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The Washington times., 1902-09-12

Mr.. Joseph E. Chauncey died at $50
o'clock this morning at his home in
Fairfax county, west of this city. He
was sixty-six years of age, and is sur
vived by one son. Mr.. Julian Chauncey.
The funeral will take place Saturday
afternoon from his late residence, at 3
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1902-09-12

In connection with the street i'm
provements which are now under way
in this city, many of the merchants are
having new sidewalks placed In front of
their places of business. The grano-
lithic seems to have gained more head
way than the ordinary brick.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-01-28
"THE SHORT LINE
The Colorado Springs q Cripple
Creek District Railway.

The formal opening OF this wonderful
center Of Colorado Springs with the
Cripple Creek district-the Worlds
greatest gold camp-by the shortest
feasible route, was celebrated on April
8, 1901, since which time its fame as a
line of unparalleled scenic attraction and
marvellous engineering achievement has
spread to all parts of the country.
The ride OF 45 miles from Colorado
Springs to the Cripple Creek district is
one continuous panorama OF Natures
most gorgeous mountain and canon
scenery, while the traveller is filled with
wonderment as he contemplates the ap-
parent insurmountable obstacles which
have been overcome in the construction
Of the line as it pursues its labyrinthine
course around cliffs that tower to the
sky, twisting and turning in its ascent Of
the great granite peaks, to attain an en-
inence OF more than 10000 feet above
sea level.
A few quotations from testimony OF
those who have made the trip:
"rhe Short Line reveals a greater
show OF scenic grandeur than all the
Trans Continental lines in the whole
course OF their 5000 miles from New
York to San Francisco
There is probably not another line in
the world that SO completely displays
every phase and view OF the scenery it
traverses."
THE eide trip to the Cripple Greek
district over the Short Line will be the
principal attraction for all tourists to
Colorado, and no one can afford to miss
| it."
1T is marvel OF engineering skill,
and the greatest feat OF railroad build
ing in the country
THE Short Line is Goth century
railroad in all that the term implies-a
wide road-bed standard guage track,
laid with 75-pound steel rails, broad ties,
close and evenly spaced; soliclly ballasted
with isintegrated granite; monster con-
solidated locomotives, equipped with
powerful electric headlights, and pas
senger equipment Of latest design and
handsome finish, including palace obser-
vation cars which are an exclusive feat.
ure of the Short Line service, and a de-
light to the tourist"
The Short Line "Blue Book issued
monthly, is replete with valuable infor-
nation for the traveller, including de-
scription OF the trip between Colorado
Springs and Cripple Creek, and may be
secured without cost by addressing
S. j. HENRY, Traffic Manager,
| Colorado Springs, Colo.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-01-28
LIKES WESTERN BOYS BEST.

DIR. D. X. Pearsons, of Chicago,
the philanthropist who has given
so literally to the cause of educa-
ton during the past ten years, says
that he is through with the COL
lepes of the east and that hereafter
his donations will be to western
institutions. DR.. Pearsons says
they are through raising the kind
of boys in the east that made this
country what it is, and the type of
men are growing up in the west
that made New England famous
100 years ago.
Eastern boys are effeminate, in
his opinion, are being raised in too
much luxury and have not that
sturliness that characterizes the
bows of the west. He has some
very strong ideas about how boys
and girls should be educated, and
is bitter enemy of all fads. he
favors dormitories and thinks all
students should be forced to live in
them. "There is no use in paying
more than 50 week for board, and
$3.50 should carry any young man
or woman through college for a
year"
DR.. Pearsons thinks saving
wood or raising potatoes would
prove more effective for the muscu-
lar development of students than
playing football or baseball, and
believes both of those games should
be abolished as being useless and
nonsensical fads.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-01-28

All diseases start in the bowels. Keep
them open or you will be sick. CAS-
CARErS act like nature. Keep liver
and bowels active without sickening
gripping feeling. Six million people take
and recommend CASCARETS. Try a
1Oc. box. All druggists.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-01-28

Lewis Nixon, the new leader of
Tammany, says he is going to
make all the bad men get out of
the organization. Doesn't Mr..
Nixon expect it will ever be neces-
sary for him to have a quorum
after he gets through with the
reformation.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-01-28

