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Crittenden press., 1902-07-17
GARDEN OF GOLD"
How Millions Have Been Made
on Cripple Creek.
An ENTERTAINING LETTER FROM
Mr.. :. J. CLEMENT.

COLORADO SPRINGS, COL, July
., l902-EDIToR Press Colorado
Springs, a beautiful city Of $1,000
people, is situated on a plain just
at the foot Of Pixies Peak. The
climate here in summer is most
delightful. Colorado Springs has
an altitude of 6l89 feet. while the
summit of Pixies Peak is l4,l47 II
aboys the level of the sea.
When | left Texas two weeks
ago the temperature was 96 de-
grees in the shade. l alightsd
from the train ut Colorado Springs
"a hours later, aud found the peo-
pie all wrapped in regular winter
olothing; ovsrcoats aud furs were
ia general demand. i cast my
eyes toward the Peak and found
the top covered with snow. The
next thing / did was to hurry of
10 the hotel and bring forth my
winter suit, which / was mindful
enough to bring along.
/ find this climate subject to
great extremes. Some days, for a
few hours near the middle of the
day, at least, il is pretty warm and
and the next day, perhaps, snow
will fall quite generally. Yester-
day was the hottest day since /
came. The temperature reached
l70 in the shade. This morning
the Peak is white with snow, and
thb hnstle and hustle on the street
rsminds me Of a January day in
Marion.
1t is said that Colorado Springs
claims more rich people than any
town of its size in the country
I32 millionaires live in close prox-
Unity on one street. Many have
"struck it rich" in the famous
Cripple Greek district.
Many readers of the Press
doubtless remember the career of
one w. s. Strattou, the discovsrer
of the Cripple Greek gold field.
Formerly he was a carpenter In
this city. Poverty had rendered
him psnniless. His wife becom.
ing despondent from having to sup
port the family by taking in wash.
ing. ohose to abandon her hus-
band on the ground of non sup
port Stratton at times became so
poor that he could not:pay for HE
meals. Still withsEick andkbarlhs
searchedIfodgold. Luck:.cama:hiS
way. Districts over which other
prospectors had passed he found
to be rich in gold. He sold the
famous Independence mine to an
English company for eleven mil
lion dollars. He yet owns many
rich mines The most valuable
property and enterprises in the
oity are now Stratton's. He 10
spending a million dollars on a
public park. The poor are re-
membered by him. He does not
seek notoristy; on the contrary he
dresses very plainly, and person
ally oversees his business and im-
provements. On labor day he
marches with the laboring people.
His wealth is now estimated at
forty million dollars.
While this man has made his
millions, millions have been lost
by others. The entire Cripple
Greek country reminds one of a
western prairie log town.
Every foot of land has been ta-
ken, and for miles and miles the
mountains are punotured with
moneyless holes. / had the plea
sure of making the trip from Col
orado Springs to Cripple Greek !
per the famous mountain railroad.
There is perhaps no 40 miles of
railroad in the United States that
shows the scenery that this route
does. Winding like the threads
ON A bolt. the train olimhs peak AZ.
Crittenden press., 1902-07-17

Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Lockyear,
of Lockyesr's business college, OF
Evansville, are guests at the Crit
tsndsn Springs. Mr.. Lockyear
has but just returned from the
Yellville, Ark, zinc district, where
he has some considerable inter
ests. His visit to Blue a. Nunn's
immense zinc property two miles
from the hotel the other day, set
his mathematical qualities at
work. He figures that nothing in
Arkansas, outside possibly of:the
Morning Star mine, can possibly
show such abundance of ore as at
the Old Jim. His equation would
run about as follows:
Yellville, Arkansas, several hun
dred miles from Evansville, Ind.
One frst-class property there
that belongs to somebody else.
Marion, KY, IA miles from Ev-
ansville, dozen first-olass prop
critics that Evansville people can
purchase.
Result for Ev,msville, SO far,
nothing. WhyY
Crittenden press., 1902-07-17

