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Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25
AMONG THE MINES
FRANCIS SINKING

The Gilpin-Mohawk company, oper-
afing the Francis lode, near the cem-
etery, are sinking shaft of the lode
an additional 100 feet, starting at
1he 50-foot point. AS sinking pro-
crosses, the showing in the shaft be-
comes much better and they now
have crevice two feet wide that
Slows strong mineral formation,
the ore assaying IS to the ton.
When the shaft is down the desired
depth, levels will be run and ground
opened up. Indications are that they
are right on top of good are shoot.
Engineer >Farnum made a report on
tire Francis some time ago and said
that it was a continuation of the
Spur Daisy lode, vein that has pro-
dlced wonderfully of rich ore.
Operations on the Francis are In
charge of j. II. Anderson and sink
ing is being pushed with all possible
speed.
Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25
DIED

In Denver Tuesday Feb. 23, 1915,
Samuel Waters aged 81 years.
Mr., Waters was born in England
about 67 years ago. He came to Gil
pin county when young, and followed
mining mostly. About three years
ago his health failed him and he re-
moved to Denver where he died. He
had the misfortune to have his wife
taken by death about year ago,
since which time he has been fail
ing in health. He leaves behind one
sen and one daughter to mourn his
loss. Sam as he was familiarly
known, was of kind and genial dis
position and had hosts of friends. He
was member of Gilpin Lodge 1873
F. A. u, (Fraternal Age Union) at
Central City. His body will be brought
up from Denver tonight and the fu
neral will probably be held Sunday
under the auspices of the order. and
his remains buried beside his wife in
i. o. o. F., cemetery.
Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25
PREPARE FOR THE TOURIST

Saturday was the opening day for
the great Panama International ex-
position at San Francisco, that will
continue for the remainder OF the
year. From a half million to mil
lion tourists from the east and south
will pass through the state on our
trunk lines to see California and her
two expositions at San Francisco and
San Diego. Many of these tourists
will procure stop-over tickets and full
ly exploit Colorado's scenery, her
climate and her wonderful gold mines
fcund at Cripple Creek, Central City,
Breckenridge, Leadville and in the
silvery San Juan country. There will
the plains in their private automo-
biles that will explore every nook
and Granny of this wonderful state.
fashiond and framed by natures
taste than the tabled Gods and God
desses fashioned by the hand of NOR
tai man.
Among this vast throng will be
many who will combine business
with pleasure and visit our wonder
full gold deposits for investment and
it becomes a duty incumbent upon us
to see that every courtesy is eX-
tended, and no deception practised
that will in the least reflect upon
western hospitality, cur integrity or
our sacred homer. Now is the ap-
pointed time VIXEN every thrifty man
and housewife in our beautiful city
should prepare to decorate their res
idence and grounds with flower beds
and vines, that the eye of the stran-
ger can ever afterwards picture the
wonderful contrast between our beau.
tiful lawns and the surrounding bar
rem hills. Under the artistic eye OF
James Carter our ever watchful Gus
todian of city affairs. our streets and
alleys will reflect credit upon his
superiors in office. while many of our
business show windows will be tastil,
arranged with choice specimens from
our mines. that will dazzle the eye oi
the beholder.
Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25
ORE FINDS IN OLD
MINING DISTRICTS

If spectacular ore finds afford an
index to the earnestness with which
Colorado's miners are exploring, one
might predict that 1918 will prove an
unusual year in mining activity, says
the Engine ering and Mining Journal.
These rich finds have occurred in var
iolis camps. Naturally there has aris
en- rivalry among the country journ
alists to outdo one another in "stor-
les" but when one Sits down all of
these accounts and rumors he finds
that there exists a determined re-
vival in mining and prospecting and
that the old districts-not new ones
ARE furnishing genuine surprises.
The Cresson at Elkton, the Dunkin al
Br ckenridge, the Two Forty at Cen
trail City, the Gordon at Twin Lakes
these are instances of bonanzas
recently opened and are cited TO
show that they are widespread in
their occurrence. This latter fact en-
courages prospectors all over the state
although, until summer, it is unlikely
that they can accomplish much ex-
cept in mines that are already more
or less developed.
Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25
SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT

