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Gilpin observer., 1907-05-09
Have Newspapers Friends?

The city newspapers are all right if
you want them, but it is the local paper
that advertises your business, your
church your schools, your numerous So
cieties, sympathizes with you in your
Affections and rejoices in your pros
perity. In short, it is your local paper
that mentions the thousands of items in
which your are interested and which
you do not find in the city paper. 1t is
your home paper that records your birth
marriage, and chronicles your death. To
the great journals-the forty-page COM
pendiums of daily happenings-you are
not even a cipher. To get the least not
ice from them you must steal million,
commit an atrocious crime or have half
a dozen living wives. But your local
paper watches over you with solicitude
all the time. If you are sick it is sorry
and hopes you will soon be well. 1t tells
when you come and go, when your house
burns down, or when you build new
one, when your Johnnie has the mumps
or your Mary has the measles, and how
much your little Pete weighs on arrival.
If the city paper gave your one-tenth of
the local news your home paper gives
you each week, it would cost you ten
dollars year. TASK one of them and see.
Nothing takes or fills the place of local
paper.
Do newspapers make enemies? A
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already faint recollections of hundred
nice things it may have said about a
man. A single unfortunate failure to
be guided by the judgment of business
man or politician instead of their own
conscience will make the politician or
business man the editors enemy regard
less of the years during which the paper
may have contributed to their advance
ment. And even though a paper NAV
have for years been leading factor in
booming its town, this service may be
instantly forgotten if it offends once as
to disregard the ideas of some as to
public policy. The wonder, then, must
not be as to the number of enemies q
newspaper has, but as to its friends
being so many. That newspaper OF
character has many friends surely is q
tribute to the intelligence of its readers,
who are broad enough to realize that
one may occasionally err and yet be
worthy of confidence.
Realizing this the sensible newspape,
man goes ahead doing as good as ht
sees it, Eastern Utah Advocate.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-09
Ipava SINKING.

The Ipava mine in Russell district,
owned and operated by Sternberger
Bros, under the management of Fred
Wood of Russell Gulch, is doing fine
and good headway is being made in
sinking, which has been going on the
past several months. The shaft is now
down distance of about It's feet and
when the present lift is finished it will
be 300 feet deep. 1t is proposed to con-
meet this mine with the 400-foot level of
the Columbus mine, which is situated
just above the Ipava. The 300 and 400
foot stations in these mines will be on
the same level as the Columbus is located
about 100 feet higher up than the Ipava.
Two shift of miners are being employed
at the mine. A two-foot streak of
smelling ore is being sunk on and the
ore coming from the same is being
saved up for future shipment. 1t as
says very good and when the mine begin
to ship there will be enough ore to re-
imburse the operators for all develop
ment work that is now being done or
the property.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-09
Raise in WAGES Asked For.

A meeting of the local union, No. 5S,
w. F. of M. was held last Thursday
evening as is the weekly custom.
Among the business brought up was
the matter in regard to asking an in
crease in the wages of machine men
which is to become effective the 1st of
June. The increase asked is so cents a
day and there is no doubt but that it will
be granted by the mine operators of the
county. The present wage paid machine
men is $500 day-about the same the
miners were receiving for hand work.
1t is estimated that man with a ma
chine drill can do as much work as six CT
seven with hand drills. The following
notices have been posted throughout the
county by local No. Sc:
To Mine Owners and Operators of Gilpin
County.
At a meeting of Central City local,
No. Sc, w. F. of NJ, held Thursday
evening, May End, 1906, it was un-
animously agreed that the scale for
machine men for eight hours work in
slopes, drifts, and crosscuts should be,
Runners $3.50; Helpers $500. Scale to
become effective June 1st, 1907.
Local SO, w. F. of M.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-09
$4,000 Sale Of Mining Property.

