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THE GILPIN OBSERVER. VOLUME 30. AMONG THE MINES SMUGGLER MINE SOLD-FOR BIG SUM The Smuggler mine In Moon gulch, IV2 miles south-west ot Rollinsville, considered the best gold mine In that district, has been purchased by a group ot Omaha capitalists beaded by F. M. Godtrey, mining engineer, who will take charge of the property Mon day, says the Nederland Tungsten Light. The mine is said to have pro duced since it was opened up nine years ago over $500,000 and to have several times that amount of ore in eight. The consideration is under stood to have been $142,000. The property was sold by George M. Ashmore, George Craft and Fred Rehllngs of Decatur, 111. During the past year and a half it has been in litigation. D. Wurtz, who owned ad joining properties, claimed title to one of the principal veins of the mine, and the former owners, who operated) under the name of the A. K. it. com pany, are said to have spent $20,000 in the courts and paid $25,000 to Wurtz to get a clear title to thej property and his adjoining properties. The new owners spent yesterday on the property and are now in Den ver. They plan extensive development of the famous property and will also increase the capacity of the 30-stamp mill to 50 stamps. The company ex pect to mine and treat over 100 tods . of ore a day. The sale of this mine Is said to be due largely to the tungsten boom In the Rolllnsvllle d'strict, wliioh attract ed the attention of outside capital' to the district. George Ashmore, head of the form er company owning the mine. Is ex pected to arrive next week <0 give full possession of the property to F. M. Godfrey, who Is to be In charge for the n«w company. PROMPT PAY TO START Arrangements have been completed for working of the Prompt Pay mine, at the head of Bussell Gulch. A new building and machinery will be' put up and the shaft unwatered. The mine Is not very deep, but when ! worked some eight years ago, pro duced ore running as high as $400.00 ! a ton. W. S. Smith Is moving the lumber of the old Casto mill on Winnebago hill to his mill In Mountain City and ■will use the materiel in building an extension to the Smith plant. He ■will sart the addition next week. NOTICE TO AUTO OWNERS A meeting of those owning auto mobiles will be held In the Observer office next Monday evening, July 31st for the purpose of organizing an auto mobile club. The object of the move ment is to have the motorists act together to obtain certain regula tions in the driving of care, better mads, appropriations for road work, etc. There are now close to 30 cars in the county and the drivers of these by acting together should be able to accomplish results that will be of great benefit to all. Try to be present, at th'e meeting. CHARLES CHAPLIN In the “Floorwalker,” the first of the Chaplin releases under the Chap lin-Mutual contract will be shown at tliß opera house, Wednesday, August 2nd. For delicious Ice cream and soft drinks go to Teats' bakery. 1 Lumber, Cement,. Brick Hay and Grain Mine Timbers Steam and Family COAL Lowest Prices Consistent With Quality FAIRCHI LD& PARSONS Phone, Central 101 Black Hawk Orders may be l»tt at Klaia' Book Store, Central City MORE GOOD ORE IN THE INCIDENTAL A foot streak of copper iron ore worth upwards of SIOO.OO a ton was struck in the Incidental mine, Sun day, In a crosscut run from the 200 east drift. The shcot was encoun tered a distance of 100 feet from the shaft and the entire width of the crevice where the Iron streak ex ists Is from eight to ten feet in width. In the 100-foot level, west, there Is three feet of mill dirt and e. stope has been started and the ore Is being saved. In the 100 foot, east, where good ore was encoun tered from the shaft, drifting Is also under way, and the values of the ore hold out well. Three officers and stockholders of the company visited the mine recent ly. They were Dr. C. M. Thomas, Rev. Robt. Bonner and Herman Keen an, of Pittsburg, Pa. They made a thorough inspection of the workings and e ajnlned the) ore lodl?s thorough ly and were very well satisfied with the general showing. The ore being opened up in the Incidental Is the same as that taken out