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Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30
CUPID AND DOLLARS.
Love Laughs at tho Expenses. and Mocks
at Money.

Low laughs At tho Expenses. and Mocks
At Money.
Cupid cannot always be smothered
by dollars. and youth will assert itself
and lads and lasses will sometimes
have good time even in millionaire
dom. The wedding of young Mr.. Have
meyer son of the sugar king, and Miss
Whiting at Newport the other day was
regarded rather as the union OF two
great fortunes than of two young and
loving hearts. Everything was esti-
mated in dollars. The brides dress
and the gift of the groom to the bride
were duly appraised in dollars and
cents; the cost of the decorations and
OF the wedding breakfast were all es-
timated and there were the usual man
ifestations OF vulgar curiosity, and
this in the face of the fact that one of
the families was in "half-mourninG"
and the wedding was to be quiet one.
The dollar mark assumed the place OF
Cupid's bow as the emblem, and as Mr..
Dooley would say, the holy bonds of
wedlock were government As. But all
the solemn parade of vanity did not
suit the young people of the settle
ment. After the wedding breakfast
the bride and groom were to start
upon bridal trip Their young friends
took the horses from the carriage and
two milk white ones were substituted.
The carriage was decorated with rib
bons and surmounted by gigantic
shoe which emitted a stream of rice
from hole in the toe like pebbles and
bread crumbs falling from Hop-o'-my-
Thumbs pocket when he took to the
woods. The bridal party organized a
procession to escort the happy couple
to the landing. An usher rode on top
of their carriage, blowing big din
ner horn, a brass band playing rag
time music following in an express
wagon. Then came carriage loads OF
laughing and shouting boys and girls.
One of the carriages broke down and
it's occupants seized a fish wagon and
continued on their way to the land
ing. where the assembled company
showered rice upon the bride and
groom and then executed a cakewalk.
Youth will assert itself against the
most unpromising conditions. The
merry heart goes all the day, while a
sad one tires in a mile.-Baltimore
Sun.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30
WHAT IS DOING IN
THE MINING WORLD

tables, and Is now turning out fifty
tons every twelve hours, which can be
increased to 100. The tramway cost
about $4,000. The output from this
mine is principally gold, and many
thousands of dollars have been real
lied from the shipments in former
years, and owing to the increased IA
cilities the output can now be doubled.
The mine and mill is under the man.
agement of Ike Martin, one of the best
practical miners in the San Juan coun-
try.
The Home Mining Company is now
working the Monument, one of the
eleven mines of the group belonging to
the company. The ore recently extract
ed is of the same character as that
taken from the Camp Bird and runs
high in value. The stock has advanced
in value, and there is prospect Of Il
sale of the entire properties to an Eng
lish syndicate for II large sum before
winter sets in.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30
Some Good Ore May BE Found.

One of the most interesting mining
propositions in Colorado. says the Den
yer Republican, is Il big dixie that
traverses the country about two miles
west of Morrison switch. nine miles
from Buena Vista, Chaffee county. on
the Denver x Rio Grande railroad. The
dixie is an immense affair, probably
from 100 to 300 feet wide. and prom
ises to show considerable mineral. with
development. On the footwall of this
dixie are two feet of solid copper ore
that yields from five to twenty per
cent. metallic copper. The dixie itself
has been explored by open cuts or 9th
erwise. has disclosed chunks of sui
phide of copper and iron from the size
of small nodules to that of n mans
head. All of these sulphide ores carry
good values and Albert Il. Sanford,
who has made Il careful examination
of the dixie and the prevailing condi-
tions. says that he believes that If II
shaft was sunk from the hanging wall,
which would attain n depth of about
POO feet in reaching the footwall, n
good body of concentrating ore will be
opened. The formation is very pecu-
liar. apd has been traced on the sur
face to the old Sedalia mine. The dixie
is n porphyry and the indication are
favorable for the discovery Of good
values in the lower depths. TIL"
nodules of sulphide have not been as
sayed. but as they have much the same
appearance as that found In the foot
wall vein, 1t is thought that 1t will not
run much less than eight per cent. cop
per A test of this dixie on a large
scale Is likely to result in the opening
of one of the larges, and most profit
able low-grade properties In the state.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30
The se.iey Shat, at Lend,,llc.

