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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-06-24
The ,u1nlus That Does Not Affect The Head

Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA-
TIVE BROMO DUMMIES better than ordinary
QUINN. and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing in head Remember the full name and
look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. 2se.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04
GOLD, THE BUILDER

During its spectacular career Grip
pie Creek has produced more than
s340 ,OOO, 900 in gold. This is a huge
sum in itself, yet only a bagatelle
when compared with the illimitable
amount OF new wealth that will be
same yellow metal The cumulative
total will run into the billions of dol
lars.
Gold is a tireless worker, with
seemingly magic potentialities. 1t
reproduces its own value many times
over and never loses its construc-
tive power. 1t erects an office build
ing here, factory there; it cultivates
farms, builds railroads and acceler-
ates the development of virgin ter
ritory. In fact, all material progress
is largely dependant upon gold.
When a fresh asset is added to a
community, either in the form of a
residence. public structure or new
commercial enterprise through the
agency of gold, the money thus used
serves its purpose, tfen flows forth
with unabated power into otl er chan
nels to continue its missionary work
in the creating of wealth. This it
does. not for decade but for cen
turies; its life is almost without lin
thinning and Financial Record.
Gilpin, Clear Creek and Boulder
counties. the counties where the first
gold mining was done in Colorado is
also coming to the front with an un-
limited amount Of new wealth in the
shape of larger deposits OF richer
gold ores, than was ever known be-
fore. The whole world is crying for
gold and Colorado is fortunate enough
to have the largest deposits on
earth within her borders.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04
IMPORTANCE OF MINING

The mining industry of Boulder
county, all tributary to the City of
Boulder, pays more money to work
men in wages, pays more to mer-
chants for supplies, handles more
money through the banks, pays more
money to local power companies,
pays more money to the railroads,
distributes its revenues mere general
among all classes of people, than
any other industry. 1t is the big
gest trade asset Boulder has. 1t
founded Boulder, largely built the city
to its present status and whatever of
further growth and improvement may
be in store for Boulder is in great
measure dependent upon its own fur
ther expansion. Conversely that ex
pansion is in no small measure de-
pendent upon the attitude of Boulder
toward the miners.-Boulder Miner.
Truer words were never spoken. 1t
was the mining industry in Boulder,
Gilpin and Clear Creek counties, that
founded and built Denver 1t was
Leadville and Cripple Creek that
built up Colorado Springs, and it was
the iron and coal industry of the
southern part of the state that built
UP Pueblo, and today their very life
depends upon the activity in mining.
When the golden stream from these
massive and eternal hills, flowed
with measured tread into their
Golfers, prosperit.' reigned supreme,
and they builded and flCurisLed But
VIXEN the blighting hand of Mr..
Trusty" Lad grasped the throat of
competition and strangled out its
very life regarding the mining indus
try, then do these cities ard the sur
rounding Country begin to decline and
lapse into a comatose conditian and
SO remain until the blasting notes are
again heard in all our idle mines, and
the sound CT the grinding of our ore
mills re-echo from the distant hill
side
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04
RICH STRIKE ON Pozo VEIN

The Engineers Leasing Co., who
are working on the Pozo vein cut in
the Newhouse tunnel, while drifting
from the 100 winze sunk from the
tunnel level have encountered an IS
inch streak of smelling ore that as
says 6.34 ozs. gold and 12 ozs silver
to the ton. The discovery shaft of
the Pozo is nearly in tire center of
Nevadaville and has been sunk to
depth of 300 feet. There is 200 feet
of unexplored ground between tunnel
and bottom of shaft that undoubtedly
Will carry this rich ore shoot its en-
tire distance. The lessees driving on
the Burroughs vein from the tunnel,
last Friday struck large flow of the
Quartz hill radioactive waters in the
heading OF their drift that will un-
doubtedly drain all the gold coin
group of mines on Quartz hill. and
when this is done Nevada will again
resume the prestige she once held.
as one Of the greatest gold produc-
ing camps ever discovered in the
Rocky Mountains.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04
>,AMONG THE MINES
TWO FORTY MINE

