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Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

Introduction of Hon. Thomas H.
Carter of the national commission.
Grand chorus, THE Heavens Pro-
claiming"
Presentation of the buildings, by
President Francis.
Dedication address, by President
Roosevelt.
Chorus, unfold, Ye Portals"
Address by Grover Cleveland.
America" will full chorus and band
accompaniment.
Prayer by Bishop E. R. Hendrix.
Benediction by Right Rev. Henry
Potter.
Centennial salute of 100 guns.
On the morning of the second day
members of the diplomatic corps, rep
resentatives Of foreign governments
to the Exposition, and other Official
guests, will be escorted to the liberal
arts building.
John NJ. Thurston of the national|
commission will be president Of the
day. and President Francis will extend
a greeting to the representatives Of the
foreign governments.
The civic parade will be held ON the
third day and will be reviewed by the
governors of the states. William Lind
say of the national commission will
act as president Of the day. and ad-
dresses will be delivered by Governor
Dockery Of Missouri and Governor
Odell of New York Then the govern
ors will proceed to the building sites
selected for their respective states, and
cornerstones will be laid and state col
Ors will be raised.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02
Bio silverton snowsllde.

Denver, March 31.-A dispatch from
Silverton last night says:
The outgoing train Of the d. & r. G.
road was compelled to return to this
point tonight, owing to large snow
slide at the snowshed four miles be-
low here. The trainmen state that this
is the largest slide that has come
down In the canon this winter. the
snow being fully fifty feet deep on
this side OF the mouth Of the shed. II
Is expected tonight that 1t will be
four or five days before the road can be
opened. All passengers will be trans
ferred at the slide. It has been raining
and showing for the past twenty-four
hours. but tonight II Ia clear and
cold.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

Denver, March 30-The advisory
board. or commission. appointed by the
governor to endeavor to secure a settle
ment OF the mill strike controversy be-
fore leaving Colorado Springs for Den
yer last night issued statement In
part as follows:
MANY private conferences have been
held the latter part Of the week, at
all Of which the following parties have
been present with the advisory board:
Charles B. MacNeill. vice president
and general manager OF the United
States Reduction and Refining Com
pany.
Charles H. Meyer. president Of the
Western Federation Of Miners.
Nelson Franklin, chairman business
mems committee Of Victor.
II have no hesitancy In saying that
all Of these parties have worked un-
selfishly for the purpose Of bringing
about an adjustment.
Both Mr. MacNeill and Mr.. Moyer
have fully stated at these meetings the
positions OF the bodies represented. re-
spectively, by them, and both have
seemed desirous OF making concessions
for the purpose of harmony; and where
concessions have not been made each
has fully stated the reason why such
concessions were refused. We believe
that these meetings have resulted In
bringing about better understanding
between the parties. although. unfor-
tunately, no adjustment has as yet been
arrived at. At times 1t has seemed to
the board that an agreement would
certainly be made within few hours
while at other times the prospect OF
reaching such an agreement has seemed
to be very remote.
THE statement that Mr.. Moyer
agreed at any time to certain terms
and afterwards refused to sign writ
ten agreement embodying such terms
is incorrect Both Mr.. Meyer and Mr.
MacNeill have repeatedly stated that a
written agreement was unnecessary
and that in case Of an adjustment each
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02
Foot and Mouth Disease.

Ballston. N. Y. March 31.-State
Veterinarian Kelly of Albany and DR..
]. Brown Mcneil to-day inspected .
herd Of ten cattle at q farm in Charl-
ton. eight miles from this VILLAGE, and
found them to be infected With fout
and mouth disease. The cattle were or
dered to be slaughtered.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

"kidney Colds" !
Nothing will
"lay you up"
''play you out,
put you to bed"
quicker than a
kidney cold.
T b o u s a n ds
feel the first ef-
feet Of colds in
the kidneys; ba,
ache, r b e u m a t
pains. urinary dis
ders. retention
the nrinp infro0r. .
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

Society, retaining 'he title of honor
ary president for life" The active
president is to be Rear Admiral Will
liam X. Van Reypen. retired, former
surgeon general OF the navy.
Gen. Schuyler Hamilton, classmate
of General Grant at West Point and a
distinguished veteran OF the Mexican
and Civil wars. died In New York
March 18th, In his eighty-first year.
