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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-06
THE REINFORCEMENT.
An Incident In the Siege of the Alamo.
BY EDGAR MAYHEM BACON.

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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-06

, HE man was in a reminiscent
! mood. He was touched with
gray, and his eventful life was
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-06-06

short distance along the line of the
tunnel.
Advantages.
The town of Idaho Springs is well
supplied with hotels and boarding
houses, thus relieving the property
from the expense of building boarding
houses for the men and the annoyance
of keeping same. An abundance of
competent and reliable labor is al
ways assured. In the town are sew
eral mills and concentrators. and there
are now two mills in operation within
a quarter and a half m-.O rom the
mouth of .--e tunnel.
Railroad.
The valley is open and compare
lively level, and a spur from the main
line of the Colorado & Southern rail-
road, on a natural road bed. could be
laid at a nominal expense. The tun-
mel has reached a length of upwards
of $50 feet and a vertical depth of 100
feet.
The Tunnel.
The tunnel was started ON narrow
crevice or vein which widens as depth
is gained. AT abou, seventy-fve feet
from the mouth of the tunnel a cross
vein was cut and a winze thirty-two
feet in depth was sunk below the floor
of the tunnel, and at this point a well
defined vein four feet in wiotn has
been exposed.
liberalization.
The entire mass is heavily mineral
lied, as well as assures or cracks in
both hanging and foot walls, proving
conclusively that with depth and the
concentration of the values into the
vein proper, high grade proposition
would be the result. The tunnel fol-
lows the strike of a vein which will
make it cheap mining besides at all
times being liable to strike rich ore
shoots or chimneys, besides cross-cut-
ting the second series of veins which
run at right angles to the first. The
ore is a gold, silver. copper and lead.
with local punches or kidneys of zinc.
While the assays do not show high
values at present the surprise is that
the values run as well as they do in
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-06-06
= OF CHICAGO MOUNTAIN - -

nection with propositions that were
honestly managed and in which the in
vestor had some show for a reward for
his investment Sol Nichols, a veteran
mining man of the district. who has
spent forty years in developing this
and one or two other propositions as
best he could, has now reached that
period in life when he realizes that it
would be impossible for him to con-
tinue the work and make the mine the
producer that it unquestionably will be
when capital and brain and Drawn are
applied Realizing this, he asked Mr..
Wilson to take charge of the property,
sell enough ground floor stock to begin
operations, and place it in the shape
of a stock proposition, so that capital
would be Forthcoming to guarantee its
development. Mr.. Wilson told him
that he would stock it at the reasonable
capitalization of 81 100000, on condi-
tion that two hundred and fifty thous-
and shares of this amount might be
disposed of to charter members of the
organization at &c per share, so that
enough might be realized to effect the
organization of the company and ac-
compIish the preliminary work neces-
sary To this Mr.. Nichols agreed.
1De mas D66u SOiu, lut tO1I-
pany incorporated under the laws of
the State of Arizona, and we under
stand that in a short time Mr.. Wilson
will place the treasury stock, which
will be employed for development pur-
poses, on the market. The men behind
this company represent guarantee. or
practically so, that the interests of
every investor will be safe-guarded. AT
the recent election held on the organi-
zation of the company, w. J. Gonna
ton, a well-known manufacturing jew
eler of Denver, was elected president;
N. B. Smith. one of the prominent
publishers there, vice-president; E. ].
Green. treasurer; S. P. Edwards. sec
retary, and w. L. Wilson, general man
ager II. E. Insley & Co., one of the
representative financial firms of Den
yer, are the western representative
or what might more properly be term
ed fiscal agents for the West.
Something concerning the property
and its location may be of interest to
the readers of Siftings. Just outside
the corporate limits of Idaho Springs
is the little spot of ground designated
by the last Legislature as State park,
to be established and known as jack
son park At this point will be located
a monument in granite as a tribute to
the memory of George Jackson, who
made the first discovery of gold in
Colorado in 1859 This little spot now
marks the place where extensive placer
operations have been conducted in the
past. 1t is stated that during the past
forty years these acres have been
washed over four times-the last time
by a band if itinerant Cinnamon, who
cleaned up several hundred thousands
and are now wearing the yellow plumes
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-06-06

