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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-11
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-11
TAZEWELL BUSY ON
GOOD ROADS IDEA.

Tazewcll, Va, Jan. 6 Tho
first official meeting of the
Tazewell Good Roads club was
held IN the court house We'd
nesday afternoon, attended by n
good crowd of the citizens from
various sections of the county.
The reports Of the committees
from each magistcrial district
IN the county were received and
adopted, and several additional
committees were appointed.
No addresses were made, but
the larger part Of the afternoon
was taken up by general dis
cussion of the proposed half
million dollar bond issue.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-11
Death in Roaring Fire

may not result from the work of fircburs
but often severe burns are caused that
make quick need for Sucklen's Arnica
Saivc, the quickest, surest euro for hurns
wounds, bruises. boils, sores. 1t subdues
inflammation: 1t kills pain. Ii soothes
and heals. Drives of skin crup,ions.
ulcers or piles, Only csc. at Kelly Drug
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-11

The pleasant, purgaiivc effect expert
enced by all who ire Chamberlain
stomach and Liver Tablets, and the
healthy condition Of tho body and mind
which they create. makes one feel joyful.
Sold by Enterprise Drag Co.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-29
PRosPEcToRs ARE BUSY.

The communication sent out by
the Chamber Of Commerce to the
Denver Republican in regard to the
opportunities open in the northern
part Of Gilpin county for prospecting.
has had its effect. A party who was
in Denver the fore part of the week
said the grubstake committee inform
ed him that they had, started one
man in the Perigo section to explore
west Two others to be sent out this
week will commence at Montana hill.
west OF Apex. and two will start
prospecting at the head Of Mammoth
gulch.
According to the Observers infor.
mant great deal OF interest is be-
ing taken by Denver people n the
grubstake movement and former Gil
pinites are anxious that prospectors
be sent to the northern part OF this
county. Even Senator II NJ. Teller
is Of the belief that good bodies Of
mineral will be discovered in tie out
lying districts Of the county where
very little prospecting has been done
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-29
MORE RICH ORE.

Settlements on ore made last week
from the War Dance indicate that
the sensational values found in the
ore of this celebrated property will
never cease. The first grade Of this
shipment went 1905 ounces to the
ton in gold, 7.10 ounces silver; sec
ond class, 8.74 ounces gold, 4 ounces
silver; third class, 3.44 ounces gold.
1.72 ounces silver. In this lot there
were two tons of the first class, six
tons Of the second and twelve tons
of the third. The value of the en-
tire shipment was $2667.56.
This month upwards Of 300 tons
of the dump stuff have been shipped
to the Golden smeiter. This run be:
tween $50 and $40 to the ton. A
conservative estimate of the quantity
OF dump when shipments started was
1000 tons. Five hundred tons have
been taken out since work was com
menced on the dump a month age
menced on the dump a month and a
half ago. The values extracted from
the dump will easily pay the pur-
chase price of the mine.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-29
vlsINTINE-TELL.

Fila Visintine, of Russell Gulch,
and Miss Angelina Tell, recently Of
Denver, were married in this city
Tuesday morning by Judge w. c.
Matthews. Pete .Earnabee was best
man and Mrs. Myfawny Pintareln waa
bridesmaid. A few friends witnessed
the ceremony and then drove to Rus
sell Gulch. where a dinner and re-
ception was held at the Pintarelh
home. The dinner was attended by q
large number of friends OF the bride
and groom. In the afternoon the
guests made merry and in the even.
ing the acquaintances Of the groom
assembled in numbers and enjoyed
themselves until an early hour Wed.
nesday morning. Dancing was indulg.
ed in during the evening and more
pleasant event was never held In
the little hamlet o. Russell.
Mr.. Visintine for number Of
years was a resident of Central. He
left here several months ago. going
to Russell to take a lease In the
Druid mine. The lease turned out
good and he is making good money.
Mrs. Visintine just arrived In Amer.
lea five months ago from Austria.
She has not been here long enough
to become thoroughly acquainted with
American customs, but from the
pleasing smile on her happy counten-
ance felt highly honorei over the
courtesies and attention accorded her
by her newly acquired friends. Mr.,
and Mrs. Visintine have gone to
housekeeping in the Doc. Williams
house in Russell.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-29