II Is thought that the Seely shaft IN
developing condition that will greatly
encourage those who anticipate devel-
oplng property in the region of Poverty
Flat. Al II depth Of 100 feet where the
shaft first struck the contact n vein of
iron was gone through, and for the next
twenty-five feet the shaft has been
driven through contact matter that in
dicntes that ore may he expected at
any time. The important fact is dis
covered that the same formation exists
in the downtown basin wherever ex-
plored. and furnishes the very best
reason for believing that the mineral
Zed zone of the second contact extends
In that direction. Whether or not the
shaft strikes ore the important fact
that the ore Is there has been practical
~ demonstrated. If ore Is not encoun-
tered soon station will he cut and
drifting will he commenced. Should
pay ore not be found in sufficient
quantity before. the Poverty Flat Min
ing Company will sink to the Granite
and explore the contacts between each
successive formations: the blue lime.
parting qunrtZltc, gray porphyry and
cambrian quartzitc.-llerald Democrat.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30
SHE BUYS CATTLE

Mrs. Ollie Northlane is fairly "the
cattle queen of the West" In her
unique vocation of cattle buyer she
has. indeed, proved the theory OF
woman suffragists, that the gentler
sex is admirably capable Of plunging
into the business world on an equal
footing with man.
1t is said by stockmen that she Is one
of the most capable judges Of cattle
and hogs in the United States. She
has the quotations at her tongues
end. BY glancing at consignment Of
cattle she can tell very closely what
they should bring when shipped to
market. In deciding on the relative
value of stock Mrs. Northlane can
pick out good steer as quickly and
accurately as the average woman can
select a new Easter gown. In busi-
ness transactions Mrs. Northlane pos
sesses unusual wisdom to cope with
trying business situations, and is as
shrewd and clever to trade with as
often falls to the lot of man to meet
with.
Besides the high reputation she has
gained in the stock business, she has
talent enough left to make success
IN various other and finer lines. She
is an expert telegraph operator. an ac-
complished musician and fine lin
guist She converses freely in Ger
man, French, Scandinavian and Bohe-
mian.
In personal appearance Mrs. North
lane has much to be desired. She is
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30

courses in agriculture But the lat
ter are being developed as never be-
fore. The agricultural papers tell of
the improvements in combining prac-
tical with theoretical knowledge
There was mention some week. ago in
one of them of the demand for univer-
sity educated farmers for responsible
positions in experiment, stations and
also on large ranches. whose managers
appreciate the advantages of scientific
agriculture. One evidence of this grow
ing interest is found at the University
at Missouri. That institution offered
a summer course for teachers and the
attendance has exceeded the expecta-
tions of the most sanguine In sew
eral counties in Missouri agriculture
has been made a part of the public
schools courses and is treated in the
same manner as other studies 1t is
receiving as much attention as math-
ematics and will be made require
ment, and no pupil is judged thor
oughly equipped without a knowledge
of modern methods of agriculture.
That teachers may be fitted to give
such instruction the Missouri Normal
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30
Strntton sim buying.

The Lucky BIN on Womack hill. has
been purchased by W. $. Stratton and
will he added to the Poverty gulch
group of Strattons Cripple Creek Min
Ing and Development Company. The
Lucky BIZ Is n small fraction which
nt one time promised 10 make high
grade bonanza. II was owned by the
Lucky Bill Mining Company and Den
mis- Sullivan Of Denver was one of the
stockholders. The price paid was Sl5.-
900. At one time II produced ore that
shipped NJ ten ounces and some of it's
specimens Were the richest ever seen
In the north end of the district. II fits
very well into the Poverty gulch group.
1t Is reported that Mr.. Strntton has
also purchased control In the Starr
King company. owning the Falrview
lode, on Globe hill. The price Is not
known. but II Is somewhere In the vi
cinity of 100000 for the property. The
Chicago aud Cripple Creek tunnel ends
M present nt about the center of the
Fairview lode, and the preparations be-
Ing made to start work on the tunnel
prove that the control of the property
has gone into the hands OF the tunnel
owner. The claim comprises eight
acres ana 1t is well marked, and has
been but little developed.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30
EARL'S ELDEST SON.
Lord Haddo VIII Never Set the RiveI
on Fire.

