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Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15

junction. The case brought by the
Nugget company naturally excited
profound interest among the mining
classes, for Il number of contests of
similar nature are pending, and the
result in this would have IL bearing
upon most of them. The principal
point was that the Elizabeth Cooper,
although II prior location, permitted
the owners of the Doctor to apply
for government patent without Ill
ing an adverse. thereby, according to
the courts opinion. waving all right
to contest Whether the litigation is
finally settled remains to be seen.
1t is reported that Mr.. Winchester
will now file Il suit against the Mug
get company for 100000 damages,
caused by the stoppage of work and
the cost of court proceedings.
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
A FIGHT TO A FINISH.
England Refuses Any Concessions to the
Beers.


Beers.
London. March 13.-The promised de-
velopments regarding the peace over
lures of Presidents Kruger and Steyn
were given in the House of Lords this
afternoon by Lord Salisbury. In reply
to question by Lord Kimberley, the
premier read the following kilograms
from Bloemfontein, sent on March 9th:
"rhe blood and tears of thousands
who have suffered by this war and the
prospect of moral and economic ruin
with which South Africa is now threat
ened make 1t necessary for both bellig-
erents' to ask themselves dispassion-
ately and as an insight of the tribune
of God. for what they are fighting, and
whether the aim of each justities all
this appalling misery and devastation.
with this object and in view of the
assertions of various British statesmen
to the effect that this war was begun
and Is being carried on with the set
purpose of undermining her majesty'S
authority in South Africa, and estab-
fishing an administration over all
South Africa Independent of her majes-
tvs government, we consider 1t our
duty to solemnly declare that this war
was begun solely as Il defensive meas
ure and as a safeguard to the threat
ened independence of the South .Afri-
can Republic. and continued in order
to secure and safeguard the incontest
able independence of both republics as
sovereign international states and to
obtain the assurance that her majesty's
subjects who have taken part with MS
in this war shall suffer no harm what
soever in person or property.
"On these conditions are we now, as
in the past leSirouS of seeing peace
re-established in South Africa and OF
putting an end to the evils now reigning
while. if her majestyS government is
determined to destroy the independent
republics, nothing is left to us but to
persevere to the end in the course al
| ready begun.
I'VE hesitated To make this declara-
| tion earlier to your eNcellency. as we
feared that as long as the advantage
was on our side. and as long as our
forces held offensive positions far in
her majesty's colonies, such II declara-
| ton might hurt the feeling of honor of
| the British people. but now that the
prestige of the British empire is as
sured through the capture of one of our
| forces and We're thereby forced to evac-
uate other positions. that difficulty is
| over and we no longer hesitate to
| clearly inform your government and
| the people in the sight of the whole
| civilized world why we are lighting
| ana what conditions we are ready to
accept to restore peace.
Salisbury's reply to the message of
| the presidents of the Boer republics
was sent on March 11th, and is an en-
| phatic refusal to consider any such
terms.
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
IMPATIENCE IN MINING.
No Miner or Owner should Expect Quick
Returns,


No business requires more patience
than mining. Patience and plenty of
ii is required by the prospcctor before
he finds vein carrying precious ores
A whole summer will pass and many
mountains and gulchcs will be pros
pcctcd, and snow will come, sending
the searchcr back to civilization with
out having found anything of value
When spring comes he goes out again.
and acre by acre he scans the country
He does not desist because of one
failure. nor because of two or three
failures.
There are instances where rich ore
bodies have been stumbled on, and
the stumblcrs made rich in n month
But they are so few as to be counted
ON the hand.
prospector Will find n piece of
quartz In some canon, and he will fol
low that canon up into the mountains
until he finds the ledge from whence
1t came. lie knows that piece of
quartz cnme down the mountain, and
he knows somewhere up hlllwards
/hould be more Of the same quartz. He
may spend six months finding II, but
he patiently seeks until II be found.
Many prospectors who attempt to
mine become impatient of results and
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
A Good Deadwood Mine.

+. ii. Denmau of Denver has
just goue to Deadwood To take
charge of the Coolgardie group of
claims, south of the Ironsides mine.
The property was recently bonded by
G. ID. Wood of Denver, and tunnel is
now being run to catch Il vertical of
ore that is known to exist. Work is
being pushed on the Ironsides mine,
the property of the Colorado-Dead
wood Mining Company. Drifting .s
being done on the ore vein and .iie re
port has reached Deadwood that the
ledge has commenced widening out and
that the values in the ore are becom
ing better. The management of the
company at the mine is greatly pleased
mt the development of the mine during
the past week The drift on the ore
vein is now in about 2IO feet and a
large amount of ore, in which sylvan
lite appears prominently, has been
stored on the dump.
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
Thnl Lnnd Nnirc RnIinr.

