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THE GILPIN OBSERVER. VOLUME XXVII. MINING OPERATIONS IN THE VERMILLION DISTRICT. Ai large body of ore ha® been open ed up in the Grizzly Hill tunnel in the Vermillion district. For a distance of 110 feet the tunnel has been run on the White Rock vein which is from five to seven- feet in width. The foot wall lias a fine showing of chalcopyrite with iron sulphides on the hanging wall. The quartz gangue between, is well mineralized and adapted to concentration. A large amount of this ore is in the bins which are large and commodious. A wagon road, one half mile in length, has been graded to connect with the main road on North Clear Creek. As-1 says of the smelting grade give val ues of from $23.00 to $45.00 per ton 1 in gold, silver and copper. The '•on-: oentrating ore averages around 00 per ton. Ed. Borg, the owner, has ac complished the greater part of the ( development work alone. The Brame [ tunnel on- North Clear Creek Is own- > ed by the same party. It is in a di»- \ tance of 400 feet, three large veins. having been developed in cross-cut- 1 ting. These veins are some seven feet in width, and the character and val- ■ ues being of a milling grade and adapted to a mill if close by. An abundance of water for milling pur poses is available the year round. The tunnel is equipped with track and blacksmith shop. Fifty tons of ore per day could be readily mined from this property were a mill erect ed for its treatment. Should the Pioneer mill be completed, a track could be built from the portal of the tunnel direct to the mill which is distant one-quarter of a mile up the creek. A BIG STRIKE IN OLD TOWN. The newspapers of Clear Creek county would be hard put for real mining news if It were not for “Old Gilpin”. The following is from the Idaho Springs Mining Gazette: The strike made in the Old Town last week is proving better than was at first expected. The ore body was found on the 14th level, 400 feet west of the main shaft and is from 3 to 4 feet in width of solid Bmeltlng ore that will average in value $30.00 per ton at the present time and Improv ing with every foot that the drift is opening. Simmons and Joyce are the luoky leasers on this block of ground. The old Conta lease, which is now owned by Mattlvl and Delvai, is also fn good ore. A shipment of a car last week from this lease gave a re turn of 2.84 ozß. gold, 8.75 silver and 3.75 per cent copper per ton —the value of the car was over SI,OOO. This lease is on the 800 foot level west. Pardi and Co., on the 900 foot level east are sending out from 80 to 100 tons per month that runs from sl2 to sl6 per ton and the value is increasing with every shipment. There are now 40 men leasing on the mine. The company is now crosscut- j ting from the Old Town to the Rocky Mountain Terror vein and expects to reach it within the next 10 or 15 feet. This vein is one of the strongest in the district and has produced from the surface workings thousands of tons of mUHpg ore worth from SIO.OO to SIB.OO per ton, and it is expected that when intersected at a greater, tlepth that the ore will be of a much higher grade. Manager Kimball as well as the lucky leasers are more than pleased with the outlook at th-ib time. The water In the Kansas-Burroughe continues to go down at the rate of 18 inches ever y 24 hours. The drill holes in the New house tunnel are to be reamed out and cleared of any debris that may have accumulated to retard the flow of water. The clear ing of the dirlll holes should aid In draining, the properly at a much fast er rate. The Big Five tunnel company is acquiring a large acreage on the south slope of Pewabic mountain by location and application for patent. One group of seven claims forming a parallelogram 1500x1050 feet Is be ing contested on* the ground that the location work failed to disclose min eral or vein in place. A hearing was had ton the U. 8. Land office in Den ver last Wednesday, when several of the residents of Russell appeared and gave testimony as to the absence of vein showing in the surface workings. TUNNEL COMPANY ' MAKES BTATEMENT The Observer gives space to the followling letter received from Rens. E. Schlrmer, manager of the New house tumpel, dm reply to an antiidle appearing in last week’s issue: Idaho -Springe, Colo., Feb. 22, 1013. Editor Gilpin Coiinty Observer, Central City, Colo. Dear Sir —In the issue of your pap er of February 20, 1913, there appear an article under the heading “Tun nel Company is Unreasonable,” that was erroneous in nearly every par ticular. You state in this article that it is I the attitude of the tunr el manage -1 menit which is holding back the Phoe | nix-Ophir Mining Co. from making an i upraise from the tunnel to connect with the