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Gilpin observer., 1919-05-08
24O, 100000 Silver Dollars Have
Been Melted Into Bullion

The Philadelphia mine is melt
ing at the rate of 100000 silver
dollars day in connection with
the arrangement entered into by
the United States with Great
Britain to provide silver bullion
for shipment to India.
The mint and the assay office
in New York to date have ship
ped approximately $172,OOO,OOO in
silver bullion obtained from
melting dollars, and the figure
has been increased by silver dol
lars which were melted at the
mint in San Francisco. When
the silver melting bill was first
introduced it provided for the
melting of 25O,OOO,OOO silver dol
lars. This was about year ago
when the end of the war could
not be foreseen and to insure an
adequate supply of silver which
would be made necessary by a
prolonged war the bill was
amended to increase the number
of silver dollars which could be
melted to 35O,OOO,OOO.
AS the original figure was $780,
100000 it is believed by some
who have followed the movement
that this amount provided for the
urgent necessities of Great Brit
ain in India and that with the
war now over the silver require
ments of Great Britain will les
sen as the 25O, 100000 mark is ap-
preached. The treasury state
ment as of April l, 1919, gives the
stock of standard silver dollars
at 1923, ,434, $3.50, a decrease of $780,
834,583 from April l, 1918, and at
the rate the mint here is now
melting the 25O,O0O,OOO maximum
originally asked will soon be
reached.
With the release of additional
furnace capacity the mint may in
crease its MEETINGS from the pres
ent rate of 100000 day to clean
up the dollars in hand. The mint
has on hand awaiting shipment
bullion derived from the melting
of approximately 100000 dol
lars.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-08

The charge of burglarizing the
premises of the Hawkeye Mining
Co., preferred against Shamus
O'Brien was dismissed by Justice
Gilman at preliminary hearing
held last Friday evening, the evil
dence being insufficient to bind
him over to the district court. He
was given a hearing on COM
plant of having burglarized a
house at Donnelly's ranch about
the 9Th of March and alleged to
have taken a hat, set of pliers and
some canned goods, and on this
charge was bound over to the dis
trict court in the sum of $500.
Part OF the stolen property was
found in his cabin at Bald Noun
tain.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-08
Comedy of Errors

John McNeill says that the
Universal Film company lost a
head-liner and a barrel of divi-
dends by not having an operator
in Black Hawk last Friday. There
arrived in the law-abiding burg.
a delegation that for inconsist-
ency and intellectually, might
have been taken or miniature
edition of the league of notions!
How heterogeneous was the cast
of characters of the Comedy of Err
rors, may be CLEANED from this
summary: Law, theology, brec-
ciated zones, experts and near
junkers.
When the Fifty mill was reach
ed, an unlimited inspection was
started, which resulted in City
Marshal Krell calling their at
tention to the fact that the maj
esty of the law was as much of an
actually in the Kingdom of Gil
pin" as it was in the little city of
Denver. Probably the march to
Central might have developed a
humorist, then he'd soliloquize
thus:
"Oh, wad some power the giftie
gle US
To see oursels as others see us!"
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-08
Gilpin Goes Over the
Top in Victory Loan

H. H. Lake, who has charge of
the Victory Liberty loan in Gil
pin county, informs the Observer
that the county is over the top.
That is, the quota of $37,500 has
been subscribed. There were
fewer subscribers to this loan
than to the previous ones, but the
average individual subscriptions
were larger. The exact amount
that will be subscribed to the
Victory loan will not be known
until next week as some of the
teams have not reported finally.
The success of the campaign is
a credit to Mr.. Lake and his ef-
ficient corps of assistants, and
again demonstrates the loyalty of
the citizens of Gilpin county in
generously subscribing to every
loan and contributing to every
work in connection with the war.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-08
Little StrOehle Baby Dies

Marjorie Lucy, the Is months
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Stroehle, of Black Hawk.
died Thursday morning. Physic-
ians and nurses had exhausted
every effort to save the little one.
who was stricken with ptomaine
poison a week ago. The latter
part of the week the child's con-
dition improved and it was
thought that all danger had pass
ed, but a change for the worse
set in and life was despaired of
two or three days before death
finally came. The child was the
only daughter and the loss is
severe blow to Mr.. and Mrs.
Stroehle, who have suffered more
than their share of the sorrow
death brings, particularly when
children are claimed. They have
the sympathy of all in their be-
reavement. The funeral will be
held Saturday afternoon at one
o'clock from the house.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-08
Gold Recognized as
Precious Metal

