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Gilpin observer., 1908-12-31
NeWhouse Tunnel---lts Possibilities And Advantages

Some few years ago, the Newhouse
tunnel project was started by the Ar
go M. NJ. and T. company from Idaho
Springs, with q direct course through
the Nevada mining district. 1t was
however, only completed for q
distance of 17,400 feet and then the
work was stopped, owing to the fact
that the mine owners in the New
ada section had not signed the con.
tracts to pay for drainage and trans
portation. At the present time. all
the principal mining companies and
Individual mine owners have signed
these contracts and work has already
been recommended on the tunnel.
The principal objects designed by
this article will be set forth in a
this article will be to set forth in a
general way the possibilities and ad-
yantages to the mines of Quartz and
Gunnell hills as far north as the Eur
eka mine, which is located to the
north of Prosser gulch.
tanned by the projection of the tun-
mel will be from 1900 to 1850 feet. 1t
will be impossible through this ar
ticle to touch upon all of the indi-
vidual properties. but we will endeav'
or to mention all Of the prominent
mines on Quartz hill and Gunnell hill
that have had any production worthy
of mention.
The breast Of the tunnel at the
time of writing is about 400 feet
from the ingalls, vein. There are a
number OF lodes intervening between
the present breast and the ingalls,.
but very little work has been done
On these, except on the surface. 1t
is quite possible that at the tunnel
level some of these veins will carry
good values and the properties will,
undoubtedly, be worked from there.
When the tunnel shall have reach
cd the ingalls, vein. this will be the
first upon which any considerable
amount of work has been done below
the surface. There is a main shaft
upon the ingalls,, between 500 and Coz
feet in depth. We have no figures
u. hand to show what the gross pro-
duction has been, but we know there
have been considerable values mined
from this property.
To the east Of the ingalls, the tun.
mel will cut what is known as the Pc
cahontas vein. which upon the sur.
face is a very we'll defined fissure
vein and has produced considerable
pay ore down to a depth OF about
400 feet.
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-31

has been. The westerly extension of
the Slaughter House. which is
the Golden Treasure, has produced
$100,000.00. Six hundred feet to the
north of the Slaughter House, the
tunnel should cut the Grand Army
or Gunnell vein. The Grand Army
and Gunnell mines have produced
something over $1,000, 100000 since
their discovery in 1859. The tunnel
Will cut this vein between $50 and
270 feet below it's deepest workings.
When this tunnel is completed this
property should again become one
of the largest producers in the dis
trict.
The Concrete, which is the west.
erly extension of the Gunnell vein,
has been worked to a depth Of 1900
feet, and has produced a gross value
to the amount of $1,20O, 100000.
Four hundred and fifty feet to the
north of the Concrete is the Eureka.
This is the proposed destination of
the Newhsuse tunnel The Eureka
mine has been worked to a depth
Of about 600 feet ard has a produc-
tion of $400,O00-0O- This should be
another of the good producing mines
when the tunnel is completed, as It,
will have at least 1900 feet of vir-
gin stoping ground.
We have endeavored in this ar
ticle to mention all of the principal
mines along the line of the tunnel
from the present breast up to and
including the Eureka. but we have
by no means mentioned all of the
mines or veins through which the
tunnel will pass. A great number
of mines that we have not mentioned
will be found upon examination to
have produced considerable value.
AS the tunnel proceeds, the Chamber
of Commerce Will make an endeavor,
through its committee on Mines and
Mining. to keep all property own
ers posted as to what is being done
in the tunnel and let the public know
as nearly as possible what each and
every vein is and the values that
it contains as nearly as it is DOS
>sible for them to do.
This article is prepared and SUBJ
mitted by the Gilpin County Cham.
ber of Commerce. through it's com.
mittee on Mines and Mining, and the
object is to let the general public
know Of the vast resources of this
section of Gilpin county through
which the tunnel passes.
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-31