old mine workings. When the un,watering of the Kan sas-Burroughs mines was first propose ed, I suggested and advocated ac icompllshing this by means of an up ! raise. The tunnel company has at no ! time insisted, directly or indirectly, j upon being indemnified for all pos | sible damages that ntight result through an execssive flow of water. ; I believe* that such connection can be made by exercising proper precau- \ tions with comparative safety, as has j been done in, other Instances. ! It is true that the tunnel company j ! did mot desire to contract the act- j ual making of this upraise, as it has neither the equipment nor the men to undertake such work. There are.! however, many responsible parties 1 who are willing to contract to do this and whom I believe are perfect ly -capable of doing the work with safety for their men, the tunnel and equipment. I believe the Phoenix- Op hLr company has received such pro posals for contract. 1 Since the diamond drill holes have been put. up from the tunnel level, the flow of water from the lateral has at mo time exceeded 65 gallons per mtmite:"R' is evident fo* at ■ all familiar with conditions in Quartz hill that this hardly exceeds, if It equals, the steady drainage from the district, and without taking so*me steps to increase this flow', the com plete unwatering of the Kansas-Bur roughs mines will be delayed almost indefinitely. I want to take this opportunity to state that the tunnel company is mo6t desirous of seeing Quartz hill and adjoining districts completely drained and stands ready to do all in He power to aid any project which . will assist in securing this result. | The tunnel company is ready to make any reasonable agreement to protect anyone undertaking such work. Let us get together and work to gether to effect the rejuvenation of Gilpin county. Yours very truly RENS. E. SCHIRMEIi, Manager of The Argo M. D. T. &■ T. Co. Joe Rees, lessee on the Bangor mine in Russell district and former ly operating a portion of the Iron mine, has made connection through the Bangor shaft to the point of his former operations. This connection concluslvedy proves the apex in dis pute. Last AprH a damage suit for trespass was brought by the Old j Town, Federal and Big F’ve people against Rees and the Pewabic com pany for the amount of $500,000.00. An examination of the Colorado- Carr mine on Bobtail hill is to De made this week with the purpose of j determining the advisability of re suming mine operations. Arrangements are -being made to install a new and up-todate plant of machinery on the Egyptian mine on Quartz -hill preparatory to extensive development operations. t. Will McLeod left far Twelve Mile Saturday. Work te progressing in getting out tiinbors for the new com- 1 pany boa/rding house for the London mine which will be built just as soon. as the weather permits. Webster and Warwick have 20 inches of solid lead ore In their shaft on the Buckeye In the Quartz valley district. A canload shipment is *‘o be made in a few days. At the Golden Flint mine in Perigo the mill La running on a good gTade of ore which is transported over the I new aerial tram. * | CENTRAL CITY, GILPIN COUNTY, COLORADO* THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27th, 1913. JUDGE RUCKER SLATED FOR DIPLOMATIC POST. It is the concensus of opinion among the public men of Washington that Congressman Atterson W. Ruck er of Colorado will be given* the powt of minister to Cuba. Judge Rucker is very popular in the national Capi tol, and wIW have the endorsement of most of the members of the House. It Is also known he would be very acceptable to Cuba. Judge Rucker was bom in Ken tucky, and received his education in the common schools of Kentucky and Missouri. He served four years in the confederate army, was admitted to the bar at Lexington, Mo., and prac ticed law in the courts of Missouri and Kansas before moving to Colo rado In 1879. He was a member of the Sixty-first Congress, and was elected to the Sixty-second Congress. Judge Rucker and Congressman Heflin of Alabama happened to be en gaged in. a colloquy on the subject of cotton in Cuba, in the House recent ly, Heflin declaring he w r ould like to see some good man represent this nation there, and adding, “The gen tleman from Colorado, who is him self a Southerner, would fill that position well.” The House cheered its approval. HUGH LAUGHRAN IS DEAD. Hugh Laughran, brother of the late John Laughran, both old time res.- . dents of Gilpin county, died at his home in Denver Monday morning. ! His death followed an illness of six weeks caused by a complication of I Bright’s disease and stomach trouble. I Laughran, who was 63 years of age was born in Ireland, but went to I Scotland when 3 years old. When he | was 14 years old, he came to Central City, where he engaged in the min ing business for many years. From Centre! City he moved to Denver, and for twenty years was a member of the police force of that city. He re tired last May on account of Illness. 