President Roosevelt has issued
an executive order calling the at
tention of the heads of departments
to tie laws giving veterans of the
civil war preference in making ap-
pointments.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-01-28

The cordial entertainment we're
giving a German prince need not
alarm any other nation. We are
friendly to them and will be glad
to entertain their prominent citi-
zens whenever they come to see us.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-01-28

A lawyers trust has been incor-
porated ip New Jersey. 1t will en-
deavor to corner the law business
of the corporations. Thank heaven.
the Gunnison justice courts are
still open to the little outside law
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-01-28

It is to be hoped that the super
stitious Mexicans will not charge
the recent earthquakes to the pres
ence in Mexico City of the Pan
American conference.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-01-28

A physician says that tight lac
ing is a benefit to the human race,
inasmuch as it kills off the foolish
girls and leaves the wise ones to
grow into women.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-01-28

AS novelist, Bandmaster
Sousa will now toot his own horn.
Blowing has made number of re-
cent novels financial, if not liter
ary successes, and when it comes
to blowing Sousa is certainly a
leader.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-01-28
HISTORY OF THE ELK
MT. MINING DISTRICT
GOTHIC.
Contributed by E. L. N.

Gothic is eight miles north of
Crested Butte, and is one of the
pioneer camps of the county. In
early days it had population of
about 5000 souls, who were at
tracted there by the wonderful
mineral showings. 1t is a very
picturesque camp and has many
natural attractions. D. F. Nc
Glothlin, now of Denver, claims to
have set the first mining location
stake, which was in 1871.
sYLvANITE.
This mine has produced some of
the richest ore found in this Sec
ton of the state, running into the
thousands in silver. After having
been idle for number of years, it
is again being operated this winter.
James Carson has charge of the
mine and considerable ore is being
mined and development work is
being done. There is also quite
number of other good properties
in the vicinity of the Sylvanite.
Among them are the New York,
Moss Rose, Duke of Wellington,
Osceola, and Virginius. All are
strong leads, and many of them
have been worked extensively.
THE BELvIEw COMPANY.
This company, with head
quarters at Galva, ILL.,, is doing
some very extensive mining four
miles to the north of Gothic. The
claims are the Grant, No. l and 2,
North Star and Lulu. All are be-
ing developed by crosscut tun-
nels. The ore runs from 60 to 10
per cent lead, Is to 40 ozs. In sill
yer. Copper and gold values of
considerable worth are also found
in conjunction with the other ores.
The officers of the company are
Jonas Ericsson, president; Chas.
Espey, vice president; j. A.
Chelwan, secretary and treasurer.
COPPER CREEK COMPANY.
This company owns group of
fifteen claims and is capitalized at
81, 100000; par value of shares
S1.00 and non-assessable. On
these properties tunnel has been
driven 400 feet; a crosscut below
200 feet. This group is also near
the great Sylvanite mine on White
Rock Mountain, in the center of
the eruptive granite, from which
the formation slopes in every di-
rection for 65 miles, indicating that
the old mountain is in the very
heart of this extraordinary mineral
zone. Headquarters of the COM
is at Monmouth, Ill. Officers of
the corporation: Hon. E. w.
Houghton, president; Hon. w. l..
Wiley, vice president; G. M. San
ders, secretary.
COPPER QUEEN.
j. A. Goodwin, last year sue
ceeded in organizing a company,
capitalized at 100000 for the
purpose of operating this valuable
group of claims. Operations were
begun too late to make the neces-
sary preparations for running all
winter, but sufficient work was
done to develope fine ore chute
that ran we'll in silver values. A
plant of machinery will be installed
in the spring and the properties
put on a paying basis, it having
been one of the early producers of
the camp.
MAROON MINING COMPANY.
This company is operating a
group of claims in Rustler gulch.
under the supervision of Reinhart
Holloway, of Gunnison, and who
is also one of the principal owners.
The ore is a sulphide copper bear
ing silver and gold. The property
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-01-28
NATURAL RESOURCES.

