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Gilpin observer., 1899-12-21
RIGHTS OF LocATORS.
How to Locats mill Sites -ReIocator Takes
All Improvements on Abandoned
Claims.

Nothing more clearly indicates the
renewed interest that Is being taken
in the mining industry, says the Den
yer Republican, than the inquiries thar
are constantly being made regarding
the rights of mineral locators under
the law, many of these queries coming
from distant states.
One correspondent writes: How
shall / proceed in locating a tunnel
site, and what underground rights do
acQuire?" Another asks: when a
claim title is lost because the claim
ant has not done his annual assess
ment, what becomes of the surface
improvements? DO they belong to the
old claimant or to the new locatorT"
Another asks for information regard
ing the location of II mill site.
The rights of tunnel locators have
been very clearly set forth in the re-
cent decision of our Supreme Court
already published in the Republican.
The other questions We're recently an
swered in the Mining and Scientific
Press of San Francisco. from which
the following quotations are made:
Where the locator of n claim shows
his title to lapse by reason of non-per.
formance of assessment work and the
claim Is taken up by another. all i'm
provements made thereon and upoI.
the claim mt the time the second To-
Gator has perfected his claim becomes
the property of the second locator. any
state laws to the contrary notwitn-
standing. The original locator has the
right to remove any and all improve
ments, while the claim Is still in his
possession, but loses this right when
his successor has taken up the for
feited location and perfected his loca-
tion of the claim. Fixtures. including
such improvements as engines. boilers.
holsts. mills. or any other things of
this character annexed to the soil for
mining. become part of the freehold.
and as such pass to the rclocator.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-21
AN INSTANCE
or Generosity Among tn. Poor r

Or Gonerosity Among the Poor TIN,
Was Surprising.
New York Tribune: Mrs. j, II. John
ston. who is well known as the friend
OF the Little Mothers of the Poor. re-
lates this little story illustrative of the
generosity and sympathy among the
poorest OF people for each other. She
was on her way to visit one of her
little mothers" one day, and found
the sidewalk in front OF the building
filled with furniture. The crowd OF
loiterers informed her that some one
was being dispossessed. Just then her
little mother" rushed down the steps
and ordered the men to move all OF
that furniture into her home" Mrs
Johnston climbed the stairs to the
tiny two-room tenement and found the
mother and half a dozen children liv-
ing there. You will not have room
for this other family, will your" she
asked. "Oh. yes answered the wom-
an. why. my husband had n Job
yesterday and made rs cents. DO you
suppose. with all that money in my
pocket, ] would sec n neighbor put out
on the street and she and her children
have no place to lay their heads all
night long? She shall have share
in my home as long as have one to
share" DO you know her?" Mrs.
Johnston asked. No: but she is be-
ing dispossessed and has no place to
live. She Is poorer than |, and l will
help her all ! can" And so the see
ond family Of mother and four chill
dren and their furniture was moved
in. or course. the Little Mothers Aid
Association helped theni out.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-21
NEED DRY PLACERS,
New Machines in Use at AIamagordo, New
Mexico.

