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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-25
ii VALUE OF A
It Mainly Depends ON the Col0rs
shown In the Stones.

~ Mainly DSRSAAS1o oA ~ SVAVEe
ShOvEn In the N
Veins of opals are usually met with
In soft formations where nothing above
ground indicates their presence. The
search for them, therefore, often re
quires considerable time. But it is not
extremely difficult, for opals are gener'
ally found near the surface. Indeed, ii
was thought for a long time that they
were not to be found as deep as twelve
feet below the surface. This opinion
has, however, given way in the light of
evidence, because opals Of great value
have been discovered at q depth Of fifty
feet.
The value of opals depends upon sew
eral considerations, of which the prin-
cipal one is the color. 1t is important
that they should be bright and not pre-
sent streaks or spots alternating with
uncolored substance. The most valua-
BILE are those which have red fires or
mixtures Of red and yellow, blue and
green. Opals Of a single tint are Of lit
tie value unless the tint is particularly
striking and the figure beautiful. In
deed one Of the essential qualities of
the opal is the arrangement Of the fig
ure. which sets of strikingly the hue of
the stone.
When the figure is quite regular and
distinct it is the more valuable, much
less so when the grain is quite small
and irregular. Sometimes the color APP
pears as a single blaze or with figures
regularly spaced. It may then be Of a
fine ruby red and is much sought after,
but o~ftenest the uniform tint is only
green or reddish and has but little bril-
fancy.
The cutting is very important for the
opal. Thus q thick stone will be much
less beautiful than a thin stone, which,
on losing part of its volume, loses also
the figure. The foundation tint contrib
utes much to the beauty. 1t ought to
be transparent. slightly milky and har-
monte fully with the different reflec-
lions of the opal, which, when it is real
~ beautiful, presents a variety Of hues
infinitely pleasing to the eye.-Jewelers'
Circular-Weekly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-25
HE HATED MUSEUMS.
Thoreau CatalOgued Them as tn
Catac0mbs OF Nature.

Th0reau CatalOgued The as the
Catac0mbs OF Nature.
I hate museums. There is nothing so
weighs upon my spirits. They are the
catacombs of nature. One green bud Of
spring, one willow catkin, M faint
thrill from a migrating sparrow, would
set the world or it's legs again. The life
that is in a single green weed is Of
more worth than all this death. They
are dead nature collected by dead men.
I know not whether I muse most at the
bodies stuffed with cotton and sawdust
or those stuffed with bowels and fiashy
fiber outside the cases. *
Where is the proper herbarium, the
true cabinet of shells and museum Of
skeletons, butdn the meadow where the
flower bloomed, by the seaside where
the tide cast up the fish, and. on the
hills and in the valleys where the beast,
laid down its life and the skeleton of
the traveller reposes on the grass? What
| right have mortals to parade these
things on their legs again. with their
wires, and, when heaven has decreed
that they shall return to dust again. to
return them to sawdust2 Would you
have a dried specimen of a world or a
| picked one?
Embalming is a sin against heaven
and earth-against heaven, who has
recalled the soul and set free the servile
elements. and against the earth. which
Is thus robbed of her dust. I have had
my right perceiving lenses 81 disturbed
in these haunts as to mistake q verita-
BILE living man for a stuffed specimen
and surveyed him with dumb wonder
as the strangest Of the whole collection,
for the strangest is that which, being
in many particulars most like, is in
some essential particular most unlike
Thoreau's Journal in Atlantic.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-25
"PeAisree" Of "res."

49, II.
II any Londoner crawling up to bust
ness by train or tram through the fog
turned his idle mind to wondering why
it was called "fog' he would probably
decide that 1t could not have been call
ed anything else. "Fog'' is its obvious
name. Yet there is much speculation
among philologists on this point. DR..
Murray's dictionary suggests an inter-
esting pedigree. As far back as the
fourteenth century "fog" meant after
grass, the rank grass that sprang up
after hay harvest or grew in the win
ter. while in the north it meant moss.
Then .'foggy' came to mean boggy.
Next it was used to mean bloated or
puffy of the flesh Of men or animals,
and finally, as applied to ale or air. it
meant thick, and our modern fog was
derived back from this "fogggy.'' Skeat,
however, goes straight to the Danish
"fog." as in "snee fog" a snowstorm,
from "fyge." to drift. The worst Of
London fogs is that they do, not drift
fast enough.-London Chronicle.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-25
Rlor,ne THROUGHOUT RUSSIA.

