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Gilpin observer., 1901-08-08

yer glance is readily discernible, some OF
the glance being in crystalized form.
Last Thursday the State Ore Sampling
works gave an assay certificate of $3.50
ounces silver and 41100 ounces gold per
ton, or commercial value of S3,244.6O
per ton. Since then P. R. Alsdorf of
the Standard assay Office made two
assays which gave the following values:
Silver $500 ounces silver or 80, ,2S4 per
tor, the second piece assaying 1.20
ounces gold and 25,S0O ounces silver, a
total commercial value of Sl5,504.
AT the time of the visit of the reporter
of The OBSERVER the bottom of the adt
was filled with rock which had not been
wheeled out This caused quite pool
of water to collect aud dam up at the
breast of the tunnel which prevented
his digging down into the place where
the silver glance came from.
The course of the adit is north of east,
which, if continued on, would doubtless
strike the Gilpin and Coaley silver
mines on the west side of Slaughter
House gulch, they having been dis
covered by Lesher Bros. way back in the
COS and worked quite extensively by
the late Robert II. Teats, who erected a
silver mill on North Clear creek, below
Black Hawk, for the treatment of the
ore mined from the two latter veins
The mill is accredited with having
taken out as high as 100000. On the
same mountain is the Linden Castle,
property of the late DR.. James H. Reid,
the Democrat, owned by Major Hal
Sayr and A. Fl. Whitford and the Black
Jack, owned by James A. Perley and
others, all of which have received a large
amount of development. When silver
stood at the 100 point they paid largely
There is very little ground remaining
that has not been filed upon and a
record made of the locations. 1t is
creditably reported that parties are now
negotiating for the Klondike, men who
have capital sufficient to thoroughly de-
velop it. The Klondike is owned by
Leopold Feissner, practical miner of
twenty five years experience.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-08
ANOTHER SILVER STRIKE.

A recent strike of rich silver ore made
by Leopold Feissner in the KlondiHe
lode in Black Hawk has caused quite an
excitement among mining men aud pros
pectors. The lode is located on the ems,
side of Four Mile gulch, about 800 feet
north OF the Jennie. Blanche mine and
north and alongside Of the draw ia the
mountain dividing Four-Mile and what
was called in the early days Slaughter.
House gulch. a representative OF The
OBSERVER visited the lode Saturday last
The development consists Of an adit
some 100 feet in length, which is quite
barrow and driven in an irregular man.
ner, the back and breast of which con
tains two streaks Of IMMORAL The point
where the rich ore was found Is but a
few feet from the breast of the adi,, and
in the bottom Of the adit. The streak is
not to exceed three inches in width, but
contains silver glance in slab form which
might be taken on first glance to be
molten lead, but on closer inspection by
those conversant with silver ore the sill.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-08
TO RESUME WORK.

George Waite returned from Denver
yesterday and will resume work on the
Ideal mine which is claimed TO be the
westerly extension OF the weil known
Perigo mine ia Independent district. 1t
is also the same vein as the Mountain
Chief mine, worked number OF years
aeo by Hon. Fred kruse and other resi-
dents OF this city. This portion of the
county is forIing TO the the front again,
aud is producing quito a large amount
OF stamp mill ore.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-08
during 1901
Total .................2,4 2,42I

This gives the total tonnage of ore
produced for the first seven months in
1901 of 1916. The tramway cars are
averaged at capacity of Sl5 tons each,
although the smelling ore will average
fully II tons each. The company have
14O employees on their ray roll, standing
at the head of the list in the disburse-
ment of money as well as in the produc
tion OF ore every month.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-08
money saved l. Money Earned.

You can save money by buying your
poultry, veg tables and provisions of the
Mueller Commission company. They
also carry in connection with their other
line OF goods, wines and liquors fer
family and medical purposes.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-08
Choicest Coffee.

Roasted and unroasted MS well as the
finest line OF teas in the county can be
obtained from the Sauer McShane
Mercantile company. Lovers OF these
beverages should bear this in mind.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-08
Jcni Teult

A refreshing cup. The cup to truly
cheer must be OF the best quality, prop
erly cured and dried. The Sauer. Nc q.
Shane Mercantile company will supply
your demand in this.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-08
For Snlr.

