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Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
news FROM THE Mines ANO MILLS
Mining Claims in Mexico.


The Mexican Mining Journal, in
recent issue, thus sums up the general
procedure involved in the obtaining of
clear title to mining property in
Mexico:
W Presentation of the petition in
duplicate to the stamp Office of the
town in which the agency is located,
and payment of the sum of SIS per
returned. together with a duplicate re-
ceipt for the money deposited Then
the petition is presented in duplicate
to the agent of the Department OF
Fomento. together with the deposit re-
ceipts. The agent will inspect the pa
pers, and IL found correct, he will reg
lister the originals and return to the
owner the duplicates. with the date Of
entry, the page and the agency stamp
endorsed upon 1t. This duplicate peti-
ton and the stamp office receipt are
the only evidences the claimant can
offer as proofs Of his right to the claim,
until he receives his patent from the
government.
(2) Survey of the claim by an ap-
proved engineer, who will be nomin-
ated by the agent, usually according
to the suggestion of the petitioner.
The application for certain engineer
is included in the petition for the
claim.
(3) Receipt of the "aviso," or no
tice for publication, and the insertion
of the same in the "Periodico Official"
or state newspaper. The mining agent
Will send this "aviso" to the petitioner
Immediately upon receipt of notice that
the engineer, whom he has asked 20
serve. accepts. 1t is the duty of the
claimant to have this paper published
within forty days from the date OF
announcement" or petition. A copy
of each issue must be forwarded at
once to the agent for filing.
(4) The engineer will present to
the mining agent inside the term OF
sixty days his report, 'informe" and
his plans in triplicate. These will also
then be filed with the other papers per-
tanning to the claim in question.
(5) Four months from the date Of
the petition the agent will send the
bulk of the papers and plans to the
offida of fomento. The latter will
compare the plans, check them. and
return them, If necessary. for correc-
ton. to the owner. II found correct
they will be passed 10 the secretary
of Fomento and the Presidente of Mex
leo for patent. The latter will then
be forwarded to the owner through the
local agent
60 The owner must appear in per
son or by attorney before the agent
to receive the title
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
Clear Creek County.

Mining Science summarizes mining
progress in Clear Creek county as fol-
lows: The Gem Company is prosecut-
ing encouraging development work at
considerable depth below the level of
the Newhouse tunnel and at a surface
depth of over 2,100 feet on the Gem
vein system. These developments are
of the utmost importance to the district
as regards commercial ore bodies at
greater depth. The progress recorded
at the several development tunnels
in the county during February were as
follows: McClelland, 1876 feet, making
a total of $50 feet; Metropolitan, l2S
feet: Marshall-Russell at Empire, 109
feet; Central. 80 feet; the Big Five and
Seemann, United States and Honest
John tunnels also made satisfactory
heading progress. a plant of tunnel
driving machinery was set up last
week at the portal of the Russell Page
tunnel at the head of Cascade creek.
The bore is projected for the deep ex-
ploitation of the Cynosure vein sys-
TEN. situated midway between Idaho
Springs and Georgetown. An equip
ment is being added at the Allan mill
on Chicago creek whereby the plant
will be water-powered. The mill is
successfully running on ores from the
Quito mine. 1t is announced that the
Pelican mill. above Silver Plume, will
be in operation in about thirty days.
AT which time the building tramway
from the upper dumps of the mine will
be in commission.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
Good Progress at ouray.