Mexico.
The Jarilla mining district is singular
ly fortunate in possessing n mild win
ter climate which permits as active
operations now as when the big placer
strikes We're made two months ago.
That the placers are capable Of re-
turning fabulous values is past gain
saying, for the steady development
since the field was first discovered has
not only been exceedingly renumera-
tive. but has shown the field to be Il
remarkable large one. The placers are
located on the extreme eastern slope
of the range. and they embrace an area
of three by seven miles. The upheav-
ais felt here formed rifles on the
rocks, which held the gold during the
period of erosion. In places the bed
rock has been stripped, but in others
depths from ten to twenty feet have
been obtained and the bedrock not
reached. However, the wash seems
to carry high values throughout. The
placer dirt is formed of disintegrated
and pulverized pOrphyry, and the
ground is easily handled, there being n
scarcity of exceptionally heavy boul-
ders to content with.
The ground is worked entirely with
dry washers, it being impossible to
secure sufficient amount of water for
ordinary sluicing. 1t is estimated by
the operators that the process saves
about 10 per cent. of the values The
dirt Is shoveled onto n screen of dry
washer, the screen throwing Off the
larger rocks and permitting the finer
dirt to pass through, blower opera ted
by n crank from the outside ridding
the latter product Of dust. From six
to seven yards of dirt can be moved
per day. This gives loo pounds of
gravel for sluicing from one weeks
work. The gravel runs from So to S25
per year, and the ground now being
worked yields at least S15 per yard on
an average.
The Shufeldt washing machine is en-
ployed almost entirely, and on all
others experimental with have been
built on n similar plan. Messrs. Harris
and Bates, who represent one of the
largest companies operating in the
field. recently perfected machine
which they consider better than the
Shufeldt. contenting that 1t will save
nearly all the values. +. j. Hatch of
Denver is experimenting with dry
washer. he having leased the tailngs
Of the Electric Mining Company for
that purpose.
II only requires about Il half day each
week to sluice the gravel obtained
from dry washing. and as the water
costs 30 cents n barrel and can be
used over and over, 1t Is not such n
great item of expense
Twenty acres constitutes II placer
claim in this new colorado. but 1t Is n
very difficult matter to secure ground
mt any pricc,and about the best invest
ment Is in stock of companies having
rich ground.
The largest companies operating
there at present ARE the Russian, Elec-
tric and Wnrnock concerns.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-21
Locating % Mill Site.

"T'he proprietor of n vein or lode
claim or mine. or the owner of II
quartz mill or reduction works NAV
locate five acres of non-mineral land as
n mill-site. A notice should he posted
thereon, which must contain the name
of the locator or locntors. the name of
the vein or quartz lode or mine. or the
owner OF n quartz mill the quartz mill
or reduction works Of which he IL the
owner. the date of the location. the
number of feet or acres claimed, n
description of the claim by such
references to n natural object or per-
manent monument as shall Identify
the claim or mill site. and by marking
the boundaries In the same manner ns
provided for the marking OF the bound
aries Of n placer claim. A mill site
must not exceed five acres In area. The
mill site may or need not be contigu-
Gus to the lode claim or claims for the
benefit of which II Is located. In mp
plying for pntent to mill site the miii-
Ing claim and mill site claim may be
Included I'm n single location. A square
tract OF five ncres measures about AGO
feet on each side"
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-21
MINING MENTION.

they are exceptions and not the rule.
The facts in regard to the working Of
the United Verde read like IL romance:
nothing of Importance was ever un-
covered in that mine until depth was
attained, rich stringers and alluring
pockets of rich ore serving to lead the
miner to natures vault of precious
minerals, stored there with a lavish
hand at Il great depth for the purpose.
no doubt, of enforcing the injunction
that man shall earn his bread by the
sweat of his brow The precious mill
erals are not so plentiful that they can
be shoveled into measure with u
scoop. neither can gold nuggets be
threshed with fail. There Nave been
instances in the history of Arizona
where fortunes We're found upon the
surface awaiting the appropriation; the
Chilson brothers, in 1878, scooped up
some $4,000 in silver nuggets in Rich
mond basin. an overflow of wealth
from the vault of an overtaxed reposi-
tory; the Fortuna mine in Yuma
county was II fortune maker from the
surface, but grew richer and richer
and increased in quantity to the pres
ent SOO-foot level, giving promise of
becoming a still better yielder as the
workings penetrate the earth. There
have been many other rich finds which
required little expenditure of funds
and scarcely any physical exertion to
ascertain their worth; but those things
are doubtless destined for Gods
chosen. among whom are but few.
No doubt there are other fabulously
rich deposits in Arizona-there are
probably other United Verdes. For
tunas, Silver Kings, and, possibly. an
other overflow of precious nuggets
from the retort of natures laboratory
but 1t will require energy. persever-
ance and never-hagging devotion to
the hills. n confidence in the ultimate
outcome of your pursuit, and when you
have been successful in finding Il
prospect proceed to develop it: be
guided to some extent by the successes
of others. follow the dip of the vein.
cross-cut at intervals, exploit your
ground. and constantly bear in mind
the fact that Arizona mines "go down
and that he rich lodges which lay on
the surface are yet to be found.-Ari-
Zona Belt
-rbwal l:'sJetaoeitao eta eta eta nun
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-21
BONANZA ORE SHIPMENTS.
Some History of Enormousiy Rich Veins
of ColOrado's Mines.