A fissure vein mineral section
should call out an amount of work
In development not known elsewhere.
With all the testimony of geologists,
that the Gilpin mines are true fis-
sures, would naturally impel atten-
tion. Professor Hayden, forty years
ago, was in this neighborhood and
his report was such as to attract
universal attention. He as much as
said the Gilpin mines would last long
er than man was able to work them.
Meaning the veins would penetrate
to such depths they would not be
profitable Of working unless tunnels
We're devised to cut the veins at
great depth from the surface.
Who would wish more flattering
testimonial? What section in the
world can turn to such as an induce
ment to continue operation? Never
to be worked out! That is what is
meant. Professor Hayden is not the
only eminent authority on the lasting
qualities of the ore veins of Gilpin.
Many have said the same and the
years have proven it.
No wonder the Newhouse tunnel
enterprise saw gain in penetrating
the hills. It's inception was a won
derful piece of foresight, and is GER
tain to prove a very profitable un-
dertaking.
A constant supply Of ore and IA
cilities for treatment is assurance
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-29
HuaHEsvILLE OPERATIONS.

G. L. Hammond, a practical miner
formerly of Nevada and California
has taken an option from P. ].
Hughes and associates on the Orc
May and Michigan claims at Hughes
Vile and is now engaged in sinking
the Oro May shaft. 1t is Mr.. Ham
mond's intention to continue the
shaft down to depth Of 100 feet
and then drift both ways on the
vein. The Oro May vein is the east
extension of the famous old Hard
Money mine. which produced hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars OF rich
silver ore some thirty years ago.
The ore shoot on the Oro May vein
has been opened up for a distance OF
more than one hundred feet on the
surface; is developed by two shafts
Is and As feet deep. located 100 feet
apart on the vein. Assays and samp-
ler return give from $4,000 to $4,000
per ton.
We expect to soon see Hughes
vile and vicinity take on its old-time
life and activity. At one time there
were more than one hundred men
employed at the mines of that camp
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-29
A NEW TIMBER.

The numerous disasters in Colo
rado mines during the past three
years. causing the death of hundreds
Of lives and the destruction Of min
ing timbers by fire. resulting in hum
dreds Of thousands Of dollars in loss
to mine owners, has led to care
full study of noncombustible timber,
with the result that experiments with
reinforced concrete timbers have
proven them to be the most econo-
mical, as they last forever. and re-
duce the possibility Of disaster from
fire to q minimum. At the last ses-
sion of the legislature Of this state.
a bill providing for non-combustible
timber for use In mines was passed.
but as a number Of amendments
which were not germane to the sub
ject, had been attached to the bill.
it was vetoed by the governor. How
ever. knowing the Importance OF US
ing reinforced concrete timber from
en- economical standpoint. coal and
metal mine owners are voluntarily
figuring on substituting this for wood
timbers and thus reduce the hazard
OF destruction OF lives and property
10 minimum and at a less cost.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-29
SINK REFORM PROPERTY.

John G. Kinney. connected with
the Reform property up Silver Creek,
was up from Denver this week to let
a contract to sink the shaft from 80
to 100 feet. 1t Is now down $50 feet.
The mine has been idle for 1S
years. 1t is a good proposition and
has paid from grass roots. In sink
ing the shaft the $50 feet enough
money was taken out to reimburse
the company the money expended in
the erection OF 10-stamp mill or
the grounds.
During the panic Of 1898. Chamber
lain & Co., brokers, had the property
listed on the New York market. AT
that time there was $4,000 in ore
blocked ont. The mine was last work
ed by lessees who took cut what
ore there was blocked and cleaned
up C. bunch OF money.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-29
MINERS ARE sLuooERs.

The batting averages Of the Mines
players are given below. A close
study Of these will show that the
majority Of the players are stickers.
The last three named have Just re-
covered their batting eyes. and by
the time the next percentage column
Is printed will be we'll up in the
300's.
The summary below shows six Of
the players batting better than 800,
with the entire team batting at a
percentage Of 1886. The "Old Re-
liable" Sleepy Semmens. leads the
youngsters with percentage Of 69t
He will be followed closely through
out tho scoson by Geo. Parsons and
Lehmkuhl. who have been doing soma
great work with the willow:
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-29
WILL BUILD A MILL.

]. w. Harkness, of Terre Haute,
Ind. interested in the Little King
dom property. below Black Hawk.
was in the city this week. Mr.. Hark-
ness says his company is figuring on
the erection Of mill at the tunnel
and expect to have the plant in op-
Grafton within the next ninety days.
The mill will be erected in the creek
at the mouth of the tunnel, and will
have capacity OF SO tons daily.
The Little Kingdom has been idle
the past month and 1t is not likely
that any work will be done until the
mill is erected. The tunnel is in 1900
feet and ore is opened up in various
places along the course Of the bore.
The ore is Of lead variety. but car
ries some gold and silver. There is
any amount Of ore in reserve ready
for treatment.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-29
COLORADO cHAUTAUoUA AND
SUMMER SCHOOL at BOULDER.

