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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-01
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Another special train passed
through town Saturday as far as
Gunnison and immediately came
back and went over the divide. A
w. Newton, general Inspector Of
permanent ways and structures,
II, w. Cowan, chief engineer, aud
w. Nj. Bacon, superintendent.
were the chief members of the par
ty. just what the object of the trip
was cannot he definitely learned
but 1t isn't at all likely that they
made the trip for pleasure, or to
view the mountain scenery, even
though 1T is unsurpassed. All kinds
of rumors aud conjectures are n
float, and visions of trains OF var-
nished cars already appear TO many
To stop at the Woodstock fer al
most an hour on their return trip
may or may not signify something.
At any rate, tunnel less than I,
900 feet in length from that point
would save u long steep climb and
wonld cut of all the steep snow
and slides.
From the Saturday Denver
Times we glenn the information
that part of the Colorado q South.
eru lines are to be operated by
electricity. and these officials went
over the route to make plans aud
estimates Part of the article fol.
lows:
Tie Colorado and Southern sys-
tenn is preparing To electrify its
South Park, Clear Creek and other
mountain lines and part Of its ter
minals. John +. Stevens. late vice
president OF the New York, New
Haven d Hartford, is expected
here soon to make nn official re-
port on the project for MIR. Hill.
Plans have about been completed
for the construction of 81 100000
power plant at Mill Gulch in the
South Platte and n special train
left Denver yesterday morning with
engineers and Off GERS on board to
inspect the plans, ,-PitSin Miuer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-01
Gunnison Republican

Last Thursday evening at a spec
ial meeting of the City Council,
the Council granted the Gunnison
Cooperative Telephone Compan y
and eight year franchise.
The Company are preparing to
build their lines to all parts of the
county. They have their poles sett
from Cebolla valley to lola and
will continue to Guunison. The
Gunnison line will be built at once
Secretary Dalton will put force
of men at work i'm mediately and in
short time the new company will
be ready for business.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-01

W hen you 20 fishing this sum-
mer take pick and shovel along
aud when not fishing dig around n
bit and do little fishing, R-mem-
her that gold is where you ind it
md vino knJws but that you might
dig into a room full of the yellow
stuff.
That the gold is here is n dead
certainty. Assays as high as 3S2
ounces have been had from rock up
the roaring fork. And then remem.
Der the rich ASSAYS that have been
secured from rock taken out Of Diff
ticult gul III,
Gold is where you find it you
know and the thing to do is to look
for it. The smart Alrcks may call
us dubs but if We will find the gold
they will be pntting the dubs on
the ck.-Aspen Democrnt-Times
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-01
Gunnison Tunnel Opening

September 2S,h has finally been
decided upon for the Gunnison
Tunnel opening, by the committee
Of arrangements at Montrose. The
celebration. however, is to be coli
tinued for three days, it's announc
ed.
Because President Taft has been
compelled to defer his visit to lat
tel in the fall, the committee be-
lieved it best to place the opening
day later, in hope that he might be
able to he present.
1t is also argued that the later
date will give visitors better idea
of what can be raised on our soils,
as the fruits and other crops will
just then be at their best,
Just what the Government or the
reclamation service is going 70 take
in the tnnnel in the way of land
distribution or allotment, is not as
yet known, but information will no
doubt be given out soon.
1t would seem that some such
proposition must be part of the
celebration opening, or it would be
regarded much as failure from
the beginning Ind. pendent.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-01

Sundays a part of the time. This
companys hard coal property has
started in for continuous work from
the two veins which are now being
operated from their one breaker
and it is expected their output will
be doubled this season of that of
any former one since the property
was opened up.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-01
For Sale

One of the best ranches in the
Jax Cabin neighborhood, 100 acres
all under culture, cuts from l50 TO
200 tons of timothy per season.
100 head of stock. full equipment
of farming utensils, including rak-
es, mowers, wagons, etc. Call at
Pilot office for particulars.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-01
Open Fine Vein OF Coal

