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THE GILPIN OBSERVER. VOL. XIII. The Observer Mining Department. CALIFORNIA MINE, QUARTV HILL. Steura was raised on Thursday at the California mine on Quart hill, tho en gines working smoothly. The fiat wire cable has been placed on tho drum of tho hoister and hoisting water from below the 1,700-foot level is now going forward, two 450 gallon water buckets being used for that purpose: It will not be any great length of time before the mine will be unwatered and the neces sary timbers put in wherever they are needed. It is said that there is not so large amount of water below the 1800- foot level, ns there is but little open ground below that point and the bottom of the shaft, which is 2,220 feet in depth. DENIES TIIE UK FORT. Ernest La Neve Foster, general mana ger of tho Saratoga and Cyclops Gold and Silver Consolidated Mining com pany, under date of March 7, contradicts ■ in the following note to the Denver Evening Times a report published in the Denver Evening Post of March 0, that a big strike had been made in the Sara toga: “Big Strike in tho Saratoga,” claiming reliable inside information. Their informant is most unreliable. No strike has been made; in fact, the mine ' is not looking so well as it did a month ago. Tho eleven feet of 815 ore is en tirely in the imagination of tho reliable . informant, who probably is a party in terested in trying to boom the extension ! of the Saratoga. OLD TOWN MINIS. , There aro two shafts being sunk on , this vein in liussell district, two shifts of miners being employed in each shaft. A plant of machinery is to be placed on the west shaft at once, tho boiler having boon received Monday. Tho framing timbers for a new shaft building are being got out at Idaho Springs, from , which point tho machinery will be re ceived. MAY CANCEL NKCLECTEI) MINERAL PATENTS. Tho United States land office in Den ver has received word from Washington which indicates that tho order in rela tion to prosecution of claims for patents was with a purpose. Lust year the gen eral land office ruled that all applica tions for mineral patents must bo proso cuted with ordinary diligence or they would be cancelled. Now the general , land office has asked fora list of all ap- ; plications for patents made before Janu ary 1,1899, on which patents have not been obtained. The officers of the local land office think the order means that all these old applications will be can celled. NKW QUA RTZ 11ILLTI NNEL COM PAN Y The New Quartz Hill Tunnel com pany was incorporated last Thursday evening, March 8, at the office of Elias ( Goldman in this city, tho incorporators being Hans J. Kruse, Thomas H. Potter, Hugo H. Kruse, Henry Altvater and Elias Goldman. From tho incorporation papers the following is copied: The company’s purposes are to acquire mining property by diecovery, pre-emp tion, purchaso and otherwise, to work mines, tunnels, and develop the same by means of tunnels and otherwise, and to reduce and to treat ores and rock found in said mines, and extract metals there from; to transfer ordand other materials for said company and others through the company’s tunnels, and to purchase and erect necessary buildings, mills, ma chinery and appliances, and to purchase materials for the working of said mines and tunnels: and to build, construct and operate such tramway or tramways ns may bo deemed advisable for tho opera tion of said company. Tho capital stock of said company shall ho thirty-five thousand (.‘IS,(XX)) shares of the par value of one (81 > dollar each. Tho existence of said company shall bo for twenty (20) years. The affairs of said company shall be managed by a board of live (5) directors, and name Hans J. Kruse, Thomas 11. Potter, Hugo 11. Kruse. Henry Altvater and Elias Goldman as such directors for the first year, and until their successors shall bo olected and enter upon the dis charge of their duties. The principal office of said company shall he in tho city of Cential, Gilpin county, Colorado, and the principal busi noss of Hucli shall be carried on in said Gilpin county. The board of directors shall hare power to make such prudential by-laws ns they may deem proper for tho man agement of said company, not incon sistent with tho laws of Colorado, for tho purpose of carrying on all kinds of busi ness within the objects and purposes of said company. Tho following aro the officers of said company: Hans J. Kruse, president: Hugo 11. Kruse, secretary; Thomas Pot ter, treasurer. Tho holdings of tho now company are the same as those held by the former Quartz Hill Tunnol company, whose ex istence expired some time ego under tho statute of limitation, and are on Quartz hill, in Illinois and Centrul City dis tricts, this county. A MAl.fi A MATED COPPER PLATES. McFarlane & Co., this city, last Friday shipped from their electro-amalgamated copper plate factory five amalgamated copper plates 52x90 inches to tho Wilkie mill at Idaho Springs. The copper is of' extra heavy weight. This mill recently passed into the possession of tho Cali foruia-Colorado Gold Mining and Mil.’ ing company, which is being changed from a slow drop to a rapid drop mill. Until a few years ago tho amalgamated copper plates used in the stfkup mills of the county wore shipped in from tho out side, but sinco the establishing of this electro plate factory in this city tho | plates used here aro of home manufac ture, end are not surpassed by those of any eastern firm. TIM HER ON PUHLIC LANDS. Land Commissioner Hermann, of the general land office at Washington, D. G\, has made a favorable report to congress on the sale of limber on public lands. He says: “Prompt action on tho part of congress to preserve what is left of the timber and to better regulate its use is imperatively demanded. Every year’s delay inflicts injuries upon the material interests of the country, which, with the lapse of time, increase in magnitude and become more difficult to remedy. It is obvious that tho people cf the pvblic states and of the territories must have ; timber or its products for domestic pur i poses and for use in local industries, and J if tho government has timber that may j be disposen of without injury to the j more general interests, the people should bh allowed to use it ou making reason able compensation for it, and in merit orious cases they should be permitted to use it free of charge in limited quantity. They should be treated with that liber ality and justice which will surely pro mote their welfare aud happiness sis a self-respecting people, and add immeas urably to the prosperity and stability of the nation.” % A IIP HIED CITY. William Cooley, of Wichita, Kansas, a veteran Colorado prospector, reports he has discovered an ancient buried city in the Wichita mountains, in the Kiowa and Comanche reservation. He also says gold exists in the rocks, but it cannot be secured as the Indians guard it closely. CLOTH AIR PIPES FOR MINKS. A Dussoldorf firm is making cloth*air pipes for mines, says tho Colliery Guar dian. They are made of strong sail cloth impregnated with India rubber so that they are both air and water tight. They are much cheaper and lighter than those made of zinc and wood and they cin be easily transported and secured. Tho galvanized iron rings are provided with the pipes. They aro spaced at cer tain distances for suspension. Steel rings are also inserted at places and pre vents the pipe from kinking. Several hundred f eet can be put up in a few minutes, a,. 1 tho transportation of the pipe around the mine is easy. One great advantage is that when shots have to be fired the cloth pipes can be folded to gether and'put out of the way, whereas zinc pipes aro not easily removable, and if they are loft would bo much damaged. HOME MINING COMPANY. Denver Ores and Metals, commenting on tho organization of a home mining company ut Georgetown for the purpose of working some of the old mines near that place, says a similar pool is operat ing the Ace of Diamonds, Russell dis trict, Gilpin county. Another pool has been formed to operate tho Elliott in Central City. The saiuo thing is being done at Ward, Boulder county. It adds: “When miners have faith enough to put their own time and money into a district capital should not hesitate to do the same thing. They are perfectly safe in taking such a venture." A NEW SMEI.TEIC. Simon Guggenheim, of the Guggon hei.n liros., smelters and refiners, has just returned to Denver after a throe months’ absence in New York. In an in torview with a Denver ltopuhlicuu re liorter ho said: “We will ereet another smelter in Colorado, but as to the site 1 cannot say at this time. This now siuel ter will ultimately be of the same ca pacity as that now being operated in Pu ublo(1,200 tons per day) but it will not be so large as that at first.” This will be done as soon :is lead ore