With the decision of the student
body of the great University of st.
Petersburg to suspend studies for the
remainder of the university year al
most the whole educational system of
Russia has entered on a period of
stagnation, the protest of the youth
of Russia against the bureaucratic sys-
tenn and other governmental griev-
ances.
Martial law has been declared at
Tsarskoe Selo, owing to numerous
threatening letters being received at
the palace. The chief of the secret
police has ordered special precau-
lions to prevent any outrage on the
Russian imperial family.
The employees of the Putiloff iron
works, Franco-Russian works, the
Russo-American rubber works, the st.
Petersburg car works and the Nicholas
railroad shops at st. Petersburg are
again on strike.
In diplomatic circles at St. Peters
burg the opinion is quite generally ex-
pressed that the Moscow tragedy may
b. followed by decision of the Russian
government to conclude peace.
twenty-five factories, among them
some ofsthe largest in LODI, Poland.
have paid Of their men and closed in
dsaaitely. The men dismissed number
5000.
The latest reports from Poland In
dictate that the strike situation at
warsaw and LODI is exhausting itself.
Train service has been abandoned
On several Russian railroads owing to
q strike of employees.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-25

First Lie InDUFanco Foley.
The, 1rst life Insurance policy of
which the details are on record resulted
In a lawsuit. william Gybbons insur-
Cd himself on June Is. 1883. for f38S
against dying in twelve months. He
did die on May 10 Of the next year, and
the. disguised underwriters 1.-THE COM
pany Of those days. contested payment
on the plea that he had lived twelve
months Of twenty-eight days each
Work.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-25
AAMS OF WEEK
R~usso.JAPANEs WAR.

Genera! Gripenb srg, former com
mander of the Socond Manchurian
army, who has arrived in St. Peters
burg, frankly avows that he relin'
pushed his command after the recent
attempt of the Russians to flank Field
Marshal Oyama because, as he claims.
General Kuropatkin refused to send
him help when victory was in General
Gripenberg's hands instead of order
ing the latter to withdraw.
The Russian official returns for the
first year of the war, not including the
Port Arthur statistics, show that $780,
439 officers and men passed through
the hospitals going north, of which
number LILO officers were wounded
and 1905 were sick; $3.50 men were
wounded and 1851 were sick. The
killed in battle are estimated to have
numbered between 100000 and $4,000.
According to reports from the Shak-
he river the Russians are showing in
creased activity on both TANKS and are
extending and strengthening their
ri nj, They also seem to be concen-
trating q heavy force on their left in
front of General Kuroki. The impress
sion exists that General Kuropatkin in
pre- airing to assume the aggressive.
A dispatch from Saehetun, Manchu-
ria, says that 1900 Japanese troops
and Chinese bandits are reported to
be In Southeast Manchuria, in the
neighhorhood of Chalbashchon, forty
FIVE miles northwest Of Gunshu pass,
whence they intend to operate against
the railroad.
Seventeen Cinnamon have been ar
rested at Mukden charged with being
japanese spies. Documents were found
In their possession showing that they
were trained in q school established
by Japan to qualify them as spies.
They will be tried by courtmartial.
The Associated Press learns on ex-
certional authority that the question
of peace was formally considered by
Emperor Nicholas and his ministers at
. recent conference at Tsarskoe-Selo.
Admiral Nebagatoff's division of four
battleships, one cruiser and two aux
Hilary cruisers has left Libau to join
the force Of Vice Admiral Rojestven-
sky's squadron in the Far East.
A group of Russian cavalry has ap-
parently again begun activity on the
japanese. left. Details regarding the
strength and movements Of the cav
airy have not been obtained.
The London Daily Telegraph's
Shanghai correspondent reports that
General Stak.lberg and three Russian
infantry colonies were wounded in the
lighting on the Hun river.
A party of Japanese and Chinese
bandits destroyed the abutment OF the
railway hear Yaomyn, 100 miles from
Hardin, but the damage a all re-
paired in a few hours.
Reports from Liaoyang place the
total Russian forces between the
Shakhe river and Hardin at 100000,
of which 2s0,0 are on the fighting
line.
General Gripenberg, recently com
mander of the Second army in Man.
churia, has arrived in st. Petersburg.
The British steamers Apollo and
Scotsman, bound for V~ladivostok,
were captured off Hokkaido.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-25
After the DEGRADATION.

