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Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10
HOOVER At THE STOCK SHOW

Herbert Hoover, the National Food
Administrator, has announced That he
win be at Denver to attend the an
nual National Western Stock Show,
and Iaans are being made for some
important conferences during Stock
Show week between Mr.. Hoover and
repres eutative Wes.e ern stockmen. 1t
is hoped that this conference will
lead to a more thoro understanding
Of the situation and the development
OF rGans that win result In a large
increase In the livestock production
thrucut the West.
1t has been difficult Ter the stock
TANNERS Of The West to thoroly I'M
ders1tand the situation brought on by
the big war. There has been fear
that the government might interfere
with prices In suth way as to makt
1t impossible for the stockgrower to
make a profit on HIS business. n Is
expected that Mr.. Hoover will ex.
rdain the situation and point out
where there Is absolutely no dRnge1
OF Western stockmen suffering loss
es because Of increased production.
The Livestock Agricultural Bureau
Of the Denver Civic and Commercial
association lis making the arrange
ments for the conference. Mr.. Hoov
er is not public speaker and con
soQueutly there win be nc mass
meetings.
The plan is to have representative
etockmen from various sections meet
and discuss matters Informally with
k, Mr.. Hoover.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10
BLACK Hawk News IN RUSSELL GulCH|

Mics Facrence Crook returned last
Friday for Rocky Ferd, where she is
teaching school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kruse came up
trCm Denver Saturday evening to
visit q day wiki Mrs. Kruse's mpsh-
or.
Misses Elizabeth and Rose Shin
herr returned Tuesday from Denver,
where they had BEEN visiting since
Christmas.
Mt. and Mrs. E. L. Balbath went
to Denver Monday. returning Tues
day evening.
Mrs. Esther Rule arrived Monday
from Oak Creek for a weeks visit
with relatives.
Mrs. Harry Cooking, who visited a
week with Mrs. Curry, returned Mon
day to her home in Nederland.
Mrs. James Dunstan returned Mon
day ft,om NederlRnd. where rhe had
been visiting her daughters.
Edwin Quinn came up Saturday
evening from Denver to visit his rar.
ents.
Mrs. Jnd Kriley went to Denver
Wednesday morning to visit her SIS
ter, Mrs. Clark, who is recovering
from the effects CT an operation.
Thomas DunstCre came up from
Denver Monday morning and left tina,
afternoon for Idaho Springs.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10
P|7TsBuRG MILL

fhs extra transformers for the ei-
Yrle current to run the new mill Of
Cashier q. N. Co., are being
Jsesd this week. The machinery
as oil baen placed in the mill and
she belts are now being lined up and
the finishing touches put on. The
plant will be In operation by the 18th
Of this month.
While the erection Of the mill has
been under way, Manager Anger hasi
bsen placing the mine workings In
shape for q continuous yield Of the
'ew-srads ore that has filled the
stuils while the mine was being work
cd only for its hioh-srade product.
The 500, 400 and soo-foot levels west
In the Pittsburs have been cleaned
out, where there are big bodies Of
lowsrade ore. This was q big Job
~ the timbers had given way during
the many years that the west side
Of the mine had not been worked
and the levels generally were in
anything but an inviting condition.
At the Meeker the shaft was re.
timbered $40 feet and at the surface
= self bumper, orizzIey and ore
ehutes were put In to dump the ore
direct into the cars. A double track
10 being laid from the Meeker into
the mill and the cars will dump au-
tomatieaIiy into the receiving bin.
The track from the mine to mill 10
on an incline and the loaded car will
pull the empty one back. The Pitts
burg and Golden Wedge, above the
30ofoot point will be worked on the
east side through the Meeker shaft.
The Golden Wedge has proven itself
very rich vein In years past, when
VIM. Parenteau and associates took
out good bunch Of money. II has
not been worked In late years, the
shaft being used for ventiIatina pur-
poses.
There 10 an unlimited quantity Of
stope filling In the PIttsburs and
some Of the dirt carries surprisingly
rich Values A few days ago . sam.
pie Of ore was taken from one Of the
slopes where there was q cave and
this assayed 7.eo oxs. gold II ozs.
silver and $50 per cent copper. A
trestle with track has been extended
from the Pittsburs shaft house to
the mill and by the time the mill ID
IN readiness, the ore will be forth
coming from various workings In .
con,iruous stream, 90 to speak.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10
EVERGREEN NINE

