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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
A Good Mining Bill
For Colorado
Star Journal

A Bill Which Deserves to be
"A accorded a place in statute
books of Colorado is the Mcdonald
bill, gust passed on second reading
in the house. 1t is most effective
in providing q means for ridding
the state of fakers who swindle q
trusting public thru the medium OF
fake mining operation. Under the
provisions ofthe bill heavy penalties
are provided for those who sell stock
in mines, begin work ON them and
then decamp, leaving the stock
holders with worthless certificates,
uefrauding miners Of their pay and
leaving other creditors in the lurch.
Promotion enterprises Of this kind
have been practiced in Colorado as
we'll rs in other mining states, and
in many cases the swindlers have
made handsome profits. With tho
mining industry booming and good
profits assured from the working of
mines, an unusual opportunity is
presented for crooks to begin op-
Grafton having for their object the
the obtairing Of easy money from the
public. The time is ripe TO prevent as
far as possible this practice from
being put into effect in Colorado.
Colorado presents and will present
many more opportunities for in
vestm-nt in legitimate mining pre-
positions. New minea are being lcc.
atcd. old ones being developed at
an increased pace, and abandoned
ones being put on the active list,
Capitol is being attracted to the
state in generoue proportion. The
wildcat operator sees his opportunity
in the great interest in Colorado.
mining investments and can be dep
ended upon to arrive on the scene
il. the hopes Of making large pick
irgs. II the Mcdonald bill become
a law the fly-lJy night promoter, iii
the game only for his personal benz
eft, will have difficult tiEe plying
his crooked trade and protection
will be afforded investors and min
ers.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
Dropped Dead

AM. Hack orth, n miner work
ing at the Pueblo mine, went out to
work Saturday morning, fifteen. min
uets after work started, he remarked
10 os Eis fellow workmen that he felt
i'll and queer and with no other warm
ing dropped at the feet of the other
man. DR. Dram upon examination
prounced the cause of the death to
he heart desease.
Mr.. Hackworth had been here but
a short time. He was 4S years old
and is survived by brother, VIM.
Hackworth of fGunnison, a sister Mrs
Carl Sigfrid of Ouray, a mother-in
law Mrs Geo p. Wood and two minor
children of Montrose, The diseased
was widower.
The body was prepared for burial
by undertake ers Diel of Crested
Butte and Adams of Gunnison and
was taken by Mr.Sigfrid to Mont
rose on Sunday for intcrment.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
Price Of Lead Advanced

Lead is now quoted at 9 cents per
pound which is more than double
that received for this metal when
the Augusta and other mines OF this
locality were shipping large guam
titles of lead ores for Nhich the
smelters paid from three to four
cents per pound.
We could enumerate dozens OF
old lead mines in the several min
ing camps of this section that have
fine lead ores showing in the old
shafts, drifts and slopes OF these
properties.
Many inquiries are already in
from parties interested in mines
formerly worked by Them wanting to
know how soon they will be able to
begin work again on their old claims.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
Crested Butte, Colorado, Thursday, March St,.1917
Town Minutes

Crested Butte March . tn. 1917
Atn regular meeting of the Board of
trustees of the Town 1t Crested
Butt held on the above named
date there were present Mayor
Taylor Trustees Damn, Gulliford,
Mooney McClenathan and Nerzuh,
Velotti absent.
The minutes OF last meeting were
read and on motion by McClenathap
seconded by Damn, were adopted as
read. The following bills were then
read.
Terry Kelly, Changing hose
carts S2.5O
Pat Corners, Changing hose
carts $3.50
Ray Cox, Printing Town minutes
or January, $500
Crested Iut light & Water Co.
Lights January Il February $40. 10
John W"odring, Cleaning SHOW
from City Hall. $500
GA. Dram, Local Registrar s7.25
S.C.Robinsen, Lumber .95
Elroy Miller, Hauling Nuisance, so
E.G Palmer, County Treasurer State
Insurance Fund. 800. 30
Moved by Gulliford, seconded by
Dnnn, that bills as read he allowed
and warrants be drawn in pay
ment. Roll call Ayes all
Moved by Mooney, seconded by
Gullford, that Frank Scnger,
Harvey I Smith and Joe Inghman
- appointed Judges of Election
Motion carried The following res
Sutton was Offered
Be it resolved by the Board ri
Trustees of the Town of Crested
Butte ut regular meeting as
embled That the salary of Town
Marshall lie and is hereby fixed
at the sum of(slo 00)Ten Dollars
per month for the ensuming fiscal
wear and thereafter. Moved by
hakClenathan. seconded by Versula..
that resolution be adopted Motion
arried Motion by Gulliford, sec
onded ty Mooncy,thatwc ad d.ourn.
Motion carried.
EG. Gladstone, (Clerk)
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
Reward is offered
for the conviction
of dog poisoners