Junior Partner eve suspected
him at all. Senior Partner-Neither did
II, although It did seem a little singular
to me that he should be able to pay
$1,000 a year rent out of salary Of
$1,5O0.-New York Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-25
DeterninAtiol

Deternlnation.
. .Our Willie shows great determine.
tion,' said the boys mother.
"YesY querieds the proud papa.
ing soap bubbles and trying to pin. one
to the wall."'-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-25
The G.in From Others.

A man is strong in proportion to the
quantity. the quality and the variety.
Of forces which he absorbs from others.
He is a power in proportion tosthe ex-
tent of his contact-socially. mentally.
and morally-with his kind and = weak.
ling just in proportion as he cuts him
self of from others.-Success.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-25
The Horse Dealer,

TA0 horse De@Aefs
"What IL the secret Of yonr success?"
asked the young man.
"In buying, said the old horse deal
q, I look sharp, and In selling ! look
just as ignorant as ! can."-Chicago
News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-25
q Costly Poem.

"My hat Is a perfect poem, isn't Il,
John2"
III ought paid more for1t
than Bryant sesst Tor sThanatopsis.ss
Houston Post sg
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-25

The better a man is the less ready
ne IS to suspect dishonesty mothers
Cicero slss:s &
Gunnison news-champion., 1905-09-22
A Pretty Wedding

Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock
at the home of the brides parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Schrnitz, the marriage
of their daughter, Christina, t. Mr.
Ernest Miller was solemnized. Faith
er kipp performed the impressive
Catholic ceremony. The young
couple were attended by Miss Mary
Clifford as bridesmaid and Ray
mond Miller, brother Of the groom,
as best man. Besides the members
OF both families a few intimate
friends were present. The bride 5
dress was of silk null over tafletta
and trimmed with lace, and her go
ing away gown was a light green
tailor suit After an elaborate we'd
ding breakfast, the company escorted
them 10 the train, where, amidst a
shower Of rice and old shoes, thcv
left ON a months Journey through
California. Mr.. and Mrs Miller
will return to Guuuison before go
ing to their home In Silvert1n. where
they will reside Both the bride
and groom have resided i'm Gunni-
son for many wears and all are
acquainted with their sterling worth.
Mrs Miller is graduate from the
Gunnis11 high school and for sew
eral years has been deputy county
assessor For several years Mr.
Miller has been working ia Silver
ton, but owns rlnching interests in
this county, and is liked and re-
spectei ~ a Young man Of ability ia
his proleszi11 The best wishes OF
their many friends and OF tie News
Champion follow them 10 their new
home
Gunnison news-champion., 1905-09-22

80 sos ls2 ss.soa by S.psri.asa-
d,ss AsAv wo-sax,aS. J.. n.
nct6sNnl Il Gans.~,a. - sss0snes
tar sts cssnEauy and Adan nusdse
a iAa Cap. prpnssnept Guonsson
coanty ssackhessrter Ore ap;esrs
on the ss-rssse IT sne I.ss,~a clAsaas.
The dsef---s work II, - are .u-fan
saclsae. The cssspauy In. q hwe
mil ssse aud Substantial cah,us u
Royal osk basin. chicago part.ss
e~n aia~s of the s,as;k. James n.
Hall '- pressderf. s,eo. { R..h. VICE
pses,dest. h.. II k,ihoarn. treasu. er
and James " Howell. secretary.
cn the head ct Cenaest IL the ca
max mlne from which good ore wss
sblpped by Mr.. E.s-ssl IN the early
DAYS. Ne became financially ,n-
volved ana the Hendrie a Bol,o "
company of Denver secured cop,rrl
Of the Climax II has since lain idle
but Mr.. Erickson of Pueblo has
sscared lease and Is cunning IN
this fall to prospect with diamond
drill A T. Harbert Of Tin CUP.
owns sn interest in the property.
The Lucky Drop group is owned
by Alex Malmoreen and John
Woods Of Dorchester. Mr. Woods
is working IN a 3o-ioot tunnel, cross
cutting to find the contact.
Gus and Charley Anderson are
preparing to develop claim for the
st. Louis NJ. 4 NJ. Co. ON Cement
creek, called the Brooklyn. 1t is a
assure VEN IN granite where the
trail comes down from Grassy noun
tam. Ore secured from the four
foot VEN runs from four to six dol
lars in gold This property is FIVE
miles above the saw mill setting on
Cement. They viii take in supplies
from Oversteg. Anderson Bros. also
own copper prospects on Brush
creek.
1t is here that the lime belt is
thrown up vertically blythe eruption
of North Italian mountain, and
grasses into Italian basin hardly 500
feet wide between the diorite peaks
Abuttlng squarely against the
face of North Italian peak is Royal
Oak basin, 80 named from a Louis
lana company that operated in 1879
and 1880. The west side of the
basin is a lime ridge capped by
quartzite and porphyry.
Directly north of the Tilden
claims lies five claims, the Lizzie \
RobeIt l.. and NJ x N Nos. 1, 2 and
tContifsmed on lest psser
Gunnison news-champion., 1905-09-22
CArtvscs Psst 90 Prise