zone about 600 feet square, which is
familiarly known as the Patch.
Throughout this whole area and
to a depth of 300 feet values are
TO be found varying from $500 to
$1,000 to the ton. The possibilities
of this area of the tunnel are be.
yond our power to estimate, but we
believe there are tens of thous-
ands Of tons of ore which can be
worked to large profit from this
level to the surface.
The next we encounter to the
north is the climax vein, the prop
erty Of the Avon Mining and Mill.
ing Company. This property has al
SO been worked extensively and has
produced $3.50 10000, and its pros
poets at the tunnel level should be
largely enhanced.
The next large vein that we meet
is the Missouri. running east and
west from the tunnel; this has been
worked to depth of 400 feet and
has a gross production of $780,
600 90. We now come to the Phoen-
ix-Burroughs, which includes the fol-
lowing properties, on the same vein.
The Mackey- Burroughs to the east,
the Ophir Burroughs and the Gould
Burroughs, and what is known as the
Burroughs Extension, to the west.
nj ,hoF g..
varying in depth from 100 feet to
1850 feet, and have produced a gross
value We feel safe in saying, of at
least 10000 100000.
This vein having produced the
above mentioned sum from a COM
paratively small area worked out,
its possibilities for the future pro-
duction are simply enormous At
the present bottom level there is
known to exist a chute of ore 1900
feet In length and from feet to
21 feet in width. Thirty-five (35)
per cefit.of the cost of working this
vein was in pumping water. This
when eliminated, will allow the work
ing out of vast reserves of low grade
ore to an enormous profit.
Continuing to the north the next
vein encountered is the Kansas, com.
prising the following properties:
The English-Kansas, east of the tun-
mel and to the west of the Pease.
Kansas, the Bennett Kansas, First
National Kansas, Mammoth and the
Kansas Extension, total length OF
$500 feet.
The shafts of these properties vary
in depth from 100 to 1850 fee:
The gross production is $4,000, 900. co.
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-31
Pine and Silver Creek Districts.

In reviewing this section of the
county, which is situated to the north
west Of Central City, special mention
is made Of the vast ore bodies that
have been opened up within the last
twelve months. Eastern capitalists
are the principal operators in this
section and a large sum of money
has been expended in the develop
ment of the several mines.
Less than four months ago a new
concentrator was erected on Pine
creek and in close proximity to the
Evergreen mine, for the treatment
of ores OF that property. In one way
of speaking, the venture proved a
failure. What was thought to be an
Improvement in the way of new in
ventions in machinery was not up to
the expectations of the Evergreen
Gold & Copper Mining Co. But let
II be understood that a thorough and
fair test was not given the new mill
on its first trial. In the first place
not all Of the machinery required to
make this mill a success was at
hand, and an attempt was made to
run the concentrator under several
difficulties. Men were placed in
charge who did not know the differ.
ence between concentrator and an
incubator. The property at present
lies idle for the above reasons. An
immense tonnage is on the dump a.
waiting treatment, which is Of high
grade proposition. running in copper
about so per cent.
During the erection OF the mill,
work in the mine steadily progressed.
80 that 1t can be readily seen that
ore piled up very fast with two
shifts working day and night. The
Evergreen company is now devising
some means by which 1t can sue.
cessfully operate its new mill.
The Evergreen property is equipp-
ed with one of the finest plants OF
machinery in the country: has its
own dynamo and furnishes light to
all parts Of the mine. The company
Is expecting to operate its holdings
on large basis as soon as the
stockholders can arrive at some sat.
isfactory agreement.
The Mackey property Of the I'm
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-31
HiQhly Aonored. .

Mrs. McFarlane is in receipt Of
the following letter from the State
Superintendent Of Public Instruction:
Denver. Colo. Dec. 20, 1908
Dear Mrs. McFarlane:
At recent meeting of the
State Board Of Examiners you were
recommended to the State Board Of
Education for the complimentary
state diploma. shall take great
pleasure in sending you the same
within a short time.
Respectively yours,
Katherine L. Craig. superintendent,
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-31