ter peak until the divide is reach
ed. Over trestles, across canons,
through tunnels, the mighty en-
gine takes her stand on the sum-
init OF this lofty peak of the old
Rockies. Up the side we cross
the great Cheyenne canon on tres
tie work 1000 feet from the ground
below. Further up we climb, as
the threads of screw, around the
sides of st. Peters Dome. Finally
we come in sight of Cripple Greek
in the valley below. Then the
train begins to circle and wind,
round and round, until we de-
scend upon the Garden of Gold"
While in Cripple Greek l make
inquiries for my old friend, Dave
Franks, whom the PRESS used to
be familiar with as "Jim Tom"
from Glendale. As l only had a
short while IN the city, and as
Dave was at dinner, l failed to see
him. / found, however, that he
was we'll known IN Cripple Greek
aud that he had been successful in
mining.
Sunday, June 29th.-I attended
the international Sunday School
convention at Denver. l b lped 10
sec some one there from Critten-
den county. especially Bro. Price,
but l failed, on sccount, l pre-
sumo, of the serious illness of his
mother.
One of the great attractions of
the thousands of tourists who
come here is the trip to the sum-
nit of Pixies Peak. There are
three ways to 60 mp: one is to walk
one is to ride burro (little dom
key and the other is to go on the
cog g-wheel railroad. This railroad
and train are peculiar. The tiVcll
is very steep. there bS;ng three
rails, the one in the center having
cogs in it to fit the cogs in wheel
on the engine. The car and the
engine are not connected. In go.
ing up the car preoedes the engine
In coming down the engine goes
before. In case .of accident, the
coach is on the safe side. Every
kind of break known is applied to
this train.
/ attempted to walk to the top
of the mountain; but / changed
! my intention. When 1 reached
the halfway house had enough.
Up the trail it is 9 miles from the
base to the top. The air is so thin
on top that one not used to it can
scarcely breathe it. A person with
weak heart dares not attempt the
trip. Often ones nose and ears
bleed and a sickness similar to sea
sickness, effects him.:
- The top of the :mountainiis be-
yond the timber line, hence moth
ing grows. The top is covered
with snow. The sides are covered
with pine and aspen timber. The
most beautiful springs of water
issue from the sides; the water is
fine and as cold as ice water CON-
monty gets. There is a lake on
the side of the mountain into
which the snow water runs. and
Colorado Springs gets its supply
from there.
These are some of the pleasant,
agreeable things about Colorado.
On the other hand there are many
things that, to southern man at
least, are not so agreeable. The
negro is supreme in this State; he
enjoys every social feature with
the whites. He attends the same
school, the same church; he occu-
pies place on the police force;
the business man tips his hat to
the sister of color on the street; in
the ball room the son of Ham
takes the aristocratic. maiden of /
wealth and trips the fantastic toe
with her in his embrace, GOSH |
Excuse me. Nv blood begins 10
Crittenden press., 1902-07-17

Messrs. j. Will Gleichnian, aud
John II. Rohsenberger, OF Evans.
vile, were in this city Monday.
The gentlemen are stockholders
in the Evansville Lead, Zinc and
Spar company, which was moor.
porated several weeks ago. The
company own and control seven r.
eight hundred acres Of rich mIn-
eral land in Crittsndsn and Liv-
ingston counties.
-
The Paducah Lead, Zinc and
Fluorspar Development company
was organized at Paducah the 9TH
er day and have already some 700
acres Of land In Crittenden and
Livingston counties under Jesse
and option. The following gen.
tlemen are interested:
Geo. G. Hughes, Jos l.. Fried
man, Ed. Voolfolk, DrisfuS. We'll
a. Co, Max Nahen, Of Bowling
Green, KY; +. p. ellison, Geo. o.
Hart, Geo. @. Wallace, r. b. Phil
lips, 4. p. Noble, A. l.. Livings-
ton.
Among the mining men located
at Crittenden Springs are the fol-
lowing:
Prof. Il. o. Ulrioh, ashing-
ton, ID. q.
l.. w. Postlethwait, Paris, Tenn
w. s. TsnRier Smith, Washing
ton, d. @.
@. 5. Knight, Ft. Wayne. Ind.
ID. Q. Roberts, Chicago.
L. @. Garrett. New York.
b. L. Pettigrsw. New York.
DIR. j. j. Clark, Marion.
o. +. Miller, Richmond, Ind.
J. Q. Frankel, Sturgis, KY.
-
B. l.. Pettigrew, q graduate Of
the Harvard (Massachusetts) Law
School, registering at CrittsndOn
Springs from Paducah, haS visit
cd many Of our mines and pros
poets during the past week. He
will cantinue his tour Of investi-
cation for several days more and
will probably make himself ao-
quainted with our various ores and
where they are located. II is IN
derstood that Mr.. psttigrsw's visit
is in the interest of a syndicate Of
which he is a member, their pur-
pose being TO erect a large ConOsn-
trating plant at Paducah for the
purpose OF separating our CON-
bined ores.
e
Prof. Il. o. Ulrich, of the U. s.
Geological Survey arrived ON
Saturday and commenced his
CrIttenden county geological
work On Monday morning. w.
s. Tangier Smith of the same
department, will take up the
underground work, studying the
formation in the various shafts,
where we have attained any depth
These two gentlemen will be as
sisted by Mr.. Albert Criisr.
Prof Ulrioh was at Crittenden
Springs over Sunday and was kept
busy replying to congratulations
ON bis work OF thirteen years ago.
The confirmation of his state
ments at that time regarding our
tissure veins have proven so absO-
lutely correct that we all hope
great thinRs from the present in
Crittenden press., 1902-07-17

