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Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25
IDAHO RlNGS-CENTRAL
CITY ROAD is ASSURED

The state highway committee has
appropriated $4,000 to be used by
Clear Creek county in the construc-
ton of a road between Idaho Springs
and Central City. Half of this amount
will be available for expenditure next
year and the rest in 1917. Tie Clear
Creek county commissioners have
definitely arranged to appropriate
$4,000 toward the project and Idaho
Springs and Central City have under
complete the roed.
A. reconnaissance of all passable
routes was made sometime ago by
a forest service engineer and the es-
the two towns, with a maximum
grade of 61a per cent, was s35,000
The present road has a maximum
grade of approximately 20 per cent
for ordinary cars.
The link between Idaho Springs
and Central City forms one of the
barriers WHICH prevents travel from
the Denver mountain parks system
north to the Rocky Mountain Ma
tional park. 1t is estimated that tray-
el over the new road when complet-
ed will be equal at least to that over
the Floyd Hill road. A party of for
est service engineers is making a
final survey OF the route at the ex-
pense of the service, which is inter
ested in opening a north and south
highway from Pixies Peak to tie
Rocky Mountain National park, and
is undertaking the survey of neces-
sary stretches Of the road and assist
ing in the construction as fast as
funds become available for the work
From Forest Service, L. S. Dept.
ot Agriculture.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25
NOTICE OF ESSAY CONTEST

At the Oakland meeting of the n.
E. A. Association, it was decided to
conduct two essay contests-one for
adults and one for school children.
The subject to be, Thrift
For adults, the contest will be man
aged entirely by the office of the
n. E. A. Those intending to COM
pete should notify D.. w. Springer,
Ann Arbor, Michigan, secretary of
the n. E. A. Association, not later
than December first. The subject
for adults is Thrift" with an out
line of methcd by which the prin-
ciples of thrift may be taught in our
public schools. First prize is $3.50:
the second $3.50 and the third, s1O0.
For school children. The three
best essays from each school on the
subject of thrift will be sent to the
county superintendent, who, in turn.
will select the five best essays from
the schools of the county and send
them to the state superintendent.
The state superintendent will send
the ten best essays to the office of
the n. E. A. The idea CT this con-
test for schoo, children is to draw
out their ideas on the subject with
out any suggestion as to method by
which the same should be treated.
Essays are limited % 1000 words.
First prize 500; second, $50; third.
S25; to the writer's of the fifth. sixth,
seventh, eighth and ninth best es-
says. $40 each. Fer further informa-
tion, please see the County Superin-
tendent of Schools.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

Sunday school at 10 a. m, subject,
Amos, the Fearless Prophet Christ
ian Endeavor at 6 p. m.
There will be no preaching service
at this church next Sunday, or the
Sunday following, as we are writing
with the Methodist church in the
series of revival meetings, which
begin next Monday evening. There
is time of harvest, of gathering.
so let us cooperate heartily in these
special efforts and plan work and
pray for the success of the meetings.
AS never before, men are coming to
realize ttat the one true solvent for
the worlds conflict and trouble, the
one saving power that shall redeem
individual, community, social. busi-
ness and national life is that the
hearts and lives of men shall be
dominated by the principles and
teachings of Jesus. Let us make bet
ter known in this community Him,
whom to know is to have the abund.
ant and satisfactory life here, and
the eternal life beyond.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25
COST OF RADlUM REDUCED

Denver, Colo. In a large but
unpretentious building in Denver a
corps OF scientific government ex-
perts, after months of patience, have
worked out the greatest modern boon
yet devised for afflicted humanity
the production of radium at a cost
which will place it at the disposal
of persons afflicted with cancer or
those affected with other ailments
durable by this precious metal.
The cost of production has been
reduced from between 100000 and
$4,000 a gram to s37 900 gram ac-
cording to a written report which
reached Denver yesterday from Wash
ington.
The Denver government plant is
producing $4,000 to s50,OOO worth
of the precious metal a month and
Is sending it to two hospitals for
use in the treatment of cancer.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25
BLACK HAWK NEWS

