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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-17
The Damrosch Concert.

Walter Damrosch and his New York orchestra with Mime Lillian Nordica appeared at the Buckingham Music hall Saturday evening before a large audience. Considering it was Saturday night it was very large house the sale of seats aggregating about $2,000. The performance was very beautiful and although the beau tiful diva may not have fulfilled an- ticipations, the musical was most en- joyable. Damrosch and his orchestra were as usual in form and although the orchestra was perhaps little out of balance, the musicians played with precision and accuracy that was commendable. The orchestra seems to be trifie weak at the first violins and evidently is not any better than it was year ago. At least it did not seem so. Of course it all depends upon the way one hears 1t. In the Wagnerian renditions Mime Nordica was not at her best-at least she did not make the impression she did in her three songs. It must be remem- bered though that 1t is mighty diff ficult undertaking to sing against an orchestra. Many who were a little disappointed with the singer will say that her voice was too weak for the orchestra while others will contend that the orchestra played too loudly too sonorous even for the strongest voice. Mime Nordica was almost as captivating in the lower tones and her notes sounded just as birdlike as they did about fourteen years ago when she first appeared here. She was thoroughly acquainted with her score. Her rendering of the fine se- lections with Mir Damrosch as accom- panist on the piano were the gems of the eevning. She was enthusiastically encored and responded in a most pleasing manner. It was gratifying to the music lovers of this city be- cause the musical was so well sup ported as the event was managed by the musicians themselves and the people went because of their love for music.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-17
SATURDAYS FRESHEI
Naugaiuck and Mad Rivers
 We're 0verilowlng.

The rainstorm and thaw of Saturday turned the Naugatuck and Mad rivers into raging torrents, and late in the afternoon it was feared that serious damage would be done, especially about the bridges that span the rivers At the West end, Bank street and Washington avenue crossings, huge cakes of ice and heavy timbers bang ed against the piers with terrific force, making the structures shake so that people didn't care to trust them- selves on them. A similar condition existed at Dublin street, Baldwin street and South Main street, where the Mad river crosses the highways. Great and Little brooks carried unus- ually large quantities of water, and the streets were converted into streams that rushed in all directions, and when the contents of each met at one point, near City Corners, they made up the largest body of water ever seen in the Naugatuck river. Considerable damage was done at different points. The water worked through the retaining wall at the But ton shop and force of men hustled baling it out all Saturday afternoon and the work was continued until Sun day morning, when the source of the trouble had abated. Stores and pri- vate residences along the stream were soaked to the first floor and in one or two instances people who tried to en- ter their cellarways had close calls from being drowned. The damage to private and public property was con- siderable.
 At the West end few boys ven- tured out on the golf links. and be- fore they realized it, they were sur rounded by water and had to take to the club house for safety They were finally rescued in boat brought there from Forest park by Ralph Blakeslee. Police Officer Edward J. Mullings and Howard Lear rowed out to the club house and put three of the boys on board and then pushed back to the roadside When these were landed another trip was made and the others brought to shore. The boys are:
 Ernest Sedlitz, aged fifteen years, of the Watertown road.
 Arthur Ingraham, aged fifteen years, of Henry street.
 Ernest Harrison. aged sixteen years, of F Riverside street.
 Irving Harrison, his brother, aged fourteen years.
 Arthur Reid. aged seventeen years, of Benham street.
 David Peet. aged seventeen years, of Myrtle avenue.
 The street from the iron bridge for considerable distance along the Wa tertown road was thronged with men and women and children. and when the youngsters were safely landed, cheer went up that could have been heard in Middlebury. The youngsters were rescued shortly after G o'clock.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-17
METHODIST CHURCHES
Three Parishes Held Quarterly
 Conferences Yesterday.