we will pay his transportation from
the purchase price of the stock. which
will be $1,000. This should give you
implicit confidence in the investment.
We use this to illustrate and prove
the fairness of the proposition. No one
could doubt the Endorsement. The
visitor who goes over this territory
sees the big mines in operation, looks
at the big veins with his own eyes.
notes the evidences of activity on al
most every claim, witnesses the
streams of ore wagons coming down
the hill at almost every hour in the
day. can return to his home and say
that it is not only one of the best sec
tions of the Idaho Springs mining
district, but a scene that he will never
forget, and one that he will rarely see
in any mining district in the world.
In the introduction to this pros
pectus we find the following in regard
to its merits, and also report signed
by James Parfet, one of the recog-
nized authorities as a mining engineer
in the state. Both the report and the
brief descriptive matter following will
be of interest to the reader.
Our expert has just returned from
the property with samples of the ore
which will concentrate 10 $50 per ton
and upwards. taken from a four-foot
vein in the lower winze. This ore is
opened up for a stance of thirty-two
feet, being four feet wide and seems
to be increasing in thickness. Indi-
cations show this vein extends over
1000 feet on our property so you can
see the possibilities which we have for
opening up a fabulously rich mine.
The property has an excellent tunnel
site-a tunnel can Je run 5000 feet
with upraisings and cross-cuttings."
Engineers Report on Last Chance
Tunnel.
Denver, Colo, March II, 1908.
Messrs. H. E. Insley & Co, Denver
Colo:
Dear Sirs-Pursuant to your request
| made a personal examination of the
Last Chance tunnel site, located about
one and a half miles southwest of
Idaho Springs, on Chicago mountain.
and in the Idaho Springs mining dis
trict.
The Mountain.
The mountain is one of the best
known of the several mountains in
which extensive mining has been done
in the Idaho district, and its produc-
tion has already footed up in to the
millions, and, in not single case, has
a single mine been exhausted, or in
mining parlance, ever played out"
Water Power.
The Chicago creek flows along its
southern base, furnishing water for
power and washing purposes for the
reduction of ores. The hills rise pre-
cipitously thus making tunnel site
an inexpensive method of mining and
gaining great depth on the veins in
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-06-06

of fortune in the Orient.
AS one passes up beyond these placer
fields he notes many propositions pro-
ductive in the past, many of them still
producing. The Quito, which has pro-
duced $125.0 900, according to estimates
made by the mining committee of the
Idaho Springs Chamber of Commerce,
is but a few hundred feet from the en-
trance to the tunnel on the Last
Chance claim, which is owned by this
company. Its tunnel portal is across
the creek directly opposite the Argus
Mines and Tunnel Company, which is
the only home company in the Idaho
Springs district. A few hundred feet
to the west is the famous Little Matte.
with its production record of a quarter
of a million; the great Republic, with
nearly half that amount; the Newton,
General Thomas. Wild Rose, Sunny
South. Washington; the Stanley. with
its production record of over $3,500,000
and a dozen others of the most sue
cessful mining propositions. past and
present. of the Idaho Springs district.
AS a matter of fact. the tunnel of the
Chicago Mountain Mining and Tunnel
Company will be driven right into the
heart of Chicago Mountain, which has
production record of over $4,000, 600.
The tunnel will be driven on a vein.
This means that there will be little or
no dead work; that as soon as depth
is attained where substantial values
are reached, the ore knocked down in
development or in the driving of the
tunnel will practically pay its way and
make it self-sustaining while it is
crossing these great veins which trend
| ff. NNhi1a
we have no definite data at hand, so
far as engineers estimates are con-
cerned. it is not probable that it will
be necessary to drive to exceed from
1000 to 1.200 feet to thoroughly open
up this great treasure vault which is
now securely locked by the immense
walls of granite surrounding the big
veins.
We have before us a prospectus is
sued by this company which best
proves the candid. frank and fair
methods Mr.. Wilson adopts. In this
prospectus we find the following:
ITO any person, or series of persons
as explained below, wishing to pur-
chase 100000 shares of this stock at
$4,000, we will make the following
proposition: You may order this
amount of stock in reserve for you,
subject to your inspection of the prop
erty. You may come to Denver and
we viii take you up to the property
which is only a short ride. This may
be handled in the following manner:
You can get several parties together,
each subscribing for part of the 100,-
900 shares. and make pool of $1,000.
Then send good, reliable man here
to represent you. We will be only too
glad to have our property investigated
by him. If he indorses the investment,
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-06-06