Mrs. Homer Lyman returned home
Wednesday from a visit to Denver.
otto Blake went to Denver Tues
day, returning Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Eatwell and
daughter are spending Thanksgiving
with relatives in Longmont. They
will be away until Sunday.
Walter Payne went to Denver Sun
day, returning Tuesday.
Miss Hazel Kimball, daughter of
the old gentleman, visited this week
with w. G. Kriley and family.
Miss Lucy Rasmussen is visiting
her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs.
Thcs. Kofford.
Mrs. VIM. James left Saturday
morning for Oatman, Ariz, to join
her husband, who is working there
for w. F. Gray.
Miss Margaret Grutzmacher went
to Golden Wednesday morning to
spend Thanksgiving with her sisters.
Will Moyle and John Heppberger
left Tuesday for Rollinsville.
VIM. Moyle has returned from Pac-
tolus, where he had been working for
dredging concern.
Thos. Taylor left Saturday for In
diana.
Geo. Tomlinson has located bunch
of tungsten, northeast of the Sea bird
NINE in Moon gulch.
E. S. Reed and wife left Silverton
Tuesday morning for Black Hawk,
Colo. Mr.. Reed has accepted a posi-
ton in G. Whitney Adams mill at
that place as repair man. They ex-
pect to return to Silverton the fore
part of May. Mr.. Adams was for sew
eral years miner and prospector of
this place.-Silverton Standard.
Cultivate the habit OF church at
tendance. Make it a point to be at
the church Sunday. Sunday school
meets at 10 a. M; preaching servic-
es at 7:30 p. m. We are counting
on you.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25
HIGH GRADE TUNGSTEN
IN GILPIN COUNTY

Foster Mabee, who came in from
spend Thanks giving, showed the OBJ
server man several specimens of
tungsten GRE taken from a lease in
which he is interested at the head
Of Boulder park, that will run sixty
per cent. Mr.. Mabee is interested
in lease on the Walter A. lode
with James Flynn, F. n. Totman and
Norton Brown. The mine is half a
mile from Spruce, on the Moffat road.
They started work on the property
little more than a month ago and
have 45 sacks of tungsten ore that
will run about 800 when sorted.
They will ship this as soon as they
can get it to the railroad. At pres
ent the snow is several feet deep on
the mountain where they are work
ing and this prevents them from do
ing very much.
The Walter A. lode is owned by
had been done on the mine during
the past 12 years, or since the death
of a Mr.. Goats, brother-in-law of
Mr.. Kistler. Coats was grub-staked
by Kistler and sank a shaft on the
property to a depth of $50 feet. He
encountered tungsten ore and brougl
quantity of it to Denver, but being
somewhat erratic and having the Pc
cularities of the typical prospector,
who is isolated from mankind, his
associates didn't take much stock in
what he said, and would never have
his samples tested for tungsten.
Fifteen years ago. Geo. Mabee,
father of Foster, was making an ex-
animation of some properties in the
vicinity of tie mine which Coats
was working and noticed quantities
of the tungsten ore on the Walter
\. dump. He had some of the ore
tested and it ran 32qe. When the
recent tungsten excitement developed
he told his son about it and an in
vestigation was made and a lease
procured
The ore Mabee and associates are
now taking cut comes from a depth
of 50 feet. There is good tung-
stem showing in the mine and large
quantity of the ore on the dump. The
boys have one of the best looking
propositions in the Gilpin-Boulder
tungsten field and when the snow
disappears in the spring, should lay
aIo some money.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25
DUkES-JOHNSON

Florence May, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. c. Johnson, was married at
>: 40 O'Clock this morning to Lewis
Bond Dukes, of Victor Rev. Laur-
ence w. Coffman, pastor OF the NJ.
E. church, performed the ceremony.
\ pre-nuptial dinner was served at
the home of the brides parents
last evening, at which were present
the immediate relatives of the con-
tracing parties. Mr.. and Mrs. Dukes
left this morning for Denver to re-
main a few days before continuing
their journey to Victor, Colo, where
they will reside.
The bride, being a native daugh-
ter. is too well and favorably known
to need any praise or compliments
from the Observer. After complet-
ing the grade and high school cours-
es in Central, she attended the Col
orado University at Boulder. For
three years she was instructor in
Latin in the high school at Victor,
and it was while teaching in Victor
that she met the man of her choice.
Mr.. Dukes is a highly respected bus
mess man of Victor, being connected
with the Citizens bank. Friends of
the young couple extend their hearty
felicitations and wish them unbound.
ed happiness in their new relation.
shin.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25