Two shfsts were put on at the Ev-
srsresn mine Monday; also two In
the mill. A. soon a. the motor ar
rlves for the new compressor three
shifts will be run In the mill to ham
die the large tonnage the mine 10
capable Of producing. Twenty men
are now on the pay roll Of the COM
pany and this number will be In
creased when the third SHIFT 10 put
on In the mill.
The mine workings have = better
showing at present than at any time
since the Evergreen has been work
ed. Since installing the electric
pump, the lower levels have been
drained Of water and the $50 shows
an immense body Of ore, which is
now being worked on In addition to
the upper levels.
The fiotation equipment In the mill
10 doing splendid work and 10 max.
Ing an actual saving Of ss per cent
Of the values. conslderlno that the
ore 10 principally copper and the
high price this metal 10 now bring.
Ing and the extensive ore bodies In
the mine, the year 1918 will demon,
strate what has long been eontended
by mining enoineers-that the Ev'
ergreen has the making Of one Of the
greatest mining propositions in the
country.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

AB fine a specimen pf the pqtntor-
lad art that has ccme to this Office
In many a day, Is calendar from
the Brock-Haffner prees, of Denver.
1t shows a Itotune Of the battleship
Colorado. cleaying the water under
full steam. va In surgng ocean for
a foreground and a dark+blue sky fol
q background. The color arrange.
mont harrnonizes most beautifully
and represents magnificent piece
Of work, which ehould win the Brock
Hafiher people complimentary ccm,
menf from all qualified to Judge ex-
pert prineing.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10
SCHOOL NOTES
(Lue1la Richards)

Mary Cody has returned 10 school,
after having recovered from an at
tack OF rheumatism.
DR.. Mayo, OF the Denver university
was with US Thursday morning, and
made fine address chi THE Men.
tai Birth" The address was GER
tairqy splendid, and was q source of
tnsTiration to each one who heard 1t.
The semester EXAMINATIONS wilq be
given the week beginning Monday
Jan. IA.
The cold weather this week did
not brighten many OF the scholars
and q fine record Of attendance was
maintained thruout the whole week
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10
SCHOOL OF MINES
EXPERIMENTAL PLANT

During September and October The
time was devoted to general clean
dng and repairing. installing labora-
tory equipment and two new PIECES
Of mill equipment, #. by 2 #.
Abbe' Pebble mill and a full size
Sturtevant Company's Newaygo
screen, both OF which are the prop
erty Of :he U. S. Bureau OF Mines.
1t is planned to equip the plant
so that all work Of an experimental
and research nature may be carried
on at the Iaant. This does not refer
to laboratory work dcne by utudents
in classes.
For the present attention. will be
devoted to small scale tests, as the
present arrangement OF the plant
does not permit Of treating car load
lots. This condition will be over
come by a rearrangement OF sumps
and failing launders and the compile
tion OF the cyanide section.
The mineralcgical determination Of
ores and rocfs and the assaying Of
samples is done by this department.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

Geo. Pyle went to Denver Tues
day morning. returning in the even.
ing.
Miss Lyrh Harris returned Tues
day frcm Golden, after a two weeks
visit.
Miss Rorena Thomas returned ON
Friday from q vieit to Golden and
Denver.
School reopened Monday with ev.
eryoue present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Hayes moved
to the Two Brothers tunnel Sunday
1t was cold here this mchhihg -
from 20 to % degrees below zero.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