becomes more plentiful. Ho nlso added that “prosperity in tho oast is everywhere evident. It is also ovidont here, too, in Colorado and the west, but there are some who refuse to see it.” TIM HER ON Til K I'UIILIC LA N DM. W. A. Richards, acting commissioner of the general land office at Washington, has sent out a circular with reforonco to the latost rules and regulations govern ing tho use of timber on non-mineral public lands in certain states and terri tories, under tho act of March 3, 1891 CENTRAL CITY, COLO., THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1900. (20 slut., 1093), as extended by tho act of February 13, 1893 (27 stnt., 444). It is as follows: “Settlers upon public lands and other residents may procure timber free of charge from unoccupied, unreserved, non-mineral public lands within said states and territories, strictly for their own use for firewood, fencing., building or other agricultural, mining, manufac turing or domestic purposes, but not for said or disposal, nor for use by other persons, nor for export from the state or territory where procured. The cutting or removal of timber or lumber to amount exceeding in sturapago value 850 in any one year will not bo permitted, except upon application to the secretary of the interior, and after the granting of u spe cial permit. "In cases where qualified persons are not in position to procure timber from the public lands themselves, it is allow able for them to secure the cutting, re moving, sawing or othen manufacture of the timber through the medium of others upon an agreement with the parties thus acting as their agents that they shall be paid a sufficient amount only to cover their time, labor and other legitimate expenses incurred in connection there with, exclusive of any charge for the timber itself; but no person, whether acting for himself, as an agent for an other, or otherwise, will be permitted to cut or romovo in any one year timber or lumber to an amount exceeding in stumpoge value SSO, except upon appli cation to the secretary of tho interior, and upon the granting of a special per mit.” NEWS AND NOTES. A party of leasers on Monday were grading off for the placement of a whim on a shaft on the Kansas mine, east of tho shaft on the English-Kansas. On Monday the engine and hoister that was in use at the Crown Point-Vir ginia mine at the time of the fire was re moved to the Hidden Treasure stamp mill, where it will bo overhauled and re paired and then installed on tho East Flack mine on Quartz hill, Nevada dis trict. W. 13. Duvall, manager of the Boston Geld-CopperSmelting eampany, who has been in Boston, has returned to Lead villo after several months' absence. He says everything is in fine shape and the Loder pyrilic smeller is in great de mand. Mr. Bourne operating the Mann lode, north of the Surprise, in Vermillion dis trict, has his gasoline hoisting motor, re ceived tho first of lust week, about ready to start up. The Freedom Mining company have fell into line ns steady shippers of stamp mill ore which is transported from the mine to the mill in wagons. A mill run is to bo made from the Koch & Coors mine location near Golden. The tunnel being driven on this prospect is now in 100 feet. Tho Lillian Gold Mining company, capitalized at 8750,(XX), has been incor porated by William 13. Lewis, John W. D. Deane, Georgo N. Wheeler, J. C. Lewis, Charles Hatfield. Office in Den ver. Tho company will operate in Gilpin and Arapahoe counties. Mr. Cairns has resumed hoisting at the Hayes and Wheeler mine near the heud of Spring gulch, in Illinois district, south of this city. A now shaft building supplunts the one recently burned down, and the mnehinery has been placed in good condition again. A Victor telegram to Saturday's Den ver Republican says that a draft for $0,500,000 has been placed to the credit of W. S. Stratton iih final payment for the Independence ..mine. Tho draft is said to bo the largest over paid to a sin glo individual in tho west. Through this payment the property passes entirely out of Mr. Stratton's hands. Tho Golden Globa says that the ore shipped by A1 Townsend from his claims in California to Denver for assay, turned out remits fully as good as was expected. Fort Collins Courier: John Bloom, who is working a very promising mining claim located three fourths of a mile south of Camp Bettis, wan in town on Saturday with a pocket full of rich look ing ore samples. The