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Gilpin observer., 1907-03-14
Eureka Shipping This Week.

A five cord lot of ore was shipped from
the 800 level OF the Eureka mine in
Eureka mining district and some good
returns are expected from here. This
comes from good streak that is in a
distance of about 80 feet and seems to
continue to be very strong. Besides this
II ton lot of ore is being shipped from
the 4O0-foot level while four cords come
from the 300foot level. This is being
sent to the Polar Star mill in Black
Hawk and all the values will be as high
if not higher then the usual runs made
from this mine. Some iron will be ship
ped this week also. The above ship.
ment from the 800 foot level is the first
made although the returns have not yet
been received, looks very good and pro.
misses to run high. There has mostly
development work been done here the
past month since the level was started
and this is really trial shipment.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-14
HuddlestOne Mine.

\ good sized force of men are working
on the Huddlestone mine and some good
results are coming from the same. A
lot of ore is being taken out for one of
their regular shipments. This comes
from the $50 and 240-foot levels, the
former being the bottom Of the shaft.
Most all of the ore has been coming from
the 33o and now new process is to be
commenced. The iron is being screened
out of the milling dirt and the rock care.
fully picked out. This promises to bring
better values than heretofore. They are
also working the 2i0 foot levels both east
and west. y trial run is to be shipped
from the east drift some time this week.
They are drifting in the west level
Joseph Espel is operating this mine
under his own management.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-14
Grand Opera In Denver.

The first performance in Denver of
Henry w. Savage's English Grand
Opera company in Puccini's beautiful
Japanese operate masterpiece Madam
Butterfly by especially selected Euro.
pean cast and chorus, and orchestra Of
sixty musicians is creating eager inter.
est in the towns surrounding Denver.
\ great amount Of advertising is being
done by the Grand Opera agents and re-
duced rates are offered by all the rail
roads running into Denver Theater ex.
cursions are scheduled from Cheyenne,
Pueblo, Colorado Springs, FIT. Collins
aud even Leadville.
The Colorado S Southern railway will
make half rates for the round trip from
all points in the Clear Creek district to
enable our citizens to witness the per.
formances at the Broadway theatre Sat.
urday afternoon and evening, March
23d.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-14
Nine Ounce Ore In Castro.

The shaft house which was being in.
stalled on the Castro mine on Winnie
bago hill has been completed and good
plant of machinery installed in the same.
The big undertaking of retimbering the
shaft has been in full progress for the
past week or so. Thus far they are down
about 150-feet with the timbering. The
shaft.is 450-feet deep and they will clean
out the shaft to the bottom. In clean
ing out the $50 foot levels fine streak OF
ore was uncovered that astonished all
concerned with its high values. Some
assays were taken and the result was
that it showed there would be about nine
ounces of the precious metal to the ton.
This streak of ore is about twelve inches
wide and it is expected that shipments
will be made from here soon. Miners
are breaking ground here now. Alfred
Anderson, who is owner and manager OF
this mine can be congratulated upon his
good luck, as it is not very often that
you can go down an old mine and strike
pay ore with almost the first shovelful of
Vii Aiecd' MS III years
used to be one of Gipin county's best
producers and had its own mill on the
ground. This latter, as also the shaft
house was burned down number of
years ago, and no one thought Of it until
Mr.. Anderson got hold OF the same. 1t
must be nearly thirty years since this
mine was worked steadily.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-14
work is necessarily a matter Of secrecy
with the Board.