In their review of the gold sit
uation, Dern and Thomas in their
publication Western Mines and
Markets say:
From a time long before the
building of King Solomon's Tenn
pie, gold has been recognized as
precious metal. Today we seek
and strive and slave to add not
so much to the worlds supply as
to our individual holding of gold
or those things represented by it.
The value Of a thing itself is u.s.
ually nothing. Its value comes
from the difficulty experienced in
acquiring it. So it is with gold.
1t is one of the rarest of metals
in it's original state, principally
found in small quantities with
other metals of lesser values.
Copper, lead, zinc and silver
mines produce it as by-product.
It is usually found in very small
quantities, but these small guam
titles in the aggregate produce
possibly better than half of the
gold found in this country. AS
you look at an assay or smelter
settlement sheet, you find nota-
tion reading eau .25 or Au .O5."
1t may not mean much to the nov
ice, but to man versed in min
ing, it means that in addition to
the other values in the ore, the
smelter is settling for gold val
ues of $500 or $1.00 a ton. In
placer mines, the value of the
gold is based on a cubic yard of
dirt or gravel extracted. We
read occasionally of fabulously
rich gold mines or placer depos-
it's where the gold values run in
to the thousands of dollars ton
or cubic yard. Such deposits are
rarely found and when encounter
ed usually are of limited area and
short productive career. The real
steady producers of gold are the
mines where the metal is found
in small quantities. The values
spread over a wide area and the
mines produce for years and
years, as in the case of the Home
stake mine.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-08

Alfalfa and North Park hay is
selling out of the feed stores at
from $38 to $40 per ton, and there
isn't much to be had even at that
price, alfalfa being practically
off the market. Never has hay
been so high in Arvada. 1t is so
costly that farmers are turning
their horses out to grass at night
time. The new crops Of alfalfa
will soon be ready and then it
may be expected that prices will
go down fast.-Arvada Sun.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-08
As an illustration of what i,

As an illustration of what it
cost to smelt ore in the begin
ming, Crow & Clark, owners of the
Terrible mine, made a shipment
of four and one-half tons Of ore
to the California reduction works
at Central City in March, 1868.
the treatment charge on which
was 1868. The ore returned 1886
ounces of silver, which was then
worth $.29 an ounce. - George
town Courier.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-08

Sheriff r. A. Bass was notified
last week that the Retallack horse
and buggy which were taken from
Rollinsville on the night of April
26th, had been recovered. The
horse came home at II o'clock in
the night, with the tugs thrown
over its back. The buggy was
found a quarter of a mile from
the Retallack house, off the road.
in the timber. Evidently the par
ties who took the horse and bug
gy became alarmed and conclud-
ed that they had better get them
back to the owner rather than be
prosecuted, as the officers of Gil
pin, Jefferson and Boulder coun-
ties were hot on their trail.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-08
Export Control of Silver
Lifted by U. S. Board

