Gilpin observer., 1912-04-04
A TENpERFoor OUTING.

All the dangers of bad roads from
the recent heavy SHOWS, were brave:
Sunday morning by party OF six
consisting Of Matte J. Sieber, o.
Chicago, who by this time has reach
ed her destinatiOn-Los Angeles
Californda-Perlee Mixer, of Lamar
Colo. who was here on visit
Florence Neeves and Modlin Beard
OF the Hotel Adler. Harry Curry and
Billie" Morris. The party had been
invited by Manager Louis Eutereiser
OF the Druid mine, to make a visit
to that property. With the Druid
mire as their goal the party. in a
three'seated rig, left town at noon.
The team was driven by your un-
Gle "Fillmore." who knows as
much about driving team as a Jew
does about st. Patrick's day. Sew
ecal times during the drive he wish
ed he was. looking at a good solo
hand or drawing to a straight or a
flush. instead of having in his charge
three females and two males. The
road taken to reach the mine, had
not been gone over for a month or
more, and in places was solid
sheet of ice; other places a bank of
snow waist deep, was encountered.
Mere times than one it looked as If
the human cargo would finish in the
guich, some two or three hundred
feet below the road. Many times,
too, the rig was unloade1, except
the driver, to make it easy for the
team to get over bad place in the
read
But after q hundred or more close
shaves and scares, the Druid loomed
up a short distance away The mine
reached, q big change took place, and
the tendersocts were ready to see
what mine was like. Two at time
We were lowered down into the
bowels OF the earth, as it were, un-
I'll the six were safely landed on the
4OO-foot level OF the mine. Drifts, old
stores, wines, shoots, veins, old
workings, crcsgcuts, raises; places
where few hundred thousand dol
lars had been taken out; other places
where the vein matter was worth
from $50 to $50 AMI s100 per two
thousand pounds, We're, in turn
shown to the party by TIE ever ac-
commodating Louis. After the work
ings had been explained, enc of the
contractors Were ready to shoot.Af
ter he had fired his hole" and
blasted, the party was ready TO get
to the surface. Some, or all at the
start, started cut to climb, but the
two heavyweight girls of the crowd
Modlin anI Mattie-found climbing
straight up, not only hard work but
tiresome. Af.er a hundred feet or
mere OF climbing, they were ready
to get into the bucket and go up the
way they had gone down.
The entertainment for the crowd,
led by Mrs. Sieber, who is a past
master in this line, never ceased for
a mcmert. TIE return trip was made
via another road. which, although a
little rough in places, causing a few
more look-cuts, was covered in time
fer six hungry and frozen individuals
to land home late in the afternoon.
The trip, though made under adverse
weather conditions, proved to be a
most enjoyable one, and one that will
long be remembered by all.
Mr.. Miller and Mrs. Sieber left on
Monday morning for Denver. the for
mer bound for his home in Lamar,
and the latter leaving late in the af-
ternoon for Les Angeles. California,
and other coast cities for an extend
ed visit. 1t is doubtful If she will
experience another such a time as
she lad during her short visit here.