with the Board.
The question of publicity in the daily
newspapers is matter of more than or
binary importance. First the news and
primarily the most important part. We
are seriously handicapped in this matter
Our MINES are many Of them close cor
porations that do not desire publicity
Tor many reasons and good ones too
Others are corporations that have sold
as much stock as they desire and are
pushing along certain line OF devel-
opment to make their mine a producer
Tor years to come, and the news of
strikes makes them beseged by let.
ters from stockholders for Immediate
DIVIDENDS, which require reams of paper
to explain the reason. Others want
publicity when they have nothing to
write about. A shipment of 1000
pounds of ore even il it is of good grade
does not impress the average stranger as
to the merits of the camp.
SO our correspondents are limited in
their general writings to sales, promoters,
reports, occasional strikes by operators
who do not care, and to generalities such
as shipments, etc. Now there must be
some way to take this matter up and
contrive means of getting good readable
news to these daily papers. / am as.
sured by them that they will gladly pub
lish it. Certainly our neighbor George
town is getting it. l have given this
feature much time and thought and
cannot solTe the riddle satisfactorily
and We will be glad of as many sugges-
tons as possible.
Property is safer in Gilpin county than
ever before, at least for some time past.
One thousand reward notices were
printed and posted up and they certain
ly have had a good moral effect on the
petty thieving going on.
The Chamber has paid a reward of
$1,000 under this act and stands ready
to pay as many more as there are dep.
relations, and all public spirited citl-
zens should assist in this matter else no
mans property will be safe. A few
more convictions under this heading
will have the desired effect. Remember
there is an organization of earnest men
behind you and you will feel different
about informing on these vandals.
You have noticed the amount of ad.
vertising matter sent out and that the
proportion OF the money raised, consid.
erably over one, third was expended for
that purpose. This Typographical map
and descriptive writesur IS work of
merit and one which we have never had
to apologize for. Previous to this, this
was the only county in the entire state
that had nothing descriptive of its mer-
its. Now we have the best there is in
the entire state and seldom excelled any.
where. This will have to be revised
probably during the coming year. Also
the new Advertising Committee will de.
wise good things.
The Board of Directors have backed
up the secretary in every act during the
past year. They are men of sterling in.
tegrty and honor full of the spirit of
Gilpin and only Gilpin county. Their
suggestions carried out have proved
themselves TO be meritorious ones.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-14
Sl.B0 10 Denver and Return.

On March 23d the Colorado Il South.
ern will sell round trip tickets from
Central City to Denver, limited to re-
turn March oath. The English Grand
Oper company will render Madam But.
terfly saturday afternoon and evening
ut Broadway theater.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-14
Low Rate To Fort Worth 8 Return.

Tickets will be sold at one fare plus
800 by the Colorado & Southern on
March 10th and 18th, good for 30 days.
Write for particulars.
I. Z. Fisher, G. p. A.,
Denver, Colo.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-14
REPORT Of THE SECRETARY
OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

L ne following Is Il DTlel summary OF
the work done during the past year:
There has been 1856 inquiries regard
ing mining property in the county come
by mail to the office of the Chamber of
Commerce; in answering these there
has been 420 letters sent out, in getting
the information asked, as copies of the
correspondence to the owners, and in
answer to the inquiries
There were 202 letters of general mat
ter and in reply there was 236 letters
sent out. This is exclusive of matters
pertaining to the work of the Chamber
of Commerce.
We have distributed from the office
$500 typographical maps, of which 5000
were sent out by mail These have
mostly been sent to nonresident prop
erty owners, stockholders of compa-
MICS and to mining engineers all over
the world.
We have sent out from the office
$500 circulars, notices, letters, etc,
pertaining to the work of the Chamber.
In this work we have used S126.9O in
stamps, mostly one-cent stamps.
The principal work has been the in
formation bureau, daily personal in
quiries being made to the extent of
from 6 to 10 per day.
One of the most important things ac-
complished by the Chamber has been
the Reward Notices" for thieving and
destroying property in the county. OF
these there were 900 printed and about
900 placed upon properties.
The Office of the Chamber has a card
index of the property owners and of the
various mining claims of the county,
showing their ownership and location.
The actual cost to the Chamber was
about $40, but its real value for refer
ence has been many times that amount.
This will have to be revised and cor
rected from time to time, and will be-
come invaluable to the public.
The social features consisted of
banquet at the Teller House, two smok-
ers and ''horse race, which were sue
Neo9l vi iiSih "a SoSiai Sesiilil'oIIN- u
We secured the betterment of the
train service last summer by prompt
action with the railway officials and
with the Government post office off
cials.
The Chamber assisted the Elks in the
matter of securing advertising matter
for distribution during their Reunion
last July, which done more to advertise
the county than has ever been done be-
fore in its history.
Strenuous efforts were made to secure
the mail route from Yankee Hill to
Central City last summer, but owing to
indifferent roads and a strong pull
from Clear Creek county, were unsuc-
cessful, at least for the present.
Efforts were made to divert some of
the tourist traffic of the Clear Creek
district to this side, but owing to the
heavier grades the railway officials
thought that they could not grant us
the favor.
We have pending in the General As
sembly bill No. 37S asking for an ap-
propria tion for state roads from Central
City to Yankee Hill and from Tolland
to American City. Powerful interests
are assisting and the passage looks
favorable.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-14

