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Gilpin observer., 1911-08-10

Tuesday evening last very enjoy
able time was had by about 30 of
the young people Of upper Eureka
street at the old cattle pond. Mes
danes Heuer and McKibbin chaper-
oned the young folks. The occasion
was beefsteak fry, around an i'm
mense camp fire, each participant
proceeded to broil. fry or smoke
their portion of steak or dog" with
varying success. After the feed d.games
were played and weird ghost stories
related which tended to make the
more timid ones hair stand on end,
as the rendezvous is in close prox-
unity to the cemetery.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-10

VIM. Trebilcock Is installing extern
sive improvements at the Hughes
block In Russell In part they con-
sist of new set OF steps to each
entrance, together with an attractive
fence, which enhances the appear
ance Of the block.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-10

Joseph Sampson. an able attorney
of Denver. has entered the office Of
Chase Withrow and will aid Mr..
Withrow in his extensive practice.
Mr.. Sampson Is a young fellow and
a pleasing gentleman to meet. He
likes Central and the people Of the
county and sees encouragement for
one engaged In his profession.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-10

Mr.. J. C. Jensen, has taken bond
and lease on the Barnes mine on
Quartz hill, owned by Byron Lake.
Operations have commenced and ship
ments will be made at once from the
$50 level where there Is a good body
OF payable ore.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-10
MINING DEAL OF THE YEAR

The biggest deal of the year in
Colorado mining, and one Of the most
important in some time, has just been
consummated, involving a considera-
ton easily into seven figures, al
though the actual amount is not
made public. The Rexall Gold Mining
company has bought outright all the
principal producing lode and placer
mines in northern Gilpin county. In
cluding the Perigo and the Gold Dirt
mines which have already yielded
upwards Of $1O. .o00. .000-and all the
placers along Gambel and Moon
gulches, together with the Rollins
and Pactolus placers, water rights on
South Boulder creek, and the town.
site Of Rollinsville, aggregating $500
acres OF placer ground and 700 acres
of lode claims. Development on
gigantic scale is planned, and the car
rying of these plans will see no less
than six giant dredges at work on
the placers, the capacity Of the two
mills doubled. big power project.
the development OF Rollinsville into
a resort, and the employment of
probably 1.500 men on the company's
newly-acquired mining property.
Messrs. E. w. Williams. Thomas
H. Potter. James E. Lightbourn and
Hal Sayre. president Of the Rocky
Mountain National bank, are the par
ties who made the deal with the
Rexall Mining company.
Work will be started at once on
the placers. Estimates Of the avail
able ground and its value have been
made and the figures are startling.
In the bottoms there are 10000, 900
cubic yards, and on the banks there
are 10000. 900 cubic yards. A series
Ct trenches and other test openings
show a minimum average value Of the
bottom ground to bed rock Of SO per
cubic yard; and some of the results
secured have been fabulous.
The acquisition comprises water
rights on South Boulder creek to
5000 miners inches. 1t is the inten-
ton to confine this water in Man
chester lake, back of Rollinsville. to-
gether with an artificial one, which
will be formed by the building OF
dam, and the water will be made to
serve the dual purpose Of placering
and furnishing power to operate the
dredges, the various other mining and
milling plants Of the company. togeth
er with lighting the town Of Rollins
Vile. The water will be taken out
above and used over again.
The installation of the full compile
ment OF dredging machinery will rep
resent an Investment of 100000. The
machines will come from Arthur r.
Brown & Co., OF London, England.
One large dredge has already been
ordered, and it is the intention to in
stall 1t right in front of the town
of Rollinsville. This dredge will have
a capacity Of 1000 cubic yards every
"a hours. A minimum estimate on
the yield Of this gold boat, is. there
fore, $4,000 day.
In all there will be three Of these
large dredges. and three small ones
are to be put in to operate In the
gulches. This smaller type is design
ed to take the place OF hydraulicking
and It has a capacity Of from 80 to
so cubic yards an hour. With this
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-10

Mike Kane Of Wideawake, was in
town showing some handsome free
sold specimens from his Sunshine
claim. which adjoins the Pine Comb,
where rich strike was made a short
time ago..
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-10
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS.

The regular examination Of teach
ers will be held in the Court House
on the third Thursday and Friday Of
August, august 18th and 1Sth).
ISABELLE F. MABEE,
County Supt. OF Schools.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-10
SHELTER GETS ALL
INSIGHT INTO THE OPERATIONS
OF THIS GIGANTIC TRUST
WHERE THE MINER GETS OFF.

