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THE GILPIN OBSERVER.
VOLUME 31.
IN RUSSELL GULCH
Mrs. Grace Richards left tor Den-,
Ter Barclay to spend a few weeks
visiting her daughters.
Mrs. Mark Fletchsr and Adolph
Palaro arrived from Ta-benr.ath dur
ing the week.
Miss E>.hd Mellow returned from
a trip to Boulder Sunday evening.
John Hancock returned from Pu
erto Friday, where he was a delegate
to the Grand ledge of Odd Fellows.
Sherman Harris is in Denver this
week.
Mies May Ramionl left this week
iar Weldona, Colo., to visit her aunt.
J. C. Williams returned frem the
state cf Idaho Sunday.
Rememter the Cie Morletti benefit
dance on Nov. Id h.
Harold Wcod accidently fhot him
self while hinting Saturday, receiv
ing a alight wound.
A. W. Hayes, operating a mine at
the top cf the caiun, has some line
looking mineral.
The Gold Rock is looking tine and
the operators are thinking of install
ing electrical equipment.
The J. Penaluna family is moving
from the Hall ranch to Central.
SCHOOL NOTES
<l.uclla Richards)
Michael Ccdy left tK'hool Wednes
day morning to drive the hardware
etcre wagen. Richard Davey is now
janitor in Michael's place.
Those absent this week were: Deda
McLeod, Ehhel Dickerson, James
Rickard and George Slrronds.
Aillho we have had but little snow
so far, the troys have been warped
against throwing snowballs.
The Sojhmores will give a party a
the Elks’ hall Friday evening to
which the High school pupils and fac
ulty, and the Grammar school facul
ty are Invited. We knew we're going
to have a fine time and will tell
you ail about it next week.
Prof. J. C. Bailar, of the 6chool of
Mines, Golden, visited Central Wed
nesday and Thursday of this week
for the purpose of talking with the
mine operators and acquainting them
with the fact that in connection with
the School cf Mires is a well equip
ped plant to make practically any
kind of mineral teats. A moderate
fee is charged to cover the acitiuel
cost of labor end material. The
school wants to assist the operator
in every way possible In determin
ing just what process is best adapt
ed to the treatment of his ore and
Prof. Bailar is calling upon as many
of the mining man as he can during
his brief stay, and invites corres
pondence with anyone desirous of
making ore tests at the Golden plant.
The ladies of the Red Cross wish
to correct a misstatement made in
an item in last week's paper in ref
erence to the location of the gauze
room in the court house. It Is up
s'airs instead of In the basement, ad
joining the fheriff’B office. This room
which is quite Bpaclors end heated
by the furnace, will make very com
fortable quarters for the Red Orose
work. The ladles also wish it known
that there is now plenty of yam wl.h
which to knit sweaters and scarfs
for the scldlcr hoys.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services next Sunday morning will
he reed by the Lay Reader to allow
Mir. Harriscn to come in the even
ing to take part In the Union meet
ing at the M. E. church.
The Philadelihla mine at the head
of Freeman gulch Is shipping 25 tons
of high-grade this week.
Gccd riding and driving horse for
•ale cheap. Apply of Stanley Harris.
Lumber, Cement, Brick
Hay and Grain Mine Timbers
Steam and Family COAL
. . . . j
Lowest Prices Consistent With Quality
FAIRCHILD& PARSONS
Phone, Central ioi Black Hawk
Orders may be left at Golden Rule Store, Central CUy
SHIPMENTS FROM THE
COLORADO-CARR MINE
The Colcrado-Carr mine, one of the
early producers of the county, for
many years idle, but was started up
about two years ago with an up-to
date electrical plant of machinery
and everything necessary to modern .
mining, and since which time has
been under the superintendency of
Harry L. Eilman, continues its good
record for production.
We have the production of gold,
silver and copper before ue for the
month of September, and (or the
number cf men employed the produc
tion is certainly very flatterirg. Lot
No. 1 of 6,000 lbs. gave smelter re
turns of 4.61 oze. gold, 8.85 ozs. ftl
j ver and 7.90% dry copper per'ton.
Lot No. 2 of 13,780 lbs., 2.04 ozs.
gold, 3.60 ozs. silver and 4.60% dry
copper. Lot No. 3 of 6,200 lbs., .84
ozs. gold, 4.61 ozs. silver, 14.40% dry
copper. Lot No. 4 of 14,780 lbs., .80
ozs gold, 2.60 ozs silver, 5.40% dry
copper. Let No. 5 of 2,780 lbs., 1.80
ozs gold, 8.50 ozs silver ard 9.50%
dry copper. Lot No. 6 of 5,800 lbs.,
.84 ozs gold, 3.80 czs Bilver, 6.10%
dry copper. Lot No. 7 of 21,640 lbs., 1
.78 ozs gold, 6.40 ozs silver. 12.10%
, dry copper. Lot No. 8 of 17,700 lbs., |
| .77 ozs gold, 3.84 ozs. silver, 5.30%
dry copper. The itctel commercial val
! ue of all the shipments was $1912.72.