'He is survived by his widow, tw*o ! daughters, Mrs. Agnes Pitts and M~** Margaret Holcombe, of Georgetown, 1 and three sons, Enos, Hugh and Wal i ter Laughran. Funeral services were held from Sacred Heart churcb, ver. ’ At the Troublesome mine on Win-; nebago hill a night shift has been added to the working force to sink the shaft, A large tonnage of good grade ore is being mined The Bates Leasing company* is making regular weekly shipments to the Globe smelter at Denver. Thir teen, and one-half tons shipped lo®t week returned 1.80 ozs. gold, 12.11 ozs. silver and 1.35% copper, a total j value of $43.76 per ton. > - ■ Frank Bertagnolli has been busy the past week, (thawing out frozen pipes with his new’ electric thawing device. It has proved to be a great success. The necessity of digging up the frozen ground is obviated thus making a great saving of time and ex peruse. Some of the taxpayers of the shool. districts of Quartz valley and Hughes vi-lle are agitating the advisability of consolidating the two school districts. At one time there w*as an attendance of 63 scholars, now there is but a handful. I<t is argued that the con solidation would result in better ser vice for the pupils. Much anxiety is felt over the w'hereabouts of J. H. EVers of the Richardson mine at RusseM. Several weeks ago the gentleman -left for Mexico City for the benefit of his health. Since -then, several efforts to i communicate with him have proved fruitless. It is hoped that he wMI be able to get back across the border in safety. Postmaster Sullivan reports an- in crease of business in- the parcel post department, both in the outgoing and incoming mall. Packages have been shipped as far as Canton, China, in the past few days. The public is I awakening to the fact that it is a great convenience as the results show. January, the first month of the parcel post service, shows that up wards of fifty million- packages were handled by the post office depart ment throughout the country. A fifty-ton shipment of second class ore will be made from the War Dance the first of the week. Their second class runs higher in* values than, most of the first class from other proper ties. —Idaho Springs- Siftings. Grape fruit at Hawley’s. CHANGE IN THE HOMESTEAD LAW. Congressman E. T. Taylor whites the Observer that President Taft dn the 11th lust. signed his bill for the relief of homestead entrymeo who have made additional entries under the enlarged homestead law and have not proved up on their entries. The object of the bill is *t° com pel the Secretary of the Interior to treat an additional homestead entry ae a part of the original entry, and: *to dUow final proof on both entries after three years residence on the original entry; just the same as if the Additional entry had been made at the time of the original entry, and to prevent the requirement of any ad ditional residence on account of the additional entry. Congressman Taylor in his letter says that if “there are any other changes in the public land lawte that would be of benefit toward the dev elopment cf your part of the state, I would be pleased to have you or any of your readers advise me, and I will gladly take up the matter at the> earliest opportunity.” MINES STUDENTS HERE Some fifty students of the Golden School of Mines arrived on the morn ing train accompanied by their Prof essors. Contrary to the usual rude when a bunch of college boys arrive in town, instead of noise there was a desire to gain some practical knowledge. A dozen nationalities represented in the delegation. Today they were shown over the workings of the Frontenac mine un der the direction of engineer Norton Brown, from there they journeyed to Idaho Springs (to take a glimpse of Gilpin county through the New’- j house tunnel. One subject had the mumps before he started and was •switched to Idaho Springs for medi cal attention, a member of the clas3 being delegated to accompany him. ftom Forks Creek up, the class wimb instructed by the professors in charge regarding the different min eral formations In eight from the train, including the many fissures in bv erosion, of Clear Cfreek. The practical knowledge gained by a class of this kind is of j ! great-value in a survey of practical mining operations, but in our opinion j : the time alloted Is too short. Were they to stay a week it would be to the advantage of their initial practi cal mining knowledge. The mine op erators of the camp would gladly cooperate to extend their 6tay, even to the extent of providing