A grab sample from two cars of
smelling ore from the 200 foot level
Of this mine shipped last week to the
GlCbe melter at Denver, returned
1880 ozs. gold, and 1890 ozs. silver
to the ton or $360.3O per ton. TLis
very rich shoot Of ore encountered on
this level, carries a streak of smelt-
ing ore 20 inches wide and three feet
of rich mill dirt lying alongside. This
shoot is also cut on the $50 foot lev
ell in larger quantities and several
ounces per ton richer in geld, thus
proving that the deeper our fissure
veins are explored, the wider and
richer they become. Steps are being
taken to erect a mill at the dump fer
the treatment of this concentrating
ore, thus saving useless transporta-
tion charges. When the levels three,
four and five are driven into this
shoot, the Two Fcrty will be one of
the greatest producers Of high grade
ores that has been opened up in the
county for years. Walter Flagler, one
OF the co-owners who has spent the
greater part Of his life in the min
ing business is superintendent in
charge.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04
ElkS' ELECTION

At the annual election of Central
City lodge No. 557 B. p. o. E., held
at their hall Monday night March /,
1915. the following officers were e,ec.
ted for the ensuing year. Exalted
Ruler, Desmond A. Coughlin; Esteem
ed Leading Knight, Robert Crispin
Esteemed Loyal Knight. w. w. Nc
Callister; Esteemed Lecturing Knight
James Cody; Secretary, NJ. j. Leahy
Treasurer, Henry Z. Ellmann; Tyler,
John 7. Smith; Trustee. Neil Mckay
Representative to Grand Lodge, F.
w. Bertagno.li; Ait mate Represen-
tative. Frank McGinnis.
NJ. j. LEAIIY Secretary.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04
EUREKA AND SENATOR MINES

The Eureka mine owned and oper-
ated by John C. Jenkins, shipped
last week to the Globe smelter at
Denver. three carloads of cencen-
trates and one car of smelling ore
from which returns have net as yet
been received. There are now is men
at work in the mine where six month s
ago all was silence save the hooked
bill owl, who emerged from his Sc
cluded retreat at low twelve to make
night hideous with his base, musical
voice. The 800 level west. leased to
George Grabmire and company has
streak of ore carrying free gold.
Everywhere this mine Is being oren-
ed into virgin territory, the ore bod
les become larger and richer, and be-
fore the year en6s tire Eureka will
be numbered among our leading pro-
ducers.
The Senator mine near Black Hawk
also owned by Mr.. Jenkins. is MAX
ing large shipments of ores. DAILY
and company are now shipping 100
ton lot of concentrating ore to the
Iron City Concentrator. while other
parties in the mine have a streak
Of ore from four to five feet wide
that runs well in gold. test run
gave 6 ozs. geld, 80 ozs. silver and
$3.50 lead to tie ton for first class
and LOG ozs. gold and 80 ozs. silver
for second class. They also have
Cotton lot of concentrating ore that
Is now being shipped to the Iron
City mill for treatment. The stope
that is producing this grade of
ore, has been idle for many years
until the present parties leased 1t
and began breaking virgin ground
that is proving to be n veritable bon
ANA. Gilpin county ahounds with idle
mines. only awaiting tie advent OF
cnpital to bring forth their golden
treasures by the hand of practical and
economic managers who can discrim-
mate between gold mine and bluff
OF porphoretic granite.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04
Dl ED

At her residence 217 West Foairth
Avenue Denver, Sunday Feb 2S, 1915.
Mrs. Hannah Queen, aged IS years.
Mrs. Queen was the widow of VIM.
queen who came to Gilpin County in
1850 and located the Queen ranch in
lower Russell mining district, where
he raised bountiful crops in early
days and supplied the early settlers
with vegetables. About the year 1886
he removed with his family to Zen
yer, and made that city his home
until his death some 10 years ago.
Mrs. Queen is survived by two daugh-
ters and one sister. Mrs. Russell.
The funeral was held in Denver the
fore part of the week.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04
COUNTY SIX
MONTHS HENCE

