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Evening journal., 1905-09-19
Appointed Supervisor.

John Levy. formery fireman at the
County Court House, has been appoint
ed inspector Of the work of building the
new Hare's Corner road by Highway
Commissioner Price. Mr.. Levy assum-
ed his duties yesterday.
Evening journal., 1905-09-19
BOTH PROPOSALS
WERE REJECTED
Work of Macadamizing Foulk
Road Postponed Until
Spring
PHILADELPHIA PARTIES THE LOWEST

At the meeting of the Levy Court
this morning but two bids were re-
ceived for the building of a macadam
road in New Castle county known as
the Foulx Road and both proposals
were rejected upon recommended ton
of the finance committee and new pro-
posals will be asked for.
The only bidders were Williamson
& Mclaughlin, Inc, of Philadelphia.
whose figures were S16,335.73, and
Stewart and Donohoe, of this city,
who bid S17,779.95. After retiring the
finance committee returned and pre-
sented the following resolution which
was unanimously adopted by the
court:
Whereas. the bids on the Foulk road
having been received the amount of
the lowest bid being in excess of the
available funds for good road purposes
at this time. Therefore this commit
tee recommends the rejection of all
bids and would further recommend
that bids be asked for on the same
road in the spring Of 1906.
(Signed)
II. A. Brown,
r. McFarlin.
c. II. Salmon.
Finance Committee.
Francis A. Price. Highway Commits
sioner.
A large portion Of the courts time
this morning was taken up by the
passing of a batch Of bills, some Of
which were carried owed from last
weeks meeting and referred to the f.
nance committee for approval. After
retiring the committee approved the
bills and they were acted on by the
court accordingly.
Mr.. Scott made a report Of the
courts visit to Fleming's Bridge when
they met a portion of the Kent County
Levy Court and considered the prop
losition of repairs to the structure. He
stated that the courts had arrived at
an understanding at that time hut that
since then he had received a communi-
cation to the effetc that the Kent
County Court believed that the work
could be done cheaper than at first
believed.
John r. Hudson. of that body, was
prestn and said that he believed by
the expenditure Of a few hundred dol
lars in Strengthening the pilings the
bridge could he made as good as ever.
He stated that he knew Of a man who
could do the work satisfactorily Mr..
Scott did not agree with Mr.. Hudson
and stated that he believed the proper
party to repair the bridge was the
I firm which erected it. He was under
! the impression that the foundations
should be renewed practically. Mr..
Hudson and Mr.. Scott engaged in a
Hong discussion on the subject. but no
understanding was arrived at
Upon motion the various committees
were instructed to consider all bids
that come under their respective ju-
risdictions one week before they were
! presented for final action.
/ Bills amounting to s39.65 for ma
chine work on Third and Eleventh
lstreet bridges for the month Of Au-
gust were approved and President
Hopkins congratulated the court upon
the thorough manner in which the
work was done and the comparative
smallness of the charges attached
thereto. The bridges are in Commits
sioner Logue's district
Evening journal., 1905-09-19

LOsT-A 1906 w. H. S. class pin. Re-
ward n returned to this Office.
Aug S0-tf.
Evening journal., 1905-09-19
LOST, FOUND AND REWARD.

I,OST-Pocket book continuing sixty
dollars. initials NJ. X. on outsider
between Third and TatnaI and City
Hall. Rewardif returned to 21s Tat
nall street.
Evening journal., 1905-09-19
The WEATHER.

Tomorrow promises TO be .
fair to partly cloudy, slightly (.
lower temperature. Thursday
partly cloudy, lower tempera- j.
ture. .&
Evening journal., 1905-09-19

LosT-opene faced gold watch and
min. Initials NJ. r. NJ. Rewaro$
II returned to sOs West Fourth streeA.
Sept. 19-lt.
Evening journal., 1905-09-19
Mimi nton stook ouotations.

Reported by Scott 4 Co. Bankers and
Brokers.
Gilpin observer., 1905-02-09
Strike in Monarch District.

