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Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30

soon he was taken in as a member of
the firm. Age and hard knocks and
brushes with the business world de-
veloped in him marked business acu-
men. He forged to the front as a
financier and a public-spirited citizen.
AS years passed he prospered. Early
and late he was ever looking after his
vast business interests. There were
times that he lo,ged to be again in
the small home town. Often in his
youth he dreamed of some day being
chairman of the village board. Only
once since parting from the old home
had he returned, and then to find the
town just the same only little more
delapidated. and in the weed-over-
grown kirkyard the neglected graves
of his good parents.
Strenuous business life and assid-
ious attention to the accumulation of
capital without vacation, caused him
to suffer from what the doctors pro-
nounced neurasthenia. and advised
total rest from mental effort. The man
had labored too diligently in amass-
ing money. Residence In quiet place
was recommended and retirement from
all commercial worries. The Great
Merchant sold his vast interests to
combine. and after careful thought.
concluded that he would seek rest and
a renewal of health in the town where
he at one time attended the little red
schoolhouse. and where in childish i'm
agination he would be powerful and
famous by becoming chairman of the
village board. Accordingly he retired
from the city. purchased the old home
stead where he was reared and picked
potatoes and also built a residence
and became Great Factor in the
town. Time had made few changes in
the landscape. Buildings and streets
were the same, only showing the raw.
ages Of decay. The old stores were in
possession OF the descendants of the
owners who conducted them when he
was boy. They were not doing the
business that they should. One great
innovation was the town had rail
road. All about was suggestive of
peace. 1t was an ideal place for
man who desired to pass his declining
days in contemplation Of the here
after. There. life was much like unto
death. There was fresh air in abund-
ance. All OF nature lavlshly spent it's
beauty over the country and the town.
and even the weeds on the streets
were allowed to spring up. bloom and
reach maturity without interruption
BY the scythe or the sicle.
Within a year the Retired Business
Man had regained much OF his old.
time spirit and health. Habits of ac.
tivi;y and love Of business impelled
him to Ance again seek work that
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
NEWS FROM THE MINES and MILLS
Clear Creek County, Colorado.

The Big Indian mine, on Leavenworth
mountain, has been acquired under
lease and bond by Gogswell Bros, who
are cleaning out and re-timbering the
old workings, preparatory to the de-
velopment of virgin territory
George S. Wilkie and associates have
lately organized the Mother Lode Min
ing Company for the development of a
group of claims on Seaton mountain,
near Idaho Springs. Among the hold
ings is the French Flag mine, which
was one of the first lode locations
made In the district.
A recent car lot of concentrates from
the Peacock-Hickson lease on the Ed
gar vein, above the Miami tunnel, gave
returns of $40.76 per ton.
The Astor mine on Democrat noun
tain, above Georgetown, is again on
the producing list 1t is one of the sew
eral properties owned by the Red Oak
Mining and Milling Company.
The Dewey tunnel site, on Alpine
mountain, has been acquired by the
Muscovite Mining and Leasing Com.
pany. The tunnel, which is in short
distance, will be continued. The same
on Republican mountain.
The Linn Consolidated Company is
making ready for the erection of a
concentrating plant at its Mineral
Chief property. From the sixth level
workings of the property, an aerial
tramway will be constructed to the
mill, which is to be located opposite
the old Stewart property.
The Metropolitan NJ. and NJ. Com
pany, of which George S. Stephens of
Silver Plume is manager, has made ar
ransements for the resumption of OPP
erations at its Spring Gulch properties.
A contract has been awarded for
continuing the Seeman tunnel in the
Yankee or Alice camp, a distance of
$500 feet. The bore is already in 100
feet 1t is one of the largest develop
nient enterprises under way of the Con
tinental Mines. Power & Reduction
Company, whose mineral holdings ag-
Sregate 5000 acres.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
Finds Specimen Vein.