He was the father of Robert Ray HAM
ilton, who was mysteriously killed In
the Snake River country. Idaho.
The American cyclist. Joe Nelson,
won a match against Jimmy Michael
at The Velodrome in Paris recently,
covering ten kilometers (6.214 miles) in
eight minutes. thirty-seven and three
(12.428 miles) in seventeen minutes
seventeen and two-fifths seconds.
The Legislature OF Manitoba has
passed the bill granting an omnibus
railroad franchise to c. s. Mellen, H.
p. Upham and G. r. Hamilton of st.
Paul. and Messrs. Fisher and Ewart
of Winnipeg. These gentlemen and
their associates propose to gridiron
Manitoba with a network Of lines.
Admiral Dewey is to review and in
spect the North Atlantic squadron,
which is of the Virginia capes. on its
return north from southern waters.
This summer cruise by the feet may
be extended to the Asores. Cape Verde
or some foreign port. but IL dnttna-
ton has not yet been determined.
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made to start a tunnel.
About six miles from the Independ-
ence property and near Big creek is
what is known as the Werdenhoff
group. Preparations are well under
way to work this mine and a stamp
mill is to be put in before the summer
is over. The Crown properties adjoin
the Kale mine, and steps are also be-
ing taken to develop these.
A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
There is a serious problem confront
ing people who own mining property in
the Thunder Mountain country, and
that Is what to do with the ore after
1t is taken out. The only stamp mill
In the district is one at the Dewey mine
and this was packed up piece by piece
on the backs of horses. The Werden-
hoff people will try the same method.
But at best this affords only limited
facilities for working the mines. It is
impossible to build mills to meet the
requirements with conditions as they
are now. 1t is $50 miles to a railroad,
and the ore can not be shipped out,
and if it is taken out at all it must
be on the backs of horses, which is
obviously impracticabl Human enter
prise and ingenuity may build a rail-
road to Thunder Mountain, but it is
doubtful if one is in contemplation now,
and even a wagon road appears to be
a question of the dim, distant future.
When the Topeka people left Council
saw mill had just arrived consigned to
the Dewey mining company. 1t is to
be taken to its destination in small
pieces on the backs of 80 mules. The
heaviest piece in the Dewey saw mill
weighs 300 pounds. When an engine
boiler is taken into this country it is
sent in sections and the plates are riv-
tied together after they reach the site
upon which it is to stand.
FUTURE OF THE DISTRICT.
The future of the Thunder mountain
country is a puzzle. In the few years
since its discovery it has seen one boom
collapse. The ore, which, though of
low grade, is found in such quantities
that it staggers the intellect to contem-
plate what is held within the stately
rock-ribbed mountains. But it has been
given almost no practical test such as
can be had only by the actual opera
ton of mills. So what it holds for To
peka and other investors must wait for
the solution which will be worked out in
time.
James S. Warner, former councilman
from the Fifth ward who has had prac-
teal experience in the mines of Colo
RADIO says that he is astounded at the
possibilities of the Thunder mountain
district. He says that he did not dream
formations which in other places are
only found in narrow veins.
MR.. POTTER IS LOST.
The first days investigation of the
Topeka pilgrims was enlivened by q
single incident A. G. Potter took his
camera and wandered over the noun
tain inspecting the formations, bu
when he came to retrace his steps ht
found that he did not approach the
camp. After wandering around for hal
an hour he concluded he was lost and
shouted to attract the attention of his
fellow travellers but his voice wa:
thrown back from the mountain and
there was no answering cry. After walk
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Council. Idaho, Aug. 1, 1903.
Camp life in the Thunder Mountain
country has its drawbacks. as any one
of the Topeka pilgrims may tell you.
If person expects to have a delight
full summer resort time of it he had
best go into some other locality. There
are no hotels and the supply stations
are from 40 to rs miles distant, reached
only by mountain trails that are cal
culated to give a tenderfoot heart fail
ure- You must drive your pack horses
over the trail, load them, and then drive
them back when your stock of supplies
runs low There are no fiowery beds of
ease for sojourners in the mountains of
Idaho.
The Topeka party went well prepared
for their stay. Mr.. ]. B. Eldridge knew
just what was required, and the pack
horses were well loaded. "Slim Jim"
Burke, the cook employed for the occa-
sion, was mild hammered individual
with a prediction for bacon There
was bacon for breakfast. bacon for din
ner, and just to round out the bill of
fare there was bacon for supper. W.