Wanted-10 men in each state to
travel, post signs, advertise and leave
samples OF our goods. sSalary $500
pei month. $500 per day for expenses.
Royal Supply Co., Dept. W., Chicago, Ill.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-14
10 Fort Worth and Back, One Fare Plus 81. Of

The Colorado and Southern offers
above rate on March 10th and 18th,
tickets good for 80 days. Write for in.
formation.
7. e. Fisher, G. p A.,
Denver. Colo.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-14
You live but once. Why not live that
once in comfortg There is no comfort
when using coal.oil lamp.

Grand post lenten ball will by given
by women Of the woodcraft Easter Nom
day night April /. Tickets, rs cents.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-14
GENERAL REPORT.

The closing Of the first year of the
Gilpin County Chamber of Commerce
marks many changes in the general well
fare of the county.
True we have no boom" on, but the
healthfulness of boom to the general
welfare OF the county and business is n
mooted question.
We have had a strong and healthful
increase of business in commercial
lines. The Mining Companies have
been opening up their mines with very
satisfactory results. During the prev
ious two years, with one or two excep-
tons, we We're living on the gouging out
of the ore reserves, with no new devel-
opments going OF.
Mining labor is scarce, wages running
from S2.75 to $3.50 per day for eight
hours, and the men getting their money
regularly. In contrast / may cite the
year 1896, when we had good times" "
True we had more men working. but
the wages were $3.50 per day for nine
hours, and nearly every week we heard
Of this or that mine shutting down and
leaving their men. unpaid, which was
bad for the men anG numerical inter-
ests.
The various commercial organizations
report large increase Of business and
collections in the past six months over
quite period back. Collections in
one establishment amounted to $1,000
per month more. Altogether good
healthful tone.
Now as to the necessity Of Chamber
OF Commerce, to thinker such ques-
ton is supcriluous. Our main industry
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ports, rumors of new capital issues.
expectations of trade reaction, strikes,
and uncertainty regarding the finan
cial policy Of some of the largest rail-
road corporations. AS usual. there has
been more or less exaggeration in
these reports. Especially is this true
concerning the crop outlook, which Is
not as bad as represented. The facts
are that spring is fully two weeks late.
and that cold and wet weather over
large sections Of the country have ma
terially delayed planting and the ger.
mination Of seed already planted. OF
course late season is somewhat of a
handicap; yet a few days Of continued
warm weather will probably quickly
make up for lost time and much Of
the damage has no doubt been exag-
gerated for speculative effect Cotton
suffered considerably, but the high
price Of that staple is probably more
justified by the prospects of heavy
consumption than from prospects of a
decreased yield. The wheat crop is
backward; but 1t is much too early to
anticipate any serious injury, and the
more reliable reports do not substan-
tiate serious damage rumors. AS for
corn-thet most important of all the
crops that is not yet planted; so the
would-be crop killers have been de-
prived of a valuable opportunity in
that quarter. In short, there is no rea-
son thus far for any serious alarm in
regard to the crops
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THE HAYWOOD CASE.

The large majority Of the people
who are watching the trial of William
D. Haywood, Just begun at Boise. Ida
no, for alleged completely in the assas-
sination of former Governor Steunen-
berg refuse to join with either of the
two extreme factions whose misdeeds
of the past brought about the condi-
tons of outlawry that will be review
ed, so far as Is possible, during the
present trial. The majority Of the
people view the case without bias and
only hope that exact justice will be
done to all parties concerned.
The people have no part in the fight
that has been going on for years be-
tween the mine owners In Idaho and
Colorado and the miners. No stock is
taken in the assertions Of the owners
that their course has always been
open and above board while the min
ers' organization is composed OF muir
derers and thugs, nor of the counter
charges of the miners that the mine
owners themselves perpetrated the
outrages which have made black
page in the history Of the mining
states in order to raise sympathy for
their cause by throwing suspicion on
the men. What the people believe Is
that both the miners and the mine
owners have been guilty Of excuses;
the former by permitting thugs and
blacklegs among their number to gaiu
the upper hand and the latter by using
thetr influence to secure the fedora
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troops. not to enforce Justice but to
give a measure of retaliation
And the people will calmly await
the verdict of the jury in the case
now beginning. If it is found Haywood
had cognizance of, and conspired in
the Steunenberg murder. which was
the. elimination of a series of deeds
of outlawry, then 1t will be agreed he
should be punished to the full extent
of the law. And the same holds good
to the other men who are his co-de-
PENDANTS in the case. If Haywood,
Meyer, Pettibone and the others had
no cognizance of the outrages and 1t
is proved that the crimes we're com.
mitted by criminals without any con.
nection with the federation except as
members, and that the federation had
no knowledge Of nor part in the mis-
deeds. as the defendants claim, then
they should be cleared, and a yer.
dict of acquittal would be applauded
The people, want justice done. let
the punishment fall where it may.
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A PERSUASIVE TONGUE.

