer Yesterday.
Four properties went under the ham,
mer at the Sheriff Office yesterday after
noon.
The c. F. Thomas property at No. 421
Market street was bought in by George
Brown, attorney, for $1,000.
The property at No. 72l West Eighth
street, belonging to Susan T, Jones, was
bought by George Brown, attorney, for
$1,000.
The property of John Mealey, on Mar
ket street above Second, was knocked
known to W. $. lIilles, attorney, for
Sll,950.
james Ponder, attorney, bid in the
George II. Tindall property at Eleventh
and Pine streets for 81 600.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
Board Bill for Cats.

CHICAGO, Oct. 2s.-A requisition was
received by Superintendent OF Public
Service Northam to-day from County
Agent Olsen, asking for the payment OF
a bill of $500, expenses incurred in
boarding two cats for twenty-one weeks.
1t is necessary to keep the cats in the
County Agents Office to prevent the rats
from gnawing holes in the cornmeal and
-four sacks.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29

1t will be impossibleto get the schooner
Emma L. Cottingham off the lower end
Of Hamburg Flats without the aid Of
both mud dredges and tugs, as the
ground runs fat almost to the edge Of
the channel, and the vessel lies in very
shoal water we'll in from the channel
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
DESERTED At THE ALTAR.
Pretty Susie Lands Of Vineland
Cruely Deceived.

Special to Sun.
VISELAND, n. j., Oct. 2S.-Pretty Susie
Lands stood at the pulpit in the First
Presbyterian Church, on Tuesday night,
expecting Fred Gascoigne to enter by
the rear door and marry her. Instead
the preacher received note from Gas
coigne:saying Wedding off indefinitely"
The girl is FRUSTRATED, the wedding feast
had been prepared and was given to the
pOOr
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
Pool and Billiards.

In the afternoon game at Frank les's
academy, New York, Edward McLaugh-
lin defeated Ora Morningstar by 25N to
l47 points. In the game last night Me-
Laughlin won by $50 to SO. The game
played is cighteen-inch balk, with Nc
Laughlin two shots and Marningstas
four shots in.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29

The Thiry-ffth annual ball Of the
Shields Library Association will BE- held
in Turner Hall on Thanksgiving Eve.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
HELP WANTED...FENALES.

Women Wanted 10 sell BrassinA Lib
eral contract. A sale At every door.
Brassine Manufacturing Company
River and Union Sts. w ilkesbarre, Pa.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
City Council Meeting.

The City Council was in session last
night at their rooms. The following
items were allowed: Interest list for
November, Sl,26O; Miscellaneous pay
roll, S3,O74.7l; Council pay roll, s275.25;
Police Department, $5,99O.35; and the
monthly garbage bllt, Mr.. Leary Of
fered the resolution that "the City OF
Wilmington become a member Of the
League OF American Municipalities. The
Council then adjourned.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
IIeWes.


Special Correspondence OF The sun
LEwEs, Oct. 2S.-The gale is over and
the harbor has once more assumed lts
normal condition. Storm bound vessels
are heaving anchors and sailing ter their
ports of destination, bcated but foru-
nate in having been at anchor III the
harbor when the gale struck
A survey has been held on the schooner
Lille Falkenburg which recommended
the discharge OF her cargo OF pine luln-
Der, while the action in regard to the
disposal of the hull was not made pubic
Captains Ed. Tracy and +. T. Williams
Of Lewes, and Capt. b. +. Bond OF the
wrecked schooner Sarah Jane Vaughn
comprised the board OF survey.
The tides which have covered the low
land between Lnwcs and the bay shore
are steadily falling of.
The tugs Eugene Hughes and Bangs
owned by Hughes Brothers 4 Bangs,
the Brcakwatcr builders, pulled then
barge No. / off the beach this morning
with the assistance OF another barge
The remainder OF the wreck OF the
schooner Elizabeth c. Lee, ashore on tho
point of the Capcs, was sold at public
auction to-day to +. c. Maull for $500.
The body of Lorenzo Wilson wa'
brought to 1ewes on the noon train yes
terday from Philadelphia and buried il
the NJ. +. Cemetery here, He was thu
son-in-law Of Joseph Hart, a prominent
Lewes and Rehoboth hundred farmer.
The new Queen Anne railroad is com
pleted four miles this side Of Milton.
sightseers have been numerous il
Iewcs since the gale, including man.
prominent citizens of the State.
Daily camera., 1897-08-21

