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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03
GOLD KING IMPROVEMENTS.
Silverton Miner.

Silverton Miner.
The improvements now being made
at the Gold King mine at Gladstone are
planned on an extensive scale and
when completed will place that great
property second to none in the entire
San Juan in point of reduction facili-
ties. AT the large 400-ton capacity
mill the specifications arex all made,
the foundations already laid. and the
work is being rapidly pushed ahead
for an addition which will be 73x16S
feet. making a total length OF the mill
$50 feet.
In this addition will be placed four
tube mills 5xl4. lined with hard ma
pie, particularly adapted for the treat
ment OF wet ore; five special sand
pumps. 10x6x4 size; two sets OF hy-
draulic placilers; thirty-six Willy
slime tables: two internal furnace boil.
ers. marine type: lie Loval steam
turbine. alternating engine OF 225
brake horsepower. floor space 12x5.5
feet; condenser OF 465 feet Of cool
ing surface; Cochran feed water
heater and receiver combined 225
horsepower; four motors OF thirty
horsepower each for driving the tube
mill: five motors of seven and one-half
horsepower each that will drive the
thirty-five slime tables; two ten-horse
power engines that Will work the
spiral pumps. In addition the dry
rooms have been enlarged. which will
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03

handle the output OF forty Wilhy anu
thirty-five new slime tables. The ad-
dition OF this process. 1t is stated. will
save nearly all the values and add
thousands annually 10 the company's
dividends.
At the mines the 700-foot shaft con
Meeting the Gold King level and the
American tunnel has been nicely tim
bered and an electric double com
partmeni cage hoist will DO installed.
II receiving the finishing touches last
week. That. together. with a greater
working chute from the 200-foot level.
will place .he underworkings on a
more economical basis and within the
nexl four days all the men at the up
per workings will be transferred TO
The American boarding house at the
foot of the mountain and the ore from
the workings will go to the mill via
The American tram.
All of this new work and improve
n.ents are to be completed by the ear
ly spring. The Gold King Subway
tunnel. and which will eventually be
the outler Of the entire mine. starts
at the upper end of the Gladstone mill
and is now in 3400 feet. and it is esu-
mated will have to be driven 2000 feet
additional to reach the Gold King
vein. This will give them 1000 feet
opened today is in its infancy. as the
greatest portion of the ore which has
been produced in the past has been
broken down in the development oil
the many claims belonging to the com
pany Dividends paid last year to the
stockholders amounted in round mum
bers to about $950,000 and will round
up in the same neighborhood for this
year. besides a large outlay for the
many improvements which have been
installed during the present season.
The anglo-Saxol tunnel which be
longs to and is under the Gold King
Consolidated Mines company manage
ment Is being driven ahead at the rate
of six feet per day with air drills, driv
en- by sixty horsepower gasoline en-
gine. The tunnel is now in 1900 feet
and is striking for the apex of the
mountain, attaining depth at that
point of over $500 feet. A large mum
ber of large veins exist between the
breast of the tunnel and this point
and somewhere on the route will Tar
the rich Brooklyn vein. AT the Anglo
Saxon the company is erecting good
quarters for their men. The building
will be two stories, 24x50 feet. and
will accommodate thirty-fve men, and
1t will be completed within the mex
thirty days and will have all the mod
ern improvements.
The past week has also witnessec
the completion of the large and spa
cious boarding house at the mouth o
the American tunnel of this company
The building is yeritable Brown Pal
ace 80 far as luxury for the miner /.
concerned. The structure is forty
feet wide and l50 feet long. two stories
with attic and all the modern conven
iences. such as hot water circulation
for heating. bath rooms, dining room
l00x4O feet with table equipped witt
porcelain dishes. and complete Ii
brary lighted throughout with electric
lights.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03

