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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-12-31

MIR. and Mrs. Frank Greig had
the misfortune of loosing their
hrst baby, little b.; Sunday last
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-12-31

Supt. and Mrs. A. C. Bernard
spent several days in Jeanerette
this week.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS.

Following Is the list OF teachers
in the Union High school for the
year 1910-1911:
Andrew Luscombe Bramhall, "a. B.
Eureka college, 1904; A. NJ. Univer.
sity OF Wyoming. 19Os,) principal, his.
tory and economies.
Gertrude NJ. Reed. "a. B. Univer.
sity Of Colorado. 1908; Pd. B. Colo
RADIO State Normal, 1908; graduate
student. University Of Chicago, J Latin
and German.
Jennie Robinson. "a. b. University
OF Colorado. 19O9,) Science and mathe
matics.
Sadie Cody, "a. B. University Of
Colorado. 1910,) English and physi.
olgy.
All these teachers are specialists
in their subjects, and the coming
school year should be highly success.
full.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

petition was circulated this week,
which found ready signers among the
business men, requesting the Adams
Express company to reconsider their
decision of transferring the local ex.
press office to the c. & S. depot.
The petition sets forth that, "The
Inconvenience Of the office located at
that point will compel us to patronize
the mail and freight to greater ex.
tent. which We will reluctantly have
to do. We still have faith in Gilpin
county and feel confident that the
present depression in business condi.
tions will improve within a short
time" This petition has been for.
warded to the superintendent Of the
office and it is hoped by the people
generally that the present office here
will not be abolished.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

Miss Emma Morris. who had been
visiting her brothers here the past
three months, left Sunday morning
for Denver. She will visit few
months in the big city and will then
go to Seattle. Washington to remain.
Miss Morris was born in Central but
very little OF her life was spent here.
She has Travelled great deal. Her
departure is hard on her brothers. es-
pecially-well, he may get over it but
1t will be some time before he looks
the same.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11
NEW MOVING PICTURES.

The opera house has lately been
equipped with number Powers
and will open Saturday
night with new moving pictures and
illustrated songs. with Mrs. Della
Dobbins as songstress and Miss Alma
Philips as pianist. The performance
begins at s O'Clock. Doors open at
1880. General admission 10 cents.
children half price. Will open We'd
hesday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11
MISSING LIBRARY BOOKS,

Since coming here several weeks
ago. have put in nearly all my time
in the school library. l find that
great many of the books are miss.
ing, many more than reasonably
should be, even in a library as large
as this. Most Of these books must
be in the homes of the patrons of
the schools and of the library. I
have posted list OF these missing
books in the post office, and l shall
deem 1t a great courtesy IL any who
find that they have at home any of
these books will return them to the
library forthwith. A hasty glance at
this list of $50 books is sufficient
to show anyone that great deal of
value, both financial and intellectual,
is bound up in them. / shall be in
the school building every day from
nine-thirty to twelve and from two
until six.
ANDREW L. BRAMHALL,
Principal Union District High School.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11
OWNERS ESTIMATE OF HIS NINE

