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Gilpin observer., 1902-05-29
BLACK HAWK.

J.J. Seeman has installed the gasoline
engine in his concentration plant below
the Penn mill.
John Cundy, of this city, has been
stamp mill in Chase gulch, which was
started up the first of this week. 1t is u
counter part OF the Gilpin MILL
The custom mill men here complain
OF the scarcity of ore.
Messrs. Moulton and Emory, of the
Rocky Mountain mill and concentration
works, left here the first OF the week for
Denver. They will secure new machinery,
which will be installed at their works in
this city.
Senator S. v. Newell is visiting in
Wisconsin.
Ore was being hauled on Monday from
the mouth of the Bates hill tunnel to
the Boston e. Denver Consolidated com
pany.
The Black Hawk base ball club will
give dance tonight at Fireman's hall.
The directors of the After Supper
Mining company will visit the property
this week and select spot east OF the
old shaft where a new shaft will be sunk
Flick & Son have put in 25 horse
power steam boiler at their wagon fac
tory in this city, and discontinued gas
oline.
j. Kayser, engineer OF tine G. & s.
freight train between here and Denver
had the middle finger of his right hand
smashed Monday evening, necessitating
its amputation at the first joint. DR.. A.
G. Asquith performed the operation. He
left for his home in Golden that evening.
A new large sized engine for the Del
monico mine on Quartz hill was received
here Monday and taken to the mine the
next day.
c. W. Baldwin, of Chicago, is in the
city lookin, a Ter his mining interests.
Some % some specimens of smelling
ore, gAena and copper iron, from the
Wheel-ol- Fortune lode up North Clear
Creek, were being exhibited in the city
Tuesday morning.
The Rocky Mountain Concentrating
and Milling company has filed articles
of incorporation to do businesl in this
city with q capital of $4,000 The in
corporators are; e. l.. Moulton, John
A. Emory and Gilmore e. Emory.
Work on the new Miners Sam ping
works below the Gilpin mill is progress
ing rapidly 1t is expected that the
works will be completed by June 20.
There is a report prevalent in this city
that the management of the Moffat rail
road that is being constructed from Den
yer to Salt Lake City, has secured the
right Of way from the Gilpin Tramway
company to the roadbcd which extends
up North Clear Creek to the Twelve
Mile diggings. 1t is also stated that the
new company will secure depot grounds
in this city. From this it would appear
that they intend to build switch from
Rollinsville to this city.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-29

II in need of bedding plants, pansies
verbenas, geraniums, ETC., go to the Cen
trail City green house.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-29
Only $3.50 to Chicago

For one Of the double berths in the
Pullman tourist cars leaving Denver
over the Union Pacific at 1880 p. IN
daily. The only line having daily tourist
cars East.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-29
YANKEE Hill NOTES.

The new shaft house on the North
Star lode is nearly completed, and de-
velopment work will soon be going for
ward.
Sinking has been resumed on the Pay
Dirt. The new shaft house has been
completed, and the whistle is now again
blowing regularly.
Frank Smith has IS tons OF ore ready
to be shipped to the Pioneer mill.
The Chesapeake Tunnel company is
building new road, and will soon be
hauling ore to the Pioneer mill.
Some very fine looking ore is being
taken from the Nugget tunnel.
The Orc Verde people have fine II
inch vein in the upraise that shows
plenty OF free gold.
There are 80 tons OF ore at the Cum
berland mine ready for the mill.
Shipments are being made from the
Polaris mine to the Black Hawk mills.
Between 500 and 1000 tons will be ship
ped.
The camp is looking exceedingly well
at present, in fact more encouraging
than it has sor several years. Many new
properties have been started up, and the
old ones are all working. Mining men
and capitalists are becoming interested
to large extent, which will mean much
prosperity to the camp. The Pioneer
mil! will start up within few days and
the camp will then appear more natural
and summer like.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-29
MINE FOR SALE.