An especially strong program has
been arranged for this season includ.
ing the following: Hon. Joseph L.
Bristow. James II. Brewster. Herbert
l.. Willett. Hamlin Gar,in, ]. Frank
Hanley. Among the entertainers is to
be found the Worli's famous WILL
Jams Jubilee singers. the Chicago
Operatic company, Reno. the masi-
clan. The Boulder city orchestra viii
also be In attendaDco.
The Colorado & so"thern will make
special low rates daily and for tho
season. For particulars call on the do
pot agent. Write for a copy Of the
Chautauqra program. T. e. Fisher.
General Passenger Agent, Denver.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-29
KILLED IN RUNAWAY.

Andy Ellison died at o'clock this
morning from the results Of injuries
received In a runaway accident yes
terday afternoon. He was driving up
Spring street, toward home, when
the horse commenced to run, pulled
the cart over a bank and threw
Ellison to the ground. He was thrown
with such force his head was crush
ed. Neighbors who saw the accident
hurried to where the injured man
was lying and carried him to the
house. He was unconscious from the
time Of the accident until he died.
: The horse he was driving he had
just purchased this week from Oscar
Williams. What caused the animal
to become uncomfortable is not
known. 1t may be that Ellison had
little experience in driving.
Andy Ellison was between 35 and
40 years of age. He had been a res
ident of the county Is years. He was
a miner. but Of late years through
physical inability, did very little
work. He was married and leaves a
widow. Arrangements for the funeral
have not been made. A brother re-
siding In Victor is expected tomor.
row or Saturday.
The accident was a sad one and
Mrs. Ellison has the sympathy Of
many friends In Central City.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-29
AS LONG AS THEY GAN Be WORKED

that Central City will always be on
the map. 1t will have its ups and
downs, depending on the ambition OF
those who can be made to realize
that fortune awaits those who care
to delve for 1t in the hills.
Why man should care to seek
his fortune in other fields when
right here he is certain to be able
to follow a money-making vein to
any depth, is one Of the vagaries
that often inflict some where even
In the presence Of good thing.
OF course it is understood that
mining, after certain depth, costs
much money. Then the vein may not
be sufficiently large to meet the
expense, or the ore may be low-grade.
But an investor is not likely to lose
where sound judgment is used in
the selection of the property. A sue
cessful concentration system should
make most any mine, picked at haz-
ard, pay If 1t have any kind of a
vein. Just think of all the locations
from which to choose. A blind man
could hardly be at fault, knowing
that If the mine had a vein at all it
could be depended upon to produce
ore to unknown depths. 1t is this
condition that enables a man to come
here, make a selection and begin
work on vein that has produced
thousands Of dollars. There is no
better mining field in the world than
right here in Gilpin county
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-29

Two Of Golden's most popular
young people were married on Mon
day, when Harry Cooper and Miss
Evelyn Harry were united. The
ceremony was performed in Denver,
Rev. B. T. Vincent, formerly Of Col
den, pronouncing the words. Imme-
diately after the ceremony the hap
py couple left for a short tour Of the
state. The bride is former Gilpin
county girl, but has made Golden her
home for number OF years. and has
gained host OF friends here. The
groom Is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Cooper, jefferson county pio-
ncers. He Is now chief electrician for
the Golden Illuminating company. Mr..
and Mrs. Cooper will be at home in
Golden.--GoldeE Transcript.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-29
EXAMINING PROPERTIES.

B. F. Hottie, the millionaire bank
er and flour manufacturer of Fort
Collins. was an arrival on last Thurs
days flyer. Mr.. Hotties visit was
for the purpose of examining mining
properties situate in the Hard mon
ey district and elsewhere In Gilpin
county. Mr.. Hottie was favorably i'm
pressed with what he saw Of our
mines and expects to return at an
early day. and will in all probability
become an investor in Gilpin coun-
ty Mel like B. F. Hottie are what
Giipin county needs and We trust
that his next visit will be more
extended one.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-29
INTELLIGENT SEARCH FOR ORE.

