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Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25
4 PIay for he Multitude.

My Friend From Arkansaw, comedy
in four acts, which will be seen at the
Opera house next Sunday evening. is =
grand character play. Its simplicity, its
naturalness and its great human inter.
est, is what makes it fascinating and
charming. One moment you are sailing
on the ocean Of sentiment, when along
comes a wave Of humor which makes
you forget tho pathos OF the moment be.
fore. But the author has 30 we'll con-
structed his play that you are again
brought back to the thoughtful mood as
soon as the story calls for it, In short,
My Friend From Arkansaw, is one OF the
strongest plays now before the public.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25
Eagle Smoker 4 Success.

The smoker given at the opera house
last Friday evening by the Eagles was
one Of the grandest and largest attended
OF any held in this city in years. Every
thing in connection with the affair was
conducted with dispatch and precision
not hitch occurring to detract in any
way from the many attractive features
presented. Some Of the best vaudeville
talent in the state, male and female. did
some catchy stunts that took well with
the large audience.
The several bouts we're the drawing
card OF the evening. These were scien-
tifc and lively. Kid Dixon put Mike
Malone to the mat in the first Of the
sixth round OF swift encounter. Rob
erts OF Russell Gulch and Costello oi
this city, fought thrce rounds to draw.
The men went at it hammer and topgt
from the sound Of the gong until they
were utterly exhausted. The star bout
was ten round go between two crack
Denver boxers-Young Erlenborn and
Mike Malone. In this contest much
science was displayed. 1t resulted in a
draw.
The local mandolin club furnished
several musical numbers and the Central
band played several tunes and made the
program continuous. Free cigars were
distributed. Everyone present enjoyed
the smoker and when the Eagles give
another. which will likely be within the
next two months, Manager McFarlane
will have to enlarge the opera house tc
accommodate the crowd.
Wanted
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25
The Church and The Theatre.

My Friend From Arkansaw, which
will be seen at the Opera house on next
Sunday evening, appeals not only to the
theatre. goers but to the church goers as
well. They are drawn to it by its moral
atmosphere. its implicitly and its natur
alness. That is why it has played for
five years in the ,me cities.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25
Knox Machineru Co. Closes.

This week the manager OF the C. W.
Knox Machinery company received in
structions from the head Of the firm In
New York to close the branch in this
city. The stock OF hardware has been
sold to jenkins, Mckay Il Co., and the
heavy machinery is to be packed for
shipment to Boulder.
The cessation OF business OF the Knox
people in this city is due to the death OF
the general manager, Mr.. G. w. Knox,
who died two weeks ago. During the
six months the business was established
in this city the concern net with unex.
pected and steady success. The with.
drawal Of the machinery company from
the local field is regretted.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25

My Friend From Arkansaw, which has
been seen here before, is said to be much
stronger this year rhan ever, notwith.
standing 1t has always highly pleased
the people. It will be at the opera house
Sunday evening.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25
Notice..

Notice is hereby given that will not
be responsible for any indebtedness con-
tracted in connection with the Demo.
cratic campaign unless the same is au-
thorized by me.
THOMAS PLEMMoNs,
Chairman County Central Com.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25
THE SHELTER TRUST.
4 Miner Tells Of the Unjust Ireament Re.
ceived at Its Hands.

Central City, Oct. "a. 1905.
What the miner pays to the smeiter
trust to get robbed. A recent assay from
the Roderick Dhu mine, which l have
had made, gave gold, 6.1OO ounces, sill
yer, 30 70.l0O ounces, copper, 1870 per
cent. and II per cent. lead. This is about
the average result OF all ore shipped
from the mine in the past two and one
half years; that is in gold, silver and
copper, (lead ard zinc is not paid for by
the smelter trust where copper is settled
for), although the lead and zinc in this
ore will carry from 5 to II per cent. each.
This is loss to US. Supposing for an
example: A ton OF this ore was settled
for yesterday, (Oct. 23d>. at the Black
Hawk Sampling works. The result
would be about as follows, according to
New York quotations Silver, 7OA per
ounce; copper, s21.5O and lead at s5951s.
Omitting all fractions and counting ON
even numbers, to make it plain to every
one, you will see the loss on a ton OF
smelling ore Of this class to the mining
company to be about as follows:
Gold. $4,000 smelter pays US s19O5
Silver, 30 ozs
@7Oc ....... 2l.0O smelter pays 95
per CT. a. v...... 1870
Copper Upper
ct. q s2l.5O. 64.5O smelter pays q
unlt.. ......... UUO
Lead II per
ct. q $500. 11s0 smelter nothing COCO
S117.3O get this .s8s. .95
Less the smelling treatment, which is as
follows:
Treatment (about) ).........S $50
Sampling NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1.5O
Freight to DEPOT. ot............... 1.25
Two per cent. moisture, 40 lbs at
about Q cents pound ........ 21O
sl335
Now take this from my ......... 6S 95
1895
My check. .................. 80 60
Total value. .sll7.3O
MY check. $3.50
Leaves the smelter. er.............. s6l 10
Now take out treatment. ..... 1895
Leaves smeiter. .......S 4S.3o
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25

