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THE GILPIN OBSERVER. VOLUME VXVI. EDISON TREATMENT PROCESS EXPLAINED. Henry B. Clifford, one of the heav iest operators of the Gilpin-Clear Creek district, who has taken a deal of interest in Thomas A. Edi son’s new process for the treatment of ores, writes the Observer the fol lowing; letter, explanatory of the Edi son scheme: New York, June 10, 1912. Editor Gilpin Observer, Central City, Colo., Dear Sir: Referring to the recent press com ments concerning Mr. Thomas A. Edi son’s efforts in the low grade ore problems; if you get an opportunity would you kindly state that he is not working upon a solvent, such as seems to he the prevailing impres sion. / Over a year ago we interested Mr. Edison in the question of an improve ment in concentration, utilizing his fino grinding rolls as the basis for the preventation of sliming. During the past year we have made consid erable progress in making high sav ings from the finer meshes, and also in the general separation of the met al in complex ores, dividing the lead, zinc, iron and copper, by a system of concentration. These experiments have been conducted in a large 100 ton-unit m his laboratory at Orange, but there is yet considerable to be done before we will feel justified in erecting a practical plant. Mr. Edison does not anticipate en tering mining or milling, tut by his arrangement with ourselves, if this improvement works to his satisfac tion, we are to attempt to commer cialize it by erecting a large plant somewhere in the west, that a thor ough demonstration of its practica bility can be made before offering the improvement to the mining pub lic. Mr. Edison has made no claims whatever, as we are still experiment ing on the problem. What I desire more to impress, is that he is not ivorking upon a sol vent: simply an improvement in con centration. Yours truly, HENRY B. CLIFFORD. FOR RENT. Five rooto flat. Modern In every respect. Also three room flat furnish ed complete and suitable for house keeping. Strictly modern. Apply to the New York Store. The score yesterday In the game of ball between the Grocers and the Butchers was 12 to 6 In favor of the Grocers. Mrs. Angus Campbell lias shipped her household goods to Arvada and will lire In that town. She has rent ed her house here to R. S. Harvey. The Insurance adjuster was up from Denver the latter part of the week, Invoicing the stock of R. E. Ladwlg. Mr. said the allow ance of the Insurance company was satisfactory to him. He Is again do ing business nt the old stand. The June terra of the district court was very brief. All the bus iness that came before the court at this term was disposed of Mon day afternoon. The suits of Hicks vs. Stull were dismissed In a lump and the case of the People vs. Ben Mos er was nolled. The Jury was excused until August, when Judge McCall will hear the case of the A. K. R. 0. M. Co., vs. Stanley Wurtz. Frlendß of James Ross, who for a number of years conducted a thirst parlor In Rolllnßvllle, will be pleased to know that he has returned to the northern pnrt of the county and Is again dispensing the liquid that cheers. Mr. Ross went to Longmont about two years ago and bought a pool room. Business Is quiet In that section and he was anxious to get back to Gilpin county when the op portunity offered. Herb. Spargo came within an nee of taking a trip to the Great Be yond Tuesday afternoon when he at tempted to alight from the fast moving C. AS. train which leaves the Central depot at 3:40. He lit In such a manner that the only damage done was the loosening of about fifty feet of hla hide, starting at the bot tom of his feet and extending to the top his head. Only the prompt ac tion of Engineer Keyser prevented the flight of Herbert's soul. FOR SALE. Six room house and furniture,First High street. Apply to Mrs. John F. Letdlnger. 2t. FOURTH OF JULY PROGRAM. Following is the programme of the Fourth of July celebration as ar ranged by the-comimittee: THURSDAY, JULY 4th: 10:30 a. m.—Firemen led by band, march v from City hall to Depot to meet train. 1:00 p. m.—Wet test. First prize $75.00; second $40.00 3:00 p. m.—Ball game. First prize $100.00; second prize $50.00; third prize $25.00. Prizes to be awarded on the results of the three games. 5:00 p. p.—loo yard wash. First prize SIO.OO, second $5.00. 7:00 p. m. —Eand concert followed by a dance. FRIDAY, JUL/Y sth: 9:30 a. m.—Double hand rock drill ing contest. First prize $50.00; sec ond $25.00. Entrance fee $6.00, 2-3 fees to be added to first prize and 1- to second. 1:00 p. m.—Hook and Ladder race First prize $75.00, second $40.00. 3:00 p. m. —Ball game. 5:00 p. m. —100 yards Girl’s race,un der 15 years. First prize $5.00, sec ond prize $2.50. 