Have mining men a right to be-
Heve that every location they pos
sess with showing sufficient to
warrant holding is a possible big in
come producer?
The question is a broad one. A
man does not invest with the in
tent to fail. He thinks he knows
what he is doing. 1t is his money
and placed to make more. The ques-
ton would seem superfluous, only
there are number of failures where
results were expected to be different.
With only a dollar invested a man
hopes to win. But in the small in
vestment class more or less chance
Is taken. Complaint is made that
most Of the failures in mining are
due to fraud on the part Of the pro.
moters. When one stops to think 1t
Will be seen how absurd the notion.
Every man with property having
any showing invariably believes that
with little more work a big mine
is certain to develop. All the indica-
tions and reports on the property
point in that direction. Assured of
this he does many things that are
opposite to what he would wish to
do were he Independent in the mat
ter. No man cares to stock a good
mine and it is not often that really
meritorious mines are so stocked
with honest intent. But once stock
ed unless an immediate producer Of
profit his motives are questioned.
And again should the mine fail to
produce anything the promoter Is
generally swindler. in the estima-
tion of those who placed their money
In the enterprise. The promoter did
not hope to fail. II he did, no name
Is too harsh for him. But the conten.
tion is that nine-tenths of the prop
critics in company form were organic,
ed in the belief that they would de-
velop into something of enormous
proportions. Every man with a mine
that has any kind Of a showing be-
lieves that he has the best and big
gest property ever discovered Not
to feel that way means a desertion
or abandonment of the property In
question. But some really good mines
have really been given up due to
lack OF capital to exploit them prop
erly. But such abandoned interests
soon become the property of others,
1t is not a fact that mine is pro-
NOTED with the sole intent to de-
ceive. The owner does not know what
he possesses, whether it be of value
or not; and a good report will not
make poor mine of greater chances
on its success than those who aid
him. He is making a sacrifice, il
anything. He is selling an interest be-
cause he must in order to procure
money to prove his faith in it. Were
he alone the sole owner when the
strike is made, it is all his. Or on
the other hand he must give up
goodly share to his partners when
things turn out well. 1t is a mistake
to believe that man with a mine
has no faith in it because he is will
ing to dispose Of it or organize a
company to develop the same. 1t Is
q pretty question. But rest assured
man does not sell for lack of faith
IN his property but because he Is
given all he asked and he only stocks
1t because he has faith that it will
prove good to all concerned, =
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

The Gilpin Mines team journeyed
to Nederland last Sunday and went
down to defeat by the score 10 to
10. The star catcher for the Miners
fell off the wagon" going out, as
did some Of the others. and were in
too crippled a condition to paly good
base ball. The Mines team are fig.
uring on going to Denver Sunday to
play the Fey & McGill team OF that
city.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

Keeping up its reputation for a
higher record every month, the state
land board last week set new mark
that will probably be hard to beat
during the balance of the year. AL.
though the acreage sold in August
was not so large as in some former
months. the average price per acre
reached the top figure-$13.S0-more
than 81 an acre higher than at any
previous sale Of state lands in Colo.
RADIO.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11
DEEDS, LEASES, ETC.

Edgar T. Butler to Jacob E. Bir-
kenmaier. 1-3 interest Boulder Pine
placer, Boulder park section.
James NJ. Platt to Henry Baer, Y
interest in the st. Helena lode Pine
district. Consideration $2,50O.
Alice S. Youngerman to Frances E.
Boyd. All Nation lode, Gregory dis
trict.
John Taylor to the British G. NJ.
Co., the British lode, Lake district.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Fleschhutz, D.
w. Myers, S. s. Wilson, ]. NJ. Sc.
right, Mrs. John Lehmkuhl and Fred
Bowden drove to Lomand, Stewart
Gilman, Reynolds and Ice lakes in
Clear Creek county Tuesday. These
are part Of the chain of lakes from
which the water supply is to be
drawn to furnish Russell Gulch and
Nevadaville.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11
LOCATIONS.

R. Herrod, Bachelor and Edinburg
lodes. Pine district.
Henry Baer. Emma Gordon and
New State lodes, Pine district.
]. A. -McCrackeh, Dooley lode, Wis.
consin district.
Ladora Mining Co., Doctor lode
Independent district.
R. Herrod, Last Chance lode, Pine
district.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11
ANDREW L. BRAMHALL,
Principal Union District High School

Leroy Nelson, one of the commu.
mites valued sons was married In
Denver last week to Miss Alice
Clark, an accomplished and attractive
young lady OF Victor. The couple will
make their home in this city and
have gone to housekeeping in the
Stevens cottage on Spring street. The
groom Is engineer on the Frontenac
mine and has host Of friends here
abouts to extend to himself and
bride their hearty congratulations.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

In order to complete the records at
Democratic state headquarters, the
chairman is desirous of securing full
lists Of the congressional, senatorial
legislative and judicial district com.
mittees. II the reader knows any or
all OF these in his district, he will
confer favor by sending same al
once to Charles B. Ward, Room 116
Albany hotel, Denver.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11
TWAS EVER THUS.