l =
covers the base of the surrounding
mountains. while the excellent 10.
cations for mills and reduction
works cannot be surpassed any
where in the state. The town is
situated at the junction of Copper
creek and East river, md is becom-
ing one of the favorite summer re.
sorts with the ever increasing
number of tourists who annually
visit the Elk Mountains to spghd
their summer vacation.
ELKO.
This thriving little camp is
beautifully situated in Elko park,
and is fast coming to the front as
one of the leading mining camps
in Gunnison county. Among the
many mines and promising pros
poets we could mention there is
none, if properly managed, but
that can be made good paying
propositions.
HARD CASH GROUP.
This group includes four or five
of the best claims on Galena
Mountain. They are owned by the
Sulphide Copper company, with
headquarters at Denver. The Off
GERS of the company are: j. @.
Lewis, president; A. T. Wheeler,
vice president; Horace Miller,
superintendent. Mr.. Miller WAS
one of the poineer prospectors of
the camp, and located the Hard
Cash mine some years ago. He
held on to the property, and was
for many years unable to carry on
the work very extensively. Last
summer a shipment of sulphide
ore was made that far exceeded the
company's expectations. A plant
of machinery will be installed the
coming summer, and power drills
will be used to develop the proper
ty.
BROOKLYN MINING COMPANY.
This is one of the new enter
prises of Gunnison county, that
have been attracted here by the
immense mineral showings of the
Elk Mountains. Having secured
the Harper group of claims, they
have erected good substantial
buildings, placed machinery con-
sisting of boilers and air compress
sor, and gone to work in way that
assures the success of the enter
prise.
PROSPECTS.
Some of the best latent PROPOSE
tions in the country are undoubt-
edly in the vicinity of Elko. Gold,
silver, lead and zinc values are
found in paying quantities where
ever any considerable amount of
work has been done. VIM. Run
noe owns several good claims that
shows strong mineral bearing veins.
Captain Clark has partially devel-
oped properties that need only an
investment of capital to turn them
into mines.
REDUCTION PLANT.
A concentrator of several hun
dred tons capacity has been built
at Elko and will be in shape to
handle the product of the camp
the coming season. This mill is
not like those built in the pasta
mere stock scheme but has been
designed and specially constructed
to handle the particular ores that
are produced in the vicinity. 1t
is fitted with the latest improved
tables, and is 80 situated that the
unlimited water power of the head
waters of Crystal river can be pro-
ftably utilized.
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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-01-28

All the worlds a stage and all
the people thereon are high kickers
of more or less merit and ability.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-01-28
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

No man is truly great unless he
can become famous without max
ing any of the noise himself.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-01-28

NorE.-You cannot. if you
value good health, afford to
use cheap, low-grade, alum
baking powders. They are
apt to spoil the food ; they do
endanger the health. All
physicians will tell you that
alum in food is deleterious.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-09-24

reading matter. OF this town it says:
Sumpter, the city Of eastern Oregon,
Ia typical example Of the wOndrOus
rise Of town following upon the estab-
lishment Of mining camp, which in ex.
tent and, in proportion to development,
In richness, has scarcely q parallel in
the remarkable history Of mining dis.
tricts in this country. A fragmentary
stretch Of village four years ago, II is
now city Of thousands, with a city's
hopes and ambitions and the natural
evidences Of wonderful growth. .
These include 200 business houses, 26
or 10 hotels, restaurants and boarding
houses, some Of the hotels fitted with
the luxuries that make modern hotel
life happy-Ane rooms, electric lights,
private baths. Two banks and . half
dozen assay Offices carry on . constantly
growing business. Twenty-Five real e.
tate and brokers' Offices are busy. Il
has three Of the brightest. most quoted
and progressive newspapers in the west
II has churches, excellent schools, tele-
graph and telephone connection with oil
the great mines and with the outside
world; Il has most efficient fire depart.
ment and water works system costing
tlO0.0 II 10 city and has ahesd Of
II \ career vouchsafed to few cities even
Of the western land Of prodigsl things.
For back Of her prosperity and AZ a
for her future brilliant out.
look IL = gold district unsurpassed In
A America, only just shsdowing forth the
great possibilities which lie bound In the
enormous extent Of mineral territory.
Sumpter is the center and SUI ply base
II u vast area Of territory Of untold
riches. She is in the midst Of mining
lamps whose output few know accurate
y, but the aggregate Of which IL tremen.
ious. Aud these are only the initial
,oints Of y great mining future in which
his favored city will have u chosen
part.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-09-24