District Attorney s. w. Johnson
cane up from Denver Tuesday even
ing to look into the gambling cases
filed in the county court ten days
ago. From all accounts a. settle
u.ent could net be made with the de-
cndRnts fer the payment OF q fine
and costs amounting to over 5000
SO In hill probability the cases will
he tried before a jury In the county
ccurt ON Inc 16;h of January.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

According to estimates based ON
an army Of 100000 men. 37y5OO nnr.
ses will be needed. The present
strength OF the Army Nurse Corps
Of the Medical Department. is about
$500. To increase his number by
nearly 1000 per cent In year is the
task faced by The corps. In order to
get the errcIiments up to the need
cd number some Of The requirements
heretofore imposed have been waiv-
ed. According to estimates there are
between $4,000 and 10000 registered
nurses In the country and about P00,-
900 other graduate and practical nur-
ses.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

!. The body Of ALFRED Christopher
he oldtime citizen who died late
rst Thursday afternoon, was taken
Denver Saturday morning for bur
1al. The funeral was held Sunday at
ternonn from the Residence Mortuary
Nh. ChrtstcI her WIS bern In Eng.
hand and WAS 70 years old. Since
coming to Galrin county he devoted
his time to mining. He leaves q
wife to mourn his loss, who Is cx-
tended the sympathy OF a host OF
1riemde In her hour of scrrow.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10
woMEN's WAR COUNCIL

A meeting of the Women's War
Council was held at the court house,
Friday evening, Jan. 4.
H. H. Lake gave an fnteres. ing
talk in exploration of the war rerti-
ficate and thrift stamps He explain
ed that the idea in issuing these was
to have scmethirg smau, within the
reach of the wage-earmer. The pur-
pose is three-fold; first. raise money
Tor war purposes; second to promote
thrift, and third, the curtailment Of
the production of luxuries.
The government hores to sell two
billion dcllars worth within the year.
That win mean q Ter capita Of $50
for every u.an, women and child in
the United States.
= "A number Of communications from
the different departments of the
Counk II were disrosed Of.
Mrs D. s. Davis was appointed
chairman CT the speakers committee
whG; h is one BRANCH OF the publicity
department.
Mrs. Parker was appointed chair
man of the food conservation COM
mittee.
Some interesting news letters re-
leased from headquarters at Wash
1ngton were read by different mem
bers Of the Council after which the
Eeeting adjourned until the first Fri
dey in February.
MEL1TA SEYMOUR,
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

The late Mrs. Therza Treyl hick
was insured In the Degree OF Honor
and WI hin Is days enter her death,
the tneurance was paid in full This
is quick work for an insurance spc-
iety.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

The first reqrisition under the new
selective service regulators is for
bricklayers. In serding the call the
Provost Marshal General asked for
1000 men to I'LL an urgent need of
The armies in France. Only white
p.en are wanted. They report to the
aviation section, Signal Corps, Kelly
Field. San Antorio, Tex.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10
REcisTRANrs CLASSIFIED

Following is a list OF the reets.
trants who have returned thedr ques.
tScnnaires to the draft board and
have been classified since the list
published last week. All the ques.
tionnaires have been sent out and all
have been returned with the excep
tion Of AZ, and these are coming In
daily. After finishing the classidica
ttcns, the beard will commence the
physical examinations OF those la
class 1:
Theodore w. Barbee.
w. v. Trebilcock.
Lawrence NJ. S.haffer.
George C. LeFevre.
]. w. Cullen. '
Jos. Grenfeli, Jr
Rudc1Ih Mosth.
Frank ID. Backus.
James Henley.
Albert T. Hall.
Raymond j. O'Mera.
George P. Fuhrman.
Calvin T. Mark.
Ed. ]. Goldberg.
Hugh l.. Guiliclsen.
Rae L. Laird.
VIM. B. Packus.
George A. Peck.
Edward j. Cuff.
Ni,holas H. E1lis.
Glass q
Meme.
Class 3
Fred E. Eavey.
VIM. H. Boellert.
Edward F. Brennan.
john F. Treziee.
Class -
Charles H. Holiday.
Rice E. Hail.
Howard E. Henderson.
Oliver C. shipley.
Victor hampshire.
Frank jackson.
william T. Carbis.
George w. o. Williams.
Max Cohen.
George p. Wolverton.
Frank Carbis.
James Robins.
J. Darrow Mabee.
Francis J. Dollahan.
Floyd F. Smith.
Class s.
Raymond E. Mellow.
Charles S. Anger.
Henry Poagi.
Anton DallaTtcola.
E. w. Heffner.
Sidney T. Joyce.
John G. Hemenway.
Angelo G. FiliIi.
w. NJ. Kamaries.
Arthur Skankee.
Albert Prcuse.
Richard F. Dcnnealy.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