of the Old/ Town, an adjoining mine, which yield ed handsomely. The property is In the center of a net work cf good pro ducing veins and the bodies of ore exposed in the Incidental with the limited development work, would in dictate that this mine will prove as big a producer as any of the neigh boring properties. The Incidental is modernly equipped with electrical ma chinery and the general arrangement tends to economical operation. Man ager Shull has always had great faith in the country In which the 'lncident al is located and it would seem that his predictions of the mine develop ing Into a big proposition will come true. BIG ORE SHOOT IN BEUDEN TUNNEL One of the biggest things in min ing existing In Gilpin county today is to be found in the Belden tunnel in Chase gulch. This old property has been held under lease the past two years or more by W. S. Smith, who has sub-leased a portion of the ground on the Ellery lode to Wm. Eccker & Co. These siub-lessees have 40 feet of a stope opened up with a strong vein, varying in width from 18 Inches to 5 feet. The ore is now running better than three ounces on the plates, with the smelting ore running 1.86 ozsl gold and 7.60 silver to the ton. There is 260 feet of ground overhead and the values In the ore are getting better as the stope is carried upward. This has beep proven by three separate ship ments, each of which ran better than the preceding shipment. Till© Ellery vein Is where Fred Kruse made big money years ago when he operated In the Belden tunnel. Neal Burrough and Ray Eccker are also leasing on the Ranney, through the Belden tunnel. They are making occasional shipments of one and while tlielr streak Is not large, the values are very good. H. F. Torrey, of New York, who lg interested In the Brack Hollow mine above Black Hawk, has been a visitor to the county the past week. His mine Is a steady shipper and is producing good results, which causes him to consider satisfaction. The Brack Hollow this week made anoth er shipment of 180 tons of ore to the Iron City mill, which is now be ing put through. 1 Observer—the family paper—s2.oo. CENTRAL CITY, GILPIN COUNTY, CO LOR ADC}, THURSDAY, JULY 27th, 1916. MEETING OF STATE MINING ASSOCIATION Bulkeiey Wells, president of the Colorado Metal Mining association, lias called a meeting of the directors, executive, finance, publicity, leglsla tvie and mining and milling commit tees to be held on Wednesday, Aug ust 9th, at the office of the Commis sioner of mines, In Denver. This date has been selected as many of the members will be in Denver attending the political con ventions to be held Just before and after tile proposed meeting, and It is probable a much, larger attendance can be secured. Tlie following question©, as well as other matters where co-operation will bring good results, will be taken up in order that a well considered and definite plan of action may be adopted by the association: Proposed repeal of the present law for the taxation of producing mines. Change In Compensation Insurance laws whereby lower rates may be obtained. Action of As ociaition regarding regulation of smelters by Utility Com mission. Tariff laws protecting tungsten and other metal producers of the state. Advisability of adopting definite plans for co-operation with other min ing states for tie benefit of Indus try. Proposed charge in federal mining laws. The various committees will bring in recommendations, and members generally, are requested to submit for consideration all matters on which action by the association Is desired. DENVER MINT SETS NEW RECORD FOR COINING The Denver mint surpassed all previous records in coinage In the fiscal year ending June 30. During the year, 792.000 silver half dollars were coined with a money value of $396,000. Nearly twice as many quarters were struck off, the mintage of tills coin being 8,022.000 pieces, or $705,500 worth. The num ber of nickels coined was 3.588,000. with a money value of $179,400. During the twelve months the mint coined 31,806.000 1-cent pieces, hav ing a money value of $318,060. The total number of all pieces coined was 39,188.000. Tbe output of t'e Philadelph'nl mint for the same period was 155.101.312 pieces, representing a value of $42.