some History of Enormousiy Rich Veins
of Colorado's Mines.
The impression seems to be general
that certain shipments of enormously
rich ore from the Cripple Creek mines,
late consignments from the Isabella,
for instance, are wholly unprecedented
in the history of our state. In one
sense it is true, but only because Of the
gold values. Back in the 7Os when the
tellurium veins of Boulder county at
tracted worldwide attention, ores of
that class were extracted In consider
able quantities which contained at the
rate of 100000 per ton in gold, but of
course the tonnage of this grade was
comparatively light In the American,
mt Sunshine, the average value of the
shipments to Omaha for several years
was 5000 per ton. This statement
was given me many years ago by the
manager, and there is no doubt of It's
accuracy. Lots worth $1,000, $4,000,
$4,000 and even $4,000 per ton We're
selected and sacked. The crown min
eralogist of Russia made n special trip
from st. Petersburg to the tellurium
veins of Boulder, and after investiga-
tion pronounced them the richest ever
known. Specimens of fabulous value
from this source may be found among
the mineralogical collections of Russia,
Germany, France and England.
But the fact remains that less than a
dozen mines of Boulder county pro
duced ores of this class in merchanta-
bic quantities. and that within five
years from their discovery most of
them We're considered worked out and
periodically abandoned. Not one of
them has since been revived.
Again the Robert E. Lee. a silver
mine at Leadville, and later the MOllie
Gibson at Aspen, produced great guam
titles, train loads in fact, of chloride,
which ran eighty per cent. silver.
Great blocks of it We're raised. Unpre-
edented dividends enriched the stock
holders. In both cases where these de-
pOsitories became exhausted the vein
matter fell back to the general average.
1t is much the same with the big
mines of Teller county. The carloads
and trainloads of mineral which pro-
duce from 100000 to $5OO.OOO are sim
ply sacked selections from eXtraordin-
AIRY streaks of sylvanite or calaverite of
IL few inches wide, deposited in the
principal vein matter All outside of
that is just the average of $40, $50 or
$50 per ton. 1t is not the rule for
judgment. The riches of Cripple Greek
lie in the other grades in the larger
veins i'll the medium and lower values,
when quantity makes up for quality.
1t is the same in any other district
Not over twenty-five per cent. of the
tonnage broken in any of our mines is
smelling grade. The proportion may
be somewhat greater in Cripple Greek
than in the rest, but when the returns
for the year are made up it will be
found that the bulk has been taken
from other than the nhpnOmpnal
streaks. 1t is this upon which our con-
tidence in the future Of all oMr mines
finds its surest foundation. Because
we can handle them now by a number
of methods, the smelter is more or less
II secondary proposition to-day. 1t used
to be first. Cheap milling stands at
the head of the corner.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-21
On. OF ,ne s,mItnnnr

AS no one. ulless II inlSht b. so,ar
crusty old bachelor, could suspect n
young wife OF sarcagin. W. must as
sumo thct politicians like poets.
are born and not riade. Ny
dear" said yoGag "'fe TO her hus-
band. tho baby has bccn tryl2g to
talk again" What was he talking
ahout2" Il think 1t must have been
politics. He started very calmly. but
in a few minutes lie was as angry and
red in the face as he could he. It is
perfectly 1nder.ul how he takes after
you"
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-21
rc,ns wnn,. to Arrest Soldier.