ore carries gold, silver and copper, which can be seen with tho miked oye, and, as tho vein is nearly twenty feet wide, it does look as if Mr. Bloom hud a genuine bonanza in prospect. J. V. Thompson, manager of tho North Downs Gold Mining company, is still ongnged in sinking tho main shaft on that property in Black Hawk. 110 has done considerable prospecting above the present depth in cross cutting. Tho Pino Cono states that Mr. E. StelTun, who is driving the Side Issue vein to cut the Geiger, rocontly received an assay from ore taken from tho for mer vein which gave values of $l2B per ton. The Side Issue is the property of Hon. Hugh Butler and J. S. Gilmore, of i Denver. Livesay—Comer. The Denver Republican of March 8 announced the marriage in Denver on 1 Wednesday, March 7, of Hon. James McD. Livesay and Miss Stella Comer of that city. Both are well and favorably known in this city where they formerly resided. The bride is a Bister of Mrs. Elisha C. Stevens of Denver. Mr. and Mrs. Livesay left after the marriage cer ( emony for a short visit east. Ou their ‘ return they take up a residence at Den ver. Their many Gilpin county friends I will unite with This Observer in extend- i ing them congratulations over tho event, r hoping that their married iifo will be t long and their honeymoon perpetual. 1 Meyer-Rachefsky. Mr. and Mrs. A. Rachofsky, of 2137 Lafayette street,. Denver, announce the engagement of their eldest daughter, Miss Dorn, to Mr. Max Meyer, of Boul der. They will receive Sunday, March 18. Mr. Rachofsky is the manager of the New York Store Mercantile company, this city. Miss Dora was born in this city and has many friends hero who will extend to her cogratulations over the pleasing event. To Institute a Lodge of Elks. Next Friday evening at Odd Fellows hall in this city a lodge of the Benevo- ' lent and Protective Order Elks of will * be instituted with a charter member- ship of about thirty-five. Sixty members * of the Denver lodge will attend, and as sist in the initiation work. They will be ' accompanied by a band. 1 The following aro the names at pres ent on the list for membership: t W. T. Plemmons. 1 Flor Ashbaugh. I F. S. Bolsinger. i Daniel Fuolscher. i M. W. Ballard. John Teague. { W. V. .Davenport. M. A. Maymon. , Louis Rachofsky. , Louis Summer. Charles LI. Sc hi finer. F. A. Smith. 11. A. Hicks, A. Asl^ijau^U. Peter Sour. . Honr\ Oilman. Henry Klein. James Williams. G. W. Mabee, Jr. Nelson Millett. A. H Story. F. W. Sparks. J. C. Ohnpplo. Chris Trezise. i C. E. Jenkins. < W. J. Campbell. ! W. Job. , Arthur Millett. John Reilley. E. Goldman. Otis Wilcox. William Martin. David E. Blake. E. S. McWhorter. ( Frunk Beaman. George Lewi*. , A. C. Reckling. Are you sick? If so, investigate the merits of Ilerbinc. It is a concentrated ‘ medicine, the most gratifying results, di- 1 gestion improves, the lips and cheeks 1 loso their pallor, tho eye becomes bright and the step elastic. Price 50 cents. i For sale by the Black Hawk Pharmacy. .Strict attention paid ladies' hairdress ing at John Bass’ tonsorini room, next door to The Ohskuvkr office, Central City. When you clean house this spring re member the best and cheapest place in town to buy carpets and linoleums is at < Anderson's. For Shlh or Rout. A 6-room brick dwelling. Splendid lo- 1 cation. Inquire of Mrs. Joseph Rotallack, Nevada street, Central. Lamps. Wo have a very complete assortment of lam i*, and sell them at low prices. Some of them are in our windows. Come in and get a closer look at them. 11. J. Kut'HK & Bon. For Sale or Rent. Six room house on Casey avenue, this city. Desirable location. Also a first class square piano. Apply to Elijah Ste vens at City Council room, Centrul City. A. L. Anderson has boon awarded the contract for furnishing the now court house with benches, chairs, tables, etc. When children have earache, saturate a piece of cotton with Ballard's Snow Liniment, and place it in the ear. It will stop tho puin quickly. Price, 25 and 50 cents. For sale by the Black Hawk Parmacy. The people of Gilpin county have found by experience thut it doesn't pay to send away for furniture when Ander non Is selling goods ns ho does, nod has ’ such a largo stock to select from. PERSONALS. • Horace G. Thurman returned from I Denver last Friday morning, where he I had been visiting bis wife and daughters. 