Mine developed by tunnel and shaft
within one mile OF Black Hawk, samp-
ling works. now producing high grade
gold, silver and lead. Substantial
reasons for selling. Address, William
Edwards, Black Hawk, Colorado.
Evening star., 1902-08-23

~ ioiSer, put rusned across the passage
ana seized the black horse by the crest il, ST
as he was overpowering the girl
II was at this instant Mortimer reached
the scene, in his hand a stable fork he had
grabbed as he raced down the passage.
Even Lauzanne's attack, though # gave
Allis respite. would not have saved nor
life; the madly fighting horses would have
kicked and trampled her to death.
MY God! Back! back. you devils.' and
pushing. crowding, hugging the side of tho
stall, Mortimer fought his way to the ,irI
once Diablos hoof shot out and the man's
le1t arm, swapping like a pistol, dropped
useless u, at his side: His brain reeled with
the shock. The oddly swinging arm dan
Cling like a dolls. with the palm turned
backward. seemed to fascinate him. Whv
was he there? What was he doing? WIZ
was he hammering the horses over the
head with a stable fork, held tightly in HE
right hand? He hardly knew: his MIND
was clouded; he was fighting by instinct
ana alweys crowdng along the wall toward
me 5arther corner The girl had quite
faded from his sight Somehow he fa1t
that he must drive the horses hack hacL
out of the stall. ~
ANS. TOO was fighting. bringing the crop
down with cutting force over the withers
neck, neck mead, any part of the fighting mass in
'front.' or her She could escape now through
the opening where the boy had gone hut
was not Mortimer in the same positjon she
had been? She had seen him drop on his
knees M roys When ola6lo lashed out. He must
be sorely hurt. Now he was reeline ike .
drunken man. as he fought the mad brI,tes
This way" she painted, catching him hv
the coat and pulling him toward the win
dow. "A
All. that was it! He saw her now. II
steadied his senses. 1t was the girl and she
had called him-"Mortimer.'
Back" he yelled, irrelevantly, in an
swer, cutting Diablo across the face with
the fork. 1t was pandemonium.
Get through the window" the girl
screamed in his ear Quick! Now" and
she pushed him toward it.
"You-irst-back, you devils" and he
pressed away from her, closer to the horses,
thrusting and striking with the steel
pointed fork.
The horses were giving way. Diablo was
fighting half through the door, weakening
before the onslaught Of the powerful chest
nut. Even in battle in a race the
stamina Of the Lazarone blood was telling.
The bulldog courage of the strain was
strong upon Lauzanne. now that he was
reused
Quick, you can get out"' again called
the girl
You first
This dreary repetition was the only ex-
preston Mortimer's numbed senses seemed
equal to, but he fought the horses with the
ferocity Of tiger; his wound but enraged
him.
They could both escape, Allis knew, II she
could bring Mortimer to understand, but
Evening star., 1902-08-23

erend Dolman's concert, that was meant to
| Top down many weeds of debt that were
eiloklnS the church, had ella med him SIM
| ply because an evening in Broollfield had
| come to hang heavy on his hands
Now, when the Reverend Dolman received
: fhlllp cranes check for $50 the next day,
to be applied to the church incumbrance,
he sought to alay his surprise by attribut-
ing the gift to his own special pleading
tn&t evening, of course backed up by ProVi-
dence If anybody had stated that the
handspring of the gift had been the wicked
horSe-racing poem of their denuncia ton
he would have been scandaliZed and fun
of righteous disbelief. 1t is quite likely that
even Crane would have denied that Ais
poem had inspired him to the check: but
nevertheless it had
The world of feeling and sympathy and
goodness that had hung in her voice had
set new window in his soul slightly ajar
so snghtly aJar that even now, months
afterward, the lovelight was only beginning
to stream through. When love comes to a
man at forty he is apt to play the game
very badly indeed; he turns it into very
anxious business, and moves through the
llght-tripping measure with the pedantic
dignity OF a minuet dancer.
But Phll1p Crane was not given to making
mistakes; he knew that, like Crusader, his
pest racing days Gn the love stakes) were
over especially where the woman was but
a girl. So he sat down and planned it all
OUT as he planned to win the Brooklyn
| Derby. months later. And all the time he
dered into many fOolshnesses; but his love-
making must be of diplomacy Even now
all the gods of Fate stood ranged on his
side; Allis' brother was in his bank more
or less dependent upon him; Ringwood itself
was all but in the bank; he stood fairly well
with John Porter, and much better with
Aiiis mother, for already he had begun to
lngrattate himself with Mrs. Porter
He would cast from the shoulders of the
reverend Dolman trifie more of the load
ne was carry ng. He would send the rev.
| erend gentleman another check.
Why he should think it necessary to pre-
pare his suit with much subtlety he
| hardly knew; in all reason he should be
considered fair match for Ailis Porter
lie was not bad man the world under
Stood MN; he did not profess Christianity,
put' on the other hand, his life was eX-
tremely respectable; he did not drink; he
was not given to profane language: even
IN racing, his presence seemed to lend an
ar OF responsibility to the sport, and it
was generally supposed that he raced pure
for the Porters.
In actuality there were just two things
mat stood in the way-two things which
ms ms position and wealth could not obviate-
his age and the Porter pride If Porter
had not been dubbed Honest John, eariv
IN ME. ne might have been saddled with
Proud Porter later on. The pride had
come up out of old Kentucky with all the
other useless things-the horse racing and
she inability to make money, and the
fancy for keeping promise.
Something whispered to Crane that AIIis
would never come to him simply out of
love; 1t might be regard. esteem desire
10 please her parents, bowling to the eyi-
cent decree of fate. Perhaps even the very
slowly.
Evening star., 1902-08-23