The July dividends on American
Smelling & Refining company stock
OF $1,375,000 coupled with the dis
tribution Of $500, 900 for the last fis-
cal year and with a cash balance of
$3,915,276 applicable for still further
swollen dividends on a capital that
Is at least two-thirds water; de-
mands attention as to how much the
Gilpin county miner is gouged to en-
rich the smelter trust.
AS an instance of the unfair treat
ment accorded the small shipper, wa
submit the data as had from a settle
ment sheet of ores sold the agents
OF the trust in this county:
market value contents) (val. toni
Gold, $50 OF. q $20.67 per OF $196.sS
Silver. 1880 OF. @ .52A s.s2
Zinc, 23% q $6.12 per cwt 2s.15
Dry copper, 1.1O% @ $3.50 cwt 2.75
$235.88
Now, let US see how much the
shipper received per ton:
lore SettlemenD (val. per toni
Gold, $50 OF. @ $3.50 -----$185.25
Silver. 1850 OF. q .52A $50 s.16
Zinc, 23% nil. - 600
Dry copper, 1.1O% @ $1.22 unit 1.a4
$1s4.75
Note that the difference between
market value Of ore contents and
amount paid for same is $41.13 per
ton. to this is assessed treatment
charge Of $500 per ton, (which brings
the gross amount paid for the above
ore down to $179.75 per ton; mean
ing cost OF $56.13 per ton to the
shipper for the smelling or his ore.
To this should be added the expense
Of sampling and freight to Denver,
$500 per ton. hauling $1.OO per ton,
making a total marketing charge Of
over 10000 per ton on the above
grade ore.
This Is not an exceptional item, but
daily occurrence with the ore buy
ers for the trust. The wet assay for
copper was 2.609o on above which
adds ~ % to copper contents, or an
additional value of $1.s7 per ton Few
seem to know why 11a9o is deduct
ed from all copper assays by wet
method; sufficient to say, 1t does not
benefit the ore producer.
We beg to cite another instance:
market value, contents) oval. toni
Gold. 1.60 OF. @ $2O.67 OF. - s33.07
Silver, $40 OF. .52Ac OF. 4.39
Zinc, $3.50 @ $6.12 per cwt 1880
$6s.06
(Ore Settlement) CVal. per toni,
Gold. 1.6O OF. @ $500 OF. 5000
Silver. $40 OF. q .52A $50 ait
Zinc, $3.50 nil. ---- 600
$34.57
Smelter treatment 1880 ton
Samp. fgt. & hauling $50 17.00
s17.57
Total marketing charge based on
ere contents $5O.49. This gives the
ore producer but $50 to cover costs
Of mining, while in the first cited in
stance he manages to get 75To.
Note that in the first citation with
a zinc content of $3.50 the treatment
charge is $500 per ton, while the
second item with zinc content Of
$3.50 is but 1880 per ton. Of $3.50
per ton less smelter charge on an
ore containing go more zinc. Truly
the ways Of the A. s. & r. company
are mysterious and hard Of under
ctoOdipv
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-10

VIM. Trathen broke his leg at the
Topeka mine Saturday. A rock fell
on It.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-10
MINING EPIToME.

The Hubert mine is keeping ten
stamps at the Buell. mill running con-
tinuously on mill ore from the 6OO-
foot level.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-10

Matt Ryan & company have taken
a lease on the Pagan lode, one of
the mines Of the Gunnell group. They
have several cords Of mill ore broken
and shipment to the mill will be
made this week.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-10

Tom Hughes & company. working
the Ninety One mine in Russell are
making their initial shipment of both
smelling and mill grade of ore. Sink
ing and drifting is being pushed at
a depth of 125 feet.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-10

Read the Observer. s2.oo per year.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-10

Both Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Leber are
experimenting the mine operations
Of their property, the Maine mine on
Central City hill. Extensive develop
ment work is in progress. Ore of
good value is being opened up.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-10

Manager Kiel, Of the Fourth of
July mine, reports development work
has resulted in 31a feet of o. mill
ing ore in the 45O-foot level together
with about one foot of smelling
grade.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-10

Manager Arthur Most Of the Harsh
mine reports that the transformer
necessary in the electrical equipment
OF the property, will arrive in a few
days, when work will be resumed in
the development of the mine. At
present there is some four feet OF
mill ore in the workings.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-07
MEXICAN TOWNS IN
STATE OF siege
Troops Rushed to Chihuahua to
Smother Outbreak Against
MaderO
ISpeeial Dispotch 10 The Call