A mining deal of more than the usual
size was consummated today when the
Barnes group, comprising the Barnes,
Gibson and Starke County Lodes in
Central mining district was sold for a
consideration of $4,000. The sale was
made through H. A. Hicks, who held an
option on the group. B. S. Lake owned
the properties and the purchasers are
New York people. A company will be
organized within the next ten days and
active operations will be commenced.
The main shaft of the group is on the
Barnes lode and is down depth of
seventy-five feet. There is good shaft
house on the Barnes and adequate plant
of machinery. The group has been idle
period of five years. When worked
the property yielded handsome returns
to the operators, having a record pro-
duction of $75,O 900. The transfer of the
group means much to the county, con-
sidering the fact that it has passed into
hands of good, substantial backing that
will at once commence work.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-09
Good Ore in The Running Lode.

The Running lode mine near Black
Hawk, one of the most substantial min
ing propositions in the county, continues
with heavy output of ore of exception
ally good grade. Thomas Dunstone,
manager of the property, claims that in
the 1885, foot level well defined vein
carrying gold, silver and copper values
to the extent of $4,000 ton has been
opened. This was struck in the level
about 400 feet east of The shaft in ground
supposed to be barren. The vein aver
ages twerty inches in width and the ore
is of solid smelling variety. The
streak is continuous and has been drift
ed on distance of 70 feet.
Three levels above the 1850 are being
worked-the 1925, 1925 and 1925. None
Of these are in as far as the 1850, al
though it is the intention of the opera
tors to drive the length of the 1850 and
cut the rich ore shoot that was encount-
cred below When this is accomplished
the output of the Running Lode will be
increased greatly and the ore extracted
will be of good grade. The Running
Lode is owned by the Cover Mines
Syndicate.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-09
Drifdnq In Bosom Plume.

The Bosom Plume mine is situated
just below the Chase mine in lower
Russell district and is being operated by
Wood & Co. of Russell: Gulch. The
mine is 13O feet deep and at present they
are drifting in the bottom levels, both
east and west. In the west drift there
is good streak of iron that runs very
well, the last run which was about
month ago, averaging about $50 to the
ton. Some of this is being taken out
but the work is mostly confined to doing
development in the way of drift
ing. Both levels are in quite distance
and soon stoping will be commenced.
A whip is being used for the hosting
facilities, which is ample at this depth,
but if the ore keeps looking as favor
able as at present larger machinery will
be placed upon the same. In sinking
some excellent ore was found and the
same is being drifted on at present.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-09
State BASEBALL League.

Owing to the inclement weather of
the past few Sundays no ball has been
played and the boys have not been able
to oganize the team that is destined to
carry off the honors for Central City
this season. If the weather will permit
there will be a practice game this COM
ing Sunday, after which meeting will
be held, the lineup decided upon and
other matters attended to. Neil Mckay
is in receipt of a letter from a prom
inent ball fan in Denver who is instru-
mental in movement to organize
Colorado State League, asking that the
local team enter the league with the
numerous other teams within a radius
Of 100 miles of Denver. The letter in
part states:
"The idea is to form league of or
ganized baseball players, intended for
the protection of every player connected
with the same. The league is to have
a president and governing body. Games
are to be played Saturdays and Sundays
only, under league schedule. The
team winning the largest number of
games or having the highest percentage
to be declared the champions of the
state"
This scheme ought to insure good
games throughout the season as it will
create great rivalry among the league
thus affording more interest for the
followers of the game. 1t is probable
that the Central boys will agree to the
proposition when the team is finally
organized.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-09
Ore Found In pende|ton.

At the Pendelton mine in upper Rus
sell district the east and west 160-foot
levels are being worked and only week
ago some nice looking ore was opened
up in the east level, which assays good
and promises to prove profitable to the
company working the same. The
streak is from three to fout feet wide
and shipment of the dirt is being
saved for trial run at one of the local
mills. The mine was reopened only
three weeks ago after temporary
close down, and it required several
days to get everything in shape to go
ahead, so little other work has been
done. The west 16O-foot level is being
driven to reach pocket of ore that is
thought to exist just west of the shaft,
as little further up when the shaft
was being sunk, some good ore was
discovered and passed through. 1t is
expected that this ore will be uncovered
at almost any time, and when it is it
will run very high, according to the ore
that was found in the shaft.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-09
G|LP|N COUNTY MINES
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
Output Advancing Monthly and Ore Values Increasing
Properties Being Opened Up and Idle Producers
Resuming Operations Prospects Bright for
Return Of Old Time Activity.
Hlllhpuse Shipping MILLING Dirt.