Judge Howell, Of Hopkinsville,
who is a personal friend Of Sena-
tor Clark, Of Montana-the Sena-
tor who does not think the day
we'll begun without a million dol
lars worth Of copper ore is raised
before breakfast says that Ssna-
tor Clark will be in Marion this
week, His visit is purely busi-
ness one. IL the ore and the ore
veins suit him, he is as apt to pur-
chase a dozen townships or u cou-
Pile Of counties as 10 the ordinary
twenty million dollar man TO buy
a small farm.
Crittenden press., 1902-07-17

Crittonden Syringe Hotel was
the center OF attraction for the
whole mining section on Sunday.
1t is the one pleasant spot in the
county where mine owners and
prospectorS can meet in an undiS-
turbed conversation and they are
'availing themselves Of the broad
halls and verandas.
Crittenden press., 1902-07-17
MOVEMENTS IN THE
MINING CIRCLES.
THE WORK OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BEGAN MONDAY
PROMINENT MINING MEN AT CRlTTENDEN
SPRINGS HOTEL.
THE COOPER KING" EXPECTED HERE.

The Riley shaft is now down 80
fest, aud the disseminated heavy
gslsna ore seems 10 permeste every
part of this great vein.
Crittenden press., 1902-07-17

Mr.. j. Z. FrankeI, OF StuTgis ls
identified with the Sturgis coke
aud coal company 1T tina, town.
This daily output will exceed q
600 tons or over $1,000 tons per
month. which 10 sold throughout
the south from Marion, Kys 10
New Orleans. La.
Crittenden press., 1902-07-17

G. s. knight, the president Of
the Marion Zinc company. reports
a splendid breas. Of carbonate in
the latest OF number three open
ing on the Mcdowell carbonate
over at Lola. II is the strongest
and most solid body Of this pecu-
liar orc that has yet been reached
in the Lola country.
Crittenden press., 1902-07-17

Mr.. l.. q. Garrett, the owner Of
the patent process for coneentrat-
ing ores. which is in process Of
erection at Paducah, arrived at the
CrittsndSn Springs hotel on Sun
day morning and had long inter
view with MsssrS. Pettigrew and
Postlsthwaite regarding their tour
Of inspection.
The daily sentinel., 1902-12-27
WANTS FOR RENT-FoR SALE.

Satisfaction Always. " Lyons &
Son.
For Rent-Four room furnished
house. At corner 3rd and Ouray.
For Rent-Office room-Steam heat
-Janitor service. Apply at The
Grand Valley National Bank.
Wanted To Rent-A good eight or
ten room house. furnished or unfurn-
ished. Will buy furniture. Began,
Gains & Co.
Wanted-Five hundred people TO
give me employment. Job and ex-
press work done promptly. 1 can
haul trunks as well as sand. dirt or
rubbish. So do not forget that the
man with the iron wheeled express
wagon. for prompt delivery. W. Fl.
Burkhardt. Express No. 20. N. E.
corner 4th and Main, or 635 Rood ave.
The daily sentinel., 1902-12-27
Try it. You will like it.
Sold only by
Heron & CaSScllS
The Grocers. 34o Main St
Notice of Trustees Sale.

Whereas, William A. Rice did, by his certain
trust deed, dated May IL A. ID. 1893, and duly
recorded in the office of the county clerk and
recorder of Mesa county, Colorado, ON the 18th
day of May, 1893, in book ~, au page 16 of the
records of said county, duly convey to the un-
signed VIM A. Marsh trustee, for the use
ahd benefit of William Ternahan, lots 1, 2, and
in block 100 in the town, now city OF Grand
Junction. Colorado, to secure to him the SAID
William TernahaA, the payment of one certain
promssory note of even date herewith for the
sum of Seven Hundred dollars (SluDOO) with in
terest from date until maturity at the rate of
ten 10) per cent. per annum, payable semi
annually, and
Whereas, the said William A. Rice has since
died. and the said claim of the said William
Ternahan was, upon the 10Th day of August
1901, duly proven and allowed by the Probate
court of Mesa County, Colorado, in the sum of
ten hundred and thirty dollars and hfty-four
cents (Sl030.5t), and,
Whereas, no part of the said amount so
due has been paid and more than one year has
expired SINCE the appointment of an admins
traitor ON the estate of the said William A..
Rice, and the allowance of the said claim so
secured, and,
Whereas the same is now long past due
Therefore, upon the written demand of tho
said William Ternahan, and under and by vir-
the authority in me vested as trustee under the
terms and powers contained in said trust deed,
four az weeks public notice is hereby given,
that l will, on Monday, the 18th day of Janu-
airy, \. d. 1898, at the hour of nine O'Clock, a.
M, at the east front door of the county court
honse in the city of Grand Junction, Mesa
comfy. Colorodo, offer for sale and sell to the
highest bidder for cash the said lets l. ,. 3, in
block numbered 100, in the town now City of
Grand junction, Mesa county, Colorado, to the
highest and best bidder for cash for the pur,
pose of paying the amount now due npon said
note with costs of this soreclosure and sale.
Witness my hand and seal this 18th day of
WILLIAM A. MARSH, Trustee.
First pub. Dec. -, 1903.
Last pub. Jan. 10, 1903
The daily sentinel., 1902-12-27
Hot drinks at Sparks.