Three lots, l5oxl2O feet, partly graded
and in good location. viii sell singly o,
together. Inquire at The OBSERVES
Office.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-08
LoMBARD-POLARIs GOLD.

DR.. Abe Ashbaugh's golden goose at
city, last week laid another golden egg
weighing 43 ounces, taken from nine and
two thirds cords of stamp mill ore. The
mill concentrates are netting from Sl5
to as high as $50 per ton at the smelters.
JULY ORE SHIPMENTS.
Although July was short month in
the production of smelling ore, owing to
"a large number of miners laying off
, week for the Fourth.of July, as is their
usual custom, yet there were 80 cars, or
$3.50 tons, shipped from Black Hawk
during July, 1901, which includes the
crude ore and mill concentrates. This
is an increase of II cars over the cor
responding month in 1900. The increase
was 30 per cent.
COLORADO MEN SELL a UTAH MINE
Eben Smith, of Denver, and Fl. z.
Casey, formerly of Colorado, last Thurs
day sold the Causa mine at Tintic, Utah,
to Clarence X. Mccormick, Salt Lake
banker, for $685. 70. Smith and Casey
purchased the property two years ago
for Sl25,0 900, and it had been paying them
$4,000 monthly in dividends. 1t is
copper and gold producer, the ore
averaging nearly $50 per ton.
KANsAs-BURROUGHs ORE OUTPUT
Manager P. Mccain, of the Kansas
Burroughs Consolidated Mining COM
pany, reports that for the month of July,
1901, the output of ore from the COM
pany's holdings on the Kansas and Bur-
roughs on Quartz hill, Nevada district,
was 250 tramway cars which represented
2,l25 tons of stamp mill and smelling
ore, the greatest proportion of which
was treated under stamps at custom
mills in Black Hawk. During July a
new steel wire rope $3.50 feet in length
was placed on the hoisting drum at the
Phoenix Burroughs shaft, new coal
houses erected for the storage of coal
and new steam boiler installed
The following statement gives the
number of cars shipped every month
during 1901:
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-08
Nnrnnl InstIanin.

The Normal Institute now in session
at Golden is starting of under most
favorable conditions. Good attendance,
excellent instructors, enthusiastic teach.
ers, are some Of the prominent features.
Little Gilpin is represented by fifteen Of
its progressive teachers. Mrs. Grenfoll
will lecture on Monday, August IL.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-08
EIsiing TnckIe

Of all kinds a, the Mineral Palace.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-08
Latest Records

30 cents each, Mt the Mineral Palace.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-08

New things in furniture arriving daily
Anderson's. Prices hlwnys the lowest.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-08

Fresh Poultry and Vegetables.
Received by every express at Muelefs.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-17
STARTS With A SURPLUS.
Comanche County, OF which Lawton II the
County Seat, Wants the Finest
Courthouse.

Fort Sill. Ok, Aug. 1.-Two thou
sand men and women stood under q
pitiless sun in the open prairie Satur-
day afternoon and bid against each
other for business sites in Lawton till
the price of corner lots was forced to
SIS front foot.
A movement has already been start
ed to expend $4,000 in a courthouse.
The expenses of the county for the
first year will be less than $4,000.
There are comparatively few costly
bridges to erect, and it is certain that
the sale of lots will give the county
not less than 100000. Comanche
county therefore presents the alto
gether novel situation of q big sur
plus-there is an assessor, and with
out any taxes being levied. 1t is all
nonsense to squander $4,000 in q
temporary structure, the prospective
residents of Lawton declare. They
want the money spent in paramount
and the best courthouse
in Oklahoma in which to begin bust
ness the second year of the county's
history.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-17