H. Davis was suffering from indiges-
ton, and he admitted when he left
camp that in his opinion bacon was
failure as a steady diet. There were
Il
dinner, and something that had the ap-
pearance of beans for supper. The
bread was made by Slim Jim in a novel
manner. He would rip open a So sack
of flour, make a small hollow in the
top, pour water into this, stirring it
with spoon or his fingers, which ever
was the more convenient, until the
dough was Of the right consistency. Then
this was carefully lifted out and made
into biscuits. These were put on
board and propped up before the camp
fire to bake. They would occasionally
drop into the ashes, but in the end few
were lost. When the surface was dark
brown or black they had reached the
stage of the finished productive ia
nous mountain 'sinker" Mr.. Poin-
dexter insisted on splitting his allot-
ment with an ak, but ex-Mayor Parker
said, as he gnawed laboriously at one
of these 'sinkers," that they were as
good as he ever ate at first class res
taurant.
Prunes are Indigenous to Idaho and at
supper the first night in camp Mr. Davis
gave a wild, gleeful whoop and on in
vestigation it was found that he was
executing a war dance around the camp
fire upon which Simmered pot of Idaho
prunes. They were certainly a relief to
the men who were used to dining on
porterhouse steaks and Mr.. Davis gave
display of his confidence in them by
making his entire meal on prunes, even
stunning the tempting ''sinkers" heaped
up before him.
E. T. Sim was the only member of the
party who openly rebelled at the camp
bill of fare. He eyed Slim Jim with
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which will be worked by running
laterals out from the main tunnel. This
tunnel runs it's entire length through a
quartz formation which is called ore
People who have had assays made say
that every foot of it is what is termed
pay ore" but the writer can not vouch
for the truth of this statement Look
ing at this tunnel with the eye of
novice one does not hesitate, however,
to say that if this is pay ore it is prac-
tically inexhaustible and is worth mill
lions of dollars, for there is mountain
of it and the Independence tunnel
pierces it's heart-but understand that
the writer does not say it is pay ore
he does not know. If it is what is claim
ed, it is not idle chatter to say that
there will be several milnonaires in To-
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peka, and if the claims are false then
there are a number of people in the cap
ital city of Kansas who. will be wiser
and poorer
THE OTHER PROSPECTS"
On the opposite side of the mountain
from the Independence are the holdings
of w. S. Kale's company. Until the To-
peka men arrived this consisted merely
of prospect hole, but Mr. Kale has
bravely undertaken the task of putting
in a tunnel. and with him is w. j.
Mattern, of Topeka, who is assisting
him. Mr.. Kale has undertaken to stay
in the Thunder Mountain region all
summer. To the average person this
may appear like a small undertaking,
but to any one who has been into this
country it is a proposition to try the
nerve of any man, and especially that
of a person who is used to a beautiful
home and pleasant surroundings in the
prettiest city in the states" With Mr..
Kale and Mr.. Mattern is Arthur New
land, a brother of Frank Newland, an
East Sixth avenue grocer, who will try
his hand at prospecting.
Down Smith creek about two miles
from the McRae camp is the property
owned by DR.. Beam, F. S. Jillson and
other Kansas people. 1t also is unde-
veloped, but arrangements are being
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not five feet from gun. Skin said bear, go
on three miles. camp for lunch. look up
while eating and see another bear in bush
" rifle bust him back Of head, partly
shot, he never w1ggles again."
Jack London's THE Call of the Wild
Just published by Macmillan, is greeted as
one of those Stories. of which the substance
has its roots deep in human and animal
nature the world over, and in which man
who has seen life and looked upon the face
Of death, who has been there and come
back and can write about It,, puts into
imperishable form traits deep down in our
nature which nothing can extnguish- II
Is an ideal book for a man, for, aside
from its fascination as a story, and the
graphic power with which its description
of life where a man is what ne can 90
with his arms and legs and VIII are por-
trayed. il is built on the rocks which form
the bottom OF every man VINO Is worm ms
salt The beauty. the swing ana the Won
derful art of the story make II almost
equally attractive to women Nirne the
book Certainly Is, but its romance is like
wise fascinating.