5:20 p. m.—loo yards Boy's race, under 15 years. First prize $5.00, second prize $2.50. 7:00 p. ra.—Eand concert followed by a dance. SATURDAY, JULY 6th: 9:30 a. m.—Single hand drilling corn test. First prize $30.00; second! prize $15.00. Entrance fee $3.00, 2- fees to bo added to first prize ard 1-3 to second prize. 1:30 p. m. —Ball game. Following ball game tug-of-war, prize 325.00. 4:00 p. m. —Straightaway race, prize $50.00. 5:00 p. ra. —200 yd. dash. First prize $15.00; second prize $7.50. 5:30 p. m.—Donkey race. Around the barrel above band stand. Ist prize $5.00; second prize $7.50. 7:00 p. m.—Band concert followed by a dance. MINES WIN A GAME. By the same score which Idaho Springs twice defeated the locals — 6 to 3—the Gilpin Mines boys hit their stride and defeated the George town team on the local grounds Sun- s day. The game was close and excit- j ing, and was in doubt until the 7th inning, when the Miners scored three runs and relieved the suspense. Bolsinger pitched the entire game for the home boys* in a most credit-. able manner. Several times it look ed very much as though the visit-! orß would gain a commanding lead, but with masterly pitching and good support, the -Miners pulled out of the hole. The team is gradually commenc ing to rcund into shape. The third station and the garden are pretty weak in spots. This year seems to be an off one for Ray Parsons and ho should bo given a chance to rest up. Ray is a warm weather player and maybe a little later on in the season, will make ’em all sit up and take notice. Sunday the Miners will cross bats with the Sharpe Music company team The Sharpes are the same classy bunch of ball players this year that they were last. A good game is as sured. Patronize the grandstand, as we again remind you that the rail road) company and the restaurants do not issue free passes or give free meals on Sundays. Following is the score by Innings and summary of Sunday’s game: Gilpin Mines ...2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 *—6 Georgetown ....00 2 000 1 0 o—3 Summary: Batteries,Mines, Bolsing er and Waldhart; Georgetown, Nel son and Cummingham. Struck out by Bolsinger 8; by Nelson 12. Base on balls, Bolsinger 4; Nelson 3. Hit by pitcher, Bolsinger 2. Hits off Nelson 12; off Bolsinger 9. Errors Mines 4; Georgetown 2. Two base hit, Wald hart. Umpire Maloney. ADVERTISED LIST. The following letters remain In the postofflce at Central City uncalled for. When Inquiring for mall you will confer a favor on the postmaster by saying "advertised:" Crooks, Mr. A. Conners, Mrs. D. M. Fuhrman, Mr. Geo. O. Gourlie, Mrs. Ethel Hicks, Miss Bessie Johnson, Swan Smith, Mr. J. 8. Smith, Mrs. Marshal David Smith, Mrs. Maggie LEASES. I/eases to let on Spur Daisy prop erties. Apply of Dan Munday. 4t. CENTRAL CITY, GILPIN COUNTY, COLORADO, THURSDAY, JUNE 13th, 1912. GILPIN SECTION OFFERS GREAT OPPORTUNITIES. There' are numerous good opportun ities in the vicinity cf Gilpin, in the northern part of the county, for those who would take a chance in mining to make money. All that is needed to bring this promising ter ritory into prominence is a little cap ital. Investment in the Gilpin dis trict wculd not mean a long chance with email indication of profit, but just the reverse. The surface show ing here will compare favorably with any part of the county. Those who have holdings in Gilpin and vicinity say, “AJI we need here is money for developing and we can show as good mines as any section in Colorado.” That there is already a good deal of work being done in and around Gilpin, is apparent from the follow ing resume: Messrs. Murray, Niccum and Hard ing, who are developing a group of claims at the south-west end of War Eagle hill, have opened a four foot' vein of good milling ore at a depth of 40 feet. It pans well and they: ought to take out a large quantity of ore by the time they reach their shaft, some 100 feet higher up the hill. They have a group of five claims which the tunnel will cut at from 80 to 150 feet depth, all of them panning free gold. The Golden Flint mine and mill are woking two shifrts steadily and the mill dirt is running over 10 ounces to the cord. Brooks Gibson is cleaning up a cave-in at the mouth of the Wizard tunnel. He is getting ready for a par ty of Chicago people who are com ing out shortly to look over *a group of eight claims on War Eagle hill, the Wizard tunnel will cut at a depth of about 200 feet. The tun nel i 3 in over 700 feet and it is ex pected to cut one of the veins with in a few feet. A party from lowa are operating the Swear Off claim and have lately - struck some good ore at the bot- # tom of the shaft, which is about 