A lot of milling ore, between ten and
twelve cords, is lying on the plats of
the Hillhouse mine in Russell district,
waiting to be sent to the mills in Black
Hawk. This has been hoisted from the
136-foot east level of the mine and
promises to run very good. Here a
winze is being sunk to connect with the
2OO-foot level for the purpose of making
better ventilation as well as for the ore
that is being taken out. Several weeks
ago some smelling ore taken from here
was sent to the valley for treatment
and brought returns of $189.OO a ton
for the first-class and S65.00 ton for
second-claSs. These are considered
pretty good values. The streak that
the ore comes from is wide and very
strong.
The company also has miners work.
ing in the 136-foot west level which is
being driven further in and is looking
good. The east 200-foot level is being
worked in the way of drifting and stop
ing Besides the above work, miners
are busy in the bottom of the shaft,
sinking it to further depth. When
the present lift of 60 feet is completed
the shaft will be down distance of 270
feet, and levels will be started at this
point to explore some good virgin
ground, with the expectation of open
ing up some rich ore bodies. Joseph
Tuckfield is looking after the property.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-09
Bench and Defiance.

A fifty-ton lot of milling dirt is being
shipped this week from the Bench and
Defiance property in Russell district, on
which Richie Hughes of Russell Gulch
is leasing, to the Buell. mill in Central
City. Saturday, or the first of next
week carload lot of smelling ore will
be shipped to Argo for treatment. This
ore all comes from the 10O-foot levels
of the mine, where there is good
wide streak. The ore looks good, and
no doubt will run well. Both levels,
east AID west, at the 100-foot point are
running on the vein and produce about
the same ore, hardly any difference be-
ing seen in the character of the stuff,
which shows that the vein is very
strong.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-09

Early spring vegetables of all kinds
are being received daily at Hawley's.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-09

Carpets and linoleums at Anderson's.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-09

Red, ripe Strawberries at Hawley's.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-06

These figures show that the county
boards Of equalization in the major
ity Of cases have taken the figures
of the last state board OF equaliza-
ton as the basis for their return this
year. II the state board were In
9cliHed to boost all real property to its
real value, it would mean the fixing
of values from SIS to $50 an acre in
the various counties OF the state and
the total assessed valuation would
go to nearer a billion dollars than the.
present figures Of about 100000,
This valuation would raise total
tax Of a million dollars for tile educa-
tionaH Institutions Of the state alone
a sum unnecessary and more than the
Institutions could fairly use. Until
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-06
LAND VALUES.

The assessors through the state
and the members of the county
boards Of equalization do not seem
to have taken kindly to the argu-
ments in favor of returning property
at its true value and the figures Of
the assessment or real estate would
indicate that the average basis of
value for taxation is not more than
twenty to twenty-five per cent. Some
figures obtained from those consid.
cred land experts in the various coun-
ties would indicate that the proper,
tion Of the assessed to the, real value
is even less than that. The follow.
ing table shows the figures or asses.
sed value Of land in the several coun.
ties as left by the state board OF
equalization last year and as return
ed by the county boards of equaliza
tion this year: 3..s.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-06
PURCHASE BONDS
STATE BOARD WILL PURCHASE
BUNCH or RUGBY WAT E -
WORKS BONDS. ", Ia s

V i. n. Gronyold and City Auditor iltl 'f
Nielsen ,oe Rugby were in the city Mon on
day with an application to the state e
board Of university and school lands
for the purchase OF $1,000 of&Water !
works bonds CT the city Of RUGBY
The bonds and preliminaries were ex a:;
amined and approved by Attorney
General McCue and the bonds Will y. pc g
purchased by the board. Under the
new laws, the state board OF uniyer-
sity and school lands is authorized TO
purchase city and municipal bonds,
and this opens wider field for IN
Yestment and enables municipalities
whose bonds are approved to obtain
funds readily and at a low rate, and md
the interest goes into the interest and
income fund to help pay the school
expenses of the state. Fl. 5as#,,3s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-06

