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Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
Denies Claiming to be GouId's Wife.

The taking of evidence at Albany, NY.
in the case of Mrs Margaret Cody-whom
all the older residents of the city will re-
member who was on trial in that city for
attempting to blackmail the heirs of Jay
Gould, closed on the Sth inst In rebut-
tai, the prosecution called Mrs. Mary
Angel, the alleged wife of Jay Gould
She testities that she never saw Jay
Gould; that she never told Mrs Cody
that she was married to Jay Gould. Mrs.
Cody had promised her S5,000,000 if the
suit against the Gould heirs was sue.
cessful.
March 10, says: Tho jury brought in Il
verdict of guilty last night after being
out eight hours. A recommendation to
mercy was made, and it is likely that
Mrs Cody will receive light sentence
on account Of her age. The jury ballot
cd seven times before agreeing, the first
ballot standing, guilty, 81 not guilty, 3;
blank /. Mrs. Cody, who had remained
in her chair in the court room most Of
the afternoon, after the court had ad-
journed, waiting to hear her fate, gasped
and all but tainted when she heard the
verdict Of guilty. IL was quarter OF an
hour before she recovered sufficiently to
be conducted to jail
This famous case, which in its latter
stages, took on the appearance Of black
mail, had its beginning several years ago,
when Mrs. Cody assumed the task Of oh.
tanning for Mrs. Pierce of Rock Springs,
Wyo., portion Of the Jay Gould estate,
because OF Mrs. Pierce's belief, founded
on stories told her in her youth, that she
was the daughter OF the millionaire. Mrs.
Cody located n woman thought to be
T.. y, -.
N. Y, Mrs. Mary Angel, who, it is al
legged, at various times stated that she
had at an early age been married to Ja-
son Gould, to whom she bore daughter.
In looking up proofs for this marriage,
none could be found, and instead Of let
ting the case drop, steps were taken to
man nufacture evidence, and this is what
got Mrs. Cody into the trouble which
ended in her conviction.
II was shown by letters and other evil
dence that Mrs. Cody had offered to set.
| tie the case with the Goulds for con-
sideration.
In announcing his decision to suspend
sentence in the case OF the adjudged
gnilty woman, Judge Gregory said: Mrs
Cody, the evidence has convinced me
that you are guilty beyond question, yet
J I feel that in view OF the unanimous rec.
ommendation OF the jury for mercy and
the popular sentiment, which favors It,
TINT am justified in following their sug.
gestion and suspending sentence in your
case. You are FREQ to go on your own
recognizance."
On being nsked IL she had anything
further to say before the sentence was
passed, Mrs. Cody answered.: lam limo
cent"
She left Albany at 10 o'clock Friday
night for Denver, where her daughter
resides. The latter forwarded the money
for her transportation.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16

but the plants of M. Guggenheim's Sons
in the United States and Mexico OF
the S65,000,000 capital, 81, 100000 will be
kept in the treasury, it is presumed foi
the purpose of negotiating with M.
/! Guggenheim's Sons.
a shaft on the Roanoke lode, west of
Nevadaville, which has a depth of 100
feet is being relieved of accumulated
water by miners of that town for Clear
Creek parties.
There were % tons of smelling ore
hauled from the Gold Dirt mine on Gold
Dirt mountain, near Perigo, Independent
district, last week, to the State Ore
Sainpling works in Black Hawk, which
gave tritle less than two ounces gold
per ton besides the other values
Tregay & Co. are working the property
under lease.
The Altura Mining and Milling COM
pany to operate in Clear Creek county,
with capital stock of 100000, has been
incorporated. The principal office will
be in Denver. G.. G.. Mcclure, B. Greg
ory and j. II. Hallowell are the incor-
porators.
The Vendome Mining and Milling
company will put in an air compressor
at their Hubert mine on Jones noun
tain, Nevadaville.
The receipts at the Denver mint for
the first nine days in March, 1899, was
S721, ,167.7S in gold, compared with $685.
699.S6 in the corresponding period in
1898. The gain is S1O5, ,467.92, or 16 per
cent.
Mr.. Kuhns, who is operating the
Hidee lode, in Lake district, for the
Hidee Gold Mining company, has ceased
sinking. depth of 212 feet having been
reached. On Monday last he com
menced driving level east at the depth
of 200 feet. He has not yet encountered
any water in sinking to the present
depth. AS soon as the level is extended
and stulls put in he will put miners at
work in breaking ore.
Parties have taken an option and lease
of the Baxter mine on the eastern slope
of Quartz Hill. They will place a new
and improved plant of machinery on the
main shaft. This is the property worked
for a long time by AL Townsend of Gold.
en-, and Charles p. Hoyt, who has charge
of the reformatory at Buena Vista, Colo
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
The Observer Mi7i29 Department.

