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Gilpin observer., 1899-08-17
Mining Notes


Three carloads of machinery passed
through Durango recently en- route to
the placers on the San Juan river in
Southern Utah.
The new Bachelor mill at Ouray has
been started up. 1t is operated by n
50-horse power gasoline engine, and
has IL capacity of CO to 30 tons per
| month.
| The third cleanup of the Bailey chic
! rination mill mt Eldora, Boulder coun-
ty was made last week. the retort be-
ing worth $500, the result of five
weeks run.
The Calliope mine at Ouray, which
was shut down two months ago, has
resumed operations with n force of 100
men. An old shaft at the terminus
of the 1,5O0-foot tunnel. abandoned
six years since. is to be reopcned and
big compressor has been installed.
Several other important improvements
have been made in mine and mill.
The Huntsman mine in the La Sal
mountains, recently placed with an
eastern company by Peter McCourt of
Denver. and his associates has driv-
en- II development tunnel ninety-two
feet and the management proposes TO
snip VI olt III ltN uuNS.
which 1t Is claimed will not run less
than Si0O n ton in gold. silver and cop
per.
The new 25-stamp mill of the Rocky
Mountain Concentration Works at
Black Hawk, will be in operation by
the first of the coming MONTH The to-
tai number of tons treated in July by
the mill was $40 tons. which yielded
295.97 tons of concentrates. This out
put was little more than half the ca
pacity of the mill on account OF deten-
tions caused by new work.
The recent strike in the Eureka cop
per mine in the Grand Encampment
district Is the wonder of the camp. The
shaft Is now down twenty feet and
the ore is growing wider and richer
High grade sulphides are coming in
with oxide of copper and the ore is now
showing in the formation across the
whole width OF the shaft. Indicating
that the owners will soon be working
In solid ore This company has sent
10 Cripple Creek for more miners and
ms soon ms these arrive n third shift
will be put on.
This season promises to be n record
breaker in the Breckenridge gold belt.
Not only Is the production of smelling
ores on the increase. but the great
strides being made In placer mining
with modern machinery In the shape OF
Ludlom hydraulic elevators dredging
scows and elevators will materially in
crease the gross product of Summit
county. In spite of the Inconvenience
for some of the Summit county mines
to operate during the smclter strike.
Investors are not only hot foot after
the river bed placers of the gold belt.
but are taking renewed interest In the
gold lodes and quartzltc gold proper
ties.
Gilpin observer., 1899-08-17
DICK RODNEY: !
Or. The Adventures of ;
An Eton Boy. 5
BY JAN1H0 GRANT.

An Eton Boy.
BY JAMH0 GRANT.

CHAPTER XXXV.-(Continue
This instrument of the law was sim
ply an upright wooden post rising from
the platform. At its base was low
stool, on which the condemned are
seated. and about three feet above that
appears an iron ring with handle
and screw, by the compression of which
they are strangled, instantly or slowly
according to sentence.
The crowd was very impatient; the
hour at which the grim scene was to
have taken place was now long past.
Loud murmurs arose from the people,
who had heard most exaggerated
stories of Antonio's stature, strength
and ferocity, and glances of anger and
impatience were darted at the gilt dial
of the town house, on which black
banner was hoisted but half-mast high.
We recognized nearly all the crew OF
the San IldefOnso in front of the mob;
and there, too, were number of Brit
ish sailors of H. MS steam sloop of
war Active, which had anchored in the
harbor that morning.
Several priests in long, gray robes
we're hurrying to and fro begging a
"peseta" to pay for masses for the soul
of the condemned man.
AS neither Hislop nor I had any de-
sire to witness a scene so barbarous
and revolving as an execution, We has
tened to our posada to breakfast, where
we were some time later Joined by
Capt. Jose Estremera, who had just
come from the Castle of Santa Cruz,
where the culprit was confined, and
who gave us all the particulars con-
cerning the execution of Antonio that
we cared to know.
Gilpin observer., 1899-08-17
English Trade Booming.

The trade and navigation returns just
issued give evidence that British trade
is booming. The imports for the
month showed an increase of more
than f4,000,O00. The increase during
the six preceding months was trifing
compared with that seen in July. Ex-
ports also show large increase-more
than f3,0O0,O0O. The largest increase
Is In imports of articles of food and
drink which are duty free. The in
crease is well distributed except in the
case Of wheat, which shows a decrease
in quantity and value.
In exports the greatest increase Is in
metals; next comes textiles and raw
materials. In the case of metals the in
crease in value greatly exceeds the in
crease in quantity.
Gilpin observer., 1899-08-17
How Insects Make Soil.