seemed to have suffered o relapse.
He had spent an hour casting a rub
Der frog at the pool in Garfield park
and there was an unnatural color in
his cheeks. He was even more dis
traught and nervous tnan before, and
several times during the afternoon
he got up from the desk, and, seiz-
ing the light bomboo rod by the butt,
made vicious lunges about the Office
with it and then smiled complacently
to himself. His partner looking on
in wonder half questioned whether
or not poor Elliot was mentally af-
fected.
Elliot left The Office early and Wis
tied a big downtown fish market,
where he bought half dozen black
bass, an eight-pound pickerel and q
"mess of croppies." When Mrs. FL
lot demonstrated with her husband
for bringing home such wholesale
supply of fish he was inclined to be
angry.
"You know we'll enough" he said,
''that have no appetite. can't eat
a thing, and I'm losing flesh. You
ought to be glad If I can find some
thing which appeals to me. You seem
to think there's nothing the matter
with me. But know I'm in serious
condition. I'm nervous and restless.
I've lost interest in my business, and
the doctor is utterly unable to dag
nose the case. And here you are
kicking because I bring home n few
fish. You ought to be ashamed Of
yourself. Now let's have the crop
pies fried for breakfast-I don't sup
pose they'll taste like anything-and
the pickerel baked for dinner"
When Elliot went to the doctor the
second time he felt that he was fast
going into n decline. The physician
listened to him and then made q
thorough and searching examination.
Its strange, Elliot" he said, final
", "but / can't tell for the life OF me
what's the matter with you. You are
certainly suffering from an extreme
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-17
LEVEL CULTURE BEST.
70 Kind OF q Season Warrants Ridg'
ing of Corn and No Kind of
Soil Demands 1t.

No farm practice is more inimical to
intelligent corn culture than that
alarmingly common in the corn belt
of laying by the corn with large SHOW
els set to throw the earth from be.
tween the rows into ridge centering
In the rows. Ridges thus formed in
crease the exposed surface and hence
make possible larger evaporation OF
moisture. Moreover, they leave the
middles hard and compact so that the
soil pumps ooze out the water by the
ton, and compel the foraging roots Of
the plants to go straight down for
food and moisture, which should be
available in the first several inches OF
soil that has been removed from the
middles and thrown about the base OF
the plants. avs
Ridging spoils the surface of the
ground for pasture and meadow un.
less it be repeatedly worked. If you
should SOW clover in the corn and lay
the latter by with ridge-forming SHOW.
els your clover pasture always would
be series of bumps, which would ag-
gravate the driver of the moving ma
chine, cause the hay loader trouble
and annoy in other ways.
In a rolling country where, strange
to say, ridging is commonest, the
practice is of greater advantage than
in the prairie country, since in the
former it furnishes convenient surface
avenues for the escape of water,
which in short season transforms
them into small bitches and skins of
the cream, as it were, of the land and
deposits it in the creek or stream,
leaving the farmer veritable new but
poor farm.
Level culture is not only easier on
the corn, team and workman, but 1t is
decidedly better for the land. 1t
avoids root pruning, aerates the soil
and removes weeds. Experiments
have shown that it also will give larger
yields than ridge culture. Then why
ridge your corn?
We know one Of the principal
reasons why corn growers do it:
Ridging covers up large number of
weeds growing in the hill and thus
makes the field appear clean. We are
convinced that the weeds If left un.
covered cannot do rs much injury to
the corn plants as the ridges will in
flict. AS between the two evils choose
the lesser.
Don't ridge your corn. Adopt that
saner system-level culture. No kind
of a season warrants ridging and no
kind of soil demands it-science con-
dennis it. good farming opposes it
and You ought to quit Irrational
Rural
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-17
PULLING sruMps BY HORSE POWER.

over the wagon until the top is per-
pendicular with the side of platform
next to stump. / use platform con.
s.sting of two poles of sufficient size
to be strong enough to hold up heavy
load, with boards laid between. Place
the wagon far enough from the stump
or stone to be removed, to allow two
Or three planks five or six feet long
to be set in between stump and wagon
with ends resting on platform. Tie a
rope so or 60 feet long to top of poles
"a 81 so that there will be at least IS
feet left over on the short end. This
short end is tied around the stump.
The team is then hitched onto the long
end of the rope (b). This is an easy
method of drawing out large-sized
stumps.-J. A. Norman, in Farm and
Home -s-s -.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-17
down the river without the Injuns

down the river without the Tnjuns
ever gettin' on to us.
"If you're thinkin' about coming
up this spring you better bring about
eight dozen frogs along and mebbe
you better send me q TELEGRAPH mes
sage, so I kin get everything all
ready. Ed johnson was over frum
Milwaukee already and had a good
ketch. Well, good-by, until I see you
again, frum
sandy, the bum guide"
Elliot read the letter over again.
Then he laid it down on his desk and
walked over to his partners desk.
"Frawlett," he SAID, "I've just
found out what's the matter with
me. I'm suffering from q severe at
tack of muskellunge on the brain.
I've been to the best doctor in town,
but he couldn't do a thing for me
didn't even know what was the mat.
ter with me. Just now got letter
from my old north woods guide,
ANDY and he diagnoses my case to
the dot. He says muskies are biting
like the devil this spring, and he says
if I'm coming up this spring to wire
him. I've sent him message already
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-17
Grn,rinr Of surnr Reet..

