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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-28
First publication October IN, 1sg9.
Last publication December T., 1880.
MINING APPLICATION NO. 249.
UTE SERIES


Notes is hereby given, that Jos. II. Block, for
himself and co-owDers, f. M. Buster and Joseph
Gockel, whose post office address Is Crested
Butte, Colorado, have this day filed their appli-
cation for patent for 1856 linear feet of the
Napoleon lode mining claim, the same being i5i
It. n. $50 O3 +. and 591.6 It. S. $50 03 W. from
tho discovery shaft thereon, bearing gold and
silver, with surface ground 800 feet in width,
situate IN The Elk Mountain Mining District,
County of Gunnison and State of Colorado and
described by the official plat and field notes on
.ile in this Office Survey No. 1900 as follows,
to-wit: Variation l3o 81 L.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence the u. 5. L.
NJ Emma bears 5. so 4S' T.. 1885, It. Thence
s. So os W. 1855 #. to Cor. No 2, thence e. n ~ 3so
~ W. 3O7 % II. to Cor No. 3 thence n. 6S' W y:
1885 it. to Cor. No. I, thence S. $40 V u. SU ~
It. to Tor, n. l, the place of beginning Contain
ing sUI acros, exclusive OF Surs Nos. 1923 Blncl;
Hawk, sol2 Burpec and 6ii2 Maggie iodos; This
claim located in the nnsubdivided T. II 5. X
). W.s.'ite c ti L. Ill. The location oortiteoti
of which i recorded in book i25 mt page az oi
the records of 0unnison County at Gunnfson
Colorado. Adjoining and conflicting Claims as
above stated. All others IL any, unknown
c. r. HAf1LIN,
Register.
First publication October "a, 1880.
Last publication December 10, 1899
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-28
MINING APPLICATION NO. 623.
SURVEY NO. 1925.
U. S, Land Office,
Gunnison, Colorado,

Notice Is hereby given that the Forest Hill
Consolidated Mining Company BY Dan; e; Har-
rinCton, its attorney in fact, whose postofice is
Tin Cur. Colorado, has made application for a
patent for 1898 linear feet on the Compromise
No. lode and 1900 linear. feet on each the
gold and silver the same being from the respec-
tive discovery shafts as follows: Compromise e
n? iode @Dis IT, n M $ II ode D. ana I - s3o T. Il
p a8S and leo t. n 2PS 81 i With suriaeo
Mining District, Gpnnison County, State Of
Colorado and described in the plat and field
notes on t5 doapRosE 4 tsIs 3fs No e fstGT tSD ya
Sec: 10 T; i3 5. R; g v. Of the 9th. p n. bears
1890 feet to Cor. No. 2; thence $. S9o q, I.
95oss @ 3 feet Cor Ne. 3; thence 81 slo AZ ~ Il E.
'o'' to Co oMfRdasE ri s9s ESf5 S6 q 1c5aE&ns
Beginning at Cor; No. /, whence the 81 Cor.
n. s5' l, Z. 1885 feet; thence s 80 IS W; 1900
feet to Cor No. 2; thence 5, 3lo 45, e Y feet
e cqS No % shsncs sI ~ s " E. sSs feet feet to to
'i' '''' ''' FsPRING LODE.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence the S.L Cor.
S. $50 3s' E. 22s62 fect; thence n. 72o 80 W. 800
feet to Cor No q thenee nc 81 n i7o 2 q T. 900 feet to
No. a thcnee S. 10 "a w 800 feet to Cor. No. /,
the place Of beginning.
and excluding all conflict with surveys Nos.
5.77, Logan lode and g5oS Springfield and Sun
set No . lodes, and forming portion of tho 5.
= of Sec. 10 and n, w. 4 of Sec. IS Twp. -, s.,
Range s3 W. Of tho 9Th. principal meridian;
Said locations being recorded in the office of
the Clerk aud Recorder OF said Gunnison CO.,
as follows, viz: Compromise No lode, Book
132, Page T.; Compromise No. lode, Book l32,
Page l6; Sprinl; lode, Book ll3, Page 1855.
Adjoining claimants j. j. Niesz of Sur. 54ii
Logan lode, the Taylor River No. and Taylor
River No. 2 lodes Of the Canton Pitt-bure Min
ing Company, and the claimant herein the
Sunset No 2 and Springfield lodes Sur. No.
9jUS. -
G. r. HAMLIN,
Logister.
First publication October 10, lsq9.
Last publication December T., 1880.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-28