- 384,875. Of this total 46.032,082 pieces valued at $27,642,387 were for foreign account. $25,958,585 of which was for Cuba and the remainder for Central and South American countries. $50,000 CHECK PAID HINMANS AND RETALLACK Otto Hinman received a $50,000 check Monday from the Wolf Tongue Mining company in payment for ore shipped from the Cold Spring mine during the last five weeks. About one hundred ton® of ore additional have been taken out during this time and this has not yet been shipped. The owners cf the lease are Otto Hinman, Dale Hinman and George Retallack. Great bodies of ore have been, opened up during the last few months and as the mine is sunk deeper the black metal comes In greater quantities. Hinman Bros, and Retallack sued the Wolf Tongue company last win ter and as a result of that suit they will receive about $5,000, which rep resents the difference between the market price of ore and the schedule price paid by the company,, unless the decision of Judge Graham Is re versed In the supreme court where the case is being carried by tlie Wolf Tongue company. The last shipment was settled for on the S2O schedule, this being regarded by both parties as the market price at this time. — Nederland Tungsten Light. WITH GREAT CELERITY (Windsor Poudre Valley.) Any foreigner who docs not like the way this country and Its govern ment are being run ought to be given his passport to whichever belligerent nation In Europe he Is shouting for and told to get there ns soon as pos sible. If America Is not good enough to have their loyalty It is not good enough for them to make their living In. The balance shret Issued by the Ford Motor Co., for the fiscal year Just closed shows a surplus on hand of 159/100,000 of which amount $43,- 798,151 Is In the banks. The com pany does a cash business and only has $3,511 which Is termed as doubt ful debta BUCK HAWK NEWS G. E. Fritz and gon, Vivian, Ben Olgen and Lou Meyers returned Tues day from a motor trip to the Will iams Forks country. They enjoyed good fishing, the total catch amount ing to 4IS fish, all of good size. i Thos. Dunstone, Jud Kriley and Jolm Curry weie in Boulder park and caught three boys In the act of draining one of tie beaver dame 5 to I get the fish. When the water was let out of the dam, hundreds of the fish, were left on dry land and all j of these would have perished had not Mr. Dunstone and his associates gathered them in buckets and placed them in the main stream.. As it was a large number died before they I could be placed in the stream. An I act of this kind is very unsportsman-1 like and ig a flagrant violation of' tbe game laws, wh'ch carries- a severe penalty. | The members of the Sunday school of the M. E. church enjoyed a de lightful picnic at Pressler’s ranch yes* j terday. They were taken out in autos, which added to the pleasure of the day. The motorists of Black Hawk are becoming ns safe in driv ing cars a» their ne’ghbor? in Cen- j tne.l and the school children are no longer afraid of taking a chance with them. Mrs. W. W. Huntington and eon I left Sunday for Idaho Springs to vis it ti’ie Stroehle family. 1 Mr. and Mrs. H„ Hartman, Mrs. •John Eat well and Miss Margare t Oates spent Sunday with Mrs. Hart man’s sister in Wheatridge, Colo. Dr. C. M. Froid and wife, Mrs. Martin Miller and Miss Helen Crook I motored to the valley Sunday in the Froid car. | Paul Miller has joined the army in I Golden and expects to leave shortly' for the border. He is in the hospital corps. | MJ«s Laura Rohling and sister, Mrs. D. Quaimtance, came up from Golden. Monday. I Miss Ethel Arthurs, niece of Mrs. E. T. Jones, was married in Central | Tuesday to Wm. F. Gifford, of RoL ! limwiHfc®. by Rev. Mr. Coffman of t/lre M. E. church. The couple will reside in Rollinsville. , ! Mrs. J. B. Baril left Monday for 1 Empire to reside. Her husband is station agent there. | Mies Nora Crook, who had been ! visiting her parents, returned Satur day to Oak Creek. 