4 Commissioner Gilbreath Of the de-
partment Of agriculture and labor
has obtained uniform rate Of SIS for
harvest hands, Notwithstanding the
difficulties in the way of obtaining
special rates since the passage of the
new federal law and of various state
laws. The commissioner represented
to the roads the urgent necessity Of
a rate that would enable the farmers
to get hands to take care OF their
crops and through al telegram to the
interstate commerce commission OBJ
tanned permission for teIegraphic ap-
plication to put in the rate and i'm.
mediate action that would make it
possible for the roads to grant It.
This will relieve the harvest situa
ton and will be OF substantial ad
vantage to all parts of the state dur
ing the harvest season.
1
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-06

Uncle Sam It taking 4 leaf out. Of
the book Of experience Of the farm
.ers Of the west. He is now doing his
grass cutting in the most approved
fashion, for, instead Of depending on
the old style scythe Or the lawn now
err, he had adopted the automatic
mower. Where the farmer Of the
west plows with the aid Of traction
engine, Uncle Sam hereafter will
keep the forty acres Of lawn sur.
rounding the capitol shaved with an
automatic mower. The machine cost
the government 81 800, weighs 2,2Ot
pounds, and is moved BY gasoline
1t is estimated that 1t will do the
work of fifteen or twenty men witt
hand mowers, and only three day.
now are required to cut the grass
surrounding the big white building
ION the hill.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-06

Gene Wilson, cornetist, late with
klitie's bond, at Riiou tonight.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-06

tax laws are amended 1t Is probable
there will be no radical change in
methods or figures Of assessment.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-06
qd&ses5sEgsep
Gsss5S
OPPORTUNITY OF THE STATE
PRESS. a+

While It may seem a little early
to open UP the political campaign
for the election of a year hence, the
workings of the primary election will
have a tendency to precipitate the
contest earlier than heretofore. The
including in the primary law of the |
provision relating to the election of
United States senators and especially |
that provision which places on the
dominant political party in the leg
1slature the moral obligation Of NAM
ing that person for United States
senator who shall have received forty
per cent of the party vote at the
primary, brings the senatorial cam
paign to the front early and will also
tend to increase rather than diminish
the number Of candidates.
Forty per cent of the vote of the
republicans at the primary election
is pretty large percentage and the
multiplicity of candidates is likely to
prevent the determination of the re-
publican nominee at the polls in the
first election, in which event the
names of the two republican candi-
dates and the two democratic candi-
dates having received the highest
number of votes in the primary cleo
tion are to be printed on the Austral-
ian ballot and the one receiving the
greatest number of votes is to berati-
fed by his party in the legislature.
This provision imposes great party
responsibilities for the legislature is
"a sovereign body and may, il it
chooses wholly disregard the will Of
I the majority of either political party,
] and name the minority candidate. It
ssHia be well, therefore, for republi
cans to proceed with perfect fairness
towards all candidates, in order that
there may follow the two elections
next year into the legislative assem-.
I bly, as little of party rancor and bit.
ferness as possible.
10 aspire IL the United States sen
ate is a privilege and Iaudable am
bition for any person whose qualifi
cations justify it, and the fact thai
among the republicans of the state
are several who are active and am
bilious, able and anxious for thu
place, makes the result the more un
B certain The people of the state. will
do considerable thinking before fna
action is taken, and never before ha
the press of the state been afforde,
such a splendid opportunity OF dig
nifed and fair discussion of publ
men and issues. The press can an
will WELD great influence or cut yer
little figure, according to its detel
mination to be fair frank and homes
# in its criticism or mercenary. bigote
and prejudieed in its expressions.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-06
CRACK SHOTS
FINAL EVENTS WILL BE HELD
AT HiLLsBoRo PROBABLY +.
THIS WEEK. a. H. -

