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Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02
RUSSELL GULCH SECTION
One the Richest Districts in the County Has Made w
derful Strides-Many Properties Started in 1907 and
1908 Promises to be Banner Year.

1t does one good to make a trir
through the Russell section where ac-
tivity is in evidence on every hand. The
hillsides are literally dotted with shaft
houses, big and little, and from the
stacks of these large volumes of smoke
are issuing day and night. Nearly every
one of the mines pays well and compan-
les and lessees both are making money.
The Slide mine upon which operations
were started during 1907, much work
has been done. This property is located
near Pewabic mountain and is owned by
Michigan people. Mark Harris is man.
ager. A shaft building was erected a
short time ago and in this a good plant
of machinery is to be placed. Sinking
is being carried on with whim. There
is splendid streak of ore in the shaft
and when more depth is attained and
ground opened up the Slide will be a
big producer.
In the Russell mine, Paxton & Com
pany who are holding a lease, have
come into some pretty good ore and are
making regular shipments.
The Gold Rock. leased by Cripple
Creek people, has been developed on a
large scale during the past year and
steady shipments have been made from
bodies of first-grade ore.
Development is under way on the
Jupiter-Belmont group, operated by
Denver and eastern parties.
A large number of lessees is working
on the East Notaway, the mine being
operated entirely on the leasing system.
The property has been paying both
lessees and operators well for some
time and the ore taken out continues to
run good.
Several parties interested in the
Aduddell mine are expected from the
east within the next ten days and it will
then be decided what is to be done dur.
ing the next year. Much development
was done on the Aduddell during 1907,
the property just being closed down
during the month of December.
Steady shipments are being made
from the Crown Point and Virginia, be-
ing worked by Idaho Springs people.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02

The Annie H. mine in Elk Park is
operated by eastern capital under the
management of Charles A. Mcneil
Contractors have just completed sink
ing lift of 100 feet. Nothing of i'm
portance is being done at the mine at
present, and like all the other surround
ing properties, is waiting for the spring
months, when work in earnest will be
resumed. The character of the ore in
the Annie H. is similar to that found in
the Mackey, which adjoins, and runs
very high in copper.
During the past year the Ingram
property, situated on the east slope of
Arizona hill, has done considerable work
and the shaft has reached depth of
about 800 feet. In the bottom of the
shaft there is streak of copper-iron
showing up which runs $40 to the ton.
This shaft has paid all the expenses in
sinking. The property is equipped with
first class plant of machinery and
shaft house.
The Snowdon mine in Silver creek has
been working a small force of men and
doing development. This property is
under the able management of Mr..
Marks, who is well pleased with the
showing he has made for his company.
The Apex Gold Mining and Milling
company, of which Charles E. Barrick
is president and general manager, has
been operating the Rochester group on
Utah hill. This company has done a
large amount of development work and
expended considerable money in the
several claims which it owns. On the
Rochester a new shaft house has been
built and plant of machinery installed.
The shaft has reached depth of about
800 feet and levels have been run. Some
very rich lead ore was encountered in
the lo0-foot level which ran Ga per cent.
in lead. When the above company re-
sumes operations on its large holdings
large force of men will be put to
work.
The Mackey group is one of the larg-
est in the district, but not thing has
been done in the shape of mining during
the past year. Any amount of money
was raised at different times to work
the Mackey mine and great preparations
were made. Money has been expended
on most everything rather than de-
velop the mine. A new cyaniding mill
was built representing several thous-
and dollars. The Imperial Gold Min
ing and Milling company decided to close
down and did SO, since which time there
has been fight on to see who would as
sumo the management of the property.
1t is known by every mining man in the
district that a large body of high grade
copper ore exists in the Mackey. 1t is a
good mine, and with very little develop
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02
Sternberqer HOLDINGS.