One of the hardest things about the
growing of sugar beets is to get uni-
form stand. 1t is evident that If there
are spaces in the field not covered by
the beets the losses will be consider
able. The irregularity comes often
from poor preparation of the landand
also from putting in the seed too deep
so that it does not terminate at all, or
if it does terminate it does so at pc
riod SO far anterior to the other beets
that the new Plants have little encour-
agement to develop. Lack ofmoisture
at planting time is also responsible for,
much of this unevenness in stand.
When fertilizers are used itwould seem
quite necessary to be sure that their
admixture with the soil is perfect, to
make an even feeding ground for the
Plants and thus insure Q uniform de-
veiopment.-Farmers' Review ! j.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-17

ly obscure disease. I'll give you o
tonic, and want you to telephone
me as soon as you notice any new
symptoms"
The next day was the Wednesday
before Memorial day, and when FL
liot got to his Office he found among
the mail on his desk somewhat dirty
and rumpled letter which was post
marked at a logging town in the big
woods of northern Wisconsin. For
some reason he laid aside much more
important business letters bearing
on some big contracts and tore open
this disreputable envelope. 1t con-
tanned a sheet of paper evidently
torn from an old account book, and
the writing was painfully crooked
and laborious.
"Mr. William Elliot, Esq.," it began.
"Dear Bill: 1 thought would write
you letter to let you know that the
muskies are biting like the devil
this spring in the south fork of the
Flambeau. The ice has all been out
for three weeks, and me and Murph
have JUS come back from polin' up
to the lake. We caught q 1s-pound
cuss at the foot of Little Bull rap
ids, and up at Fishtrap we got about
dozen big pike, in half en- hour.
There. has been high water THIS spring
in all the lakes, so the fish could get
up through the creeks, and ], miss my
guess if they amt the best fishing
this spring we ever seen In this coun-
try. 81 "a Ia
Say, you remember that bunch OF
bass we pulled out of them sunk tree
tops at the mouth of Squaw creek?
Ne an Murph stopped there last Fri
day and we yanked IS out in 20 min
utes. And we got lot of strikes
casting around the shore near the
Pork Barrel with frogs the next
morning. gaests 4 e.E rf tr-t ig,fgF
!, "Mnrph and me has both got q new,
canoe, extry wide and 30 feet long.
We pinched the trees down on the
this winter and got EN-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-17
Subscribing in Sweden.

In Sweden a person may go into the
smallest post Office, and if he wants
to subscribe for any publication in any
of the countries of the postal union,
or at least of that part of it which has
united in this business, all he has to
do is to fill out blank and pay the
price. A quarterly government publ
cation, much like telephone book in
appearance, gives the sum to be
charged for each newspaper and mag.
azine for the various periods - one
wear, six months, three months, etc.
The postmaster RENTS the receipts
from this source with his other busi-
ness returns, and his general bond COW
ers the tranactions.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-17

and I'm going up tomorrow night to
stay over Sunday. To-morrow's a
holiday, anyhow, and we close at
noon on Saturday, so I'll only lose
half day. ] want to go fishing
that's what's the matter with me. ]
got to get my hook in musky. I'm
feeling like a different man already"
When Elliot told his wife about it
that evening she smiled indulgently.
II thought that was what was the
matter with you," she said. "but /
knew you'd be furious If l should sug.
gest it. Anyway, I'm relieved to
know it is nothing more serious."-
Chicago Tribune.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-17
CENSURE FOR EVANS.
The Rear Admiral Cots . Reprimand for
Criticising Secretary of tho Navy
Chandler In His Book.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE navy de-
partment has reprimanded Rear Ad-
miral Robley d. Evans, acting upon
the complaint made by Former Secre-
tary of the Navy Chandler, for criti-
cisms of the latter in Admiral Evans
book, "a Sailors Log" The letter of
reprimand refers to his act as repre-
hensible and censures Admiral Evans
for ''this breach of the obligation i'm
posed upon him as an officer of the
navy of the United States"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-17
How a Revival Service Was Stopped.