The company operating the Tucker
mine in Quartz Valley district have fin
ished the task Of clearing the shaft OF
water ano are now retimbering and max
ing other necessary repairs preparatory
to working the same on a large scale.
We may expect to hear OF the shipments
OF ore within the next month or two.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25

The lucky Boy lode, situated in Rus
sell district, adjacent to the Old Town
mine, was sold this week to the Old
Town Consolidated Mines Co. This lode
mining claim was formerly the property
Of Frances X. Bannon. Consideration
$1,000. This vein will be followed by the
Hot Time lateral OF the Newhouse.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25
ORE WORTH OVER $500 TO THE TON
Another Shipment of Ore Nets Leasers on the
East Notaway MineeBig Returns.


To all appearances this is the beginning
Of the shoot Of ore that the company has
been driving for some time. All the ore
Of this character in this district is known
to be productive Of high values.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25

The Bench mine, situated in Russell
gulch district, has been opened up this
week by Richie Hughes. New machinery
and shaft house are to be fixed up and
expect to have the mine in working or.
der at an early date.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25

The water in the Saratoga mine is go.
ing down at very rapid rate and soon
the shaft will be rid Of this difficulty,
being drained by the Newhouse tunnel.
The water is past the 600 foot level and
is dropping at the rate OF about five feet
a day. New rails are being laid in this
level as they have almost been eaten
away by the action OF the acid in the
water. Other repairs are being made
and it will be very short time before
the company will be shipping ore to the
mills. From nov on men will be en-
ployed almost daily. This mine is sit
uated on one Of the largest veins in the
county, and although the ore is Of low
grade, there is such quantity OF it that
with the water problem out Of the way q
very nice profit can be made out Of it.
A good shaft house and machinery is
standing over the mine which will be
added to where necessary and is con-
nected with the tramway, which makes
q great saving in the hauling OF the ore.
The lateral in the Newhouse tunnel will
be continued until connection can be
made with the shaft. This will assure
the best OF air.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25

One Of the best shipments OF ore made
to the valley .smelters was made last
week by Edwards & Co. This consisted
of a shipment Of high grade smelling ore
to the concentration in Black Hawk Of a
little less than five tons. The returns
gave control of 1858 ounces gold, IL 40
ounces silver, with 4.22 per cent copper,
also a shipment OF mill dirt to the mills
in Black Hawk which gave correspond
ing high values. The receipts from the
smelling ore were s1,9O6.95 for the five
tons, or S3SS3S per ton after the expenses
were taken out. In connection with the
mill ore this shipment reached in the
neighborhood of about $4,000. The
leasers had taken this ore out in three
weeks work, with only two of them do.
ing the labor.
The streak OF ore, which is Of cop
per.iron character, lies in a vein of mill
ing ore couple Of feet wide, and varies
from eight to twelve inches in width.
The ground is not so very hard and is
easily broken, being situated in the 555
foot west level Of the mine.
This mine has been one Of our best OF
high grade producers and from all ap.
pearances will continue to be 80 for some
time to come. The Town Topics Mining
company is operating the same on the
leasing system, with only one or two
days pay men on the force. The leasers
are all doing well, outside OF the above
mentioned are several working in the
levels below them, and although they
are making the same rapid strides to-
ward fortune-getting, are doing very
WELL This is the second high grade ship
ment that the above leasers have made
within the last two months. The last one
running about Is ounces in gold, which
is excellent in itself.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25