Matt Cassagranda. ice Mattivi and
Tony Mattivi, of Black Hawk, have
taken lease on the Cyclops and
Peru lodes, up North Clear Creek
near the tram round house. They are
driving a crosscut tunnel from the
Peru to the Cyclops vein and have
$50 feet yet to go. The Cyclops has
not b.5en worked for 30 or 25 years.
but was a great producer of high
grade silver ores, when this metal
was dollar or more. The ore pro-
duced would run from 5000 to $700 a
ton. The mine is 700 feet deep and
the crosscut will connect with the
Cyclops workings at a depth Of 600
feet and drain the mine of water
The Cyclops ore runs heavy in sill
YER values, with lead. zinc and little
gold.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25

The alterations to tie w. S. Smith
mill in Mountain City were complet-
ed this week and the machinery was
turned over Tuesday. A few adjust
ments were necessary and every
thing is now working smoothly. The
ten stamps, which replace the Dem
YER Quartz mill, will greatly increase
the capacity Of the plant and make
1t possible to handle large quantities
of custom dirt. Mr.. Smith will have
one of the most efficient mills in
the county.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25
lion and the long-eared jack.

lion and the long-eared jack.
How the mighty have fallen" is
an old and true proverb. When the
master hand Of the late VIM. N. By
ers presided over the sanctum of
the Rocky Mountain News, it was
an empire builder. Under its pres
ent management, it stands for all
that is choatic and ignoble as evil
denced by its sanction to kill the
leading industry of the state by con-
verting the rich mineral lands into
national parks.
Colorado already has three Nation
al parks. The Mesa Verde in the
south western part of the state. The
Pixies Peak in the south eastern, and
the Estes, or Rocky Mountain, in the
northern part, and this should salts
fy the most fastidious The Mount
Evans and Chicago Lakes section (al-
though undeveloped) is known to be
a great gold country and in time will
develop into another Cripple Creek,
and it is the duty of every voter who
has the coed of Colorado at heart,
to protest against this unwise act,
even though it has the sanction of
the unknown Enos Mills.
Let every mining town in the
state call indignation meetings, and
protest through our senator's and con-
gressmen at Washington, against this
ruinous evil that jeopardizes the
greatest industry of the tsate.
Think of it, the great mineral coun-
ties of Boulder, Gilpin, Clear Creek,
Summit, Lake, Chafee, Park and Tel
Ter to be deprived of their wealth,
simply to appease the wishes of a
few automobile faddists, who do not
know the value of a good mine from
that of a we'll developed ant-hill.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25

The Epworth League of the Metho-
dist church, have been busy this week
sending out boxes of groceries and
suits of warm clothing to many OF
these who have been less fortunate.
as Thanksgiving offe ring. This is
a christian spirit. and the promoters
of such philanthropic act should be
commended. They have followed in
the wake of the lowly Nazarene.
who went among tire children of man,
ever ready to do the kindly act and
assist the erring and unfortunate. and
as our blessed Saviour hath said, 1T
Is more blessed to give than to re-
ceive." those who have render
ed assistance. should be. entitled to
wear a golden crown in that celestial
city. where all worldly cares are for
gotten, and where all that the soul
can conceive, shall be perfect bliss.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25

Will and Fred Short. well-known
Central boys, who are leasing from
the Primes people in Boulder coun-
ty. are doing well with tungsten.
They have just received returns
from 1880 pounds OF ore that carried
1870 tungsten ard 5000 pounds of
mill dirt that went 209o. After de-
Quoting royalty on the lot, they had
a check, for over $1,000. It required
less than months time for the
boys to produce this quantity Of ore.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25
INGALLS, MINE

The ingalls, Leasing Co.. operating
on Quartz hill. shipped a car of
screenings to the Globe smelter.
Denver. that returned .97 ozs. gold
and APP ozs. silver to the ton, and
one car tailings that returned 1.13h
ozs. gold and 7.45 ozs. silver to the
ton. They are also shipping 1o-cord
lot of concentrating ore to the Iron
City mill.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25

Manager w. L. Shull, of the In
ciiental mine in Russell Gulch, has
the electric plant in position and the
sinking the shaft with two shifts.
The crevice at bottom of shaft is
frcm to 6 feet wide sprinkled with
mineral, and good body of ore is
liable to be encountered at any time.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25

From reliable source we learn
that the Pioneer Mill company, at
Apex, has a nine-foot vein of ore on
their Martin lode, cut in the tunnel,
that averages $40 per ton. They are
now bricking in an so h. p. boiler to
furnish steam for mill and mine.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25

TIE lessees on the Hall mine, in
the Russell district, are busily at
work unwatering the mine, and when
completed, will crosscut south to tap
the south wall of lode. The Hall
noted for its high grade mineral and
produced quite extensively.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25