Mr.. Darwin once wrote book, which
many readers pronounced as interest
ing as a novel, on earthworms and the
wonderful way in which they plow up.
turn over and invigorate the soil. In
n recent address, DR.. l.. o. Howard of
Washington showed that many species
of insects are also important agents in
soil-making. They are found beneath
the ground. he says. in surprising
numbers. and they penetrate to sur
prislng depth. THE minute insects OF
the family Poduridea-which are wing.
less-have been found swarming liter
ally by the million at n depth OF six to-
eight feet in stiff clay subsoil."
Gilpin observer., 1899-08-17
New LAX. County District.

A very important gold discovery has
been made In the Cora mine In the
Alicante district. which has again at
tracted attention TO one of the i'm
portant outlying sections of the
county. The Cora vein Just opened
IL the extension Of the Walter Scott.
II shows five feet between walls. with
n foot of talcose material that pans
remarkable values. The owners have
an abundant supply of water and can
secure large amount of gold by the
use of sluicc boxes and rockers.
Alicante district Is northeast Of Lead
Vile. on the line OF the South Park
road The veins nrc assures In the
granite. and several pay mines have
been opened up, particularly the Bur
nah. which IL milling fifty tons OF
crude ore per day.
Gilpin observer., 1899-08-17
MINING MENTION.

nying the fact that the cyanide and
cblorination plants now in operation
were not able to handle more than 75
per cent. of the tonnage. For the last
two months there has been broken
daily between 400 and 800 tons that
was not shipped. The mills at Flor
ence, Colorado City and in the camp
have enough ore piled up and loaded
on cars on the side tracks to keep them
running from thirty to sixty days.
Both the Florence * Cripple Creek
and Midland Terminal railways have
been unable to furnish cars to transfer
the ore as fast as it was produced. The
strike will cut down the product of the
district fully $1,000,00O for the year.
Gilpin observer., 1899-08-17
Aztec Calendar.

The Santa Fe Route has issued
handsome six months calendar, July
to December, 1899, which contains six
separate reproductions in color, Skill
inches, Of Il. A. Burbank's celebrated
portraits Of Pueblo Indians; one for
each month.
These are the same reproductions
used in BRUSH and Pencil" and can
not be obtained separately for less
than $1.5O. In fact, some of them al
ready command high premium. The
"Aztec Calendar" also has an engraved
cover containing a reproduction Of the
ancient Aztec Calendar stone.
Obtainable for % cents by applying
to J. p. Hall, General Agent A., Il. & S.
r. Ry., Denver. May be ordered by
mail.
Gilpin observer., 1899-08-17
BLASTING POWDER.
Advantages Derived From Use of Two
Kinds,


Kinds.
Nitro powder and black powder may
often be employed to advantage in the
same hole, where large masses of
rock are to be dislodged by
single series of blasts. Holes
are drilled mt stated distance apart,
usually ten to sixteen feet and set
back from the face similar distance,
according to the character of the
ground. These holes are generally
started by striking the drill with a
hammer. but are finished by "churn-
ing" They are made twelve to twen-
ty feet deep, again depending on tho
character of the ground. When finished
they are chambered-that is. IL small
quantity, one to three sticks, of No. 1
powder is exploded in the bottom of
each for the purpose of shattering. the
rock about the bottom of the hole to
make space for n heavier charge of
powder at the bottom. Then n quanti-
ty of nitro powder. and sometimes Il
keg or more of black powder is poured
into each hole, and the set of holes is
discharged by the electric spakr or by
fuses cut to discharge as closely to-
gether as possible, though the latter
loses the benefit of contemporaneous
discharged by the electric spark or by
second or two elapses between the ex-
plosions. The nitro powder being Il
decorative compound. eXplodes imme-
diately, shattering the surrounding
rocks; the black powder. being n COM
bustive compound, eXerts its force
more slowly and lifts the fractured
rock mass, throwing it out of its posi-
tion and rendering it accessible to the
miner. This class of blasting is par
ticularly suited to open-cut work.
where it is not desirable to scatter the
rock by the force of the blast. Mining
and Scientific Press.
Gilpin observer., 1899-08-17
Our Market Relieved.