The ruling of the land office in the
mnttcr of assessment work through
shaft for patent is causing discussion
in l.cadrillc ms well as in Utah, and
ns there are mnny pntcnts pending on
claims throughout Colorado. the rul-
ing may affect many cgscs. II is only
within the last -four OF five years or
so that the custom of cndenvoring to
prove up n group of claims by n sin
Gle shaft got into vogue in Lcadvillr.
hut 1t had become general and pat.
ents have been obtained on the ground
In Lake county where the work of u
group was all done ON one shaft Par
ties are even attempting to hold
groups by n single shaft. The ruling
of the land office will cause them to
do the work on each claim. The rul-
ing will work n hardship on poor pros
pectors and II viii not be so easy for
them to secure governments title he e.
aftcr.-INadylllc Miner.
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
NEW LEADVILLE COMPANIES
Several Imitators OF the Home Mining
Company.


The organization of Il number of
new mining companies for the pur-
pose of operating in the Leadville dis
trict. says The Hernld-Democrat. is
one of the strongest evidences of the
attention being directed to this see
tion. In order to successfully operate
here on Il large scale. capital is needed
which can be furnished by the rats
ing of money on the sale of stock
One good thing about the present spec
ulation is the fact that few if any
wild cats are on the market. Ev-
cry new company thus far found is
based ON II property that is intrinsic
ally valuable. and the organization is
backed by men who are known to he
perfectly responsible. All of these
I.cadNille basin enterprises are sound.
Legitimate ventures. and while it is
going 10 cost Il large sum to develop
some of them. there is plenty Of mon
ey available To push them to compile
ton.
The stimulating effect OF the Home
company is easily to he seen in the
demand for the stock of the various
new concerns operating or about to
operate in the Leadvillc basin. Tn"
Toledo Avenue company has had near
ly all the issue placed on the market
absorbed. The California Gulch COM
pany has found no difficulty in sell
ing the amount of its shares spoken
for. Probably some of the shares Will
he used in the purchase of the miner
al rights of the property in the neigh
borhood of the shaft.
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
Observation-Disclosures
Great Increase in Output During Last Two
Years

Great Increase In Output During Last Two
Years
Yhe records of the American Smelt-
ing and Refining Company show that
this state has made remarkable ad-
vance in the production of lead during
the last two years, the shipments of
Colorado lead by that company now
averaging about 5000 tons per month,
says the Denver Republican. 1t is es-
timated that the shipments of Colorado
lead by the Philadelphia Smelling and
Refining Company average not less
than 1000 tons Il month. II grand total
of not less than $4,000 tons of metallic
lead produced in Colorado each year.
Two years ago j. h. Grant said that
fully two-thirds of the lead produced
w the Colorado smelters came from
idaho ores. Yesterday Mr.. Grant said
that the increase in lead production in
Colorado had been so great that only
about one-third of the lead produced
came from outside ores. and that the
value of the lead now produced in Colo
rado is not far from ST.5OO.0W Il year.
The change is all the more remarkable
<hat it cannot be traced to any special
c.iuse. No great lead mines have been
opened in this state during the last
two years. but there has been n steady
''i'hih VI VI Wv
ming low in lead which has made a
large aggregate. According to this
statement. the gain in the production
of lead since 1898 has amounted to
more than 100 per cent. Two years
ago it was thought that the state pro
duction of lead would steadily de
crease. The fact that it has made such
wonderful gain is one of the sur
prises which occurs in Colorado min
ing. Leadville is credited with II pro
duction of not far from 300 tons of
metallic lead month
For the week ending March :ird. the
American Smelling " Refining Com
pany deposited in the United States
mints 81 1913 ounces of fine gold. valued
mt S656,:i35. and exported SCI .253
ounces of silver valued at S514 500. Il
total of S1.11O.934. Former Governor
Grant says that the average deposits of
gold and shipments of silver from New
York amount 10 about S1.20O.OOO.
making an annual amount of more
than S6O0OO,O00. To this must be add
ed the silver value shipped by the
Globe smelter. all of which goes TO San
Francisco, for shipment to Asia.
amounting to something more than S3.-
100000 This brings the grand total of
the gold and silver production of this
company to about S65.O0O,OOO. The
lead produced probably amounts to
1t5,00O tons. valued mt more than $15.-
100000. and when to this is added the
copper values the total value of the
metallic products of the company is
not far from S1O0,O00.000.
The rapid growth of the mining in
dustry in this state is Il constant sur
prise to the smelters. The facts regard
Ing lead brought out for the first time
\ yesterday. give reason for the hope
Nhat the extension of mining operations
Will soon make ii unnecessary for Colo
RADIO smelters to use foreign lead ores
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
WHAT IS DOING In
THE MINING WORLD.