Last Sunday afternoon at the opera
house a most pleasing and delightful
program was rendered by the pupils
of St. Aloysius Academy. Each and
every member merited much praise
and applause. A large crowd Of the
parents and friends of the children
turned out for the occasion. Father
Naughton made few appropriate re
marks at the end of the program
and among other >things said that
too much praise couid not be given
the Sisters for their untiring efforts
IN the training of the young children
and also congratulated them ON the
splendid success of the concert, the
result of their work. He concluded
by granting the children a free day
in honor of George Washington.
Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25
PITTssURG EXTENSION

The Pittsburg Extension has been
leased and bonded to Denver parties
who are now engaged in setting poles
to string electric wires to the mine
where an electric hoist is being in
stalled. 1t is the intention of the
new company to sink the shaft to a
greater depth and otherwise explore
the mine. The mine is owned by
Capt. NJ. X. Sullivan and others. This
is the fourth mine to start operations
in the Lake district in the past two
weeks, and speaks volumes for this
prolific district
Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25
THE "ToWN kNoCkER"

The only thing to do with tie town
knocker" is TO kick him out. Tolerate
him for a minute, and he spreads
like an epidemic all over the COM
munity. He is the original calamity
howler" and rd-ofill-omen." He is
never so happy as when he can per-
suade other people to think the same
way as he does. If allowed to get
the floor" he will knock the pins
from under the best proposition on
earth. He is against every form of
improvement. and If he converts
enough people to his way of thinking
the town will come to a dead stop.
After having killed everything, he
glories in the fact that nothing can
be done for the town. It is doomed.
The only thing to do with the Town
knocker" is to head him for tie
cemetery. His habit of knocking is
SO infectious that 1t has been known
to spread among some of the best
people. Kick the knocker out
| Durango Democrat.
Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25

o. ]. Duffield has taken a three
years lease and bond on group OF
mines in Lake district owned by
Chicago parties, with view of TAX
ing out the large bodies of concen-
trating ore therein contained and add
tae Iron City mill recently purchased
by him from Henry p. Lowe. The
group consists of the Gibson, Star of
the West and the Hard-tO-Beat. The
Star of the West now has a steam
hoisting plant thereon, and Mr.. Duff
field will at once erect shaft house
over the Gibson shaft and install
electric power and machinery. These
mines were formally owned and oper-
ated by Jacob Franks who extracted
some $4,000 worth OF ore from the
Gibson shaft before selling it to its
present Chicago owners. The surface
Quartz on this group of mines in early
days returned from $50 to S125 per
ton. As soon as the electrical plant
can be installed, work at cleaning
ont the Gibson levels will begin, that
snow three foot vein of concentrat-
rag ore that averages in the crude
si1 per ton besides the smelling ore
shat is of a much higher value. This
slaft is $50 feet deep and in all the
yarious levels is shown this large
vein of ore. The Star of the West
and the Hard -to-Beat have likewise
produced good ore and will be oper-
ated through the Star of the West
shaft 1t is the intention of Mr.. Duff
field to unite this property with the
Bezant Gold Mining company that
have large holdings in Leavenworth
ellch and of which he is superintend-
snt and part owner. Mr. Duffield
since his advent into the county has
always proven to be Live wire, y
and it is to men of his caliber and
like ambition who are coming into
the county from east and west, that
we are to look to for the material
10 rekindle the fires of prosperity
that so long have been allowed to
smoulder at the apex of the greatest
gold-bearing veins that an all-wise
Creator in his infinite wisdom. i'm
planted in these hoary and rock-rib-
bed hills.
Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25

