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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-10-11
LA ASOCIACI0N
@ e EPE N DIENTES

Aver hemos recibido la siguiente
carta, que suscribe ell presidente de
la referida Association:
Sr. Director del BoLETIN NERcANTIL1
San Juas. 49,.
Respectable Sr.: .
En- la session celebrada por la Junta
Directiva de la rAsociacion de Deepen
dientes", de San Juan de Puerto Rico,
la que tengo ell honor de presidir, Sc
han tornado acuerdos importantes
que redundaran no solo en- beneGcio
de los miem bros de esta Association
y de los seflores principaies del CO.
mercio, sino tambien en- benefcio del
pdblico en- general.
Sc establecera una bibIioteca Sc
abriran clases de contabilidad mercan-
til. en- Enero del pr6ximo afio; Sc
est4 tratando de establecer ell seguro
mutuo de vida entire sus asociados.
Muy on breve tendre ell gusto de
enviarle las bases que seran esta bleci-
das para las classes de conta bilidad
mercantil.
En- la referida session Sc efectu6 ell
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-11-18
Notice OF Speeia! Stoekholdefs' Meeting.

Pursuant to cali of the Board Of Di-
rectors of the Red Mountain Prospectors
Mining Company, special meeting of
the stockholders Of said Company Wi! be
held al the Office of the Company in the
city OF Idaho Springs, Clear Greek
County, Colorado, being the company's
principal Office in Colorado. on Tuesday
the sth day of December, A. D. 1905, at
ten O'Clock a. m. for the purpose Of sct.
in on the proposed consolidation of this
company with The Mad Greek Mining
and Milling Company, the Consolidated
Company to have q capitalization Of
s.. 5oo.ooo. and for the purpose Of trans
acting such other business in connection
with the consolidation as may properly
come before said meeting.
Dated Idaho Springs, Colorado, Nov
ember 3rd. 1905.
(S1AL) J. D. WILLIAMSON,
Sc ,retary
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-11-18
Map OF Georgetown, Colorado, Quadrangle

Map OF Georgetown, Colorado, Quadrangle.
The United States, Geological Survey
has recently published a map OF the
Georgetown, Colorado, quadr ,ngle on q
scale Of about one mile to the inch.
The topography is shown by contour
lies of equal elevation, having vertical
interval OF 100 feet. The area represent
ed is high, mountainous region, rang
ing in altitude from 1900, to I4,2oo
feet above sea level. In the northern
part of the quadrangle are the mining
towns Of Idaho Springs, Georgetown and
Silver Plume. The central portion Of
,he quadrangle about Mount Evans ID
very high and inaccessible. Having es-
area is heavily timbered. A large part
OF the quadrangle IS, however, above
timber line. A peculiar feature of the
topography of this portion OF the quad.
range is the presence of numerous
cirques or corries. Formerly the heads
OF glaciers they are now occupied by
lakes. Mount Evans, seen from some
point near Idaho Springs, is said to have
been bierstadts painting of "A Storm in
tle Rockies The mountain is pc
culiarly storm center, often obscured by
thunder clouds when Gray aud To'rey
peaks, on the main range, few miles to
10 the northwest aud somewhat higher,
are clear. This map is printed in three
e ,iors, the water in blue. the topogral by
III brown and the cultural features IN
black. The triangulation for the map
was executed by L. II. Baldwin, Jr., the
Topography by Mr.. Frank rweedy. The
map may be procured for 6ve cents a
copy, on application to the Director OF
Uuited States Geological Survey, WASH
ington, u. 6.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-11-18