Does education educate? 1t
certainly does. The schools and
colleges were never doing as broad
and thorough work as that which
they are turning out today Edu-
cation shares in the wonderful
progress which characterizes the
present age. Teachers are con-
stantly on the alert for improved
methods of imparting instruction
the current text books are superior
to those used by our predecessors,
especially in the art of putting
things; and the term "a liberal
education" means more now than
it ever meant in the past. Further
more, it is to be noted that educa-
tors are manifesting an ever in
creasing enthusiasm for their work,
and, as consequence, the prob
lens of education are being dis
cussed these days with unparalleled
-earnestness and vigor.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-28

An unprecedented demand for
both metaliiferous and coal miners
exists throughout the state now.
Wages have been advanced to a
material degree, but nevertheless,
hands are lacking. Yetin the fece
\ of this incontrovertible fact, there
are people living in Gunnison
county who are not aware that the
country in general and this state
in particular are experiencing the
highest season of prosperity in
their history.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-28

The results Of the investigation
OF the comptroller of the currency
into the number of loans and
deposit accounts in the combined
banks of the United States show a
most remarkable growth in the
number of deposit accounts and an
astonishing magnitude of banking
resources which places the United
States in those respects in the lead
in the financial world.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-28

There is only one remote posi-
bihty of the Democracy and the
mugwrmps having any occasion 70
give Trunks rn1s year, and that viii
be in the event of Aguinaldo whip
ping our army in the Philippines,
We wouldn't advise the Champion
and Pitkin Miner editors to pur-
chase any turkeys on the prospects,
however.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-28
Notice OF Forfeiture.
State Of Colorado, I sx

State Of Colorado, lsS
County Of Gunnisou. 50
To D. l.. Drake, Samuel Goisolman, and whom II
may concern:
You hereby notified that william V. Van ostert
and Mary T.. Van Csiern, the undersigned, have eN-
peDded In labor or improvements upon the Iair'e"
lode mining claim In Ruby Mining District, Gunnisor
County Colorado as part owners thereof, the sum U
one hundred dollars the same being the expenditure
required by law to maintain the porsessory ftgh
thereto fer the year 1885, aud that upon your failure
contribute proportion of such required eApend
itnra your right, title and interest In and TO said
Eairview lode mining claim recorded in book Sat page
90 and in book CO. at page la, OF the records in tn
Recorders office eff snd County, will be forfeited anc
become the property of the undersigned.
WILLIAM V. VAN OSTERN.
MARY f. VAN OsrERN.
First pub in tho Elk Mt. Pilot, Sept T. 1893. Las
pub Dec. IL, 1899.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-28

Don't be a Massachusetts Atkin-
son who is never happy unless he
is miserable. Next year at this
time we will have The Filipinos
whipped, Mckinley elected to a
second term, and Republican cleo
ted governor; so that we can give
thanks not only for the things that
are but for those that are to come.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-28


Aguinaldo's Peoples Champion
refers an interview with Wolcott,
published in the Washington Post,
to the PILOT, in order, we infer,
that we may have occasion to
explain Wolcott's remarks relative
to Bryan. After careful perusal,
we find that the senator acknowl-
edges that Bryan is sincere-noth-
ing more. And SO are a great
many of the leaders of the several
political parties. Therefore, that
fact does not entitle Bryan to
any particular distinction. The
only noteworthy thing that VOL
colt had to say was that 1.-The gen.
eral result of the elections is to
make certain the denomination and
reelection of President Mckinley.
Whatever the vote may have been
in the far western states it was not
a victory for anti-imperialism n II !"
If the Filipinos' Champion, or
Windy j. Bryan, or the Parrot
Miner can draw any comforting
deductions from this they are well
cop,a 10 II
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-28

The death of Vice-President
Garrett A. Hobart removed great
and good man. He was an able
statesman, conservative in his Off
cial actions, and a man who was
loved by his political opponents as
well as by his constituents.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-28

A Democratic orator from Ken
lucky says Bryan stands ike a
great rock. We don't believe it.
What does he want to stand that
way for?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-28

The United States is not the
only nugget along the stream.
Japan has discovered Klondike,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-28