DR.. E. ]. Dillon is thoroughly cosmopoli-
tan and has studied and lived in nearly ev-
cry country in Europe. When ne urst
went to the continent he studied al the
College de France, where ne deVoteo MIN MIN
SELF to Semitic languages. Later at the
University of Innsbruck, in addition to
Greek and Latin, he studied Sanskrtt, Ara
bic and Hebrew. Then he spent over two
wears at the German universities, IeipSlS
and Tubingen. His next move was to st.
Petersburg where he entered himself IN
the Oriental faculty at the university of
that city. He further pursued his studies
AT the University of Louvain and then re-
turned to ST. Petersburg to qualify him
self for the Russian degree of Maeter of
Oriental languages. In all DR.. Dillon has
ent European countries and has taken de-
grees in three.
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BOOK NOTES.
Various Items About Books Which
Are Attracting Attention

Drexel Biddle, publisher. Philadel-
phia, announces publication about the
first of August of a new book entitled
ssRears l Have Met-and Others" This
volume is particularly suitable for mid
summer and vacation reading. and can
be had in cloth or paper. The author
is Capt. Allen Kelly, now chief editorial
writer of the Philadelphia North Amer
lean. Capt. Kelly is famous in the west
as a hunter, sharpshooter, Indian war
correspondent, captor Of the big grizzly,
Monarch, and newspaper man OF the
get there" school, The book will be
Homer Davenport Nolan, McDougall,
LOOMS, HOfacker and other artist
friends Of the author.
Mrs. Humphry Ward dislikes making
speeches. and avoids the unpleasant
duty whenever it is possible to do so.
When she feels the obligation unavoid-
able she talks with excellent effect, but
in so low tone that only those sitting
near can follow her discourse. At the
recent dinner given in her honor at the
New Vagabond club, London, she was
introduced by Mr.. Jerome K. Jerome in
a humorous speech. to which Mrs.
Ward responded by saying that while
she did not know the sensations OF
three men in a boat" she knew very
well how 1t felt to be "one woman in
a fright" Her manner when speaking
is very earnest, and her subject matter
generally of serious character.
p. L. Farjeon, a son-in-law of Joseph
Jefferson. and an English novelist of
note, died recently at his Hampstead
home. from rupture Of a blood vessel.
Mr. FarjeOn was born in London about
sixty-seven years ago, and early de-
veloped gift for writing, being famous
among his comrades at the private
schools where he was educated for his
stories. After leaving school he served
an apprenticeship as compositor in a
newspaper Office. and then became a
newspaper writer. His first novel.
Crit" published in 1870, brought him
demand for his further writings. Short
~ before the popular authors death St.
Nicholas secured for the coming years
chief serial a new story for children by
Mr.. Farjeon- 1t will be illustrated by
Fanny Y. Cory.
Stewart Edward White, author Of Con
juror House" since the summer began
has been following his chosen vacation Of
Woodsman in the Sierra Nevada noun
talns Iar far removed from civiliz5 tiCr
ana IN the trail of every kind of perilOus
keeping his skin and limbs whole. a diff
CUT proceeding judging from the following
tale or bear hunt contained in his last
letter from the Wilds: Had nice little
scrap with the last bear killed Wounded
MIN across the canon at $50 yards crossed
over, followed the bloody trail to thicket
him out finally crawl in after him He
rises up in front of me. | bust him in
shoulder and knock him over He gets IN
and charges I knock him in middle OF
never phased him. Look here. saws / to
me, you're up against the DEVIL Ora
matte instant, bear ten feet or lost cart
ridge. bust him in left eye He trembl es
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evident interest, not unmixed with dis
gust while he was engaged in preparing
meals and after the nrst repast he lost
his appetite and successfully resisted
the most tempting delicacies on the open
air table. He finally deserted and upon
a cayuse belonging to Master of Horse
Baird set out alone to ride the 20 or
rs miles back to Phelan'S ranch which
he reached in safety, though he had a
narrow escape on the trail as his horse
nearly forced him down the mountain
while he was walking before it.
GLIMPSE AT THE MINES.
The Topeka people had gone to the
Thunder Mountain country to investt-
gate their mines and that is the first
thing that engaged their attention on
the morning after their arrival.
1t may shock some of those who hold
Thunder Mountain mining stock to know
that there are very few mines in the
Thunder Mountain district. In fact there
Is but one camp that can really be call
ed mines and that is THE Dewey" at
Thunder Mountain proper, about 80
miles from the holdings of the Topeka
capitalists. All the others are what may
be termed prospects" which means
that they have not yet been worked.