Lord Haddo VIII Never Set the River
Lord Haddo, eldest son OF the earl
of Aberdeen, has just come of age
amid great rejoicing up Scotland way,
says the Philadelphia Saturday Even
ing Post. Lord Aberdeen. 1t Will be
remembered. was governor OF Canada
and Lady Aberdeen there, as over here,
took an energetic part in temperance
and other social reform work. Both
Lord and Lady Aberdeen have brains,
and know how to use them but to
all appearances young Lord Haddo, the
heir to the earldom. will set no river
afire, even though it be made of more
infammable material than the
Thames. Vixen Aberdeen was in Can
ada he sent Lord Haddo across to
France in charge of French tutor.
The two were to cycle together
through the most glorious districts or
France to see the scenery and instruct
themselves in the customs ana IAN
guages of the country, and all that.
Well, the unfortunate tutor was driven
almost to despair before he could bid
goodbye to the wheel and take to
transatlantic liner again. To begin
with, his pupil could not summon up
presence of mind in the most innocent
circumstances, and If a dog trotted
across the road 100 yards ahead of
his bicycle Haddo would lose his grip,
the machine would wabble. and, let his
teacher shout what warnings he might.
the young aristocrat would find him
self pitched into the hedge by the road
side. One thing in the young lords
favor was that he never lost his good
nature, and would pick himself up.
laughing heartily. mount again with
out complaint and ride on bravely to
meet tho rext disaster, which was sure
70 befall him inside of the hour. One
of the districts through which tutor
and lord cycled was the champagne
region. For two days they had ped
aled their way along winding roads be-
tween immense, intermlnable vine
yards, the vines then in full leaf Not
n tree was to be seen. not bush
nothing but vines. vines, vines. On the
afternoon OF the second day Haddo
called out to his teacher In thin.
boyish voice: Teacher, teacher!"
well. what is It, Haddo?" Cautiously
nodding his head to the vines that
clad the countryside, the young lord
said: 81 say. teacher. hose are hops,
are they not?" The tutor fell of the
machine this time.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30
Contract for a Big Tunnel.

The Needles district of San Juan
county Is attracting considerable atten-
ton from mining men and Il letter re-
ceived from there within the past few
days brings the information that i'm
portant developments will soon take
place, which will affect the entire dis
trict. Up to the present time the most
work has been done by the Mastodon
Gold and Silver Mining Company,
which has opened some fine ore. Last
week five directors of the AZtea and
Republic and st. Paul group, II recent
consolidation, Were on the ground and
let contracts for extensive develop
ment. The company is Boston cor
pOration. which has placed 100000 in
the treasury for development While
on the ground contract was let for
1,300 feet of tunnel which will open the
formation to the depth of 800 feet and
not only develop the ground owned by
the company, but other property in the
vicinity. Among the claims that will
be opened mt considerable depth by this
company Is the first mine from which
ore was ever shipped from that dis
trict, and that was so rich that it bore
transportation by pack train to Del
Norte and thence by rail to st. Louis.
The terms of the contract require work
to be commenced by September list
The Mastodon group. owned by n Den
yer company. will also be opened at
depth by this tunnel, and this company
will also commence within Il few days
The Needles is most promising dis
trict, but development has been Sc
riously retarded on account of the diff
| ticulty of access and the lack of good
/ trails and roads. With the completion
of the Republic tunnel there will be
several properties that will be able to
commence shipping. The Boston com
pany also intends to construct mill
when the tunnel is finished. which will
| be some time next spring.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30
AN EXPERT TELEGRAPH OPERA
TOR

Even in these days we have the fight
ing nose at the front-where, OF
course. it should be. The finest speli-
men is the property of Gen. Kelly
Kenny. 1t is quite Wellingtonian and
gives points to Napoleon. With such
nose Gen. Kelly-Kenny ought to go
far. From his nose the physiognomist
would tell you that Gen. French is
possessed of determination and perse-
verance. The same expert would prob
ably describe Gen. Sir Redvers Buffers
nose as that of "plodder," while, ac-
cording to Aristotle, who. versatile
man! professed some knowledge of
physiognomy, Lord Kitchener Is in
sensitive" OF all the Boer command
ants in the field. Louis Botha is the
only one whose nose is of the military
model Notwithstanding the reverses
he has suffered, he is generally cred
tied with being very able soldier
Lord Roberts-what of his nose? 1t
must be confessed that it is not of the
fighting stamp. The face reader"
would say that its owner possessed
great artistic instinct. Quite right!
Lord Roberts is an artisan artist in
war.-London Mail.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30
Summit County's Piacers.