CONTINUED on Eighth Page.)
Smyrna times., 1903-04-29

Death of Benjamin P. While
attempting to save the life of a dog
about to he run down by freight train
Benjamin F. Garman, of No. 100 Wal
nut street, Wilmington. p, B. & W.
brakeman, lost his own life Thursday.
The dog was also killed. Garman was
on shifting engine, and at Fourth
street and Railroad Ave-, he saw the
dog on the tracks. A southbound
freight was bearing down upon it, and
wishing to prevent it being killed, he
started to get it out of harms way
when the Delaware railroad express
thundered by. Bystanders shouted at
the brakeman and started to jump from
the tracks, but too late. Both he and
the dog were killed. Garman died on
his way. to the emergency hospital.
Garman was "a years of age and un-
Clayton, and a son of Mrs. James
Lecompt. His remains were brought
to Smyrna on Saturday and funeral
services were held at the residence of
his mother on Sunday afternoon. The
funeral was one of the largest held in
Clayton in a long time. A special
train of nearly hundred members of
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
came down from Wilmington to show
their respect for their fellow member
who was popular with everybody.
The floral emblems were many and
several beautiful designs covered the
casket. The Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, Division No. 528, sent
floral brake wheel, and the crew of
shifter No. So, on which he was EN-
plOyed at the time of the accident, sent
30 American Beauty roses. The pail
bearers were William Lucas, Lewis B.
Legg, Charles James, Isaac McLain.
Stephen Jackson and Edward Edwards.
The religious services were held at the
house and were in charge of Rev.
Van P. Northrup, pastor of st. Paul's
M. E. Church, who paid a glowing
tribute to the many good qualities of
the unfortunate young man. In his
sermon he also laid particular stress
on the humane act Mr.. Garman was
doing of trying to save the life of a
dumb beast when he lost his own. In
terment was made in the family burial
lot at st. Peters cemetery, Smyrna,
where services were also conducted
over the grave by the Order of Rail-
road Trainmen, of which the deceased
was member.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-29
Wilmington City Election Fight.

The Union Republican First Dis
trict Committee, last night, at the die
tation of Mr.. Addicks, rejected the
proposition of the Regular Republican
First District Committee for common
primaries for the coming city election.
The Union Republican primaries have
been set for Friday, May 18th, and
the Regular Republican primaries for
Saturday, May 10Th. It was the de-
sire of the Regular Republican Com
mittee that both factions come together
and hold single primary, and a re-
quest to this effect was made to the
Union Committee, but the latter COM
mittee rejected the proposition. The
action of the Union Republican City
Committee Monday evening in declin-
ing to recognize the bolting organiza-
tion, says the Wilmington Sun, marks
the parting of the ways. "He who
runs may read" The treachery of the
boilers in boiling common primaries
last fall and nominating Sparks and
Rudolph when they had been beaten
as candidates at the common primaries; /;
the treachery of DR.. Ball and Marshal
Finn in violating their pledges to ap-
point David S. Clark deputy marshal;
the treachery of DR.. Ball in breaking
his word to the President by opposing
the confirmation of Mr.. William Mi
chael Byrne; these three things have
convinced the Union Republicans that
the pledges of the boilers do not bind
them. Therefore, the Union Republi-
cans, the recognized Republican party
of the State of Delaware, have deter
mined not to recognize boilers as al
organization any longer; as individuals
they are welcome into our ranks. This
action is final and will not be departed
from in the smallest particular"
Smyrna times., 1903-04-29
KENTON.
MIR. John Attix Makes Quite an Improve
ment in His Property-Local Happen
ings and Personal Mention.