The fourth quarterly conference oi
 the Simonsville, St Paul and Water vile Methodist churches. were held
 yesterday, Presiding Elder W. A
 Richards of New Haven being in at.
 tendance at Simonsville, the pastor,
 Rev William Edwin Smith, D D.. was petitioned to remain in Waterbury.
 Three new trustees were elected to serve until 1911, namely, W. l.. Rose,
 H. B. Granger, and H. D. James.
 The other trustees are B. T. Cashman, c. M. Mabbott, s. B. Nuttall and s. NJ. Alden. The following were elected stewards for the coming year: John
 Stotz, w. E. Ruggles, T. J. Corcoran,
 W. s. Miller, Wilson Markle, Joseph Laird, E. l.. Bradley, Vincent Defra- britas, George c. Futile, Ira Cashman; committee on pastors salary, B. D. Cashman, F. D. Brown, S. r. Gram ger; missions, w. E. Ruggles, H. D. James, Miss Florence Bassett ;church extension, Mrs c. B. Mabbott, Mrs E. s. Harding, and H P. Granger; temperance E. l.. Bradley W. L. Rose, and John Stotz; education, B. D. Cash- man. F. D. Barlow, and Mrs E. S. Hardie; church records, H. D. James, H. P. Granger, W. E. Ruggles; parson- age and furniture, the Ladies' Aid so- ciety.
 At St Paul's NJ. F. church the con- ference voted to request the Rev Mar tin O. Lepley to remain as rector of the parish Officers were chosen as fol- lows: Trustees for 1908, Robert McCor- mack, c. B. Woodruff, James Lancas- ter; for 1909, J. S. Nell, William Warner, M. c. Haskins; stewards, George H. Woodruff, George M. Con- dit, James M. Hills, James Cooley, AL bert J. Smith, Robert Bulk, Fred AL ford, Roscoe w. French, William A. Holgate, jr, Edwin F. Mitchell, James Angrave, w. R. Price, J. E. Williams i; district steward, George H. Woodruff :; alternate district steward, George M. Condit; recording steward, A. J. Smith; camp meeting delegate, James M. Hills; benevolent committee, Mrs J. B. Cashman, Mrs G. M. Condit, Mrs R. Bulk; Sunday school committee, Fred Afford, E. F. Mitchell, J. D. Cashman; temperance committee, Mrs w. A. Holgate, Mrs H. Parks; church records, R. Bulk, E. F. Mitchell; parsonage furniture, Ladies Aid as- sociation; church music, J. D. Cash man, G. M. Condit, G. H. Woodruff i; estimating pastors salary, G. M Condit, c. H. Woodruff, Robert Me- Cormack, J. D. Cashman, William Warner; estimating amount of con- ference claimants, E. F. Mitchell, James Cooley; trier of appeals, Ros- COG w. French; pastor committee, George w. Condit, William Warner, J. D. Cashman.
 At Grace M. E. church vote was passed requesting the present pastor, Rev Noah Elmer Honnold to remain here. Officers were chosen as fol- lows: Clerk, H. A.. Tullar; treasurer, Horace Garrigus; superintendent of Sunday school, I. E. Gilbert; sexton, l.. E. Gilbert.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-17
FOR A TARGET RANGE.
Secretary Taft Wants an Appropria.
 ton of $25O.00O.


 Washington, D. c. February IT, Secretary of War Taft desires to se- cure an appropriation of s50.000 for the purchase of tract of 5000 acres. more or less, near Washington which will be available for use as target range for small arms firing and for artillery practice as well. Such tract could be used for military man. euvers and would be available for the National Guard of the District of Columbia and contiguous states. In this connection Secretary Taft says: ''The necessity for q tract of land for target practice and other military uses in the department of the east is very urgent as there is not at present in the department named any tract owned by the government and under the war department which is at all suitable for the purposes. There are some small tracts available for small arms firing but none where field artillery can safely practice and even for small arms practice many of the troops have to avail themselves of rented ranges or of the range at Annapolis belonging to the navy de- pertinent.
 Neither of these expedlents is at all satisfactory None of these rented or loaned ranges being sufficient for the needs of the army and the lack of an appropriate range is especially felt in that part of the department in the vicinity of Washington There is on military reservation in the department of the east where maneuvers of any considerable body of troops can he held. Whenever concentration of any such body of troops is now made it Is necessary to rent land, which is most unsatisfactory method. and for concentration purposes in time of war. it hardly needs argument to show the need of the government owning a suifable tract of land" Secretary Taft has appointed Major Gen. eral William r. Duvall. Brigadier General W. s. Edgerly. and Brigadier General William W. witherspoon to examine three sites which have been offered. one at High Point. Fairfax and the third at Knoxville. Frederick county. NWglnla-
 In his report to the war denart- ment on the rife matches at Cs' . Perry last year. General Ortis Ham, iIton. of Washington. endorses Camp Perry, Ohio. for the national rife ranges. one in the east, one in the middle west. one in the southwest and one In the state of Washington. and that If possible. the government should acquire the range at Camp Perry. He says the states have enough to do without building rife ranges large enough for national competitions. He recommends the fostering of interstate and rational competition and the conxtTu. 'on of more ranges. He says that . com petition could be held in Washington nov in which Oregon. Idaho and Montana would be represented and probably teams from the Canadian militia and possibly civilian rife ciubs of the states. but the state of Washington has no rife range large enough to accommodate such ooupe- tition and can 1T afford to build one. He recommends the designation of the sane O4cers for the nexf Hstfon- as match and suggests a provisional stsn of not les than three o7ners to have entire contrnl Of all arrsrEB- usnts-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-17
FRUIT LADEN TEAM.
Came Into Possession of Constable
 Lannon This Morning.