Owing to the dry rainy season the
water supply for placer mining pur-
poses in Summit county is getting
short The season has been Il profta
BILE one for those who got an early
start in the season. Among the pla-
GERS that were in shape to utilize the
large water supply early in the sea-
son the Mecca Gold Mining Company
has probably washed and stripped the
largest pits. Manager Lemuel Kings
bury states that the cleanups made
so far this season have been very sat
isfactory. In addition to working two
large pits with giants" Colonel Kings
bury had n shaft put down to bed rock
near the office and boarding house
buildings. At n depth of twenty-five
feet bed rock was encountered; a
whim was put on the shaft and Il
drift started along the bed rock. Par
ties who have seen the gravel from
the bed rock stratum opened in this
shaft panned say that it will go from
50 to s.: to the pan. This shaft shows
that there is probably larger strip
of virgin placer ground fully equal In
value to some of the early day pound
diggings' in the fiat portion of the
valley below the high bar placers.
Under the management of W. L.
Wilson the great Jessie property In
Gold Run is keeping its forty rapid
stamp mill pounding steadily away on
good ore from the large bodies opened
up in the mine. In addition to the bul-
lion secured by amalgamation Il good
grade of auriferOus iron sulphide con
centrates is made from the pulp after
it comes from the batteries of the
stamps by means of nine concentrating
tables. The concentrates are gener-
ally sold to the local sampler mt Breck-
enridgc,
A carload of good grade nurlferous
duartzite was shipped last week TO
Guggenheim's at Pueblo The high
grade streak is coming in again after
a slight 'pinch" and the lessees,
Messrs. Smith and Davenport, are in
high feather.
The Gold Pan Mining Company has
about seventy-fvc men employed. The
steam churn drills are kept busy at
prospecting the gravel deposits. vary.
ing from forty to seventy feet thick,
on the large placer holdings OF the
company I'm the Blue River valley.
south of breckenridge. The substantial.
ly built. large machine shop building Of
the company Is being rooted and
housed in. a large force Is at work
on new ditch lines and several reser.
voirs are To he built yet this season
10 impound the water of the thawing
SHOWS in early summer.
The North American Gold Dredging
Company's double hydraulic elevator
plant. located near the mouth of Ga.
lena gulch, is reported ms doing excel.
lent work and quite n LOT of bed rock
Is stripped. The auriferous deposit Of
that portion of the Swan River valley
is NIL of forty feet in thickness and
contains both coarse gold and Iggets
Rocky Mountain News
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30
Ourny is I'rospering.

The season so far has been one of
prosperity In mining circles, ms all the
old standard properties. such as the
Revenue. Calliopc. Camp Bird. Bach.
clor and khcdive tunnel, have shipped
out their usual quota of car-lot ship
mcnts. bringing the grand total up to
200 ears per month.
Among the new developments of i'm.
portancc can be noted the driving of II
tunnel from the Revenue to the Atlns
and through II. The Atlas was pur-
chased this summer from G. ~ Carroll
by the Revenue people. and recent
developments show the same value in
silver and lead as Is now found In the
Revenue. II. W. Reed. manager Of the
Revenue. has recently taken II bond
and lease ON the Old Maid property,
which ndjoins the Bachelor. and on
which he proposes 10 run tunnel to
the railrond tracks. The old Maid has
been worked during the past year by
Milt Moore and George Il. IIurlburt to
strike the famous Bachelor vein, but
without success so far.
The new Amerlcan-Ncttie mill Is In
full opera tion. and buckets of ore are
landed from the mine NJ the mill every
three minutes. The trnmwny. which ls
Of the I'inlason latest patent. Is the
most perfect In Its workings OF any In
the country. II Is 100 feet long. and
the buckets are $50 feet above the
wagon road. There are eight towers
the highest Of which IL thirty-two feet
The span from the first tower to the
mill IL 1.SOO feet long. The mlll con
Sa!ns twenty stamps and four Wiley
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30
AFRICAN DIAMONDS.
First Discovered by an Irish man, John
O'Reilly.