The Gold Medal group Of four paten.
ted claims, covering the eastern exten.
sion of the Franklin and Silver Age vein.
has heen secured by J. F. Young. Of this
city. under q two-year's lease and boud
for {7s. 600. Mr.. Young has secured the
property As the representative Of Pitts
burg and Beaver. Pa. capt. alists. and II
il understood to be their intention to or
ganize company to be knosn a. the
Gold Medal Gold Mining. Leasing and
Development company. The company
will be Incorporated fos s. 900. 900
under the laws of Arisooa and ofdces
will be maintained at Pi,tsburg.
The Gold Medal claim was located in
the latter par, of 1896 by . tenderfoos.
who when he first found bright iron py.
rites IN the surface shaft. was with d'ffi.
Guilty convinced that it was not gold.
He persisted in continuing work ON the
location and after getting some encour.
aging assays, did actually make 6nd
of native gold. One shipment of the ore
se urned So.46 ounces gold and ~ ounces
silver or gross value of SI,759.2o per
ton. A lot of six sacks gave returns Of
47.3s ounces gold and 28 7 ounces silver
Or at the rate Of tSh6 IS per tou. The
discoverer organized a company and
the product was a medium grade mill.
ing ore which yielded good r.turnsby
amal lgamatiou. but owing to the lack
OF mining knowledge on the part OF the
operators, the vein was lost in sinking
the shaft, aud in time the property be-
came involved in debt and was sold BY
the sheriff to satisfy several Judgements.
1t was purchased by local banker 40
trustee for the creditors. An attempt
was made two years ago to hud the
lost ore shoot and while the work WAS
under way the promoter Of the enter
prise committed suicide while on a
visit in the south. The cause of the act
was Ill health
The Gold Medal shaft is equipped with
q good hos ing plant, and the new Conf
pany will at once sink the shaft, now
335 feet. where cross cut will be driven
uorth 10 the ori sinal vein. The work
will be started within the next two
weeks and Samuel Brethour. the well
known local mining man. will have
Charge Of the operations.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-11-18

The Adudde!l snaft has been cleaned
,and retimhered to a depth of q little
over 400 feet, and bids are being ask ed
for sink ing a lift of 100 feet, and for
continuing the lower pair of
levels TOO feet west. All #
the work will oe done by contract, and
it is announced that levels will be driv. u
At each 100 feet in the shaft. 1t 10 the
intention to continue sinking until con-
nection is made with Q raise from the
Newhouse tunnel, and - soon - the
surveys for making the connection are
completed, q contract will he let in the
Newhouse tunnel for making the up
raise in blocks Of TOO feet. The dis
lance between the bottom Of the New.
house tunnel level 10 400 feet.
A trial shipment Of 4oo-tons Of mill
ing ore from the Aduddell shaft working
was made to the Alpine mill IN
this city last week. bat the returns have
not been seceived for the concentrates.
A number Of tests will be made at the
di6<sent mills to sseestain the best
method Of treatment for the ore. When
suitable saving 10 made contfsct Will
be made for the entire mill capacity
reudiug the erection Of the eompsny'e
61n .,iiiing plant In this city.
Geo. n. curnow, the expressman,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-11-18

shipment Of five tons of ore from the
Solid Muldoon mine was made last week
and the returns showed the gross value
per ton TO be 5000. The property is
now in shape for continuous production
and guiar shipments will be made in
fixture. The Miners Gold Development
cnpany rs operating the mine under
tease and bond, and from the prs SCI
showing the mine will prove to be one Of
the steady shippers Of the Chicago mount
ain section.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-11-18

A strike of Importance is said to have
heen made this week in the lateral being
driven east on the Saratoga vein from the
Newhousr tunnel. The heading has been
driven 278 feet, but on account of the
timbering needed, progress is slow. The
manager in charge has had large num-
Der # sssays made during the past week
but refused to furnish the press with any
informal ion. 1t is known that small
bunch OF gray copper ore was opened up
Wednesday in the vein, the ore being
similar IN appearance to that found when
the vein was first encountered by the
lateral fifty feet east of the tunnel. A few
ore sacks were purchased to sack up the
gray copper and shipment will be made
next week.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-11-18
Herb W. Edwards Injured.

Herb W. Edwards OF Des Moines.
Iowa. got fall on an Icy walk last
winter, spraining his wrist and bruis-
ing his knees. THE next day" he says,
they were SO sore and stiff l was
afraid would have to stay in bed, but
rubbed them we'll with Chamberlain q
Pain Balm and after a few applications
all soreness had disappeared" For
sale by ]. J. Sherwin.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-11-18

An 60 horse power "Ideal" high speed
engine was received Thursday for iusta .
lation at the Jack son mill, and is being
placed upon the foundation today. TIE
portion of the mill formerly occupied as
an Office has been enlarged and covered
with cement floor and will be US, as an
engine room, being separated from the
mill by partitions. The engine will he
used during the short season of the year
hen there is a water shortage in Clear
kek, as an auxiliary power. During
the cold weather steam is kept up in the
boilers for the purpose of heating the
mill, and the engine can be started up At
any time of the day or night. Usual,
the water becomes short late in the even
ing and extra power is only needed few
hours at time.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-11-18