The Ouray correspondent OF the
Denver Republican says: Authentic
reports from the Camp Bird mine. in
dicate that this great gold producer
achieved its banner production record
last year The net profits from this
property during the year ending De
cember 31st last, were quarter OF
million more than for the previous
year While the management is reti-
cent in giving the public details as
TO the underground condition OF the
property, there seems no doubt, IN
view OF the production being made.
that new and perhaps richer ore
body has been opened in the lower
levels of the mine. 1t is. in fact,
stated that the ore in this new body
is so rich that il is necessary to mix
low grade material with ii, in order
10 effect successful milling results. The
sack of bullion shipped from here each
morning to Denver is stated to have
constantly increased in weight during
the last few months. and 1t is asserted
that the Camp Bird is just beginning
10 produce.
Current report has it that Thomas F.
Walsh, the original owner of the Camp
Bird, will enter the Ouray field again
this year and proceed with the devel-
opment of some promising properties
in which he Is interested. The prop
erty or one of the prospects. which
he is said to be preparing to open. is
the Hidden Treasure. in the Sneffels
district, which at one time was nota-
BILE property and which promises to
become a good producer under suffi-
cient and systematic development.
At the Commodore Foote the tunnel
is being run in on the vein, and while
the ore in evidence at present is low
grade, the presence of a streak of brit
tie silver IS taken to indicate that the
tunnel is nearing the rich shoot opened
above.
The American Nettie is shipping a
heavy tonnage of good grade ore.
A contract has been let, 1t is report
ed, for the driving of the Treasury tun-
mel ahead another 1000 feet and that
the work will be started as soon as
the required supplies can be taken to
the property. The property is man
aged by w. J. Harmon, Jr. The tun-
mel Is already in 5000 feet and will
ultimately be extended 6.000 feet, in
which distance 1t will intersect num-
ber OF valuable veins of the Silverside
basin. A number of rich ore bodies
have been opened by the tunnel and
the work of taking out and milling the
ore will be started this spring.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
Golden smelter May Reopen.

The rumored reopening OF the
Golden smelter seems to depend largely
upon the output OF the Saratoga mine
In Clear Creek county. II is known
that the Saratoga company has an op-
ton to lease the smelter and the plant
is being put in readiness to start
should the ore body In the mine, which
It is expected will soon be encountered.
prove large enough to supply sufficient
tonnage to operate the smeter without
depending upon custom ores.
Superintendent Owen says that II his
company decided to operate the smell.
ter, ores from other mines in the dis
trict will be handled. but he wants to
be convinced that the Saratoga alone
will keep the plant running steadily
should rival smelters decide to fight
them by smelling charges.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
Cripple Creek Drainage Tunnel.

A Denver News special of Cripple
Creek says: AT the present rate of
progress | believe tina. the drainage
tunnel will be completed within
twenty-eight months" said A. f. Carl
ton. who has the contract for driving
the big bore. According to the meas
urements taken by Engineer Country,
man the breast is in 1,7S9.5 feet from
the portal. lis feet having been driven
in the first half OF the present month.
Since the present contractors start
ed work or February Sth consistent
speed of nine feet per day has been
maintained, retulting in a total ad-
vance of 329 feet. OF which 21l feet
was made in February. Two shifts
are at work at present, but
Superintendent McIlwee intends to in
crease the force as soon as practicable
by putting on Il graveyard shift When
this is done the contractors expect to
drive at least 399 feet per month,
which is more than the contract calls
for.
II that rate of progress can be main-
tanned. the big bore will be completed
In considerable less than the time cal
culated by Contractor Carlton, whose
estimate includes a liberal allowance
for possible accidents and delays.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
six KISSES A DAY THE LIMIT.
Wife Too Affeetionate So chicagoan
Leaves Home.

Chicago.-Six kisses day are the
limit for Ora NJ. Leedom. He prom
ised Detectives Stark and Johnson,
who arrested him for deserting his af.
fectionate wife, that he would stay
with her on that basis. He was found
in Springfield. ILL.,, where he went
seven weeks ago.
ITS a case of too much fovey'
business" said Leedom. on the way
back from Springfield. MY wife
she was married once or twice before
lis a good woman and a fine house
keeper; but she is too strong on the
love business to suit me.
Now, I'm not a chilly guy or any.
thing like that; but / don't want a
woman kissing me all the time. When
l come home from work in the even
ing. l like to sit down and read the
paper. My wife would want me to
hold hands with her and say foolish
things.
"A few days before jumped out OF
town. some actress down in New
York made hit with kiss that last.
ed AZ seconds. When my wife read
about that in the papers she said she
could beat 1t with one hand tied be.
hind her back. I'm ashamed to tell
you what happened
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
PERPETUAL MOTION, SURE,
Inventor Cannot Stop Machine When
Once Started.