Closely allied to the prospecting
campaign is the work Of the State
Geological Survey, for which the last
legislature made an appropriation Of
$50, 900. This survey is supplying the
geological data that makes possible
an Intelligent and scientific search
for ore In the place Of dependence
on blind luck. The work done by the
Survey in the old Monarch district
of Chaffee county has been follow
ed by a revival of mining activity
and the discovery Of the best ore
ever found In that part of the state.
This summer the survey will carry
on similar work in the Alma district
of Park county, and the White Pine
district Of Gunnison county, in both
Of which there are numerous oppor-
tunities for getting large returns on
moderate Investments in the intelli-
gent development Of new ground. The
fact that not beginning has been
made In exhAusting the pan6gpess a
even the Oldest mining camps of the
state is shown by the recent his
tory of Leadville. where during the
past year have been found in aban-
doned workings Of many Of the old
mines extensive and immensely val
liable deposits Of oxidized zinc ore
whose presence there had until then
entirely escaped attention.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-29
NEW ERA OF PROS
PEcTiNo IN COLORADO

Prospecting in Colorado during the
present summer will be more ener-
getic, more thorough, and more in
telligent than any search for ore de-
posits that has been undertaken in
this state for many years. To get
prospectors into the mountains, to
put men with q nose for orc on the
trail OF gold and other metals. a
grub-stake fund OF $4,000 has been
raised by popular subscription. The
spending Of this money will be in
the hands OF committee composed
Of men widely known for their abil-
ity as mining engineers Of their sue
cess in mining ventures. The men,
bers of the committee are Max Boeh-
mer, Ernest LeNeve Foster and Jas.
Doyle. They are sending out fifty
picked prospectors. providing them
with the necessary provisions and
equipment. and giving them expert
advice concerning the best places
and the best methods for prosecut-
ing a successful search for new ore
bodies. Large areas where metalli-
ferrous veins are known to occur in
Colorado have been given only a sup
erficial prospecting, and there is Per-
haps nowhere else in the world a
more promising field for the pros
pector. The search for ore is neces-
sarily gamble. and those who fail
are more numerous than those who
succeed; but there are big prizes to
be won. and mining men we'll qualifi-
ed to form an opinion on the matter
are hopeful that splendid results,
possibly another Leadville or Cripple
Creek. will be the outcome of the
present prospecting campaign under
taken under such favorable con
ditions.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-29
PROCLAMATION.


| Whereas it is proposed to observe
Tuesday, July 4th, 1911, in Central
City, as legal holiday, in commem.
oration Of the 135th university Of
the American independence and
Whereas the State Law in force in
regard to explosives is as follows:
1t shall be unlawful for any person,
persons. firm, association, company
or corporation to buy, sell, trade in,
give away. keep in stock or have in
possession any toy pistols or explos-
ives canes or other like contrivances
to be carried or held in the hand for
the explosion, ignition or detonation
or concussion Of so-called caps, cart
ridges or like contrivances contain
Ing illuminate dynamite, nitro-glycer-
Inc or other similar explosives, or
any toy cannon for the explosion of
gun powder or other explosive ma.
terial or any caps, cartridges or such
contrivances not in the nature Of
ammunition and to be exploded for
sport or amusement by percussion or
concussion, containing illuminate, dyn,
amite, nitro-glycerine or other simi.
lar explosive.
For the violation of the above act
fine or Imprisonment or both may
be imposed by the court hearing the
case.
1t shall be the duty of the police
authorities Of any municipal corpora
ton to regulate the time, place and
other conditions under which fire
works may be set OFF or ignited.
Now therefore. under and by vir-
tue Of the authority vested in me az
Mayor of the City of Central, byi the
charter and ordinance thereof, per.
mission is hereby given to set off
fireworks and explosives such as
firecrackers made from gun powder
and not prohibited by the law above
quoted, at City park, in said City and
not elsewhere in the streets or al.
leys of said city from the hours of
IL o'clock midnight of Monday, July
3rd, 1911, to IL o'clock midnight Of
Tuesday. July 4th, 1911, and at no
other time.
The city marshal and all other po-
lice officers of said city are hereby
instructed to strictly enforce the
above state law and prohibit toy pis-
tolls. paper caps. torpedo canes, blank
cartridges and toy cannons. and at all
times: and places except as i above
stated to strictly enforce the state
laws and city ordinances against ex-
plosives of all kinds.
THOMAS CODY, Mayor.
Dated at Central City, Colorado,
June 30th, 1911.
Gilpin observer., 1911-06-29
FIFTY MAY WORK.

The prospects Of work being re-
sumed on, the properties of the Fifty
Gold Mines company are very bright.
This week, one of the men holding
an extensive interest in the PROPOSE
tion was out from the east with an
expert mining engineer. They made
a general examination OF the prep
critics. The company has been tied
up in the bankruptcy court for some
months, but an effort is being made
by those desirous of resuming oper-
ations to make a settlement with
the creditors, and take the matter ou
q court and not have the PROPOSE
.flprs.t tied up indefinitely.