Cripple Creek.-W. +. Drscoll, op-
Grating on block POI of the Stratton es-
tate on Bull hill, cut the extension of
the Specimen vein for which he had
been searching for several months.
The ore body was discovered at a
depth of forty-fve feet The shoot
measures almost two feet across and
gives returns of from s22 to S136 in
gold to the ton 1t is exposed at a
depth of forty-five feet.
Campbell and associates. who op-
ened up good-looking vein at depth
of 225 feet in the Lille shaft of the
Nindicator company several days ago,
now has a large ore body exposed The
vein is said to be four feet wide and
returns of from four to nine ounces in
gold 10 the ten being received. The
lessees are breaking down ore prepar-
atory to making shipment.
Good progress is being made by
Lund and associates in sinking the
shaft on the st. Thomas property on
Beacon hill TO depth of 400 feet.
When the required depth is reached
crosscuts and levels will be run with
a view of catching the extension OF an
ore body opened on the l00-foot level.
Several rich stringers have been cut
while the work of sinking was in prog
ress.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
Copper at Ouray.

Ouray, Colo.-Joseph II. Cumbach.
manager OF the San Pedro. reports a
good strike of gray copper and lead
ore on that property. Last week he
concluded to do more drifting on the
Clara Belle vein, which was cut by the
development tunnel several months
ago. and as result has four to six
inch streak of gray copper and lead
ore running $50 ounces in silver. IS in
gold and a good percentage in lead.
Accompanying this streak IS three feet
of ore that will average $40 TO the ton.
Development on the Mineral Farm
mine at the south edge of Ouray is dis
closing the fact that they have true
contact vein. Where the shaft was
sunk body of milling ore was eucoun-
tered twenty-four feet in thickness.
Drifts in various directions prove its
continuity and the main tunnel which
is being run below the lime contact for
distance of 100 feet has shown the
thickness of the ore body to increase
TO forty-five feet. The entire ore body
thus far prospected averages $40 to $l2
tC the ton.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30

the Storepeeker, caused Farmers to
bring in tons of butter and hundreds
of thousands of eggs, and chickens
and other produce. The transforma.
tion was quick from a Dead Town 70
Lively Small City. A high school
was established, new churches built,
and some of the pious people were
shocked to see an opera house erect
ed. The Panhandle & Skedunk rail-
road, which for years had been run
ming 20 miles from the town Sc
changed its route as to have it on the
main line. so the place had two rail.
roads. Enterprising men who wanted
TO locate in a Live Town turned their
eyes toward the place. Soon there
was smoke from a half dozen big fac.
tories, and in five years after the Pub.
lic-spirited Citizen had started his
store his old home town has increased
its population 1000 per cent. 1t wss
no longer printed in little type on the
maps, but in capital letters.
MORAL-Do not underestimate the
possibilities of your community, or
fail to develop them. No city was
ever made great by its people buying
goods elsewhere.
ID. NJ. CARR.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
New Find Near Grand Junction.

Grand Junction, Colo.-One of the
most important gold discoveries ever
made in this county occurred in Bang 3
canon. twenty-five miles north of Grand
junction, near the town of Whitewater,
where ore taken from the grass roots
gave returns of over S45 4 ton in gold,
silver and copper.
The discovery was made by r E.
Meserve of this city, who located thirty
claims In that district. Meserve be-
lieyed he had found valuable deposits
or graphite, but when several samples
OF ore taken from the surface were as
sayed no trace of graphite was found.
The ore is a hornblende scllist, similar
to that from which excellent returns
are being obtained in the Cripple
Creek district.
The vein runs from two to seventy
feet in width and the schist is next to
the granite and quartz. The last as
say made gave returns of $3.50 in
gold, $40 in silver and S1.60 in cop
per TO the ton.
The promoters say they will ship
three carloads of the ore TO a cyanide
mill for treatment. and IL the results
are half as good as the assays indicate.
a cyanide mill will be established on
the property and development work
started at once.
The discovery has caused much ex-
citement in Grand Junction.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
Good Showing on Lebanon Group.