The Cripple Creek correspondent OF
the Rocky Mountain News says:
The starting up throughout the state
of the smcltcrs controlled by the smet-
er trust will relieve the crowded con
dition of the ore market at present, and
in all probability the decreased pro-
duction for the last few months will
be easily made mp In the remaining five
months of the year. II will also put
several hundred men to work in the
various big mines which were com
PEELED to reduce their force on account
OF not being able to ship their high
grade product. While Cripple Creek
suffered less by the strike than any
other camp in the state. there IL no de-
Gilpin observer., 1899-08-17
CURIOUS NATIVES.
QUEER IDEAS OF EcuADoRyANs
Indians Refuse to Sell Anything In GUAM
titles and Stick Closely to Old Gus
toms,

The Indian Of the interior of Ecuador
Is SO suspicious that he will sell moth
ing at wholesale, nor will he trade any,
where but in the marketplace on the
spot where his forefathers have sold
garden truck for three centuries. Al
though travellers upon the highways
meet numerous Indians on their way to
market bearing heavy burdens of vege-
tables, forage and other supplies, and
driving drove of donkeys similarly
laden, nothing can induce an Indian to
sell anything from his stock until he
has reached the place where he Is ac-
customed to offer it for sale. He will
carry his load ten miles and dispose
OF 1t for less than he was offered at
point half that distance, simply be-
cause he is slave 20 custom and is
suspicious of everything in the way of
an innovation.
A gentleman who lives in one of the
towns of the interior says that he had
been trying for years to persuade the
Indians who passed his house every
morning with packs of alfalfa to sell
him a supply regularly at his gate, but
they refused to do so. Consequently
he was compelled to go four miles into
town to buy alfalfa that was carried
past his own door. but the seller will
lingly carried it back and delivered it,
thus packing his load eight useless
miles because it had been the habit of
his family to do so.
The same authority states that no
woman in the market would sell more
than dozen eggs to one customer not
even if she We're offered double the
price. She would give one dozen eggs
for 10 cents. but would not sell five
dozen for 81; she would give gourd
full of potatoes for penny, but would
not give five gourdfuls for 10 cents or
20 cents or any other price. simply be-
cause she was not accustomed to sell
potatoes in such quantities and any at
tempt to induce her to depart from GUS
tom excited the suspicious which are
the predominating trait of her race
-Four centuries of Spanish tyranny. du-
plicity and deception have destroyed
the faith of the entire race in white
people, but when their confidence is
once gained nothing can shake it. The
devotion between the poems and their
masters is often similar to that which
existed between the negro slaves in
the South and the members of the
kindly families in which they had been
reared.
Gilpin observer., 1899-08-17
STATE OF ONO. o,TY OF TOLEDO. s..

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he Is the
senior partner OF the firm of +. J. Cheney g. Co.,
doing business In the City of Toledo, County
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case OF Catnrrh that cannot be
cured by the use of Halls Cntnrrh Cure
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before mo and subscribed In my
presence, this 9th day of December. A. D. 1854
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally: and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system Send for testimonials, free.
+. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. u
Sold by Druggists, 7bc.
Halls Family Pills nrc the best
Gilpin observer., 1899-08-17
Another Big Steamship.

The North German Lloyd Steamship
Company has just ordered from the
Vulcan yards Mt Stettin n new twin
screw express steamship, to be the ex-
act duplicate of the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse. The new vessel will have
a speed of twenty-three knots, and is
ordered for delivery in 1901.
Gilpin observer., 1899-08-17
Largo Tires Versus Small Ones.

Experiments made In the enginee,
ing department at Cornell university
have shown that. other things being
equal. bicycle runs more easily with
large tire than with n small one. a
two-inch tire. for instance. was de-
cldedly easier to run than tire OF aE
inch and a half diameter.
Gilpin observer., 1899-08-17

We are yet so unaccustomed to the
automobiles that one never appears
that gaping crowd does not follow Ss
progress with their eyes.
Gilpin observer., 1899-08-17
A SAILORS STORY
OLD SALT ON WAVES 100 FEET
HIGH.