Constable Walter B. Lannen came into possession of a team laden with fruit and farm produce this morning in an unexpected manner. He had a claim of J. Wilensky of North Elm street against Harry Loudon and R. Grusky, peddlers for s5 for apples. He saw the two in their outfit on Union street peddling. They got out of the team and the constable got in, expecting the men to accompany him to lawyers office to have the claim settled, it being small matter. The men accompanied him until they ascertained he was en route to law yer and they then alighted telling him he could have the horse, wagon and all the fruit and farm produce. And he took them and has them yet.
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-31

but some very good ore is being
taken out. The lode is under the
Topeka dump and in seven foot
crevice some ore carrying very good
values is being extracted and ship
ments of this ore are being made.
The shaft will be sunk to greater
depth and 1t Is anticipated that the
Rockford, being located SO close to
the Topeka, will yield handsomely
during the coming year.
At the Pittsburg. another Of Rus
sells steady dividend payers, from
25 to 80 men are regularly employed.
Three quarterly dividends have been
paid and the fourth will be paid the
fore part OF January. All the Pitts
burg ore carries from fair to very
high values. The third-class runs from
$1,000 to $4,000 to the ton, the Sec
ond from $4,000 to $4,000 and the
third from $4,000 to 100000 and
some has been taken out worth as
high as $4,000 to the ton. The op-
orators are thinking some OF making
change from steam to electric
power.
Near the Pittsburg Is the East
Nottaway, which is operating under
the leasing system entirely. There
are from Is to 20 lessees in the
mine and all are making good money.
Heavy shipments Of mill dirt and
iron are maintained. The smelling
ore varies In values from three to
20 ounces to the ton in gold; also
carrying good quantities of silver and
copper. A small number Of lessees
Is working In the West Nottaway
and are making about wages.
Since the first of October the JET.
ferson-C Calhoun properties have been
worked entirely on the leasing sys.
tenn by Herbert Bowden, who has
let several sub-leases. The lessees
are all doing well. The mill dirt
runs about three ounces to the cord
and the smelling ore averages from
$500 to 10000 to the ton.
The Hampton Consolidated Gold
Mines company have installed an
electrical plant during the past year
and have accomplished considerable
in the way of development. making
an occasional shipment Of enargite
and copper ores.
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-31
Pretty Home Wedding.

One Of the prettiest home weddings
which has occurred in Denver in
some months was solemnized last
Thursday evening at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris, when their
charming yonng daughter, Nettie
Lowrye, was united in wedlock to
Alfred Tily Lake. The ceremony
was performed in the presence Of
the immediate relatives of the con-
tracing parties amid magnificent
floral decorations of white and pink
American Beauty roses. An elabor-
ate wedding spread was served to
the guests. The bride and groom
were the recipients OF many useful
as well as beautiful presents. After
honeymoon trip of two weeks, Mr..
and Mrs. Lake will return to Den.
Yer and will be at home to their
friends at 1874 south Clarkson at,
Both parties to the above nuptials
are we'll known to the residents of
Central City. The bride Is one of
Cilpfn county's most lovable young
ladies'. She was born In Central City
and lived in this community until q
few years ago when the Harris FAM.
lily removed to Denver The groom
was also born and raised in Gilpin
county. He is a young man of worth
and promise and holds a responsible
position with an electrical firm Ia
Denver. Congratulations are extend.
ed the happy couple.
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-31