Georgetown. Colo-Maxton broth
ers report much Improvement in the
entire workings on the Lebanon group
on Republican mountain. A new dam
is being built with a view to utilizing
the water of the creek to run the COM
pressor. The company Is working a
small force in development, while a
number of lessees throughout the diff
ferent levels are making regular
monthly shipments of ore that will av-
erage about $50 per ton in lead and
silver.
1t is currently reported that the Ev.
erett, an adjoining property. which has
lain idle for number of years, will
resume operations in the near future.
Some well-known Denver mining men
have taken hold and will clean out and
re-timber the old workings in which 1t
Ia reported there are some large bodies
OF smelling and concentrating ore ex-
posed.
The property was profltably worked
in the early days, but on account of
litigation It was closed and. nOtwith-
standing the fact that these conten-
tions have long since been amicably
settled. the property has lain idle. as
the owner had moved away and em-
barked In other enterprises.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
Discovers Body of iron.

I.eadville.-After long and patient
campaign of prospecting. Manager
Robert O'Neill of the Aetna property
on Carbonate hill has encountered a
fine body of iron. The shaft is 2yO
feet deep in the parting quartzite and
iron is exposed in three levels.
An upraise is being driven from the
3o0-foot level and it is expected to en-
counter manganese body. The de-
velopment work has been carried for
ward Systematically in order to open
the mineral bodies SO that they can be
handled to the best advantage.
The two new boilosD at the Helena,
in Iowa gulch. have been installed and
II Is expected that as soon as the water
is beaten down the shaft will be sunk.
A good vein of sulphide has been cut
at the 500-foot level. but this will not
be mined at present until the other
work of development is completed.
Several men are at work driving the
Mansfield tunnel to connect with the
shaft. This will be used for taking off
the water and will save lift of 112
feet.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
Busy Days at Telluride.

Telluride, Colo.--A trainload OF mill
and tramway machinery arrived here
recently. The greater portion OF it is
for the Mayflower Gold Mining and the
Smuggler-Union companies. The Allie
gheny twenty-stamp mill, half mile
above town, which has been purchased
by the Mayfower company, is being
overhauled and repaired and new ma
chinery added. A number of carloads
OF lumber also have been received in
the last few days, and it is the inten-
ton this week to begin construction
work on the two-mile wire-rope tram
way which will connect the mill with
the Mayflower group of mines
A large quantity of splendid free
milling and concentrating gold quartz
has been opened in this property dur
ing the three years 1t has been under
going systematic development at the
hands of this corporation, and it is the
general belief that after the mill and
tramway are in operation it will soon
become one of the most profitable gold
producers to the extent 1t is operated
in the district. The mineral has been
shown by repeated tests to run from
$40 to $50 gold to the ton.
The Butterfy-Terrible thirty. stamp
mill, at Ophir loop, fourteen miles
from Telluride, is now pounding stead
lily. The ore is yielding profitable val
ues on the mill-plate by amalgamation,
and in the concentrate. The plant has
a capacity of seventy-five to ninety
tons daily. The ore Is coming from
the mill tunnel level, which starts into
the mountain on an even elevation
with the mill and intersects the But
terfly vein at a stupendous depth.
The bore is in more than 1000 feet
and the mineral is extracted from
above it and below the third level the
difference between the two being 500
vertical feet. There is reported to be a
tremendous amount of pay ore be-
tween these workings, which will take
at least several years to exhaust. The
Butterfly-Terrible for the last year has
been under lease to and worked by the
Buckeye Leasing Company. They have
spent a large amount of money in de-
velopment.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30