With the wonderful production from
high grade gold discoveries being
made almost daily throughout the
different portions of the county, our
telepathy reporter has summarized
the county's business for the future.
The Jim Peak Jitney Cab and Bus
company will have a line of busses
and freight trolleys meet every in
coming train and be prepared to es-
cort tourists and their baggage to the
different and secluded mountain re-
treats, scattered throughout the north
ern and western portion of the coun-
ty. The Little Gem railroad that
makes it curcuitous windings among
our many mines where the traveller
may catch a birds-eye view of the
boundless plain that nestles at our
very feet, will receive their up-to-
date compartment coaches, built ex-
wish to battle their emaciated forms
in the radioactive waters of the Kirk
pool and again become whole. Extra
transportation will be afforded sports
men who wish to angle in the var
ious natural lakes at the summit of
James Peak whose surface of eternal
ice covers the myriad of eyeless fish
placed there by the handiwork of the
great Greater of the universe. A pipe
line, financed by a local pool, will
convey the radioactive waters from
the Kirk pool to the several apart
ments OF our leading hotels, where
private baths will be installed for the
footsore and weary, not only from
our own country but from foreign
lands, who may lay their weary and
emaciated forms beneath the billows
OF these radioactive waters, and with
abiding pleasure mixed with faith,
watch tlieir almost lif.less limbs as.
sumo the pink bushes of renewed vi.
tality. The days will then be bright
and BEAUTIFUL as on that May-day
morn when John Gregory panned his
first ounce of gold from Rocky Noun.
tain sands at Gregory point, and
heralded to the world the news OF
the wonderful treasure locked in
these gig,ntic mountains where the
same rich mountain landscape lies
smiling beneath tie same sun. Our
enterprising county commissioners
will vie with our city administration
in building macadem roads through.
out the county for the tourists auto.
mobiles to travel to our most seclud.
ed nocks and recesses. In fine, our
citizens are awakening to the fact
that within the next six months, the
wealth CT the nation will be visiting
the Kingdom of Gilpin" for pleas.
ure and legitimate investments.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04
BIG TUNNEL TO START
AT FLOYD HILL

1t is reported that Chicago syndi-
cate contemplates the starting of a
tunnel near or at Floyd Hill. Parties
have been over the ground and think
ii an ideal location. This tunnel would
run toward Black Hawk and take in
tine mines OF lower Gilpin County.
The tunnel will parallel the Wyoming
Valley tunnel on the east and will
have an additional depth on the veins
Of from 500 to 700 feet. The Wyo-
ming Valley tunnel is headed for the
Var Dance mine and in its course
will cut under the Banta Hill, Koko-
NO, Addudle and other we'll known
properties just over the Clear Creek
county line. The new enterprise will
out the Gregory Buell. and Gold Mines
group at a depth that will give them
5rainage from 300 to 1000 feet be-
low their lower workings, giving
transportation for the ores to Clear
Creek district at lower cost than
they can be handled from their shafts
which now requires expensive plants
OF machinery to pump the water and
hoist the ore. We would like to see
this tunnel started at Floyd hill as it
would mean a great deal for this dis
trict as we'll as fer lower Gilpin.
and as ii would be about 500 feet low
ct than the Newhouse tunnel it
would serve as a means of draining
the veins that are now being worked
below the level of that great bore.
AT this time it would be a boom to
the Engineers Leasing Co., who are
sinking a shaft on the Dyke. vein en-
countering heavy flow of water. II
this vein could be drained by gravity
800 feet below the Newhouse, it would
mean thousands of dollars to the own
ers of this one mine. then think of
the number of mines that could be
worked. at 500 feet additional depth
at good profit. We cannot get away
from the fact that such tunnel
would be profitable enterprise for this
section and be great boom for the
lower end of this county. opening up
Teins that so far have not been
scratched on the surface and rum
ming toward the rich producing mines
of lower Gilpin county.-Idaho Sprins S
News.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04
IN RUSSELL GULCA

Mrs. ]. Grenfell went to Golden
Sunday to visit with her daughter
Mrs. Fl. Matthews.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs.
c. A. Wagner Thursday, March 4,
1915.
Mrs. j. Hore went to Denver last
Thursday on visit with relatives and
friends.
Miss Alberta Matthews came up
from Golden Sunday to visit with rel
atives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Riedl and fam
lily are leaving for California Thurs
day March 4, for a visit
Mrs. Thos. Rogers and children
leave for Butte. Montana Monday.
Mrs. VIM. LIE Prouse and Mrs.
Fred Wood went to Denver Tuesday
TO attend the funeral of Mrs Queen.
The program of religious services
FOR inst, is as follows: Sunday
school 10 a. m. Epworth League,
6;l5 p. m. Preaching by the pastor
at p. m. Special music will be
rendered by the choir. There will
be prayer meeting and Bible study
Wednesday evening at o'clock
School Notes
Alfred Pallaro went to Idaho
Springs Monday.
Walter and Alice Riedl are going
to Lake Port, California this week,
for weeks visit with relatives.
Adolph Pallaro hurt his hip lasx
Thursday while playing at the GYM
nasium, which has laid him up for a
few days.
Mrs. Mabee psid us a pleasant Wis
1t last week, and while here she told
us very beautiful story, THE Blue
Bird OF Happiness
The reports are in from the exam
nations for the first half year. We
are glad to report that almost all
made good grades. In the Sth grade
Perina DalBo got the highest aver
age, Clarence Wood second and Clar-
ence Mooberry third. In the 7th
grade Mary Riedl got first, John
Stevens second and Alfred Pallaro
third, and in the 9th grade Dorothy
Hore got first, Gladys Hore second.
and Edith DellaSanta third.
There has been some absence late
ly. Parents Should see that this does
not happen any oftener than is abb
soiutely necessary. We can not tell
just how much a few days absence
may cost the pupil.
Miss LeProuse was the Victim"
OF surprise party Friday afternoon
given in her honor by her pupils and
the pupils of the intermediate grades.
BY order of the school board Mr..
Wood has made and delivered a book
case for our library books. The boys
say shes a Daisy" and the girls
say ITS Grand" In truth it is ex-
actly what we needed.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Laner enter
tanned large number of friends
Saturday evening at their home on
Eureka street. The occasion was the
celebration of the 18th anniversary
Of their wedding snd nothing was neg
lected to make the affair one of ex-
treme enjoyment. All kinds of good
things in the line of edibles were
served, and the choicest of bever
ages lent additional cheer to the cell
ebration. Mr.. and Mrs. Laner We're
married in Central and have lived
here ever since. in the midst Of a
large circle Of friends. TIE popular
couple were the recipients of many
beautiful presents in the form of
glassware, chinaware, etc.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04
BATES MINE