This is a splendid showing for an
old mine that was once supposed to
be worked out, and from newly de
veloped ground, ard shows conclus
ively that although our . ore shoots
may pinch at times they are never
worked out.
NINE MEN WORKING
ON THE LITTLE MELVIN
Nelson Franklin was in from Roll
in sville today. He is connected wi h
the Tip Top mining company that Is
sinking a shaft on the Little Melvin
tungsten property on Michigan hill.
They are employing a farce of nine
men and pushing work to the utmost.
The company has just finished bu'ld-
Inga wagon road from the vicinity
of Pe-lgo to the mine, a distance of
three and a half miles. This short
cut road connects with the regular
wagon road, giving a direct haul to
the mill of the Rare Metals company
In Rollirsville, where the tungsten
ore pf the Little Melvin will be treat
ed.
The Little Melvin was located a
little more than a year ago by Wm.
and R. N. Lewis and Dr. Guy Ash
baugh when the tungsten craze was
on.- They have a well defined vein
of as pret'y a grade of tungsten as
cen be found anywhere. A patent on
the lode is now pending.
The Colorado Council of Defense,
under Governor Jhlius C. Gunter, has
received a report from John Evans,
provost marshal for Colorado, show
ing that this state now haß 85 per
cent, cf her draft quota drilling in
the national cantonments. The re
mainirg 15 per cent, of the men
chosen under the selective draft till
are reedy to go whenever Uncle Sam
calls them. This is a record of pat
riotism equalled by only a few of
the states of the Union. Likewise, it
is pointed to as a record surpassed
by no commonweal h. Future histor
ies must accord to Colorado's eons a
great measure of glory in ui holding
genuine democracy in an awful
world’s war.
Wm. Reily, of Butte. Mont., came
in Tuesday night to attend the fun
eral of John Reily, his uncle, who
died of pneumoria In Denver Satur
day. The funeral was held today, in
terment in ML Olivet cemetery.
Deceased resided wi h his family in
Nevadavllie many years prior to re
moving tq Denver. He leavea a wife
and several children.
The World Film picture at the op
era house Wedneeday, Oct. 31, will
be "You'h." featuring Carlyle Black
well and June Elvidge.
CENTRAL CITY, GILPIN COUNTY, COLORADO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25th, 1917.
MINERS WILL ACT
UPON LABOR SHORTAGE
Flans for alleviating distressing la
bor conditions In the metal mines
and mills of Colorado will be consid
ered at the fifth annual meeting of
the Colorado Metal Mining associa
tion which will be held in Denver
early In January of next year.
Continued depletion of the labor
supply for mines and mills has re
sulted In a aerious curtailment of op
erations ard a falling off In produc
tion. Development work which does
not promise almost Immediate pro
duction has about ceased. Many new
enterprises requiring extensive dev
elopment work before an output can
be made are closing down awaiting
more favorable conditions to resume
operations. Upward of 5000 more
miners, If they could be secured,
would find employment in the minea
and mills of the state and under
more favorable conditions and higher
wages than ever before.
In many Instances the labor short
age has reached a point where a shut
! down can only be prevented by re
cruiting from other vocations result
ing in impaired organization and de
creased efficiency and a still further
t increase In coat of production. In
this, as well as other industries.
As a measure of relief eerloua con
sideration will be given the propo
sition looking to the suspension of
work on all public Improvements and
private enterpriaea which are not es
sential to the production of mater
ials necessary to the succesafui pros
ecution of the war.
Tfce advisability of exempting from
military srrvice men engaged in pro
ductive employment in mines or mills
will also be considered as will other
measures which promise rtlief! from
conditions which seriously threaten
the industry.
The high price for silver and a de
mand for metals which until recently
could not be profitably mined in Col
orado has resulted in renewed inter
est in mining throughout the state
and only the acute labor shortage
prevents an era of mining activity un
equaled in the history of Colorado.
HESSELBINE-LAUGHRAN
Joe Hesselbine returned' Saturday
everi i g frem Denver, where he was
married (last Thursday to Miss Fran
ce® Laughran. The ceremony was
performed by Father Naughton of St.
Philomena's parbh. .The couple went
to Boulder for a short wedding trip.
The bride is a daughter cf Mrs. Jchn
Laughran and was born, raised and
educated in Central City, the family
removing to Denver a few years ago.
She will come up from Denver this
week, if Mr. Hesselbine Is able to
procure a he use, 'he demand being
great owing to the unprecedented in
flux of people into the county since
the mining revival. It may also be
said that the grocm is a native of
Gilpin county and essays the role of
a hero in taking unto himself a wife
durirg war times when two can’t
live as cheaply as one wi hout ex
periencing the maximum of inconven
ience. Congratulation, anjway. and
gratefully acknowledging the receipt
of a good cigar.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
Sen Ices fer next Sunday:
10 a. m., class meeting, Wm. Aug
er, leader.