1 Mrs. Julias Nordlein and daughter, ! Miss Esther,, are visiting in Denver with Mr. and Mrs. Dave Brannin. Mis# Amelia Nordlein has been ap pointed teacher of the intermediate department of the lecal school, tak ing the place of Miss Hazel Stribley, resigned. Gu& Grutzmacher, Earl Kofford and Robt. Williams let Wednesday morn ing for Tolland to fish. Mayor Miller was a passenger to tlie valley, Sunday. Miss Ina McMahon, of Basalt, Colo., is visiting the Grutzmacher family. The Grutzmacher and K’a's families enjoyed a picnic on north Clear Creek Sunday. Miss Bertha Mitchell is spending the summer at Apex. Last Sunday marked the quarterly meeting of the conference year. Just one more month and the annual con ference will convene. Let us make tjie last month the best month. The church ought to be the most talked of institution In the town. Are you helping to put It on the map? The Sunday school picnic on Wednesday j was a success. Everybody . present seemed to enjoy himself. ( " I Dave Davis, Ernest Kloer and John j Terrill started on a hike Saturday afternoon and camped for the night ( in the bunk houre at the London | mine, and the next morning started over the range byway of Ute pai *. In passing over the snowy) crust above Frazer on the western slope, Dave being more weary and heavy than the rest, broke through the crust and sprained lilb knee. They then pursued a north-westerly) course and came to Corona, byway of the snowslieds and nanrowly escaped death from a passing train, that they hoarded and made their way to Tol land, and thence by hike to Apex, where Dave’rf leg played, out and tele phoned Dick Mcgor to come out and motor the party in. Davis lias here tofore borne the banner of being the chief hiker of the county, but moth er time, the equalizer of all tilings. Is getting In her work, and in the fu ture* he, like all of us must go 'way back and eit downi For Sale —Good rlddng and driving horse. Apply to F. G. Moody. R. R. STRIKE VOTE IS TO BE ENDED AUG. 5 The results of the strike vote being taken by the railroad engineers, fire men, conductors and brakemen to en force their demands for a $1,000,000 increase in wages will be determined early in August, according to a circu lar. of instructions issued by the exe cutive officers of the “big four” brotherhoods of train employees. The local chairmen of the organizations are to take the votes of the employ ees In their districts and forward them to the general chairman on each road not later than July 26. The general chairman for the eastern and southeastern roads are to report, at headquarters In New York not later than Aug. l and those for the west ern roads not later than Aug. 6. The ballots will then be counted and an other meeting will be held with the national conference committee of the railways. The strike ballots are attached to a brief statement of the conference between the brotherhood! committee and the committee representing the railways which was held in New York in June, at which the railways pro posed either arbitration or reference of the entire wage contoversy to the interstate commerce commission for settlement. Both proposals were re jected by the brotherhood leaders, and the wording of the strike ballot gives the employee? no opportunity of arbitration. PREVENTION OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS' To control the present epidemic of infantile paralysis, according to a statement issued by the United States Public Health Service today, the chain of infection between persons i harboring germs of the disease and tVo well members of the community, should be broken. Infantile paralysis is probably caused by a very minute , organism found in the nasal, mouth | and bowel discharges of those wh«y { | have the disease or who are carriers of tlie germ without themselves suf-j fering from the aWmenL All of the steps in the spread of the infection are net known but If this germ can !he prevented from passing from tbe | infected- to the well person, the dis ease will cease. Infantile para lye's is not a disease cf recent origin. Sporadic cr scat j tered cases have occurred through .out the country for many years but I it is only during the last decade that the infection has assumed epidemic proport lore in the United States. The present epidemic in New York City, on account of its magnitude and virulence, has awakened the residents of many communities to the danger of tjie importation of the diseases into their own midst. The danger is real, but If due precautions are exer cised it Is believed that the epidemic will subside. The Benight family, motored to Denver Wednesday via “The Rooky Mountain Limited.” Mrs. Benight and, Miss Cecile will return In a few days. Curtis, J., will leave Den ver via the Santa Fe today for a month*# visit with relatives and form er classmates at St. Joseph and Mary ville, Mo. Unless the hot weather back there Is too severe he will re- j main until his school tember. Should Hughes by chance win out, whiskers will again be in fashion. 