would keep his mind occupied. He
loved the old town. He saw that 1t
needed new life. He figured out that
there were 600 farmers in the neigh
borhood. Each farmer surely spent
$50 month somewhere for supplies.
This meant total of 100000 month;
$360,OO0 year. Then the few hun
dred people in the town would add
other thousands to the volume of bust
ness. Why not build a great store and
supply the wants of the people? He
would spend some money and build
up the town. He bought half block
on which three of the stores stood.
He erected a large brick building, and
soon he had installed in it great stocks
of goods. Other merchants in the
town shook their heads. The Public
Spirited Man was certainly crazy.
Farmers when they came to town
looked up the big building with won
der. The Weekly Mirror had to send
away for type to set up the page ad-
vertisement for the new store, and to
get a new press for the printing of cir
culars and posters.
One month after the opening of the
store the graveyard quietness of the
town had passed away. Streets were
lined with the teams and the wagons
of the farmers. A new elevator for
grain had been started. The railroad
placed a new switch in the yard to ac.
commodate the increased business.
The son of the old town blacksmith
reopened the old shop closed for years
because of no trade. New life was
rapidly being injected into the place.
There was an election. A lot of
newcomers selected the Public Spir-
tied Citizen for chairman of the town
board. He was elected. In six months
the streets were paved, an electric
lighting plant was in operation, along
with a water works. The Great Store
keeper had way of doing things, and
he did them. News of the activity Of
the town reached nearby villages, and
the people came to see the Big Store
and to buy goods. A cold storage
plant in connection with a new com
mission house operated by friends
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30

would it have looked if 1 had bolted
my breakfast and run? 1t is so vulgar
to act as if money was the only thing
On earth
Il should say so,' said the pretty
girl. fluffing her pompadour. why,
they never would have forgiven you"
Il pointed that out to Gibbons"
said the young man, but he just
srowled. Gibbons has shocking man.
rers. l don't see how he ever :;ot to
be manager l should think it would
be better for the firm if they had a
man there who was younger and had
--er-more social polish
He probably was just jealous of
you and wanted to get you out of the
way" sympathized the girl With the
big eyes.
The young man looked conscious.
We'll. I'm not saying anything" he
commented. darkly. And that day
had to take that New York gil: around
while she waited for her train west
why. Gibbons has no idea If social
.ourtesies. All he thinks of is hard
ware. | believe in a man beir bread
minded and not such site sler for
unessential things. AS If half an hour
or so in the morning mattereG,"
Il should say SOL" exclaimed the
pretty girl Il think that Mr.. Gibbons
was perfectly horrid."
Its too bad there aren't more girls
like you" said the young nan, ap-
provingly. 1T is perfectly -emark-
able how little things give you new
.lght on persons character. Why,
| had always liked Alice White ever
SO much, though she is one cf those
self-satisfied, naughty creatures.
overlooked that because 1t is fault
she may outgrow. | have always been
nice to her. though | must say she
never seems very grateful.
Not one word of sympathy: only
the most cold-blooded heartlessness.
couldn't believe my ears. hate to
have my confidence In my friends
shattered. 1t makes me fer, dread.
fully. for. of course. a girl like that is
impossible. A man expects sympa-
thy in woman above all el;e."
Il should say So" said the ,,irl with
the big eyes. How perfectly horrid
of Alice, It's just like her. she may
boast of her common sense. but as
for me, think 1t is unwoma ,ly. The
Idea of talking to you ths. way
Why. could cry, I'm so sorry for you.
1t was the most unjust thing"
Il knew you'd feel that way" said
the young man with the brilliant neck.
tie. You have different nature and
appreciate a fellows worth. A girl
like Alice makes one-well. tired"
Il certainly hope that I'm different"
agreed the girl with the big eyes
And it's a perfect shame."--Chicago
Daily News.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
she WAS
SYMPATHETIC

