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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-05-29
Star Mine Deal
About to be Closed

1t is understood that n mininge ex-
pert from Pennsylvania has been
over examining the Star mine for
several days and that he has given
out the information that the prop
erty will change ownership soon. 1t
seems that this same person was
there some time ago making exami-
nations and that he was so well
pleased with the property that he
has now returned for the purpose Of
further investigation, which if it
lis found to be satisfactory, the deal
will be closed upon his return home.
Mr.. Larson has been at the mine for
some time, having some mine work
done, but is expected out this week.
The roads are not open to the mines
as yet and foot travel is still neces-
sary to reach the property. Chas.
Hubbard, principal owner of the
mine, returned to his property last
week and will remain there until
the deal is consummated. Should
Mr.. Larson close the deal on the
Star mine, big operations are to be
commenced on the property and ore
shipping will start soon thereafter.
The tunnel project will also go for
ward, which proposes to cut thru
Italian mountain from the Cement
creek side and under the Star prop
erty in Star basin.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-05-29
Crushed to death

Last Saturday morning Raymond ,
the ten-ycar old son OF Robert Will
liams of lola, was found terribly
mangled and crushed to death by
the falling of large boulder.
Friday evening Raymond had
been sent to bring in the cows; not
returning in reasonable time,
a search was instigated, which re-
suited in finding the body as above
stated, but not until the next morn
ing was the discovery made. 1t is
supposed that the little fellow had
been standing on the projecting rock
when it gave way and lie was thown
under the heavy weight in the fall
The remains were taken to Gunni-
son to be cmbalmed by Untcrtakel
George Miller and from thence wers
shipped to Sulphur Springs for in
terment. The parents are heart
broken over the sad and untimely
death of their little son.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-05-29
Mufich--Sutey Wedding

At $50 O'Clock last Saturday
evening at the Catholic church, oc-
CURED the wedding ceremony that
united the lives and fortunes of Mr..
John Mulch of this city, and Miss
Tereza Sutey, who recently had
iournied from Croatia, Austria.
Father Judinick officiated for the
occasion.
At the conclusion Of the marriage
rites the couple repaired to the Cori-
tan hall, where the usual wedding
festivities were continued and en-
joyed by a large number of their
friends until over Sunday. Music
by the Coritian Velebit orchestra
enlivened the affair.
The groom is regularly employed
at Littell Bros. mines. The couple
have taken up their abode in the
Joe Kochcver residence.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-05-29
Crested Butte, Colorado Thursday, May 20, 1913.

tunnel to the mill and railway at
the keystone mine workings.
The Keystone property is located
but three miles above Crested Butte
on the railway spur leading to Irwin
and the Ruby Anthracite mines, and
is easily accessible for men and
teams at all times of the year, with
no danger from snow slides in the
winter or washouts in summer.
Taking this proposition as a whole,
it appears to be fraught with great
probabilities, worthy Of considera-
ton, warranting investigation and
and investment.
The financing and carrying for
ward Of the Keyssone mine exten-
tions means more to the town OF
Crested Butte than any enterprise
ever started in this locality. Let
us hope that the developing OF this
project may be up to the most san
guine expectations, and the results
the opening up of one of the great
est mines ever developed in the
state.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-05-29
Firemen to Boost
for Celebration

a special meeting of the Volun-
teer Fire company was held Mon
day night. The names of several
new members were proposed and
added TO the list. There was an
unusually large attendance, but the
cause of this was soon apparent.
The anticipation of good old-time
Fourth of July celebration had Gre
ated much interest and the boys
had turned out, ready to start a
big boost for the affair. The mat
ter was discussed at some length
and q committee appointed to con-
fer with the town hoard next Mon
day night regarding the feasibility
Of giving celebration, and tc
solicit their support, financially and
otherwise. for the occasion.
The members of the department
will meet again next Tuesday night
when, if preliminary investigations
have resulted satisfactorily, elabo+
rate plans will be formulated to
make ii Big Day and a Grand
success. Just Boost! That's all.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-05-29
Decoration Day

For the proper observance Of
Memorial day, May Both, Mayor
John Arnott respectfully re-
quests suspension of business,
and that the proprietors of such
close their respective places, from
two until four O'Clock on that
day.
The public school pupils, civic
societies, fireman and other citi-
zens are requested to assemble
at City Hall at two o'clock and
march in procession from thence
to the cemetary, where, besides
the usual attention to the graves
of the departed, there will be
special songs by the school chill
dren and an address by the Rev.
Glenn Stewart, pefitting the oc-
casion,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-05-29
Big Cattle Ranch
Proposition