tion and other conditions which il neg
lected or unskilfuily treated find a fatal
termination in consumption.
$1,000 FORFEIT will be paid by
the Worlds Dispensary Medical Asso-
citation, Proprietors, Buffalo, N. Y, if
they cannot show the original signature
of the individual volunteering the testi-
monial below, and also of the writers of
every testimonial among the thousands
which they are constantly publishing,
thus proving their genuineness.
Win the spring of 1900 was taken with
hcmorrhagc of the lungs, and became very
weak and short Of breath, lost flesh and had no
appetite writes MI r. l.. Robinett, Of Xerxes
Tenn. III was persuaded to try DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. The FIRST few bottles
seemed to do me but little good. Thought
would be a victim OF that dreaded disease.
consumption. Had almost given up In despair
when my friends persuaded me to give your
Golden Medical Discovery fair trial com
menced ies use. l weigh i6o pounds now, and
when CONNIE need only weighed I4o pounds,
If any one doubts this statement 1 will be
pleased to answer any inquiry"
Accept no substitute for Golden Med
ical Discovery" Nothing is "just as good"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse the
clogged system from impurities.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03
MAYOR M'EWEN's PLAN
FOR WATERING CEMETERY

Editor Herald:
Our pipe line is complete. We feel
the time is here when some definite
and concerted move should be made
towards beautifying Greenmount Gem
etery. The city has not the money
now with which to purchase the pipe
necessary TO convey the water. have
plan for raising the necessary money
| desire 10 submit to the people. Say
the water rental be fixed at 81 per lot.
same as a residence lot in the city
certainly IL ought not TO be more.
Let those who are able subscribe for
water for IA number OF years in ad-
vance. To begin with, will pay for
water for one lot for iye years in ad-
vance.
One of our hardware men has kind
ly offered 10 order the pipe at actual
cost
We would like to hear what the
people think OF the proposition.
w. w. Mcf1WEN.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03

obtained at almost every drug store. They
are called DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
have examined them and know them
to be entirely vegetable in their ingre-
dients. They act mildly and gently.
Such a laxative should be taken occa-
sionally by every individual when the
liver is sluggish, the stomach sour, or
the tongue coated. In the second place,
the real reason for her beautiful COM
plexion is the use of DIR. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription. advised Marian to
take this three times day. She has
done so for the past three weeks and
you see the result. 1t is medicine
which is entirely vegetable and does not
contain either alcohol or narcotics. 1t
therefore cannot harm, and am sure
1t would do you a great deal of good.
Not only does it strengthen, but like the
governor on an engine, certainly regu-
lates the entire feminine system"
YVES" said Marian, uit not only has
undoubtedly improved my looks, but |
no longer have those nervous feelings,
feelings of WEAKNESS, backache and ter
rible blue spells. Then too Ida, it has
taken away those black circles or rings
which You used to see under my ewes.
Is it not truel"
uThis is what lady wrote me concern
ing the good the Favorite Prescription
might do me If took 1t. found her
name and address in one of those little
memorandum books OF DIR. Pierce that
are distributed from house to house.
Here ii is:
~ wish to inform you how much DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription has bene fted
me-" wrote Mrs. Ray Traver, of Medusa,
N. Y. II call myself cured. My COM
plants were the usual womanly troubles,
which gave me also palpitation of the
heart, frequent headaches. and numerous
other things. had almost given up hope
of ever being any better but this medicine
doctors failed to do me any good and
wrote to DIR. Pierce with but little courage
but he wrote such . good, encouraging
letter. my husband got ave botties st
eaoA - helsse ] ~ tAkaa ~ q ~
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03
A Storiette for Women.
THE SECRET OF HER BEAUTIFUL
COMPLEXION.

Ida and Marian sat talking in the
dressing room.
81 tell you what it is Marian land she
drew her chair closer), your complexion
has undergone great change. You
look SO different, quite different from
what you did three months ago"
% look SO changed ," asked Mar
ian innocently.
uOf course yor do, and you know you
do. That is the aggravating part OF it,
deary. Come, tell me. Have you been
making up1"
Marian answered with laugh
"What beast you are. What sort Of
rouge do you use to get that colorpp
JUS hen brother Tom came in, having
returhel from the medical college on
his holil,y vacation.
"What was Ida calling you names for,
Sisl" asked brother Tom.
"1 want to know where she gets that
stuff she puts on her face to give her that
color and she WON'T tell me-"
"Marian did not get that color from
any shop. If that's what you mean" said
Tom seriously.
"Marian can fool you as we'll as she
fools everybody else" said Ida.
Brother Tom shook his head.
rThe leopard cannot change his spots,
and girl cannot change her COM
plexion,' persisted Ida
"Anything can be done If you only
know how" said Tom. "I'll tell you
how to do 1t. In the first place, you
girls do not look after your physical con-
ditions seriously enough. A young and
growing girl land mature people as wclD
should occasionally use gentle laxative
pill. l think DIR. X. v. Pierce, who
founded the Invalids' Hotel. at Buffalo,
N.Y.. has the best. and they CA Teadily b
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03
1T STANDS ALONE.

Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription
stands alone, as the one and only remedy
Tor leucorrhea, female weakness, pro-
lapsus, or falling of the womb, so abso-
lutely specific and sure in curing these
common ailments of women, as to war
rant its makers in offering to pay, as
they hereby do, the sum of $500 reward
for case of the above maladies which
they can not cure. This is remarkable
offer. No other medicine for the cure
OF woman's peculiar ailments is backed
by such remarkable guarantee. No
other medicine for womans ills is pos
sessed of the unparalleled curative prop
critics that would warrant its max ers
in publishing such an offer; no other
remedy has such a record of a third of
century of cures on which to base such
a remarkable offer.
M u. McClendon, Esq, Merchant, Gravel
ridge, Ark, writes: HMy wife Mrs. L. l..
McClendon) was confined to room and bed
for some time with indigestion and female
trouble. Was unable at times to walk
across the room. We tried two as good
doctors as thought could be found in our
part of the country. Neither of them did
her any good. Afterward she decided to
write to DR.. Pierce for advice. ! thought
il not wise as ] was sure she would be
buried before she could receive an answer
but she commenced on your remedies and
could see that she was some better by the
time she had taken the third bottle. We
continued the use of the medicine quite
while and now she does all the house.
work, and stood the examination for life
insurance all o. X. Any one who so wishes
may write TO me at my place of abode"
Miss Emma Weller, who is Secretary Of
the Young People Christian Association, at
1878 Madison Avenue, New York City, says:
"Yonr Favorite Prescription is boon
to sick and tired women. for it cures them
when other medicines fail. | know whereof
! speak, for have had experience with 1t.
For fourteen months had constant head
aches seemed too weak to perform my
daily duties, and when the day was over
was too tired to sleep we'll. suffered from
nervousness and indigestion. and every
thing | ate distressed me. Doctored with
different physicians but received no relief
After reading one of your books decided
to give your Favorte Prescription a trial.
Am very glad l did, for found II was lust
what wanted. | commenced to improve
at once and kept getting better until, after
seven weeks, was entirely cured. have
remained in perfect health ever since, and
remain firm friend of your Favorite Pre-
scription.'"
The dealer who offers a substitute for
"Favorite Prescription is only seeking
TO make the Little more profit afforded
by less meritorious medicine. His
profit is your loss. Therefore. turn your
back on him as unworthy of your pat
ronage.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03
From Tuesdays Daily:

From Tuesdays Daily:
The Monday night cargo of mail is
simply immense-weighs fully ton.
The name of the Olio postofiice in
San Juan county, N. NJ. has been
changed to Kirkland
Durango should be proud of having
the finest and best equipped fish
hatchery in the state.
The six months old baby of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Coston died at Mancos last
week of typhoid fever
A. j. Wilson purchased the A. H,
Dunning ranch near Aztec last week,
consideration being $7500.
Many OF the local Woodmen are
looking forward to the trip to Bayfield,
to visit the lodge at that place.
City council meets in regular
session tonight when the last of the
new water system bills will probably
be allowed
o.
Mrs. +. A. Rodecker is visiting er
mother. Mrs S. NJ. Biggs and Sis er.
Miss Bertha. This is her first trip
to our city since the wedding day.
few good men and women can find
good Job at the La Plata Employ
ment Agency. House maids. lumber
pliers and loggers wanted at once. :.
When man sets out to run and die
tate every business and laboring in
terest in the country. he is apt to be-
come round-shouldered in the cru
sade. .r1.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03
A RAILROAD MANS LUCK.