TELs"RarHIc rsI0r's of last night state
that President Kn'~cvrlt hss cancelled
oil Of lis dates. owing n the necessity
Of undergoing = surgical operation, a. =
result of the bruises sustained In trolly
car accident = lew weeks since. Every
one h"in~ that the doctors will not
cultivs" this trivial injury into serious
matter.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-09-24

Tux North American Miner ior Octo.
bcr. published by Wheeler 4 Co., the
New York bankers aud brokers, who sre
largely Interested in the mines oi this
district, is fuli oi good stuff about
Sumptcs aud Ia. surrounding country,
both ia Ia. way ol illustrations and
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-09-24

Best brands OF cigars NJ Hoffman's q
Bakery.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-09-24

IT IN Announced that the lead miners
OF the C"'ur d'Aicncs have brought the
smeiting trust to terms. securing . re-
duction III four dollars u ton. In reach.
ing this agreement II was proven that
the trust ~as "whipsa wing" the pro-
duccrs. getting rcbats on shipments
from, the railroads. as well IN exhorbit-
ant charges Tor ore treatment, m two
dollars oi the four d"liars reduction was
taken from transportation charges.
Rsromrs from Louisville, Kentucky,
are Ia the effect TINT manufacturers Of
Portland cement say there II great
shortage d" III" supply. IN acc"unt Of
the increased uses to which the cement
is put AMI III" activity III building oler.
Ntions. The local mills have all sold
their pr'niucts lar ahead, some for u
year. and the same state III affairs In
reported ir"m mills all over the country.
AZ Il takes als'"t u year I" put up new
mills. there !, not much prospect III
early relief. Ii capitalists would IN.
ves,isa,, they would find u profitable
field ~ Oregon fUr the manufacture IL
Portland cement, ~ the necessary ma
teriNl ior ,t- nanuiscturc. oi the finest
character, u plentiful in certain districts
in the state.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-09-24

Fresh candy daily ut Hoffman's Bak.
cry.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-09-24

Mining deeds for sale at this office.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-07-17
A new SHOP

The new barber shop at 52S Main
street, was opened Monday by the
proud owners, Messrs. Rathbun 81
Senseney, is the swellest and most
shop in the city. All of its
are modern in every
respect. Three hydraulic chairs of
the latest pattern have been placed in
position and the hat racks extend
along one wall. The bathrooms, of
which there are two, are large and
comfortable. 1t will beheated by
steam. Facial messages can be OBJ
tanned there.
The new shaving parlor and bath
rooms represent the expenditure of
nearly 81, 500. The owners certainly
deserve good patronage.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-07-17

A New York dealer who has hEn-
died shlploads OF fruit said recently:
1T Is often amusing to see men. WON
en- and children picking out, as they be.
lleve, the choicest fruit at the market
stands. II there are a half dozen
large oranges within sight. they will
have them. even II it is necessary TO
oyerturn all the rest In the box or bar.
rel. and this is true with most all other
varieties that are sold 10y the piece or
dozen. They invariably get the poorest
specimens or the whole crop and yet
are not aware of II. Very rarely you
will ind person who is good Judge
who will at once size up the heaviest
oranges, lemons or bananas, regardless
OF size. and they capture the choicest
fruit
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-07-17

DR.. Z. Ulc contributes to EnGlcr's
Jahrbuch Csuppl"! 3Or some inter
esting observations on ant gardens"
Ia the Amazon region, where they
abound on large number of goody
plants. They are generally spherical In
form and about the size Of II walnut.
They are formed by several species Of
ant, which appear to collect the seeds
OF many different plants and to sow
them in these nests, covering up the
seedlings with humus when they begin
to germlnatc. In the structure OF these
''ant cpIphytes' the foliage and the
roots display characters which cspc.
cially adapt them for the situation In
which they grow and promote also the
protection Of the ants themselves In
their nest. Quite number OF the
cpiphytes were found as dcniZens OF
the ant gardens and nowhere else
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-07-17
The Doe and III. JacI.aa,v.