this point. This knowledge constrained
the girl, even drove her into rebellion She
took his misunderstanding a fault, al
most a weakness, and shocked the
young man with carefully prepared racing
expressions; reveled with strange abandon
in talks of gallops and trials. and work
outs and breathers: threw iron -mouthed
horses, pulers, skates and drivers and
other equine wonders at his head, until he
revolted in sullen irritation. In fact, they
misunderstood each other finely in truth.
their different natures were more in har-
mony two miles apart-the distance that
lay between the bank and Ringwood.
By comparison, Cranes visits to Ring
wood were Utopianly complacent.
extraordinarily enough, Mrs Porter, op-
posed to racing as she was fell quite readi-
ly under the glamour of his artistic unob-
trusiveness. He had complete mastery over
the science of waiting. His admission TO
horses was an apology; there seemed such
an utter absence of the betting spirit that
the recreation it afforded him condoned The
offenSe.
There was this difference between the
two men, the old and the young; Crane
knew exactly why he went there even 10
the utmost consummatiOn, while Mortimer
had asked himself more than once coming
back from Ringwood feeling that he had
been misunderstood-perhaps even laughed
at-Why he had gone there at all. He had
10 definite plans-even desire; he was i'm
PEELED to it out of some unrecogniZed force.
1t was because of these conditions that
the one potter turned his images so per-
fectly and the other formed only poor, con-
torted. often broken dishes of inferior clay.
1T stood in the reason of things however,
that Mortimer, in spite of his uncompro-
missing attitude toward racing, should be
touched by its tentacles if he visited at
RinSwood; his extreme stand weakened by
attrition.
His first baptism came with much precip-
lt&ncy on the occasion of his fourth visit
to the Porters. He had driven out with
Sat r,r1a
Ringwood. An afternoon is not exactly
ike an evening in the matter of entertain
ing guest: something must be done; ci-
garS, Or music or small chatter are insuffi-
clent. II one is on the western slope of
me Sierra perhaps nap may kill the
time prohtably enough but this was a case
where a young man had to be entertained
a young man difficult of entertainment un-
der the circumstances.
Alan had some barbarouS eXpediti ion of
juvenile interest on hand: the unearthing
OF Woodchuck, or it might have been a
ground-hog, in a back field; but Allis would
not become party to the destruction Of
animal life for the sport of the thing. She
had a much better program mapped out for
Mortimer Some way she felt that if he
could see the thoroughbred horses in their
stalls could come to know them individ-
ually, casually though it might be- he would
perhaps catch a glimmer of their beautiful
characters. So she asked MIR. Mortimer to
go ana have a look at her pets
Alan would none of it, he was off to his
Woodchuck or grounding.
Il m glad you don't want to go and kill
anything" she said turning gratefully to
Iort1mer when he refused Alan's invita-
Evening star., 1902-08-23
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knowledge that he was OF the equine
brotherhood.
'.Lucretia has found you out" said Allis
presently. You DO like horses, she knows
ooh, like animals. / don't deny" Nor
timer answered, sbut I know very little
about them-nothing about race horses
Mike frowned and looked disparagingly at
the visitor. He must be quare duck -
he muttered to HIMSELF That a man should
know nothing ofszthoroughbreds was per-
fectly inexpHcable. to S-Gaynor. He knew
many racing men whose knowledge of
horsef1esh was a>subject for ridicule, but
then they never proclaimed their ignorance,
rather posed as good judges than otherwise.
But with startling Inconsistency. Mike ex-
planned There's many like you. sir, only
they don't know it. that's all-the woods
is full av thin. Would you like to give
the fily carrot. miss?' he asked, turning
to Allis. ''Pll bring some
When he returned Alis gave one to Lucre-
tia. then they passed to the next stall.
That's useful horse" explained the
trainer; hes won some races In his time -
What's his name?" asked Mortimer.
Game Boy. He's by the Juggler You
remember him, don't you?"
Mortimer was forced to confess that he
didn't quite remember Juggler.
That's strange" commented Mike, turn
ing the big bay about with evident pride;
''he won the Belmont at Jerome Park. did
that"
mortimer compromised by admitting that
ne mad probably forgotten it.
ven. L haven't declared Mike, re-
pHoachfully. IF Game Boy stands prep
thls summer you'll hear from him." he con-
4ded TO Mortimer. as they left the STALL
just remember Game Boy; see. ye can't for
get-a big bay with a white nigh foreleg an
a b1t rat-talied. Yes, Game Boys all right
monologued Mike; but here's a better; this
is Diablo. He must have tabasco In his
neau. Ter he's got the divis own timper
But ne can gallop bit; he go like a
quarter horse. an stay till the cows come
rome: but he's like Lauzanne acrost yon-
Ger, he's got a bee in his bonnet an 1t
taxes a divil to ride him.
nat hard on me. Mike" eXpostulated
Ais ou see. Lauzanne goes better with
me In the saddle than any of the boys"
she explained to Mortimer
The divil or angels, | was going to say
miss, when you interrupted me-" gallantly
responded Mike
Diab!o's head was tied high in a corner
Vi the stall Tor Shandy, the boy, was hard
at work on him with a double hand of
straw, rubbing him down. The boy kept
up a peculiar whistling noise through his
parted lips he rubbed, and Diablo snap
PED lmpatiently at the halter-shank with his
great white teeth. as if he resented the
operation.
Mortimer gaZed with enthusiasm at the
shining white skin that glistened like satin
or Watered silk. Surely there was excuse
for people loving thoroughbreds. 1t was
an eXhllarat1on even to look at that embodi-
ment OF physical development. 1t was ar
animated statue to the excellence Of good,
clean living.
Somehow or other Mortimer felt that
Evening star., 1902-08-23
Viscount Cole, Coal Stoker.
the London Daily Graphic