Much of the present popularity
of golf can be ascribed to the hys-
terical enthusiasm with which the
Americans throw themselves into
a new fad. The same phenomena
were present during the reign of
the bicycle, when it seemed as if
nothing could tear the eager popu-
lace from its wheel; yet many a
bicycle now lies rusting in the Gel
lar, while the mashie holds the
place of honor in the front hall.
The position that golf will even
tually settle down to must depend
largely upon how far it meets our
demands for an outdoor sport,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-28
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Kentucky should have voting
machines.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-28

Consistency is surely getting to
be almost an unknown quantity.
The church of this country would
not have admitted the ancient
patriarchs to our congress because
they had a plurality of wives; yet
it preserves their memory with the
utmost sacredness and quotes them
as models of good living. The
opponents to the admission of
Roberts as congressman are
doubtless in the right, but it is at
least to his credit that he will not put
aside any of his wives or children
to render himself eligible,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23

on wood pulp, and as paper can now
be manufactured as cheaply in the
United States as in any country of the
world, there should be no tariff duty on
printing paper The manufacture of
paper is now absolutely controlled by a.
trust that extorted hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars from the newspaper
publishers during the Spanish war.
which it could not have done had paper
and pulp been free.
Independent Of the duty of congress
to avoid protecting trusts by tariff dut-
les which are not needed under any con-
ditiOns to protect American industry,
the duty on pulp should be repealed to
protect the forests of this country. They
are now being rapidly denuded of tim
Der for the manufacture of pulp, while
Canada right alongside of US, with il
Irritable forests, can not bring her
pulp into our market because of the
tariff duty imposed. With free pulp
our American producers would be amp
" compensated, and we could obtain
the needed supply from Canada for
many years and thus measurably pro-
tect our own forests.
We have been rushing headlong in
regular American fashion in laying
waste our forests to supply American
neWspa pers, and the subject of protect
ing forests from this destructive strain
upon them has become a very grave
one, not only in this country, but in
Europe.
The one almost exhaustless source Of
supply of newspaper pulp is in Canada,
our neXt-dOOr ne1ghbOr, and we should
give every announcement to Canada to
furnish our mills with pulp and relieve
the present severe demand upon our
forests. By repeating the duty on pulp
congress would attain two important
results. It would prevent extOrtion by
the international paper trust upon the
publishers of the country, and it would
halt the present fearful destruction of
our forests; and if the subject shall be
well considered and thoroughly under
stood, there can not be a vote against
the repeal of the duty on pulp unless
given by someone too ignorant to I'M
derstand the truth, or who is interested
in systematic robbery under color OF
law by the trusts of the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
KANSAS NEWS.
COffeyViIle Is to Have a Model
Street Railway.
Fare of 5 Cents For Adults, I'm
der 10 Years 3 Cents.
is EASTERN CAPITAL.
Franchise is Readily Granted by
the Council
And the Line VIII Be Com
menced Shortly.
Is EASTERN CAPITAL.

Coffeyville, Dec 23.-This city is to
have street railway. Eastern capital
lists, represented by their agent, c. L.
cation to the city council Wednesday
and operate a street railway in Corey
vile. The franchise is liberal and fair
in every point and will undoubtedly be
granted. If it is, Mr.. Long says the
new line will be commenced at an early
date. He says that there is abundant
capital back of the project and that the
capitalists mean business and are ready
to prove it as soon as the franchise is
granted by making necessary arrange
mentS.
The proposed franchise, now in the
hands Of the ordinance committee, al
laws Q. L Long, his heirs and assigns,
to build a double or single track rail-
way through the streets and alleys OF
the city and to operate it by steam,
compressed air, gas, cable, horsepower
or electricity The railway has the
right TO carry passengers, mall express,
baggage and freight.
The gauge of the railway is to be
feet S1a inches in the clear between the
treads of the rails.
The speed within the city limits shall
not exceed eight miles per hour and
five miles per hour when turning cor
ners.
The fare from any point on the line
to any other point is limited to five
cents for adults. three cents for chill
dren under 10 years of age, and children
under accompanied by their parents
shall ride free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
APPEAL THE CASE.
Plumbers Will Not Give Up Their
Fight