London are quoted at $481 in the
New York market. This is the low
est figure l have ever seen. 1t indi-
Gates beyond the shadow of doubt
that London is heavily indebted to
us. In September, 1914, demand ster-
ling exchange was as high as sS in
our Eastern center. notwithstanding G
the severe fall since then, the Bank
of England, at the suggestion, no
doubt, of the Downing street author
tiles, is most reluctant to ship a
sufficient amount of precious metal
to the United States.
The branch establishm ent at OF.
tawa, Ont, forwarded $2,5OO, 900 to
New York some days ago. It was be-
lieved then that about $4,000 900
more would follow in short order. l
shall await confirmatory develop
ments before putting credence in this
hopeful opinionation. In ordinary
times New York receives gold from
London as soon as the quotation for
sight drafts on that center drops to
about s4.S3
WiID Coin Silver Sooner
In the light of all this, we are flll-
ly justified in assuming that things
and tendencies in' Europe are fast
becoming worse and that the time is
not far off when the belligerent gov
ernments will be compelled to pur-
chase large quantities of silver for
coinage purposes.
Germany has already, since Aug. /,
coined the full amount of silver au-
thorized under the existing law and
would unquestionably coin an addit-
ional ana still larger amount if the
metal could safely be imported from
the United States.
l make bold to prophesy that the
present war, together with the crush
ing financial burdens it imposes upon
the participating governments and
people, will afford realistic demon
straticn of the grave blunder inner
ent in the demonetization of the
white metal. According to my con
ception. the worilss financial position
is at this day strongly remindful OF
an inverted pyramid.
A gigantic and topheavy super.
structure of debts is based upon the
tenuous and gratuitous idea that one
dollar of gold is creative of So OF
credit. This notion is wrong, my
friends, just as wrong as the idea that
you can bring about sweeping moral
reforms merely by the enactment OF
the statutes.
1t would certainly seem that tie
owners and producers of silver in Co,
orado and other states had valid rea
son for entertining OF tmistic antici
pations in regard to the ultimate eff
fects of the war upon the market fol
their product AS l remarked in The
News in the first month of the war
on a suitable occasion the radical re
adjustment of political and financial
conditions that peace negotiations
must bring cannot, possibly be com
plete unless the high contracting par
ties provide for a substantial modifi
cation of the prevailing monometal
ism.-The Mining Investor.
Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25

We understand that another excep-
tionally rich strike of ore was made
in the Old Town mine in Russell
Gulch yesterday. This mine is fast
gaining its old time prosperity. and
the mine is rapidly being filled with
leseses. Six cords of mill dirt treat
ed at the Nest mill at Black Hawk
today returned retort of gold weigh
ing 56 ounces beside several tons of
concentrates.
Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25
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.
ticulars to The Knight-Carpte, Musi
Co.. Denver. Colo. 49-S
Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25

Reports from Paris are to TIE eff
feet that Sarah Bernhard. the noted
actress who had toured this country
several times. suffered the amputa-
pital on the % instant.
Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25

Two carloads of high grade smelt-
ing ore were shipped from the Two
Forty mine to the Globe smelter at
Denver today. They also have two
carloads at the smelter awaiting set
element.
Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25
sTEvENsoN.sEckER WEDDING

A quiet home wedding, elegant in
simplicity, was that of Miss Mary
Stevenson and Colin Becker Wednes-
day afternoon, Feb. 3rd, 1915, at the
home Of the brides mother at Rus
sellville, Kentucky.-The Russellville
Times.
Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25

Passenger train No. Is on the Den.
yer and Rio Grande Railroad, was
thrown from the track into a ditch
Monday night and the engineer and
fireman killed and several of the pas
sengers injured. A broken rail IS
supposed to have caused the accident
Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25

A portion Of the Piute Indians are
on the warpath in southeastern
Utah, and cne white man. was killed
and one wounded In GA fight at Bluff.
on Feb. 20.
Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25

FURNITURE, CARPETS, RUGS
and linoIeum, Kitchen Utensils and
Other Household Furnishings, at c.
o. Richards Furniture Co.
Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25

Ray Thompson was am arrival this
week from Tabernash.
Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25

Advertise in the Observer and get
results.
Gilpin observer., 1915-02-25

Read the Observer. $500 per year
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-10-22
FURNISHING FUNDS
FOR WORLD WAR
CONTRACT FOR HALF BILLION.
DOLLAR LOAN BY AMERICANS
TO ALLIES Is SIGNED.
Probable That Within Short Time Ne
gotiatioEs Will be Begun Looking
to the Borrowing Of Further
Sum Of $25o,o0o, 600.

New York.-The $500, 900, 900 Anglo
French credit loan contract was
signed Friday Three words, Read
ing of Erlagh," from pen in the hand
of Lord Reading, chairman OF the An
glo-French commission, bound the
British empire to its terms.
France was bound by the signatures
OF Octave Homborg and Ernest
Mallet, her representatives ON the
commission. Last of all, j. p Morgan
affixed his name in behalf of the
American syndicate of underwriters.
AS many prominent bankers as
could be crowded into the board room
in the Morgan banking house looked
on. There was much enthusiasm.
Congratulations we're showered upon
Mr.. Morgan and the members of the
commission.
Lord Reading thanked the syndicate
for their cooperation in accomplish
ing his task.
Within couple of months, Lord
Reading said, negotiations probably
will be begun looking toward the Gre
aticn of the supplemental loan already
forecast. 1t is estimated that this loan
will be approximately $250,000,000.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-10-22
BOSTON WINS WORLDS SERIES
Red sox Take Four out of Five
Games, Phlllies Winning But One.