Hot drinks at Sparks.
Alderman for choice line of mech
wear. strictly up-to-date.
When you want hack day or night
telephone Platt g. King.
All tho best brands of cigars founG
at the store of Sparks & Co.
Ackerman has the best stock OF
mems foot wear in the city.
The finest confections in the city
are to be found at Sparks & Co.
Odds and ends for the kitchen and
pantry always in stock at the Bazaar
Dress shoes at 2. 25-2. 500. 10 3. co.
B. SOD so and 5. 90 at Graham & Hards.
Ere al home made candies on hand
at all time, at Sparks & company S
store.
The most delicious hot chocolate
served in the city is found at Sparks
e Co
Suits at $s. 0O-S 500. 90 TO- CO. 12 90
l3. 90 IA 90 10. 90 and 49, co. At Gra-
ham 81 Hards
The rural mail carrier on route No.
, was remembered by a number of his
patrons on Christmas day.
Why certainly Graham & Hards is
the place to bay your neckwear. They
have the incest line in the city.
1t is at the Bazaar where you get
bargains in the little useful articles
which are needed in every home
-----------s--'.---- -----'----'','-- -'- v----
Our horses are all goers, and our
rigs are up to date. Try our prices
Satisfaction to all Platt & King.
There are still some very pretty
baby bonnets at the Ladies Empoyi yium
which are being sold at extremely low
| figures.
A new hat at this time of year will
do you a great deal of.good and you
can get such splendid bargains at the
Emporium.
See the all-wool Black underwea,
that Graham g. Hards are selling fol
81 90 per suit is just what others h
SO. 90 for.
The Star laundry is better equipped
than ever to do family and CONNER
cial washing. Under new and up te
date management.
1t isn't necessary to have colo
hands when you can buy pair ot
sheepskin lined Mittens for So cents
| =. @ IT
Ladies s!-Beignning with January
lst our annual cut will be on for &
days. All silk and satin dresses S1(
each. n. W. Blain.
Our line of clothing is fresh and
new. We expect in 1908 to es ,abli sh
trade on the best line of general
clothing in Grand Junction-Acker.
man.
Tramp merchants are not selling
goods any cheaper than we are Com.
| pare our prices and you will be con.
vinced Graham & Hards.
If you need anything in the way Of
: pairing knives, egg beaters. straiuer.
, and anything for use in the hou seholt
the place to get it is at the Bazaar.
: A great array of small but usefu
things at the Bazaar. and you can ge
almost ANYTHING you want by calm,
there. At G. d. Smiths old stand.
If yLu want handsome dress ha
for the late winter months. now i
3 is the time to buv one at greatly re
; duced prices at the Ladies Emporium
Z Superintendent Henry W. Edwards
of the smelter company is expected
to arrive in the city next week and a
soon as he is here the work will begil
: at once on breaking the ground 70
5 the buildings. The people will re
joice when the real work commence,
The daily sentinel., 1902-12-27

1t will pay to call and see the
marked down dress hats as well as
street hats ut the Ladies Emporium.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-09-19
SOUSA'S BAND.

John Phillip SouTa and his famous
band will give single concert at the
AthenelIm on Friday evening, Oct. 3.
This is an announcement that will
bring pleasurab1e anticipation to every
lover of music, for Sousa is probably
closer to the hearts of the people than
any other conductor OF compoer of the
day. and with a thorough knowledge
of their tastes, he is giving them what
they want. Sousa, is as much a mas
ter of the art of program making, as
he is of march composition. His con-
certs. are models of form and good
taste in this respect. He will also
play two new marches that the band
has never given here including his
Imperial Edward y which was written
for King Edward VII. r. II d."
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-09-19
l'AS[ CA CARRIED | 70 COURT.
Supreme Court Will Hear Case In
volving Redistricting City of
Bismarck. ~,
Newton and Smith Make Application
on Behalf of P. E. Byrene as
Plaintiff.