1 THE AMERICAN METALS PRODUCING CO. CENTRAL CITY, COLORADO Buyers of Zinc-Lead Concentrates and Ores We are now prepared to purchase Concentrates contain ing 12 per cent Zinc and above. We will pay for the Gold, Silver and Lead- Treatment, Freight and Sampling Charges as follows: 12 per cent Zinc, $3.00 per ton 15 per cent Zinc, $2.50 per ton 18 per cent Zinc, $2.00 per ton 21 per cent Zinc. $1.50 per ton 25 to 30 per cent Zinc, No Cimrge NO PENALTY Above 30 per cent Zinc, Special Rates Wo will purchase Zinc-Load ores containing 10 per cent Zinc uud nbove, as follows: Treatment, Freight and Sampling Charges: 10 per cent Zinc, $4 00 per ton 16 per cent Zinc, $3.00 per ton 20 per oent Zinc, $2.00 por ton 25 per oont Zinc, No Churge NO PENALTY Phone Central 116-J Black Hawk, Colo. NUMBER 23. IN BUSSELL GULCH Mrs. M. A. Trebilcock, of Denver, is visiting relatives and friends. Will Jones and son, of Apex, were in town this week. Mr. Jones has rented the Stevens house and is pre paring it for his family. He will | work on the Prompt Pay. W. L. Shull accompanied Rev. Mr. Bonner and Dr. Thomas ag far aa Denver, Monday, on their trip to Colorado Springs. From there the two will return to their home in. Pittsburg. Mr. ShulJ returned to Russell Monday evening. James Grenfell and son went fish ing to Loch Lomond the latter part of the week. They returned Monday evening, claiming great luck, having caught close to 100 trout. Mrs. R. H. Rickard is visiting In Tabemash. Mrs. Thos. R. Hughes returned to Denver Tuesday after a visit of two weeks with relatives. Miss Alice Turner returned to Denver the latter part of the week. Mrs. Wm. Tamblyn and children went to Denver Sunday. Mrg. Fred Mellow* and children re turned to Denver. Sunday Mrs. Wm. Mellow’, of Denver, la visiting relatives in Russell. Miss Eunice Edwards was a visitor from Cripple Creek. Saturday. Mike Schafer returned from Den ver, Thursday. Miss Ella LeProu c e left Saturday for Butte, Mont., to visit relatives. Russell Gulch seems to be a sum mer resort for many Denverites. We are glad that they remembered the church while here. Come again. The large attendance at Sunday school last 6unday was certainly encourag ing. Sometime next month the church ig going to give a harvest festival. We need your help In order to make this a success. Can we count on you? Picnicg geem to be in the air. On lagt Thursday evening a delight ful time was spent at a social gather ing. | We understand that nearly all of I the money necessary to drive the MOf | fat bore through tbe main range has j been subscribed. Easterm capitalists | offered to subscribe $3,000,000, pro ( vidlng Colorado would put up a like amount. Denver bankierg. subscribed $2,000,000 and the remaining $1,000,- 000 is being raised by popular sub scription with g(od results. Alaska’s exports to the United States the past year was over $50,000.- 000. This 1g the country that Lincoln'? Secretary of State, Wm. H. Seward purchased from Russia in 1867, for $7,200,000 and which purchase was alluded to at the time as “Seward’s | Folly.” The revenue derived by this ' purchase hag many times repaid the original price, and tlie country is be ing developed into a rich empire. Steamboat Springs is to have a Strawberry festival July 28 and 29. This would be a fine trip for some of our owners of automobiles, and at the same time lessen the congestion of our principal thoroughfares. Judge Julius C. Gunter, of Denver, appear? to be the only name that will be brought before the Democratic as sembly at Denver for candidate for governor on August Bth.