From the London Daliy Graphlc.
During the whole voyage of the Carls-
brook Castle from Cape Town Lieut.. Wis.,
count Cole of the 9Th Hussars. heir of the
Earl of Enniskili.en, who was returning
from active service, spent the time be-
tween noon and o'clock in working like
an ordinary stoker. AtJired in workman's
clothes with oil rag tucked into his belt.
he worked these hours away in front of
furnace. begrimed with coal dust, and per-
spring only the stoker can. The first
thing he did boarding the ship at the
Cape was to ask the chief engineer to allow
him to take a watch, but the chief thinI-
ing the viscount was jesting, politely re-
fused. However, when the viscount return
ed with a fireman's discharge tall in order)
the officer granted this somewhat quaint
favor. Judging from the tired appearance
OF the viscount after his watch, one would
hardly imagine he enjoyed himself but he
did. 1t gives one exercise and occupation
during a voyage, he says.
Evening star., 1902-08-23

MIN Tor pet. In fact. as I assure them. he
is iar tanner and gentle than any cat they
have ever fondled. IL open his cage on a
cold DAY, as soon as he secs my hand at
the glass undoing the fastenings he glides
gehuy over 10 meet It, 1 leave my hand
there and out he winds. softly and slowly
up my arm 20 the shoulder. When his cold
tongue points touch my warm throat he
gllaes around and around my neck until
ne gets himself comfortably settled. and
'here he stays enjoying the heat Often
When ne does this 1 go back To my chair
ana allow him TO stay so coiled for half
an hour or longer. Sometimes. indeed
Mhen am reading forget that he is there.
: ne other day | shocked calle: by going
to the door. oblivIous of the kind of crayat
/ had on.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1902-02-15

to sell by weight the same as they
do in other cities and towns?
Their present system is a per-
feet swindle upon the public and
should be stopped
We spoke to some OF our City
council about it and asked them
why they did not pass an ordi-
nance compelling all these truck
sters to have a measure that would
hold weight according TO measure?
They said they knew the system
was wrong, but there are SO many
merchants in the council that dra.i
in truck that wauiid be voted
dow15, and if it did pass it would
never be enforced. We advised
them to try it, and if it was voted
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1902-02-15
The Coming Cane Crop

The spring planting of cane that
has been occupying the atteation
OF our sugar planters quite gener-
ally for the past few weeks. has
been interrupted several times by
rains Of varying intensity in differ
ent parts of the State. 1t was
started, if anything, even earlier
than usual this year, due, perhaps
to the belief that our coldest wea-
ther of the winter had been expert
enced IN the disastrous December
freezes.
There has been decided ten.
dency shown of late years. to
effect spring planting as early as
the first part Of January, it being
argued by many that the seed is
no more liable to be touched by
the cold when it is planted in the
cane row than when it lies in the
windrow. The chief thing to be
avoided in such planting is to have
it covered not too thickly. so as tc
prevent its liability to deterioration
from either excessive. wet or dry
weather.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1902-02-15