VALID AND BINDING OBLIGATIONS.
The circuit court of the United States
has handed down the following decision
in the case of the First National Bank
VS.. the G. V. b. Mining company: "The
president of New York corporation
owning mines in Idaho, who was author
lied by the bylaws to sign obligations of
the company, with another stockholder,
the two owning nearly all the stock. took
full charge aud management of the bust
ness in Idaho, which they conducted for
four years, during which time no meet
ing of either directors or stockholders
was held. During his management, the
president at different times executed
notes in tie name of the company, which
were paid without objection. 1t was de-
cided by the court that notes so execut-
ed to bank for borrowed money, which
was placed to the credit of the corpora.
tion and drawn out upon its checks,
which hotes were recognized by the sue.
cessors in interest of the managers for
two years, during which time pay ments
were made on same, were valid and bind
ing"
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
Shaft House Burned.

The shaft house on the Theodore mine
south OF this city in Illinois Central
district was discovered to be on fire Mon.
day morning little after o o'clock. 1t
was discovered by one OF the employees
while he was on his way to work at the
mine. AS there had been no one working
In the mine or building after the miners
quit work at o'clock Saturday after.
noon, the origin OF the fire is thought TO
be ncendiary. The building is total
loss and the machinery-hoister, engine
and boiler damaged. No insurance. Loss
entailed, $500.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
Contractors Paid,

The building committee OF Central City
Lodge No. 49, A. o. U.W., yesterday paid
in full all demands of the contractors
and sub contractors who put Oh the up
per story and extension Of their building
on Main street. The event will be cee.
bra,ed by the lodge on Monday evening,
April 3, with n ball Mt the new hall. On
the following Friday evening, April I, a
reception and entertainment will be Civ.
en- to the members of the lodge, the De-
gree OF Honor, the select Knights, and
their families.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
NOW is THIS FOR RICH oHEq

When Henry p. Lowe left for Denver
week before last he took with him 1SS
pounds of ore from the Topeka mine,
Russell district, which was left at the
assay Office and chemical laboratory of
Professor e. E. Burlingame in thut city.
After being treated by that gentleman
the product was gold bullion brick
weighing 26S.70 ounces. The ore was
taken from the pocket Of rich ore in the
Topeka, which was uncovered over a
year ago. The brick has value OF
S5,3T5. At the time Mr.. Lowe was com
PEELED to close down the Topeka on ac-
count of the condition of the wagon
roads and the snow blockade Of the
tTamway company, there was broken in
the mine and on the stulls over 800 tons
Of ore. He will resume work on the
property at such time bs the roads be-
come settled and the tramway can make
regular trips with their trains into Rus
sell district.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
BYLAWS AMtNDED TO DENVER
STOCK EXCHANGE

The following proposed amendment to
the Denver Stock Exchange has been
posted under the rules of the exchange,
and reads as follows:
"All mines on the present list, as
shown on the records of boards of the
exchange or others making application
for listing, shall be subject to the follow
ing rules: Claims to be clear OF debt:
claims to be patented, and mine to show
production of at least So 900 net during
the proceeding year, or by annual report
to be verified by the exchange.
"All mines failing to show above con-
ditions are to be stricken from the list,
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
SHELTER COMBINE ASSURED.