unique combination Of ore, fuel and
dux for the manufacture Of high grade
iron and steel, ON the continent. The
granite and marble Quarries are aston
ishingly extensive. About 5000 car
loads Of granite and marble were taken
from this district and used in building
Colorado's $1,000. 900 state capitol. Slate,
sandstone and fire clay abound
throughout the county.
Farming Is confined to the alluvial
river bottoms, and while limited In ex-
tent and on account Of altitude also
limited in the range Of products, is very
successful as to potatoes, oats, barley,
wheat rye, etc. Gunnison Is q arst-class
grazing county, the rolling hills. COM
prising a large proportion Of the coun-
ty, producing abundance Of nutritious
grasses, and cattle and horses in many
localities can forage for themselves
through the winter, without special
shelter or hay feeding, the ravines af-
fording protection from severe weather,
and snow remaining for a very short
time on the southern slope Of the hills.
Gunnison offers inducements for tour
lists and invalids in the way of magnifl-
cent mountain scenery, mineral springs
Of great curative properties, hunting
and fishing grounds of national repute,
and an unrivalled climate.
Daily camera., 1897-08-21

ducers, like the Camp Bird mine. In
Imogene basin, spring into prominence.
apparently, with single bound. All the
large properties, such as the Virgin1us,
Yankee Girl, Wedge and several others,
are working full capacity, and 1t Is
computed that there are approximately
1,500 men employed In the mines OF the
county. The erection of the Fowler
smelter within the confines OF the city,
this spring. has been Of inestimable
benefit to the camp in enabling the
profitable operation Of properties that
carry low grade refractory ores and in
promoting the development Of prospects
into mines of considerable Importance.
Ouray's gold resources have been widely
extolled and advertised, the yellow met
al not only being found in the rich fis-
sure and extension areas Of gravel, but
the same gold belt or deposit that has
been so prolific of gold in her sister
ounty Of San Miguel is also found here.
From within the corporate limits Of the
town OF Ouray the mines stretch out
for miles in every direction, and at Red
Mountain and Ironton more activity is
noticeable than at any time since the
panic. and it will be but few weeks
until these mines are again producing
huge outputs A more beautiful health
full and picturesque location for a town
could not be found on the continent
than that Of Ouray. 1t Is one of the
best retail towns in the state and her
merchants are all prosperous. There is
scarcely vacant dwelling or business
house in the place and rents are ac-
cordingly high. No mining camp in Col
orado Is, perhaps. making such rapid
progress in the way of new buildings
this season as Ouray, three large busi-
ness buildings and several residences
being now under course of construction,
while one business house and fine res
idence have just been completed.
Daily camera., 1897-08-21
LA PLATA.
$500
Population .............. 8
Assessed valuation OF prop

OSooO
Assessed valuation of prop
erty .................. 81, 1881, ,l0s
Leading town or city. Durango
Gold, silver and coal mining, the
smelling Of ores, agriculture and stock
raising, are La Plata's list Of wealth
producers. Most everybody who knows
the Golden San Juan country" La
Plata county Is within the borders of
this region, and Durango, the county
seat, is the commercial center. Here the
Omaha and Grant smelter, which treats
about $4,000 tons Of San Juan ore every
year, Is located. The plant is an ex-
tensive one and gives employment to
300 men the year round. The mining in
terests are highly valuable, the output
of gold increasing two-fold 30 far this
year over the same period Of 1896. This
Is accounted for from the fact that the
development work Is being done prin-
cipally by organized companies, backed
by plenty Of capital. instead Of by indi-
viduals as was the case heretofore. The
Little Kate, Columbus. Jenny Lind and
several claims being worked by a syn
Co., have each been shipping hundreds
Of tons OF excellent paying ore to the
smelters all this spring. The future out
look for gold mining in La Plata, pre-
sents many opportunities. The. county
has no Klondike stories to relate but
on the other hand the people are saving
wood and saying nothing. The coal out
put last year was about $4,000 tons.
This record will be beaten in 1897 very
materially. The agricultural resources
are represented by about 1000 acres
Of finely irrigated lands which furnish
as rule full crops Of wheat, oats, bar
ley, corn and alfalfa. Live stock is also
an industry, though mentioned last, is
not by any means least in Importance.
Daily camera., 1897-08-21
SUMMIT.
2,3O8
Assessed valuation OF prop
'..'''.' '.... ..%1,OV<,oo4
Leading town or city. breckenridge