d. O'Tocle, proprietor of The Cen.
trail City hotel, has been confined to
hds bed week with sciatic rheum.
atilsm.,
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

Christmas mail this year was 25
per cent heavier than ever before,
according to the Post Office Depart
ment. The congestion was less,
however. because the packages were
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

John Mckay received a Christmas
card thts week from his son, Claude.
from an unknown port, stating that
he had safely landed on the other
side. In the language of the spirit.
uallst this should be welcome news.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

The World picture to be shown at
the opera house Wedme esday, Jan. 16,
will be "Shan We Forgive Her."
with Carlyle Blackwe1l in the leading
role.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

Louis Zeigi left Sunday for Dem
YER to acceIt a position with ihe
Donaldson & Howard Com. Co. His
family will Join him this week. ship
ping the househcl goods to Denv er.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

8. G. West went to Dumont yester-
day to superinteud the shooting of
mining timbers down the mountain.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

VIM. Martin, Of Boulder, was In
town Tuesday to attend meeting
OF the directors OF the First Nation.
al bank. -
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

Enid Bennett will be featured In
Seeding Happiness" in the picture
Ut the opera house Saturday. Jan.
IL, end wiY1am Hart In wolf Low
r." VIVA be shown Sunday. Jan. 10.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

Oscar Williams, the efficient liv.
eryman, has been laid UP few days,
threatened wi h pneumonia.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

Joe Zadh~ has accepted . position
In = rallroad office In Denver.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

Mrs. Geo. Henderson ard daughter
returned 1rom Denver, Friday.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

Walter Boyle came home from Den
ver Saturday. :.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10

obssrvsr-&h. family p.psr-s2.oo
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
F arm Tractors Sent
To Aid French Crops
IStaf Correspondence

WASHINGTON, W Dec. 31.-The food
administration will ship 1900 farm
tractors to France before March in an
effort to increase French food crops
and relieve The great burden of hand
labor now imposed on the old men,
women and children Of Ihat country
The tlrst hundred tractors, it is stat
ed. are already On the way overseas.
Improved agricultural methods made
possible through use Of the tractors.
1t IS expected, by increasing crop
yields, VIII reduce the tonnage de-
mands now being made on this coun-
try by the food needs of France.
The tractor idea originated with
,ormcr American Ambassador to Tur-
key Henry Morgcnthau and his son,
Henry Morgenthau, jr. The Food Adj
mlnlstrator approved the idea. Deck
space was provided for the first ship
ment of tractors aboard a naval trans
port through the efforts of Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Franklin d.
Roosevelt and Paymastcr General Nc
Gowan.
The need for these tractors is shown
by the following comparison OF the
present and prc-war acreage of crops
IN France, made public by the food nd
minstraton:
The acreage sown to crops in the
unlnvaded portion of France in 1917
wa 3o.742.l57 acres, compared with
4o.557,292 acres in 1913. This is n de-
crease of 9,9io,1a6 acres, or 24.4 per
The tota! crop production in France
TINS TINS year IS officially given as 22.o3o.-
coo metric tons (24,5S1.290 short tons>.
compared with 35,S00,0OO metric tons
t2',i62,S40 short tons) in 1913, a de-
crease of 3S.1 per cent.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
President Goes i'm Person to
Question Chairman Hur-
ley Regarding Plans
Appears To Be Pleased
Learns in Detail Programme
to Speed Up the Work in
All the Yards