Austin, Texas. Dec. 10.-GoverDor
Snyers to-day appealed to President
Mckinley for the surrender OF Lieuten-
ant Ruobottom and all non-commls-
stoned officers ut Fort Ringgold,
charged with rioting. etc. during the
disturbances which took place there re-
Gently. Commander McIiibben has de-
cllned to surrender these men TO the
civil authorities and Governor Sayers
to-day carried the matter direct to the
the men.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-21
Gilmores Party Rescued

Manila, Dee. 19.-It is officially an.
nounccd that General Young reports
that he believes the American prison
crs, including Lieutenant Gilmore, are
now In the hands of the United Suites
troops. Lieutenant Colonel Howscc
and Major Hunter have been operating
with small commands In north Ilocos
province and II Is supposed that one Of
these has effected the release OF the
Americans.
The report has not yet been verified.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-21
PANIC ON WALL STREET.
Banks Only Partially Successful in Hold
Ing Up Stocks.

ing btOCkH.
New York, Dec 19.-The elimination
of long season of uneasiness and
sluggish trading in Wall street, and
persistent contraction of loans by
banks came yesterday when the Stock
Exchange was several times scene OF
panic seldom equalled in its history.
The rate call for money was at one
time officially quoted at 125 per cent,
while as high as 1856 per cent. is said
to have been paid. The clearing house
banks eased the situation for time by
throwing $4,000. 600 into the loan mar
ket Mt per cent. but panicky condi-
tions again prevailed, and the closing
hour of trading was full of indications
that to-day will witness IL repetition of
panicky features.
The failure of the Stock Exchange
Trust Company, with enormous liabil-
tiles. tended TO abort the repressibe
measures of the banks. and they now
look to Washington for some adequate
measure of relief from the Treasury
Department. which is promised by the
prompt action of Secretary Gage in
designating new depository banks and
increasing government deposits In old
ones which comply with necessary con-
ditions.
The cotton market was in sympathy
with the Stock Exchange. price tiuctu-
ations being violent. and the close
showing heavy declines.
Wheat spectators on the other hand
paid no attention to Wall street, hav-
ing decided that prospects of n long
war in South Africa justified higher
prices. Oats and corn tailed after
wheat In the upward movement in Chi
cago and New York, but pork products
declined.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-21
DEEP MINING.
Experiments That Have Bcen Made Along
That Line In Arizona.

1t Is said that the United Verde Com
pany has sunk II diamond drill on
many parts of Its holdings to II depth
of 1000 feet in order to ascertain the
extent of the ore body. and upon which
results the costly improvements con.
tInually being made are predicated.
Other companies operating in the vi
cinity of Jerome contemplate employ
ing the diamond drill In order ia. learn
the depth and extent OF the treasure
underlying the surface of the earth
Mining men have an increasing conf
dence In the mines OF Arizona and
realize that with depth the ore bodies
expand, gain pcrmancnce and grow
richer. Happily for Arizona the large
end of the mines are mt the bottom. n
fact demonstrated throughout the ter
ritory wherever deep mining has been
carried on. notably mt Bisbee. Tomb
stone. jerome. Cllftcn. Globe and
throughout Yuma. Mohave and Ynva-
pal counties. True. many rich finds
ire encountered at the grass roots, but
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-21
Gives Up . scgP, Income.

AS part OF the preliminaries to her
marriage with Count i.onyay. the
Archduchoss Stephanle. widow OF the
Archduke Rudolph, has boon Obliged
to give up her Income of 100000 n
year. In its place Emperor Francis
Joseph of Austria will pay her from
his own private cxehcqucr, while the
larger amount goes to the daughter OF
the archduchess. the young Arch
duchess Elizabeth.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-21
,rnn, sin.irn,. .f l.rn.,rx.

The number of students taking part
university has become 30 large that 1t
has been found recasasay 20 provide
new qnrrtera. -----.---
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-07
TICKET AND PLATFORM.
Work of Massachusetts Republican
Convention Quickly Completed.