Perhaps the most noteworthy
news of the week past is that con-
cerning the opening OF new vein
of coking coal on the Crested Butte
Coal Company's property whic III is
located a mile below town. 1t was
understood at the time of purchase
that the lager and best vein on
the territory was the one opened
by John Ponia some fifteen or
twenty years ago, but, owing to the
fact that the old workings on this
vein were covered in, it WAS thought
best to open up the upper or small
er vein, and which was done by the
company and the same has been IN
operation fer three seasons. The
company hav, been doing consid-
cradle prospt citing this spring and
last week decided to open up the
lower vein with view of mining
coal commercially from it, when
sufficiently developed to furnish
good coal. The vein WAS discover
e1 in line some sixty-tive feet per-
below the smailee vein
aud an entry started last week with
q view OF permanent working snd
the coal was encountered within
twenty-five feet OF the surface and
nj distance Of City feet in. The
vein has five and one half feet OF
commercial coal Which is of su-
perior quality to that mined from
the smaller vein, even at the dis
tance under cover 1t is nssum, d
tina. when the drift has reached II
hundred feet further that at east
seven feet of clean merchan:able
coal may be expected, from the
fact that this vein shows Mt many
other points on each side OF tue
mountain at this or greater thick
ness of coal deposition. The old
vein carries an average thickness
in the workings done 10y this comp
any of four feet of coal while in
the old G. L & /. territory i. was
known as the four foot vein. The
work of remodelliug the tramway
and tipple, for the accommodation
of larger output at the Crested
Butte, has already begun and by
l the time the new entry is driven
k,nd some rooms turned off the
same, coal may be started down the
,ramway from the larger vein.
Supt. Calderhead who is taking
a little lay off and visiting in the
southern part of the state, is ex.
pected back next week and will
resume mauag ement of the prop
erty.
1t is expected that active opera
tions will begin before long at this
companys bard coal mine which
only needs spur to the foot OF
the mountain when this property
NAV be worked to advantage and
profit. Several Thousand tons Ct
this hard coal has already given
it the reputation as being the pre-.
ferred hard coal in this place aud
elsewhere, wherever placed on the
market.
Greater activity among the other
coal mines OF this district than
ever known previously is now mani
tested. The Floresta hard coal
mines are producing double the
customary output while the q. f
& I. coking plant is producing W
to full capacity when they have the
cars furnished for loading the coke
n, The Pueblo soft coal mine be
low town has not been able to keeI
up with their orders for sometime
past and are compelled TO work on
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-01

Five room cottage and two lots,
corner of Main and 9th streets.
Can he had dirt cheap. The best
location in town for residence or
school purposes. Fine investment
for the money asked ms it rents
for good price the year around.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-01

Six room cottage and three lots
on the corner of main street in the
school house block. Best location
in the city can be bought very
cheap for cash.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-01

An improved ranch near the
mouth of Cement creek, will be
sold for part cash and balance on
time.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-01

For sale new first class sewing
machine. Call and examine the
same at the PILor office.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-01
To Raise Price OF Coal Lands

dollars per acre, instead of twenty
dollars per acre, when taken up by
filing through the land office, and
possibly demanding royalty OF
three cents per ton to the govern
ment, will tend to send the price OF
such lands sky high.
The coal fields of Colorado are
we'll marked and there is no better
investment for the money than
their purchase. Capitalists are not
over looking this source of wealth
and Just recently the smelter in
terests purchased tract of some
three Thousand acres near Irini-
dad, while short time ago a syn
dicate headed 10y MIR. Clark secur-
ed magnificent area in and near
what is known as the Wet Canon
dislaict in Las Animas county.
Coal mining differs greatly from
gold mining. In tn. latter nil is
uncertainty in the former the veins
are clearly marked. The chances
of failure are practically y null when
it comes to working n located coal
mine, yet the profit compares fav
orably with that OF gold mining.
Coel is becoming scarce. 1t ranks
with lumber in Importance. and al
ready the government is taking ac-
tive measure to conserve the pre-
cious deposits, just rs they have
adopted system to protect the
forests.
The Ration mountain region. al-
50 know rs the Trinidad district in
Las Animas county, Colorado, com
prises one OF the most important
col;ing coal beds in the state. 1t
has an area Of one thousand and
eighty square miles Of workable
coal land rated Icy the geological
surveys. as shown by the map issu-
in 1908, as high grade coal. 1t is
estimated that the Trinidad district
hid an original supply in short
tons of "a, ,462, 100000, the supply
in tie entire state Eeing estimated
1T the almost unimayinable mum.
ber of 31l, 40, 600, 600. In 1906
the production in short tons was
l0,1ll.2lS in the state.
These coal fields have an inter
esting history. Blood has been shed
over them: fraud has been perpet-
rated for them; nuns greed has
reached out for them and many a
man lifted from the cutters of pow
ipto the very lap of luxury because
Of their ownership.
When we consider the thousand
and one phases of life in which
coal is a potent factor, it is no won
der that suoh land should be valu-
able and sought after. Our com
fort, our health, our happiness are
dependent upon coal, and we con-
slider that no navy can exist with
out it, we may say that the nation
as a government. cannot survive
without it.
Colorado is fortunate in the pos
session of this vast treasure.
1t is but another argument to
prove we have the greatest state
in the Union. Within our borders
is possibility aud livelihood and
employment by people in all walks
of life. And not the least cause of
this condition are the coking coal
fields, which hold within their
black and mighty depths the stor-
ed up energy of ages of sun aud
soil All this wealth, all this pow
er lies within the reach of him who
has judgement and foresight. A
beneticant Providence has prepar-
ed this treasure-a heritage of the
Almighty-for needs of his children
J even Of generations yet unborn.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-01