The New York Tribune of March 8
says, the big combination of smelters, a
movement which has been under way for
two or three weeks, will soon be incor-
porated at Trenton, n. j., under the
name of the Consolidated Smelling and
Refining company, with capital of $685.
100000, one-half of which will be pre-
ferrred stock and one half common. 1t
is understood that s27,OOO,OOO of each
class will be issued as soon as the com
pany is incorporated. The company has
secured control of all the important
smelling properties in the United States,
except the four plants controlled by NJ.
Guggenheim. in Perth Amboy, N. Y, at
Pueblo, Colo, and in Mexico. An agree
ment has been entered into, however,
with the Guggenheims, covering the
maintenance of rates and the general
management of the business, and it is
expected that these plants will, in time,
enter the Consolidated company
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
pANTA.HILL MINEnAL FARM

Work on the Banta- Hill Mineral Farm
in Russell and Pleasant Valley districts
is progressing as rapidly as the condition
OF the weather will permit. The man.
agement has outlined line Of develop.
ment work which will be fully carried
out with the advent OF better weather.
The best appliances for economical
workings OF this large property will be
face
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
BIG LUMP OF GOLD.

News has reached San Francisco, Cal,
OF the finding Of big nugget OF gold In
Western Australia, weighing 20is lbs.
avoirdupois. The find was made early
man named Parkes, about twenty miles
from Marble bar, In the Pilburra gold
fields. There were 200 ounces OF smaller
nuggets unearthed two miles north OF
where the Pantomime nugget, weighing
1884 ozs., was found nine years ogo.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
A NEW SNIIeITER.

Mr.. Stephan Of the Geiger mine, Pine
district, has been ascertaining the proba-
BILE cost OF smelter which he purposes
putting up on Pine creek, near to that
property, for the purpose of treating on a
copper basis the ore taken out. He is
OF the opinion that it will justify the st.
Louis owner OF the Geiger to treat the
ore in this manner, selling the matte
to the smelling and refining companies
in Denver,
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
RUSSELL GULCH.

Chris Hessebine of the East Centen-
NAL mine, came up from Denver Tues
day morning.
Cyril G. Chance, of the Lillian mine,
returned yesterday noon from business
trip to Denver.
w. B. Askew and wife, who have been
visiting Denver relatives, returned home
Tuesday evening.
j. b. Phillips, who has been attending
to business matters in Pittsburg, Pa, is
expected to arrive here next Saturday.
Sam G. Hughes, who was in charge of
the Drug store of Dr. c. A. Bourk, has
thrown up his position. He will be in
business rgain soon.
Shipments of ore are being made from
the Wautauga mine. During the absence
of Mr.. Philips, Lord Clayton, of Beaver
Falls Pa, has been looking after the
property.
E. w. Williams, one of the former
stand-bys OF this place, was attending to
mining and other business here the first
of the week, the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Stansfield.
LIN. Ebi & c., who some time ago
took lease I, tn ), Bench lode, south Of
the Topeka, u ste day made shipment
of ore to the sampling works in Black
Hawk. William Mellow is doing the
hauling from this property.
Last Sunday night, John Conrad, who
lives in the lower portion of the Jabez
Rippin dwelling, on Williams street,
slipped on the ice and broke his right leg
in two places. DR.. Abe Ashbaugh was
sent for and went over from Central
about midnight and set the fractures.
The accident will confine him to his room
for several weeks.
The Gilpin Tramway company have
their siding back to the Topeka from tie
main track on Quartz hill open. Yester-
day they had force or shovelers at
work in cleaning the track to the Sara
toga. They will open the track to the
Frontenack mine in South Willis gulch,
which is the end of their main line. At
the latter no ore has been shipped for
the last three months, on account of the
blockade.
The lower wagon road in the gulch,
which is the natural outlet for the
Minnesota, Lotus and other mines in the
center of the district, has been freed
from snow drifts. and is again in passa-
BILE condition for ore wagons and other
conveyances. AT the foot of Klein ave
nue. a party of shovelers are opening
up the read from that point to the
Topeka mine.
The fact OF the Topeka being closed
down and other properties not working
their usual complement of men, there
are larger number OF miners out of en-
p!oymeut in the district than at any
previous time during the past year. The
closing of the Topeka is only temporary,
until such time as Mr.. Lowe can secure
coal, of which he will lay in 400 tons He
does not propose to be caught short on
fuel again.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
Leaf Social.