Sternberger Brothers, whose holdings
in Russell Gulch, Fall River and other
parts of this and Clear Creek county are
immense. within the past twelve months
have done considerable work on their
Lotus group. This group is situated in
the Russell section and comprises 14O
acres of lode and $50 acres of placer
claims, all of which are patented. Ex-
tensive work has been carried on on four
of the leading claims of the big group,
namely, the Ipava, Columbus, Cataract,
and Cissler. Principally development
work has been pursued and no attempt
at extraction of ore was made during
1907. The object is to get the proper
ties in producing shape..and then COM
mence shipments. Should the condi-
tions warrant a good sized mill will be
erected at some convenient place and
all the ore from the several claims be-
ing worked will be treated, which will
mean a big saving.
In the early part of last year shaft
house was completed on the Ipava and
the shaft was sunk to a depth of over
800 feet and it is now the intention of
the Sternbergers to increase this depth
to 600 feet. AS sinking progresses
levels are run and the ground explored.
At numerous points ore is being block
ed out. There is good streak of ore
in the shaft, in fact the ground on both
sides of the shaft in the lower levels is
strongly mineralized. What might be
termed trial shipment of 5O-ton lot
smelling stuff was made recently and
this carried values OF $50 ton. This
was not picked ore and had it been sort
ed would have run over 500 to the ton.
The Newhouse tunnel has intersected
this group l, 400 feet below the surface
and the mines are practically free of
water. Sinking will also be carried on
on the Cissler during this year and
eventually all the claims will be worked
through the Lotus shaft, which is the
main one of the group, and which is now
down $50 feet. Fred G. Wood has
charge of operations on the Lotus group
and is pushing work as rapidly as pos
sible.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02

menr and an experienced mining man to
look after it, could be put on a paying
basis.
There are several other properties in
this section of low grade proposition
which could be made to pay handsomely
if there We're only some process of
treatment, and the new concentrator of
the Evergreen will be means of open
ing up these properties.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02

Heating stoves of all kinds at Ander-
sons.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02

Continued on page q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06

,o,. and intrixues. or being himself politician
IN sympathy with one party or the otne''
king helps to make Europe more pesce@O -
r,~i.nd mora influential end powerful. ana ooeS
everything quietly. with the tact ana neAio.''Ns
Of an accomplished man OF the -Vorla' III ~
circumstances the prestige OF the royai nus
.,.o6I,v increases. Every member Of 1t com
naands public respect queen Victoria
aver the Duke OF Cambridge OF any other mem
h.r ~ the rovaI family was referred to in Par
lisrnant or on a political platform with oisFe-
enact yas in the habit Of requesting expiahS
lions In a letter through the Home once an"
when these were reluctantly offered 'heFs was
an assurance that the offence wouid not DC
n.at.s This method OF enforcing discipline ana
self restraint is longer practfsed- HoE
are not criticised either in the press or oy F'di
cal politicians. While it is the worst poss'D'o
,orr, "a cav ANYTHING about them in Parliament
or in drawing room. there Is no evIoeiioo ma
they are unpopular or moderated There IS not
. trsre Of the dIsanectIon and censorious crlti-
c,.m IN which the German Emperor and MS
family are exposed.
important constitutional changes are Tore
shadoved in Germany in consequence OF recent
royal vagar1es In making use OF newspapers ana
magazines. It would be a singular result IL tHe'
frankfort tradition OF universal suffrage winch
Bismarck counteracted by leaving the ministers
dependent upon tne CTo"H Ia14tei 14
Reichstag, were to be reinvigorated because INC
sovereign has inpulsivey taken the world INTO
his confidence without the usual ministerial iof-
r,slt-ies and conventions The obligation TO
consult ministers before rushing into print has
been accepted in good faith by the German
Emperor but this is a most remote ap-
proach to parlia nentary government az II IS
I5noyr i'm England. What seems most likely
is that the sovereign will Judiciousiy alter MS
methods and contrive to have his own way by
less theatrical expedients than interviews for the
press That reticence is more effective than
publicity is proved by King Edwards expert
enoe Self restraint is one OF the greatest OF
royal virtues 1t is the secret OF the increased
prestige Of a statesmanlike King. l. y. +.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06