ings and Personal Mention.
Special Correspondence to the TIMES.
Mr.. John Attix is making quite an
Improvement in his property in remod-
cling his home and building a new
barn and stable.
John B. Macdonald, a farmer resid-
ing near Persons Corner, has realized
from four sickle pear trees in the last
four years enough money to keep all
the fences in repair, pay the taxes and
still have 81 left.
Rebecca, wife of Elisha Wright, died
at her late home near Hartley last
Tuesday morning after a lingering
illness, in the 18th year of her age
Mrs. Wright leaYes beside a husband
and two sons, host of friends who
mourn their loss. Interment was
made in Baptist cemetery near Kenton,
on Thursday.
Personal: Miss Ethel McFaul is
visiting her sister in Townsend. Mrs.
j. NJ. NArthurs and Mrs. Frank VlrGen
are visiting Mrs. Burris Of Middle
town.-Mr. Mason Bailey and Miss
Bertha Bailey were in Philadelphia
last week. Miss Elizabeth Cooper has
returned home after two weeks visit
in Wilmington Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Lane are in Baltimore. Miss Anna
Downs spent Sunday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Downs. Messrs
William Strahom of Wilmington and
Stewart Clark of st. Georges spent
Sunday in town.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-29
Liaaor License Contest in Wyoming.

Liquor License Contest In Wyoming.
Another of the new laws passed by
the recent General Assembly giving
the applicants for liquor license the
option of either applying before the
clerk of the peace, at his office, or
making the usual application in open
court. Several of the applicants did
not desire to run any risk with the
new law, apparently, for they applied
in open court as usual, although the
majority of the peace.
Most prominentam among the applicants
Monday was Isaac Kline Gooden, the
owner of the elaborate new Hotel
Alsoca at Wyoming, who was refused
a license for this new place at the last
term of court after spirited fight wag
ed by the Wyoming w. @. I. u, in
which the entire membership of the
temperance society appeared in court
and occupied the seats reserved for the
barristers. It is understood that Mr..
Gooden will again be fought by the
women.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-29

PersOnal.-Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Daw-
son of Mattewan, N. Y, we're guests of
his sisters Mrs. j. H. Bishop and Mrs.
NJ. J. Smith last week.-Rev. W. E.
E. Barcus of Pittsburg Conference is
spending a few days with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Barcus. While
this visit is incidental upon the mar
riage of his brother, it comes very
opportune and Mr.. Barcus is strictly
observing rest and quiet so as to build
up from overwork and an attack of the
grip.-Mrs. Ella Carey and children
Howard, Edith and Edna attended
the funeral of William Denney their
grandfather at Clayton Tuesday.-Mlss
Clara Savin of Wilmington Confer
ence Academy, spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Savin of near Cheswold.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-29
Tells How To Buy A Piano.

Anyone intending to buy piano would
do well to first obtain copy of the vol
ume published under the title "How to
Buy Piano" The book dieusses the
important questions of designs of case.
size adaptability, action, tone and touch.
all treated in uatechHical language, with
easily understood suggestions. If followed
closely this book will enable the purchaser
to select the piano best suited to his or
her requirements. A copy of the manual
NAV be obtained free by writing Basius
& Sons. 11O1. 1103 and 1119 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-29
CLAYTON.
Iteus Of Interest Cleaned From the Doing
In and About Town:

DIR. Roy F. Corley of Dover, has
been elected president of the Ushers'
Union of Wesley NJ. E. Church, Dover,
for the ensuing term. Jesse Burton
has been elected vice-president, and
John NJ. Roe, secretary.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-29
CHESWOLD.
Minstrel Show For the Benefit of the Base
ball Team Came off Friday Evening
With Satisfactory Result.
Special Correspondence to the Times.

