Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-30

been laid over the wet places, candles
We're lighted along the entire line, and
more than 100 of the guests enjoyed
the somewhat unique experience to
plains people of seeing the actual Op-
erations OF driving n great tunnel. GO
ing to the breast, where they saw an
eight-fOot vein OF ore. running along
one side of the tunnel. For the In
struction OF the visitors II was ar
ranged to fire the shots In the breast
of Il branch. tunnel projected to run
5000 feet to the old NJ WOt mine.
The experience was not unpleasant,
though 1t was somewhat thrilling, as
Mt the first shot every candle In tie
tunnel was eXtinguished.
At the Ward depot the train wns met
by the civic societies of the town, who
formed n guard of honor to the Gov
ernor and distinguished guests, who
We're provided with carriages. the pro-
cession moving to the speakers stand.
DIR. \. II. Tevis, chairman Of the
committee of arrangements. welcomed
the guests to the camp, and was fol-
lowed by the mayor, who extended the
hospitalitles of the city to the visitors.
and introduced Governor Adams. The
governor congratulated Ward upon its
connection with the outside world, and
congratulated Colorado upon Its con-
nection with Ward. He paid glow
ing tribute to the mining industry. and
called attention to the fact that the
rest of the state was largely dependent
upon the success OF the miner. 1t was
the gold and silver produced from the
hills that made the existence Of Colo
RADIO as great commonwealth possi-
BILE. Had II not been for the discovery
of gold In California that state would
be today n dreary waste. inhabited by
n few McXlcans and Indians. Had 1t
not been for the finding of gold In
Gregory Gulch, Just over the hills In
Gilpin county, there would have been
no Denver, no Colorado. rs they are at
present. The speaker concluded by
the prediction that the time would
come when the gold and silver pro-
duced from the mines In sight of the
stand would be the mainstay Of the
standard OF value.
s. A. Gitiin of Boulder followed on
behalf of the railroad company, thank
ing the people of Ward for the nssur-
nnce they had given that the company
received the hearty support of one end
of the line. He cited the fact that
when he came to Boulder eighteen
years ago 1t cost $50 per ton to smelt
ores at Boulder. and the freight
charges from Ward to Boulder We're
81 per ton. Before the building of this
road he had seen the freighting
charges reduced to $3.50 per ton and
the smelling charges to $40.
Attorney General Carr was the next
speaker. He related the fact that when
he first came to Colorado. twenty-sev.
en- years ago. 1t cost $50 to smell n ton
of ore and SO to haul It to the smell.
ter, and the man who attempted tC
mine ore worth less than 500 per ton
was predcstined to ignominious fail.
ure. At the present time. however.
the man who wasted his time In look
Ing for $50 ore. while negIccting the op
portunities afforded by ore of n lower
grade. is regarded as one who had mis-
taken his calling.
G. s. Thomas was introduced. but Il
was nearly 3 o'clock and those prescn,
had been without food for eight hours
and the speaker spoke less than three
minutes. concluding with plensan,
reference to the demands of the stom.
ach that sent his audience in n STAN.
pede for the dining room In n large
hall across the street. where the ladies
of Ward had spread Il collation. that
was us creditnble to their culinary
skill as to their sympathy for their
hungry guests. At the conclusion of
the dinner w. c. Amos. in n few well
selected and gracious words. thanked
the ladies on behalf of the guests fol
their spendid hospitality.
1t was the opinion of all that Il ca.
reer of great prosperity was before
Ward and adjacent camps.
A Proclamation by Merritt