An elegant four room cottage
almost new, with two lots, can be
purchased for one half the original
cost.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-01

Manager Ericsson of the Mon
mouth Mine Leasing Company,
arrivrn last week and went up to
the compaEys property Ill in Rust
Ter culc!;. He proposes To start
work at once and will take supplies
in this week for his machine plant
and force of mluere will be sm-
ployed Immediately. This comp.
any installed n compressor plant of
machinery last season and have 1t
rea6y IT, 20 into commission at
once. \ rrosscut tunnel is 10 be
run for the purpose OF reaching the
ore vein at a greater depth aud by
which means no hoistiug or pump
ing of water will be required. The
ore is heavy sulphide carrying
percentages OF lead and copper,
with good silver and some gold
values.
The Colorado Telephone Comp
nuy liaye issntri neat illustrated
folder containing fine map show
ing all the lines which they have
ia operation, as also much general
telephone information. This little
pamphlet may be obtained at the
managers office or will De mailed
free from their general oilicrs in
Denver.
+. Austin Wilson came in Sat
urday and made n trip to his Ga
lena mountain mines returning the
first of the week.
1909 Wall Paper Designs Mt the
Robinson Lumber Company.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-01

10 quality none eq1al md our
prices are the lowest.-Rpbiuson
Lumber Company,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-01

Subscribe for the PILOT, the
best county mining paper.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-01

For Lumber, Builders Hardware,
Glass, Nails. Cement. Paints, Oils,
etc, go IL Robinson Lmbr. &c.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-01

C r E S T c. D 8 U 7 Y Z
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-13
ENGINEERS IN FIELD ON ROUTE
ACROSS THE FLATHEAD RE-
SERVE TO DIXON.
CANADIAN PACIFIC BUSY
The Great Northern Has Also Sur
veyors Out in Force and IN Railway
Circles II Is Predicted That Line
Across the Reservation Will Be Built
This Year.

There have been in M.ssoula for
three or four days, two men who are
connected with the engineering de-
partment of the Canadian Pacific
railway. They have vouchsafed no
statement as to the purpose of their
visit. but they have made excursions
into the country about here and have
been busy all the time they have been
here. Their arrival here was almost
coincident with the news which The
Missoulian published the other day
that the Canadian Pacific is heading
southwark towards Missoula by way Of
Flathead county. While no official
statement is obtainable, it is the be-
lief of railway men that there is some-
thing more than speculation in the
opinion that the Canada road Is pre-
pairing for an invasion Of this terri
tory.
Private advices received here with
in the past two days contain the in
formation that the Great Northern
company has two parties Of survey
ors working south from kalispell, by
way of Somers, to Dixon on the
Northern Pacific. There is another
party Quitting at Kalispell. The un-
derstanding is that these parties are
working on both sides of the lake.
They have equipped themselves for
lengthy stay in the field and have
lost no time in getting their work
started.
There have been several surveys
made across the reservation from
Somers to Dixon; some of these are
on the east side of the lake and some
are on the west side; most of them
run along the Pend dOreille river to
Dixon; others have made experiment
al lines out of the Mission valley; but
it Is said that the best route yet dis
covered has it's terminal at Dixon.
1t is regarded as certain that work
will be started this year on the con-
struction of a north and-sout line
across the reservation. The puzzling
question is as to what company will
be first in this rich field; there is a
great opening there for somebody and
the company that gets there first will
be the winner of great territory.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-13