A four leaf clover will be held at the
residence OF Mrs. Jennie Lee on Thurs
day evening, March 30. The program
will begin at o'clock, and IA it is TO be
n good one, 1t Is desired that there will
be good attendance. Everybody cor
dially invited. Further notice next
week.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
AUnIFEROUs WALL nOCk.

A few evenings ago party OF well
posted mining men, while seated around
the stove in the Office Of the Teller house
giving their opinions OF auriferous wall
rock, the following was given by one Of
them Ms his idea OF their origin, which
is reproduced In these columns verbatim
concerning the character Of the auri
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16

WANTED-A fire insurance man OF
good record can secure permanent field
position in Colorado. State business ex-
perience and send references. Address
AMOS d. BLATCHFORD, General
Agent, indianapolis, Ind.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
EAST WHITING SOLD.

c. w. Miller of Cleveland, Ohio, who
is connected with the Standard Oil com.
pany, on Tuesday concluded the pur-
chase Of the East Whiting mine. The
sale was effected through Mcssrs. Nate
\. Sears and Il. II. Clark of this city.
The mine will be thoroughly developed
by the purchaser.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
Summer Time In the South.

II seeking quiet spot for summer
vacation "The Colorado Road" affords
the most convenient route to Texas,
Mexico, Cuba and Florida at most at
tractiye rates,
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines
Sold, rented or repaired by
w. s. DuPEE. Central City,
Agent for Knight. Campbell Music Co
To the Iraxalar.

II you desire the best service, the
quickest time and most perfect equip
ment you will see that your ticket reads
via "rhe Colorado Road"
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16

LOST - Between Central City and
Russell Gulch, one small square Oxford
Russia leather grip. Finder please leave
at Russell Gulch or Eclipse barn.
W. b. AsKEw.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
ANCIENT LOCATION CERTIFICATE

An ancient curiosity, in the shape OF a
mining lode location certificate, vintage
of 1861, has been placed in the relic room
of the State Historical society, by Cura-
tor W. G. Ferril. 1t was contributed by
&. f. Shindle of Denver, and is certif-
cate of ownership of quartz claim No. s,
northeast of the discovery claim of the
Clementine lode in Spanish Bar district,
Clear Creek county. 1t is dated March
%, 1861, and signed by the clerk and re-
corder of the district.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
New Dressmaking Parlors.

Dressmaking and sewing OF every de.
scription done at reasonable prices. Miss
Hiatt, Pacific House, Black Hawk.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
Vocal and Instrumental Music.

Gwilym Thomas, vocal and inatrumen-
tai music teacher. Leave orders with
DR.. Ii. p. Davies at Tho Pharmacy, Cen
trail City.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
Forman wants Galena ore.

Tho Neef Bros. Wiener Maerzen Beer
is bottled expressly for family use, It is
recommended by Denver leading ply.
siciaus.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16

ferrous wall rock of gold veins, practical
research makes it seem true in most
cases Tor deep mines, that the gold in the
walls is contained in the sulphurets: that
1t IS of smaller fineness than the vein
gold: that the sulphurets are pyrites
and that gold and sulphurets diminish
rapidly in quantity as the distance from
the vein increases. Sometimes the wall
rock pyrite is almost barren. There ap-
pears to be two sorts of wall rock pyrite,
one the result of the action on ferro-
magnetism silicates, Of the sulphide of
hydrogen or of the all1alies; this variety
is sometimes almost worthless. There
are other appropriations of pyrite which
SENS to have permeated from the vein
fissures, in solution, as double sulphides
OF the alkalies and iron. Solutions of
alkaline carbonates, partially charged
with hydrogen sulphide, will take up
notable quantities of many sulphurets,
and also of gold. Wall rocks appear to
be much more permeable by solutions of
some substances than by those of others.
Native gold, quartz and all the sulphur
cts excepting pyrites, are for the most
part retained in the veins, while carbon
ates seem to penetrate freely into the
wall rock. This indicates an osmatic
separation of the metal bearing solution.
Apa' Soho unueConposeu rocks, granite
andesite, contain free gold in clearly Wis
ible particle, appears to be quite certain.
There is also strong evidence for the
strange hypothesis that some sulphurets
in massive rocks are original constituents.
1t IS believed that some eruptive rocks
associated with veins, are truly metallif-
erous. Nevertheless, the possibility pre-
sents itself that in such cases it is vein and
rock. Each derived its metallic contents
from common sources, miles beneath
the surface. Such an hypothesis is not
without difficulties of its own, but ac-
cords better with the osmatic phenom-
ena than the theory of derivation from
wall rock"
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16