!aSafy, Il drieo debilitating drainA It
heeb Inflammation And liberation and
eus0o female weeknsoa. There % no
trusting . luck BY those who use
eBAvoe1to Preocytption-'
.n r. yssS M NJ Assith vss poor;s >
yiatoe Ma J; Heck 0f ~ Broedway. But.
falA n. Y. 81 suffered from falling OF womb
. dtseueeoo!o dischsrpA painful monthly
poTtodA heaAacAe. backache and pains In
The umhA Every month Has confined to bed
tor Two - tArse dayA Was weak. nervous
~ hysteficol: life was burden 70 myself
0ado ovory one in tho family unhappy
ooceu0o Woe - irritable Ny husband got
~ tour boetlss of DR.. Ptereo's Favortts Pre-
pcnptaQa, end beforo Aa1 taken the ar.s
bottle Was feeling some relief. The medi-
cine made ~ veil and stroag, free from nerv-
ousneeA eches and pain, and felt like new
0cnpttoo ! had been taking another physi.
f1an's medicine for nearly three months. but
bed received no benefit Your medicine u
certainly Tie best In The world"
= man or woman who neglects
constipation suffer- from slow poi-
IN sOning. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pei
lets cure constipation. One little
Pellet II Q gentle laxative, and
two Q mild ~athArtic. Don't let .
selfish seller over persuade you to
Al Gttis Lives pii:s. arst put np
by old Dr.. ". Pierce over 70 year
aeo h.eA initiated but ssvss sesatsd.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-11-18

c. H. Martin, Of Chicago; F. S Pat
rick. Columbus, Ohio; and Chas NJ. Pc.
of Kansas CITY were in the CITY this week
The gentlemen are interested in the
Peters tunnel project on Chicago creek
and visited the property during their
stay
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-11-18
MINING NOTES.

Frank S. Mitchell, Of Kansas City, and
J.. F. Pe,se of New York City, who are
interested in mining property on Fall
river spent several days in camp the fore
part Of the week.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-11-18

~8 000p 0Soob 0OoO 1oD O0aeD
- - uA0 - On0 49, -
oagvU16 eoA discouraged. She suffers
ffoO hoaAAcho, hsckacho and other fila
Che wants = b veil, but all she d0eo
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-11-18

= - shut her
eyO and open
hW mouth foa
Medicine and
trust 70 luck for
res ultA She
sdoctoeD' month
otter 00n tn,
oftea year aftA9
year, ,inhis aAms
blind. hap.hR
ard faahioa, and
receives No pU.
0An0nt AD0hS
women take
Dr.. Pierce's Fa.
vorite Prescrip
ton with their
eyes open 70 the
fact that lt cureo
womanly lila
II cures irreGu-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-11-18

Geo. H. curnow, the expfessman
telephone No. Black 633.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-11-12

bench. Primarily it is a table; but with
its top thrown back and pillows ar
ranged on the seat, who would ever
suppose it performed such humble du-
hes as holding pots and pans? There, IN
truth, is where they are tuc=@7 away
in the box under the lid that forms the
seat of the settle. This unassuming
wash bench serves three purposes;
closet. table, and settle If painted in
a plain color that harmouizes with the
tones of the room, and always kept in
immaculate condition, this piece Of fur
niture, both when fixed up for company
and when ready for business. will prove
most useful member Of the house
hold"
An almost Indispensable part Of this
abbreviated housekeeping parapherna-
liza is the steamer It seems especially
designation the needs Of room-dwellers.
Several vegetables may be cooked over
one burner from one tank of boiling
water The water however. does not
touch the vegetables; they are steamed,
which, by the way, is the preferred
method Of cooking. There are four YES
sells one upon the other, the lowest Of
which contains boiling water. The
steam from this is communicated to
each Of the chambers above containing
the vegetables. and finally energies
through the lid at the top. The prin-
cipIe IS very simple. and the advantages
gained by using such a method are quite
apparent.
The ice-boX is all important No one
can live without ice; that Is, no one who
has TO take care of butter and milk and
meat and so on. The small refrigerator
designed for a nursery or a sickrOOrn is
admirable for this home The com
partment holding the ice has "a spigot
by which To draw off drinking water.
and another compartment with one shelf
for the provisions. But this little ra-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-11-12
At Light Housekecpln&l5
In Two Parts, No. 2