Ell PASO. Tex, Dec. 6.-Troops are
being rushed to Chihuahua on the re-
port from Governor Orozco that. San
Andreas and Parral are in a state Of
siege.
San Adreas is Orozco's home and 1t
was here that the Madero forces waged
their first battle in the late revolution.
Parral is rich American mining camp.
Gonzales, fearing that this is the out
break of new revolution. is to return
and will probably relieve Orozco, who
is now in command
The Reyesta prisoners here have
hoodwinked the guards and sent tele-
gram to Senator La Toilette asking him
to help them escape "the political per-
secutions' OF the Mexican government.
At the request Of the defense the
hearing of the cases gainst the pris-
oners has been postponed.
Among the prisoners is Red Shirt Z
the Mexican who was the hero of the
battle OF Juarez, leading the entire Ma
dero army into the town, and later was
wounded four times. When he was
arrested he was smuggling ammunition
across the river and was ordered shot
by Madero.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-07
Schooner Alice Is
Listed As Missing

Due at Seattle a month ago,
the Union Fish company's
schooner Alice, with Captain
McPhie and a crew of II men,
was listed as missing" by the
Merchants exchange last night.
Since the Alice left San Fran
cisco 40 days ago for the Puget
sound port no word from it has
been received.
The best hope of shipping
men is that the little vessel
foundered and that its crew was
picked up by some outward
bound windjammer or steam
ship and carried to foreign
port.
The Alice was travelling in
ballast to take on a load of fish
at Seattle. 1t left here October
27 at time when bad weather
prevailed. and it is probable that
it foundered off the Oregon
coast. Even if it sustained
breakdown and had made its
way northward TO Washington,
shipping men recall a so mile
gale 10 days ago off Tatoosh
island that would have sunk any
vessel in distress. No passing
craft hailed the Alice and it was
too small to have wireless
aboard.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-07
ABROGATION OF
TREATY IS URGED

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Abrogation of
the treaty of friendly relations between
the United States and Russia, made in
1882, was urged in speeches delivered
by dozen or more men of national
prominence and in resolutions adopted
at large mass meeting held in Car
negie hall tonight.
The meeting was under the auspices
of the National Citizens committee,
which plans a series of similar demon
strations throughout the country dur
ing the next month in protest against
discrimination by Russia in its refusal
to honor the passports of Jewish
American citizens. As means to break
the long deadlock in diplomacy over
the passport question, most of the
speakers tonight advocated immediate
notice to Russia of the abrogation of
the treaty, the terms Of which they
declare have been violated by Russia.
Andrew ID. White, former United
States ambassador to Russia, was
chairman fthe meeting and in his
address dwelt on the relations between
the United States and Russia He was
one OF but few speakers who strongly
urged that Russia be invited to arbi-
trate the question at The Hague before
a movement was made to abrogate the
treaty. He said Russia was a nation of
great pride and that peremptory de-
bate would lead to indignant rejoinders
and reprisals, regardless of all justice.
TWO SIDES TO QUESTION
Might they not even congratulate
themselves on the financial side OF the
question: suggested the chairman. IF
the treaty should be cancelled. might
not the pill be sweetened for them by
the belief that all inheritances from
Jewish families in Russia to Jewish
heirs in America would lapse into the
imperial treasury
White characterized the suggestion of
war as altogether foolish.
THE two nations can not reach each
other at any vulnerable point he said
TT would be like an elephant trying to
fight a whale"
Preceding the adoption of the reso-
lutions, speeches were made by sena-
tors. by the speaker of the house, by
the head of Cornell university. and by
others. Conspicuous points in many
speeches were.
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New
Jersey-''If the Russian government
has felt through all these years that
it could ignore the protests of Ameri-
can ministers and secretaries of state,
ii has been because the American gov
eminent spoke for special interests or
from some special point OF view and
not for the American people"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-07
INFANTA EXPLAINS
Her AFFINITY Cult
Says Privilege of Creating New
Hearthstone Is Right of
WOmankind
ISpeeiol Coble 10 The Colll