become discouraged, frequently stop
ping work just OH the eve of success.
They lack patience.
Many people will buy mining stock
and expect dividend in three months,
become inpatient then harass the
company with inquiries, and finally
sell their stock, incurring loss be-
cause they We're not patient.
What would you think of man
who went fishing and pulled his hook
out of water every two minutes to see
if the bait was still there? Would
he catch any fish? How could he?
How could the fish get chance to
bite? Such fishermen say they never
have any luck. Luck has nothing to
do with it. What would be thought
of man who had hundred dollars in
a savings bank, and then called at the
bank every day to see If his money
was the:S, or If it had been loaned and
on what. The bank would probably
decline to keep his money and the man
hiding it somewhere about the house
might have it stolen, all because he
was not patient.
When a vein of valuable ore is found
it must be developed, and that re-
qqires time. and plenty of patience.
The mining kings of to-day think
nothing of investing 100000 in n
mine knowing they must wait four or
five years for returns. The wise man
who buys real estate pays taxes and
other expenses and waits patiently for
time to sell. So, too. the man who
mines or buys mining stock must be
patient if he expects to make any
money.
Patience in mining is one element OF
Western Miner and Finan-
cier.
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
More Home Mining COMPANIES.

home mining company is being
organized nj Georgetown for the pur-
pose of working some of the old mines
in that camp. \ similar pool is OPP
Grating the Ace of Diamonds. Russell
Gulch, Gilpin county. Another pool
has been formed to operate the Elliot
mine in Mountain City. The sam"
thing is being done at Ward. Boulder
county. When miners have faith
enough to put their own time and
money into Il district. capital should
not hesitate to do the same thing.
says Ores and Metals. They are per
fectly safe IA taking such venture
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
POLITICAL LABOR CONVENTION
Three Names for Each state Ohice sub
mitted to Voters.

Three Names for Each state Office Sub
mitted to Voters.
Pueblo. March little political-la-
Dor convention yesterday selected the
following names of candidates to be
submitted TO Il referendum vote by the
laboring men of the state
Supreme Judge-M. j. Galligan. Pu-
eblo: Frank Overs, Lake: q. Il. Adj
ans, Boulder.
Governor-F Francis Carney. Ouray;
j. w. Rncklin. Mesa: -. &. COplpy.
Teller.
Lieutenant Governor-P Il. Trum-
bull. Lake: j. W. Gaughan. Teller: w.
W. Ferguson. Teller.
Secretary of State-Charles out
cault, Teller: NJ. j. Laydcn. FL paso:
+. j. Mcknight. Eagle
Attorney General. ii. Murphy. Ar
apahoe: Eugene Engley. Teller: W. j.
Thomas. Arapahoc.
Trensurer-C. II. Larsen Boulder: l..
j. Smith. Pueblo: W. r. Kennedy. El
Paso.
Auditor-II. l.. Garman. Arapahoe.
George Clark. Boulder: e. T.. Hawaii.
Gunnison.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mrs. G. f.. :. Crosse, Teller: Mrs. j.
Q. Logan. Garfield: Seward :. Merry.
La Plata
Regents of State University Frank
Kendrick, Lake; q. III. Wasson. Fire.
mont: &. w. Rhodes, Arapnhoe: w. w.
I.ovett, Teller: +. j. Ryan. Eagle: :.
\. Beagle. Teller: Il. Anderson. Teller:
II, NJ. Andrew, El Paso; John TroXcl.
Teller
Presidential Electors Ed. Smythc.
Teller; Joy Pollard. Teller: 4. G. Bar
rett, El Paso: w. NJ. Tcctcr. Teller: w.
Joplin. Boulder: John Casey. san Juan:
jacob Latas. III Paso; r. G. Anderson.
I'll PnsO: w. H. Phelps. Teller: r. NJ.
Patterson. Arapahoc: II. T.. Waters.
.irapahoe: Il. NJ. Turner. Teller
COngress-lFirst Distric1-.I. Warner
Mills. Arapahoe; G. r. Burr, Lake;
Moses Hoover, Boulder.
Congress-tSecond District-J. G.
Bell Montrose: g. II. Wasson. Ere
mont; -. T.. McGiulcy. Teller.
The bolting delegates from Arapa-
hoe did no participate.
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
ACTIVITY IN MINING,
All Districts of Colorado Make the same
Report