!. Kansas City Star.-"About thirty
years ago Henry Clay Dean, the &C.
centric Missouri lawyer and orator.
was attending a term of court at
which + was defending a man on a
pretty serious CHARGE" said Judge
Risdon of Kirksville the other day.
1.-TWO horse thieves that were there in
Jail sent for Dean. He took their case
and after looking at it from all sidas
concluded the best thing for them to
do was to plead guilty and take two
years each His men baked on the
idea of pleading guilty. He told them
that the penitentiary wasn't bad
stort of place; he had been all
through 1t and he knew. The warden
"a personal friend Of mine-is one
of the kindest men that ever lived
said Dean; he never makes you work
when you are tired, and when you
are sick he always looks after you like
a mother. You get roasted beef and
brown bread every day, and pie and
turkey on Sunday. Why, when Bill
Jenkins-you boys know Bill-used to
run little saw mill over in the cor
ner Of Putnam county, they sent him
up for-er-borrowing corn. When he
went there he didn't weigh over 100
pounds. regular skin and bones, and
In six months he weighed 300 pounds.
avoirdupois. and was made captain OF
the guard Just getting along fine;
said he wouldn't swap his job for any
other in Missoari and wrote his folks
to come down. and live with him. The
prison can't hurt ANYTHING but your
reputation. and what l.,es :ello.
who's been stealing care about repu
tation any way? The two horse
thieves by this time were dead anx
ious to plead guilty and begin life in
the pen. More than that, all the other
fellows in the Jail who had heard
Deans tai kinsisted on pleading guilty
and going along
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PHILANTHROPY AND SUICIDE.


The can he no justification of sui
eide and one is usually inclined to feel
but contempt for man who
resorts to self destruction when trou-
BILE comes and cowardice robs him
OF the strength to face the world. But
one Is inclined to feel pity for the case
reported in Chicago of the death by
poisoning of Bedford Leeds, manuf-
acturing chemist, driven by Affections
and financial reverses to end his life,
though he was not past thirty. He
left note to tho coroner outlining
these six reasons for his deed:
:. | have been discouraged since
was child.
2. have been handicapped by bad
feet.
8. One side has been paralyzed for
ten years.
4. My right hail has been render
ed useless W an accident.
s. / have been a victim of facial
neuralgia.
6. / have been up against series
of financial hard lu~'-
In pity for the man who felt his at
f1ictions were more than he could
bear. one cannot but regret that in
these days when millionaires are Wy.
ing with each other in giving awoy mil,
lions to education and other causes
more or less worthy some organized
charity endeavor could not be formed
to lessen just such Affections as drove
young Leeds to suicide. A few dis
couraged men saved from self-destruc
ton would be a better monument tc
philanthropy than piles of stone and
morton.
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GASOLINE AGAIN.

Gasoline as an agent for cleaning
soiled garments Is a source of such
great danger that Its use should he
avoided wherever it is possible There
are no end to the cases where clean
ing with gasoline in kitchen where
a hot fire was burning has caused con-
fagrations and there have been many
similar cases where pressing the
cleaned garments with hot iron or
lighting a match before the gasoline
has thoroughly evaporated has proven
costly. But 1t has developed that
even avoiding stoves and hot irons
and taking clothing iLto the yard to
clean is also dangerous.
A Chicago woman found 1t so when
in removing spots from skirt with
gasoline she rubbed the liquid into
the Goth SO firmly that friction caus-
ed the skirt to burst into flames.
If you must use gasoline it would be
well to get suit of asbestos as a
preventative from injury.
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kEosAUoUA.