G.. H. Wise, who purchased the
Dilworth ranch last year of Mr..
LaCounts, arrived with his family
last week from Colorado Springs, and
have moved into their house on the
ranch, situated on the river four
miles below town. Mr.. Wise is
planning big improvements on his
place this summer, consisting of 960
acres, all of which he will put under
fence at once. Much Of the land is
adapted to the growing OF timothy
hay and n considerable amount is
already seeded and under ditch.
Mr.. Wise has Nebraska banker
as partner in the enterprise and they
propose to go into the cattle business
extensively another year. A large
portion of the ranch will be used for
grazing purposes for part of the
herd which they propose to handle,
while a permit will be secured from
the forest reserve on the mesa south
of Wheatstonc mountain for the
range cattle.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-05-29
School Closes June 9th

Friday, June 9th, is the date set
for the closing of the Crested Butte
schools. During the past year the
pupils have made good progress in
their studies. The attendance has
been excellent, and the pupils de-
serve to be complimented ON the'r
interest shown in school work.
The closing exercises will be held
in the City Hall Friday evening,
June 9th. A program has been
prepared by the pupils of the eighth
grade, and on that evening the
members of the class will receive
their diplomas.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-05-29
Poll and Dog Tax Notice

Notice is hereby given that a poll
tax of 81 80 has been levied upon
each able-bodied male citizen of the
Town of Crested Butte, between the
age of twenty-o and fifty years,
and is now due. Same to be paid
in cash or one days work.
Dog tax is now due. Males $500,
females $500. Lisence tags can be
obtained from town marshal.
FRED GuLL1FoRD,
Marshal.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-05-29
WASHINGTON
GULCH PLACERS
Old Washington Culch to b
Worked this Season

The owners of the old Washington
Gulch placers are to be here the
first Of June for the purpose OF
thoroughly inspecting the old placer
ground that was worked over thirty
years ago. Should Investigations
prove the ground to have one hall
the amount OF gold it is supposed to
contain, extensive workings are to
be innugurated. The gulch will.
then present something like the ap-
pearance it had over fifty years
ago, when there were over five hum
dred miners washing out gold mug
gets from the wonderfully rich
gravels that then lined the sides and
bottom Of the stream.
1t is more than likely that not
half of the gold deposited in the
gulch has been taken out. and there
are probably many rich spots re-
naming untouched along the creek
bed and its old channels. The
origin Of the gold found in this
gulch has never yet been deter
mined, but it is believed To come
from quartz veins containing free
gold that cross the gulch above
where the gold has been washed out.
The fact that many nuggets have
been found having bits of quartz
adhering to them sul'stantiates the
truth of the gold having been orig
inally deposited in quartz, the ero-
sion and wearing away OF which has
liberated the gold which has been
gradually washed down the noun
tain sides into the bottom Of the
gulch, from which many thousands
OF dollars worth was taken during
the placer mining excitement that
lasted for number Of years.
No doubts are entertained respect
ing the location and presence OF
gold still remaining in the gulch,
for recent examinations have fully
determined this fact, and gold
colors may be obtained by panning
almost anywhere along the stream
from the mouth of the gulch clear
up to the Painter Boy mine, but the
richer gravels are all found within
one or two miles of TIE head of the
gulch and below the Painter Boy
quartz mine. 1t is thought that
the gold may be obtained more sat
isfactorily by dredging during the
latter part of tie season, when the
creek channel gets low and there is
not sufficient water for extensive
siucing This method Of placer min
ing has been carried on successfully
in the old placers of Breckenridge
and work is conducted during the
winter as in summer. The altitude
there is about the same as here and
the snow fall is about equal.
1t is hoped this enterprise will be
started and extensive mining opera
i'tions be carried on in these old
placer diggings, and that many
more thousands of dollars worth of
placer gold be obtained by the own
ers and operators of the property.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-05-29

Adam Murdie has commenced the
seasons work upon his claims in
Italian Mountain district, and hopes
to be shipping ore before the sum
mer is over.
The Ordway new era., 1913-08-08
PIONEER LIFE is NOT EASY
Road to success Not Always Path Of
Rosss-Homsstsa HandI-
capped by Small Capital.