There was never II time i'll the his
tory of mining when there was Su, II
widespread activity throughout tie
mining regions of America. In Cole
RADIO the extent of cnterprising cff"r,
and the degree of successes which
follows is without precedent. Rcpor,s
from all quarters form II daily record
of new discovery, enlarged measures
of development improved facilities Of
mining and steady Increase of ton
mage and values. Al Cripple Creek
the record is that of continued new
discovery in the progress of develop
ment. Al Leadville the movement is
toward an extension of the field to
catch the rich veins in new territory.
Creedc has reconstructed and put irs
mines in shape for II year of large pro
duction. From Ouray comes the news
of rich finds of gold and silver.
Plants. tunnels and general equip.
ment in the san Miguel and through
out the San Juan in preparation for
the years work contemplate steps OF
magnitude hitherto unheard of in
viat great section. In Boulder cOur-
nv there is everywhere renewed ef
fort and more extensive development
Clear Creek county is pushing its net
work of big tunnels and increasing ItS
quota of gold, while in Gilpin the cX-
tensive employment of new maclin
cry and the extension of old and new
workings has been the order of the
new year. and the progress made thus
War gives assurance that II will not
fall far short. If 1t does not exceed, lis
promise of S5,UOGOO contribution In
gold this year.-Mlning Reporter.
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
ED HAGGERTY'S RISE.
From Cowboy He Becomcs II Millionaire
Mine Owner.


Dispatches from New York CITY
stating that an eastern syndicate had
taken up the option on the Ferris Hag-
gerty mine tthe Rudefeha gives occa-
sion to bring out in print another one
of those stories, distinctly western, in
which II hardworking rangeman, at-
ter years of toll and flock tending
comes into n vast fortune in cash.
For more than quarter of Il century
the Savory range, spur of the Sierra
Madras in Wyoming, has been "A graz
ing section for sheep. Among the herd
ers who tended ilocks far away from
man and civilization was Ed. Hagger-
ty, employed by Jack Ferris. TO the
young man of an observing disposition
even this pastoral work is not without
Its possibilities for enrichment either
of the brain or purse. For many sum
mer seasons, as regularly ns the sea-
sons came about, Ed. drove his herd
from winter quarters to the mountains.
and each year 1t would get into new
ground. Some differences We're notice
able once in while. Sometimes the
land was more barren of grasses than
in other places, and occasionally an up
heaval In the rock formation was made
II striking feature. Again, some rock
bore evidence of II strong greenish
stain. Iiaggerty began TO get interest
ed when he noted these many chang
ing conditions, and then gave some at
tcntion TO ascertaining the cause. He
divined there was mineral there
abouts. So he set about prospecting in
his crude way. not having II single con
ccption ON scientific lines of this i'm.
portant work. One day in the summer
of 1897 he came across what prospec-
tors term blowout" but Haggerty
did not know 1t by that name. He had
Intelligence enough to grasp the stu
alton, however. The surface was u
large body OF honcycomb quartz, hcavi-
ly impregnated with red oxide of
either copper or iron. He confdcd his
lind To his employer. The layout looked
better to them every time they thought
about H.. Not TO make n miss, they
hired II Colorado miner. named Jack
Doyle. to dig the hole, and also OBJ
tained financial assistance from Rob
ert Deal, another sheep owner and Mr.
Rumsey, n banker of Rawlins. When
Doyle had reached depth of thirty
feet he came into n body of sulphide of
copper. six feet wide. which returned
an assay of thirty-four per cent. cop
per, and there was no waste between
the walls.
ON the strength of this showing for
n prospect. MIR. Deal found an eager
buyer for his interest. and he did not
refuse S35O0O. The location was one
that made II expensive to operate. The
winter SHOWS In the section are very
heavy and move Off slowly. besides,
wherever there IL II hole. the water
fills II up. and then again because Of
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
Germany wan Use More silver.