A Denver News special from Salida
says: The prediction that Monarch
district, in southwestern Chaffee
county, would regain its old-time pres.
tige is fast coming true. There are
more properties in operation there now
than at any other period since the Sill
yer Stamp. Large ore bodies are be-
ing encountered and the big demand
for lead has injected new life and en-
ergy into the camp.
The greatest strike in that district
in recent years was made last week in
the Fairplay tunnel by Sheriff Ankele
of Chaffee county and A. Unger, one
of the leading business men of Salida.
tends across the entire breast of the
tunnel. The ore Is known to carry
high values in silver and lead, though
the owners have refused TO give out
the assays. Mr.. Unger, stated. how
ever, that the ore was richer than any
found in the Madonna, which has pro-
duced literally. The Madonna ore
runs upward of $50 per ton. The ore
from Fairplay is being sacked and
transported on jack trains to the Mon
arch spur Of the Denver & RIO Grande
railroad. The distance from the mine
to the railroad is but a few hundred
feet by air line, and shoot will be
built from the road to the mouth OF the
tunnel as soon as the snow melts suf.
ficiently to enable them to begin work
Inc tunnel Is 800 feet above the rail.
road tracks.
Gilpin observer., 1905-02-09
Answer to sard's Charges.

Washington, Feb. president
Roosevelt's connection with the diver
sion of Indian trust funds to the sup
port of Catholic mission schools is ex.
planned and justified in a communica-
tion addressed to the President by At
torney General Moody, which was filed
yesterday with the Senate committee
on Indian affairs by William H.
Ketcham, director of the Bureau Of
Catholic Indian missions.
The charge had been made that the
Catholic bureau, through DIR. E..
Scharf of this city, had made promises
Of Catholic political support to the ad-
ministration in return for favors and
it was to answer this that Father
Ketcham went before the committee
to-day. He denied that DR.. Scharf has
ever had any connection with the bu-
reau, or with any branch of the Cath
Olic mission work and declared that
whatever DR.. Scharf did was on his
own initiative and without authority.
Mr.. Moody's communication, dated
February 2, 1905, sets forth the record
of Cabinet meeting held in January,
1904, when the question of the use OF
Indian funds for sectarian schools was
discussed and the President asked for
an opinion as to his authority to direct
that contracts be made for the use of
such funds by UNCONVENTIONAL educa-
tional institutions.
Senator Knox. then attorney general.
decided that the action Of Congress in
declaring 1t to be the policy OF the
government not to permit the use of
the public moneys of the American
people fer sectarian purposes did not
repeal previous laws giving to the Sec
retary of the interior discretion to use
the Indian funds in any manner ne
saw fit. Certain laws were cited to di-
rect attention to The Presidents au-
thority in that regard.
Gilpin observer., 1905-02-09
MAY TAKE TEN YEARS.
Report Of Engineer Wallace on Pan.
anna Canal Work.

Washington, Feb. 6.-In view of the
lack of public information as to the
status of the work of ca
nal digging on the isthmus
and as to the exact amount of work
executed so far by the Americans since
they took up the task, the American
minister to Panama has, after consul
tation. with Chief Engineer Wallace
and a close personal inspection of the
route of the proposed canal, submit
ted to the State Department report
upon this subject.
The communication is practically a
brief summary of the vast amount of
detail statistics and facts that will
eventually be produced by the canal
commission, showing the actual con-
struction on the canal accomplished
since July 1st last, when Mr.. Wallace
took charge of the engineering depart
ment. The most important statement
IL this:
''If the next six months show a prog
ress corresponding to that of the past
six 1t is the conviction of the best en-
gineers on the isthmus that a sea level
canal can be constructed in ten years
and be ready for large vessels by
January J., 1916
The report declares that there is no
ground for the current reports that lit
tie has been accomplished in advanc-
ing the construction of the canal dur
Ing the last six or eight months.
Gilpin observer., 1905-02-09
Grange Proclamation.

New York. Feb. GA proclamation
addressed to 1.-The American people,
will be promulgated to-day from the
various state capitals under the aus
pices of the New Grange. Patrons of
Husbandry. and various national labor
and agricultural organizations. declar
ing that Washington's birthday be OBJ
served as farm, home and factory
day"
1t advises that upon this day the peo
pie concentrate their thoughts upon
the conditions for the betterment OF
the home, farm and factory.
The proclamation recites number
of reforms as the object of the move.
ment. among them being government
control over railroads sufficient to
abolish unjust rates and discrimina
tion;" parcels post permitting pack.
ages up to eleven pounds weight and
n post check currency system.
The proclamation urges every one to
communicate with his congressman in
Washington in behalf of these meas.
ures. 1t is signed by Governor Brooks
Of Wyoming, Governor Herrick of
Ohio. Governor Elrod of South Dakota
who excludes parcels post from his ap-
prevail Aaron Jones. master of the na-
tional grange. and various officers Of
labor organizations. .u
Gilpin observer., 1905-02-09
SANTA FE DENOUNCED
BY THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Bili-coIorado Fuel and Iron
Company Implicated.