IL. 5. Carpenter of Sapinero is the
lucky man so far this year to cap
ture the Denver Posts $50 in gold
for first capturing with hook and
line 10 pound trout. lie hooked
the monster last week THURSDAY.
1t weighed III pounds and two
ounces, enough to make a good ten
pounds upon arriving at Denver.
Once again the Gannison river
maintains its reputation for the
really big trout of Colorado. The
prize has now been claimed four
times, three of them by fish caught
between Cebolla and Sapinero and
once by a fellow pu"ed out Of Fry
ing Pan creek above Basalt.
Gunnison news-champion., 1905-09-22

UOR eg - exteOesoo at the css&s
srAsch tuem thss ssa< Il sk< canon
(a sAs saa. spraew eosss~d hsli-
saa0s s~sy Nrsda>liy se~srd th~
CQcAsseps Eanee k.xeadsag d. ~p
thss ssls~y oo< half nsls. lhcuce .;
rsGks saGsss . lske dlraNaee sp the
raoush II Spr.a9 er~ek lies the Guy
Ihsr,sx hou.e~sead Th,s plsas w.s
scstsed spea by Mr. serlax an rs
Lac the aesxhboraIx ranches II J.
p~relv q has aud stock prodseer.
the eals tArued ground beng a
truck patch aud a Tee acres Of 9rasn.
usually barley The place IL ira
versed aud we'll waseFed by two
streams iyRg on either SIDE of, and
t,ee~een winch. are r,ch bottoms and
fertile ues..s. The whole Is fenced
into t~o meadows aud t~o pastures.
aud although no, more than half ot
the groani available for meadow
is vet irrigated and cut, the place Is
nos capable of supporting from
l,o 10 10 head Of stock Ia good
condition. Farm bssldsngs. sheds.
etc, are yearly added as the increase
of stock demands The ranch Is
stocked with Hereford aud Short
hord cattle, the herd being headed
by registered stock
Above tins place en Spring creek
is the old Tom Wilson place, nov
owned by A. IL DoeriRg Here the
Cathedral post,t'ice was FIRST los ated
and derived its name from the pc
cul,ar, spirelike rock formation
which points its innHmersble peaks
of gray sandstone hundreds Of feet
into the air, from the bead Of little
canon opening oai OF Spring creek.
The smooth and even stratas Of var
iouslv colored stone cemented to-
gether 10 form the base gives it the
appearance OF some gigantic piece OF
ms sonry of ages past and is re
markable piece Of scenery Mr.
Dering and his son Steve Doering
own l2O acres, all being put under
cultivation as rapidly as possible
Between 35 and 80 tons Of hay are
cut this year New buildings testi-
fy to the enterprise of the owners.
Up Spring creek goes the trail TO
Creede. Near the top of the trail
Vim. Woodmansee Of Creede has a
ranch.
But our trip takes us again down
the Cebolla. where the first home
below Guy Dering's is that of Ern-
est Bowers, who is starting TO i'm
| fCuntinued ..v mage twol
Gunnison news-champion., 1905-09-22
eA~ 30 ~ aI ssov.saaA''
~ 4@ss Nspasv ps. -
/. 49, 4 ca g.
C1oAag - TAA q
nnm pasauo ~
Nh 0sasaD 4

YESTERDAY b Austin Wilson and
X T. Acs,ee. Bo-ssa Capst.l.ss.
,sS.k charge oi the nsi.4saz prepersy
al Eo~ermsn. generally known q.
the Camp Bird sspe. havias secsred
eoatrsd from beo. Brent aad has
Kansas Cay friends
They vii Immediately pat force
II mea at work an1 deepen the
present l2O fsot shaft T. sy1 or
more ". j Noar-e. formerly
superintendent Of the Corona tunnel
will have charge Of as;tive operations.
The property includes the Camp
bird group. the Japan aud Gold
Gross CLAIMS, IA all about 80 claims
or 3D acres Of mineral land
Miners familiar with the Camp
Bird declare IT ls one of the best
prospects IN the coaB,ry The vein
has been c,ntIDuons from the sur
face aud at l2'j feet shows fully i've
tee, wide, with the sulphide values
coming IN strongly Much Of 1T
runs $50 ton and the company
mIll erected mile distant on Hot
Spring creek has run quite success
fully although 50 little adapted to
the ores that IT separated barely Is
per cent Of their values. As are all
Bv~ermsn mines, the ore comes as
a quartz vein in shist. Values are
mostly in gold with some copper.
Gunnison news-champion., 1905-09-22