Philadelphia.-The Boston team of
the American league won the fifth
and deciding game from the Phiia-
delphia team of the National league
on Wednesday, and are now the ac-
knowledged worlds champions. The
score on Wednesday was: Boston, s.;
Philadelphia, A. The Phillies led until
the eighth inning, when the Red Sox
made two runs and put over the de.
Gliding run in the ninth inning.
The Phillies won but one game in
the series, the first, with Alexander
pitching. the score being 8 to l. The
next three games went to the Red
Sox, the score in each game being the
same, 2 to 1.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-10-22

grass in the cotton states. A still fur,
Their use is for planting on steep land
and in gullies to arrest soil erosion, as
well as on sand that has tendency to
drift.
Bermuda Grass az a Weed.
To control Bermuda grass ON farm
land is rather difficult matter. Grow
ing smother crops. such as cowpeas,
soy beans, millet and sorghum has
been advocated. This method is sue
cessful only under favorable eondi-
tons Where the soil is productive
enough to produce a thick stand and
vigorous growth of these crops, they
may be depended upon practically to
rid field of the pest in several years
time. Most farmers, however, will
have to rely upon clean cultivation.
This method may be followed either
with or without cultivated crop
growing on the land. The best plan
usually is to put the land to grass for
year or more, either as pasture or
meadow. When the sod has become
more or less root-bound it Is in a sus-
ceptible condition. Pillow shallow in
midsummer, just deep enough to get
under the sod After that the land
should be disked during the rest of the
season at intervals frequent enough
to prevent top growth. BY being thus
kept at the surface of the soil during
the hot weather of summer the sod
soon dries out and dies. The fire.
quent disking, by keeping down the
top or green growth, finally starves
out the rootstocks that were not turned
by the pillow. If the work is thorough
ly done, all of the Bermuda will be
dead by fall, unless it be very wet
season. 1t is advisable. however, to
put in cultivated crop the following
year to locate and destroy any wire
grass plants that may persist.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-10-22
ALLIES BRINGING
HELP TO SERBIANS.
RAINS AND ROUGH ROADS I'M
PEDlNG THE MOVEMENT OF
TROOPS AND GUNS.
Germans Have Taken offensive South
OF Riga, Capturing Large Number Of
Prisoners, While There ls a LuIl
In Fighting In the West.

Although there is very heavy fight
front as well as in the west, the Aus
tro-German and Bulgarian invasions
of Serbia and the efforts of the British
and French generals to bring help to
their little ally before 1t is too late,
continue to occupy the chief attention
of the people of the helligerent coun-
tries.
The Serbians are being helped by
the weather, which is cold and winter
like. The rains have set in and are
impeding the movement Of troops and
guns, which at the best must be slow
over what answer for roads in the
Balkan states.
The Germans, however, claim to
have taken the heights south of Bel
grade, while along the Danube the
army of General Won Gallwitz is push
ing the Serbians back.
The Bulgarians also lay claim to a
rapid advance into Macedonia, al
though the French are already report
ed to be in contact with them at Giev-
gel, while both the French and Brit
ASh " AdAQ lIOOpS dI
Neither Russian nor Italian assist
ance has yet developed, but the Ital-
ians have begun a more vigorous Of
fensive along their frontier, and have
captured Pregasina, an important ad-
vanced point of the fortified Riva
group on Lake Garda. This will be of
indirect aid to Serbia. preventing, as
1t does, the movement Of any more
Austrians troops from that frontier.
The Germans have taken the often
sive south of Riga and forced the Rus
slams out of their positions, capturing
large number of prisoners and some
guns. On the rest of the eastern front
the offensive remains an the hands of
the Russians, who are attacking west
of Dvinsk, in the center and to the
south of the Pripet river.
On the whole it appears to observ-
ers, says a London dispatch, as if the
Germans were satisfied merely to hold
their present line, except in the north,
where they have made repeated at
tmpts to take Dvinsk. This would
mean the fall Of Riga and would com
pei the Russians to withdraw behind
the Dvina river. This ambition has
already cost the Germans many thou
sands of men, but they keep on try
ing, first in the north, then in the
south and then on the Dvinsk front
At present their attacks are develop
ing the greatest force in the north.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-10-22
M'ADOO OUTLINES
THE SHIPPING BILL
MEASURE WOULD PROVIDE THE
UNITED STATES WITH NAVAL
AuXILIARlEs IN WAR TIME.
Plan Which VIII Probably BE Present
ed to Congress at Coming Session
Proposes an Appropriation Of
Fifty Million Dollars.