Berlin. March lI-rho Rcichstag to
day adopted by n large majority the
coinage bill. providing for calling In
the gold iive-mark pieces and twenty
pfennig pieces, issuing silver NJ to iif-
teen marks per head of the population,
ana calling In provincial coins for re-.
miniine.
Dr. Arcdt, free Conservative. offered
an amendment proposing the purchase
of silver bullion for mintlng the new
coins hut II was rejected hy iGl to 81
votes.
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
Liberal Construction AIIowed

The supreme Court of Utah in Il
recent decision said: Where II mining
location is made in good faith. the
locator should not he held to II strict
technical compliance with law in re-
Spect to his location notice. and. If.
by any reasonable construction in
view of the surrounding crcum-
stance, the language employed in
til" description will impart notice TO
subsequent locators. II is sufficient.
For such statute should he construed
with lihrlaliiy, and the suiiiciency of
the location with reference to nat
ur;Il objects or permanent monuments,
Is simply II question of fact. Whether
II mining claim is "distinctly" marked
on the ground, So that It's boundaries
can he readily traced. within the
meaning of the law. is II question of
fact, to be determined from proof.
and the manner of marking is not
required To he stated in the notice.
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
May Cancel Neglected Mineral Patents

The local land office has received
word from Washington which indi-
Gates that the order in relation Ia
prosecution Of claims for mineral pal
"nts must he prosecuted with ordi-
nary diligence or thcy would he cnn-
cclled. Now. the general land office
has asked for list of all applications
for pntcnts made before January /.
1899. ON which patcnts have not beca
obtained. The officers of the local Of.
ficc think the order means That all
these old applications will he can
cpllpd.
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
Tho Doctor MInn WINS.

After three days Of hearing before
the District Court nj Cripple Creek
Judge Stlmson decided In favor of
the Doctor mine. aud dissolved the In.
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
SELECT
WALL
PAPER.

We eury ALI. the
latest de'igrs al pp-
ular prices, from ~
TO % ernts per singis
NIL Our lsrE- trsds
enables us 10 handle
The complete line in
CARLOAD LOTS
hence we can prize
ALL grsJ.-s ssrpris-
iiigiy Low. A fun
hne o. Samples semi.
all charge, prepaid.
FREE upon rsuuszi-
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
Our Spring
CatalORue

Of 1000 pays, iflus-
traiing some Of the
Hire in NATURAL
COLOES. - III bs
sent prepAid uponr.-
ceipt Of lSc- which
pays part Of the az
press charges, nd
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
Flaming to Paper This Spring?

There IL pothinR
that viii ~ COM
PLE1ELY Trans
form your HOAiE In
point OF HEALTH
and BEAUTfn,eur
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-07-14
Notice to Farmers.

Now that we have an extra good
wheat crop in the stacks, why not
insure it against fire and lightning
and rest easy these dry, hot windy
days. 1t only cost one per cent, and
the insurance is good while in the
fields as well as after threshed and
sold inside of three months, YOU can
return the policy and get one-half the
money paid returned to you- Don't
wait and take chances of having your
good crop all burned up but come
right in and let me insure it at once.
r. c. WILSON.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-07-14

Bryan complained in 1896 that
nearly all the newspapers of charac-
ter and influence in the country were
against him. He will be able to say
the same for 1900. Such stalwart
Democratic newspapers as the Chat
tanooga Times, the st. Paul Globe,
the New Haven Register and the
Hartford Times have come out in op-
position TO him. So have the Boston
Herald, the New York Evening Post,
the New York Times and other inde-
pendent papers. Even the yellow
New York World finds the dose of
Organism too strong for its stomach.
All will be for Mckinley in the can
vass The Louisville Courier-Journal,
the Baltimore Sun and some of the
other papers which show disposition
to support the ticket but to spit upon
both platform and candidate, are
looking forward with some philosophy
to the big smash-up for their party
which they forsee as a result of Bry-
anism, because they are aware that
this will rid their party of Bryan for
good, and give it a chance to get back
on Jeffersonian and Jacksonian
ground by 1904. The outlook for De-
mocracy is decidedly more gloomy
than it was at this time in 1885,
Globe-Democrat.