A great many LnluSS uiSHL hamper
the working of very good mine.
This is suggested by the operation
going on in the San Juan. There are
probably a great number of just such
properties. Still the mine may be
working in the near surface form2,
ton, which was such a good source
Of gold in the early days. 1t not hav-
ing reached the sulphide depths and
still in the oxide stage. But this may
not be true, seeing that the veins
are in porphyry, probably making it
a huge porphyry dyke, with values all
through 1t. 1t might also prove to-
be vent from below, and therefore
Of permanence and not likely to-
change. Judging from the reported
size Of the mineralized body, 1t
would not be idle to speculate that
ed through the granite at the earliest
stage OF naturalization of this Sec
ton.
That the Newhouse tunnel cuts this
porphyry at 1900 feet should confirm
the proposition that it is Of unknown
depth and one of the main IL not the
principal out flow and the source Of
the mineralized bodies so abundantly
scattered over such a large section
OF country.
That there are not many such
dykes might be due to the fact that
there were not many. Should there
have been such they would have been
uncovered ere now. And that por-
phyry Is not apparently abundant
could be explained that the overflow,
having made contact or horizontal de-
posits have been eroded. But that the
porphyry on being known to go down
below the Newhouse tunnel level
would make this a sort of contact
fissure.
The old-time miner would not ex-
pect to mine for values in porphyry.
With him 1t meant a source Of min
eralization of surrounding rocks, but
not likely to supply workable ore. The
porphyry had little alteration for him,
being an indicator for better things
to follow.
Many mining theories have been
exploded. Gold was never thought to
be associated with anything but
quartz. and silver was to be found
in carboniferous or lime formations
principally. Why this seeming law of
nature has not been fully worked out
to the common understanding. There
are theories about the subject but
in solving the problem of good val
ues being worked in the porphyry Of
the San Juan.
To return to our muttons. Things
might hamper the working of even
a bonanza. Inaccessibility. no timber.
no water and other detriments might
keep a man out Of realizing a quick
fortune. The economical working Of
the San Jaun would suggest a most
desirable property. But notwithstand-
ing this great aid in getting out the
ore. 1t is prevented from doing more
by the fact that water is desired in
the mill to properly handle the ore
that is produced. 1t would seem that
there are often seemingly petty
things to prevent the full measure
OF reward to those who have the
faith to undertake opportunities in
the face Of obstacles. There may be
number Of just such properties as
the San Juan, and just one little
cog loose that prevents full realiza-
fion though a good proposition.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11
CENTRAL COUNCIL MEETING.

A special adjourned meeting of the
city council was held last Thursday
evening. There were present besides
the mayor, Aldermen Slattery, Will
iams, Mckay, Powers and Teats; alb
sent, Aldermen Eilmann, Richards
and Moody.
Owing to the flood damage in
Black Hawk, the aldermen of tina!
city reported that they could not at
tend the meeting, which had beer
arranged for a discussion of the wat
er proposition.
The street commissioner reported
that much damage had been done to
the streets and fumes by the recent
floods, calling particular attention to
Fred Kruse, the one back of H. P.
loves office. Mayhew's, Rules and
O'Malley's. He also spoke Of the con-
dition of Spring street.
lengthy discussion to the dam
age wrought by the flood was indulg-
ed in and it was decided to delay
permanent repairs until after the
flood season.
1t was moved by Alderman Will
Jams and seconded by Alderman Slat-
terry that Alderman Mckay should
make a trip to Denver to look for
three scrapers and three dump wag-
ons for use on the streets. The mo-
tion carried. Alderman. Mckay left
on his mission the fore part OF the
week and returned last evening. He
did not buy the scrapers or wagons
as they were too wide guage for use
on the streets of mountain town.
The city will probably order these i'm
plements made just the proper width
for the streets of Central.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

Dominick Rosetti, an Austrian res
ident Of the city, was injured about
the arm and shoulder Monday when
rock in a tnunel in which he was
working came down. He will be laid
up for some time.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS.

The regular examination Of teach
ers will be held in the office OF the
superintendent Of schools, Central
City, Thursday and Friday, August
18th and 18th, 1910, beginning at
a. IN.
FRANCIS C. MAYHEM,
County Supt. OF Schools.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

The extra session has not yet
opened, but already one democratic
solon has started libel suit against
several papers Of his own political
faith. We just knew this heat wave
would raise merry Methuselah-Lead
vile Herald-Democrat.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11
COMMENT ON THE BIG SUIT.