production o. the above named
properties to be veryvery extensive
There are very large bodies of low
grade ore in the California that can
be worked to profit when it is
drained, which they were unable to
do anything with at the time of work
ing on account of the enormous
expense of handling the water. This
statement also appertains to the
other properties along this vein
above mentioned.
A lateral driven along this vein
5000 feet to the Indiana property will
in our judgment, open up vast bod
les Of ore. The first 1900 feet hav-
ing a stopping area Of from 500 to
1000 feet in heighth. Thence pass
ing through the California into the
Indiana. both Of which properties have
been extensively worked down to a
depth Of 100 feet, we come again to
virgin ground practically to the sur
face.
In our opinion, crosscuts run north
and south from this point would in
tersect some very strong leads. To
The south. such as the Ivanhoe, Hell
os, Forks, Barker. Flack, Kent Coun-
ty, Aetna. Rails County. German and
Belcher. The production of these
properties has been ar follows:
The Forks, $1,000, 10000; Ivanhoe
$4O0 100000; Barker. about s25, ,OOO. 90;
Flack from $40O 100000 to $500, ,OOO. 90;
Kent County, Aetna and Rails Coun-
ty, on the same vein. have a gross
production of s75O,OOO.OO. Very little
work has been done on the Helos,
German or Belcher, but on the two
latter properties uranium ore is be-
ing extracted, worth from s15O000 to
$5000.00 per ton, and are said to be
the largest uranium mines in the
world.
Still farther to the south are the
Alps, Delmonico, Pyrenees and Kirk.
all Of which have been large produc-
ers, more especially the Alps. which
has a gross production Of more than
$500, 100000.
To the north are the American
Flag and the Irish Flag. The for
mer with a gross production of near.
ly $1,000,000.00. Coming back again
to the tunnel we proceed to the
north and the next vein Of promin-
cnce We strike is the SanJuan.
This property has been worked
quite extensively to depth of
1000 feet, with a gross production of
more than $1,000. 100000. This vein
is in the center OF a mineralized
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-31

mill in operation day and night ON
ore from these mines
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

On the Point, now bleak with winter,
he stopped by tiny spruce protruding
from the snow and began digging as
furiously as if he were hunting for
buried treasure.
A half dozen little trees he uncov-
cred. At last, with boyish laugh, he
laid the ak at the foot of one until
the chips flew.
That night the crazy man who had
come 800 miles for Christmas tree
started homeward again. Christmas
eve the man and the Christmas tree
mounted the steps of the Wilson resi-
dence and rang the door bell violently.
Well, what else could she do? That
night they went out into the Christmas
crowds together and bought the tin
sci for the first Christmas tree Kate
had had in years-and the very best.
Copyright, 1908. by Wright A. Patterson.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

over the blue expanse of the bay. A
hundred yards in front of them Mrs.
Wilson was gathering up the table
cloth and things.
There was a little sense of chill in
the ara harbinger of autumn. And
there was a change in the atmosphere
between the two. The girls lips were
tremulous. The man was agitated,
and strangely tender and brutal in his
speech.
1T will not interest you," he said,
but l am going down tomorrow"
Put why so tragic? We will be
back in town in week ourselves
ard yet I do not feel so horribly blue
about it."
well, things down there are diff
ferent'
Yes, they are different, but not IN
pleasant when you first get back to
them. l shall miss the carna in front
of your hotel; but I have no doubt the
fall millinery on State street will be
quite as gorgeous.
you are clever. and, like most
clever people, a little heartless. You
know how things are different down
there. The people are different-why,
we are different ourselves. And it is
lust the difference of which you
speak-the difference between these
towers and flowers of silk and satin,
between those lilies out there and lily
stems of wire and paper"
You are little unkind, Jack" she
said. gently.
The soft reproof, more suggestive Of
tears than anger, brought the story
to his very lips He wondered how
he should tell it. Then an old schoolboy
trick came back to him. He brought out
his penknife. Beside them was a little
spruce and in the soft, fiaky bark he
carved a heart. Within its lines he
dug deeply the initials of two people.
The girl caught her breath and blushed
a little, which are the proper and Gus
tomary things for a girl to do at such
a time.
Then he told her what was in his
mind. 1t left her little panic-stricken
and she took the refuge her sisters al
ways have taken-she asked him to
wait for his answer.
In such a case there is but one thing
for the man to do, and that is to wait
until tomorrow. But when man
is terribly in earnest he takes people
seriously.
when I see this carving of yours
again then we will talk about this,
Jack-if you still think this way"
She thought she was putting him
on most proper probation. 1t was
only woman's reluctance to give up
her freedom.
But he took her at her word. Next
day he went away.
Back in town again, at first he saw
her often. His restraint she imagined
was resentment. In November, a
month of storms and dreary skies,
they quarreled. That was six weeks
ago.
All that six weeks he pondered the
matter by lonely fires and over break
fasts late and bad. Then he resolved
to end the suspense and still keep his
word.
One day young man, whom the ma
tives were satisfied was most GER
tainlY insane. stepped off the tra.@
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

Christmas Salad.