1 Hon. H. J. Kruse left for Denver Fri day morning to attend tho funeral that afternoon of the late Charles Mason, with whom he has been associated in the mining business for some length of time. N. D. Owen returned from Pueblo last Thursday, where he attended a meeting of the state board of lunacy commission era. Henry Harrington son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Harrington, who has boon tak ing a course in bookkeeping at tho Com mercial College in Denver, has returned to his home in this city, having completed his course of study. Henry is a bright lad and will soon drop into u position hero. Robert L. Martin of the Bunta-Hill Company, left for Denver on business last Thursday afternoon, returning Sat urday. H. A. Hoffman of the Kansas-Bur roughs company, and Granville Moore returned to Denver Saturday afternoon. E. M. Messitor in charge of the inter ests of the Tonawanda company at Per igo, Independent district, was attending to business matters hero on Thursday. Win. McLaughlin, tho pioneer saddler and harness maker, w is taken to St. An thony’s hospital in Denver last Friday. He has been a sufferer from rheumatism for some length of time. Hon. Thomas Mullen after a business visit in this city, returned to his home in Denver last Friday. W. 11. Knowles, general manager of the Crown Point-Virginia mine at the head of Virginia canon, was attending to business matters in this city Saturday morning, returning to tho mine about noon. Mr. Knowles and wife have taken up a permanent residence at Idaho Springs. R. St. J. Cleary formerly connected with the Brooklyn mine in Lake district, was up from Denver Inst Friday looking I around among the mines near tho city. Hon. John C. McShane came up from Arvada Tuesday to see how the boys at the store were getting along. “Deacon” William Scholl left Tuesday for Denver on a visit with friends- nnd to recuperate for a few days. Mrs. E. Goldman returned from the east last Sunday, where sho was sum moned some time ago through the death of her son-in-law, Mr. Robinson. Her daughter, Mrs. Robinson, and her little son are now in New York city. Mr. A. S.JJwight, of Denver, has re signed his position as secretary of the operating committee of tlio American Smelting and Refining company, to ac cept that of assistant to the president of the Companiu Metalurgica Muxicuna. Mr. Dwight has left Denver for a month’s visit in Mexico, after which he will establish his permanent headquar ters in New- York. \\ m. Fullerton, former funeral matin K er of the Gunnell Gold Mining nnd Milling company, came up from Denver on Tuesday. Anton Sessall, former warehouseman with the Sauer McSbnne Mercantile company, was up from Denver the ilrst of the week, returning Monday after noon. Louis Summer returned Friday from a visit with his family i.i Deovdr. Mins Smith, lady modiste, late of New York city, arrived last Monday nnd has taken charge of the millinery department of the New York Store Mercantile com pany. She will bo pleased to meet the ladies of Central City nnd vicinity and form their acquaintance. Rev. F. Cates, a Methodist divine of Ogden, Utah, after a pleasant visit here with Ids friends, Mr. nnd Mrs.. Joseph Harvey, has retunnrd home. The rev erend gentlotnan officiated at St. James M. E. church, tliie city, last Sunday, Formerly he was connected with the Methodist conference in southern Wis consin. Miss Melita Lewis has accepted a po sition with the New York Mercantile company of this city and has enterred on her duties. Mbs Melita is a very popular young Indy and him a large cir cle of friends and acquaintances in the county, Miss Ruby Croft, student at the State University, lloulder, is in the city pay ing n visit to her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Croft, of the Eureka house. Mr. Paul Hohm, of the firm of Hayha A Hohm, who are operating the Rocky Mountain Monumental Works at 7th A Market streets, Denver, is in the city this week looking after that company’s interest. While here he erected several monuments over graves in the several cemeteries of the county. This firm uses Halida granite only, which is considered to he the finest rock in the state for that purpose, it making a handsomer appear anco and better work can l>o done with i it than any other. The monuments they have erected here are very beauti* NO. 49. ful nnd imposing, and this firm will.no doubt, receive many orders for this kind of work. The Observer received a pleasant, call from Mr. B. L. Alexander, editor and manager