Evanston, Ia.-After spending two
years and putting a large amount of
money into materials, ]. o. Scott of
this place claims to have solved the
problem OF perpetual motion. One
machine. having been weakened in re.
modelling, flew to pieces after running
a period OF three minutes. and he is
now at work on a new model OF so
substantial a pattern that 1t cannot
fail to stand the test. A governor is
all he lacks, claims Scott. After start.
ing his machine, he has no way Of
stopping It except to load 1t until it
cannot run.
The machine. as has been the case
with all previous experiments along
this line. attempts to utilize gravity
for power. On a six-foot wheel Scott
claims to have an overbalancing
weight OF 140 pounds. Weights, cams
and levers are used in its construc.
tion. but further than this. Scott will
not reveal the workings of his model.
The weights on one side extend 16
inches beyond the circumference Of
the wheel. and on the other side fall
four inches within. He expects to have
the machine completed in about two
months
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
NEW SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY.
Ex-Gov. Bradley Elected. Breaking
Long Deadlock.

Frankfort, Ky.-Former Gov Will
liam O'Connell Bradley, Republican.
was recently elected United States
senator to serve six years from March
4, 1903, when the term of James b.
McCreary will expire.
The final ballot was the twenty
ninth taken in an effort to break the
deadlock which developed on January
Is between the Beckham and Bradley
forces. Bradley's election was accom-
plished by number of Democrats GO
ing over to him.
Senator-elect Bradley is native
kentuckian. He was born in 1S47
near Lancaster, and has long made
his home in Louisville. He has been
a power in Republican politics in Ken
tucky since 1865 when, though he
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
RUSTIC WANTS FILIPINO BRIDE.
New York Farmer Advertises for a
Brown Girl in a Manila Paper.

Utica, N. "a paper published in
Manila. Philippine Islands, recently,
and just received here, contains the
following:
Wanted.-An orphan girl for wife,
between the ages of IA and "a. Send
with dowry of $3.50 to Little Falls, N.
Y. freight paid"
This Is the gist of the wants OF Ar
thur Congdon Of Little Falls, N. Y, in
a communication written to the sec
retary Of the interior simultaneously
with his inserting the above "ad." in
a Manila newspaper. Congdon said
In his letter to the secretary that he
had read Of the offer of the govern.
ment to provide for the care of Fill
pino girls and the payment to those
of marriageable age, who married, a
sum equivalent to the cost of two
years maintenance, about $3.50.
He said that his work on the farm,
where. among other duties, he cared
for 45 cows. precluded his going to
Manila for an orphan girl, but that
he would make one of the maidens
his bride II the government would
ship him one, freight prepaid, and
send along with her the $3.50 dowry.
Congdon, who evidently misinterpreted
the cable news regarding the gov
ernment's plan for marrying of its
eligible wards in the Philippines. is a
good-looking, husky young farmer.
and insisted that he is sincere in his
desire to get Filipino bride.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
Activity at Cripple Creek.

Favorable as was the February pro-
duction Of the Cripple Creek mines, the
present month is even better, without
the assistance Of the large Stratton In
dependence mill, now rapidly approach
ing completion, says the Denver News
of March 18th. Last week approx
mately $4,000 tons of ore was handled
by the railroads between Cripple Creek
and the valley mills and smelters. This
is the heaviest ore tonnage in the his
tory of the camp, and, II continued to
the end OF the month, means gain OF
1873 tons over February and a prob
able $1,300,0OO as the total valuation
for March, meaning $15,0Oo,0O0 Tor
1908.
Much ore OF high grade value is
being shipped" says the Cripple Creek
Times, but the enormous tonnage of
low-grade, which. on account OF the
lowest freight and treatment charges
which have ever been made for Cripple
Creek ore, can now be mined at a
profit, serves to bring down the aver
age per ton" Every crew, engine and
car available on the Cripple Creek lines
is now in constant use and working
overtime, while efforts are being made
by the various roads to secure addi-
tional equipment from outside lines,
which is being pressed into service as
fast as obtained.
Activity is not limited to the rail-
roads. The man with the ore team
Tho spends his earnings in the camp
and has 10 Wall street Office to sup
port, is also in evidence. The Cripple
Creek Trading & Transfer Company,
which does the bulk OF the ore haullng,
is now handling the largest business
in its history. More than 100 horses
are now at work, and the company is
compelled to hire other teams to han
die it's hauling orders. which leasers on
small mines are increasing daily, as
several properties at present on the
shipping list are not connected with
the samplers by rail. The dumps are
moving, as the records of the Ironclad
and Isabella cyanide plants with low
grade material-from 81 upward per
ton-present fair margin Of profit.
Another good sign of the times is the
renewed interest manifested by small
and scattered holders of Cripple Creek
shares. Some of the companies behind
those shares have held no meetings
for years, and have been so derelict In
the matter of publicity that their finan-
cial position Is largely unknown. The
mining editor of the News receives let
ters by every mail in which informa-
tion is asked for. This is largely caused
by the reported shipments Of ore from
the mines and the profits declared by
leasers. The managements OF the com
panies referred to would please the
shareholders and effectively aid the
camp by doing their duty. The honest
purchaser of shares is entitled to a
run for his money. Bearing this in
mind. a shaking up of the slothful man
agements will result in good. and
should prove popular rather than the
reverse
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
Makeup of French Families.