Washington, Feb. 4.-"Flagrant, will;
full and continuous violations of the
law during the past five years Is the
way in which the Atcsiison, Topeke &
Santa Fe railroad Is arraigned in a
decision promulgated yesterday by the
Interstate Commerce Commission on
the alleged unlawful rates and prac-
tices" Of that road in the transporta-
ton of coal and mine supplies. involv-
ing also the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company. The main points OF the de-
cision, summarizing the way in which
1t is alleged the law has been violated
and disregarded, are as follows:
February 10, 1903, the so-called
'Elkins bill was enacted, providing
that carriers should in no case trans
port traffic until tariff had been pub
lished and that the published tariff
should be observed, and providing q
penalty of not less than $1,000 nor
The provisions of this statute extend
grants and the party which receives
the concessions.
Both the Santa Fe and the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company systematically
and continuously violated the provis-
ions of that act in the particulars men,
toned from the day of its passage
down to November 81, 1904, when the
tariffs under which this coal moved
were reduced in all cases $1.15."
The Santa Fe company, the commits
sion says, acted as agent for the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company in col
lecting from it's customers the price
of the coal itself, along with the freight
rate, and evidence showed that in one
instance, at least, this also was done
for the Victor Fuel Company.
If there existed on the part of the
Santa Fe company an intent to charge
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
less for the transportation of its coal
than the published rate, it is evident
that this method of billing would af-
ford ready means for concealing the
transaction.
IN point of fact, during the entire
period covered by this investigation
the Santa Fe company did transport
coal for the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company for less than its open tariff
rates, and these concessions amounted
In many cases to the price of the coal
itself"
Gilpin observer., 1905-02-09
oyama's Present Position.

Toxic, Feb. 4.-Field Marshall Oya-
ma reports that the extreme Japanese
left holds line along the Hun river
with its extreme left established on the
right bank. The main body of the Rus
slams, after their defeat at Helkoutai.
retired across the Hup river, and occu-
pied Nipyupao, Shufangtai and a por-
tion of Changtan.
Details of the fighting from Janu-
ary 25th to January 29th. which Field
Marshal Oyama officially designa.es as
the battle of Heikoutai. show that the
operations were more extensive. the
forces engaged larger and the fighting
more desperate than the reports indi-
Gated.
The Japanese casualties totRled
1000. According to the Japanese es-
Inmates the Russians lost over 10000.
The armies fought in driving snow
storm. It was bitterly cold and very
difficult to see. A night attack deliv-
cred in the early morning brought suc-
cess to the Japanese. +.
Gilpin observer., 1905-02-09
Russian Trouble. Continue.

st. Petersburg. Feb. 4.-There is no
improvement discernible in the labor
situation in Poland. At Sosnovice, a
center of the iron and cotton indus
try, 10000 men are on strike, with the
accompaniment of street parades and
intimidation of those workmen who
have not struck.
The disturbance at Lodz, where a
volley from the soldiers killed six
teen and wounded forty-eight, has not
been renewed.
A railway station near Sosnovice
was destroyed and traffic interrupted
by strikers.
In Warsaw the workmen in forty
two sugar manufactures have struck.
Maxim Gorky will be put on trial
on political charges, but whether be-
for civil or military court has not
been determined.
The assembly of the nobility of the
province of Moscow has voted to me-
morialize the throne for an elective
legislative body.
Gilpin observer., 1905-02-09
Cripple Creek Progress.

The payroll for the Cripple Creek
mining district, including company ac-
count leasers, sampling works, cyan
ide plants and teamsters, Is now estl-
mated at $l,0O0,0O0 per month, with
steady additions to the number OF men
employed. The minimum allowance to
miners is SO per day, with $4 to $3.50
for engineers, blacksmiths and ma
chine men. The scale of wages Is,
therefore, satisfactory. 1t has to be
satisfactory to retain good help, as the
demand for miners of the better class
is now general in all Of the Colorado,
Utah and Nevada camps, and even
urgent In some OF them.
Cripple Creek dividends for the pres
ent month, already declared, foot up
$359,250, the Portland leading off with
a six per cent. declaratiOn-$1SO,OO ,OOO-
for the first quarter of the year. Three
dividend payers, in addition to last
years list, have made their appear
ance. They are Findley, Gold Sove-
reign and Work.
At $350,000 per month-and this fig
ure may be improved-the total divi-
dends from Cripple Creek this year
will reach $4,200,000, a sum in excess
of the entire gold output of the state
III 1870, WHICH, tuc uIOp III oilNCi Wdo
interpreted as removing all life and
profit from our basic calling. The item
of zinc, in that year a penalty at the
smelters, will double the 1898 gold in
the present year.
A glance at the transactions on the
Denver and Colorado Springs stock ex-
changes reflects the improved condi-
tion of our leading gold district. which
will soon be further improved by
deeper and more general drainage for
the mines. Four months ago, in Sep
tember, 1904. the daily transactions on
the Colorado Springs exchange aver
aged 10000 shares, while those on the
Denver boards were nominal To-day
Colorado Springs handles $4,000 to
100000 shares daily, while Denver
runs from 100000 to 100000, with bid
ing in excess of offers at both boards.
The best year in mining in the an
nails of Colorado is the promise of
1905. Cripple Creek is setting pace
that will surely make good this prom
Use.
Gilpin observer., 1905-02-09
Anaconda Mining Company.