the year. The main tunnel is in over
1000 feet and several good veins.
carrying very promising values, have
been cut. 1t is the intention of the
Golden Sun company to continue the
tunnel to cut the properties of the
Tip Top and Perigo sections in which
there are known to exist some very
rich veins. The machinery equip
ment to carry on the work outlined
is adequate and the plant is one Of
the heaviest in the northern section.
Union City, Ind, people who pur-
chased the Weidmann property in
Jenny Lind gulch during the fall,
have put up shaft building and
machinery. After the top improve
ments were made the company was
prevented from doing any work on
account of the interference of the
snow. 1t was impossible to haul
coal to the mine and operations were
necessarily suspended until spring.
In Moon gulch, the Smuggler, op-
Grated by the A. X. r. Mining COM
pany. a close corporation, composed
Of Decatur. ILL.,, people. has opened
up into one Of the very best paying
mines in the county. Last week
Geo. NJ. Ashmore, manager and part
owner Of the mine. took retort
weighing 20S ounces to the U. S.
mint in Denver. 1t was worth close
to $4,000 and was extracted from 2l0
tons of mill dirt. 1t was the pro-
duct of months work. The gold
in the Smuggler ore Is almost pure,
carrying barely trace of silver. The
ore from which this gold was taken
Is found at a depth of 100 feet.
point where the ore shoot Ia op-
ened up for distance OF 200 feet.
From six to 12 feet is the average
width Of the body with practically
no stopping. The company has its
own mill which is being improved
and enlarged; a new dynamo and
boiler being among the new equip
ment. Five rapid drop stamps have
been added.
The Champion Gold Mining & Mill
Ing company. operating the Champion
and Lone Star mines on north Beav
or creek In the Phoenix district
have placed a compressor on th'
Champion this year and during tn,
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-31
In the Northern Districts.

The advent OF the Moffat road in.
to the northern district has lent
quite an impetus to the mining in
dustry. From the first of the year
1908 up to the time the data for this
edition Of the Observer was gather.
ed. the shipments by rail from the
Denver smelters from Rollinsville
had been go cars. or 1900 tons. This
was principally all smelling ore and
concentrates with some tungsten.
In Boulder park, the Black Hills
& Denver Mining company is work
ing force of 10 or 12 men in the
tunnel. Ore bins and other i'm
tunnell Ore bins and other i'm
provements in the rear OF the big
mill have been made and the plant
is being placed In readiness for op
peration in the carly spring. The
company intends to do great dea
of work within the next twelve
months.
The Golden Sun Mining compan,
Is figuring on electrical equipmen
Of the tunnel. in the early part o
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-31

The prospects of this group by fu-
ture development from the tunnel
equal anything along it's course.
We now go to the Ashtabula, To-
Gated on the surface on the south
side Of Nevada gulch, on Jones hill.
This is the westerly continuation of
Gunnell Hill. This vein which is
in our opinion, is the easterly extern
sion of the Windsor lode or vein,
proceeds westward and becomes the
Pozo and American Flag. The Pozo
Windsor and Ashtabula have each
produced a considerable value, but
we are not familiar with the produc-
ton enough to be able to make an
estimate as to the amount AS to
the American Flag, we have above
stated the approximate production of
these veins we consider to be very
flattering.
The Buena Vista, 300 feet to the
north, containing the Gilpin, is the
same lead as the Jones to the west,
which altogether comprise $500
feet. The production Of the Jones
is about s350,OOO.OO. TheBuena Vista
and Gilpin have each small pro-
duction, say $25,O00.O0.
On the north 300 feet from the Gil
pin We intersect the Prize, the pro-
duction of which has been, to
depth of $50 feet, $4,000, 100000.
The Prize group consists of the
Seuderberg to the west and the Prize
Extension to the east. The wester-
ly extension of the Seuderberg and
Prize is the Hubert vein. These prop
critics are connected with one an
other by levt Is. The Hubert group,
which is the property of the Ven
dome Mining company, comprises the
following claims, ,to-wit:
The Hubert Fork, 1000 feet in
length.
The Hubert Extension, 1900 feet
in length.
The Hubert Fork 1900 feet in
length.
The Shafts, the Humboldt, Parole.
Jay Eye See and Bird; the produc-
ion of the group has been $780,
10000. taken mainly from the Hubert
vein to depth of 100 feet ver-
tically.
Continuing the tunnel 200 feet north
we cut the Slaughter House, the Sill
ent King, Silent Queen and North
Star. The Slaughter House has been
developed by one main shaft 900 feet
deep. Some ore has been extracted
much or what the gross production
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-31