gested that we test the new notion.
uOon them. The pears-frEn of grain
and ObduTate TO the knife-Were pared,
haIVed, put into kettle with three
tableSpOCufuls of sugar 10 the quart
and a little water 10 prevent scorchiu5,
and set at the side OF the range TO
come slowly 10 a boil. 4 box Of suit
able dimensions stood upon the kitchen
table. the top beside it; the gardener,
IL his zeal TO forward the experiment,
brought in enough hay-as his COM
patriot scOrnfUuy told him-''tO bed
cow 1t was duly stuffed into the
box, and an old duvet was brought from
the attic to make assurance d0ubly
sure. When the pears had passed from
simmer TO bubble, and Kept This last
up for five minutes. the pot was trans
feTred swiftly 10 the -'fireIess stove "
packed snugly under hay lid, and duvet.
aid left until O'Clock next morning,
having been put 10 bed at half past 3
D. m
1t was hot when we dug It out; the
pears We're as tender as jelly, yet un-
broken and delicious in flavor
Apples may be steWed whole in the
same way, or sliced and cooked tender
without sugar, pvt through a colander
and sweetened ION apple sauce.
Experiment for yourself and let rs
know with what result
Oatmeal is soaked for several hours.
cooked for five minutes after the boil
begins, and left in the hay until II is
needed fer IA bic. when it viii be smooth.
tender, and far more palatabIe and
wholesome than If cooked in the old
way. MARION HARLAND.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-11-12

table, but never seem to have the
illne 10 embrOider, may be started. and
AepJ IN a work box, or basket by it.
sell, with q thimble and scissors tucked
lIl-eXtrl ones so thai YOU won't have
10 disturb them for other work. and 50
give them chance 10 be mislafd
Ion be ORGANIZATIONS in planning
your pickup work An elaborate rose
centerpiece cant be taken up and Dut
down IN that fashion, and vet be done
with skill ana careful attention to
shading and lighting But eyeIet work
or ne old-fashiOned but beautiful
Jewel work. or all-white embroidery in
any one of its many forms. is am plain
Saliing. one great advantase in using
a single color is that it saves time
ana trouble IN getting the things out
Inose stunning little sets OF doilies-
Just circle Of scallOps done in button
holIng on damask-are splendid for pick
up work Pad the edges of lot OF
tnem at once, and they're always ready.
we or ten minutes show encouraging
results in buttonholing
AS 10 knitting and CTOchetfng-It has
always been famous for just such times
DrdWn-up work and such tiresOme work
as Inending have been more or less over
-goked IN thlS capacity. Yet one woman
dld all but the most eXacting bits or
mending solely IN odd minutes. and the
smaller pieces of drawn work are as
satisfactory as what is usually under
stood as white work
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-11-12

z THESE ys-alas,-many people
are cOntented with n GOOD bit less
than a home. that IS. a home in
its truest. most beautiful sense-a
home that stands on its own ground,
complete in itself with It's two or three
or four stories all at the disposal of the
family 10 roam about in with perfect
freedom; q home where there are not
swarns of people living below, above,
and on all sides "A nome where one can
90 from cellar 10 garrett from front
TO back, from side TO side, look from
all windows, ana in every place still
be in his own territory. "A mans
house is his castle" but nowadays peo-
pie have forgotten the dear old sentI-
meHr. true and beautiful as il is IN
this castle might a man guard the
sweetest treasures in life. But he's not
worrying about that now. He joins
the hustle and hustle, and lets his
treasures" make out as best they can
in up-to-date labor-saving apartments.
Oh, well, let US be optimistic, and fail
10 and offer some suggestions for con-
densed comfort TO the housewife, who
perhaps & as the bottom of il all. Fur
thermore. there is many a homeless
woman busy b~eadwinning who yvouia
gladly give up her one OF two rooms
for a home IF she could. To her per
hans above all others, would some ideas
be valuable
The principle Of such lifting is econo-
my of space, and, following closely,
comes the Importance of tucking things
away in such places that no one under
the sun would ever guess what was
there No piece of furniture in such q
home has any excuse for being there
unless IL can serve at least two pur-
poses. and, perhaps. a half a dozen.
In this need. a most treasured friend is
me old-fas hioned White-piue wash
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-11-12
"Pick-Up" Work for Odd Moments