Assessed valuation OF prop
erty ................ 1,OO2, ,664
Leading town or city. breckenridge
Summit county has gold claims, both
placer and lode, tnnumerable- All that
Is lacking to make the county compare
faVorably with any other mining dis
trict of the state Is capital and syste-
matte development. The county has a
large list Of producing mines though,
all of which promise exceptionally large
returns for their owners this year. The
heaviest shipper in the county is the
Sultana. The ore is a sulphide, carry
ing gold, and the value runs anywhere
from $40 to 500 per ton. The output
for this year averaged SO far 140 tons
a month. The Jessie mine produces be-
tween $4,000 and $50,000 every thirty
days and the Morning Star manages to
send away to the smelters four or five
carloads Of high grade ore during the
course of month. Ore treatment In
Summit is divided between the smell
ters stamp mills and concentrators. The
milling capacity Of the county is about
700 tons per day and as new mines ara
being opened up, this is being increas-
ed. The placer work is carried on prtn-
cipally in the valley Of the Blue river,
where the water supply Is considered
very desirable for this kind of mining.
The past spring has witnessed many
people going into the county seeking
investments and 1t Is confidently ex-
pected that as result the county's
output for 1897 will beat that Of the two
previous years combined.
Agriculture and stock raising are
thriving Industries at the present time.
The Carter museum, a collection OF
rare specimens Of Rocky Mountain
beasts and BIRDS acknowledged to be
the most valuable of its kind in exist
ence, is located at Breckenridge, the
county town,
Daily camera., 1897-08-21
hUERF ANO.
5000
Population .............. 5000
Assessed valuation of prop
erty ,7S5,713
Leading town or city. Walse nburR

erty .$1, ,7SS, 713
Leading town or city. .WnlsenburE
Huerfano Is another county Of varied
resources. 1t has 10000 acres Of coal
lands, majority of which are being
worked, precious metal mines with a
good sized output annually, magnificent
cattle ranges, and fruit farms of no
small Importance. Both bituminous
and anthracite coal are mined extern
quality, most Of 1t being shipped to the
cities Of Denver, Colorado Springs and
Pueblo for household consumption. The
number of new coal properties opened
up this year was the largest In the his
tory Of the county. Every week almost
sees additional black diamond veins dis
covered. About LOO men are employed
in the coal mines this year-more than
ever before. The shipments Of coal from
Walsenburg are said to contribute about
one-eighth to the annual revenue of the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad system.
The improved condition Of the sheep
and CATTLE market this season has re-
suited in a largely Increased amount Of
capital being invested in these indus
tries and all the growers are wearing
broad smiles over the way they have
made money this season. Potatoes are
successfully raised N Huerfano, and SO
Is alfalfa. The irrigation system is an
old established one and Is perfect in
every detail. Fruit does well in the
valley of the Apaehe river. the apple
crop being complete two years out of
the three The fruit acreage has been
added to to the extent of about three
thousand during the first half of
the year 1897. The mining for gold and
silver Is carried % In the Deadwood
and Sierra Blanca districts. Consider
able tin is mined By the Hayden Mining
company. walsenburg, the county
seat, is thorough nineteenth century
Daily camera., 1897-08-21
GUNNISON.
1850
Population .............. $3.50
Assessed valuation of prop
erty .$Z,OZS,316
Leading town or city. ... .GunnisOn