| Especial Gable TO The Call
| PARIS. Dec. 6.-Infanta Eulalia gave
to The Call today copy of her much
discussed book, remarking:
sSYou will see that it is a very little
and very harmless book to make all
this disturbance
OF divorce Eula1ie's book says:
ssIt is inadmissibIe, fnhuman, immoral
that human being who for 20 years
has suffered patiently for the honor OF
his or her children should be condemned
TO pass the rest Of his or her days With
out the right to create a new hearth
stone and TO consecrate by a marriage
that devotion and affection which were
cures for old Hiss TO live again I'm hap
piness, creating anew moral and social
obligations
The Infanta devofes a chapter to
''the complete independence of woman" :"
summing up her conclusions thus:
Gin n new society, where woman
satisfying the requirements of moral
education would find her complete lib
erty, one would see affnftIes victorious,
and the strength of the feminine ideal
would pave the way to new and vigor-
GUS races, healthy in body and mind"
Eulalia says of the necessity of re-
1igion:
ssIf IL necessary TO leave TO the masses
their religion, holding the place of
moral law, capable of giving to the
masses hope to live again In better
life, capable also of consoling them in
afifctfon, of causing them to govern
their appetites. The day when religion
no longer serves to regulate the habits
Of the people it becomes useless"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-07
MEAT PACKERS
ON TRIAL AFTER
YEARS Of DELAY
Special Pleas Finally at an Ind
and Defendants Face
Jury
Ten Corporation Officials Must
Answer for Alleged Viola
ti0nS of Law

HICAGo. Dec. e.-After eight
' wears of devious travel in the
ways Of grand juries and special
pleas, the cases of 10 Chicago
meat packers, indicted for alleged vio-
lation of the criminal provisions of the
Sherman antitrust law, reached trial
today.
The packers are:
J. Ogden Armour, president of Ar
mour & co.
Louis F. Swift, president of Swift
& Co.
Edward E. Swift, vice president of
Swift & Co.
Charles f. Swift. director of Swift
& Co.
Edward TiIden, president OF the Ma
tionaI Packing company. which the gov
ernment contends is the illegal corpor-
ation-the trust.
Arthur Meeker, general manager of
Armour & Co.
Edward Morris, president of Morris
& Co.
Francis a. Fowler, director of Swift
& Co.
Thomas j. Connors, superintendent of
Armour & Co.
Louis III. Heyman, manager of Morris
& co.
The extreme penalty which can be
given the defendants in case of convic-
tion is a fine of $4,000, or one year in
jail. or both. Indications today were
that the early stages of the trial, at
least, will be rapid. for the govern
ments examination of the first panel of
jurymen was terse.
BY agreement, each side was entitled
to 50 peremptory challenges. and by
night the government had exercised 10.
None OF the veniremen had been ques-
toned by the defense. The questions
of Attorney sheean for the government
indicated that the acreptabfIity Of q
juror hinged chiefly on his willingness
10 grant it as part Of the governments
function to regulate the affairs Of pri-
vate business concerns.
All the defendants were in court I'M
mediately after the case was called.
Personal pleas of not guilty were en-
tered and the examination of veniremen
was begun.
Richmond Dean, general manager of
the Pullman company, a fellow club
member of most of the defendants. who
was passed during the morning ses-
sion, was challenged by the govern
ment in the afternoon in spite of his
assertion that his friendship with the
defendants would not prevent him from
giving an impartial verdict.
Robert Grant. an official of the Ma
tiona1 Hinge company. was challenged
when he said he would have conscien-
tious seruples against enforcing a pen
atty for violation of the Sherman law
Other veniremen who expressed doubt
of the propriety of the government ex-
ercising control of business conduct
We're challenged peremptorily.
Attorneys here are of the opinion
that the trial will proceed without any
further attempts of counsel for. the
packers to cause delay.
The u jury men who had been
passed by the government were or
dered locked up tonight and the rest
of the members of the venire were
ordered in court tomorrow. None will
be questioned by the defense until at
least four have been finally accepted
by the government.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-07
SOLDIER BARRED FROM
HALL THREATENS SUIT
Leavenworth Managers Had
Rule Against Uniform

LEAyENWoRTH. Kans., Dec. g.
Corporal Van McCune, Troop G. Fif-
teenth cavalry, who asserts he was
elected from Leavenworth dance hall
last Saturday night because he was in
uniform, threatens to begin suit against
the managers of the dance hall for
damages. The management of the hall
for soldiers to dance in uniform and
that this rule was explained to Cor
poral McCune.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-07
ASSEMBLYMAN TELLER
NOW STATE PRINTER
Mrs. Shannon Loses Position
Paying $500 Yearly
,peciol Dispatch to The Call