The Colorado Kennel club has
posted n pepet,,a. reward Of 500 FOR
the arrestand conviction of any per-
son caught poisoning dogs in the
state. This action was taken by that
organization as result Of the whole
poisoning of valuable dogs il, the vi
entity of East Calfax avenue recently
More than twenty-three animals
havh been poisoned in th6t section
within the past month. Among the
dogs was n Boston bull valued at
5000 belonging to Mrs, w. E. Porter
of 1901 Pennsylvania street. An ex.
animation made by City Poundmas
ter VIC. Cox of the contents Of the
stomachs of the dogs revealed that
they We're killed by tbesam drug.
1t is believed to be the work of a
crank in the neighborhood. The
Denver Post.
We are more than glad to print
the above and wish the reward may
he claimed, and it might well be
claimed here as several valuable dogs
have been poisoned the past month.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
Notice Of Election

Notice is hereby given that,
pursuant to law, the annual
municipal election Of the town
of Crested Butte Colorado, will
be held in the said town or
Tuesday. the. first day Of Apr
A. D. 1917, for the purpose
electing the following officer
for the said town, to wi1:
One Mayor to hold office on
year Three Trustees to hol'
office two years.
Treasurer to hold office one
year.
One Clerk and Recorder, t
hold office one year.
One Marshal, to hold office
one year.
One Police Magistrate to holo
office one year.
Precinct No. l embraces al,
OF the said town; polling places,
council room City Hall,
The polls will be open at
seven O'Clock A. NJ. and remain
open until seven PM. of said
days of election.
The judges of election for the
said towns precinct will meet at
the polling place above des-
| ignated on Tuesday the q h.
day of March, and the End. day
of April, AID. 1917 for the
purpose of revising correcting
and completing the annual reg
lstry list for said election and
will meet again on the day pre-
ceding the election, to complete
aid registry list required by
law.
Witness my hand and seal of
said town of Crested Butte, Colo;
this 9Th. day of March, A. D..
1917
E. G, Gladstone,
Clerk
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
Road Fund Allottnents
Made Next Week

Commi ssioner Whalen, returned
Tuesday from Denver where he
had been with Commissioner
Mcdonald and road superinten-
dant Wiley to attend the meet
ing of the Road Fund Allotment
Board last week. MI Whalen is
confident that we will get the
amount asked to complete the
roads now under way and some
additional that may be applied
on the Marble branch OF the
Somerset Crested Butte road.
The Road Fund Board are to
make the Allottments next week.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08

Automobiles ought to remember that
their mission is not to depopulatc the
world.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08

Dog Taxes Collected By Max
Bazz, For 1916
j. v. McClenathan, 2
Martin Verzuh, I
Fred Gulliford, 3
G. A. McWilliams, l
John Byouk, /
Jake Hochevar, !
Thos. Compbell. /
Martin Mufich. l
,ezak&Kuretich, 2
John Golobich, ]
Tohn kuker, I
). L.. Ross, 1
Walter Baxter, l
Anton Better. l
lanes Gardiner, or z
John Arnott, N l
Nike Stefanac, 1
Tom McNeill, l
Max Bazz, 1
Geo. Sneller, ]
2. E. Songer, a
G. H. Judd, /
Henry O'Neill, 1
Henry Voss. r 1
Mike KikeL l
Mike Perko, /
). c. Robinson, /
John Verzuh, 1
Angus Taylor. /
John Nemanich, i
w. H. Whalen, /
Geo, N. Hubbard, 1
John Eccher, l
Paul Panian, !
Herman Voss, 1
John Skoff, /
Paul Sneller, l
Geo. Snepenger, l
Tony Sneller, l
Frank platzek, ]
Total $500
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
Gone Bone Dry

