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The Monte Vista journal., 1901-12-28

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Hooper has been connected with
the outside world 10y telephone.
/ Mrs Carl Martinez had n
Christmas present of new $500
piano.
Attorney Vccrkamp was called
TO Del Nortc Thursday on legal
business.
l.. +. Sti,t and family of Ala
mosa. spent Christmas with friends
in this city.
w. :. French and wife enter.
tanned Il number of friends ut Cot
tage ID. on Christmas.
Mrs. j. G.. Stafford returned
Monday evening from three
weeks VISIT to Creole.
q Tom Good. manager of the Del
Norte Touring mill, WAS in town
Tuesday on business.
The Touring mill has run short
on coal and has been running
little slow for few days.
John ID. Rockefeller is in poor
health. $500. 600. 900 Is not enough
to insure man freedom from the
common ills to W hich flesh Is heir.
Mrs. S. S. Schilling, of Long
Beach. California, who WAS re-
ported sick some weeks ago is now
getting along nicely aud is gu, of
danger.
Mciford Sparkling. father of
Mrs. Garmlre was adindged insane
before the county court last Sat.
nrday and taken 10 the asylum at
Pueblo.
Peacock a Son expect "A car
load OF shingles, sash, doors and
compo board this week. lie will
sell at prices that will encourag.
people To build or repair houses.
George Barscr. aged 80 years.
died at the Soldiers Home Tues.
day night. He served during the
war IN Co, c 29th Illinois Infantry.
and WAS formerly resident of
Of Pueblo.
Mrs. Al Bceslcr received tclc.
gram Sunday morning from Blue
Rapids, Kansas. saying that her
father was diving. She left that
night for Kansas in response to
the message.
Abe Chase, proprietor of l.,.
Avenue market. did what he could
Ia supply the demand, of IN. city
IN the meat line His market cx
tended MERRY Christmas Ia all
hi- customers.
Miss Haiti. Cook left for CHh-
fornia "Wednesday night where
-he will remain dniil May when
she will return Ia 'hi. city. Will.
~ Californin Miss Cook " i'll attend
III. Conservatory Of Music.
There will Ice an old fashioned
spelling bee held in the lecture
room of the NJ l.. church Tues.
day evening Dee. 3l-l. Admission
10 cents. 4 cordial invitation y.
extended Ia both old and young.
The tubnn- ARE about Ia show
the world how they nrc fitted for
self government. The present
canvass for president j. sotncwhn,
lacking in fairness and fire.. discus.
D sion Npbs Ifsuti,utIy li.iuet
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-12-28

John ID. Rockefeller is in poor
health. $500. 900, 900 Is not enough
to insure n man freedom from the
common ills to " hich flesh Is heir.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-12-28

Attorney Nccrkamp was called
TO Del Nortc Thursday on legal
business.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-12-28

Miss Ella Breckenridge goes to
Indiana on a protracted visit aud
will be away from the store about
two months.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-12-28

AdIutant West. OF the Home.
went to Boulder Tuesday night TO
spend Christmas with relatives in
that city.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-05-02
THE STREET RAILWAY.

The TRIBUNE is glad to see the
stand taken by the Canon City
Clipper in the matter of the Flor
ence Street railway. The follow
ing is an editorial from that paper,
and as 1t is of general interest to
Florence people we are pleased to
reproduce it.
The Florence Electric Street Railway
company, Mr.. Robinson's enterprise, is
pressing work on its line with due dill
gence and from present indications, will
have reached Canon City by the end of
the present year. Rights s-of-way have
been obta ined all along the route be
tween here and Florence and it is
not likely there will be any obstacles to
interfere with the speedy completion of
the road, This is public enterprise
which will add largely to the population
and greatly promote the interests OF our
county, and it is duty ofall public spir-
tied citizens, both here and at Florence,
to promote and encourage it in every le-
gitimate way. When constructed and in
operation large amount of taxable
property will be added to our tax rolls.
The growth of both Canon City and
Florence will be promoted. Business be-
tween the two cities will be facilitated,
and the citizens of Florence and of the
coal camps and the east end of the coun-
ty generally will have a speedy, convent
ent and satisfactory means of coming to
and from the county seat, and in every
way the benefit to the county and all its
citizens will be very pronounced and
decided
When Mr.. Robinson gets his roadbeo
completed to Canon he will donbtess
ask for franchise enabling him to oper,
ate electric cars in Canon City as well as
in South Canon, where he already has
the franchise and terminal facilities for
his road, and with public-spirited and
broad gauged city council such as we
now have, there should be, and will be
no hesitancy in granting any reasonable
request he may make. 1t is the over
whelming desire of our people to eneour
age this street railway and any efforts tt
impede its progress will be Discourage
and frowned down by all classes of oui
people.
The Clipper predicts that within tn,
next five years Canon City and Florence
with this road uniting them, will be vir
tually one city.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-05-02