The Bates Leasing company have
received returns from two cars of
ore shipped to the Globe smelter last
week. Car No. l of 24,49S pounds
returned SO ounces gold and 9.O5
ounces silver to the ton. Car No. 2
consisting of 22,s6S pounds returned
s.45 ounces gold and S.S7 ounces Silver
10 the ton. There was also gold re-
tort from the plates weighing 1881
ounces. The Bates is now one of
our steady producers. both in smelt-
ing and concentrating ores.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04

Slater and associates, who have a
good streak of ore in the winze they
are sinking on the Lake to get un-
der the Mosher lease. have been
busy putting in tracks and air for
several weeks and have not shipped
any ore. but expect to get all improve
ments finished and start in pay dirt
next week.-Idaho Springs Gazette
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04
COLORADO CARR MILL
A SUCCESS

The wave of discomfort that has
been rolling high in the mining sec
ton for these many years, regarding
the treatment of low grade ores at
a profit, has at last been abated by
the construction of the new concen-
trating mill at Black Hawk by Ar
thur Most, NJ. f.. "a Yankee from
Boston, About a year ago Mr.. Most
who Is manager of the Colorado
Carr mine at the summit of Bobtail
hill, became disgusted with mining
Improbable ores, and set about de-
vising a method by which the val
ues could be saved from our low
grade refractory ores. He purchased
the old Randolph stamp mill at Black
Hawk last spring, and began the erec
tion of mill fashioned after his own
ideas as to the treatment required for
this sections low grade ores. His
first act was to dig deep pits and
install a 13 foot concrete foundation
so essential to the machinery of any
plant. Mr.. Most made his plans
known to parties whom he wished
to associate with him in the enter
prise, who viewed his project with
askance, and pointed to the many idle
monuments heretofore erected for
the treatment of low grade ores. Mr..
Most then began the erection of the
mill alone and under the supervising
hand OF Peter McFarlane, now has
it in complete working order and max
ing saving heretofore unknown in
this section. His te st was from a
cord of dump ore from the Old Town
mine that assayed in the crude, 20
ozs. gold or four dollars per ton. and
the retort gold from the plates and
concentrates returned a profit to the
owner of the ore, of check of over
six dollars, after deducting all ex-
penses for hauling, milling and smelt-
ing. Other test runs showing a like
proportion in savings. Last week
there was treated at this mill six
cords of dirt from the Old Town
mine that returned a gold retort
weighing 5s ounces, valued at 1857
and 25,350 pounds of concentrates val.
ued at 1886 per ton, or a net profit
for the lot after deducting all expen-
ses for hauling milling and smelling
Of over $4,000. The mill since being
started has been compelled to work
three eight-hour siifts, and is fill
ed to overflowing with surplus ore
1t looks as though Mr.. Nest had
solved the problem of successfully
treating low grade ores ich is so
essential to the prosperity of the
county. The county is fast being fill
ed with men who lave had large ex-
perience in otEer and larger fields,
and are now turning their attention
to Gilpin County, and through their
manipulations, foreign capital is be-
ginning to flow into the district. The
year 1915 bids fair to be a banner
year for the county and state, and our
monstrous fissures will return a ten
fold ratio for money invested, if hon
esty, sobriety and economy is mani
tested in the extraction and milling
of the ores.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04