For a Christmas salad select the
largest and brightest red apples, and
cut a deep slice from each at the
stem end. Scoop out the pulp; drop
both the covers and apples into cold
water and leave them until needed.
Cut crisp celery into small pieces with
one-third the quantity of English wal
nuts or pecans broken; mix with very
stiff mayonnaise. Wipe and polish each
apple and fill with the salad, fitting
each cover carefully. and set on bed
of crisp lettuce leaves just before
serving.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

Mother was off on an eleventh-hour
and unsatisfactory wrestle with the
Christmas shopping problem. Sis had
chosen this gray afternoon to call on
a chum home from college. So Kate
had opportunity to make herself as
miserable as she desired.
1t was now six weeks since Jack
had called-aud six weeks is a long
time when man is % and girl is 20,
and each is very much interested in
the other. Just how much Kate was
interested was something unsus
pected. Once Jack thought he knew.
but now all he knew was that he did
not know. When Jack suddenly disap-
peared from Hates perspective no one
noticed his absence from the picture.
To most people Jack had seemed a
part of Kate's social background
Some who had seen them together at
Grand Traverse had advanced him to
the middle distance. But of the fore
ground no one thought.
What happened in July was this:
The Wilson's were no more than
firmly established in their cottage,
which looks over Grand Traverse bay,
than Jack appeared at the hotel,
which looks over them both. That
was not remarkable, for all had been
members of that particular summer
colony for years. Then, the day OF
the picnic on the Point, Jack and
Kate found themselves sitting at the
green fringe Of the forest looking out
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23
Inoenious Ponies.

A rather curious habit has been de-
veloped by Mexican ponies in connec-
ton with the cactus thorns. When
these creatures are thirsty, it is said
that before attempting to put their
mouths to the prickly plant, they will
first of all stand and kick at the cac-
tus with their heels. By this means the
thorns are broken and the leathery
skin bruised, and so the ponies can
drink their fill of the cool juice with
out injuy.-The Sunday Strand
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

IL Chr i S : & n q o n
again celebrates the
nativity of the foJ1-
der Of the Christian
faith, and the inaug-
uration of the new
year. T h e h e a r t
yields to the pre-
vailing spirit and
sentiment, despite
intellectual dissent.
Not to observe, in
S o m e f or m, t h e
Christmas festival
is felt to do vio-
lence to the best
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23
Ii the Case of True Love.

Never believe the old proverb:
.cWhen Poverty enters the door, Love
flies out of the window" Instead o.
fying, Love puts down his bow an(
arrow, picks up the oil can, and says
Nov you will see how l can make tn
wheels go round"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

into a snowdrift. He wanted a team,
a guide, a shovel and an ak. AS he
had money and determination he got
them Ur
This crazy young man drove four
miles and waded through two more.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

Hat a lot of things
can happen be-
tween July and
Christmas!" Kate
said it to herself
and said it aloud,
so loudly that it
startled her. For
she was alone.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-05

The usual way for man to learn
how to propose to a girl is for her
to teach Hmm. Y. Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-05
IS Per Cent Dividend.

Mr.. j. R. Wakefield, of this city has
stock in creamery at Bloomfield,
KY, built by this company.
For the first nine months the
creamery was in operation, ending
Dec 81, our dividend was 18 per
cent" said Mr.. Wakefield yesterday.
This year 4 have been informed by
other stockholders that the dividend
for the year 1908 will probably be 25
per cent This is due to an increase
in the amount of milk received. The
creamery turns out $4,000 worth
of butter and milk in the nine months
of 1907.
The skinned milk is given back to
the dairyman for feed for his hogs.
The butter and cream is sold advan-
tageously. The milk is Pasteurized,
which insures it's absolute cleanliness.
My father has been in the dairy bus
mess for twenty-five years. He has
made good money since thescreamery
was established
Il believe that a creamery would be
a paying proposition in Americus, and
give the farmers a steady income ev-
cry thirty days. 1t all depends on how
much milk is turned over to the dali
ry. | think a great success could
be made here. Good pasture lands can
easily be found. 1t will require work
to keep the COWS and send in the milk
regularly, but the returns will be most
generous
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-05
THIRD BALE COTTON
HAS ARRIVED
Mr.. A. A. Forrest. Who Had
First Honor, Brought it.