Washington, May 3.-Restric-
tions on the export of silver and
standardization of the price at
$1.O1R per fine ounce were re-
moved today by the federal re-
serve board thus in effect estab-
fishing a free market for silver
in the United States and thruout
the world. Wartime restrictions
were imposed last August 15.
Most officials here believe the
market of silver will rise with
restrictions removed. Since the
American price dominates the
world price the action of the re-
serve board and the treasury is
expected to have worldwide eff
feet.
Heretofore, the reserve board
permitted export of silver only for
civil or military purposes of im-
portance in connection with pros
ecution of the war and only in
case the price paid by the export
ers was not more than $1.O1H
per fine ounce.
"The occasion which required
these limitations on the export of
silver having now passed." said
the boards announcement, "the
federal reserve board will hereaf-
ter, unless a government necess-
ity may again arise, resume it's
former policy of granting freely
and without condition all applica-
tions for the export of silver bull
lion or of silver coin of foreign
mintage.
Selling change of the policy
of granting licenses does not do
away with the necessity of filing
an application for licenses to ex-
port silver bullion or silver coin
of foreign mintage. Such applica-
tions must, as heretofore, be filed
thru the federal reserve banks of
the appropriate district, but such
applications will be freely grant
ed.
"The secretary of the treasury
does not contemplate any further
sales of silver under the Pittman
act except to the directors of the
mint"
The Pittman act authorized the
melting down of silver dollars
held in the government vaults
and their sale to allies. 1t also
established a price of 81 an ounce
at which the government must
buy silver. Approximately 200,-
100000 ounces of silver, obtained
from the silver dollars, have
been shipped to India since April
23, 1918, to meet demands for
coinage there.
Director of the Mint Baker un-
der the new situation may buy
from himself silver obtained from
melting the dollars and use it for
the subsidiary coinage of half
dollars, quarters and dimes. Fed
eral reserve notes of about $780,
100000 have been issued to re-
place silver certificates with
drawn when silver dollars were
melted.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-08
Billy Lamont, the youthful boss

Billy Lamont, the youthful boss
carpenter at the Moffat mine who
has been more or less under the
weather since he had a severe at
tack of the flu says that he be-
lieves his recovery will be COM
plete on the opening day of the
fishing season. He has been
garnering the pennies from the
Office force for some time for
fishing tackle.-Oak Creek Times.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-08

j. s. Kimball is sporting a red
hat Of the latest style. It is mob
by, but the brightness Of the color
makes 1t inadvisable for the
wearer to cross pasture, as it
would certainly attract the bull.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-08
Mine Silver

One of the best propositions in
Enterprise Hughesville district.
tunnel, good equipment, ready for
work. Will give bond and lease
on attractive terms to parties who
will push It. Address Geo. r.
Momyer, Monte Vista, Colorado.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-08

The Hawley Mdse. Co., has
moved the Office from the rear
of the store to the front, making
it more convenient for the book
keeper to wait on customers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-07

windshield. lamps, accessories, etc.
In the course of time due to frame
wearing the bolts which secure the
body 10 the frame will loosen. and
the result is the development OF
creaking and dull humping sounds
as the car passes over bumps.
These bolts should be frequently
inspected and frightened. After long
usage the bumpers against which
the doors close, and which should
hold the doors fast when they are
closed, lose their form and no long
er prevent a shaking action between
the doors and their jambs. A rat
Ting action is then set up which Is
most disagreeable. Where this oc-
ours they should be renewed. Rat
Ting OF the floor board sof the ton
neau when there are no tonneau
passengers is not uncommon in the
old types Of car. but this can be
remedied by closely fitting the
boards so that they cannot shift.
Top side-arms, when top is fold
ed and arms are in their support
ing sockets. will vibrate 20 and fro
unless prevented from doing so
with leather or rubber washers.
Modern cars are fitted with side
door clamps which effectively do
away with this cause OF annoyance.
The lamps. if Of cheap construction.
will sometimes shake apart when
soIdered together, and rattle. All
ioi,ts IN tho urind-sbield must he
kept tight and the springs which
hold the locking sockets in contact
should be kept we'll tensioned. Oil
cans. pumps, jacks, etc, must be
packed so as TO be solid and tight.
Sometimes owners make a practice
Of carrying a gallon can Of oil un-
der the hood; when this gets about
half empty the sides will buckle like
a boys tin snapper.
Tools loosely packed in the tool
box without cloth or waste around
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-07

them will set UP a most distressing
jangling. and the same is true Of
other articles OF metal
Striking Parts.
Sometimes fan blades will work
loose and strike the radiator; this
will also happen II the fan support
becomes loose or bent. Fan belts
will crack IL they become hard and
should be kept pliable. Fan noise
Is not difficult 10 locate when II
starts. II the speedometer wheel
gets out OF round" the gears will
growl automatically, or else will
fail TO mesh at certain points, thus
running the gears in addition TO
making noise
in Conclusion.
Sometimes these rafting noises
are quite difficult OF exact location.
especially for the operator himself.
and the best method OF hunting
them down is for the car 10 be
driven by one person. while another
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-07