Keosauqua---A barn and chicken
hous belonging to John Wolfe near
Bonaparte was completely destroyed
by fire Monday afternoon.
Master Fred Wilson OF Lynn is vis-
iting his grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs,
B. Wilson.
Mrs. Flo Beer left Saturday for Ut.
lea to be gone a week.
French Perkins left Monday for
Pennington, where he will spend tho
summer.
Mrs. James Harwood and son. Rolla,
visited relatives over Sunday at
Douds-L eando
Mrs. Clara Enlow Of Mt Zion spent
Saturday in town.
DR.. j. A. Craig has returned to his
home here, after an absence of sev-
eral months.
George Snyder OF Keokuk visited
over Sunday with his brother. John
Snyder.
Mr.. and Mrs William Friend of Ell
don were the guests Of relatives here
Sunday.
Miss Donna Sloan is visiting Mrs. n.
r. Sloan at Douds Leando.
Attorney Allen and daughter of Biz
mingham spent Monday here
G. r. McCrary OF Douds-Leando was
a business visitor here Monday
Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, aged SO, took
spin MONDAY with M. II. Irish In his
automobile
Rev. Hawk was in Mystic over Sun.
day.
Miss Margaret Scott and Captain
Duckworth We're guests at the Easter
home near Bonaparte Sunday.
Neal Roberts was at Mt. Sterling
Monday.
Harlie strickling of ottumwa pass
ed through here Monday evening on
| his way to Keokuk
Lawrence Shores. Harry Walker,
Mary Day and Carrie Hanson drove to
Milton Sunday and spent the day.
Mrs. Wallace Gillispie and wife and
Henry Gillispie and wife of Memphis.
Mo-, spent Sunday with relatives hero
L. e. Whitney made a business trip
to Agency Monday.
| Miss Carrie Hanson left for her
home in Keokuk Monday.
| Captain Duckworth left for Daven.
| port on business Monday.
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Grading r. /. Tracks at Belknap.

Gradin9 n. !. racks at betknap.
Belknap-F. NJ Mather OF Moulton
began grading with about ten teanno
Monday morning, preparatory to put
ting In the new sidetrack for the Rock
Island.
Rev D. M. Lower of ottumwa filed
the Congregational pulpit at this place
Sunday morning and evening. preach-
ing two very acceptable sermons. Hes
In company with Mrs. Lower, Is spend
ing the day with friends
Mr.. and Mrs. J IT Mum returned
home Saturday evening from Y5sM
In Des Moines at the home Of tifeir
Mum are both in very poor health
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Mum. OF neaA
Bloomfield, are visiting them
Roy Burkhalter of Kankakee, nl..
who has been spending the past weeA
in Ottunlwa at the home of his grand
mother, Mrs Sarah MCGEE, expects to
spend few days north of here at the
home of Frank Burkhalter. after which
he expects to go to Trenton, Mo. foA
a visit at the home of his aunt, Mrs.
George Owens, and from there on out
to California, where he expects to do
railroad work with some friends.
Miss Allie Morris of Ottumwa spent
the day yesterday with Mrs. ElMirA
Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry g. Bell are res
joising over the arrival of little
daughter, born Monday evening, May
| 6, 1907.
| Mrs Thomas Smock has been quite
Ill for the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sayles ana
little daughter of Drakevi1le were the
guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. ]. NJ.
Eberline..
Mr.. and Mrs W. s. Cummins left
this morning for Otutmwa to transact
some business.
Mrs. Charlie Harter of Bloomfield
was the guest Thursday Of Mrs.
| Thomas Smock.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Mccormick re-
/ turned yesterday morning to theiY
home in ottumwa. after having spent
i the past two weeks here
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THE SOCIAL HOUR.
The Conductor.

The Conductor.
He saw me coming on the tear
Gall aboard!
He really didn't seem to care
call aboard!"
He timed the starting of the car,
So would get the greatest jar, 4
And cried in accents jocular,
"Ali aboard!"
He gently murmured IN my ear.
Fares. please"
In tones monotonous and drear,
Fares. pleased"
His sense of honesty was dead;
He gave me all my change In lead,
And when waxed indignant snid.
Fares, pleased"
He took his stand upon my feet
Don't crowd!"
"You can't get three in one mans
seat
Don't crowd"
He elbowed my digestion flat.
And put his finger through my hat,
He growled, BE careful what you're
Don't crowd
Judge.