90 feet deep. The vein is fully five feet in width. These people are talking of leasing the Peterson mill to treat their ore. ! Mr. Stevenson and another gentle man are stripping off the loam from their placer gravel and are making good headway. They now have all the water they need for gulch mining. The past three years- they have been short of water. They are finding some coarse gold and ought to clean !up p. fortune this summer. Peter Peterson is in Seattle, visit- I ing his cousin, Charles, who Is very sick. He Is expected back this week, when the mill will probably start op erations. TROUBLESOME SHIPMENTS. Shipments of ore from the Trouble some are demonstrating that this mine is as good as it ever was and is giving every promise of exceed ing former records. Ore from the stope. shipped May 31st —a lot of 7.360 pounds—went 1.71 ounces gold, 4.34 silver and 1.33 per cent copper. It netted the lessees $37.39 to the ton. A lot of 16.250 pounds from the winze went 1.21 gold, 5 silver. Net value was $25.89 to the ton. Another shipment made on the 6th of this month from the winze—7,o9o pounds —went 1.66 ounces gold and 5.68 sil ver. The net value of this was $34.82 to the ton. It will be seen by this last shipment that the ore is getting better as depth is being attained in tho winze. A NICE LITTLE CHECK. Those Interested in the Ecckcr & Co., lease on the East Notaway are rojolclng over a settlement made last week of 11,040. Thlß amount was re ceived for less thnn 20 tons of ore. A run of dirt Is being made at the Tucker mill which Is expected to yield another handsome profit. The last mill dirt sent from this leaf? gave very satisfactory returns. CARD OF THANKS. We take this method of expressing to the many friends and neighbors who were so good and kind during the Illness and burial of our beloved mother, our heartfelt appreciation for both their assistance and their comforting words. We feel deeply grateful for the beautiful floral pieces and the tender messages of sympathy which they convoyed. MRS. J. SIMMONS. MRS. S. LEVE'ITON. MRB. E. NANKERVIS, EMMETT TUCK. Read the Observer. $2.00 per year. DOUBLE WEDDING. A double wedding was solemnized in Central yesetrday when Robert G. and W arren S. Davey, brothers, were married respectively to Miss Ruth A. Wiley and Miss Henrietta E. Mathes. Mr. Robert Davey and Miss Wiley were the first to be united in the bonds of wedlock. Their marriage took place at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Mabel C. Wiley. The attendants then repaired to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Mathes where their daughter became the bride cf Mr. Warren Davey. Rev. Edgar Jones of the Episcopal church, performed both ceremonies. At the Mathes home a splendid wedding dinner followed. This was enjoyed by upwards of fifty gue3ts, all relatives of the contracting par ties. The house was the scene of much fun and merry making until late in the afternoon when the two couples departed for Denver to en joy their honeymoon. Upon their re turn Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Davey will go to housekeeping in a cottage next to the Wiley residence, and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Davey will make their home in the Maloney house on First High street. Thr parties of happy marriage are very popular in Central as at tested by the long list of presents re ceived. Central has been their home sine-? birth and the old town is proud o? the quartette. The Observer wishes them long life and happiness : in their new relations. GRAMMAR SCHOOL CLOSING. Th* closing exercises of the Gram mar department of the local schools were held in the opera house last Thursday evening. A large and en-1 thusiastic audience greeted the grad uates. The program, while quite long.' was well mixed with variety and each and every number was an excellent one, well rendered. The musical num bers, under the direction of Mrs. I Mete, were well rendered and highly appreciated by the audience. Those taking part in this entertainment. 