Population 1850
Assessed valuation of prop
erty .$2, ,O2S,3 ,316
Leading town or city. .GunnisOn
The county Of Gunnison, according to
Thomas Tonge, a well-known American
writer in English periodicals and trade
papers, who has made personal in
spection of the county, possesses more
extensive and more varied natural re-
sources than any other county in the
United States. The Gunnison gold belt
is about 65 miles long with an average
width Of 15 miles, comprising both placer
and lode mining, the southern end be-
ing practically only two years old. The
placer district Is in what Is known as
Taylor park where one company alone
operates several thousand acres of
placer ground and will begin soon the
construction Of a 12-mile ditch for hy
draulic mining, to cost in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. Some of the lode
properties which are paying handsome
returns are the Forest Hill group, in
which the ore averages $50 per ton, the
Augusta mine, workings 5000 feet, pro-
duction to date 100000 in gold and
silver; the Cross Mountain. with ore
averaging $50 per ton. and the Ray
mond, $40 to $120 per ton.
There are scores OF others nearly II
not just as good. The silver mines, with
but q few exceptions, are working
steadily Notwithstanding the low price
Of silver. There are ten rich producers.
Copper and lead are also found in con-
siderable quantities. The coal fields Of
Gunnison aggregate $50 square miles.
comprising anthracite, bituminous and
coking. According to the report Of the
state coal mine inspector the total out
put last year exceeded 250,000 tons of
coal, and $4,000 tons Of coke. The iron
deposits are numerous, the main ore
bed being composed Of rich magnetic
oxide 70 feet thick with an area of 70
acres Within radius Of 80 miles from
Gunnison is to be found the most
Daily camera., 1897-08-21
MONTROSE.
l,y55
Population .............. l,x60
Assess ed valuation of prop
erty ............ ,xS7 1914
Leading town or city. .MOntroae

Assessed VALUATION Oh prop
erty ................. .S1 ,2s7 1884
Leading town or city. .MOntrose
The location Of Montrose county is on
the Western slope Of the Rocky mount
aims, about 1926 miles West of Denver.
With its two sister counties, Delta and
Mesa, 1t forms the richest fruit grow
ing section between California and Mis-
souri,. Montrose is blessed with an abun-
dance of water, bright sunshine, a mild
climate, and soil that for fertility can
not be excelled anywhere on the globe
Crops Of all kinds, both in fruit end
agriculture, are never falling, but on
the other hand, as a result Of q. gener-
GUS distribution Of water, they are
bounteous year in and year out The to-
tai miles Of irrigating canals is given
by the assessor as $780, which are ca
pable Of watering nearly 1O0,O 900 acres
The fruits raised include apples, pears,
peaches, plums, grapes. cherries, straw
berries and raspberries. The strawber-
ries are especially fine. Wheat timothy
and oats do well and this year they did
more than WELL" to use slang ex-
preston. Garden vegetables, such az po-
tatoes, tomatoes, celery, etc, are al
ways the source Of good income to
the ranchmen. The total vegetable crop
for the year 1897 is placed at 5000, 900
pounds. This Is nothing II not very
conservative estimate. Bee culture is q
"humming" industry. The production of
honey this season, it is believed. will
reach between $4,000 and 90, 900 pounds.
Cattle fatten very rapidly off the rich
grasses throughout the county and lots
Of money Is made In this, as well as
the sheep business Just 124,soO pounds
Of wool were clipped last year, and this
season will see these figures eclipsed by
several thousand pounds. Gold and SILL
yer mining is carried on in the mount
ainous districts and 1t will not be long
before the production OF precious met
ais reaches the pace set by some OF the
other Western counties.
Daily camera., 1897-08-21
PITkIN.
B,O28