Fine line OF perfumes Just received n
Hyndman's book store.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
COOK GOLD MINING COMPANY.

The Cook Gold Mining company for
the month of February reports an out.
put of 800 tons of stamp miil ore, and
225 tons of smelling ore. The stamp
mill ore yielded in addition to the gold
cleaned up from the amalgamated cop.
per plates 4l5 tons OF concen trates, to-
tai tonnage Of the several classes of ore
of 1,ll5 tons. Development work in
sinking the cage shaft and extending the
lower levels is being prosecuted us rapid.
ly as possible.
Manager Colvin has made arrange.
ments with the authorities OF this city
for n supply Of water both for The boilers
and air compressors. This will enable
him to employ as large force of miners
MS heretofore 100. During the
late extreme cold weather, which cut off
the water supply, 80 men were laid of.
These will be put on again, and the
monthly output OF ore correspondingly
increased.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16

Parker's Lucky Curve Fountain Per
at Hyndmnn Bros.'s store.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16

House furnishings OF all kinds at An.
derson's. Prices lower thpn ever.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
ANOTHER LARGE ORE BODY.

Manager Mccain of the Kansas. Bur-
roughs has struck in the main shaft of
the latter large body of smelling ore.
The contractors who have been sinking
the last 100 feet, under the specifications
Of the contract were to take out all the
crevice matter. In sinking, they left
what they thought was a small amount
of cleavage on the wall. In taking this
down they found it was but small frac-
tion OF a large body of smelling iron, and
cutting through, it proved to be over S
feet in thickness. Should the ore net
only $50 per ton to the company it will
prove a great bonanza Mr.. Hoffman,
the secretary and treasurer, who was
here last week informs The OBSERVER
that the company will lay in large
stock of coal at both the Burroughs and
Kansas mines.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
FOR WORKING LOW GRADE ORES

FOR WORKING LOW GRADE ORES.
Henry Clarke, mining engineer who
was in Denver Il few days ago inycsti.
eating mining machinery for Chicago
company, stated to n reporter for the
Denver Republican that the company is
preparing to take hold of big low grade
proposition in Gilpin county.
Mr.. Clark stated teas his company has
secured more than 600 acres of low grade
mineral land in the vicinity of Pcrigo
and Moon gulch, and has been for son G
time engaged in making tests of the ores
with the view of ascert ining the best
process for its economical reduction.
This has been ascertained and the com.
pany is now ready to go to work in earn
est. The designs for the mil, have been
made and contract let to Chicago
house for it's construction. Several
shafts are TO be sunk on the ground, md
the property thoroughly developed into
a big low grade mine. Work is to be
commenced as soon as the Snow disap
pears.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01

The people Of the country will watch
with q good deal Of interest the investi-
cation that is about to take place of
the pension. bureau. There is we'll
grounded belief that the pension agents
themselves are more Interested in the
investigation than anybody else and
have had some influence in bringing
about the charges that have been made
against it. The pension system Of the
United States, one of the noblcst mon
uments Of a nation gratitude, is in
numbered with a great deal Of outside
fraud. 1t is notorious that hundreds Of
lawyers Of very small calibcr make n
business out Of it or out Of the pen
sion victim, and one wonders whether
they are to Investigate the pension
Office or the pension office Is to investi'
cate them.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01
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