Col. Herman Stern has transferred Al
his interests in the Vermilion minin
district, consisting Of ten claims in all, t
the Colorado & Mexico Investment Ct
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25

Eugene Clark, q former resident OF
Black Hawk, but now OF Denver, last
week conveyed to the Rebekah Mining
Co. 1900 feet OF the Ivanhoe lode in Ne.
vada mining district.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25

Manager Woods Of the Lillian mine,
informs US that that mine will be sunk
another lift Of 75 feet. The shaft is now
down a distance OF 40 feet and this lift
will make it 515 feet deep. Two shifts
Of miners have been put to work in sink
ing the shaft, and the work will be push
ed ahead very rapidly. The mine is also
being worked by leasers in the 400 f.,
level. who are doing very good. Th y
are stopping and also drifting at the pre-, .
ent time.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25

At the Clay County mine in Lake dis
trict, the 500 foot level is being driven
ahead at rapid rate. This is all de-
velopment work, the object being to
make connections with the body of high
grade ore that seems to be the continua-
ton Of the big shoot that was had in the
300 foot levels west and where great
amount of values we're taken out. They
expect to drift another 300 feet before
the vein is encountered. This will re-
quire some time and until then we can
look for nothing big from this mine, al
though when the vein is encountered
you may look for big doings. During
the managers trip to the east William
Mitchell is looking after the property.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25

Heating Stoves
or all kinds and at all prices at The A.
l.. Andersen Furni,u Q Co. q.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25

The work Of cleaning up the levels Of
the Crown Point mine will be completed
this evening and the mine will then be
in condition for production of ore at
once. The timbers in the big 14-foot
stope were found in good condition SO
that nothing now remains to be done but
taking out the immense quantity of mill
ore which has stopped itself into the mill
holes during the idleness of the mine.
Monday teams will be put at work and
the Wilkie mill will be started up. Fifty
tons OF ore per day is to be furnished the
mill.-Idaho Springs Mining Gazette.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25

The pool operating the Quartz Mill
mine in Leavenworth gulch, have their
shaft house and machinery built and in
stalled and expect this week to begin ex.
tracing ore containing the yellow metal.
Several weeks ago this pool secured q
lease and bond on this property Of &c.,
600, and have also purchased the Fuller
and Knowles lodes situated just along.
side. The Quartz mill is situated just
east Of the East Calhoun mine, and in
years past has been good producer, and
from all appearances will continue to be
one in the future. Not great deal OF
development work will be necessary be.
fore the extraction Of ore in earnest can
be accomplished, 30 we may look for this
company to be shipping ore in month
or go. The pool is composed Of James
II. Bowden, Ed. Schoellkopf, s. A.
Knowles, f. D. Wiley, G. II Fuller. G
w. McCanHhan, A. Il. Straub, Jerry
Simps son, Cal. Weller and r. b. Morton,
most OF them being Idaho Springs par
ties.
Electricians have been busy several
days this week installing one horse
power electric motor and No. fan in
the 700.foot level OF the Chemung- Bel
mont mine in Lake district. The fan
they did have in operation was inadequa
for the work required, and it is thought
that this additional fan will keep the
mine as clear as the shaft house. They
have been drifting In the S00.foot level
until the bad air drove them out, and
the west lateral shows up very promis.
ing now. A nice streak Of copper iron
has been uncovered here and 1t is
thought It will pan out with high values.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-25

Wanted
Some old CLEAN rags at Observer Office
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-01-11
BAD MEN SHOOT UP
BAD RIVER VILLAGE
Cowboys in Old-Time Recrea,
ton Severely Injure a
Railroad Man.
GATHERED IN BY SHERIFF
Cattle Men Filled Up on Hard Liquor
and Attempted to Raid a Railroad
Camp. Using Shooting Irons
Freely.