Carver & Larimer, the attorneys for
the defense in the plumbers fight have
filed a motion asking the district court
to set aside the verdict on the special
findings in the case and render q judg
ment for the defendants.
A motion for new trial has also been
filed on rather unusual grounds It is
claimed that z. D. McKeever, one OF
the attorneys for the plaintiffs, appeal
ed to the sentiment of the jury IN max
ing his argument and thereby went out
of the evidence.
One of the witnesses for the plain
tiffs in the case was Dan Leahy. q
Twentieth Kansas boy and the son OF
one of the plaintiffs. He had a Twen-
tieth Kansas badge at the time he was
on the stand.
The thing that the defense objected
to in Mr. Mex eeVer's argument was the
statement that the son was fighting for
his country in the Philippines while his
father was tramping the streets Of To
peka, out of work, and kept out by the
plumbers trust, which prohibited him
from getting materials to work with.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
KNEW LAWToN WELL
Emporia Man Has Cigar Case Which
the Indian Fighter Gave Him.

Emporia, Dec. 23-Probably no man
in Kansas knows more what kind OF
man General Lawton was than DR.. J.
h Page, of EmpOria~ At his home on
Twelfth avenue he has a well worn
cigar case filed with cigars, as me
mento of his acquaintance with Law
ton In 70 DR.. Page was in Fit. Leaven-
worth and was ordered to Fit. Dodge as
medican examiner. Then the western
part of Kansas was a wild, woolly
place, and the Indians got on a ram
age. The troops were ordered out to
round up the Indians and a campaign
followed which lasted for three months.
1t covered ground from FIT. Dodge. to
FIT. Elliott, Tex, and during that time
DR.. Page formed his friendship with
General Lawton, of Co. B, Fourth
United States cavalry. They went side
by side for many a mile and formed a
friendship which lasted for years after.
After the roundup of the Indians, Or.
Page was ordered to Fit. Reno, I. I.
There Captain LawtOn gave Dr. Page
the cigar case as a keepsake Fred
Grant was at that time first lieutenant
of CAPTAIN IAaWtOn'S company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
ANOTHER FATALITY.
COlOred Man Succumbs to ecu
ban ChickenpOx."

Another death has resulted from Gu
ban chickenpox'' in Topeka. An old col
ored man named Lang, living at 915
East First street, who was taken sick
with the disease several days ago, died
Friday.
DR.. Peers. city physician, states that
Lang was a cOnsumptive and that the
complication of the two diseases re-
suited in his death.
According to the health authorities
there are now but 50 cases of the dis
ease in Topeka, and out of this number
there are several cases that are ready
for fumigation. Ten days ago there
were over so cases in the city. This
seems to be evidence that the quaran-
tine regulations are being more rigidly
enforced. and the spread of the disease
is ceasing to some extent as a result.
City Physician Peers was unable to
make the rounds of all the schools up
to Friday afternoon, and the Vaccina-
ton of the school children will have to
be continued after the holiday vaca-
ton. The ten days specified for vacci-
nation in the order of the city board
of health expires Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
B. & O. GETS 1T.
Purchases Monongahela River Road
For Se,OOO,OOO in Cash.

Baltimore, Dec. 23.-An important
railroad deal, which has been pending
for some time, was concluded yester-
day when the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road company purchased for cash the
MOnongahela River railroad. Posses
sion of the new property will be Sc
cured in April next. The road is said
to have cost 100000 ten years ago, and
the price paid is reported to have been
Sc 900, 900.
his associates who owned the railroad,
made the sale. In the sale to the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad, the Monongahela
company retains the coal interests
which included over 10000 acres of coal
lands located in the Fairmont and
Monongahela districts of West Vir-
ginia. The railroad runs from Fair
mont to Clarksburg and unites the line
of the Baltimore & Ohio system, run
ming to Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
KANSAN TO FIGHT BRITISH
Topeka Member of the Twentieth
Kansas viii Enlist in Africa.