According to reports, Colorado
has for sure gone bone dry, as
money sent out for shipments o
alcoholic drinks is now being re-
turned to tue senders by the whole
sale liquor houses refusing TO fill
orders received by them.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
War Clouds Gather
Conflict With Germany Sure
The Effect. Anticipated

War between Germany and United
States is conceded inevital, ,l,'. War is
the greatest calamity tnat could
come to any nation, resulting in the
sacrifice of human lives, tile dis
truction of property and inpover-
ishment OF the people.
In the event OF war it is hwt nat
ural for us to Speculate as to what
its effects will be respecting our in
dividual conditions, whether it
will occasion the 81 utting
down of our mining industries here
or stimulate them to larger pro-
.duction by an increased price for
the coal and metals mined in this
country? With or without war an
era of prosperity as already assured
as. greater than known since the
b,,ola days of "76'' 0" 80"
There is a stronger demand for
our l'is,h grade steam and hard
c,.nl and coke than at any time pre-
vinu' for more than twenty years
pas "f the six coal mines now
oper,ting here, every one is working
10 f Ill capacity and are uasble to
any where. near keep up with orders
that come from eastward as far as
the Missouri river and from, west
ward t. the far Of Pacific shores.
Should war actually result, the
Pacific coast line will be the point
OF attack from the German forces,
possibly allied with those of Japan
and Mexico, such action would re-
nuire the United States to stretch a
line OF war vessels from Seattle
down the coast line to the Gulf of
California.
At least one hundred naval vessels
would he necessary to police this
coast line embracing something like
two thousand miles in extent. All
OF these vessels have to We coa!ed
and from numerous tests''of the
Crested Butte bitnminous Goals
they prove to be the best steam
GOALS OF any found outside OF those
obtained from the ConneNsville
mines in Pennsylvania whi.l, are
two thousand miles farther from
the Pacific coast than are the coal
mines at Crested Butte. UnSer these.
conditions It is reasonable t. con-
clude that Crested Butte coalwould
take preference to those of Penn
sylvania. 1t would require hut q
few days or weeks at most, for the
D.&.R.G. railroad company to Law
a third rail from Crested Bate to
Montrose. thereby making the road
standard gauge, thus enabling the
loaded coal on c,rs here to be taken
throughto the coast withou. transfer.
Relating to the metal mining ind
dustries of this vicinity, the present
high prices of Silver, Led. Copper,
Zine and other metals common the
mines here, renders it certainty
all the old shipping mines of long
ago will resume operating, Just as
is now being done in all the old
mining camps of the state. In ad-
dition to these cd mines being
made new, many-new ones will be
found on territory that has never
been heretofore prospected but will
be thoroughly gone over another
summer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08

As for the physician who says that
there are too many drug stores, has he
no compassion on the women who buy
postage stampsf
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08

II appears that a typewriter That has
once had anything the matter with it
develops hypoctrondia as readily as O
human being.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08

Even when two neiglbMs can get
along together fairly well otherwise,
their cats and dogs stir up strife be-
tween them.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08

These new war cars that can nego-
tiate walls uhd bitches Will surely he
adopted by some golfers who might be
mentioned.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08

Geo. Hubbard, formerly pro
prietor Of the Hotel here left
Denver last week to take charge
of a mining property in Arazona.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08

One of the tragedies of the thcat-
rical profession is that the press agent
cannot call successful tragedy u
"screahl."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08