Alamosa Independent Journal.
A baggage car of the Rio Grande
standing near the depot at Santa Fe,
was broken into last night and the
safe of the Globe Express company
opened and robbed. No yaluables
were in the safe, and the only money,
$50. belonging to Conductor j. II. Nc
Holland, was taken.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03

shows we are growing. Pennington
precinct shows an assessed valuation
of $215.3OS. which will be seen. is
nearly one-third of the entire valua-
tion of the county. This, with licen-
ses. etc, will make Pennington pre-
cinct pay about one-third of the taxes
OF the county.
This precinct shows an assesses
valuation of over $4,000 more than
any other precinct in the county.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03

in the cemetery. The greatest diff
Guilty was overcome when we obtained
the water. and the rest should be com
paratively easy. Everyone who visits
the cemetery or who Is in any way in
terested would be glad to have the
water extended. Without water the
place must always present forlorn.
neglested appearance, while with an
abundance of water 1t could soon be
transformed to place of beauty sec
ond to no other cemetery In the state,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03
PLENTY OF MEN.
Telluride Journal.

Telluride Journal.
The notice of the Tomboy company
announcing its resumption of opera.
tions appearing in Wednesdays Jour
nal, was reproduced in yesterdays Pu-
eblo and Colorado Springs papers. and
last night the mine managers were
Hooded with kilograms offering all
kinds OF men in any number 1t is
evident that there will be no trouble
in filling up the mines when it is def
nitely shown that the former employees
do not want to return to work.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03
SOME INTERESTING FACTS.

Pennington Times-Hustler.
Mr. John :. Rodgers. who has as
sisted Assessor Vaughan in making
up the tax rolls, has furnished us with
an abstract OF the assessment of the
county. from which we take the fol
lowing facts of interest: The total as
sessment of The county is shown TO be
$679.i91. This does not show great
deal of wealth. but as this is an in
crease of $63.07l over last year, 1t
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03

Mrs Thomas German left on the
morning train for Milwaukee after
spending couple of months in Dur
ango. She expects to be with us
again the coming spring.
Buy your Christmas presents at the
Presbyterian lair You will find just
what you are looking for. The dates
are Thursday aud Friday. both after
noon and eveniig. at Vendome hall.
Arrangements are complete for re
suming the Hig school grades to-
morrow. In the other departments
everything Is running smoothly. the
pupils being well provided for under
the circumstances.
Tom Humphries, who has been in
charge OF the Grader sawmill this
side of lockwood, pufed out for the
Pine river country this morning with
two loads of helpers. The Pine river
sawmil is being moved to location
on Beaver creek.
York and is said to be Improving in
he lower altitude. This again re-
minds us that as long as there is life
there is hope. Mr.. Bouck was consid.
cred absolutely beyond hope. fears be-
ing entertained of his death while en-
route to Durango.
As will be observed by card else
where in this issue. w. S. Weightman
ldvertises his commission business
for sale, having taken an interest
with the Colorado Cold Storage people
to commence the 10th of this month.
Mr.. Weightman has built up a lucra-
tive business and the cold storage peo-
pie are fortunate in interesting him in
this plant.
At the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
C. Meyers last evening Rev. r. Sand
erson pronounced the words that unit
ed Mr. James B. Vandaniker and Miss
Ethel NJ. Folsom in the holy bonds of
wedlock The groom is well known
in the city and the bride the eldest
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. w. II. C..
Folsom The Herald extends congrat-
ulations and best wishes for a happy
and prosperous married career.
The school board is busy having
plans drawn for the repairs to the
school house, the insurance having
been satisfactorily adjusted. The loss
on furniture and books was allowed in
full while the full cost of replacing
e upeer floors and roof was allowed.
= ell aios $4,000. The loss, there
fore, is not as great as anticipated a
| day or two after the fire The district
will be out few hundred dollars on
| the furniture and books which were
not covered to the full value.
The last issue of Polly Pry contains
fve-page account of the labor trou-
| bles at Telluride along with an ac-
| count of the visit of Polly to that dis
| trict for the Denver Post. Polly says
| that her story as published in the
| Post was absolutely true and says the
proprietors Of the Post feel the same
way but that the owners were persuad-
| ed to make PREPARATION" which sever
ed her connection with the sheet
| Those desiring copies of Polly Pry
should consult the news stands.
|
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03

To improve the appetite and
strengthen the digestion, try
doses of Chamberlain Stomach a.
Liver Tablets. Mr.. J. II. Seitz, of De-
troit, Mich, says, They restored my
appetite when impaired. relieved me
OF bloated feeling and caused
pleasant and satisfactory movement
of the bowels" There are people in
this community who need just such a
medicine. For sale by all druggists.
Every box warranted
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03
A Costly Mistake.