SpecidI Uspdfch to he Id1I
CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Dec. 6.-AssembIyman Robert
been chosen to succeed Mrs. w. w.
Shannon as deputy state printer.
The appointment, which has been ru-
mored ever since the appointment of
f. w. Richardson, was appointed to
succeed shannon, was announced this
afternoon after a conference between
Richardson and Teller.
The place carries salary of $1,000
a year. Teller is engaged in the print
ing business at San Jose.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-07

The Spreckels sugar refinery of Phil
adelphia was established by Claus
; Spreckels many years ago and sold
about 1890 to the American Sugar Re-
fining company The Spreckels family
has had no interest in 1t for more than
20 years.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-07
ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES
IN SUGAR DUTIES FOUND
Federal Grand Jury in PhiIadeI-
phia Reports

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. "a special
grand jury that Investigated alleged ir-
Irregularities in the collection of duties
on sugar imported here today made a
report to Judge Holland in the United
States district court that in the case of
the Mccahan. the Franklin and the
Spreckels Sugar Refining companies
there had been irregularities varying
from sharp practices to systematic
fraud. The jury also found that the
customs weighers We're careless.
The regular grand jury. which also
Investigated the sugar importations.
found that the Spreckels and the Nc
Cahan companies had benefited by the
use of drawbacks" and recommended
that the government should seek TO re-
cover by civil suit from each company.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-07
SAN JUAN COMPANY'S
HOLDINGS BRING $40, 700
Cement Making Likely to Be
Resumed Soon

HOLLISTER, Dec. 6.-The real and
personal property of the San Juan Port
land Cement company in San Juan
county was sold today under foreclo-
sure. by order of the superior court.
The property brought s20,700, B. M.
Atkins being the only bidder. Judg-
ment against the company was en-
tered for s1,634,442 1t is understood
that the company will be reorganized
and that the plant will be operated
before long.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-07
RESTLESS LEGISLATORS
EAGER TO ADJOURN
Two Resolutions Were Intro.
duced at Session Yesterday

CALI HEADQUAHTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Dec. 6-Restlessness. prompted
by the inactivity OF the legislature dur
ing the present most extraordinary
session, caused the Introduction of two
resolutions in the assembly today fix
ing the date for adjournment sine die.
Slater and Preisker were authors OF d
resolution to adjourn December is.
Bishop had resolution to adjourn
December 16.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-07
Canal Ready in Two Years

Some of the members OF the commit
tee have been discussing the reports
gressmen who inspected the canal. They
say that it is now certain that the canal
will be ready for business shortly after
the summer of 1913 at the latest and
are commenting on the fact that the ex-
months later. Several members of con-
gress have been discussing plan which
has in view request that the date Of
the exposition be put forward. but the
California delegation will fight any
such move at this time, holding that the
date of the celebration should be left to
the judgment of San Francisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-07
HARLAN NOMINATED FOR
COMMERCE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-President
Taft announced today that he would
send to the senate probably Thursday
the name of James B. Harlan, interstate
commerce commissioner, to continue in
that position. Harlan, who is a son
OF the late Justice Harlan of the SUI
preme court will be renominated for
. seven year term.s
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-07
Yuan Shi kai Supreme

The edict exhorts all the princes to
retire peacefully. This may indicate
that there was some truth in reports
often current that the youthful princes
desired to attack foreigners, hoping to
create foreign complications that might
benefit the Manchus.
Yuan Shi Kai is now entirely power
full within the limitations of disrupted
government. The rebels say they ex-
pect him to manipulate the regiments
until the Manchus are no longer cap
able of disturbing the capital and then
the Shanghai assembly of the represen-
tatives of the rebel and loyal provinces
soon to be held will decide in favor of
a republic.
The premier has promised to abide
by the assembly's decision, which ad-
mittedly will be republican. 1t is be-
lieved the premier desires foreign
mediation in order to insure the safety
of the court and the granting of pen
sions.
The legations of the larger powers
are increasing their guards to between
900 and 500. Mail advices just arrived
from Sianfu, dated November IA, make
brief mention Of the attack on foreign
ers at that place some time previously.
The letters say that Philip Manners,
the German postal clerk reported killed,
was alive at the time, and w. Henne,
district postmaster at Sianfu. was re-
covarincr from Injuries No mention ic
made of other foreigners having been
injured, but there are indications that
the rebels have censored the letters.