Bruce Williams is anxious TO re-
turn to the owner an oyercoat which
was substituted fer his at the Sis.
ters' fair this month. MIR. Williams,
being Of rotund fern. finds the coat
he drew few inches short of over
tapping in front. II his winter GOV.
ering is returned, he agrees to smile
complacently and ask no questions
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25

The London company in the Twelve
Mile district. has three shifts busily
at work unwatering the mine. When
this Is completed sinking Of shaft
will be resumed, and stopping carried
forth on the large ore reserves that
will keep the mill busy.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25

Jack Hughes and company are driv-
ing the drifts on the Lillian mine in
Russell Gulch, both east and west
from shaft with good streaks of high
grade ore making It's appearance.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25

The Bates Leasing Co.. this week
shipped two cars of concentrates in
two classes to the Globe smelter. at
Denver. The first class returned 1891
ozs. gold, 6.45 ozs. silver and 5.709s
lead. The second class returned 80
ozs. gold and 2.64 ozs. silver to the
ton,
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25

Last Wednesday. being her birth
day, few of her friends very pleas
antly surprised Mrs. Tillie S. Bond,
at the home cf her daughter, Mrs.
F. w. Bertagnolli The afternoon
was spent playing cards, after which
bounteous lunch provided by the
guests was served.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25

Jenkins & Lightboum have estab-
lished an office and lumber yard at
aollinsville and will supply the north
ern Gilpin and Nederland section
with lumber cut at their mill at the
head OF Boulder park.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25

The Tuesday Reading club will
meet with Mrs. Ben. Thomas. Tues
day Nov. 80. Roll call. --latest Wal
News"
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25

Arthur Most's speeded horse ran
away yesterday and damaged the
buggy. Mr.. Most is now thinking of
getting an automobile.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25
SCHOOL NOTES

(Eunice Edwards)
The following program took place
yesterday afternoon:
Song.
Five-Minute Discus ssion-Marion Har-
vey and Marion Whitman.
Recitation-Archie LIE Prouse.
Piano Solo-Marjorie Some.
Original Story-Luella Richards.
Debate Affirmative - Denise O'Shea
and Earl Kofford
Griffin.
Question - Should girls go to col
lege?"
Vocal Solo-Ruth Tomlinscn.
observation-disclosures Mooberry.
Newspaper-Ethel Dickerson.
The visitors were: Mrs. Charles
Richards, Misses Vera Goldberg, Mil
dred Tamblyn, Lillian Hughes.
The pupils being absent this week
have been very numerous, even if
there were only three days of school.
Among those were: Evelene BEN
nett, Myrna Davis, Luella Richards,
Margaret Auger and Margaret Grutz-
macher.
\ financial report of the entertain
ment last Friday night, may prove in.
teresting to some of the readers:
Receipts ------- ---S 745O
Expenditures, crepe paper - 40
Tickets 500, (the Observer) - 200
Costumes and other expenditures. 90
Use of opera house --------- 5000
Total --------- ----s 35.45
Net proceeds ------ ---- S39.05
School closed ye tsrday for Thanks
giving vacation.
Rueben ought to go to Paris and
secure a position as a designer of
new creations. Probably he could in
troduce "Tunics of Sleeves
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25

To Rent-Elegant furnished rooms
for housekeeping Hawley Block. 2t.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-25

(Eunice Edwards)
The following program took place
yesterday afternoon:
Song
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-09
CRISIS IN GREECE
CALLED ARTIFICIAL
Correspondents Say Demonstration
is Arranged to Make it Easy
for King Constantine.
WAR is ALREADY AGREED UPON

ROME (Via Paris), March s.
Special dispatches to Italian newspa-
pers from Athens describe the situa-
tion in Greece as grave. Some of the
correspondents expressed the belief
that the present deadlock between
King Constantine and many of his
advisers regarding the country's in
tervention in the war is the result of
antagonism which had arisen be-
tween the ruler and Eleutherios
NeniSelos, premier in the cabinet
which resigned Saturday after its
declaration in favor of joing the al
lies was frowned upon by the king.
other correspondents are OF the opinion
that the Intervention of Greece on tho
side of the allies already has been agreed
upon and that the crisis which Il now ap-
parent IL artificial having been arranged
10 make 1t easier for King Constantine
to decide against Germany to which he
has felt under obligations for family and
political reasons. The influence of Ger
many Is supposed TO have been response
BILE I'm a considerable measure for Greece
obtaining possession OF Kavala and
Salonikl on the Aegean sea at the end
OF the Balkan war
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-09
Edison Building
Burned; Inventor
Directs Firemen