and elevated above the original
formation where the oil and gas
may be found.
At point near Bradford there
is curious natural phenomenon
in the way of an eruption caused
by over-pressure of gas. About
twenty years ago there was ter
rife explosion heard at this point,
and on examination of the place it
was found that a great cavity had
been formed in the surface of the
soil where the explosion took
place. Huge masses of soil and
large Jumps of hbrous material re-
sembling peet formation, weigh
ing two or three tons each. were
thrown bodily out of the earth and
rolled down the side of the hill.
The cavity is about a quarter of
an acre in extent, while these huge
Jumps of matter lay scattered from
the edge of the crater to dis
tance of 200 yards. The curious
part of this strange freak of nature
is that only SO late as year ago a
second eruption took place. This
time there was no explosive noise,
but large quantity of the soil
and this same boggy material was
thrown out and scattered around
on the surrounding land, and the
overflow of mud and debris damned
up an irrigation ditch two hundred
feet away.
Farther west of this place, in the
edge of the Sangre de Christie
range there is mountain, situated
near the head of Brutf creek, which
entertains the neighborhood occa.
sionally by mutterings and rum
blings, as if it had something to
disgorge and was giving notice of
immediate activity. In fact, there
Continued on second psge.)
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-05-02
Spring Goods

NEWkIRk
& HANGER
-Four Extraordinary Bargains
Bargain No. 1t! vacant lots on
East Main street. These lots
are worth $500 each, bit as
owner must raise money at
once we are offering them for
short time at $265 each.
Will sell in pairs or u lots at
same rate. This is snap you
should take advantage of at
once.
Bargain No. 2 A Groom two
story brick house and one lot;
would cost at present time
Sl7O0. Owing to sickness
owner must sell at once and
offers the property at $l4OO.
This property is well located
on mesa overlooking the city.
Bargain No. 3-One of the best
business blocks on Main street
with 55-foot frontage; has
only been built few years.
and is rented to responsible
parties. This property pays
over l29 per cent. on the in
vestment annually, and will
last lifetime. 1t is for sale
now at $4,000.
Bargain No A l0-room hotel
within one block of postoffice;
we'll built, two story brick with
ground at side for additional
buildings, This property as
it stands pays l3h per cent.
on investment and is built so
solid that it will last lifetime.
and increase in value every
year. Price for short time
only $4,000.
Come in and let us talk with you
on these propositions, they are
Gilt Edge Investments.
Yours very respectfully.
NFWKIRK & HANGER
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-05-02
OIL IN HUERFANO VALLEY.
Florence Company Or
ganized to Develop Oil Fields.