I lecture at the Court Hourse, which
was fairly we'll attended; but not
nearly SO well as the lecturer de-
served. On Thursday night. DR..
E. L. Stephens, of the Industrial
School. and Prof Caldwell lectured
to a large audience. The Sontag
Military Band kindly furnished
music for the occasion.
Dr., Stephens was the first speaker
and spoke Of the immense power il
the world which is wasted and show
ed that it vas only through education
tha, man would ever harness these
forces for his nse..
Superintendent j Y. Calhoun was
prese,it at the meeting and gave q
splendid talk His ciosi..g remark. ;,
You feed Your children, you ebthe
your children, then why would you
hesitate for one moment to lift YOU
child from the depths Of ignorance.
50 thst be may look his fellow man IN
the face and stand bis peer?' was
striking = and food for thought.
.
MrrpsGaiawall, who followed, made
a splendid talk in which he paid
high compliment to the people of La
fayette on their progressiveness and
their libefslity L, educational matters.
It certainly is amatter Of pride to the
a~ish Of LAFAYETTE to hear from such
man as Prof. caldwell that our par
ish takes the lead II the q.a.a in in ealss-
cational progress.
After the close Of his address the
band disconrsed sweet music
The institute closed Friday af-
ternoon.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1902-02-15
Weight and Measures.

Lafayette is fast stepping up
among the progressive cities CT
the State fit keeps up the pace
it has struck in the lastyear or two,
it will surely get there.
We hope that every man that
lives in the parish will put his
shoulder to the wheel, and help it
along, especially the business men
Of the city.
There are still some things in
which we are fifty years behind the
times yet, and there is 40 reason
why we should be, especially Cur
trade with the truck dealers. For
example. The standard weight
Of Irish potatoes IS 90 lbs to the
bushel, sweet potatoes, So lbs;;.
onions, 81 lbs; beans, 90 lbs COVE
peas. 90 lbs corn, 56 lbs ;turnips,
5abs 9 barreIl or sack Of potatoes
I8o lbs.
That are the facts? !? The truck
and Dago dealers come around and
pretend TO sell all the above arti-
cles by the gallon, but when they
measure then out 70 you they
have little long s:erked measure
Ithat u hold But \ ififIe over hall
aloa II weight espee eeialIy irish
sssFeet toes onions.
l''.,' y weigh
ssaPs||sa
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1902-02-15

John H. Sparks new railroad
shows and trained animal exposi-
ton will exhibit in Lafayette cn
Saturday. Feb, IS, afternoon and
evening. Admission only 10 and
IS cents. This show is known
the world over as the largest.
grandest and best 2 cent show on
the road, with all new, startling
and up-to datef features. The finest
performing lions, wolves and ele-
Fhants are to be seen with Sparks
big one ring shows. together with
a troupe OF highly educated horses.
ponies, mules, dogs, goats and
monkeys. See our grand free
balloon ascension with parachute
jump, also free thrilling high
tower dive from a ladder 80 feet
high into a net. This is given
free to all from the show ground
at and Z p. m, rain or shine. II
alone is worth going many miles
to see and it costs you nothing.
Mr.. Sparks offers handsome bed
room suite to any couple that will
take trip in his big bridal bal
loon and get married. Now is
your chance for a big novel we'd
ding and handsome present. and
mo danger Of any accident at all.
There have been hundreds OF suc-
cessful marriages in this big bai-
loon and not single accident.
Now IS the chance Of a life time.
Don't miss it.
4
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1902-02-15
The glad tidings Of perfectly

The glad tidings Of perfectly
sound seed is to be heard through
uut the entire sugar bet. This
being assured, the feeling OF ua-
easiness that it was in some man
ner affected by the severe cold OF
the winter is removed. Not only
is the seed cane now declared
sound, but the stubb!e is found to
be equally well prepared to bring
forth a good crop this yeaI.
A full quota OF fall planting was
done last year, plenty OF time
being available on account OF the
late beginning grinding cam
paign, hence no unusual amou ,t
was left to be put down in the
spring. At this writing, it..may be
sefely said that a good proportion
OF plantations have wound 10 that
the breaking OF corn lands and
getting ready for the cultivation
of the cane crop of 1902 Sugar
Planter.