The Gilpin county Observer and the
Denver Democrat have been sued for
libel by fellow by the name of
Hicks. The boys will have plenty of
fun with Hicks before he gets to
first base.-Kremmling News.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

A Tom Thumb Wedding" and
Merchants Carnival will be given at
the opera house by home talent. un.
der the auspices Of the Ladies Aid
OF the Methodist church, on Friday
evening. August 18th. Further an.
houncement will be made next week.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11
MINING NEWS OF G|LP|N
COUNTY BRIEFLY TOLD

Work Of cleaning up and repairing
the shaft on the Ashtabula was
started yesterday. 1t required some
time to repair the collar Of the
shaft SO that repairs down the mine
could be made.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11
FOR SALE.

Six-room house Of s. r. Teats.
Casey street, $1,000. Cost $500. Al
SO adjoining properties. as follows:
Three-room house, 5000; four.room
house. 5000; six.room house, $500. All
in fine condition. Cash or time.
Mrs. e. v. Parenteau.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

J. NJ. Seright leaves this week for
Philo, o., where he will spend his
vacation. He takes trip back to his
old home town every year, whether
he needs 1t or not.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

complished before any attempt can
be made at production. The German
is good property and gives every
indication Of becoming a heavy divi.
dend payer once the ore bodies are
opened up. 1t is reported that the
company now has funds enough to
carry on extended development.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

A number from here went to Tol
land yesterday to enjoy the picni'
given by the Rebekah lodge.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11
HOUSES FOR SALE.

Cash or time. Frame house on Law
renee street. Central, and brick
house on Church street, Black Hawk.
Apply Of G. B. Klais.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

Fred Buckman today opened tn
dining room OF the Teller house.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

man by the name of Hicks is
going around trying to make a little
easy money by starting damage suits
against weekly newspapers. He has
yet to learn that blood cannot be
made to exude from the impecunious
turnip.-Buena Vista Democrat.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

Friday a good sized streak of free
gold was struck in the Concrete
mine. The rich stuff was encounter
ed In the 90-foot shaft, 400 feet west
of the main shaft. The vein is five
feet wide and four inches Of the crew
ice shows free gold. Shipments are
being made regularly from the Con-
crete Of three classes of ore from
the 750-foot level. Water is going
down in the mine at the rate OF four
inches day. The mine is drained by
tunnel ten days ago. There is now
1S0 feet of water in the Concrete and
and as the Newhouse tunnel is It's
fact below the bottom Of the mine,
Il is thought that within a short
time the workings will be freed en-
tirely Of water.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Pewabic Consolidated
Gold Mines company was held at the
offices of the company in this city
Monday. Directors were elected and
plans for the future development of
the company's properties were dis
cussed. The directors elected were:
]. c. Fleschhutz, ]. NJ. Seright, D.
w. Myers, w. ]. Denny, Thomas H.
Prothero. The Pewabic properties are
being worked under lease principally
and the majority Of the lessees are
doing well-some exceedingly well.
Yesterday a shipment of a car Of
smelling ore was made from the Iron
mine, which runs $4,000 to the ton.
A temporary dam and flume is being
built in the creek, where the. old dam
was, washed out last week by the
flood This flume will convey water
to the New York mill (owned by the
Pewabic company and it is expected
that the plant will again be in op-
Grafton by the latter part of this
week. Since the mill was forced to
shut down on account Of the dam 60
ing out. the tram yards have become
congested with dirt from the Pewa-
bic properties.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

1t must be admitted that 'it's an
i'll wind that blows nobody good. Last
week the flood brought down tons
and tons of dirt from the hillsides
and gulches and several hundred tons
Of this were washed into the build
ing of the Denver Mining & Reduc-
tion company, down Clear Creek. The
dirt is piled up completely covering
the floor to a depth of two and three
feet. All Of this stuff will be run
over the Whitley and Horn, tables. The
dirt that settled in the building af-
ter the flood waters receded pans
well and it will not only be cheaper
to clean the floor in this way, but a
profit will be returned to the com.
pany.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

Fine pullets for sale by the dozen.
Inquire Of Dick Trevithick. New way
to make hens" lay. Inquire Of John
Trevithick.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

Imported goods, extensive In guam
tity and the best in quality. at the
Philips Mere. company store.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

Mrs. John Hatch, mother Of Mrs.
F. 8. Bolsinger, Is reported to be
very III and her condition ID grave.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

The Hubert mine at the present
time Is looking good. A shipment of
lead ore has been taken out and will
be sent to the smelter. Quite num-
Der of miners are working in the
Hubert
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

See Anderson for household fur
nishings.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11
FOR SALE.