Fred Shauffie, a Topeka German, viii
leave Monday for New York City. and
viii go direct from here to South Africa
to enlist in the Boer army He viii
have the honor of being the first To-
peka man to start on a similar expedi-
ton.
Shauf1e has been living in Topeka
for several years, and when Governor
Leedy called for volunteers for the
Spanish-American war enlisted in the
Twentieth Kansas regiment While the
Kansas soldiers We're in camp at San
Francisco, Shaufffe suddenly went in
sane, and was sent to the National Sol
diers' home at Washington. He was
released from the home as cured after
d short stay, and has since secured q
comfortable pension on the strength Of
his insanity attack.
Shauff1e made application some time
ago to an organization of Boer sympa-
thizers in New York city to be sent
to South Africa as a Boer recruit To
day he received a call to come to New
York at once. He Will have to pay his
fare to New York City. but in company
with a large number of recruits will be
furnished transportation from here to
South Africa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, Dec. Extensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Wm. H. Matthews, Holton,
Sc: Joshua N. Stewart, McCune, Sc;
VIM. Stauber. Sawyer, IS; Amos Hoge-
lin, Mount Valley, Sc.
Supplemental-Davi c. Troup, Linn,
81.
Restoration and increase-Jacob Lie
berknecht, Grenola, $40 to $12.
Increase-Special Dec. 9, Joseph NJ.
Bell, Atchison, So to $12; Andrew Cot
terman, Lyndon. SIS to SO; Sylvester S.
Westgate, Wichita, SIT to $50; James
Ganly. Leavenworth. $50 to $50; Ely
Speer, Hawley, IS to 50; Charles A.
WEIGH. Larned. $40 to $25; VIM r. Lee
row, Topeka, $6 to IS.
Original widows-Special accd. Dec.
9, Elizabeth E. Raglan, Altoona, So.
Mexican war widows-Special accd.
Dec. 9, Susan Owens, Blue Mound, IS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
FIGHTING FOR MONEY.
Heirs of Charles Griffin Want Con-
tents of Strong Box.

Heirs of Charles Griffin Want Con-
tents of Strong Box.
A question arising over the admins
tration of the estate of Charles N.
Griffin, who died in Topeka some time
ago, is being argued in the probate
court before Judge Dolman this after
noon. Two administrators have been
appointed for the estate, and the ques-
ton is, which shall have charge of it
When Mr. Griffin died his widow was
appointed administrator of the estate
by Judge DOlman. The estate consists
of real estate and other property in
various parts of the state. Among 9TH
er things there was a sum of money in
a strong box in a Manhattan bank. Mrs.
Griffin has the inside key to the box,
but the bank. of course, has the outside
key. When Mrs. Griffin went to get the
money. the bank would not let her have
it for fear the legal proceedings had not
been exactly straight. 1t was claimed
that Mr.. Griffin had been a resident of
Riley county. and the probate judge
there appointed another administrator
to take charge of the estate Neither
side can get the money in the bank be-
cause the other side has part of the
necessary keys. The question of juris-
diction is being argued before Judge
Dolman this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
TALK CONSOLIDATION.
GaIena and Empire City Trying to
Unite Under One Corporation.

Galena, Dec. pa meeting of the Ga
lena and Empire City councils was held
in the GaIena council chamber Thurs
day night, the subject being to bring
about the consolidation of the two
towns.
Owing to the fact that there was
not a quorum of either council present,
there was no official action taken re-
garding consolidation.
Mayor Walters stated that the peo-
pie of Empire were not fully settled in
their minds upon the question. He was
in favor of deferring the matter until
the spring election and give the people
an opportunity to make the question an
issue. Personally he was in favor of
consolidation, but as mayor he was
opposed to it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
SHIPPERS TO ORGANIZE.
Will Combine to Fight Proposed Ad-
vance in Freight Rates.

Chicago, Dec 23.-Merchants and
shippers here have started a movement
which they expect will force the rail-
roads, especially the eastern roads, TO
desist from what the shippers term
their extortionate practices and COM
pei them to make what the shippers
believe to be fair and reasonable rates.
The advances lately made by the
eastern roads are considered so high as
to threaten serious injury to CONNER
cial interests. Not much relief is ex
pected from the interstate commerce
commission, with which complaints
have been filed, and steps are being
taken, therefore, to bring about the
formation of local and state protective
associations Out of these will be
formed a national association of mer-
chants and shippers for the protection
of their interests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
MILLS STORE CLOSED.

Deputy United States Marshal Pres
colt this afternoon served a restraining
order on J. B. Mills & Co. and T. B.
Mills to keep them from disposing of
any of the stock of J. B. Mills & Co. An
action was filed in the federal court to
force the firm into bankruptcy by three
wholesale. houses having claims against
it and Judge Hook granted the restrain
ing order on the representation that the
stock had passed into the hands of T.
B. Mills as mortgage, who was dis
posing of it at whatever it would bring.