the house and corrals the year
round.
Below this, and at the mouth of
Mineral creek, is the place known as
She Woods ranch OF this little can
b. said as it is apparently held by
she owner, unimproved, for specu-
lation.
Adjoining the Woods ranch on
the south and higher up Mineral
creek, is the pretty and prosperous
homestead spf Chas Lee. A pretty
sIsias. large eno~gh to irrigate the
ssrcA in some places. e~sAss ost
from the foot of the mesa, and
around this with a view to pictur-
esqueness and utility are grouped
the farm buildings. including the
house, work shop, spring house, Gel
lar, barns, etc. A substantial dam
to hold the water from the spring
and form a small lake TO be stocked
with trout, is one Of the improve
ments planned for this fall. The
garden is Mrs Lees especial pride
and bids fair to fll the cellar with
many good things for winter use
Potatoes of unusual size and quality
were grown here this year. Al
though but the second year Of cul-
hvatlon, the place puts up enough
hay and grain 10 winter in good
condition 80 TO - head Of stock.
Mr. Lee has spent many years
prospecting and mining and pros
pecting in Creede and neighhuring
camps and met with encouraging (?)
prophecies usually doled out to those
who leave a beaten path 10 embark
in new venture But though it is
many wears since he crossed the
big Muddy" he is still a "show-me-
state man, requiring TO be shown
if he cannot win at ranching in
Colorado This is the first claim he
has located IN wears which has paid
from the grass roots.
On the west side Of the Ceholla
opp site the mouth Of Mineral creek
is located the c. ] lIuftalen home
stead The location Is a promising
one but aside from the house, which
is comfortably furnished. little has
been done in the way of permanent
improvements, Mr.. Ilultaleu hav-
ing been until the last wear in the
constant employ af Mr. Z. c. Poster.
Posts and poles for fencing the place
have been cut and piled
Below the Huftaleu place on the
Cebo,la Nr. John Wise If Vulcan
has lately houe-teaIal l2D acres.
which 10 !, his intention tp improve.
This place has an it great p1ssihili
ties for a fish lake, besides an amount
Of ground available f1r meadow.
Betracing orr wav down the Ce-
holla below these ranches the noun
tains close up iu "a canon Of unusual
depth aud beauty. On either side
magnificent cliffs rear their heads u
a height oG several hundred feet.
while at their feet the crystal water
leaps ad bounds over ana under
great boullers. iu eiiies and rippleS
and rapids, forming veritable trout
paradise.
At the foot 4 this canon a valley
one fourth OF a mile wide opens out
traversed for some two miles on the
Gunnison news-champion., 1905-09-22
IsIgU r. AILEN.

last week a lldy lost a valuable
belt with n sterling silver bersIe
An investment of ~ cents in
NEU-CHAwIa> want ad quickly
found the belt Another la.t a care
and although q week had elapsed
got IL back the next dav after the
paper came o1t CHst p cents.
We d. not CuIrsrte- every want ai
% do likavl-e bur when aver 600
papers are mailed ir o. town Hf
Guunis1r~ size If l~ reasonably
certain that about al .lg 1850 ral-
pie read ~ Lerr .f D. When wa
had teur county papers. each u-r
sent ont from Too o. l-H papers.
Now that tins paper has absorbed
the circulation oi three Ct them with
many names additional jt is better
advertising medium. Try a want
ad.
Gunnison news-champion., 1905-09-22
Gets Dice RSbtsn ~ As Team,

On his gray team of Colorado bred
and branded light driving horses,
T.. l.. Miller secured a blue ribbon
at the Pueblo state fair. He reports
the exhibits of stock in all lines the
finest ever seen, and the fair quite a
success. GunnIson county, how
ever, was not well represented Mr.
Miller brought back with him the
imported percheron stallion Duke, a
splendidly built white stallion, for
merly owned by 5. A. Spriggs Of
Westnhalia, Kansas.