BOSTON, Mass, Oct, 6.-The Republican
state convention today was exceedingly
enthusiastic and harmonious, and nom
mated the following ticket:
Governor-W Murray Crane, Dalton.
Lieutenant Governor-John l.. Bates,
Boston.
Secretary Of State-W. NJ. Olin, Boston.
ATTORNEY General-Hosea M. Knowlton,
Auditor ohm w. Kimball. .F'itchburg;,
Treasurer and Rece yer General-Ed-
ward S. Bradford, Springfield.
The platform opens with felicitation
upon 'tthe results which have followed
the restoration of the Republican party
to power in all the branches of the fed
eral government" On the subject of na-
tional finances and the currency the plat
form says:
Bonds and notes, payable in coin, must
be established by law to be payable in
cold. and provis on made for supply Of
gold when required. The Republican
party stands unreservedly pledged to
maintain the existing gold standard, and
we look with confidence to the Fffty-slxth
congress for the enactment of measure to
perfect our monetary system so that there
shall be ample money for the expanding
business of the country. and to so arm
and guard the treasury that 1t can at all
times protect the national cred t"
The platform urges the opening up of
new markets for the manufactured pro-
ducts of the United States; the develop
try. and such improvement of the prin-
cipal harbors of the United States as
shall make them accessible to the largest
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-07
GAMBLING SCANDALS.
Great Sensation Is Being Created in
Berlin.

BERLIN, Oct. 6.-Today's develop
ments in the trials of persons charged
with gambling at the Club des HARM
losen indicate that the special commits
sioner who was instructed to work up
the prosecution, was wholly unfit for the
task. He allowed the worst offenders
to escape.
Three Of the offenders will be acquitted
of the charge of fraudulent practices
Won Manteuffel, after the trial, will be
disciplined.
Emperor William, it Is reported on good
authority, will issue another anti-gam-
bling decree and will also punish superior
officers whose regiments had violated o.
ders against too luxurious living in camp.
The press, commenting upon the trial
uniformly deplores the rottenness exist
ing in the highest Fashionable circles In
Berlin. The Post semi-officially says
drastic measures are required, and the
Vorewerts says the case is typical one.
The Reichsbohn says:
. what kind of an army is this, vast
ing it's substance, time and morality on
gambling, horses and women, and then
boasting on its honor and expecting to
be a protector of empire and religion
The Cologne Gazette says that everyone
in the army speculates, and that batting
on races and taking chances at the table
is universal among high and low.
The Vossiche Zeitung, voic1ng these
sentiments, calls attention to the viola
ton by the army Of the emperor's re-
peated gan bling decree.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-07
CUP is IN DANGER
Continued Trom First Pace,


good performances III the light weather
prevailing Sir Thomas smiled when he
was told that the forecast for tomorrow
promised fair day and plenty of wind,
and said that such a day as today, with
out rain, was what he was looking for.
Among the most prominent guests on
board the Erin tomorrow during the race
will be Rear Admiral Schley and the
governor general of Canada, Lord Mimic.
Admiral Dewey, it is said, will not be
able to accept Sir Thomas invitation be-
fore Tuesday, anyway, and nothing def
| mite has been settled for that day, and 1t
| is Admiral Dewey's hope and Sir Thomas
most earnest wish that the former may
be free from engagements so that he can
witness at least one race from the
bridge of the Erin.
Sir Thomas Upton was much veXed to-
day because what purported to be signed
statements from his Shamrock shippers
had been published. He desired the Asso-
ciated Press representative to make pub
lie the fact that Immediately upon receiv-
ing information that such statements
were being circulated he had gone to
the tender Plymouth to inquire OF Capts.
Hogarth and Wringe about the matter.
Sir Thomas Neither Hogarth nor
Wringe had seen representatives of the
press after either of the races. In fact,
no press boat has been allowed alongside
the Plymouth or the Shamrock. All the
money in America could not lure these
men to give away things on the inside,
continued Sir Thomas. These shippers
are men of honor. and L trust them i'm
pllcitly'
NO SHAMROCK MONEY.
Betting around town seemed to rest
with Odds as before, on the Columbia.
There was no betting of any magnitude
in any of the clubs, two bets of 500 to
$40 each on the Columbia being all that
were heard of. There Is apparently no
Shamrock money about, if the truth must
be told
AT 10 o'clock tonight reports were re-
ceived from Bay Ridge, Long Island, TO
the effect that the wind is moderatlng.
The Columbia at that time was riding
safely at anchor off Bay Ridge. At IL
o'clock tonight the following dispatch
was received from Sandy Hook:
wind still from northwest, blowing
at the rate of thirtytwo miles an hour
The skies are clear. There has been no
change in the position of the Shamrock,
the Erin, or the tender Everything ap-
pears all right from the observatory.