Population 0,O<8
Assessed valuation of prop
erty ..SS,33S,O7O
Leading town or city,. Aspen
The low commercial value Of silver
has affected but little the production
Of that metal in this, the banner silver
county of the state. During the first
half Of the year 1897 the output Of the
thirty-two producing mines fully
equaled, If not forged ahead, Of that Of
the corresponding period OF 1897. The
exact figures are not obtainable as yet,
but Pitkin mine operator of unQues-
toned authority on the county's min
eral statistics states that the total out
put was fully $1,S0O,00O, which Is more
than one-half Of the total for the twelve
months Of 1896. The Mollie Gibson, Ar
gentum- -Juniata and Smuggler Union
mines, which are responsible for half
dozen of Denver's millionaires, are
turning out silver now at rate that
is remarkable. This is accounted for
by the high grade Of the ore. The
grand total of the county's mineral pro-
duction since development began in
1884 is in round numbers $60,000,0O0.
Outside of Cripple Creek and Leadville
1t is doubtful If any mining, district
in the West can equal this record for
thirteen years. Pitkin county Is too
well known to the world at large to re-
quire a detailed description. Suffice it
to say, however, that its record for pro-
ducing the material for the money Of
our daddies," stands without peer.
Aspen is typical mining town,
though of late years 1t has evolved into
city of modern homes. fine business
blocks, paved streets and other metro
politan features. new gold camp.
known as Difficult Creek. has beeen op-
ened up during the past twelve months
and 1t already promises big things.
Daily camera., 1897-08-21
PAGE THREE

rant 1t being hauled nearly 200 miles
py wagon to the nearest railroad point.
WHISKY park is Routt's new mining
camp, and 1t promises to be won
DER. 1t Is situated In the Northern
part of the county near the Wyoming
line. and has been the scene of much
gold excitement this year. Prospectors
nave been going In all spring and sum.
mer ana some rich strikes reported from
time to time in the daily newspapers
have rewarded their labora Several
experts who have visited tho camp
lately go so far as to pronounce II a
second Cripple Creek. Routt also has
unllmlted deposits of coal, iron, marble.
onyx, building stone, etc. The grazing
lands are OF the best, and many thou
sand head Of cattle are annually fatta,a-
ed. The agricultural products comprise
many varieties and crop failures are
unknown. The town OF Steamboat
Springs is the site Of wonderful mineral
springs Of great medicinal properties.
Daily camera., 1897-08-21
GARFIELD.
4,57S
Population .............. 4,67S
Assessed valuation of prop
erty ...... $E,2Z3,OO4
Leading town or city,.

reputation A,S7S
Assessed valuation of prop
erty .................. ~, ,223, ,OO4
Leading town or city.....
Garfield county combines the quail
ties of coal producer, agricultural sec
tion and health and summer resort.
At Newcastle are located some of the
largest single coal mines in the state.
Here the Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany, which mines and ships coal to
points all over the west, have their
headquarters. The coal lands in the
county extend over an immense terri
tory though but one-third of the land
where coal Is known to exist in paying
quantities is developed. The farmers of
Garfield can be very properly classed
among the best contented in the United
States. With but one or two exceptions
since the irrigation system was estab-
lished, every year has exceeded the pre-
vious one in the extent and value of the
output Glenwood Springs, the county
seat, Is next to Manitou and Colorado
Springs In Importance as q health re-
sort. The largest and most wonderful
body Of natural hot water in the world
is the famous bathing pool at Glen
wood. Invahds and well people, too, are
greatly benefited by a bath in 1t. Many
freaks Of nature such as geysers, min
eral springs and caves abound in the
vicinity. The Hotel Colorado costing
$350,O00, Is beautifully situated in the
mountains, and is a celebrated resort
for tourists bound to or from the Pa
cif1c coast
Daily camera., 1897-08-21
MINERAL.
8,O6a
Population ............. 8,O6a
Assessed valuation OF prop
erty ................. E488,2B2
Leading town OF odty Creedo

The town of Creede, the bustling min
Ing camp, which Is famous for the mil
lionaire 1T made during the palmy days
OF silver, has caused Mineral county to
be known the world over Though until
the past twelve months Mineral was
considered a silver district only, recent
discoveries have demonstrated that de-
posits Of gold in immense paying guam
titles are to be found at depths The
New York Chance, the Last Chance,
Commodore, Amethyst and Bachelor,
the five great silver producers. are at
present turning out both silver and
gold at q rate that Is remarkable. Be-
sides these there are numerous exclu-
sively gold propositions that promise to
exceed all expectations as regards the
value Of their output this year. The to-
tai mineral production of 1896 was 35,-
476 tons. representing a valuation OF
H,490,000. Several big ditch and reser-
voir enterprises have gone into the
county this year and have succeeded in
reclaiming many thousands Of acres Of
arid lands. The farmers all report a
highly prosperous season THIS year.
Good crops were the rule throughout
the county