All over the western frontier there
are vest sections Of land being de-
veloped by people Of small means;
men of courage and loyal-hearted
women who have turned their backs
on the old home In the east and
wended their way out into the great
west. there to take up homestead
and build home Of their own.
These are the people that most need
the support of the government. for
few of them have any capital and must
depend upon their labor.
Frontier life 10 hard at best, and 1t
takes q great amount of courage and
persistent effort to get start in life
under the conditions ~ found there.
There are many things to contend
with that people In the east know
nothing of-horse and cattle thieves,
coyotes. hawks, ground squirrels and
many other annoyances.
A man must be q genius and .
hustler. too. for II he succeeds as q
pioneer he must know how to break
horses to work and to ride. rope Q
steer or horse. put on horseshoe,
build house or barn, even.
The homesteader il At great dis.
advantage in having little or no capi.
tai and nothing for security to borrow
money on.
A good team. strong harness and
wagon are necessary because the
roads are rough: his fence must II
good. or the range stock will ruin his
crop. and the good wife must stay at
home or the coyotes and hawks will
catch her chickens. She must teach
her own children. as 1t Ia too far for
them to go to school.
She must be able to ride horse.
milk q COW. feed the pigs and do the
chores. for often the husband has to
go away from home to work in order
to make . living and improve his
claim.
Such is life on the far western from.
tier.-H. F. B.. Montana.
The Ordway new era., 1913-08-08

first eight men who faced him in an
important game, and he later struck
out II other men during the nine
innings.
And these men were all crack play
ers. many OF whom are now stars in
the western leagues. In that Idaho
season johnson was the slab artist in
ffty-seven straight games in which
not run was scored on his delivery.
So you see he got the habit early!
After that feat Johnson applied to
In the big cities. But they wouldn't
even give him trial. They were dis
dainful, and easily declared that John
son would be shattered by the heavy
artillery Of the major leagues. 1t re-
NAMED for the then tail-ender Wash,
ington team to send Catcher Blenken.
ship in 1907 out to Weiser to investi-
gate the picturesque stories that came
east of the youths prowess. The
scout lost NO time in getting johnson
to sign contract as soon az he had
seen him pitch a few innings. That
Washington is now one OF the lead
ing clubs of the American league is
due in large part to the skill Of the
western recruit.
When johnson made good from the
jump there was woe among all the
Napoleonic managers who had turned
him down. But his steady and aston
ishing improvement is shown by the
following official table:
The Ordway new era., 1913-08-08

ment. he would tell, after little
pause. not only how often the one or
the other occurred in the Bible. but
also what 1t meant In every place.
His name was Thomas Walsh. Such
a master Of Bible knowledge never
saw before, and never expect to see
again" Walsh had close rival In
Macaulay. who. according to James
Stephen, could repeat all Demosthe-
mes by heart, and all Milton. - well
as a great part of the Bible"
A strange instance Of freak memory
IL recorded in the case of servant
The Ordway new era., 1913-08-08
BETTER THAN ANY COSMETIC
Combination Of Rspose and Rslaxa
tIon 10 the Only Beauty Secret
That 10 Worth Knowing.

There is beauty secret. not found
in cosmetics. and which does not lin.
ger in the perfume-laden hanginss Of
the parlor of the masseuse. 1t is Q
secret which any woman can possess,
and Its magic effect is almost in.
stantly noted. The secret is merely
a combination Of reposo and relaxa,
tion.
A restful woman always appears to
advantage. There is culture in a re-
pose Of manner that makes itself felt
both at home and in public. There
is a suggestion of reserve intellectual
strength, more impressive than the
uneasiness of the woman who feels
that her tongue or her body must be
In motion to let the world know she
Is in It.
At the same time. tho wear and
tear will leave the marks OF strain
on complexion and figure, which no
creams or lotions can remove. To
grow old gracefully and beautifully,
learn to take things easy. Repose Is
more beautifying than rouge. and re-
taxation more bodybuilding than
massage.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Ordway new era., 1913-08-08
For the Rose Jar.