1 showed plainly the results of the ex cellent training they received under the- e.rection of Mrs. Metz. The play- ! let. “The Treason of Benedict Ar- j nold,” was most interesting and each character performed in a man ner that showed patient study and I thorough training. The most impressive as well a3 : the most important part of the ex jer ises, was the conferring of the j diplomas upon the eighth grade grad uating class of 1912. This fell to the | lot of Judge W. C. Matthews, who. j with a few well chosen remarks, ad | dressed the honor graduates. The eight graduates were Adaline Comfort, Effie Harvey. Ida Trathen, Margie Sonne. Adelaide Foeley, Reu ben McKay, Gertrude Peeck, William Roberts, James O’Neil, Angelo Bog gio. Frank Wiley. Charles Ballard. Fred Davey. Eldon Zeuger. Mlneco Cassagranda and Jacob Gibson. The Woodmen observed their an nual Memorial day Sunday by decor- j atir.g the graves of members who have Joined the great majority. The monument of Sebastian Marlacher. who died but a few weeks ago, was ur. veiled. The Gilpin Mines team showed mo tion pictures at the opera house last night to a good-sized crowd. Com mencing with next Wednesday even ing. and continuing throughout the summer. Manager McFarlane will show pictures each Wednesday even ing. \ While flaying ball In Clolden Sun day. George Kelleher, of this city, had the misfortune of breaking his right arm. He Jumped n fence In an effort to catch a foul hall and lit on his arm. The fracture occurred above the wrist. The arm was set by a doctor In Golden and tho boy was enabled to return home. Tomorrow (Frldny) Is flag day and perhaps the only observance of the day locally will be by the Elks who will have a program In the evening at the opera house. These exercises will consist chiefly of the singing of patriotic songs by the lodgo mom l>crs and the audience, together with appropriate) addresses. There will bo no admission charge to these exer cises and all of those who possess a drop of patriotic blood In their make-up nre expected to be present. A dance In the Armory will follow tho program at the opera house. GOOD PASTURE For ranch horses and caittlc. Ap ply to J. n. Miller. Hawley’s for ths bsst. BIG SUM AWARDED IN MINE SUIT I A case of more than usual interest % to a mining community, and particu ■ larly to this section where a num ber of similar suits are pending and indications point to the filing of ; more, was finished Saturday in the Federal court, when the Smuggler ! Union Mining company, of Telluride, received a judgment of $403,853.28 against the Liberty Bell Gold Min-' ing company. Reckless mining and willful tres- * passing constituted the basis for the! verdict returned by the jury. The Smuggler Union sued the Lib-' erty Eell for $600,000, declared to have been the value of ore w’hich the Liberty Bell company removed from Smuggler Union claim 3. The plaintiff’s attorneys contend ed the defendant had disregarded the •apex law, mined recklessly and tres-! passed upon the properties of Smug-1 gler Union. They asked that the Liberty Bell should be held for the ■ full value of ore taken out. During the hearing the Liberty Bell company admitted tho trespass) but declared it was innocently perpetrat- j ed, believing the ore was taken from ground thought to have been the property of the Liberty Bell. MINES PLANT COMPLETED. Dr. Victor C. Alderson. president of ; the Colorado School of Mines, an-j nounces that the new experimental j ore dressing and metallurgical plant built for the school at Golden at a 1 cost of $125,000, will be opened on ' July Ist. There is only one mining school in the world, the Royal School ' , of Mines in London, which possesses a similar plant. J The Colorado School of Mines has | received praise from many of the j leading mining engineers and mining magazines for this departure in meth ods of instructing students in the ( practice and art of metallurgy. The 1 : plant alro will be a large factor In i the development of Colorado’s min eral resources. | The plant has been so constructed that every method now used fer the i extraction of rebellious ores can be , demonstrated, thus giving the stu- j i dents knowledge which could other . wise be acquired only by extensive traveling. ■ The plant will be at the disposal of j tho mine owner who Is doubtful > whether*to erect a costly mill. He can send sampler of his ore to the school and the best form of treat- \ ment will be ascertained. Inventors will be permitted to use the plant to work out their ideas, i METHODIST CHURCH NOTES. The following services will be held In St. James M. E. church Sainday, > June 16th: Class meeting at 10 a. m.. I led* by William Auger. The pastor will preach at 11 a. m., from the text “In the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength.” Is. 26-4. ! Tho Sunday school, under the sup erintendency of C. O. Richard?., meets at 2:45 p. m. You are cordial ly invited to the Sunday school. We are glad for the children, but it is the desire of those who have charge of this work that many new members shall be added to the adult classes. The Sunday school hour should be one of the happiest as well as most profitable of the day. i At 7 p. m., the Odd Fellows will attend the service in a body, also the Rebekahs. The annual Mem orial sermon for this order will be preached at this service. Everybody is invited. Our