Fine Groom house. Spring street
1926. Cash or time. Rent, $40.
Mrs. z. v. Parenteau.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

WIN. FADE is very Ill with pneu.
monia.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

Sherman Harris, manager and half
owner of the Rockford mine, says
they have $50 tons OF ore on the sur
face, ready for shipment to the Iron
City mill. The treatment of this ore
was delayed owing to the improve
ments that were being made at the
Iron City. The ore was taken from
the 2O0-foot levels, Just driven a short
distance from the shaft. There is a
vein Of eight feet between the walls
and this is being broken five feet in
width. This ore is of concentrat-
ing variety and averages between $12
and $15 to the ton. In the bottom
levels OF the Rockford there is some
genuine picture ore. 1t runs $40 o..
gold. Is OF. silver and II per cent
copper. This rich stuff is being sack.
ed for shipment to the smelter.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

The editor of the Denver Demo
crat has been sued for libel by one
H. A. Hicks, a Central City lawyer
and member of the present legisla.
ture.. Defamation of character is al.
legged and $4,000 is the sum asked
for to salve the wound. The offense
consists in republishing an article
printed in a Central City paper and
whose editor is receiving like
amount of attention. The small mat.
ter of paying over $4,000 by two
weekly newspapers editors (or go to
jaiD should not be a serious handi.
cap. but OF course it will be neces.
sary for the plaintiff to prove the
case before he collects.-Palisade
Tribune.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

w. L. Shull commenced pulling
water on the Hall mine in the low
er Russell district this week. This
property has not worked for several
months, but from information receiv-
ed from a dependable source, this
old mine will now be worked con-
tinuously.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

Discussing the Observer suit for
100000, ditto $2O,00O) the Meeker
Herald asks, is this the same Hicks
who got bill through the late ses-
sion of the legislature to probe the
forestry policy of Pinchot and then
got himself appointed in the shape
Of an attorney, beneficiary under
the provisions of the bill to the tune
Of $4,000 or one-fourth of the appro-
priation?"
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

Steam was raised on the Brooklyn
last Friday for the first time since
the present company took hold of the
mine and started repairs to the equip
ment. 1t was thought that with some
repairs the boilers would be able to
generate steam enough to carry on
development. However, when steam
was raised in one Of the boilers, the
flues blew out and it was then decid-
ed to use the other boiler. This prov
ed to be in the same condition as
the first boiler tried, the flues in this
being worn out. New flues are now
being put in both boilers. This work
will delay operations in the mine two
weeks more.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

Officers Of the German. Uranium
Mining company are expected to ar
rive In the county today or tomor-
row from Philadelphia to complete ar.
rangements for the resumption Of op-
erations Of their property on Quartz
hill. The mine has been idle since
last year. While operating, the prop
erty furnished numerous sensations
through the rich deposits Of pitch.
blende that were uncovered. Consider.
able development will have to be ac.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

An editor doesn't know when he
is going to get his foot in it. H. A.
Hicks. big democrat, sued the Gill
pin Observer for $4,000 libel. The
Denver Democrat published the news
Of the libel suit and also quoted what
the Observer said about the Hon. Mr..
Hick as a matter of news. Hicks
now has brought suit against the
Democrat for SIC. 900 for libel. II
Barkhausen gets left we will contri.
butte our penny towards paying the
fine. Who else will divvy up? We al
most forgot to say the article was
hot stuff. We don't dare print it, for
We are worth but $21 900 and Hicks
might get all Of it.-Hayden Repub.
lican.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-11

Recently H. A. Hicks, formerly of
Central City. brought suit against w.
]. Stull, asking $4,000 for an alleged
libelous article in the Gilpin Obser-
yer. 1t appears now that he fears
Editor Stull may not be able to come
through, SO has started a similar
suit against John Barkhausen, editor
Of the Denver Democrat. We'd hate
to depend for months cigar mon
ey on what Mr.. Hicks will get from
both of them--Golden Transcript.