Tho following mixture has kept its
fragrance for twenty years: Gather
the rose petals on sunny day. In the
morning. The common. sweet.scented
varieties are best. Let stand in .
cool place for two hours, toss them
and put Into bowl or covered dish In
layers. Sprinkle each layer with salt.
Keep adding to these until you have
enough stock" Into . large glass
Jar place two ounces Of crushed Gin.
namon; then put In the stock. which
has been shaken up every morning
for two weeks. When all is in the
jar. let stand Tor eight weeks, GOV.
cred. 1t IL now ready for the perma-
nent jar. Add two ounces Of lavender
flowers and one ounce of shredded
mot powdered) orris root. Mix we'll.
put into rose jar in alternate layers
with the rose stock and few drops
of oil Of roses. Over this pour a
wine glass of good cologne, and from
time to time add fresh lavender flow.
ers and rose petals.
The Ordway new era., 1913-08-08
WATER CONSUMED BY CROPS
Farmer Must spare No Palms to Pre-
ssrws Protective Dry Soil Cow
erln0-0rInk Bill 10 Bio.

The drink bill for the crops IL i'm.
mense. 1t takes 10000 pounds of wa.
ter to grow . bushel OF wheat. Nc
matter how rich your soil may be you
can grow only ~ many bushels OF
wheat ~ will be represented by the
pounds OF available water In the soil
divided by 10000 says the Farm Mag
axine. An inch of rainfall weighs
$4,000 pounds per acre.
Does that mean that we can grow
bushels per acre for every inch Of
rainfall At the rate Of 227. .000xs0. 900
or about two and . half bushels? BY
no means. No matter how well We
till the land lot Of water will get
away. The warm winds of summer
steal It by the ton every day. Here's
tho lesson ~ given by the professors
Of the Wisconsin Experiment Station
IF dry farming IL 10 succeed, the
farm must be located in . section
having . rainfall Of ten inches OF
more. and with the least possible wind
movement. The soil should not con.
tain layers of gravel or hardpan. but
must be uniform In texture to a depth
of eight feet. Throughout the entire
growing season the man who practices
dry farming must spare NO pains to
preserve the protective dry soil coy.
ering."
The Ordway new era., 1913-08-08
DYHAMlTINe DRY FARM SOILS
Some Tremendous Yields Have Been
Obtained my Using This Method
Instead Of Flowing.

Some have used this method for
crops instead Of plowing and some tre
mendous yields have been obtained on
small plats; but we have had no
chance of comparing the cost with the
results on large acreage. says the
Ranch and Ranger. Dynamiting holes
for trees. however. Is becoming com.
mon and the expense 10 half stick OF
dynamite. one cap and about two feet
Of fuse for each tree.
A hole 10 bored with the soil augei
about two feet or 80 inches where the
tree 10 to go: the half stick Of dyna.
mite IL inserted with cap and fuse at
tached and then the dirt IL replaced
In the hole around the tree. tampina
with a stick a. It IL filled In.
After the explosion two or three
swings of the shovel will clear tbs
hole ready to set the tree. The sub
soil will be found shattered to some
extent in the neighborhood Of the hole
and this ID supposed to be beneficia!
In allowing the roots TO penetrate 9
hard-pan.
Until some one plants some trees In
dynamited holes and some others ir
ordinary holes alongside of them. II
will be impossible to come to any ded
mite conclusion as to the advantage. II
any. derived from dynamiting.
We know that deep plowing IL the
best way out in dry farming; for ths
same reason dynamiting ought to b<
good. We also know from our own ex
perience in the dry farm orchard thai
the roots will 80 through any soil hard
pan. provided It Is moist. and It IL al
ways moist In the well cultivated or
chard where the trees are not too clos.
together.
The Ordway new era., 1913-08-08
Re.useItated Memory.

Charles Reade. the novelist, believ-
ed in the daily newspaper as source
for Incidents that would furnish better
material for romance than could POS
sibly be created by any effort of fancy.
He kept scrap book In which he
stored away newspaper clippings
which were afterward to masquerade
az fiction. His story Of "A Simpleton. %
is one in which DR.. Christopher
SHINES of London 10 lost overheard in
mid.ocean. picked up all but dead from
a raft. taken to Cape Town with all
memory Of the past utterly obliter-
ated. but afterward restored in small
installments through the agency OF .
couple of the terrific thunderstorms
peculiar to that latitude. That story
Of forty years ago has been more than
confirmed over and over again In real
life by Incidents of memory and per
sonality lost and regained. The last Of
these comes from Warren. Pa. Of q
man. common laborer, working at .
silica sand plant, who. struck by fall
OF ice, has. while lying in q hospital.
regained his Identity. lost a dozen
years ago. and says he il John Oliver.
the owner Of 125 valuable building
lots in Wheeling. W. Va. and OF min.
eral lands in Lancaster. Pa. A tele.
gram from relatives in Chicago con.
firms the story. 1t can not be wholly
unpleasant to wake up after twelve
years sleep Of this kind and find one'a
self not dead broke. but entirely sol
vent.
The Ordway new era., 1913-08-08
EXCELLENT FOR TENDER SKIN
Victim Of sunburn VIII Find Relief
In This Preparation, Which 10 .
Home Remedy.