The number of French families. that
is TO say households with or without
children. is estimated at 11.315.000. OF
this total 1.S04.72O families have no
children. 2.966.171 have one child
1861 .97S have two children. 1,6l3.425
have three. 9S7,392 have four, 566.T6S
have Ave. 327.241 have six, 1S2. 2.99S
have seven, 94.729 have eight. 4i,72S
have nine, 20.639 have ten. S,305 have
eleven. 3.50S have twelve. 1.437 have
thirteen, 554 have fourteen. 249 have
fifteen. 10 have sixteen. "a have seven.
teen and finally as families have eigh.
teeE D more.-Republique FrancaIIu
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26

was only is years old. he was admitted
to the practice of law by special act
of the state legislature. He at once
allied himself with the party of Lin
coin and woT honors from his fellows,
He is the only Republican who was
ever elected governor of Kentucky.
In 1896 ne was indorsed by his state
for the presidential nomination. but
his claims were not pushed before the
convention. In 1895 Mr. Bradley was
elected governor of Kentucky. and
served one term. The new senator is
n civil war veteran. having run away
from home in 1862 to join the union
army
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
Xavier Mission Near Tucson, Arizona.

he would not allow plaster or white
wash to touch it's walls. and the re-
pairs made during his time were only
those absolutely necessary to keep it
from destruction.
In the nave of the church are kept
the chained books. They were once
fastened to a desk, but have now been
placed on a high shelf with their an
cient chains still clinging to them.
The books comprise a Vinegar Bible, =
Fox's Book of Martyrs" and a desk
prayer book.
The Old Church has seen some mag
nificent ceremonies, notably the
funeral of Lord Bray. 1t was here,
too, that Henry VIII. came in state the
day after Anne Boleyn's execution to
wed Jane Seymour.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
Insignia That Tell Various Grades in
Navy.

noble in proportions and emblematic
of strength, were chosen. The anchor,
being distinctive of the navy. was used
to indicate it especially.
In all the insignia silver is chosen
to rank above the gold. because it
usually lies near the surface, and so
nearer the heavens.
Anyone versed in the marks of rank
in the navy can tell at glance not
only the relative Importance of the
individual among his fellows, but not
infrequently what especial work is as
signed to them.
There comes an admiral" says the
friendly tar who has ventured to guide
you through the navy yard. For the
life of you. what makes him an ad-
miral at a glance you cannot tell.
From the dignity of his bearing he
might be OF any exalted rank. His
distinguishing mark on the collar is
four silver stars with n gold fouled
anchor under each of the outer ones.
II he were a rear admiral he would
wear two silver stars with silver
fouled anchor between them. The
signs of rank are worn on the collar
except in full dress, when they appear
on the shoulder strap.
The captain who meets one on
board the ship has no stars on his
collar. but silver spread eagle in
the center with silver fouled anchor
on either side. The officer who wears
silver oak leaf on either side of a
silver fouled anchor is commander.
The same device in gold indicates n
lieutenant commander. Lieutenants
are shown by two silver bars on either
side of a silver fouled anchor. II they
are of the junior grade they wear one
bar instead of two. Ensigns wear
only the silver fouled anchor All the
above officers are commissioned Off.
GERS Of the line.
There are in addition aboard ship
the commissioned corps officers, the
warrant officers and the petty officers
The same devices that the line of
fcers wear are also worn by the corps
officers on their epaulets on the cen
ter of their shoulder straps but the
latter wear In addition certain devices
to denote their corps department. o..
ficers of the medical corps wear O
spread oak leaf In gold with n silver
acorn on 1t. officers of the pay corps
have silver oak spray. II a silver
eagle is combined with these devices
1t indicates respectively medical dl
rector and pay director. The engineer
corps has been made one with the lin,
officers so that they no longer have
any corps device.
Some OF the devices OF the petty Of
flcers are not very intelligible mt first
sight, and single device does servic,
| to identify several.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
littleton,s Steamer.