Among the new oil enterprises
of large magnitude is one which
is being quietly formed by citi-
zens of Florence to operate in the
Huerfano valley E. G. Kindred
and O. w. Netf of this city return
ed yesterday from the valley where
they have filed on and located over
10000 acres of land for a company
which sent them into that country
over week ago. This is the
largest body of land taken in that
country except the tract secured
by S F. Rathvon and associates,
of Denver, and the expense and
pains this company has taken to
acquire the tract of land, shows
their faith in it as an oil PROPOSE
ton.
A careful examination of the
Huerfaho valley discloses the fact
that there are abundant reasons
for placing that region among the
best undeveloped oil fields of Colo
RADIO, Samples of rock were
shown which had been taken near
the upper end of the valley, near
the outcrop of the j ura-t -trias, lime
stone and oil shales, which showed
assures and fractures entirely filed
with fine grade of oil, This
rock, which is said to lie in stra-
tum of perhaps fifty feet thick
was impregnated with fine light
oil wherever there was the least
opening or cavity sufficient to al
low the liquid to enter The oil
was more abundant where the low
er part of the stratum. of rock was
reached. Underneath this "oil
rock" as the citizens of the valley
term it, there is bed of porous
sandstone and shales varying in
thickness of from forty feet to over
two hundred feet, and it is in this
bed of shales and sandstone that it
is thought the oil lies There
have been nun Der of shallow
holes drilled in and around the
valley, the deepest not reaching
more than $50 feet and in every
one of these holes. oil has been
found in sufficient quantities to
spoil the water Up the Williams
river, about eight miles north of
Gardner, there are some oil springs
and here, too, we'll drilled some
years ago, disclosed quantity of
petroleum and had to be abandon
ed as a water we'll. About twelve
miles northwest of Gardner, on
the Muddy river. there are very
strong indications of gas pressure.
| Here the formation is broken up
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-05-02
Improvements at Daniels

One of the finest soda fountains
in the county has just been in
stalled by w, j. Daniels, and il
adds materially to the general APP
pearance of his store. The fount-
ain itself is of solid Mexican ONYX.
containing beautiful Animation
of colorings The base on which
the fountain is placed is made of
cypress, as is also the counter sur
rounding the fountain. The wood
is simply oiled, thus showing the
natural grain. The counter is COW
cred with broad slab of beautiful
pink marble which harmonizes
splendidly with the colorings of
the fountain.
Mr.. Daniels has given an order
for decorating the interior of his
store with new paper and coat of
paint. Altogether the store will,
in few days, present very in.
viting appearance.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-05-02

Come in and let us talk with you
on these propositions, they are
Gilt Edge Investments.
Yours very respectfully,
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-05-02
Notice.

Rathbone Sisters are requested
to spend this evening at my home,
AS q. C. Ida NJ. johnson will re-
main for the night train east.
MARY McCANDLEss.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-05-02
CANDIES GALoRE!

the sweetest aud best, as well as of the
most delicious flavor, are always ready
to meet your demands at Hoffman's.
The name Hoffman stands for all that is
best, most to be sought after, in all forms
of confections: Bon bons, chocolates,
marshmallows- whatever you
like in sweets. Freshness and purity
them all.
HOFFMAN BROS.
1870 West Main St. Phone 27-3
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-05-02

The Rathbone Sisters of Flor
ence visited Meteor temple, at Coal
Greek last evening. Thirteen
mem bers, with Mrs. Ida NJ. John
son, grand chief of the state, left
X. of P. hall about 7 O'Clock and
and arrived in Coal Greek about S.
The visit was an official one
after the degree work was
gone through with refresh ments
were served, toasts were given and
ill had very enjoyable time The
ladies of Meteor lodge are to be
complimented on the royal manner
in which they entertain.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-22
An Early Fire.

Wednesday morning at about $50
fire alarm brought out the depart
ment on the double quick. The fire
was discovered TO be in the dwelling
occupied by Frank LOzar i'm the west
end of the city. Hose was attached
to the hydrant at Eisenach's corner
and several hundred feet laid to the
scene. Owing to the distance, not
much pressure was had and the build
ing was destroyed although surround
ing property was saved. The loss
is abundantly covered by the insur-
ance of $500.
The fire demonstrated the fact that
the mains must be extended TO that
end of town and the sooner.
Thursday morning another alarm
was turned in at about the same time,
an impression prevailing in the mind
of an early riser, that the school house
was afire. The department was again
out but returned to their homes we'll
satisfied with the false alarm.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-22