A preparation that will suit m1st
tender skins or skin that has been
sunburned is made by mixing togeth.
er four ounces Of pure almond meal
an ounce of powdered orris. two
ounces Of powdered CASTLE soap. one
half drachm oil of bergamot. four
drops of bitter almond oil and quar-
ter of drachm of extract Of musk.
Only tepid water should be used on
the skin and after wetting 1t rub on
some of the above preparation in
stead Of using soap. using the hands
to make the application because q
wash cloth usually causes friction and
this. added to n sunburned skin.
would make 1t sore and tender. More
water is used and the skin ia cleansed
with the hands and finally rinsed sew
eral times and with old soft towels
patted dry. Then q mere suspicion
of. cold cream IL massaged into the
skin and so left for the night,
Any girl or woman who will be
careful to protect her skin and care
for II. as Just described even though
1t is naturally of dry texture will
not burn or tan nearly As quickly as
will the girl with the oily skin. One
would think that girl with oily skin
would not burn as readily as the girl
with the dry skin on account of sum.
cient oily moisture. but nevertheless
It has often been proven that she
burns even more quickly. Why this
10 SO is because Of the difference In
the skin tissues.
The Ordway new era., 1913-08-08
praped Lace runle,.

Although. perhaps. the lace tunic
has . tendency to age its wearer, 1t
has compensating merits which rec
ommend It to women Of middle age
and even younger women who have a
tendency to stoutness. For the close
fitting pointed tunic of black lace cut
with the upper part in the form OF
coat tends to make the figure look
slim In q manner that many, alas. find
eminently desirable as years come
fast upon them.
The favorite lace employed Is Chan
tilly. and when one knows how to
drape artistically nothing can be more
elegant. On the contrary. nothing
can be dowdier than drapery which
seeks to be artistic and fails lament.
ably in the attempt.
The Ordway new era., 1913-08-08

would beat the train to Chicago by
eight hours and IL minutes. In other
words, the catcher who received the
ball could go to bed. have q full
nights rest. get up and into his uni
form again. and be on hand in the
morning to meet the Twentieth Cen
tury as she rolled into Chicago.
Putting 1t another -way-the train
leaves New York at 2:45 p. m. daily.
Time is set back at Buffalo by just an
hour, so that the onrushing train
gains 60 minutes on her westward
journey. Eleven hours and 4s min
utes after the start Johnson's bender
has reached Chicago. or at 1888 a. m.
Chicago time. the roaring locomotive
has Just plunged through Cleveland
without stopping, more than $50 miles
away.
The striking energy OF Johnson's
missile was shown to be 100 foot
pounds. That means that 1t possessed
pact OF bullet fired from u As auto
matte pistol!
According to these figures. 1t takes
less than half a second for ball
thrown by Johnson at his high speed
to travel from his fingers to catcher's
glove!
That is why he bewilders even the
quickest witted batsman. He isn't
able to guess whether 1t Is straight
whether the sphere is going to jump
up into the air in defiance OF the law
Of gravity.
ANY time you get hit OF John
son." declared Napoleon Lajoie, him
i self one of the most formidable WELD
ers of the bat that the game ever
knew. you must not think that you're
smart. Just figure that you're lucky
lucky that you were able to make
that blind swing at Just the right spot
There never was. and doubt II there
ever will be. pitcher as great Al
Johnson. II he turned loose his very
hardest throw with his best curve on
1t no catcher could get down in time
| to receive the ball
Every ball he throws has stuff or
1t that can't be solved. Some of the
hops that his swiftest ones take are
bigger curves than man ever threw
before. I've seen him slam balls w
to the plate that didn't look largel
than pinhead."
Not surprising. is 1t. that johnson
is such a terror?
The quiet, modest young Idah,
youth-he is only-twenty-five year
old-also fooled his opponents int
giving him another record. Last yea
he struck out 303 men In 1856 innings
None of the other wizards could toucl
that mark. Before he became a bil
Lacquer striking out batsmen wa
merely pastime for him. Out II
Weiser. when only nineteen. he wa
playing in the Idaho State league
and among the performances credite'
to him was the striking out Of tn