WEST ORANGE. N j., March s.
Thomas Edison Mt work in his laboratory
after midnight today discovered n fire IN
one OF the buildings of his great plant
here ana summoned the firemen ia time
to prevent what might have been seri-
GUS loss. The fire practically destroyed a
building where the most valuable phono-
graph records were stored. but most OF
the records, which were I'm concrete
vault. were saved
When he saw the flames, Mr. Edison
dashed out Of the labratory In mis- shirt
sleeves and stood outside directing the
firemen for sorpe time before his wife
and son, who arrived from the Edison
residence. nearby, could persuade him To
put on an overcoat, The inventor was
soaked TO the skin by a hose, which
twisted out of the hands OF the fire
fighters and fell within few feet OF
him.
The combined efforts Of the fire de-
partments OF West Orange and Orange
were required to subdue the blaze. The
building burned was the only one not
touched by the conffagratl ton which
nearly wiped out the Edison plant last
December
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-09
Increase in Price
of Bread Causes
Many Riots in Spain

MADRID. March S.-(Via Paris.)-
economic situation i'm Spain is becoming
steadily more serious, Notwithstanding
the efforts OF the government to find a
solution for the difficulties which con-
front the country. II is feared In some
quarters that conditions soon win become
so bad that they may lead to conflict
fraught with grave consequences
Dispatches from the provinces tell Of
numerous riots, resulting from the high
cost OF food. In some interior districts
and In the Canary islands the people
get food only every other day. Many
families are said 20 be living on herbs
and roots.
woman, said to have been driven mad
by privation, drowned herself with her
children at LazaTetos.
Fierce rioting resulted at Lacele from
the Increased price OF bread. The civil
guards are reported to have fired into
the crowd, killing one and wounding
many.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-09
EFFICIENCY REPORT
WILL STAND IN PART
Woodland and Kleffner Will Hold
Positions in Omaha Postoffice,
Akin to Go.
SAVING INSPECTORS FACES
,From a staff Corresaondent)

tFrom a staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March S.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. While there is to be
no general adoption of the recon-
mendations of the efficiency commits
sion ON the Omaha postoffice, enough
will be required of Postmaster Whar-
ton to save the face" of the postof-
flee inspectors and at the same time
inaugurate certain reforms that will
tend to reduce cost of running the
office.
This, in substance, is the report
Senator Hitchcock gave out today
after his conference with First AS
sistant Postmaster General Roper.
The following statement was given
out by Senator Hitchcock today:
Senator Hitchcock had a conference
with Assistant Postmaster General Roper
today on the subject of the report of the
efficiency commission on the Omaha post
office The result was that Assistant
Postmaster General Roper announced
that action upon the report would be de-
ferred for the present. as far as 1t con
cerned Assistant Postmaster Woodard
and Assistant superintendent of Mails
ILleffner The assistant postmaster gem
eral indicated, however. that the depart
ment was disposed TO accept the resigna-
ton Of Colonel Akin and make some other
changes recommended in the report.
Economics Ordered.
MI. Roper indicated also that the de-
partment would call upon Postmaster
Wharton to bring about some economies
in the operation of the Omaha postoffice
and that he would be asked to accom-
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Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-09
Wheat Rises Eight
Cents on Rumor War
Will Spread to Italy

CHICAGO, March S.-FoTeign buying
associated with reports that Greece,
Italy and other countries might suddenly
tako hand in the war had much to do
with causing an advance in the price of
wheat. The chief upturn was in the May
delivery. which rose s% cents a bushel to
sI4Sh. as compared with H.A on satur-
day night The bulk of business. however,
was In the July option, which scored a
gain OF ~ cents on rise to Sl.Is11
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-09
LIBEL SUIT BROUGHT BY
BARTENDER is DISMISSED

SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., March s.-(spe-
cisl.) "A $4,000 libel suit instituted against
Charles r. Hsckett, the veteran editor OF
the Parker New Era. came to sudden
end in the Turner county circuit court
and terminated in victory for the de
fcndant.
When the plaintiff had presented his
evidence II was moved that the court
take the case from the jury, and this
was done, and the court ordered the dis
missal OF. the action.
The suit was instituted by an attorney
in behalf Of an Individual named George
Weber. Marion bartender. and was
based on the allegation that Editor
Hackett libeled Weber I'm an account
which he printed In his newspaper re-
garding an alleged assault made by
Weber on another man some months ago.