strnctiOn, considering the short dist
ance of the road, and an enormous
quantity of material will have to be
removed. Two large bridges will
have to be built. One of the bridges
will cross lower Embarras lake and
will be over 1870 feet long. The Other
will be about 200 feet and will be
used to cross the Iron Range tracks
just outside the Biwabik yard limits.
The contractors are to have the ROAD
open for traffic by the opening OF
navigation so that the Stephens mine
may become shipper from the OUT
set of the season. The mine expects
to get out about 100000 tons of ore
the coming season. 1t is expected
that three steam shovels and several
hundred men will BIZ necessary to
accomplish the output.
Many are of the opinion that the
piece of road now building is only one
step more towards its ultimate desti-
nation-the country east Of Ely. 1t
is figured that the consolidation Of
the big producers means this much.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-22
RumOr From the Hnrbors.

1t is probable that the Oliver mines
will follow the example of the Mime
sofa mine, and put in crushers TO
break its hard ore output. The adj
visibility of locating the plant here
is being seriously considered. Tie
reason. we understand, is to central
ize the crushing for all the shafts Of
the cOmpany'S mines. 1t would lie
cheaper to load it into the cars. haul
it here to a central plant so construct
ed as to receive the contents of tie
car. crush it and transfer the ore
back in the same car without reweigh-
ing, than to maintain independent
cruShers at each shaft, or send the
ore when mined to Il crusher at the
mine. The decision will soon be
known and it is safe to assume it will
be favorable.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-22
Adam Duff Dead,

Adam Duff, who since his discharge
from the Shipman hospital several
weeks ago, where he.had undergone an
operation for rectal cancer. has been
dividing his time between here and
Winton was brought in Monday by
the WintOn authorities to the hos
pital. but he died on the way.
The remains were removed to Glea-
sons undertaking rooms and Tuesday
Drs. Shipman and Ayres made post
m0rtem examination when it was
found the cause of his death was
cancer of the lungs.
Adam was il character nObmet with
every day. He was powerfully built
man and had Il fair education and an
amiable disposition. His worst en-
envy was drink and his sole ambition
seemed to be to keep well supplied.
He had entirely recovered the opera
zion but his inside mechanism was
not strong enough to withstand the
ill-usage accorded himself when under
the influence of liquor. through ex-
posture. He was we'll known ON the
ranges and in Duluth and many stor-
les could be written of him.
The remains were inferred in the
Ely cemetery Wednesday, Rev. Logan
officiating. Adam was man in the
tifties and claimed no relatives.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-22
SHERIFF'S
SALARY.
Ely Citizens Say put SheriHos
Office on Salary But Give
Sargent a Show,

Deputy Sheriff lIaire was up from
Duluth over Sunday circulating IL
petition to the Senate in favor OF
Sheriff Sargent. The petition was to
the effect that while the undersigned
believed the office of sheriff of St.
Louis county should be put on sal
AIRY basis, it was the wish of the
5lgners that the act should not take
effect until January |. 1903, or upon
Conclusion of the present sheriff's-
term.
All the business men in this CITY
signed the petition freely and we un-
derstand the other towns north Of
Duluth sent in equally weghty pc
titiOns. and there is no doubt the
senators will take notice of the wishes
of the people.
Throughout Duluth opinion seems
tn be divided on the subject. Some
seem 10 think Mr.. Sargent has had
the best of it for two terms and
should be satisfied while the majority
feel that to place the office on Il sal
ary basis now would work injustice to
the sheriff who was elected with a
magnificent majority, on the fee
basis. The voters were satisfied with
the fee system and it is argued that
only few politicians in Duluth who
were not in the deal last fall are be-
hind the move to cut off the larger
part OF the sheriff's money, for spite.
The petitions have been sent to
the senate and considerable force
of Duluth pushers have gore to St.
Paul to work for Sargent. Other
petitions to counterfeit the first
named have also been sent in and the
war is on. The latest move in the
matter is made by Attorney John e..
Williams of Duluth, who declares the
salary measure special legislation and
therefore unconstitutional i'm which
contention he is ably supported by
Senator Baldwin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-22
Petition to Carnegie.