OReiIIy.
Mr.. John OReilly, who had occasion
in the winter of 1867 to do business in
the Hopetown District OF Griqualand
West. on the other side of the Vaal
river. first discovered diamonds in
South Africa. He passed n night at
the house Of Schalk van Niekerk, a
Dutch farmer. While bartering with
the Boer and his wife O'Reilly's at
tention was attracted by game the
children were playing, being particu-
larly struck with the peculiar trans
parency of one of the pebbles used in
the game. Though O'Reilly had never
seen a diamond in the rough he ex-
pressed an opinion that the pebble
played with by the children was really
the precious gem. The farmer ridi-
culed the idea. saying O'Reilly might
have 1t II he cared for the rubbish.
adding that there were plenty more OF
them in the river clay O'Reilly accept
ed 1t on the understanding that II It
turned out to be diamond the farm
er should receive half the sum. At
Colesburg 1t was submitted to experts,
most of whom denied 1t being of much
value, but DIR. Atherstone, of Grahams-
town, pronounced 1t to be veritable
diamond weighing 23k karats and
worth f50O. The then governor of
the Cape. Sir Philip Wodehousc,
bought 1t for that sum. Diamonds
afterwards were found In the mud
walls of native huts. and this led to the
opening OF the dry diggings where now
stand Du Toits Pan. De Beers. Kim
berley, Bultfontein and the Premier
mine
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30
NOSE TELLS ALL.
Its Shape Indicates Your Character
Tho Noses Of Fighters.


Physiognomists go so far as to assert
that the nose is the key to the mans
character, the index to his brain. And
SO many people-great employers
among them-share the belief that it
is almost as lucny for a child to be
born with good nose on its face as
with tht proverbial spoon in its mouth.
There are noses and noses, even
among the god specimens. There II
the artistic nose Qiterary men and
painters have iD; the Constructive"
nose peculiar to architects and engi-
neers, and not the least important is
one labeled by physiognomists com
bative and organizing" This might
also be called the military nose. 1t
belongs to great commanders on sea
and land. and is SO prominent that IL
can not be mistaken. Wellington had
it to an abnormal degree. In this as
in other respects he has never been
equaled by any other soldier. yelling
ton was great believer in noses Ma
poleon also admired good nose, and
was personally we'll endowed in that
particular, but nothing like to the
same extent as his vanquisher. at
Waterloo. Both are said to have
chosen their men for important posi-
tions by the size and shape of their
noses. In short, Wellington and Ma
poleon, for professional purposes.
practiced physiognomy which was a
crime in the days of Elizabeth, when
"all persons fayning to have knowl-
edge of Phyisiognomie or like Fan
tastical Imaginacions" rendered them
selves liable to all manner of perils.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30
Trouble with the SIgnnIs.

One of the chief subjects of the dis
cusslon among the captains and mas
ters of vessels is the difference be-
tween the Canadian and American
marine rules which govern navigators
in Canadian water during foggy
weather. The signal used, according
to the Canadian rules during fog, is
one long blast OF the whistle, to be
blown at short intervals, or the ringing
of bell. The American signal Is
three short blasts. With this differ
ence in the law captains and masters
find some difficulty during foggy or bad
weather, especially when vessels are
passing one another in the Welland
canal and such places. During the re-
cent foggy weather much difficulty was
experienced IN this respect at the en-
trance of the WellaLd canal at Port
Dalhousle. Navigators of both coun-
tries recognize the great disadvantage
they are at with this difference in their
danger signals. and do not hesitate to
say that uniform code of signals
should be adopted by both countries
making 1t an international law.-To-
ronto Telegram.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30
Ignored Husband Fifteen Years.

Mrs. Therest Lynch, known in New
York city and the east generally as the
Queen of Diamonds" was in court the
other day, and it then became known
that for fifteen years she has not ex-
changed word with her husband.
Mrs. Lynch is one Of the best judges
of diamonds in America. and is several
times millionaire by trading in the
gems.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30
Muddiesome Legal PhraseoIogy.

III | were going to give you an Or
ange." said Judge Foote OF Topeka to
ID. o. McCray, Il would simply say, L
give you the orange; but should the
transaction be intrusted to IA lawyer, to
put in writing, he would adopt this
form: II hereby give. grant and con-
vey to you all my iaterest. right, title
and advantage of and in said orange.
together with its rind. skin, Juice. pulp
and pits. and all right and advantage
therein, with full power to bite, suck.
or otherwise eat the same. or give
away. with or without the rind skin.
juice. pulp or pits. anything herein
before. or In any other deed or deeds.
instruments OF any nature or kt,d
whatsoever to the contrary in any
wise notwithstanding.'
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30
Amelia q. Ilnrr.

Amelia f. Barr. who has been the
mother OF fourteen children. has writ
ten thirty-two books, prepared n pro-
fessor for Princeton college. and at
three score years of age is a superb
picture OF vitality-as fresh and sweet
OF heart as young girl.