l'"ri pi,rie. :. H.. Jan. IA iittl"
.id-tine cowbny recreation was IN
hulyed i'm III III" Hadley railroad camp
up BAD river. with the result that II
of the gr, ierS lies ut the Pierre hospi-
tai with "A broken leg and two u
men who are old enough to know bet
ter are under 81, 900 bonds each await
ing the next term of circuit court. Aft
Ell loading up on Solo. the best ON the
bars and other brands of amous Fort
Pierre snake a%ntidote. Billy M"I.aHerty
and Jim Sinan started on horseback M
Bad river. Upon arriving at the rail
road caimp they d~ismounted. entered
the cooks shack. and issued peremp-
tory orders for supper ON being IN
Formed that they We're not in a public
eating house they left the place swear
ing and, on reaching he outside fire l
several shots into the shack. n of
which took effect on the leg of n of
the railroad men. Mike Mirig, who was
sitting on a table talking with the cook
when the fun began. Mirig was imme-
diatoly taken to the hospital n Sheriff
Feeney started after the Would-be bad
men. rounding them up and bringing
them i'm next day. They We're taken
before Justice Johnson. where they
waived examinat ion and We're bound
over to the circuit court in the sum of
1000 each. to be increased IL Inc ON
lition Of the injured man grows worse.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-01-11
COAL In SOUTH DAKOTA.
Rich Vein at a Depth Of 1900 Feet Nea
Miller,

Miller. S D.. Jan PA vein OF coai
eight feet thick n equal in quality tt
the best Hooking Valley soft coal was
discovered about twenty-five miles
northwest of here by William Deue,
while boring an artesian we'll on the
Martin Moore ranch. 1t is 1900 fee,
below the surface of the ground in
chalk stone and below the first flow OF
artesian water. The seeming impos-
sibility of working a coai mine thus
situated caused contempt and disgust
rather than Il celebration of joy over
the discovery, but it is believed by
many that the time will come when
by some method the coal will be raised
to the top of the ground and used.
The extent of the vein Is not known.
but it is believed to underlie IL large
area.
In the carly sos a vein of coal wa
discovered about twenty miles farther
northwest that furnished fuel for the
pioneers Of hat neighborhood for some
time. That vein was near the surface
and was a poorer quality of coal than
the vein discovered by Deuel. so deep
down in the earth. The gentleman
states that of the scores of artesian
wells he has sunk there has been no
coal found in any of them to speak of
except this one. although more or less
gas escapes from all of them. The
Hyde county well that is reported to
be quite heavily charged with gas
is only a few miles west of the Moore
we'll where the thick vein Of coal is.
and the theory is advanced that the
coal underlies that whole section,
though under the artesian flow.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-01-11
A BIG s%AN,rAR,uM.
Is Being Built on Rosebud Land on
Farm of Notorious Jack Sully.

Yankton. S. D., JAN. 2~.-Returning
Yankton people report IL novel celebra-
ton on the Rosebud Christmas. In
the little valley where for years the
noted outlaw. Jack Sully, lived. and
bid defiance to law and it's officers,
10Y rises a twenty-five room sanitar-
ium that cost it's builder. DIR. James
Buchanan, the sum of $4,000. Modern
in every respect the structure would
be an acquisition to any city. On the
Rosebud its seems strangely out of
place. Especially is this true in it's To-
cation. which for years has been known
as the "Sully Flats" Christmas the
doctor entertained the Rosebud people
at "a Christmas feast, fine tree and all
night dance. BY stepping to the WIN
dow the merryinakers could iook down
on n small picket fence Enclosure. which
marks the grave. of Jack ,Sully. who
was killed near his home while fleeing
from the United States marshals. who
had caught him in a. trap in his OWN
stronghold. Less than a year has witt
messed the change from outlaw den TO
modern sanitarium and Rosebud dwell
lers are very proud of their big estab-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-01-11
NOT READY FOR WINTER.
The New Settlers on Rosebud Said /.
6e u~Noreparec.


Saler,. S. D.. Jan. 4.-Should tho win
ter the G three months p,uvc St
we're railroad men state nat the sGf-
fering of the settlers on the itu. ebud
reservation land would be inteii;. al i
no doubt prove fatal to many Of them.
The reports about them having COM
Portable houses and barns is not true.
but. ON the contrary, they arr very
poorly equipped 20 endure tnc hard
ships OF a Dakota winter.
AS long as tho weather is warm and
the winter open they Will live w~iI and
be comfortable. but should one Of the
prevalent billiards. which last three to
ten days appear then the poor men and
ONE n their children will have tn
succumb to the inevitable.
have erected nuts OF boards, generally
two thick. and have banked them about
half way with earth AMI hay. They APP
pear very comfortable on the inside,
but look like stables from the outside.
The cracks are stopped by the APP
%plicatiOn Of heavy roofing paper be-
tween the two layers of boards. but the
drifting snow of n genuine South Da-
kota blizzard sweeping across tho
plains will penetrate the best Of houses
Most of the settlers have thu fal
prepared nc stables for their stock and
their horses. mules and other draft
stock roam the prairie, shifting 70.
themselves.
Older residents have fully warned
the new arrivals. but few ave pait
preferring to trust to the weather
prophets for the changes in the wealth.
err regardless Of the experience OF 9th
crS
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-01-11
Just WONDERFUL.