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. In search
of iirsth information on the ship
ping situation President Wilson to-day
paid personal visit TO the Offices OF
the Shipping Board and conferred for
half an hour with Chairman Hurley
He left apparently we'll pleased with
the way affairs are going.
Mr.. Hurley outlined to the President
the boards plans for speeding con-
struction by putting :nto shipyards
measures for hurrying the work. The
board has just arranged for installing
electric lighting systems in all yards
to make night work possible, and il
about TO start its campaign for obtain
ing additional labor from other indus
tries
Labor troubles in Northwestern lum-
Der camps fostcred by the |. ". W.
have materially slowed up the wooden
ship programme on the Pacific Coast,
and steel shipbuilding there has been
retarded by inability of the railroads
to move material from the East,
Charles Page of the Shipping Board to-
day told the Senate investigation Com
mittee.
"In many instances the yards have
shapes, but are without plates" he said
Mr. Page said some of the yards on
the Pacific Coast, which build mostly
wooden ships, had been financed entirely
by the government. Some are beng cX
tended through government financial
assistance. while some companies are
building or have built plants with their
own money after getting contracts to
build the ships
A shipyard built near San Pedro,
Cal, on a site which was marsh last
May, already has launched one steel
vessel of $500 tons and three more are
about ready for launching, Mr.. Page
said.
Mr.. Page, who formerly was IN the
marine insurance business in San Fran
cisco and who joined the board here
October 3D. expressed the opinion that
the organization Of the Shipping Board
~ now formed is sound and that the
fleet corporation 'is in healthy con-
dition."
Rainbridgo Colby. another member
Of the board, was heard in executive
session. Mr.. Colby recently returned
from Europe, where he participated in
the Allied war conference. He gave
the committee much confidential in
formation about the shipping situation
abroad
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Italy Plans New Ship
To Foil Submarines
tStaG Correspondeacc1

WASHINGTON, Dec. S1.-ltaly has
planned new type Of merchant ship,
capable Of better defence against
enemy submarines, and committee
charged with an investigation Of the
plans has recommended the construc.
tion of. n standard type, says an official
dispatch from Rome to-day. The dis
patch follows:
1.-The committee charged with study
Ing the plans for the construction Of
new ships offering greater safety and
better means of defence against the
submarine has completed its work
"The committee has suggested and
approved standard type, which can
be rapidly built"
The adviccs contained no details
concerning the character of the i'm
provements Of the new type Of ship,
and authorities acquainted with the
design declined to discuss it on the
6 ound that any information would be
or value to the enemy
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
No Excuses Accepted
If Soldiers Lack Coal
Stnf Correspondencel

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81 Orders
We're issued by the fuel administrator
to-day to lnsprc an adequate supply
or coal Tor camps and cantonmcnts
where troops are training for service
aoroad. Goa concerns under contract
to supply these camps were not;ficd
that no excuses will be accented for
failure to keep the troops warm.
Inc following telegram was sent TO
coal operators who are filling the army
requirements for coal:
please take all necessary Immediate
s.cps TO insure Goa to supply camps
under Your jurisdiction. The health
and lives OF the soldiers demand nr;or.
lty over all other requirements excent
railroad fuel. If a priority car supply
order ls necessary advise details. The
country will accept no excuse for fail
ure TO- keep the troops supplied. We
ask OF you and offer coope ration to
this end"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01