There is one thing that the patriot fs
sure of-the other fellow ought to be
regulated.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-07

a "IiHON Ms kepiFtrf
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-07
Fixing Prices

Wheat is too high, meat is too
high, vegetables are too high, So
say We all when We come to buy.
II is proposed to fix a price by
law. The things the farmer sells
are too high, but the same is true
of the things he buys. II will not
set well if the government al
tempts to cut down the price Of
wheat, but leaves the price Of tluu.
in the clouds. and If the farmer
is to sell for less, look ont for the
things he has to buy
Then what shall We say about
the wheat he has sold on too low a
markctf As a matter oi fact the
farmer did not get on an average
too much for his wheat crop
Some how we grow a little sus-
picious Of this effort to substitute
some other rule for the law Of sup
ply and demand Especially Dies
it seem of doubtful utility when
it is applied to something where
there is no limit 10 production ny
the producer. No farmer is allow
| ing his acres to lie idle that the
crop may be short ard the price
thus raised. But there have been
charged that the product of fac
tory, foundry, mine and mill has
been limited and run on short
time for no other purpose than to
stimulate price.
If the state is to say the price ol
a product shall 60 above a certain
price. is it prepared to guarantee a
market for all that comes at min
imum prlee2
Is it fair to limit profits and not
guarantee thcmY Can either be
Z
done equitably? That speculation
and boarding ought to b. stopped
may be argued with good reason
but can laws 90 further?
We do not claim to know, but il
is not wise To be too precipitate il
adopting new theories. The cure
may be- worse than the disease
/ Let us make haste slowly
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-07
WHY THE SPARROW THRIvES
Increase of the Pesky English impor.
tation is Quite Easily Ac-
counted For.

Mr.. +. l.. Burns, the bird census
man, has recently been taking CEN
sus Of English sparrnws, nnd his esti-
mate Is that there are 10000 millions
Of this interesting bird In this coun-
try. We presume that this Is so, al
though we have no accurate means of
checking Off his figures, except that,
Judging by the sound just outside Of
our window In the morning We should
think that possibly Mr.. Burns had un-
drrcstimatcd the total.
The English sparrow has thus In
creased, from the time he first came
over to this country, much more than
We have. We are only about 1l3 mil
lions, and he is 10000. How can this
increase BE- accounted for?
Quite easily. Since he came he has
attended strictly to business. He has
not had time to pass any eugenic
laws; he has hnd no medical profess
sion. He is not interested In politics,
serums or motorears. He Is not u high
brow. He lives In the fresh air most
Of the time and does all Of his own
housework. He supports no hospitals,
hns developed no literature, marries
and unmhrries when he feels like il
and, in fact, does as he d pleases.
Why should he not increase7 For be
lng what an American citizen ought IL
be, he has the best OF us beaten to q
FRAGILE. Life.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-07
Our Humorlsts,

All We can say n thnt We hope any
given humorist Df ours will live out
the greatest length Of days and not
stop joking before he dies. We need
every moment Of his three score years
and ten to keep us sane and kind, and
we cannot be satisfied with II stinted
measure of time for him. When he
begins unsurpassably TO delight tha
world, our national pride as wen as
our human need is bound up In his
continuance. Possibly we are going
from bad to worse as We have always
been, but We think we have been kept
from the worst by the humorlgt's smile
not by the satirLsl's frown. Other
races, other lands abound In songs and
sermons, but we have sent our laugh
ter over the world 10 save II alive harf
than anything else cutild.-W. d. How
ellis, in IIarpcr's Magazine,
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-07
NOTICE FOH PUBLICATION
tpablisioft S.