A petition was circulated Yesterday
and signed by all the citizens, asking
Andrew Carnegie for donation to-
wards establishing a library in this
city. 1t is to be hoped that the pc
tition will bear fruit and that Ely
will soon become the posessor of a
library. 1t is needed here and needed
badly. The city schools are at pres
ent furnishing the populace with
reading matter and all who desire,
can get books on library days by living
up to the rules laid down by the board
governing the giving out of books.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-22
Found Dead Oh The Street.

VIM. Morrison. who for the past
three years has made his home in this
city, being employed by the various
lumbermen as barn boss, was found
dead near the postoffice this morning
at about six o'clock. The position OF
the body and the circumstances sur
rounding the death would indicate
the man had died of heart failure.
The remains were taken to Gleason's
undertaking rooms and his relatives.
whose addresses were sknown. were
notified. Morrison was large man
and. we should judge, about so wears
Ofsage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-22
Fred HI, White Promoted.

Fred III. White, cashier and pay
master of the Duluth & Iron Range
road, has been appointed purchasing
agent of the Minnesota Iron COM
pany in addition to his other duties.
Heretofore the purchasing depart
ment of the company was in Chicago,
but is to be removed to Duluth. The
change will undoubtedly be of much
interest and Importance to the bust
ness houses of Duluth dealing in sup
plies consumed by the big mining
company.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-22
Prominent Contractor Dies.

John Gulbranson, who has been
prominently connected with railroad
and stripping contracts on the Mesaba
range and who is we'll known in this
city, died in Duluth Sunday of pneu-
monia, He was an old settler of st.
Louis county having resided near
Duluth for Is years. He wis 81 years
of age and leaves wife and four
grown sons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-22
The New Road.

Work on the new extension OF the
Missabe road from Biwabik to Mesaba
is being pushed very rapidly from
both ends of the lipe and force of
men aggregating over 400 is being
employed. the greater part of the
force being at%the Mesaba village end.
There is a large distance of right-of
way cleared and also considerable
grading done. This is one OF the
most difficult pieces OF railroad con-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-22
Mrs Gribben Dead.

Mrs. John Gribben who has been
suffering with paralysis for several
months, died at her home in this city
Saturday evening. She was "a years
of age and is survived by a husband,
two sons and two daughters.
The funeral occurred Monday from
the M. e. church. Rev. Logan Of
floating.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-22
Judge Van Blarcom

Judge Van Blarcom heard the
arguments of Attorney Thomas and
Grettum. the latter from Duluth. in
the replevin case of Geo. Harding VS.
Mrs. Jennie Koran in municipal
court yesterday. The case arose
ever some furniture which Mr.. Hard
ing claimed he had bought and paid
for and which Mrs. Koran claimed as
her own. Judge Van Blarcom took
the case under advisement and will
render his decision in few DAYS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-22

DR.. Jewett the dentist will be in
the city on the %. Thursday pre-
pared to do work in his line.
, 1901-01-03

London, Dec. 2S.-There has been a
recurrence of storms and violent gales
in the channel, and considerable dam
age has been wrought ashore. Tele-
graph lines are down in many places.
A dispatch from Holyhead says the
British bark Primrose Hill. from Liv-
erpool, December 23rd, for Vancouver,
is drifting up the channel, under bare
poles. The coast guardsmen are en-
d%eavoring to assist her with the life
saving apparatus.
The ship went on the PenrhOs Rocks,
three miles off Southstack mot far
from Holyhead). She broke in two
and went to pieces in a few minutes.
One man out of a crew of t%hirty-iye
men "a saved by a life-boat.
A terrible accident occurred neal
Taunton. The breakwater at Watchet
harbor yielded to the force of the gale
and became a wreck, permitting n ire
mendous sea to have full play against
the shipping in the harbOr. Several
vessels broke adrift; two foundered and
five others were driven into n hopeless
tangle in a corner between a pier and
n wharf, where they lay grinding each
other. Their maSts and bulwarks
speedily went, and their hulls were
greatly battered. The damage will
reach many thousands of pounds.
Reports arriving from all the coasts
damage by the storm. Yes
sells are seeking shelter in the harbors
and a number of minor wrecks have
been announced.