4 Grand Forks, Sept. 19.-(Special. -
On the petition of Newton & Smith,
representing P. E. Byrne as plaintiff,
the supreme court this morning issued
an order to show cause directed to F..
f. Wilcox, Frank Donnelly, R. PEN
warden and c. A. Burton. and w. S.
'Moorhouse as county auditor, return
able at Bismarck, October 7th, to in
vestigate the redistricting Of the city
of Bismarck by the board of county
commissioners. The petitioners claim
such act to be void and that voting
must be by wards and with the proper
aldermen as inspectors of election. Fl
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-09-19
LTTLEFlELD 4 CANDIDATE.
Maine Congressman Would Succee
Speaker Henderson. 3

Speaker Henderson. @
Washington, Sept. 19.--Representa-
tive Charles p. Littlefeld of the Sec
ond Maine district, who already has
been elected a member Of the Fifty
eighth congress, is the first to an
nounce his candidacy for speaker of
the house in view of Henderspn's with
draWal. N s#y5t Il.
To Washington friend who sent a
telegram Of inquiry, Mr.. Littlefield
sent this reply:
If General Henderson does not re-
turn shall be a candidate for the
speakership. In that contingency any
thing my friends can do will be ap-
preciated." !"
Mr.. Littleield's friends will urge
him as the candidate of the younger
element Of the house and also as a
representative of the antitrust senti-
ment in the Republican party.
They say that if any legislation look
ing to government regulation of great
combinations is passed at the coming
session it will be largely through his
efforts.
On the other hand, if nothing is
done, the organization of the next
house is likely to be fought out quite
as much on trust and antitrust lines
as on tariff revision and anti-tariff re,
vision, and the Maine representative
will be the recognized leader of the
growing sentiment in the Republican
party in favor Of curbing the trusts.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-09-19
NEW OBSERVATION CARS WITH
PRIVATE ROOMS. /--#

For a New York trip in, 20 hours from
Chicago are now part of the Pennsyl-
vania Specials equipment. This is
the 20-hour TRAIN Chicago to New York
leaving Chicago Union Station daily
at IL noon. All meals en- route; bath
and barber ship for busy business men
who want to be ready for business on
reaching New York next morning at
nine. Fol. special information consult
III. B. Dering, A. G. P. agent, 24S South
Clark street, Chicago, by letter or in
person.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-09-19
FEARS b R another UPRISING.
Minister conger Reports Serious An
ti-Foreign Riots in Some Parts
Of China.
Urges on the Chinese Officials Neces-
sity Of Immediate and Effective
Action. 5s
Extortionate Taxation and Presence
of Missionaries the Cause Of
the Trouble.

Washington, Sept 19.-China is ON
rhe verge of another boxer uprising
which may equal that Of 1900, accord
state department from Minister Con-
ger, dated last month. The troubles
appear to arise principally from ex-
tortionate taxation combined with re
sentiment against the presence OF mis-
sionaries, thus justifying the judgment
of the department of state, which
pointed out to the powers that the de-
mand for excessive indemnities would
result in serious internal troubles in
China.
Mr.. Conger's first advice bears date
of Aug. 6, from Peking, and he reports
serious aati-foreign riots near Chentu,
il. the province of SEE Chuan, in which
number of native Christians had
been massacred and chapels destroyed
Mr.. Conger appears to have acted with
energy upon telegraphic complaints
from DR.. Canright, an American med
ical missionary at Chentu, not only adj
letter but calling there in person to
Impress Upon the Officials
the Importance of immediate and eff
fective action and finally succeeding
in causing the removal of the local
Chinese officials, who had failed to re-
press the riots and preserve life and
property.
Mr.. Conger incloses with his report
the communication that passed be-
tween himself, DR.. Canright and the
foreign Office. Under date of June 20,
from Chentu, DR.. Canright tele-
graphed:
"Sze Chuan repeating troubles of
1900. Chapel burned, ten Christians
killed. Boxers have been multiplying
for four months: officials taxed
Mr.. Conger Immediately telegraphed
DR.. Canright to demand adequate pro-
lection for missionaries ard the ma
tive Christians from the local officials.
He also addressed a note to Prince
Ching at the foreign Office stating that
there were several American mission
aries and many chapels and converts,
in SEE Chuan, and that it was neces-
sary that immediate provisions be
made to stamp out those troubles at
their very inception.