Children’s Day ser vice by the Sunday school, will be ! heid Sunday, June 23rd at 7 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday even ings at 7:30 o’clock. Everybody’ is j kindly Invited to all the services of i tho church. Strangers are always I welcome. HOTEL ADLER SUNDAY DINNER. : MENU :—: Sliced Tomatoes Olives Radishes Tomato Bisque Soup • • • Sirloin of Beef. Mushrooms Roast Young Pig. Apple Sauce Smothered Chicken, Country Stylo Roast Beef, Brown Gravy • • • Banana Fritters, Wine Sauce • • • Mashed Potatoes Steamed Potatoes New Cauliflower in Cream Stewed Corn •. • * FYuit Pudding, Hard or Brandy sauce Pie Apple Pie American Cheese Ice Cream Cake Iced Tea Coffee \• • • Served 11:30 to 2 Tables Reserved NUMBER 11 % AUTO ROAD COM MITTEE MEETING. An enthusiastic meeting of public spirited citizens was held at the Chamber of Commerce rooms Mon day evening. The auto road commit tee made a report as to what had been accomplished in the way of pre liminary surveys together with sub liminary surveys, together with sug gestions as to the most feasible | routes to be had with the maximum six per cent grade. I Considerable discussion was enter led into, some maintaining that It were better to tackle the problem of an auto grade east of Dory hill to the valley before building the road from the top of Dory hill via Miss ouri lake. The majority of those pres- I ent were heartily in favor of con j fining the new road work at present, j within the county, in the belief that j with a start made at this end for an ideal auto road, the Highway commission would, as soon as funds I were available, cooperate and aid in the building of a suitable grade from the valley to the Gilpin county line. | Another meeting will be held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms next Monday evening at 8 o’clock. It is desirable that a large attendance bo had so that the auto road committee may learn the wishes of the citizens of the county on this important mat ter. NEVADAVILLE PROCEEDINGS. The regular meeting of the beard of trustees of the incorporated town of Nevadavilie was held at City hall Tuesday evening, June 4th. 1912. Meeting called to order by Mayor j Thos. Roberts. Roll call responded to by John Roberts, Ben Kramer, J. ! W. Cannon, Emmett Tuck, W, J. Hutchens, absent John Reilly. I Minutes of previous meeting read ' and approved. ' The following bills were referred to the Finance committee: Gilpin Observer, printing ....$12 GO | Wm. Eritt, work on road .... 2X00 E. A. Chappie, supplies 55 Wm. Findlay, janitor salary .. 5 00 Edith James, clerk salary ... 5 00 | Motion made by J. W. Cannon, seconded by Emmett Tuck, that the bills be received and warrants drawn j oil the treasurer for the several amounts. i The clerk then read a # communica tion from Geo, R. Stuart about th-e water rights. I Motion by J. W. Cannon, seconded by Emmett Tuck, that a committee ce appointed as a stanling commit tee, to investigate about water rights and surveys. A communication was read from I Mr. Stull, expressing his apprecia tion to the board for making the Observer the official paper. Motion by W. J. Hutchens, second ed by J. W. Cannon, that the com munications be accepted and place! on file. | John Thomas reported that three new torches were needed for the j chemical engine. I Motion by Emmett Tuck, seconded by J. W. Cannon, that the fire chief be instructed to purchase two new torches for the chemical engine. * Report from J. W. Cannon that *ho insurance on the city hall was due. 1 Motion by John Thomas, seconded by Ben Kramer, that the matter of ■ insurance be loycd over for a month. I There being no further business, , It was moved by J. W. Cannon, sec onded by W. J. Hutchens, that meet ing adjourn. ! EDQTJ-I JAMES, Clerk. THOS. ROBERTS, Mayor. TO THE PUBLIC. •Henceforth, during tho summer months, moving pictures will be shown at the opera house on Wed nesday, Saturday and Sunday even ings of each week. Admission 10c. Dr. A. H. Day is progressive In tho arrangement of the fixtures of his store as well as in politics. He has installed tho late sanitary tissue towel for the use of his customers. With the use of these paper towels there isn’t the slightest possibility of germs being communicated or dis tributed. Mrr. P. R. Alsdorf and mother, Mrs. Reed, mot with an accident on Nagle hill Tuesday, while out riding. The horse became frightened at some thing nnd jumped to ono side, tilt ing the buggy Just enough that the occupants fell out. Mtb. Alsdorf wne not bruised to speak of but Mrs. I Reed was quite painfully injured. Af ter depositing tho ladies in the cen ter of the road tho horse continued I to the bottom of the hill and the* stopped.