The Thunder Mountain district in
cludes all of the Big Creek country with
its tributaries, Quartz creek, Logan
creek and Smith creek The whole ter
ritory is what the miner calls miner
ailZeQt that Is mineral may De
almost anywhere within it's limits.
The country is new. Its mineral re
sources were unknown prior to 1894 and
it was not until 1901 that Col w. H.
Dewey of Nampa bought and opened
the Casweu mine at Thunder Mountain
which is now called The Dewey mine.
Since then a great deal has been heard
of Thunder Mountain gold mines and
claims have been located all over the
mineralized territory.
DISCOVERY OF THE INDEPEN-
DENCE.
1t was in 1898 that Daniel McRae join
ed the Thunder Mountain gold seekers.
He was a young man from a farm in
Minnesota, 1.-THE and active as a noun
tain lion and well prepared to with
stand the rigorous Idaho winters. He
left the territory occupied by the Cas-
wells and went down Big creek to Smith
creek which he assembled. Apparently
no human being had ever set his foot
on the mountain up which the young
gold hunter toiled. 1t was not long I'M
til the keen eye OF the young man de-
tected signs Of ore and he deived int
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ing until he was almost exhausted he
came upon a tent and here he found a
prospector who took him to trail
leading to the McRae camp, which he
reached about 1920 o'clock. He had
left at a. m and before breakfast.
MR.. ELDRIDGES ACCIDENT.
Mr.. Eldridge appeared to be under an
unlucky star. He was kicked by cay
use while on the trail near Phelan's
ranch and nearly disabled, and during
an expedition from the camp his horse
fell and Mr.. Eldridge rolled about so feet
down into Big creek and his horse fol-
lowed. The animal recovered its footing
on the brink of the stream when If 1t
had rolled over once more it would sure
ly have crushed Mr.. Eldridge to death
AS it was he escaped with some severe
bruises and a thorough wetting.
A horse ridden by H. S. Warner fell
off the trail but with the agility OF
cat Mr. Warner sprang from its back
and the horse lightened of it's burden re-
covered its feet and climbed back onto
the trail unharmed.
Pack horses frequently fall from the
trails and occasionally a person loses
his life but serious accidents are sur
| prisingly rare. One man was killed IN
! a snow slide near the Independence mine
last winter at other places along the trail
| two others went to their long sleep from
a similar cause
TRAIL CLOSED IN WINTER.
Travel in this country IN the Winter
time is limited to men on foot and sleds
drawn by dogs. The mountaineer may
shrink from a 100 or $50 mile journey
on snow shoes or skis drawing his lit
tie sled loaded with supplies behind him
but he meets the emergency when 1t IS
necessary The trail is closed to horses
about october 1, and is not open until
! late in June or early in July. The depth
of the snow varies from three to twenty
feet. Still these people stay in their
camps all winter and think little of it,
MANY CLAIMS TO SELL.
| Every man in the mountain regions
of Idaho has a mining claim to sell
| The barber dins it into your ears while
you are enjoying the luxury of a 20
cent shave or so cent hair cut, the
groceryman discusses the advantages of
his holdings while he weighs out your
sugar, and If you are bibulously in
clined you will find yourself listening
to a similar story from the bartender
as he pours out the liquor: the man in
| the cabin on his three acre ranch will
beg you to listen to him a minute while
he let's you in on the richest thing in
| Idaho. They are all waiting for the
Spectator from the states" with
money. for it may be mentioned incl
dentally that it takes money to develop
mines, especially in the Thunder Noun
tain country.
There are hundreds of people on their
way to the Thunder Mountain country.
The Topeka people met pack train after
pack train as they left the gold re-
gions, all headed toward the country
| holding the secret which will not be re-
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dug his assessment holes and then be-
gan his quest for capital to develop
them. 1t may be stated that a person
to hold a mining claim must do a GER
tain amount of work every year and
this is called his assessment work"
Through Mr. Eldridge Mr.. McRae in
terested Topeka capitalists in his pros
poets and the organization of the Kan
sas and Texas Gold Mining company
of which w. H. Davis is president, was
the result. Mr. McRae took the contract
of driving a tunnel into the mountain
and when the Topeka people were there
this had reached a length of 230 feet. A
man may walk into it with ease. This
tunnel will be the basis of the mine