land when his own subjects did net wish MIN
to do So and has supported President RooseFeI'
in high minded efforts TO bring devastating
conflict to a close. King Edward mas lornieU
new alliances. reconciled Jealous nations read
justed the balance Of power IN European felS-
tons and promoted neighborly feeling among
governments 1t is not easy to determine
whether one or the other has been the more pow
erfuI in regulating foreign and domestic policies
but there is the sharpest possible contrast be-
tween their methods, Of making their influence
felt One has worked in the full glare or hnle-
light and the other has remained out OF slShE
IN the background.
I.avater's rule that whoever thinks too much
or TOO little of himself has false measure lot
everything applies to sovereigns as well as 10
other men. The German Emperor by magnify
ing his own functions has lost his sense Oh pro-
norton in what is happening in the Fatherland
Resistance to his objects and methods mas PeeH
increased by his theatrical poses and ostenta-
tious exhibitions Of power. IN reality peace
maker with the honorable ambition OF doing
everything in his power to enlarge the influence
and prestige of the empire, he has come TO have
the reputation of a mischief maker, bent upon
disturbing the relations Of the European states-
King Edward the other hand. without min
iyr!zing his authority or impairing the dignity OF
his great Office has avoided unnecessary pup
iicitV allowed his ministers 10 nave Luil circuit
for successes in diplomacy and administration
and not demanded the applause of fatterers as
the typical Englishman and statesman among
monarchs. The newspapers seldom refer to his
exploits as a dplomatist: there is little talk
about his unrivaued authority and prestige. and
he works on in silence accomplishing far-reach-
ing results without self-consciousness or vanity.
He gets easily with one government as
with another, and strongly reinforces every
movement for promoting better relations among
nations and more genuine patriotism in Eng
land He is trusted at home and abroad because
he IS free from guile a elf-advertiser and
plays great part in human affairs with as
much good taste and distinction dexterity
and cleverness-
Public respect for royalty has declined in Ger
many because the sovereign has wooed publicity
too ardently and made too strenuous attempts to
become the one commanding personality on q
European throne. In the United Kingdom the
business of reigning is conducted with absolute
proprfety, and is justified by practical results
without having diplomacy Of secret 1nachins-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06
AN INNOVATION IN soAns

60 .ne last rev years much interest ha. h..,
narf. ~ .le crusade for good roads ana ~ -
e. Va the country model stretches oS nnlahy
sions TO ser Tohs:Fucted by good roads commis
iocaltv No SS Examples TO the natives OF eanh
nnch valuable instruction ,has each
SoveTea IA .ns manner but apparently no pIen nm
Soneneu Tor overcoming the dir1cuittas ian us
ouding IN sandy soil II remained Tor or road
suitable to such condition "a construction
MInnssso s W; Cooley State Hishway Engineer -,
soihneSotdl mas designed road thai Is OF
IN spite OF sandy foundation $500, scr Nlceaole
@ Is located at Cambridge IN Io nis
Tor top soil and it is impossible 10 sr GUY sand
fSA1 "Isnout adding some other materisI y
cooley nnaly decided that awtust No. a. ny
TSea t AND tous-ineh layer OF this
rully graded Passing teams thorot,ea, Deeh care
sosssnsr sas MIXTURE and whenever ri,t. wars
Norn INTO the surface they were fllsS Sri,h Mete
sawdnst The nne particles OF 49,, "Ish IrSsh
ros; ,oInns heavy loSm with the "a nd ana ny
G1ne.-HarpsFs Wsskly. 70 Al 0rNinary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06
ROMAN DINING CoUCHEs.