Would Crush Ship If They Fell on
Her Deck-No Wave Higher Than
so Feet Ever Has Been Seen, So 1t Is
Averred.
Gilpin observer., 1899-08-17

daughter Mrs Giumm" Yes; she's the
only child have who likes to help me
worry"
Gilpin observer., 1899-08-17
How to Make Money

We want an agent In every town to take
subscriptions for Georges Weekly (for-
merly The Road. Liberal terms. Write
for particulars. 1nclose &c stamp for
sample copies. Herbert George. Editor.
p. o. Drawer 1924. Denver. Colo.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-15
DOODLE TALK AGAIN.

A session of republican legislature
has been held and II has been demon
strated, previous utterances OF a few
papers like the republican organ Of
this city to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, that Doodle charges may emanate
from other than a popullst affecting
others than repudiators and anarchists.
Present Indications are that this adj
ministratlon will appoint committee
to investigate some of Itself. The leg
islature decided the state needs an
other insane ASYLUM, which Is prob
ably true and passed hill with the
apparent intent TO give 1t to either the
west or central portion Of the State
where 1t certainly should bo, The 10
cation was balloted on many times
without result and II was 6nally left to
committee to select the location.
After sundry pilgrimages, much diScus-
sion and caucusing 1t was decided to
give 1t TO parsons which Is far on the
eastern border Of the State where both
the other assylums are. Clay Center
and Salinain the central portion OF the
State we're the other leading candi-
dates. Now they are fighting and
making red Doodle charges against
various members Of the committee.
Major Tom Anderson Of Topeka was q
member Of the committee who favored
Clay Center and he says while he has
no positive knowledge to that effect,
intimatlons came to him in such way
that he fully believes he could have had
a $4,000 mortgage on his farm paid off
by voting for Parsons, Other charges
are anoat Those who voted for Par
sons were all, b 1t one or two, republi-
cans, and those who changed their
votes in very suspicious manner were
republican. One Senator thinner Of
Wyandotte county, is democrat who
made 30 much trouble for the populiStH
during the special session and opposed
almost every important measure affect
Ing the corporations. This miserable
cant from republican papers like the
News, that boodleism and corruption
follows party lines and always misses
the republican party 10 about as dis
gusting sort Of drivel as anything
that works Its way into the newspapers.
Personal honesty is about the same in
all parties, and on the whole the only
advantage the populists have over
their opponents Is that Doodle is usu-
ally distributed by the great corpora
tions, trusts and syndicates having
great interests to be affected by legis-
lation and as populists are Squarely on |
record against special legislation IA
voring them and in favor Of legislation
restricting their power and operations
a populiGt representative in voting on
the side Of the bride glver lays himself
open to suspicion and political death
while 1t Is not 80 with q republican.
In a matter like this ASYLUM location,
such influences do not operate and 1t
throws the legislator purely on his
own personal integrity.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-15

WELL, the insurance rate book 10
again back In Kansas. II Is not issued
under the name Of Clarkson, but Is put
out by man by the name of L. Z.
Eldridge of Topeka. But this is not
all. 1t seems to be conceded that il 10
done not only with the consent but
with the connivance Of Governor Stan
ley. With 1t goes pretensc Of lower
dng of the rates. But even suppOsing
that to be true, lowering the rates by
agreement among the companies is as
much against the law as raising them.
The purpose Of the law is to prevent
AN insurance trust, and to provide for
open competition. If the companies
have right to combine II is absolute
and gives them the power to raise az
much as to lower the rates and there
lis no assurance how long it will be be-
fore the raise.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-15
over a Patent Right,

The last Of the week the sheriff
brought TO this city from Iowa man
by the name OF T., Frank Clarkin TO
stand trial for selling n patent right 10
which 1t Ia claimed he had no title
The complaint Is made by Sol. Rick
seeker Of Salt Creek township. Prior
to this time Mr., RIcksecker brought
civil suit against Clarkin and II. II.
Ulmstead In the petition In this case
Mr.. Ricksecker alleges that UlmStead
had conspired with Olarkin TO get him
TO make the deal which WAS for the
right 10 the territories Of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory for . patent
smooth wire fence. UlmsteAd' Up.
preached him with proposition, 80 It
Ia alleged, 10 buy the territory OF
ClArkin In partnership for $1,000 Of
which each WAS to furnish hale and
said he had money on deposit with the
First National Bank with which TO
pay his half. Ricksecker finally agreed
10 II and gave note and mortgage for
the amount and Ulmstead exhibited a
check for his share. Afterward Rick
seeker took up the note upon payment
OF something over 81 400 and he alleges
that the check Ulmstead exhibited was
by Clarkln turned back to him and that
Ulmstead was paid commission for
inducing him, RIcksecker, TO make the
purchase, b L according to the Grim
lnal case brought II seems that Rick
seeker now claims that beside all this
that Clarkin had no right to sell him
and accuses him Of securing money
under false pretenses, Clarkin is q
Michigan man. We understand he
claims the patent right sold to DO gem
ulne and all right.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-15
SANTA ZEE ExCuRnIONa.