perial Gold Mining company, on Mon
tana hill lies idle. This mine has in
connection a cyanide mill. and for
the same reason that the Evergreen
shut down, the Mackey now pre-
sents a picture of idleness, with new
mill and top buildings, and machin-
cry of the latest design. There is
considerable talk of this property re.
suming operations in the spring.
Development in the way of assess
ment work is carried on by the
Rochester company, with claims To-
Gated on Utah hill. and some large
veins. strongly mineralized have been
encountered. The Rochester group
of claims are on the opposite side
of the creek from the Evergreen and
the ore carries high values in lead
and galena.
The Japan property, formerly the
Mole Pole, has been worked by a
party Of stockholders in Denver. In
driving crosscut from the main
tunnel, streak of galena ore six
inches in width was struck, which
gave assay values of $500 to the
ton.
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-31
The Mines Of Russell Guleh.

While the Russell district, perhaps.
has not been as active the past
year as in 1907, still extensive work
has been done both in development
and production. On the Old Town,
which has paid as large II not larger
dividends in the past few years than
any mine in this rich section. al
though the amount Of work done
the last twelve months has decreas-
still the production was about $l20.
900 for 1908. No development to
speak of has been done this year
probably 500 feet. The ore below
the l50O-foot level is OF such low
grade 1t is figured that 1t can only
be handled profitably by a company
mill. The Old Town people have In
view the erection Of large mill at
the portal of the Newhouse tunnel
which will make 1t possible to handle
the vast amount Of low grade ore at
very little expense. There are l5
days pay men and about 35 lessees
working in the mine at the present
time.
During the past year the Frontenac
Syndicate, owning and operating the
Frontenac. has done practically moth
ing but development. The Penn and
Iron City mills below Black Hawk
were recently purchased by this COM
pany and the Iron City mill is now
being operated on ores from the
Frontenac.
The Druid has In contemplation the
euuipping OF their property with elec-
tric hoist and compressor. This
mine has been shipping steady all
year to the smelters. 1t Is likely
that the tram road will be extended
to the mine within short time.
On the Ridge, operated by the
Protective Gold Mining company, n
a shaft house has been erected and
sinking is now under way to open
up new ground. The shaft is per.
pendicular and crosscuts will be run
to cut the veins.
The Rockford. Just purchased by
II. p. Lowe and Sherman Harris
from New York owners. Is just a
prospect. being down about 70 feet
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-31

The next mine to be cut by the
will be the Illinois and the Gibson,
both of which have been worked to
considerable extent, to a depth of
from 400 to 700 feet. 1t is safe to
say that the gross production of
these two properties has exceeded
$500, 100000. The western extension
of the Illinois is the Egyptian vein
which in our opinion is the same
vein as the Illinois and Gibson. The
Egyptian mine has produced gross
value of nearly six hundred thous-
and dollars, to a depth of 700 feet.
When we take into consideration the
production OF these three properties,
which has been over a million dollars
and the fact that they have only at
tanned depth of approximately 700
feet, the prospective values in them
to the level Of the tunnel should be
very great.
The next vein to be cut will be
the Roderick Dhu. This property has
been worked to depth of thous-
and feet, and has produced more than
half a million dollars. The western
extension of the Roderick Dhu is
what is known as the Philadelphia
Gardner; the next claim to the west
on the same vein is the Rome
Gardner, then the Hawley-Gardner;
ha hn Nyaf to hat
is k o wn as the California.
Still continuing along the same vein
we have the Hidden Treasure and the
Indiana. These combined properties
on this California vein have produced
a gross value Of $4,000. 100000.
This vein has been worked on the
different properties to a depth of
from 100 feet to that of the Califor-
MIA shaft. which attained a depth of
2260 feet or 500 feet below the lev
el of the tunnel. The average depth
Of the remaining properties is be-
tween 1000 and 1900 feet. One of
the great advantages to these prop
critics. of the driving Of this tunnel
will be the drainage to a depth of
1850 feet. This practically solves
the water question as 1t is an estab-
lished fact that 90 per cent OF the
incoming water is above the 1000
foot level. SO that, when connection
is made with the tunnel, system of
dams and piping for water ways can
be installed and the water conduct
ed to the tunnel level. thereby saw
ing all expense Of hoisting or pump
ing.