of the Cheney Free Press, pub lished r.t Cheney, Spokane county, Wash, who is on his return home from the an nual session of the National Editorial Association, which concluded its labors in Now Orleans, Ln., lest week. “Alex” formerly worked on the Register-Call as a “jour” afterwards connected with the Daily Central City Post. For a number of years he has been living in Washing ton. He left on the afternoon train be ing anxious to reach homo. Miss M. Crissman came over from Vic tor last evening, for a short visit witß friends. A. A. Burnand, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Colorado, A. F. & A. M. came up from Denver yesterday, and last evening attended .a regular communica tion of Central Lodge No. 0. He will visit Black Hawk lodge this evening. Leases Under New Land Rules. Friday’s Denver News says that Gov ernor Thomas and register Chipley of tho state land Ixmrd, spent some time on Thursday in preparing for presentation to tho board of a number of applications for leases under tho new rules recently adopted. They will be submitted to the land Ijonrd for approval. The new rules prevent tho holding of state lands for speculative purposes and the fees are made considerably higher. They require tho lessees to report to the register the work done ench month and if none has been done tho leases are sub ject to forfeiture. A deposit of 610 for survey, 610 for bond, nnd a rent of not less than 610 per annum for ten acre lota is another provision. Fatally Burned. Herrick, the G year-old hoy of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Benjamin, was very seriously burned last Monday, from the effects of which ho lias since died. llis father was taking a pan of hot lard ofT the stove when the boy ran against tno pan, caus ing it to upset, the lurd spilling over hia face and body, burning him very severe ly. Dr. Moore was called and relieved the boy’s sutTerings, but the burns were, so severe that he died Tuesday. The Eoulder Glee and Mandolin club will give a concert at tho Opera house Wednesday, March 2S, under the auspices of tho Ludies’ Aid society of the Presbyterian church. Tickets now on sale at Couch’s. For nil pulmonary troubles Ballard’s Horehonnd Syrun,* taken in the early stnges, proves a certain and sure specific. It is equally effective in croup and whooping cough, and if used in seuson prevents tho further developments of consumption. Price 25 and 50 c-mta. For sale at the Black Hawk Pharmacy, Card of Thanks. To tho many kind friends who assisted us in attending nnd ministering to the wants of our lit tie son during his illness, drath and burial we return our grateful and heartfelt thanks. Mu. and Mas. C. C. Hoknino, Nevadaville, Colo., March 15, 1000. WANTED A young nnd beautiful widow of education and refinement, poe* • sessing an ample fortune, wishes to cor\, reß|N>nd with a gentleman of means, no trifh*rs need answer. Address S. 8., car® of The Matrimonial Times, l - Ki.'t Broad way, New York. No one knows tho unbearable torture one undergoes from piles unless they are so nfllected. Tablor’s Buckeye Pile Oint ment is a quick, t-ufo and painless cure, Brice, 50 cents in cuttles,Tubes, 75 cents. For sale by the Black Hawk Pharmacy, Sewing Machines Cheap. rrr« iii k H IM " I H' ll|l, Two “Singers," about new, one “Stand arc!” in lino shape, one “White" hardly used with drop leaf, and others at al most your own price, at Anderson’s fur,' niture store. Ask your grocer for Cobbs pure choc* elute. Cocoa nectar, chocolate nectar used in the tinest houses throughout lie world. 42*!( The Neof Bros. Wiener Maerzen Beer is bottled expressly for family use, it ic recommended by Denver leading | hy> aloians. Worthy of Consideration. Our system is one that enables us to make low prices to our customers and alwn>s give them fresh goo is, two thing* worthy of your considcrati »r. Pllii.ll’i’H Ac Kind, Lawrence street, (.’entr.il City* Children often inherit feeble digestiie power nnd colic of a more or less severs character results, when food is taken which is at ull dillicult to digest. White's Cream Vermiftigo acts as a general and pre.nar ont tonic. Price, 2o cents. For sale at the Black Hawk Pharru icy Three Meat Fact. Joseph Dennis at the Central City Cash Market handles only the freshest meats, ife makes prompt delivery of nil orders. He sells at only one price. Don't tbit , mean something to you, reader. Erickson's $3 shoes are the beet.