j. H. UpgbliEhEFt Serial plNlqH
Department n tha Interior
u. s. Land Office at ster.ne colorado.
May 18th 1917.
Notice IL hereby i'iysr that Else A. Powell, Of
New Raymcr Colo who, on JuH. 5th. 1913 madn
Homestead Entry No. 1lgl55. ful Iats 3. 9. !, 4
and 7. SELL NWla- EEi-i swift Seetion6, Twp
North Raupo Fl wcat ath r Meridian. has fissl
nntier u intcnti,n to make thrpe Prnof 10 cttah-
liah claim 70 the laad ntgpp described tssfare
Clyde L. Stanley. ", s. ttulms sianer at New
Raymur, Cob, an the 10th ias Of .IulY 1917
Claimant names as Wltns ses
Granville NJ MuyfelI If New I.nymeI Colo
is-I u Iiubbs. u
Arthur +. Meyer of 53i
Martin Dunbar ~ 10
A. F. BKoWNS Rezistrr.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-07

The Raymer Cornet Band is TAX
ing vacation at present, but the
Bull Frog Band is taking their
place with eommendabIe zeal and
give nightly aud uninterrupted
concerts that can be heard and ap-
preciated byaIlresidents aud temp
orary so-journers They are as
happy as CLANS and for the same
reason.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-07
NOTICE EoE rrnLEcArloN

trghlHheTt Serial o2ult2
Department at IND Interior.
u S Land Otbecut Sts5liaE Caiorpdu Mas lZth
1871
Notice . heTshy iYen thfl Mamie G BaliWlu
81 Nag RHymaf Caip Who aH February ai5t.
lait madc Homestead Ehlrs No dl62 lorNE-
- Section l fostahip ] Atrlh. BHrEe y West
6th r Meridian, has fia4 aatip, 0l intention 10
make thrco year Proof. 70 ratabIllh claim to the
lsud above described bgfafe clyde l. Stanley. u.
S Clnmissioucr. At AeR EHsmcr Colo IN the
10Th day Of Jolly 1911
clh.:Haat names IS witnesses:
Martin Dunbar uf New Rasrner Colo.
William Sehineeekie 1l
Grant Mercer "a 5-3l
Edward Sciycy uf 7-G
A. P BK0NNS. Register
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-07
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,
). lPuhlishorI Serial 0la2a
Department Of the Interior,
8 Land OHir,. ri, gtstIirtf r,I1rado May llst

TFF"ffTItFHF NJ INT tHffTTVFF
u. s Land Office al Sterling Colorado May 2lst.
1917
N6tiee Is hereby siyou that jules Van Hoecko
If keota. Colorado, who. uu July 9Th, lJl3. made
Homestead Entry M ligzs. fer WIZ section ~
Township North, RanEe b West bth T. NJ has
iilsrl Notice q intention 10 make thre year proof
to establish claim % the lnud abagr described
Hs'furo Clyde L staniey. u Commissioner. at
ke1,a, Colo on thr llthdag II Juiy lgl7
Claimant names as witnesses
Alberi J Wimslcr, & kputa, Colo
Vincent a, Bmkfg II
Thamea J, DhpHa5 uf
Walter quaekeubtlsh, u b-8i ~
A. Z. BROWNS. Eegi7trr.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-07
NOTICE For PUBLICATION.
] Is q'uhliRhefl llJ
nepnrtmena Of The IninrInr

- u - i4idtE4GA1 I4 thAi
Departmens Of the Interior.
u S. Land Office Mt SHrling. Cou.. Ma 18Th
1911
Notice e. hereby given that Charity K Lttreil,
Of Rockingham uala sha ga Aarust 7th 1872
m,pdc Homestead Entry NJ Hg5si. tar El-a ser
Township North Range q West 9Th M
has ill"d poiiec NJ inta1tinu 70 mlke tbrvc ycat
ifsaf, g. establish claim u the Ita aio,r tsacrii-
Cd. iefarc Clyde /. stanlrE ID s csmlnis1ioucr
at Kepta- Colo an fhg istb asy II Jglg 1917
Claimant NAMES Is witnesses,
William c Bup q IiueliHeh0in. CJl9.
Fred Il Livorzd,sl vi
Henry 7 Laman u 5-2i
Ahfgu u. List uf 1-1
A + BROWNS Rceiacr
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-07
t1tIN- ,nht

a sroHrluE Haa hist ha5
icfi somahtnE ihHHc 'l always he
that has aIHa agm llus Marcus
Aureliua
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-16
American Policies