Special Correspondence to the Times.
CHEswoLD, April 27:--Our young
men gave their proposed minstrel
performance last Friday evening in
Jr. o. U. A. M. Hall with very salts
factory results. The hall was crowded
as it has never been perhaps, and the
boys kept their audience we'll enter
tanned with songs and jokes. Messrs.
Lewis H. Anderson, Harry Anderson,
John Kemp, Jr., Edgar Boggs, Irwin
Emerson, Brady Shahan, G. Denney
Moore, with H. R. Loose manager,
composed the troupe. Proceeds for
baseball purposes.
Mrs. H. r. Loose of this department
Of our W. G. T. u, has nearly COM
pleted her plans for a medal contest
Friday evening, May sth. More
definite announcement will be given
next week.
Mr.. Fred E. Emerson who is we'll
known in railroad circles, over large
area of this country, met with a seri-
GUS accident at Cape Charles last Fri
day evening by having foot mashed
between the bumpers of cars. Am
putation below the knee was unavOid-
able. Mr.. Emerson is being we'll
cared for by DIR. Dick, who is surgeon
of the hospital at Salisbury, Md, and
is doing we'll. Mrs. Emerson, near
Cheswold, and Fred Emerson, Jr., of
Philadelphia, have been with him in
the painful ordeal.
News of the death of Owen Evans in
Philadelphia Saturday evening be-
came known here Sunday morning.
Mr.. Evans who with his sons has an
interest in a large tract of land lying
south of Cheswold, on which they
have spared no expense in reclaiming
meadows and other improvements,
making it very productive, is we'll
known in the upper part of Ken
County, though doing business ant
residing in Philadelphia. Though
probably nearing three score and ter
he has been very energetic, robus
with wonderful endurance until re
cent signs of declining health.
, Congregations at Cheswold ChurcI
5 were large last Sunday and Paste
, Goodhand gave them good sermon
} morning and evening.
= D. F. Loose is giving his house owe
T. the railroad bright coat of paint H
/ has only recently put it through re
t pair, also.
D John E. Barcus, son of Mr.. an
. Mrs. Peter L. Barcus of this town, an
: Miss Edna Renney Pigott of Chester
o Pa, were married at the brides hom
n last Wednesday evening il the pref
: ence of alarge company of friends b
d his brother, Rev. W. e. E. Barcus {
Q Pittsburg Conference. The grooi
e served in the recent Spanish-America
j. war, as one of the body guards fC
J. General Joseph Wheeler in Cuba. H
1t father, Mr.. Peter l.. Barcus is a We
3; eran Of the Civil war, and his gran,
?, father Edward Barcus was enlisted
,. the war Of 1912, when but fifteen yea
old.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-29

W. T. Denney of Clayton, who for
merly resided near Dover, died Satur-
day as the result of stroke of paraly-
sis. He was well and favOrably known
in this town and held the high esteem
of everybody. Besides his wife, a son
and four daughters survive him. In
terment was made at Ewell's NJ. P.
Church yesterday at p. IN.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-29
A Love Letter.

Would not interest you if you're
looking for a guaranteed Salve for
Sores. Burns or Piles. Otto Dodd, of
Ponder, Mo. writes: 81 suffered with
an ugly sore for year, but a box of
Bucklen's Arnica Salved cured me.
It's the best Salve on earth. 25c at
Benton n, Weldon's drug Store.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-29

DIR. George W. Marshall, insurance
commissioner for Delaware, accompa-
MED by Mrs. Marshall, will attend the
National Medical Congress at New
Orleans, May and 5. DIR. Marshall
is a delegate to the Congress and will
leave for his trip about May 1.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-29

At meeting of the Clayton Savings
and Loan Association yesterday after
noon the following officers were elect
ed: President, I. N. Mills; Vice Presi-
dent, j. B. Book; secretary, Joseph
Smithers; treasurer, William George
Hill. Directors for three years, Abel
Sevil and A. L. Hudson, Jr.; auditors,
W. I. Smithers, Frank L. Reynolds
and Charles J. Sudler. The annual
statement was read and showed the
Association to be in most satisfactory
condition.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-29
CLAYTON DEPAR TMENT.

Mr.. T. L. Mason is our authorized agent
ct Clayton, Del, and will receive new sub
criptions and receives monies on old. Al
news items left with him will receive proper
attention. Subscribe now; only $1.00 a
year in advance.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-29

Chief Engineer Gamble Latrobe, of
the Delaware division of the Pennsyl-
yania railroad, who has been i'll in a
Philadelphia hospital. IS recovering
and will shortly be removed to Allan
tic City accompanied by Mrs. Latrobe.
The state capital residence of Mr.. La
trobe is closed during his absence.