@S There is any amount of activity
among the members of the North
Dakota National guard just now. The
sharp shooters Of the various COM
panies who qualified at the state en-
campment held at Devils Lake are
getting in the best of trim for the
national shoot, which viii be held at
Port Clinton, Ohio, this month. The
Ohio state shoot will be held Aug. IS
to rs, while the national shoot will
be held August 25 to September /. It
is possible that the North Dakota
delegation will participate in both
events.
Ms The representation from this state
| will consist of twelve shooters, three
4 alternates, a captain, scorer and range
officer. There are at the present time
thirty members of the North Dakota
! National guard eligible to take part in
the final shoot at Hillsboro which may
be called this week. The fifteen with
the best averages will be selected te
uphold the honors Of the state at Por
4 Clinton.
There will be teams at the nationa
, shoot representing the army and navy
West Point, Minneapolis. and the Ma
4 tional guard from states which haY,
/ made good under the Dick bill.
Various targets will be shot at from
200, 300, 500, 900, 800 and 1000 var,
marks. A practical test which will b
used viii be the skirmish firing whicl
will try the ability Of the men as doe
regular work.
There are numbers of the North Ds
kota delegation who are expected i
do excellent work and their scores VII
doubtless be among the best.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-06
johnny ArchibOld Says; the.
Government Has II In
For the Octopus
AS Government Represents
the. People Ills deduction
Is Nearly Right

New York, Aug. 81 ohm d. Archi-
bold, vice preside nt of the Standard.
Oil Company, made statement to-.
day in which he, declared that the
company was not given an opportuni-1
ty to be heard or to submit data in
the preparation of the report pre-
pared by Commissioner Of Corpora
lions Herbert Knox Smith Just made
public. Mr.. Arch bold IS statement as
follows
t.On Saturday, August Judge
Lands announced his decision. On
Monday, August 5, Commissioner
Smiths report is given to the public.
This remarkable report of Mr..
Smiths marks another coincidence
in the utterances of the different de
partments of the government IN their
attacks upon us that have occurred
so frequently as to rob them of even
the appearance of being accidental.
| In connection with its publication it
may not be amiss to remind the pub.
lie the act creating the bureau OF
/ Corporation provides such reports
should be, made to the president for
the purpose of guiding him in form
ing suggestions as to legislation ani
that they may be made public in al
or in part only in the discretion 0.
the president. It is sufficient nov
I for us to say that in the preparation
of his report, Mr.. Smith did not SCI
/ fit to even confer with us. We thinl
the public will agree that we are a
4 least entitled to be heard in such |
matter TN Mr.. Smith had seen fl
/, to confer with US we would have read
1 lily furnished him the data for ;
I truthful statement Of the facts; OF
\ this question. &
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-06

eral election a constitutional amend
ment establishing the Initiative and
Referendum in that state (yol TX,
POI NJ ;s3
& The legislature of Missouri voted
to submit to the people of tnat state
a Direct Legislation amendment to
their sats constitution (Vol. TX,
49,. This goes to a vote Of the PEG.
pie in 1908.
. 6. The North Dakota legislature
passed a concurrent resolution, copy
of which is printed in this issue OF
Equity, providing for a Direct Legis-
lation constitutional amendment.
This must pass the next legislature
also before it can be adopted by the
people (Vol. 2-15). 4. . sss
e. Z. The Oklahoma constitutional
convention has adopted Direct Legis-
1ation in both state and city affairs
{Vol. TX, 2-15).
+ 8. The New Jersey legislature has
passed bill enabling the people Of
any city or town to demand Referen-
dunn in all their local affairs.
9. The Iowa legislature passed an
act providing for the chartering Of
cities with what is known as the
commission system Of government
under the peoples direct and con
slant control through the Initiative
Referendum and Recall.
10. The Initiative and Referen
dunn has been Incorporated into the
charters of the following cities On
aha, Lincoln, Whining ton, De-
Moines, Houston, Alameda sants
Cruz, Berkeley, Grand Rapids; ant
! the cities of Oregon June, 1906.
II. Campaigns in the interest o
Initiative and Referendum bills ii
20 state legislatures have had a grea
educational value.