WAR ADDRESSES. lsij-l9l7. BY Henry Cabot
Lodge Syo. pp. 303 Tho Houshton Mifiin CON
pany.
It is fitting that the words. of a
United States Senator should become
classic in his lifetime and while he is
still in service. 1t does not often nap
pen. il is true, but then we do not
often have Senator's like Henry Cabot
Lodge. In an exceptional degree he
possesses the qualities of Senatorial
supremacy comprehensive knowledge
of the law and practice Of the govern
ment. consuming zeal of American pa
triotism of singularly pure and stead
fast type, and mastery OF English
language and literature which makes
his speeches convincing TO hear and de-
lightful 70 read.
The addresses in this large and hand
some volume are many in number and
varied in subject and occasion. Ihey
deal with Mexico, with American neu-
trality, with German outrages. with the
Monroe Doctrine, with national de-
fence. with European alliances, with
suspension of diplomatic relations, with
the declaration of war, and with many
other pregnant and timely themes; all
OF which they discuss from the point
of view Of robust, clear-sighted Amerl-
icansm. IL is an instructive and lnspir-
ing book, perusal of which IS calcu-
lated 20 confirm American citizens IN
sound views of national policy and 10
reveal to foreign lands that American
temper and spirit which, though some
times concealed and even discredited
must eventually dominate the nation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-16
Our Latin Allies

TIE LATIN AT WAR By VIII Irwin $50. pp
viii 29j u. Appleton Co
We have long known Mr.. Irwin as
shrcwd observer of the war, with
fine gift of imparting to others in an
interesting and informing manner the
essential results of his observations
In the present volume he amply con-
firms this estimate of him by giving US
veritable treasury Of sympathetic in
formation, not so much about the war
itself. its strategy and its outlook, as
about the men who are actually waging
II in France and. still more, in Italy.
We have heard far more about Brlt-
ish and French achievements IN the
war than of the doings of the Italian
troops: wherefore it is gratifying 10
have Mr.. Twins chapters about the
"Alrini" and his experiences with them
in waging war on the upper mountain
peaks, far above the clouds. How our
own famous Battle Above the Clouds
on little old Lookout, important as IL
was. fades into insignihcance by the
side of this campaigning among ana on
the lofty Alpine SUBMITS, with noun
tain walls for ramparts and glaciers Tor
battlefield 1t IS a fascinating nara
tive throughout; the more so because
Of the writer's unfailing senses OF
humor, Of pathos, Of sympathy WIN
human nature in all its phases and eX-
periences.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-16
Autocracy's Last Stand

GERNfANY. TIIE MKT REPUBLIC. by Carl W.
Ackeuual Illustrated. Sy0 ~ 2ys. George
II. U0rau Company.
There is much about Germany in Mr..
Ackerman's spirited pages, but little
about a republic. save as we may mt
tingly interpret the book as an elabo-
rated argument post hoe. ergo DrOptcr
hoe. The author shows US what Ger
many really is. and what it has been
all through the war, and leaves US with
the conviction that in the economy OF
humanity and Of Divine Providence 1t
will be impossible for so etrOcious a
monstrOsity 20 continue to exist, but
that it must be beaten and crushed and
melted and remoulded into democ-
racy.
Mr.. Alderman was in Germany dur
ing the war, down to the time of our
entrance as u belligerent, and was IN
intimate relations with the govern
mcnt. He is therefore able to give a
most interesting view of affairs from
the inside He tells us of the advance
preparations which proved Germany 5
intention TO provoke the war; Of the
fury which the megalomanlacs or
"kultur" felt at being called "Huns" /;
of the bitter rivalry between KEEL and
Berlin over U-boat policy; of the in
famous League of Truth" engineered
by renegade Americans, with its lies
and insults TO America including It's
publication Of fac smile of the Dec
laration of independence dehled with
sprawling blood handprnt; OF
Krupps' mendacious Overseas News