apolis.-Outlines of a new adj
ministration shipping bill to provide
the United States with naval auxili-
aries in war time and to be used in
upbuilding foreign trade in times of
peace, we're made public Wednesday
night by Secretary McAdoo in a speech
to the business men of Indianapolis.
The new plan, which probably will be
presented to congress at the coming
session, proposes appropriation of $780,
100000 to be expended by shipping
board to consist of the secretary OF
the navy, the secretary of commerce.
members ex-offcio, and three mem
bers to be selected by the president
and confirmed by the senate.
The board would be empowered to
organize corporations and to subscribe
to their capital stock in whole or in
part. 1t would have authority to vote
the stock belonging to the United
States in the election of directors. The
directors would choose the officers
and employees Of the corporation, and
by that means, Mr.. McAdoo declared,
they would be removed from political
influence.
The board would be authorized to
establish steamship lines to countries
where American trade. needs such ac-
celebration. II might operate ships or
lease them to other parties. 1t would
have power also to reform navigation
rules and regulations, study shipping
problems and make commando tions
to congress for legislation ito encour,
age and develop great merchant ma.
rine under the American flag"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-10-22
WAVES DRAG EIGHT
FROM ROCK TO SEA
sIiPWREcKEp CREW WASHED
ONE BY ONE FROM PLACE OF ,
REFUGE TO GRAVE.
Schooner Wrecked on California
Coast and All on Board But One.
Including Two Women, Drowned
in Sight Of Safety.

Point Arena, Cal.-One after an
other, seven men and two women who
had fought their way UP on Nal Pass
rocks after escaping from the
wrecked gasoline schooner Alliance
No. were dragged back into the
sea by pursuing combers. Eight
were swept to death. The ninth, Ra-
fael Mediner, was flung ashore alive.
H. r. Jones of Vancouver, the mate,
was the only other member of the
ships company of ten that was saved.
When the schooner, which sailed
from Vancouver, B. c., October 8 for
Mazatlan, Sina1oa. piled up on Nal
Pass rocks, twelve miles north of
here, early Monday, she had on board:
Captain Delouchrey, F. e. Harrington,
chief engineer; j. S. Walsh. second
engineer; H. R. Jones. mate; A. AL
Ian, cook; Baillie, purser; Miguel
Abba, owner; Mrs. Abila, Miss Mil
Ter and Rafael Medlner, Abila's SER
want.
The two women and all the men ex-
cept Jones, who remained on the yes
sci, aided one another over the side
as the schooner was being smashed to
pieces, but could not mount high
enough on the wave-wracked rocks to
escape the clutch of the sea.
Jones watched his companions as
they were swept away and waited his
turn. Soon afterward the pounding
hulk broke in two, fiinging the mate
into the maelstrom of the surf. The
ships dory, washed overheard, came
within his reach and he climbed into
it. There he was found exhausted
hours later.
Mediner was tossed up on the beach
unconscious. When he revived, he
crawled up to a cliff road and was
picked up by a farmers wagon.
Abba, the owner Of the schooner,
was said to be close friend of Car
rama. and was taking the vessel to
Mexico for use in Carranzas service.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-10-22
MINERS KILLED BY DYNAMITE.
Explosion Occurs While Powder is
Waiting to be Sent Down.

waiting TO be sent Down.
Butte. MOnt-Fourteen men were
killed at the Granite Mountain mine
of the North Butte Mining company
Tuesday by an explosion of 500
pounds of giant powder.
Three men we're engaged early
Tuesday afternoon in lowering pow
der to the 2,800-foot Level One car
containing about 500 pounds OF giant
powder was at the collar OF the shaft
awaiting to be lowered, after which
number of bosses ana miners were
to go below. Five of the men were
waiting in the dog house." small
room near the shaft, when suddenly
the explosion occurred.
John Davey. the only one of the
three at the surface to survive the ex-
plosion. left the car to get a timber
100 feet back from the shaft. He was
thrown to the ground by the explo-
sion, but was not badly hurt
The blast swept away the frame
structure in which the men were wait
ing at the shaft, together with the air
shalt beside the steel gallows frame
Two painters were at work on this
air shaft at the time Of the explosion
Neither was killed, but both were in
jured. Many of the bodies were in
fragments.