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. ia special
from Jackson, Miss, to the Constitu-
ton says: In Tuncia county John
Littlejohn, q deacon in n negro
church, was engaged in prayer at a
revival service when he was shot and
instantly killed by member of the
church named Charles Jones. In the
confusion that followed Jones was
stabbed and killed by Samuel Jackson
and this broke up the meeting.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-17
AN "UNBELIEvER'S" GIFTS.
Churches at Paris. NO., Received $500
Each from . Man Who Had OPP
posed Them In Life.

Paris, Mo-, Aug. 12.-Joseph West,
who died near here, left $500 to each
of the churches in Paris-Christian,
Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist.
His requests are q surprise, as he was
a superstitious man and believed in
witches and entertainments. He said
church people had been good to him.
He gave his small farm to a negro
who had long been faithful servant
He was an old bachelor.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-17

bamboo casting rod. His wife had to
call him several times to come to din
ner, and when he came she noticed
that he seemed to eat with better
appetite. Ms p -
"How do you feel tonight, VIII
ham?" she asked. n
Il believe I feel a little BETTER"
he said. "The doctor says he thinks
/ need out-of-door exercise, and I
think I'll stop in the morning on my
way downtown and make q few casts
at the pool in Garfield park. But he
couldn't decide what was the matter
with me. I'm to see him againain a
week.
But when Elliot got to his Office
shortly before noon the next day he
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-17
Ex.Itni,an Premler Dead.

Naples, Aug. 12.-Signor Crispi died
yesterday evening. He was surround
ed by the members of his family and
several intimate friends. The news
was Immediately telegraphed to King
Emmanuel and Queen Helen. The
evening papers assert that the body
will be conveyed by steamer to Paler-
mo, where the. municipality will ar
range for a great public funeral.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-17
washington Has Abundance of Feed.

Tacoma, WASH, Aug. 12.-Eastern
Washington farmers are preparing to
take advantage of their abundant har.
vests by importing cattle and hogs
from the drought-stricken states of
Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. They
win be brought in carload lots and
fed upon wheat, barley and corn, of
which this states yield will be the
greatest known.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-17
To Reduce the Army in the Philippines.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE war de-
partment is making preparations to
reduce further the military force in
the Philippines. Officials at the de-
partment said that notwithstanding
the occasional reports of the guer-
rilla operations and the lawlessness
of robbers, it is clear that q condi-
ton of approximate quiet and good
order prevails throughout the archi-
pelago, and that the need of the army
for garrison purposes is considerably
lcssened.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-17

Wichita, Kan, Angs 12.-Whistles
were blown and bells rung Saturday
night when o telegram was received
from the directors of the Don Puck
ing company, in session in Buffalo.
that the plant here would be rebuilt.
It burned few weeks ago. Men here
offered the company a bonus of $780,
600 to rebuild.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-17

YOU'D BETTER SEE DR.. ROBINSON"
symptoms to the sympathetic physi-
clan.
"Thcre don't seem to be anything
definite the matter with you," said
the doctor. "We'll wait and see what
develops. Come in and see me again
in a week."
Going home that evening on the
train Elliot sat in front of two
young men who were talking so ear
nestly that he could not fail to over
hear what they were saying.
fought for 30 minutes" was the
first thing that caught his ear. land
when I landed him he weighted four
pounds and half"
Large MOUTH" inquired the Sec
.ond youth.
mo. indeed. He had small mouth
and the gamiest fish l ever got a
hook into"
"When are you going up?" asked
the first man.
"I'm going on Wednesday evening
to spend four days. You see, Thurs
days Memorial day, and we close at
noon on Saturday anyway, so I'll only
lose day and half, and can get
four days good fishing out of it."
That evening when Elliot got home
he took down the big tin box which
contained his fishing tackle and over
hauled it's contents, There was a de-
lightful memory in every reel and
spoon hook. He oiled up his favorite
multiplier and fitted together his pet