Martin w. Littleton. leading coun-
sci in the Thaw case, has a ready way
with him." said New York lawyer.
"One night at dinner l heard him
get back at an opponent like this:
Gentlemen he said, if you knew
Blank as well as l do, you'd under
stand that when his mouth opens his
brain ceases to work. He reminds me
OF little steamer that used to run on
the Missouri. The steamer had a sew
en-inch whistle. The effect of this was
that when the whistle blew the
steamer stopped"
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
"ANpY" AND "JoHN D." OUT.
Carnegie and the Oil Man Disagree
Over Game of Golf.

New York.-All because of a game
Of golf, Andrew Carnegie and John D.
Rockefeller, two of the most distin-
guished devotees of the game in this
country, are reported to have broken
friendship of years standing. For
months, it is said, they have not
spoken to each other and the formerly
frequent visits have been abandoned.
Although the quarrel which caused
the estrangement occurred last fall,
the story has only got abroad.
The warm argument over which Of
the two won game over John D. 8
private golf course at Pocantico Hills,
is said to have caused the old friends
to part. Both assert their differences
cannot be patched up without an apol-
ogy from the other. Each asserts he
will never apologize.
From all reports, it was the hot
test kind of game that caused the
trouble. First one was ahead, then
the other. At the sixteenth hole,
Rockefeller announced the score. say
ing he had made 7S strokes, against
Carnegie's 81. The former steel king
disputed this, saying ne had made
only 19. Carnegie captured the next
holes in three fewer strokes than
John. He claimed final score of So
to Rockefeller's So. John D. asserted
the proper score was 81 to s6 in his
favor From this beginning the argu.
ment grew so warm that their friend
ship broke under the strain.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
Rich Ore In Cheyenne.

A Cheyenne. Wyo.. dispatch says;
Cheyenne is threatened with the min
ing fever as the result Of the discov-
cry In West Cheyenne Of galena ore
assaying $76.47 to the ton In gold, sill
yer and lead. This ore was found by
James Thompson. a veteran prospec'
tor. on vacant land owned by the Union
Pacific. and well defined body has
been located in n limestone ledge which
runs through the Western part of the
city.
Thompson is also exhibiting n mum.
ber of nuggets of native silver which
he picked up in the vicinity Of the
lead. He and DIR. 8. II. Sweat have
formed partnership, have secured q
five-year lease on the railroad ground
and will ut once proceed with devel
opment work.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
No Use Dodqinu.

Among the men who served among
Rooseve'ts Rough Riders in Cuba was
little Dutch Jew. who, according to
the men in his own troop, was the
very incarnation of cool. impudent bra
vado in fight" He was consistent
fatalist.
One day he observed comrade
dodging q spent bullet that had whis-
tied uncomfortably close to him.
Watts lie use to dodge dem pullets?"
sang out the little Jew. "Deyll hit
you shust as veil we're you are as vere
you n't."-Everybody's Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
A Hard Head.

Representative Mccall of Massachu-
setts, said to Representative Williams
OF Mississippi, while chatting recently:
John, is it true that one can never
injure Southern darky by striking
him on tho head?"
Absolutely true" responded Will
liams with an air of great gravity.
LAS an instance in point will convince
you. A Mississippi darky went to
sleep in barn with his feet against
the side. In the night mule kicked
him in the head and the concussion
broke his ankle"
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
Whore He Learned His Trade.

Employer to applicant for work:
You say you learned your trade az
an apprentice in one of the largest con-
Germs In the country?"
Applicant-Yes, sir, and during my
hve yea-s apprenticeship worked
without receiving cent for it.
Employer-Did you work steadily all
that time without pay?
Applicant did, sir, and goe
through orly yesterday,
Employer-You must be very indus
trious and ambitious. Where was it
you learned your trade?
Applicant-In Sing Sing prison.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
Caught Up With the Cow.

whats the NATTER" asked a pas
senger on little North Carolina rail-
road. more remarkable for discretion
than for speed, as the train came to q
standstill in the midst of green fields.
Cow on the track" replied train
man laconically.
Whats the matter now?" asked tho
passenger an hour later, as the train
stopped once more.
Caught up with the COW again."
growled tie brakeman.