1915. Tho Vickers gun at that time,
General Crozier said, had been proved
the best for American ammunition. 1t
was evident, he said. that good Lewis
GUNS We're being made in England for
use with British ammunition and poor
LOWS guns were being made in this
country.
Asked 5000 Guns
mnent General Crozier said, he asked
for 5000 Lewis guns On April IL.
he SAID, 1900 Lewis guns were ordered.
A.AuO more on June y and 1000 more
on June As.
Seventy-tive hundred machine guns
are available for training purposes in
this country. General Crozicr said.
Letters from General Pershing last
summer asking for 'the greatest pos
slolc production" Of Nickcrs guns
were put in evidence. and General
Persh'ng specially asked for Lewis
guns for aviation. Demands for Lewis
guns IN the latter service, General
Crozler said, probably will result in
continued orders for them.
There is good prospect that our
forces in Europe will not be lacking
machine guns in any way" said Gem
eral Crozier.
10 criticisms that the War Depart
ment delayed rifle production by mod
tying the British Enfield so that II
shall be used with American ammun-
ton, General Crozier denied that
standards fixed for interchange ability
OF parts caused any serious delay
Enough Rifles on Way
Regarding charges that there arc
rifle and machine gun shortages in
training camps, General Crozier de-
clared:
Enough rifles have been manufact
ured to equip all the troops in the
environments. but | 90 not know if
they have actually arrived; they are on
the way. And they are abundant for
all troops that are likely to be called
out for service"
In reply to Senator Frelnghuysen
General Crozier said that it is not in
tended to order any more Benet-Mer-
cicr guns
Then the BenetMercier has been
abandoned and the Lewis gun still
lives. the Senator commented.
mats true, said General Crozier
Benet-Mercier damned
(which gun jammed at Columbus ,"
asked Senator Frelinghuysen. (Colum-
lQ.)
The Benet-Mercier," General Crozier
replied, adding that at that time it was
superior to any Lewis gun submitted
at any test.
concerning payments for the Brown
ing gun. General Crozier said the gov
ernment's policy was to pay royalties
rather than buy patents outright. He
said he and Secretary Baker both an,
proved the agreement to pay S225O, 900
IN advance royalties.
;, For that sum-" the general said. /
we secure the right during the war to
make as many guns as the government
desires. Already we have ordered
enough so that the royalties would |
amount to three or four times that
sum-"
General Crozier explained that upon
payment of the s225o, 900 the govern :
ment VIII not pay any more royalties
on Browning guns during the way,
acquiring the American
manufacturing rights.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Pershing Gables
Thanks for Women s
Christmas Message
General Replies in Behalf of
Troops to Greetings of
DR.. Shaw

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81 General
Pershing to-day cabled TO Dr.. Anna
Howard Shaw, chairman Of the wou..
ans committee CT tho Council of Ma
t,onal Defence, this reply to the Christ
mas message sent in the name Of the
women OF America to the c%ped tionary
forces:
"All ranks cf the American oxpodi-
tionarv forces unite in heartfelt thanks
to the women Of America for .heir love
and their prayers. The patriotism Of
cur incomp parable women, than whom
there are no others more noble, shall
be our constant inspiration until the
great capital task which has been IN
trusted to us shall be accomplished.
Accept our best wishes for the COM
ing year an. our firm confidence IN
our final success"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Italian Queen Praises
Red Gross for Aid
King Joins Helena in New
Years Expression of
Appreciation

ROME, Dec. 3o-Queen Helena to-
Gay telegraohed to the Red Cross com
mittee at Genoa. in the namo Of the
KING as we'll as herself, an expression
OF appreciation Of its work in opening
q canteen there. The message saws ali
classes of the people are grateful to
the Hed Cross ard that the desire has
neen expressed by many to send greet
lngs tor the new year to their bcne-
1aSIors from the United States.
IN, n" materials furnished throughout
TO the end Of the year include ahont W.
1000 articles OF bedding, 1000 Of
hnon. 10000 o. surgical sunnl;es
300 blankets, 1000 mattresses. 12s.,
zoo ar.lcles Of clothing, . 500 cases Of
mix AND an immense quantity Of rice.
.e.ls' cheese, cornod boof and other