From June 25th to July lth inclusive
the Santa Fe will sell round trip tickets
to Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo
ut a rate of $lS 20 limited to October 3lst
for return.
50 SO Hutchinson to Winfield, Kansas,
and return June 1870 via Santa Fe
route.
$2l 10 Hutchinon to Indianapolis and
return via Santa Fe route, July 1919, 20,
Hutchinson to 81. Louis and return
$3.50 June 10 and 20.
$5.43 Hutchinson to Lawrence and re-
turn June G3 to 20.
$500 Hutchinson TO Detroit, Michi-
gan, and return July 9. 4 and 8.
$3.50 Hutchinson to Richmond, Va.
and return July 10, II and IL.
HomeeeekerS excursion dates June 20
July A and Is, August lst and Is.
Roosevelt's rough riders will have a
reunion at Las Vegas, N. M, June "a, 20
and 90. A very attractive program has
been prepared for this occasion and
among the entertainments provided are
horse races, bicycle races, steer tying
contests, and bronco riding. The charge
up San Juan Hill will be shown in fire.
works. The Pain Pyrotechnic Co. will
have charge Of this feature. Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt has assured them
that he will be present and he would
leave Chicago on Santa Train No.
June %, passing through Hutchinson at
600 p. m. June 20. The Santa Fe makes
one fare rate plus 90. 90 from all points
on its line.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-15

JOHN Seaton who was author OF the
Idea Of putting in twine plant at the
pennitentiary Is out in an interview
on trusts In which he says: THE trust
like a cancer, continues TO grow, and
the system goes on sapplng the very
existence Of countless communities.
have never been in favor Of paternal-
ism, but the growth Of this untold evil
lis fast drying men to think seriously
OF the question of governmental own
ership Of all the essential things Of the
nation, rather than have the same
owned by three or four dozen multi
millionaires, If he Is given to very
much such talk 1t 10 no wonder Cy Lee
Hand and his crowd defeated his nom
hnation for governor last year
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-15

fireworks of politics. And so IL may
be, so far rs manipulating their ma
chimes Is concerned, but At deceiVlng
the people In some Of their tricks they
are about "a raw az anyone. For ex-
ample there Is the lasco Of talking the
agricultural college out OF politics."
About the first act OF the new board
of regents was TO cancel the invitation
extended to Mr.. Bryan and accepted
by him, to deliver the commencement
day address on the plea that they
wanted to remove political influences.
The fact that II was urged by some
sagaclous republicans that cAncellng
the date would attract attention, show
more politics than the securing of an
able and ranking statesman who knew
enough not to talk politics vt unSeason'
able times made no difference TO the
gang SO they sent all the way to Bos-
ton and got some fellow with name
parted In the middle whom few Of us
In the west have ever heard Of who at
the beginning of his speech announced
that he "had not come 1000 miles for
nothing" and that "thoy need not think
that because they had turned WIN j.
Bryan down they were not going to
hear a political speech, but on the con-
trary he WAS going TO give his opinions
on the leading questions Of the day"
lie then launched ont on bitter po-
litical discussion.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-15

THE Review Of Reviews states that
during the last eight months, eight men
in the United States have made enough
money to buy all the claims in the
Knondyke. 1t says that between $780,
100000 and A0,OOO,OOO in stocks were
paid to one promoter for his success
full work in organizing trusts and that
his net cash profits on the same were
$40 100000, The earning power" Of
some of these brokers is immense ism u
atp Yet they are Of the same common
clay as you and 1. It's conditions
that makes them their money, and an
Infamous set Of conditions they are,
especially when 1t is realized that every
one Of these transactions is an absolute
and aagrant violation Of law, laws too
I'm which there Is practical unanir ity
of support among the people and yet
no attempt at enforcement. 1t IL an
anomalous circumstance.