The Roman t-iclinium consisted OF three lecti
sciaeo 70 make couch, with pillows 70 separate
the seats and form rests Cor the elbows OF guests
The oouches we're arranged &c form three sides Of
8 hollow square, and OF the three the ''Inedius,
OF central couch was the more honorable seat. This
lsctus had railing along at one end upon which
rested cushion. On this railing the guest of honor
leaned his left arm. This place was called the
'conxularis'' because frequently occupied by
kings oorsuls and persons OF rank Next Il in the
low er-post sect or linus. reciined the host. This
seat OF couch usually sssigred 10 the host
~ss her children ana unlimited guests, who shared
g zith The host Each lectUs accommodated three
persons. and q triclinum nine. The length Of =
dining room, therefore. twice its breadth in
order 20 permit several OF trclini with their
accompanying low. small tables. many OF which
would designate taboursttes-
Servants passed in and out Of the open end OF the
square serving the tables and 81 was customary
for the host, especially in Greece. 10 supply one
Save AZ the back OF each guest. The latter not
.ufreuuently brought one of his own, and so was
doubIy well served The number OF waiting men
was occasoned less By the necessity Of waiting
upon their lords as assisting them to arise from
couch OF fCo- when the feast over and sup
porting them to chariots and homes Then. too,
dispatch was necessary 10 clear away the tables
and great platte-s Of metal 10 sweep up the bones
and. fruit skins from the floor, where il was the
custom 60 cast them, and with the swiftness Of
magic convert q dining hall into music room and
theatre for the dance and pay.
II is related that OF the low tables Of
Rome were covered with costly mattresses spread
with royal purple This gives rise TO tn: sssump-
ton that guests were IN that sg7 Accustomed 10
slide upon and not under. the tables when the
condition OF the floor was not warranted 10 i'm
prove the appearance OF their broidered and Jew
elled robes Of state,
The old Romans had sense q huMOr well as
IN appetite Perhaps it was jealousy which caused
11etronius 10 r1dicuie Trirnalchio. who &C.
cas!cn. when his guests reclining at and
the feest wei under way, had slaves bri lg
sn hangrgs referring to the chase and drape these
spiritedly decorated tapestries over the backs OF
lecti 5ust the boar-the great dish feast
was brought IN upon a silver salrey when.
following upon the heels OF the boar bearers IN
lesshej hounds rushed into the banquet ball. His
tory remains silent 70 what happened next and
nobody knows which got the boar which scat
tere6-hcunos guests.
The yeord ''discumbere' used to denote a
company taking places al The table but q lone
guest vas said 10 sccumbere ,decumbere This
was the period when d host handed each guest
his napkin, as 70 impress each with the fact
i5st be knew he had one, for Hernogenes was
not the only man Of note celebrated for stealing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06
FARMER AND THE WOLF.
This Animal Costly in Some Parts Of ths
Country.

VERNON Bailey. OF the United States Bureau d
Biological Survey. declares wolves and coyotes
cost the farmers stock raiserS OF this counrT
several million dollars 4 year and in some Of the
Northern states threaten the determination Of
deer Wolves, II appears. are especially numerous
and destructive in Wyoming. although many ara
there killed and their scalDs presented for bounty
1t has been learned il California. however, that
the presentation Of coyote scalps IS conclusSs
evidence that the animals from which they vsr'
taken lived, moved and had their being within ths
confines OF the state
An interesting statement made by M Bailey =
that elk are great natural enemies OF wolves 40
he SwellS this OF great practical Sgf1n.
canoe for its bearing on the protection OF stock
qualified approval these words from George "
Russ. OF Eureka Springs Ark
An elk is the natural enemy o. dogs 81
wolves We suffered great losses to our toss
until we learned this fact. Since then have IS
no losses from this cause. a few ELK 20 e.
sand-acre pasture viii absolutely protect the -
therein Our own dogs are well aware q -
danger In our elk park that they cannot be naHSe'
So. Mr.. Bailey suggests an important use =.
this noblest Of our game animals. meaning - ~.
breeding and Generalization OF elk 70 do po.Sr
breeding Is an assured success and promises p1''
liable returns"
charge OF nature taking. and also 20 snow a. &C.
iarity with the highest authorities on the IRE =
tory OF the coyote and elk. the same cruclas, ~.
MARKS that II seems doubtful if the EMMY y.
elk for coyotes extends outside OF pastures go
had found coyote tracks common 2nnong e.S as
in the Wind River Mountains And he G1o.e'
from one OF President ROosevelt-s books sss-sss
nent credited 10 AN American hunter Vao =
ne had seen coyote walk unnoticed aH''"S
band OF elk IN the Yellowstone Park =. -
Whatever the truth of the matter may zee -
karding the enuty OF elk for wolves and 81 -,sv
be worth needing by California stockn1e1. Gee
be. indeed an assured success '-SacraII'e't'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06
ROYAL METHODS
Contrasts Betueen What Is Done IN
Berlin and London.

