The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-01-09
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ber. according 70 data complied By
Charles w. Henderson of the United
States Geological Survey, Depart
&13.SSo.e0o In gold, 100000
ounces Of silver. 64.30O.000 poundi
of lead, S.450.00O pounds Of copper
and s5.z00.000 pounds of zinc. hav.
ing = total value of 333.260.0O0
compared with &15.S4s.302 in gold
7.3O4,S60 ounces Of silver. $780,
900 pounds of lead. 8.122.0OG
pounds of copper and 1S,200.00e
pounds of zinc. having q total value
of $41.s3S,s36 in 1917. This estI-
mate shows = decrease Of $z,9OO.00c
in gold. $4,000 ounces in silver.
3.es0.o00 pounds in lead. 100000
pounds In copper and 3S.500.00e
pounds in zinc. At the increased
price for silver the value Of the sill
yer yield was $3.50. 900 greater thar
in 1917. but the value of copper de-
creased $s74.00O. lead &1.025.00e
and zinc $s.530.o0o.
Five deaths among Colorado soldiers
are recorded In the casualty lists made
public by the War Department and
the marine corps Dec. 30. Two killed
In action are Paul ID. Grunig. Hotch-
kiss. and Edgar H. English. Greeley.
Among the dead of wounds received
In action Is Roy w. Little. Calhan,
while among the dead of disease is
Arthur A. Ebersol, Paonia In the
causes is Wilbur M. Kerr. Lamar.
Hanna w. Martin. Denver. and Cleo
r. Culver, Hotchklss, are in the list
of wounded severely in action. Corp.
William H. Richards. Rockvale. Is
wounded. degree undetermined.
Following the announcement at
Windsor that the Great Western
Sugar Company would insist on the
old rate of $40 for beets next sea
son. comes the news that the seed
bean men who have been contract
ing acreage in this vicinity desire to
increase that acreage by several
thousand acres. but at the same
price ~ last season. 10 cents per
pound. The bean crop last season
netted as high As 5000 per acre.
The Colorado. Metal Mining Asso-
citation. meeting in joint session with
the Colorado chapter of. the Ameri-
can Mining Congress In Denver
elected 0fhcers for the ensuing year
as follows: President. George M.
| Taylor: first vice president. George
o. Argall: second vice president. r..
n. Henderson; third vice president,
Charles o. Chase; treasurer, George
E. Collins; secretary. M. B. Tomblin.
C. E. johnson, conductor. and Doc
Crews. brakeman, were dangerously
injured when the gasoline-driven rail-
road car which runs between Brighton
and Boulder crashed into . switch en-
gine standing on spur track about
two miles out Of Brighton. C. f. Nc
Andrews, motorman. was taken from
the wreckage uninjured. The crew OF
the wreckage escaped by jumping.
There were no passengers on the car.
Several hours after Edward Rich
ter of Arvada received official notice
from the War Department that his
brother, Ben Richter, had been killed
in action in France. his wife died OF
pneumonia following an attack Of In
fluensa. An infant son Of the Rich
ters' died Dec. ;. and Mrs. Richter was
taken i'll the following day.
The United States Civil Service
Commission 10 endeavoring and assist
ing other Organizations in securing
employment for returned soldiers and
sailors. and has started an active
campaign to bring to the attention OF
these men the many openings that the
government has ready for them.
Colorado's civil service amend
ment to the state constitution was
proclaimed by Governor Gunter. The
proclamation automatically inducts
into service 1900 state employees
who can not be removed without
proper showing of inefhciency in
their duties.
Wyoming" Is back in his pala-
tial stall at the w. N. w. Blaney
ranch near Denver. crowned king OF
beef animals In all the world. At
the American National Live Stock
Show at Chicago in December he.
for the second year handrunning.
captured the grand prize of the
show. As he had done at Kansas City
and Denver for the two previous
shows. Mr.. Blaney will show ''Wyo-
ming again this year at the Denver
show of the National Western Asso-
citation.
A postonlce station at General
Hospital No. Fl At Aurora has been
opened by an order from the Post
once Department at Washington un-
der the name of Camp Speer. and
henceforth all mail transactions with
the camp will be done through that
oface instead OF through the Denver
once rs heretofore.
Leaving an estate valued at ap-