N1RHAPS nothing shows up the
= value of spending odd minutes
wisely as pickup work does
Somehow stitches get taken. then
that there never would have been time
to do if planned for in the regular order
of time
Stray anecdotes of famous people tell
of marvellous things accomplished by
putting odd time to account. There's a
story OF a man who began land ended)
his most famous book in the times of
waiting for people to keep appointments
they were almost invariably a few
minutes late. There's another of the
woman who invented some labor-savfng
device. working out plans and model
while she waited for the family 70 come
down to breakfast. There was Glad
stone who always carried a book along
time spent in carriages was profitably
employed by him instead of wasted
Those stories are almost appalling
so great a waste of the pennies and
nickels Of time do they reveal. But
il does pay TO have things on hand
(und at hand) ready TO take up when
actual work seems too strenuous to
suit your mood. or when you are forced
To wait for any one.
The centerpiece you need for your
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-11-12

frigeratcr is rather an awkward thing
to dispose of. The best way to do is to
provide it with table all its own. and
cover fl with a cretonne cloth to hide
its homely proportions perhaps it re-
allies its Importance, and makes trou-
BILE accordingly
Closet room is not always to spare:
in fact. there is usually a painful
deaTth of it. The dishes and kitchen
utensils must be put somewhere. It is
true. they are few in number and Sc
Iected for only the simplest needs but
what there is Of them should be suit
ably disposed Of \ book case mel5=s
an admirable set of shelves for this
purpose. On top may be placed crack
or jars or ornaments, and the front may
be covered by cretonne or silk cur
tain. When closed, the piece has the
appearance Of neat and tasty book
shelf. In here too, on the bottom shelf.
can be slowed the water bucket. which
is an important factor when there IS
no inning water in the apartment and
II has 20 be carried from outside.
so much for few suggestions as to
furniture But one important point not
TO be overlooked in the care of all Gull
nary appointments. In such close quar-
tiers the most scrupulous care should
be taken 10 keep everything absolutely
clean-even more 50 than in ones own
house. where there is a whole kitchen
to run things in. The miniature re
frigeratOr should be wiped out every
day with a clean, wet rag, and once
every week scrubbed with hot water
and soap. The shelves and receptacIes
Of all kinds should be kept clear of
dust and all dirt. Everything should
be IN its place when not IN use. and
no odor should creep out from the box
or shelf or stove. If sometimes it can
not be avoided get rid of it at the
earliest possible moment. and ALWAYS
keep open house to fresh air
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-11-12

four tablespOOnfUls Of minced pork into
a frying pan. and. when IT begins %
brown, the minced herbs. inclu0lng a
small onion. Shake over the nre Tor
three minutes. lay ia the liver, COOK Tor
five minutes, turning il over and over
TO coat all sides with the mixture. ana
turn the contents OF the frying pan into
the heated casserole. DTedge the uve>
thickly with brown Hour. add a cupIu1
Of hot. weak stock season TO taste NJ
on the cover. and leave in the oven for
fifteen minutes before cOnsignfng 10 the
snug burrOW in the hay.
My Own First Experiment.
Open your windows While the frying
is going on, and by the time the cas-
serole is safely deposited IN the hay
your rooms viii be fresh and sweet for
the afternoon At dinner time disintor
the hot casserole and serve the contents
in il without other change A few
olives, halved. and added with the stock.
are an impeachment TO = dish that
cost % cents and tastes as if it cost
s. The liver is very good when cold
a1d sliced thin
Ny first experiment with the hay
stove Cfor which we must invent a
better nameJ was made with steyved
iruiJ- A big basket OF pears stood in
tho kitchen. ready for preserving. They
were as hard as basebalIs. although
ripe, and my English cook, more ready
IMAM most Of her cOuntrywomen and
class 70 embrace novel methods, sug-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-11-12

~ 1 Iii mas Dct1 said about look
I'M ing after the comfort of
guests. and much more could
be said, for there Will always
be hostesses who neglect the welfare OF
their guests. in few ways or many.
But The thoughtful woman is always on
the lookout for new ideas Of comfort
for the stranger within her gates.
II is impossible for "a person to carry
about with her the comforts OF her own
boudoir. There are Il few personal uc-
cessions to her toilet that she slips i'm
her grip, bat on the whole the most Of
her conyenicncos she leaves at home.
Men manage, even az home, with a good
deal less of toilet requisites than wo-
men; but they, too, miss the home lux
uries when away. II the hostess has
her guest chamber equipped with every
possible substitute for home comforts
IL VIII De "a Sreut factor in leaving the
plcaSantcst IMPRESSION i'm the minds of
thc guests
II man is 20 occupy the room. let
her take away all feminine trinlxets and
ST IL up with articles selected for mas
culiHc comfort. The men in her own
FAMILY can offer suggestions, il she is al
any loss i'm the matter. For instance.
military brushes. manicure indictments
(Which any guest viii feel free to use il
he has confidence ina his hostess I'M
macul1tc housekeeping and WeII-Or-
ueTed appointments; hc knows they are
for the use OF guests, and are always
carefully cleaned before being placed at