rafting tendencies. In assembling
the control linkages, there is some
times insufficient clearances left be-
tween the various rods and other
parts OF the car, so that under ex-
treme vibration parts strike to-
gether. The springs OF the brake
linkage being flexible, are occasion
ally found 10 jar against other parts.
When anything Of this kind is
found TO be possible and it is not
practical to give parts sufficient
clearance, fat springs or tape can
be used, when they interfere. 10
separate them or deaden the sound
of their striking together.
The front wheels must be kept
tight on their spindles or side play
will develop. This is a common
cause OF Clipped races and broken
ba Is. The springs should have oil
or graphite inserted between the
leaves or a continual squeaking will
result. Spring clips must be kept
tight so that there will be no oppor-
tunity for the leaves 20 work upon
one another. Sometimes the clips
will become extremely loose. owing
to the nuts falling down, and there
will be a violent shock whenever a
bump is struck.
Tenders Sometimes Rattle.
Tenders are sometimes the cause
OF considerable rafting Their
riveting 10 the irons which support
them may not be absolutely tight, or
they may be fitted so closely to
parts of the body or frame as TO al
most but not quite touch. Under
the severe twisting stresses met with
on rough roads. the fender may
strike against the frame or body
Their attachment to the running
boards may work loose or never
have been set up properly. Striking
all the tenders with the clenched
fist will usually bring out whatever
possibilities of rafting they may
possess. If everything is tight only
a dull drum-like sound should re-
suit, but If any rafting can be
brought out, the parts which strike
against the other should either be
positively held apart by means of
small piece OF rawhide or leather.
or forced permanently together by
tightening up the fastening devices.
II the fender is insufficiently braced
or is not of adequate thickness to
insure rigidity. the unsupported
ones will vibrate on rough roads.
etc, and produce a continual rum
bling noise. a large portion OF
noise outside the engine may be
traced to the tenders.
Hoods and Pans.
The pan under the engine is an
other portion of a car which is
capable of making considerable
noise if it is not properly fitted and
most rigidly secured to the frame.
II it is permanently attached, loose
ness is not likely to develop, al
though occasionally some OF the
holding nuts may work loose and
allow opportunity for il to shake
against the frame. Pans which are
detachable and are dropped occa-
siOnally TO enable repairs TO be
made are much more likely to be-
come noisy from lack of tightness
of holding devices Wooden pins
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-07

vided with any special means Of
fabrication, and are at best bat oc-
casionally visited by the squirt can,
and as they are exposed to much
dirt. and mud. they wear rapidly
and develop noisy tendencies very
early. The brake linkage. the front
axle tie rod and gear shifting me-
chanisms of amidship or rear axle
transmissions. are examples Of this
class OF parts. AS a rule. when the
pin Of such a joint becomes noisy
in its hole. the only remedy is a
slightly larger pin in me drilled-out
hole. but side-play of the parts can
sometimes be taken up by springing
the sides Of the fork together a lit
tie. Occasionally there are means
Of adjusting the parts more closely.
The frequent wiping and oiling OF
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-07
Boz S/kk

- rJOsen an cause a rattle. Worn
spring shackles and bolts also cause
considerable rattle. particularly
when HOtchkiss drive is used.
Brake and Control IAnkagc.
Operating linkages, which include
clevis or forked and pinned connec-
tiOns, ball and socket joints Of the
steering hnkage, etc. are capable OF
doing a great deal Of rafting when
they become worn. SpIndles on an
axle end occasionally become loose
and require new bushings. The
brake pins may become loose in the
hole and shake against it's sides.
and the rod may wear loose in the
fork. 50 that there may, be a shake
in two places where rough pave
ment is being traversed. Parts of
this kind are not generally pro-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-07

person skilled in such matters rides
upon the running boards in turn.
IN the tonneau with the floor boards
up. and in other places OF vantage
the car meanwhile being driven
over rough roads az fair pace.
AS a rule, a new car from the
factory is nearly or wholly free
from rattles, which a rough road
renders very pronounced. but oc-
casionslly some defects OF this kind
escape the notice OF the factory In
spectors. More often rafting noises
develop after a car has been used
for sometime. and has seen hard
service over rough roads without
having received the most punctili-
Gus care. The harder the tires are
inflated, the more conspicuous and
numerous these rafting sounds be
come.
Copyright. 1879
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-07
Knocks and RattleS
in the Motor CAR;
HO7O TO- Find Causes
= @. n. SCHAEFER. hi. Is.