In SaNernake forest once witnessed
very pretty little scene. | noticed
doe lying down by herself in grassy
hollow. and as | passed hsr at dis
tance of about fifty yards it struck me
as singular that she kept her head so
low down that could only see the top
of 1t on level with her back. Walk
ing round to get better sight | saw
n jackdnw standing on the tu' before
her, very busily pecking at her face.
With my glass | was able to watch her
movements very closely. lie pecked
round her eyes. then her nostrils. her
throat and in act every part Of her
face, and. just as II man when being
shaved turns his face this way and
that under the gentle guiding touch of
the barber's fingers and FITS up his
chin to allow the razor to pass beneath
It, SO did the doe raise and lower and
turn her face about to enable the bird
to examine and reach every part with
his bill. Finally the daw left the face
and, moving round, jumped on the
decr's shoulders and began a minute
search In that part. Having finished
this, he jumped on to the head and
pecked at the forehead and re und the
bases OF the ears. The pccking done
he remained for some seconds sitting
perfectly stlll, looking very pretty with
the graceful red head for II stand, the
does long ears thrust out on either
side of him.-Birds and Man.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-07-17
Thurston White,
Co. Hort. Inspector.
Ringing Bros. Excursion

Special excursion rates on all lines
of travel have been arranged for by
the management of Ringing Bros. >
Worlds Greatest Shows, and those
who wish to go to Florence, where
the great circus exhibits the afternoon
of August LIST, can do so at compare
lively small expense. This will be
the only point in this vicinity where
the show will exhibit this season,
and one should miss the opportunity
of seeing it. Ringling Bros. Circus
has been the leading arenic exhibition
of America for several years, but the
show is never permitted to exist upon
its reputation. Although long ago
it passed the point of competition.
every years sees a greater and grander
show. This years performance is en-
tirely new, and the magnitude of the
exhibition dwarfs anything OF the
kind ever before attempted. There
is great triple ring exhibition given
by 300 highs salaired artists from all
parts of the world; trained animal
department, presenting marTelously
educated bears, seals, dogs, ponies and
elephants; magnificent horse spec
tacle; vast menagerie, which eN-
hibits the only giraffe ON earth
gorgeous revival of the old Roman
hippodrome and many o,her great
features. Circus day opens with IA
brilliant parade, two miles in length.
Don't fail to see it.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-07-17
A Literary Light.

A short time ago well known writ.
er OF London. remembering that he had
never read the noncanonlcal books,
went out In search OF copy and In
one bookshop after another drew
blank. At last he went to his own par
ticular newspaper shop, which also
dealt In Bibles and light literature.
"Have you the Apocryphar he asked.
For n moment the young woman be
hind the counter was puzzled; then,
Frightening, she said, 'Is II n weekly
or a monthlyr
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-07-17

Sound travels by waves radlating
from central point OF disturbance.
Just as waves radiHtc when u stone Is
dropped into still water. So far ns the
hearing of each individual Is concerned
these waves move In a direct line from
the cause OF the sound to his ear, the
impact being the greatest in the ear
nearest to the source. This being the
case. person who has totally lost the
sense OF hearing In one ear. although
he may imagine that the defect is OF
little consequence. cannot locate the di.
rcction Of u sound to save his life, even
when the center OF disturbance is quite
near him.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-07-17
OUR WORST INSECT PEST

The Woolly Aphis is perhaps the
worst insect that the orchardist has
to contend with in our orchards. We
can spray for the codling moth and
many other insects with good results.
But this insect does its greatest harm
on the roots of the apple trees, where
we can not get at it with any spray.
Woolly aphis is very abundant this
year in many of our orchards. We
will be compelled to make a vigorous
fight on this insect soCn, or go out of
the apple business. l have examined
some orchards recently that show
evidence of complete failure from the
attacks of the root form of this insect.
| predict in less than three years the
greater part of a few orchards will be
so weakened by the aphis that the trees
will entirely succumb to the attacks
of the insect. What are we to do?
1t seems TO me we had better spend a
little more time in trying to lessen
the number of these insects. In my
opinion we can never hope to be en-
proper methods, get nd of a great
many of the insects and thus prolong
the life OF our orchards. Perhaps to-
bacco dust is the best remedy for root
form of this louise. My advice to the
apple grower is to get it if possible.
Better invest all of this years apple
crop in tobacco dust, than lose your
orchards entirely. | think the Fruit
association will send for the tobacco
dust for you if you will place your
order soon with the manager, Prof
Farmer. 1t will take at least five or
six pounds to each tree ten to twelve
years cid. Tobacco also pays as a
fertilizer for the trees.
Thurston White,
Co. Hort. Inspector.