state armory tonight, three nations
paid their tribute to the emancipator
and to each other. French Ambassa- =
dor Jusserand brought the word from
France; British Ambassador Bryce
the eulogy from England, while Will
liam ]. Bryan of Nebraska and Unit
ed States Senator J. =. bolivar of To-
wa laid Americas wreath of respect
at the feet of Lincoln. At the armory
tonight 700 men attended the ban
quet. A gay array of fashion crowd
ed the galleries.
The negroes of Springfield, having
been excluded from the Lincoln CEN
tennial banquet. held a competitive
event tonight.
The ladies of Springfield gave a re-
ception this afternoon at the old Lin
coin homestead and tonight brilliant
banquet at the Y M. c. A. building
under the auspices of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. Mrs.
Donald MacLean of New York, presi-
dent of the society and Mrs. w. J.
Bryan were present,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-13
OFFICERS PURSUING
MURDERERS
MEMBERS OF PHILIPPINE CON-
STABULARY TRAIL BAND OF
NATIVE ON NEGROS.

Manila, Feb. l2.-After months of
tracking through mountains and dense
forests in the interior of the island OF
Negros, a force OF constabulary has
finally run down and captured two of
the murderers OF H. d. Everett, assis-
tant director of the bureau of forestry
of the Philippine islands, and T. r.
Wakeley, another government fores-
ter, who were treacherously killed by
q band of natives while surveying and
mapping the island last June.
AS an example of other hillmen in
the island, the government has kept
up a relentless pursuit of the band
since the day that the two Americans
were murdered, and after almost
eight months of tracking the eonstab-
ulary has succeeded in capturing two
of the leaders. Pursuit will be con-
tinued until every member of the
band has been run down..
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-13
LOWERING DECLARES Ex.cRtM.
INALs ORIGINATED PANAMA
CANAL FRAUD STORIES.
GUILTY ONES ARE KNOWN
In Sensational Speech Before Lower
House Of Congress, Representatives
From Massachusetts, Scores Rainsy,
Declaring He Based Speech Upon
Tales From -Worid' and Jaiibivds-

Washington, Feb. 12.-That Repre-
sentative Rainey of Illinois got from
Il e New York World his information
regarding Panama canal affairs, which
formed the subject of his recent speech
and that ex-convicts originated the
stories of fraud and corruption per
tanning to the requirement Of title by
the United States to the property, was
the charge made in the house by Mr..
Lowering of Massachusetts,.
Maybe" he said, "the World did
not originate all the scandalous
stories published, but its columns
were public, and we do know that the
World did give credence and circula-
tion to them
Mr.. Lowering declared that ''the per-
petrators of these false statements
are known and the story of their do
ings reveals chapter in the history
of blackmailing that is rare in the
annals of crime"
These men," he said. ARE known.
Their names are known; their aliases
are known: their haunts are known;
their plans are known.
Does the gentleman object to stat
ing who they are?' inquired Mr..
Burleson of Texas.
Mr.. Lowering portested that he was
laboring under great difficulty be-
cause of the absence of Mr.. Rainey
from the chamber. He admitted that
he did not notify the Illinois member
that he was to speak on this subject
- want to say he said, that these
men have been run down and brought
to book, and it turns out that many
of them are ex-convicts, and that they
stand good chance of returning to
the penitentiary."
He was pressed by Mr. Shackleford
of Missouri for information as to
who these convicts were, but Mr. Low
ering would go NJ further than "a
state that before long they would be
produced in court. Their names he
said. had been brought before the
grand jury both at Washington and
New York, and at the proper time
would become known to the general
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-13
CONDITIONS GRAVE
IN LIBERIA
STRUGGLING COUNTRY THREAT
ENED WITH IMMEDIATE
DISSOLUTION.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Cable advices
received at the state department to-
day indicate that climax has been
reached in the Liberian situation. Con-
ditions, according to the information
at hand, are grave, and great alarm
is felt by foreign officials in Liberia.
A British gunboat has arrived to af-
ford protection to foreign interests
and a company of soldiers has been
sent from Sierra Leone to the capital
at Monrovia for the same purpose.
Apparently great despondency exists
as to the ability of the government to
maintain itself and as to the future OF
Liberia as a nation.
Today's cables called renewed atten-
tion to the efforts of the state depart
ment inaugurated by Secretary Root
to secure an appropriation Of $4,000
to enable the president to send to Ii
IBERIA a commission with a view to re-
porting as to the specific action this
government should take to afford re-
lief.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-13
Takahira Speaks.