Vestry, Miss. Jan. LIST (Sp,ciaD-
The case OF Mrs. G. w. Pearson, who
resides here is a particularly interest
ing one. Here is the story told by
Mr.. Pearson, her husband, in his own
words. He says:
My wife's health was bad for a
long time. Last July she was taken
terrible bad with spasms. sent for
the doctor, and after making a thor.
ough examination OF her, he said un-
doubtedly the cause OF her trouble IA
a disordered state OF the Kidneys.
His medicine didn't seem to be doing
her much good. so as 1 heard about
Dodd's Kidney Pills, l got her a box
just to give them a trial. Well, the
effect vas just wonderful. l saw that
they were the right medicine and I
got two more boxes. When she had
taken these she was 80 much better
that she had increased thirty pounds
in weight. She 10 now quite we'll, and
VIC W it all to Dodd's Kidney Pills"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-01-11
Millions Halted for Poverty.

From the New York Press.
He was a little Italian about ~ years
old and H. dragged laboriously after him
n wooden box. which he had rugged up
with wheels to make a rude wagon In
this were piled pieces ana scraps OF wood
gathered from the refuse heaps OF no"
buildings and from every other possible
source. as the children of the poor are
trained early how and where to find fuel.
ON his crosStown journey he came 10
Fifth avenue and paused in the hadow
of IA towering paiatiai hotel. bewildered at
the steady stream OF traffic. How could
he ever get his precious burden across,
and who would notice such n Tiny little
fellow to give him Il helping hand.
But the big man in blue. STANDING in the
center of the street saw nm. one arm
was raised. and as If by magic.the mighty
stream stopped. The other arm was held
out c~ncouraginGly. with Il Come on. SON
ny; it's all right"
He vas Just "a little chap, and in case
of an accident n jury would have awarded
his parents a verdict of 6 cents, but he
held up "A m!ll.on-.iciiar line to get his
wood across the street.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-01-11
How tn. Investigation Began.

From Success Magazine for December.
There would have been no investi-
cation of the insurance companies had
it not been for the recent disclosures
made by David Ferguson, a reporter
for the New York World. who began
by prodding the officers of tho I.uuita-
BILE about James Hazen Hydc's Carnbon
Inner and other evidences of uinou
waste.
At the outset Ferguson was laughed
at by the men he approached. Hyde
n Alexander. the two heads of the
Equitable. denied everything. denied
that there was any factional uprising
in the Equitable. or the slightest UNI
friendlincss between Mr.. Hyde and Mr..
Alexander. But the reporter kept on
he gained the confidence OF someone
on the inside whose name will prob
ably never be known.
From that time on Ferguson had the
situation In his own hands. and what
followed is thoroughly known to the
in the greatest upheaval ever, known
in the history OF American nance.
Compelled. by the persistent revela-
tions Ferguson was making. to UNDER
take an investigation. Francis Hem
bricks. superintendent of insurance for
the state of New York. filed away a
lengthy document containing the testi-
| .mony he had taken. and it remained
for Louis Seibold. another World re-
porter. to procure a copy Of this secret
report. which made the longest STORY"
yer run in a newspaper about a
single incident-112,O 900 words.
1t is still a matter Of keenest specula-
ton among the newspaper men of New
York how Seibold obtained possession
OF a state document. and 1t will be,
probably. a mystery forever. Report
ers of Seibold's type never betray con-
fdence. Were the secrets of Messrs.
Ferguson and Seibold known concern
ing the great insurance exposure, they
would. undoubtedly. make good read
ing. but these men made pledges of
confidence for the public good. and II
goes without saying that those pledges
will die with them.