Its a perfect shame" said the girl
with the big eyes and the fluffy POM
padour.
Il thought you'd feel that way"
agreed the young man with the bril-
liant necktie and glittering patent
feathers. You have some sympathy
and-and common sense. Lots of per-
sons have not"
Dear me-" said the girl with big
eyes, Indignantly. Il should think any
one would sympathize with you when
you were working so hard and doing
so much for the firm and then after all
you were let out like that"
Yes" said the young man, bitterly
1T just shows that true worth isn't ap-
preciated. Why, lots of times when
had customer and it was my lunch
hour l never said word, but finished
waiting on him. Sometimes I've had
at least ten minutes cut off my lunch
hour, but l didn't care. had the good
of the firm in mind. And then Glib
bons, the manager, without even apo
logizing, hands me my walking papers.
He said they couldn't stand my get
ting down late and-and-"
THE ideal" said the girl with the
big eyes. They needn't have been so
particular over such a little thing
when you worked SO hard after you
got there"
That's what I thought" said the
young man. Actually, some nights
I've gone home with a headache just
because l had been so devoted to
them.
yet Gibbons actually had kept a
list of the times I'd been excused or
had taken day off and he said it was
preposterous. There was the time
went to the party out at Lagrange.
should think anyone with sense would
see that man couldn't get into town
much before noon the next day.
couldn't be rude to the Howards, who
had asked me to stay all night. How
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
Another Strike at Cripple Creek.

Cripple Creek.-H. p. Reiton, oper-
ating on Raven hill on block within
the city limits. has opened up two
foot body Of ore at II depth of sixty
feet. The vein, which was cut, gives
returns of from one to five ounces in
gold to the ton and has every appear
ance of being permanent. The work
of breaking down ore has begun and n
small trial shipment will be made to-
morrow.
The work OF installing a new plant
of machinery on the Henry Adney
property on Beacon hill was completed
today and operations will be resumed
Mon.lay. A vein four feet wide and
giving returns OF from one and one
half to two and one.half ounces y ex-
posed at a depth of 600 'eaet. On an
average of four cars per week will be
shipped.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
Big No. 2 Ready for Work.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-E. A. Bradbury.
general manager of the Union Pacific
Coal Company. has returned from Cum
berland. where the work of opening
up the big No. 2 mine. which closed
down last December, when fire broke
out In the colliery, has been in prog
ress for several weeks.
General Manager Bradbury states
that the bottom of the nine has now
been reached and the work of clearing
away the debris caused by numerous
cave-ins is In progress. The mine will
be opened up on as extensive a scale
as before In about months time. The
fire In this mine will have cost the
company over $25.00O. in addition to
the loss OF about 1000 tons of coal n
cay for nearly six months.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
HOME TRADE FABLE
HOW THE TRANSFORMATION OF
A TOWN WAS EFFECTED.
A STORY WITH A MORAL
One Public Spirited Citizen Who
Realized the Big Possibilities and
Cultivated the Field to Ad-
vantage.

Once upon a time there was a Man,
who in his youth was reared upon a
farm located near a Small Town of
Great Promise. Two weeks in each
year when he was not saving wood,
feeding the stock or picking potatoes,
he was allowed to attend the little red
schoolhouse in the town. BY hard la
Dor during the day, and persistently
reading few old books which were
heirlooms in his family, and each week
absorbing the intelligence contained
in the Weekly Mirror, he, by the time
he could mark down his age at 1S
years, had accumulated sufficient
knowledge to run away from home.
He wandered to large city and there
his great n. secular power assisted to
gain for himself a position as Chief
Scrubber in a large store. He had not
acquired the cigarette habit, and his
faithfulness to his scrubbing brush,
and his unwillingness to know all
about his employers business, soon at
tracted the attention of the Old Man,
and at the end of year he was pro-
NOTED to Head Rustler in the shipping
department at the large salary of eight
dollars a week.
His disregard for scooting when the
closing time came, and his total lack
of swelled head so pleased the Old
Man that from time to time the ambi-
tious youth was advanced until at the
end of six years he was drawing the
biggest salary paid by the house, and
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
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