Peoria, ILL.,, Feb. 12.-Declaring that
his country entertained the most
friendly and grateful sentiments to-
wards the United States and that such
a thing as war between this country
and Japan was an impossibility, Baron
Takahira, Japanese embassdor to the
United States. delivered the principal
address tonight at the Creve Coeur
clubs banquet in honor of the centen-
nial of the birth Of Abraham Lincoln
Charles Magoon, former provisional
governor of Cuba; Curtis Guild, Jr
former governor of Massachusetts, and
Professor John Clark Freeman were
the other speakers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-13
PRESiDENT-ELEC is GUEST OF
HONOR AT BRILLIANT NEW
ORLEANS FUNCTION.
CONFERENCES ARE HELD
to Throng Of Negroes at Ball Park,
Reiteratine His Heretofore Defined
Principles Regarding the Develop
n,ent Of Their Race.

New Orleans, Feb 12.-President-
elect Taft was tonight the guest of
honor at a Creole dinner given at the
Greenwald hotel. A thousand citizens
places at the board and considerably
over half of these were presetn
Although conferences during the day
We're held between Mr., Taft and Mr.
Hitchcock, his postmaster general, and
,, Treasurer Upham of. the national re-
publican committee nothing definite
was obtainable regarding the undecid
ed placesc in the cabinet. In his
speech to the negroes today, who
greeted him by thousands at the bali
park, Mr.. Taft reiterated his hereto
fore well defined principles regarding
the development of the negro and the
settlement of the race question.
The afternoon of the city's dis
tinguished guest was spent at the
Country club, which not only afforded
the opportunity for a select luncheo~
party, in which Mrs Taft was also a
participant, but an opportunity for
what will doubtless be the last game
Of golf which Mr.. Taft will indulge in
for many month";
Mr.. and Mrs. Taft will leave here
for Cincinnati at 8: 80 tomorrow morn
ing, arriving in the latter city at 145
p. m. Sunday, Monday afternoon the
president-elect will start for Wash
ington.
Governor j. Sanders, responding to
the toast Louisiana" at the banquet
tonight, after extending a hearty well
come to Mr.. Taft, spoke in favor OF
the federal government assuming the
maintenance Of the levee system of the
Mississippi river and some of it's trib-
utaries.
The Invocation.
Cardinal Gibbons, who pronounced
the invocation, said:
Il beg to assure the large and dis
tinguished audience that l feel 1t d
great pleasure and privilege to parti-
cipate in these festivities in honor OF
the president elect aof the United
States. | have known Mr.. Taft for
several years, and the more l have
known him the better l have learned
to admire and esteem him.
THE people of the United States
have chosen for president man
whom devotion to his country is not
restricted to state lines or by sec
tional bias. but who loves his fellow
citizens, whether they come from the
east or west, north or south, who will
be president of the whole nation"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-13
HINTON ACQUITTED
ON MURDER CHARGE

Butte, Feb. ia Miner dispatch
from LewistoWn states that Elmer
Hinton has been acquitted of the
murder of H. w. Mahaney at Roundup
by a jury after celebrating upon the
case more than "a hours. The result
was not unexpected. as Hinton was
the only witness to the killing, and a
rancher WHO took Hinton into GUS
tody Immediately following the slay-
ing of Mahaney has disappeared.
Judge Cheadle scored Mahaney and
characterized his demeanor in court
during the time Mahaney's widow and
children were present, as brutal. Ma
haney was formerly n Kansas City
contractor. He was Drained by Hin
ton with a neckyoke. Hinton claimed
self-defense.