London, November %.
The hubbub IN Germany over the sovereign
adventures with intervtewers serves to REMIND
King Edwards subjects Of the superiority OF
English methods. Their king does not write let
ters: lie has nothing to say to journalists at
homo or abroad he does not court notoreIv'
end he is content to work quietly and effectively
without taking the centre of the stage and COM
rnanding observation. Without doubt there has
been & great increase of royal authority and In
f1uence during the present reign; but the pre-
negatives of the Crown have not been strained
no constitutional issue has been raised and there
Is not a suggestion OF interference with the m
dependence and responsibilities OF ministers.
King Edward takes keen interest in diplomatic
affairs military and naval policies ecciesiasfl-
cal appointments and many other branches Of
administration, and his activities are constantly
exevted for plblic ends; yet he IS never lam
pooned and carcatured in print; he enjoys COM
plete immunity from criticism. and he is never
misunderstood. He works with his constitu-
tional advisers, does not set minister against
another has fayorites in office and no con-
fdential mentors IN opposition. Reticence self
effacenf Mt and constilnmate tact are charac-
teristic features of his methods. He exercises
an overrnastering influence over the public bust
ness Of his reign. yet makes no display OF his
achievements and power.
There is no organized force of public opinion
IN Germany as there is in England There are
many cheap newspapers; there are prolonged
debates in the Reichstag: there IS endless po
utical chatter IN the beer saloons; but constitu-
tional rule, with ministers responsible 10 the
legislature and with leaders succeeding one
other through the alternative action Of double
party government. is unknown in the Father
land. Comparisons between England and Ger
many can hardly fail to be misleading when
there are such wide divergences OF political or
der and constitutional usage. In each the power
Of the sovereign is very great and is exercised
with g. sober sense Of moral responsibility. The
German Emperor with all his indiscreions has
been a trustee of the worlds peace, and in SUI
preu1e emergencies like the Boer War and the
Russo Japanese conflict has befriended Eng
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06
A MINERS BREATHING APPARATUS

Consul Joseph I. Britain. o. Pr~gl'r. rr.ses 0
corning a new method for using liquid n. =. ~
AT recent meeting OF the Austrian Nneis -
ISOLATION interesting lecture 1e'!vefeI =,
corning invention b. OttC SCeS=, an ensLll7.,
carry liquid air into The mines The irve1tiSSe II
called aerolith. and. e is said. VII supeissn i
previously existing systems in The 2sIu5T
based upon the utilization 81 liquid aiT- - ~
Gently liauid air which could only be protits. -
expensive and complicated yu0cAiuerv. car s'..,au
produced at moderate cost by machines OF S
horsepower i 80
The Suess machine consists OF reservoir l n
shape OF knapsack. which i carried c. ~ " ar
er's back This reservoir IS flled with AC-,n
three 20 four quarts being sufficient for W. a
The apparatus il connected hy two tuors 49,
respiratory mask dNcS IN front or the mouth OF
miner. 50 lie may readily inhale the liquid AT -,
clock attached 10 III which vans TIE miner wnsa
the two hours have elapsed II Is claimed L. A.
Invention has produced very good results 49,
OF the mines laboratories for the mar Glac -
or liquid air are being erected IN order Saes
Report
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06
STOPPING THE LOCUST PEST.

Algeria and Tunis have this year suffered from
an extraordinary invasion OF locusts. The locusts
arrive direction of the deserts in HWsrEls
so thick as hide the They cover the ground
as with d yellow carpet, and sometimes render the
railways slippery that trains hardly run. Al
this stage they voraciouE, being engaged
principally In laying their eggs. But forty dayg
later the young iocusts not yet winged begin to
run about. devouring every green thing. including
not only leaves, but the bark and tender
shoots Of trees. The hordes. advancing IN @ body
sometimes cover an area OF several square miles
BarrlcadeS OF cloth, surrounded with wax strips,
erected the line Of march arrest the progress of
The insects, which unable TO crawl up tho
smooth surface. Passing along the line OF the bar.
Ticades they fall into bitches dug for the purpose
where they killed with corrosive liquids An
ether method smooth descending paths ending
in poisoned ditchee The insects follow the de-
scents spd thus 60 10 their eaths.-youth's Com
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