The third bale of cotton grown in
Americus territory was received yes
terday by Mr. George R. Oliver, the
bale being grown by Mr.. 4. A. For
rest, of the Twenty-seventh district.
The bale graded good middling and
was weighed in at 4S5 pounds. The
cotton was in excellent condition, be-
ing comparatively free from green
ness.
Mr.. Forrest brought in the first bale
which reached the Americus market.
the second coming from the neighbor-
hood of Leesburg. From this time
Mr.. Forrest will be able to pick cot
ton right along. Except for the rain
yesterday, he would have been able to
bring in another bale today Before
the week is over he will have one OF
more additional bales ready for the
market.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-05
ARE THERE BLIND
TIGERS HERE
Some Suspect That UnIaw-
full Sale is GOing on.

Are there blind tigers in Ameri-
Gus?
That is a question that is worrying
some citizens who are inclined to be-
lieve that there. are some places
where liquors are being sold.
1t is intimated that detectives may
be employed to root out such places,
if any exist, and secure evidence
against the proprietors to be pres
ented to the grand jury.
II am somewhat inclined to believe
that there are underground railroads
in Americus by means Of Nh. j IL
quor can be had" said we'll known
citizen yesterday to a Times-Recorder
representative "I do not make any
positive statement to that effect, but
certain surface indications have lead
me to believe it, or at least to strong
ly suspect it. In a place like this
where public sentiment is quite
strongly against the sale of liquors
in violation of the state law | feel
satisfied that if any blind tigers exist
they will soon be put out of business. ;"
The city officials evidently do not
believe that there are any places here
where whisky is being sold under the
blind of selling other goods. There
has been very little drunkenness
since the prohibition law came int
effect, and while Americus has not
an entirely sober record there has
been no sudden increase of cases of
drunkenness or disorderly conduct
recently, it is pointed out, to justify
the suspicion that intoXicants are
being disposed of here, either under
the guise of soft drinks or for what
they really are.
If any one in Americus should en-
gage in the sale of liquors and be
detected and convicted it would prob
ably go hard with him. 1t has been
generally understood that no fine
would be imposed on such cases but
a twelve months term on the chain
gang imposed. With an active anti
saloon league in existence here any
suspicion that the law is being vio-
lated would probably speedily result
in determined efforts to ferret out the
offenders.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-05
CREAMERY IS BEING
PLANNED FOR AMER|CUS
STOCK TO AMOUNT OF Sc 1000 MUST BE SUBSCRIBED
Mr. j. R. Wakefield Tells of Drawing Is Per Gent
Dividend in Less Than Year.


For the purpose of organizing a
company to operate a creamery in
Americus, Mr.. John Lester Williams,
of Nashville, Tenn, is in the city as
Building & Misunderstanding company,
which builds creameries and manufac-
lures supplies.
Briefly stated, his proposition is to
secure subscriptions to the amount of
$4,000 for stock His company then
builds and starts a creamery for $5,-
$50, the sum named to be due only
when the plant is in successful opera
ton. The remaining $3.50 is turned
over to the company for operating ex-
penses.
His company has equipped hundreds
of creameries over the country, but
has just entered Georgia. In Ameri-
Gus are two stockholders in plants
built by the same company in Ken
tucky-Dr. Crockett and Mr.. Wake
field. One of these creameries is pay
ing 18 per cent dividends
In the short time Mr. Williams has
been here he has secured number of
subscribers, and has aroused interest
in many other gentlemen who are
considering the matter of taking one
or more shares of stock. Mr. Williams
puts the returns at from to 35 per
cent from similar plants now in OPP
Grafton.
The minimum number of cows to
make one of these creameries sue
cess is 100, the capacity being 800
Gentlemen owning considerably more
than hundred cows in the aggregate
have signified their intention of hav-
ing their product handled through the
creamery.
Mr. Williams is a son of one of the
very largest dairymen of Nashville,
Tenn, who is yice-president and man
ager of the company. The machinery
turns out the genuine Elgin product