rations and quarters. This could be best done by having the trip made at a mare seasonable and propitious time of the yea:*. DEATH OF CHRIS. PAUL Chris. George Paul passed away at his in Nevada on Monday at the age of 48. Heart disease was the causa-of hi® demise. The funeral was held yesterday from the Episcopal church In Nevada. Interment at the Bald Mountain cemetery. Deceased was born in Chicago Hi. He came here about 20 years ago. A widow and five children survive. BEDS This week we have received sev eral new patterns in Iron and Brass beds. The prices will appeal to you $1.90 for full size Iron bed, a fine one for $4.40. Don’t forget to inspect the floor covering®. Everything for ■the home. The C. O. Richards Furniture Co. A BRAND NEW TYPEWRITER A one hundred dollar typewriter for sale at one third of its value. Have no use for it. A. H. Day. CALL FOR WARRANTS. Parties holding registered warrants issued by the City of Central, mark ed either “City” or “Water”, dated prior to June 12th'. 1909, and bearing any number below 8676, are requested to present the same for payment on or before Saturday. March Bth, 1913. Interest on said warrants will cease on that date. Dated at Central City, Colorado, Feb ruary 14th, 1913. M. J. Leahy, City Treasurer. First pub. Feb. 20; last Feb. 27, 1913. Wanted to purchase some w ell sec ured notes or accounts. Give full par ticulars and lowest cash price in first letter. Address Wm. C. Schley, P. O. Box 203, Denver Colo. Read the Observer. $2.00 per year. THE MEXICAN WAR John Hays -Hammond has announc ed that he proposes to settle the long pending Yaqui war, single band ed and alone, says the San Francisco Bulletin. This is appropriate, inas much as the gentleman representing the big interests of the United States was the cause of starting it. The Yaquis had occupied the beautiful val ley named after them for countless centuries. They were there wben Cor tez came. These people are the high est type of aborigines, physically magnificent, industrious, capable till ers of the soil, with the primitive characteristics of truth telling, vir tue and uncivilized honor. Though -peace loving, they have been able to defend their rights. When Diaz was in the height of his pow*er they suc cessfully resisted an attempt to dis turb their territorial possessions, and extorted from the -government a defin ite treaty, assigning the lands of the Yaqui river to the tribe in perpetu ity. This seemed a final settlement; but the prize was too rich. A redis tribution was slipped past the Mexi can government by which the valley was turned over to certain interests, Mexican and foreign, while the Yaquis were assigned the mountain tops and coyote ranges. That’s haw Mr. Hammond come by bis paper title to 600,000 acres there. That was ten years ago. A war followed which is still in progress. It has cost thou sands of lives, almost ruined the mining industry of Sonora, and .the end is not yet. Now comes along Mr. Hammond and says that if the Yaq uis will lay down their arms he will let them come back to their old • homes and work for him. That means, under the usual conditions of labor in Mexico, to become the ©laves of him self and his associates. When high class gentlemen, rich beyond the dreams of avarice, descend to such a game of heartiest, cold-blooded pil lage, W it strange that the every day world is cynical? FROM THE GOLDEN GLOBE. Henry Eatwell came down from ; Black Hawk Saturday evening to at tend the dance given* by the Arvada Eat* w’ell also stopped in Golden to re -1 present Black Hawk Fire Department jat the meeting of the Gilpim-Jeffer -1 son Fireman’s Association, which was' to be held in Golden Sunday morning. Otto Ramstetter, of Guy Hill, was brought to Golden last Tuesday for medical treatment. He w*as threaten ed with an attack of pneumonia. The same day, his father, Henry Ramstet ter, Sr., was taken to a hospital in Denver for treatment. The latter is afflicted with a complication of dis eases. No quororn being present at the Gilpin-Jefferson Volunteer Fireman’s Association, another meeting wfll be called in the near future to set the * date and p!a?e of the next associa ; tion dance, w» :h will be grven some time in May. This dance will probab ly take place in Golden. Professor Schneider of the School of Mines has given up his trip to South America and will resume his teaching on the first of March. Mir. Harry Wolf, who has been teaching in Prof. Schneider’s studies for the j past three months will again take j charge of the Stanley mine at Idaho Springs. Dave Jones was caught by a cave in at the clay pits south of tow’ti one day last week and saved from being smothered only by the quick action of John Nankervis. who was working near by. Without the slightest warm ing several tons of clay slid down, covering Jones completely, but though baldly bruised he was not seriously In jured. Ed. C. Hugh*® laet week dosed his North Side Market and will retiTe from the butcher business. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes will visit relatives in Denver and Greeley before moving from Golden. A hobo party will be given one hour after sundown, Friday (tomor row*) eventing at the residence of Pirof. Clark. Those who attend are supposed to be dressed In hobo attire although it Is not absolutely com pulsory. A prize is offered to the one wearing a costume that will thorough ly represent the appearance of a ‘‘Weary Wllllo”. An* admission of ton cents will be charged, which wTM be u«cd to defray the dobt of the High School Athletic association. Hawley's is the place to trade. NUMBER 2. BLACK HAWK HEWS Jos. MartelH will take the second degree In the Red men- tomorrow night. Phil Jtohling will move his family up from Golden as soon as they can pack their household goods. They will rent their place in Golden. Mr. and Mrs. John Rohldng were visitors to Gdlden Sunday. Ohas. Ehrlich has just completed the work of repapering and painting the house of George Hamllik in Cen tral. Peter Nelson was a business visi tor to i Denver Monday. Pete says the on/ly thing that prevents him from buying half of Canada is the shortage of the necessary money. The Roader-Elephant mine, worked by Will Tonn, Chas. Chatfield, Mil ton Fiek, and W. G. Mitchell, is look ing very good. They are driving a tunnel on the vein matter and are in 150 feet from Chase gulch. Chas. Chatfield, who has been working for McFarlane & Sons in Clear Creek county, has returned home. The Roller Skating club is the principal source of amusement for 1 society during the Lenten season. James Battia has a force of seven miners at work on the Golden Rock tun-nel at Silver Creek. Howard Wherry is sick with la grippe, his brother is fulfilling his | duties at the big mill. I Ray O’Mera in a letter to his fath er from Ely, Nevada, states that his position as milhnan is very sat isfactory. Ely, so he states is the coming mining center. 0 Jake Brotherson of the Buckeye ranch was in town yesterday on an extensive shopping tTip. Peter Nelson is planning a trip to Calgardi, Alberta Canada for the pur pose of investing some of his hard earned profits in wheat land. Eld. Barrett is in from Wide-a-w-ake visiting old time friends. EL Shouse ant* son, F’nank, of Ma con *Mo., paid visit .to the Pine Comb mine at- W4de-aw»k© for ttje purpose of laying out plans for tne~ mill -that is to be erected at the j mine this coining summer. I Mis® Amelia Gabardi is home for ! a tw’o weeks’ vacation from the Boulder university on account of am epidemic of scarlet fever and diph theria at the school. Vivian Fritz came up from Denver to visit with hi® parents over Sun day. Paul Miller returned from Hayden-, Ariz., for a brief visit with bis folks. A danqin.g club is being organized ito perfect the members in all new* | and up-to-date dances. The officers of the club will be elected tomorrow, night. It is the intention of the or-> gan-izers to employ a French dancing master. Mrs. C. M. Froid returned Monday from a visit to her mother in Den ver. The Black Hawk brass band, which formerly took a prominent part fn the musical circles of the 6tate, i® to be reorganized. A large number of the old members are scattered to the I four winds, but it is hoped that suf j ficient new talent can be enlisted to make the organization a success. Walter Miller, of Denver, was visdt ing his parents and friends Satur day, returning to Denver, Sunday. Peter Nelson was a visitor to the wicked city the fore part of the week. George Streohle and Sons have about completed (their contract for /•installing tbe machinery on- the Pozo mine in. Nevada gulch. To be ready in case of imtervenr tion by the IT. S. im old Mexico, George Vogel is recruiting a volun teer company of militia to be at the disposal of the War department. George is slated for the captaincy. Elmer Reynolds left for Perigo Tuesday. Mrs. Jos. Waldha-rit and Mrs. Wm. Or ass ley yrere visitors to Denver Sat urday morning. The Sunday School will meet at this place every Sunday morning at 10 o’clock. The poster will preach next Sunday evening at 7:30. Mr. Geo. E. Fritz will sing. The church people are delighted to see an In crease In attendiimce upon' tbe religi ous service®. A henrly invention is given all those who do not attend church or Sunday school to attend these services. | The Rev. Sherman McCn’ilfstec will i preach Sunday morning, March 9 ac«f '23: the Rev. Dr. Geo. 8. Parker w*ill preach Bunday evorv'rg. at 7:30, j March 16; the paster will preach Sunday afternoon* Mnn.h 30, at 3:30.