The annual report OF the Anaconda
Mining Company, covering the calen-
dar year 1904. shows 392,992 shares
OF the c6mpany's stock in the treasury.
and the advance on this since January
1st books up $31 .439.3G.
There are seventeen sets OF leasers
on the Anaconda veins. They pro-
duced last year $3.50 tons of ore, worth
$40, ,414S5, upon which the company re-
ceived royalties to the extent OF
$7,3S954. the companys present cash
assets, including stock in the treasury.
total $54,9O7.26. Of which 0,403.3G Is
cash in bank and $2,974.54 the value
OF bills receivable expenses of the com
pany for the year, including taxes and
work on company account footed up
$19,02945.
Gilpin observer., 1905-02-09
INTERCOLLEGIATE GAMES.
Schedule of the Colorado IntercolIe-
giate Athletic Association.


Denver, Feb. Sat meeting of the
Colorado intercollegiate Athletic AS
sociation yesterday the following
schedule was arranged for 1905:
Track Meets-AnnuaI meet of the
association at Denver, May 9Th; dual
meet between Agricultural College
and State Normal School, at Fort Col
Inns, April 22d; dual meet between
School Of Mines and Denver Univer-
sity at Denver, April Sth; dual meet
between Colorado College and Denver
University at Denver, April 29th; dual
meet between School of Mines and
Colorado College at Colorado Springs,
April 18th. ~ ~,
Baseball-School of Mines
April Sth-Agricultural College at
Golden. { M af$ Ab
April 15th-Colorado College at Col
orado Springs. ~
May 3d-Agricultural College at
Fort Collins.
April 2sth-colorado College at
Golden. s+f N~4
Colorado College.
RADIO Springs.
d
Fort Collins.
April 29th-School of Mines at
Golden.
May 13th-Agricultural College at
Colorado Springs.
Agricultural College
April Sth-School of MINES at
Golden.
April 22d-Colorado College at Fort
Collins.
May 3d-School of Mines at Fort
Collins.
May 13th-Colorado College at Col
orado Springs.
Football-School of Mines
October 14th-Agricultural College
at Fort Collins.
November 1Sth-Colorado College
at Colorado Springs.
November 3Oth-Denver University
at Denver.
Denver University
November 11th-Colorado College at
Colorado Springs.
November 16th-Agr1cultural Col
lege at Fort Collins.
November 30th-School of Mines at
Denver.
Colorado College
November 4th-Agrlcultural College
at Colorado Springs.
November 11th-Denver University
at Colorado Springs.
November 1Sth-School OF Mines at
Colorado Springs.
Agricultural College
October 14th-School of Mines at
Fort Collins.
November 4th-Colorado College at
Colorado Springs.
November 1Sth-Denver University
at Denver.
In addition to the above schedule,
there will be meetings with high
schools and other institutions, yet to
be arranged.
Gilpin observer., 1905-02-09
NEWS FROM THE MINES and MILLS
United States Mint Report.

The preliminary figures upon the
production of gold and silver in the
United States in 1904. submitted to the
director of the mint. show larger gains
over the preceding year than were
expected. Nearly every state OF i'm
portance has increased its output.
The Colorado yield is about $26,000,-
900, as compared with about 22.500,-
900 in 1908, and it's best record, $685.
800, 1000 in 1900. California has made
the best output for many years, due
to a good supply of water and the
work of the dredges. Nevada and Utah
have made notable gains. South Dn-
kota and Alaska have beaten their
previous best records. The Appalach-
ian region shows improvement. The
Klondike shows loss of about $4,000
900.
The preliminary figures by states.
and territories are as follows:
Gilpin observer., 1905-02-09
indicator Statement.