Il IS the purpose % h article consider the in
the power transmission system, cha isis and body.
he noises aTisTZ the chiefly
gears These become through that they
do not mesh correctly they be thrown alignment by
bearings coming loose
In the making Of these they and hardened
which causes them to less 1t difficult matter to
grind them and they be left this
tain amount OF warpng permissible; however when warp
pronounced singing will result also be
fu in shifting clash the teeth for should this
continually the edges of the teeth will badly bat
tered and will trouble above
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-07

4 clutch that does not release
properly. causing the gears 20 spin.
viii also make gear shifting quite
noisy. Considerable wear in the
bearings may change the distance
between the main and countershaft
gears. this causing the gears 10 mesh
improperly. Plain bearing gear
sets are especially susceptible 10
this trouble. such wear altering the
pitch line Of the gears possibly 20
such an extent that the teeth OF
one gear will stick on the metal
side OF the other below the bottom
OF the teeth.
Wear in the shifting mechanism
viii also cause noise by preventing
the gears from shifting properly.
These remarks apply 10 the sliding
gear type Of transmissions. In the
case OF tho planetary system. cor
rect alignment is necessary. as be-
fore. and I'm addition the bushings
on the quill gears and shaft. etc,
must be watched. as they must not
have any tendency 20 wobble side
ways and cause noise a loose
planetary transmission can cause
more real noise than almost all Of
the rest OF the parts put together.
fabrication Important.
In both Of the above cases howl
ing vanishes when the high gear is
in" as all gears are out OF mesh
and the drive is direct-in the slid
ing gear by means of "A positive
clutch. and in the planetary type by
locking the whole system Of gears
together and allowing them 10 re-
volve as a ul.it. We are familiar
with planetary transmissions howl
ing which is evident with the old
types of Fords. which have seen
considerable usage.
Lack OF proper fabrication will
also cause a noisy transmission ow-
ing TO wear OF the teeth and bear
ings
If the pins OF the universal joints
are worn 10 any extent. it will mani
fest itself 10y a distant knock when
the clutch is engaged or whenever
the drive is interrupted This is
also true when the brakes are APP
piled
Chassis Next in order.
The chassis with front and rear
aXIes. tenders. etc, is next in order
The rear axle. especially is a SOURCE
of noise If poorly designed or given
poor care. Particular care must be
given 20 meshing the gears the
proper distance apart and 20 keep
ing the piniOn shaft bearing from
becoming loose. as this would al
low the driving pinion to climb the
large bevel gear and tend to get out
of its proper place. Gear noise is
also caused by worn thrust wash
ers or bearings which are provided
on the dinerential, as they Will per
init similar condition 20 exist. as
this would be particularly notice
able ia turning corners. With a
scmi-hoating axle this would not
happen unless a wheel bearing was
badly worn.
A peculiar noise viii also occur
If the wheels are driven by jaw
clutches whers these begin TO wear
with the result that whenever the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-07

or strips OF leather should be in
serted at the points OF rattle TO
deaden the sound.
Occasionally. through deteriora-
ton OF lacing or loss OF strength OF
the springs used 10 hold the hood
down. II may become very noisy. In
such cases new lacing and springs
should be supplied.
SpcedOmctcr and Drive.
The flexible shafts and speedo-
meters. especially when driven
from the front wheel. are some
times so carelessly installed that
they rattle when they pass through
the fender or metal dash Of the
body. and the remedy is 20 give the
shaft a strong definite tendency &c
lie against one side sor the other CT
the space through which it passes
or 10 bush il up with some non
sonorOus substance such as rubber.
In this connection. IL may be re-
marked that the copper tubing con-
nections OF gas tanks are sometimes
located close to metal parts so that
vibration Will cause them 10 strike
metal parts. Piping of this kind
should be securely fastened with
clips
Body and Fitting.
Another cause of noise is the
body with it's complement OF top