Ed. Quingley came up from Denver
Monday to look after the affairs of
the Pewabic company, Of which he is
president, which has lease on the
surface workings of the Lake, as well
as block of ground 100 by 500 feet
under Mosher. Mr.. Quingley is now
cleaning up and repairing tunnel No.
2 on the Lake.-Idaho Springs Ga
zette.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04
MAR RRIED

\ very pretty wedding took place
at the residence of City Clerk, VIM.
Warren, in Central City Saturday
night, the contracting parties being
James Stevens of Nevadaville, and
Miss Marguerite Warren, Rev. Kidd
The home was tastily
decorated with flowers and about 40
invited guests We're present.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks and appreciation to those who
were so kind and thoughtful to us
during our recent deep sorrow; and
for the many beautiful floral offer
ings that were received.
Mr.. and Mrs. James o. Walters.
Mrs. Emma Harvey and children.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04

G. NJ. Laird, of the Register, who
is conyalescing from an operation for
stomach trouble which he underwent
in Denver recently, expects to re-
turn TO Central this week. The oper-
alton resulted in making a new man
of the veteran editor who suffered
all the discomfort. incident to an all
ment CT this particular kind. and
frcm now on he will have dispcsi-
tion sweeter than breath of spring
time.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04
NOTICE TO TEACHERS

The regular county examination OF
teachers will lie held in the County
superintendent's office on March IS
and 10. Sessions begin at o'clock
a. m. and 1 30 O'Clock p. IN.
ISABEL +. MABEE,
County Superintendent.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04

The steamship Dacia that recently
cleared from Galveston with a cargo
Of cotton bound for Brennan has been
captured by French cruiser and
towed to Brest.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04

Robert Sayre manager of the Lake
and Kansas Burroughs group of mines
left yesterday morning for two
weeks trip to New York City on bust
ness.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04
"6Y THE WAY"

Louis d. Brandeis says half tie
in the war. And the other half says
business is rotten.-Wall Street Jou: N
al.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04

1t looks very much now as II Turk
ey i'm Europe will forever be blotted
from the worlds map.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04

II. II. Lake, cashier of the First
National Bank has been on the sick
list for the past few days.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04
PIANO FOR RENT

With privilege of buying later and
having rent paid apply on the price
or will sell now to responsible party
on easy monthly, quarterly or semi
annual terms. Write at once for par
t!culars to The Knight Ca pt ell Musf
Co.. Denver, Colo. 49.S
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04

FURNITURE, CARPETS, RUGS
and linoleum, Kitchen Utensils and
Other Household Furnishings, at c.
o. Richards Furniture Co.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04

Advertise in the Observer and get
results.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04

Every day is bargain cay in the Oh
server meat department. Read our
prices and compare trather contrast)
them with those of other dealers and
you will see where you can save from
seven to ten and twelve cents a
pound by buying your meats of the
Observer-the paper with a consci-
ence. The quality is guaranteed to
be the best ever eaten In Gilpin
county and our established reputation
OF fair dealing and honesty is back
of every pound.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04

The Central Shoe & Clothing COM
pany has another big display ad in
this weeks issue, announcing addit-
ional bargains. The campaign of ad-
vertising carried on by this store
has made it possible for them to un-
never have been disEosed of lad it
not been for printers ink. There's no
use disputing the fact-thcse who ad-
vertise do the busine s. Those who do
not advertise oh. what's the use in
talking about the dead?
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04

obssrvsr-the family paper-s..oo
The Detroit times., 1915-07-19
HOOSIER STORM
is FREAKISH

WARRINGTON, Ind. July 10
Kansas tornadoes have nothing on
the storm that swept through the
northern part OF Daviess and Martin
counties recently. Since the tele
phone lines have becn repaired. a
prank OF the storm has just become
known.
Mack Smith. farm employe. was
in a cottage belonging TO Jen Por-
ter when the storm struck the neigh
borhood. After the storm had ragged
for a short time Smith felt that the
house was in the air. He rushed
TO the door, and rather than take
his chances when tho house should
come down. he leaped from the open
door and landed in an orchard lie
managed 30 wrap his legs about a
peach tree. and chung TO IL with all
his might until the wind had abated.
But Smith Is about ss black az
Dicks hat band today. AZ timbers
limbs and the like seemed 20 take
keen pleasure In bomhsrdlng his
body "a he hung desperately 10 the
tree. Smith was not seriously In.
jured, but the house was reduced 10
kindling wood.