Thus is epitomized the splendid
showing made by the Vindicator Con-
solidated Gold Mining Company, as
disclosed by the annual report for 1904,
which has been made public. The
company is one of the strongest and
most prosperous ones operating in the
Cripple Creek district and it is Off
cered by Denver men. f. l.. Sigei is
president, &. 8. Wood, vice president
and manager.
The company has ordered a dividend
amounting to $33,O00. With this dis
bursement the dividends paid by the
company will have reached total of
$1,255,O0O. The following statement to
the stockholders covers the company's
progress during the year just closed:
THE development of the past year
has been very satisfactory, as there
has been more ore put in sight than
has been taken out. Early in the year
we started cross-cut west on the 200
foot level, 500 feet north Of the shaft,
for a vein opened on the S00-foot leyel,
and found two new ore bodies, which
did not show above this level. Since
then we have opened up the same ore
shoots on the 1.000-foot level. There
has been a very rich ore body discov-
cred in the southwest portion of the
property by lessees, and the company
is now mining this same ore below the
limits Of the lease, which is only to
a depth Of 400 feet. There have also
been new ore bodies discovered in the
north end property on the 5O0-foot,
G00-foot and 7O0-foot levels.
During the year. as you have been
advised. we purchased the Lille prop
erty adjoining ours. for the sum of
$4,000 cash. The final payment for
same has recently been made. We
have not endeavored to work this
ground. Your directors feel that they
have added materially to the value of
your property and that we will be able
to find some good ore bodies in this
territory. The Lille had good shaft
800 feet deep, which we expected to
use to bale the water out OF the joint
property. The property had not been
worked for nearly three years, and the
shaft timbers were badly decayed.
Soon after possession was turned over
to us the shaft caved in. and it will
be very expensive to regain 1t. We,
however. have connections with this
ground on our 400. 800 and 1,2O0-foot
levels. SO that we can prospect 1t with
out difficulty.
I'VE still have 200 feet OF water in
our shaft. but expect to take 1t out
very shortly, as our neighbors have
agreed to assist us in keeping the
water down."
Gilpin observer., 1905-02-09
Strike at Leadviiie.

A Leadville dispatch of January 3Oth
says: The first big strike of the pres
ent year was reported this morning
when 1t was announced that the MUIR
ply lease on the T. S. Wells 4 Mover
placer had encountered a body Of rich
carbonate ore.
The lease Is owned by John Murphy,
Maurice Starne, John Harvey and as
sociates. They began sinking a shaft
short distance east of the famous
Reindeer on Rock hill. The shaft has
been sunk little over 400 feet The
ore was found last night at depth of
between 200 and 800 feet from the sur
face and Is a lead carbonate. The min
eral runs 80 to 60 per cent lead and
carries 800 to 500 ounces silver. ac.
cordinJ to the reports given out to-
day. None of the assays has been
made public.
The property is owned by the Iron
Silver Mining Company. which owns
the famous Meyer mine. The Iron
Silver company Is sinking a shaft on
the eastern end of the Sequin, which Is
few hundred feet north OF the Rein.
deer and Murphy shafts. The orc
which Murphy has encountered is be-
lieved to be an extension OF the Crown
Point ore shoot, one of the richest ore
channels on Rock hill.
The ore Is the same In character
as that found In the Reindeer and the
Bessie Wilgus, but carries higher
percentage Of lead. Several other
shafts In the vicinity are nearing the
ore horizon, and II is expected further
discoveries will be reported during
February.
Gilpin observer., 1905-02-09

Cripple Creek special TO the Den.
yer News January 29th says: Within
ninety days the El Paso Consolidated
Mining Company will increase its
monthly dividend at least one cent and
perhaps two cents month. The pres.
ent dividend is two cents. The show.
ing in the mine is something marvel.
Gus. especially In the seventh and
eighth levels. The company has ma.
chine drill In each level working two
shifts and they are breaking sufficient
ore to keep the entire ore sorting
department busy. An idea of the rich.
ness OF the rock is best gained when
1t Is said that the screenings are aver.
aging ten ounces of gold to the ton
ana that the net profit this month will
be about 100000.
A Cripple Creek dispatch saws:
Another big strike Is reported from
lronclad hill. on which is situated the
famous w. p. II. property. II was
made on the Teutonic, owned by a
company of that name and operated
by Duncan and Cain of Cameron. who
are backed by Omaha capita.
Gilpin observer., 1905-02-09
Strike In Cashier.

The Cashier Gold Mining and Reduc.
tion Company. operating the Pittsburg.
Meeker group In Russell district, GIL
pin county, has made strike of high
grade ore In its Pittsburg shaft. At
depth Of nearly $50 feet there is n
streak of yellow and gray copper ore
which carries assay values of $G55.5O.
This streak Is on the east side OF the
shaft and averages between three and
four inches In width.