Blunders are sometimes very ex-
pensive Occasionally life itself is the
price of a mistake, but you'll never be
wrong If you takeDr Kings New Life
Pills for headache. Dyspepsia, Dizzi-
ness. liver or bowel troubles. They
are gentle. yet thorough. 25 Gems. at
G. E, Tiffany, Jr's Drug Store.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03

cast out by the
h c althy system.
II is the narrow
chested whose in
heritsnce is weak
ness who fall a
prey to consump-
tion because they
are too weak of
lung to resist and
throw off disease.
Doctor Pierce's
Gold en- Medical
Discovery m a k c 5
W c a X ngs
strong. 1t cure $
o b stin ate deep
seated coughs,
blee ding lungs,
ueakneaa e,uacto
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03

One week after twenty-five or
thirty-thousand dollar fire. school for
all but the highest classes is resumed.
and they will commence one week lat
er. That is a record for you.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03

Alnmosa this morning after spending
few days visiting Durango relatives.
The county commissioners adjourn
ed Saturday and will meet again De-
cember ~. l3 and IA TO hear excuses
from voters who failed to vote at the
last election.
The Hon Barry Sullivan rendered
his resignation as deputy district at.
torney today and the same was filed
with the board of county commission
ers Resignation to take effect De
cember L. 1908.
Mr. Solomon Schwayder. who mum
hers a good many Durango well-wish.
ers among his acquaintances. has NOV.
cd his Denver law offices TO the Con-
tinental building where he is nicely 10.
Gated in rooms S10-Sl5. When in Den.
yer call and Sol will make you feel
at home.
Messrs, s. r. and 9. II. Herr and
wives. who returned from Denver Sat
Irday evening. report very pleasant
sojourn in the capital city. They say
The strikes are beginning to be felt by
the business interests and times are
quiet Taking it all around Durango
is the best ,own in the state.
Attention is called to the announce
ment of The Famous in this issue con.
.I..
which begins tomorrow. The first call
ing will have the pick. although the
stock is n large one and everything
goes at reduced rates. Watch for big
display price list advertisement to-
morrow.
The funeral of Charles Steineger
The La Plata undertaking rooms, Rev.
O. b. Sarber officiating. There was a
large attendance of friends who ac-
companiod the remains to the last rest
ing place in Greenmount cemetery.
Miss Lena Stelneger arrived from
Denver Saturday evening and helped
to bear the grief of the parents.
The Herald Is sure the sympatahy Of
Durangoites is with the family in the
untimely taking away of the young
man
Cecil LappiH was adjudged insane in
The county court this morning and he
was sent ont to Pueblo, in charge of
Under Sheriff Thompson and Ed.
Lathe He was very violent and 1t
was necessary to strap him down. He
had been in jail for some time charged
with stealing various small articles,
and the latter part of last week he
suddenly became dangerous and was
transferred TO the cell known around
The court house as the insane asy.
lum" An early session of the county
,ourt was held specially for his case
in order to send him out this morn
Ing.
Attention is called to letter by Ma
yor McEwen in this Issue in regard
to extending the city water to Green
mount cemetery. This has been a
perplexlng problem heretofore, owing
10 the fact that the pumping facilities
were inadequate to supply water for
the cemetery in addition to supplying
he town. Or, McEwen proposes. now
hat we have plenty of water, to pay
ihe expense of extending the pipe line
by each owner of a lot paying water
rent for the lot five years In advance.
He also asks for the opinions of others
in regard to this or any other plans
they may have. We believe that at
one time the various lodges got togeth-
or and agreed to put in the pipe line
rs an inducement TO have the water
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03
Narrow Chests.

inherited Is utterly discredited by modern
medical science. The germs of con-
sumption must be received from with
out. These germs are every where.
They are constantly being received and
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03

Miss Maggie Parker. a sister Of Mrs.
William Mack. who is sick with ty.
phoId fever, arrived on the Southern
Saturday from Ouray.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03

Every DurangoIie should advertise
the fine water system and unexcelled
quality of the beverage.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03

with a capacity of million or more.
But Durango has the distinction OF
heading the list