11 a. m., public worship. Sermon.
”D4\lne Assistance Easily Rendered.”
2:45 p. m., Sunday school, Chas. O.
Richards, Sup<t. Miss Hazel Stribley.
S. S. pianist.
7 p. m., Patriotic and Food Admin
istration Union Meeting. See pro
gram published e-Uewhere,
Miss Grace Rule, church organist.
Everybody cordially Invited bo at
tend these service®.
GEORGE S. PARKER, Minister.
At a meeting of .the War Council
held Mcnday evening, among other
things discueeed was the coal situa
tion as It applies to Gilpin county,
more particularly in reference to the
high price being charged both the op
erators and the families for this com
modity. The charge at present to
families Is $7.50 a ton and to opera
tors a rate in excess of this, accord
ing to the distance of the haul. Com*
pared to prices In the valley, some
one is making a larger profit than
he Is entitled to and an investiga
tion Is to be made to ascertain
whether this is the dealsr**er the pro
ducer. It was suggested at the
meeting of the War Council that In
asmuch ae the Metal Miners' asso
ciation was concerned in the matter
of coal price reduc’ion- that that or
ganization act in conjunction with
the War Council and discuss the
coal situation at their next meeting
and determine upon some action
looking to relief.
BOYS AT CAMP FUNSTON
GIVEN PLENTY OF DRILLING
G. L. Boyle, one of the Gilpin
county boys at Camp Fun at on, writes
an interesting letter on the life the :
boys lead at the big cantonment:
October 18. h, 1917.
Mr. W. J. Stull,
Central City, Colo.
Dear Sir:
Received ycur Ist era few daye ago
and we were all glad to hear from
you.
I will try to send you a list of the
things we do here so you can let the
people know.
5:45 a. m. we get up and dress in
10 minutes; then all go out for rev
eille at 6 .'•harp. Then we go to mess
at 6:15 and have 30 minutes in which
to eat. At 7 we go out Co drill and
go thiixugh setting-op exercises for
three-quarters of an hour. Then we
drill until 9 and then come In for 15
minutes’ rest. At 9:1*5 we go back to
drill ard drill until 11:30, when we
come in and dean up Ic-r mess at 12
nocn.
At 1 o'clock we go back to drill
until 3, ihen we rest until 3:15. From
then we drill un il 4, and then we
go three:*h exercises or play foot
ball until 4:30. Then we come in,
clean up. shine cur shoes and leath
er on our leggir.s and stand re’reat
at 5:10 and get orders for next day.
Supper is served at 6 o’clock and
then we read cr write until 9, when
we go to bed. All lights are out at
9:30.
We also have days to wait on table
cr clean up the section of barracks
we sleep in, and some one of seven
men are picked e%ery day to do kit
chen police, warh dishes, sweep and
scrub the floor, tables and around
the kitchen. That is the day’s work
fer everyone, except kitchen police,
which is as I said.
We send our regards to everyone
amd '.hanks for every hlng we receiv
ed front the Gilpin ccumty people.
There arc eight men from Gilpin
county in the Field Artillery. Bat
tery D.. 341 sl F. A., is our address.
We have subscribed SIO,OOO to the
I.iter.y lean in our battery, which
cLn:ists of 240 men.
Yours truly,
G. L. BOYLE.
THE TREASURY AND THE WAR
Six month® ago a ate of war was
declared as existing between the Un
ited States and Germany. In that
time the United States treasury de
partment has collected frem all sour
ces over five billion dollars and dis
bursed a slightly lesser sum.
Upon .he treasury estimates sub
mitted immediately after the war
resolution congress passed a bill
authorizing five billion dollars in
bonds and two billion dollars In short
term certificates cf Indebtedness.
On June 15, after a campaign of a
monlh, an offering of two billion dol
lars of Liberty lean bards was
closed; over four million American
citizens had subscribed for over three
billion dollars in Liberty loan bonds.
Upon estimates submitted by the
treasury, on Sept. 24 congress passed
a law au hcrizing a lean of $7,538,-
945,4*60, Fhort-rterm certificates of in
debtedness of $4,000,000,000, and war (
savings certilicatcs tp the amount of
$2,000,000,000. I
An offering of bonds of $3,000,000,-
000 or mere under this latter law. 1
called the second Liberty loan of
1917, is now being /made. Over a Til
lion and a quarter of shortterm cer
tificates have already been sold., and
an active campaign for the sale of
war-'Savings certificates is being or
ganized.
Since the state cf war was declar
ed the treasury has purchased obli
gations of the countries at war wi'h
Germany to fhe amount of over two
and a half billion dollars.
The Increased volume cf business
of the Federal Reserve banks si.vce
the 6th of April can be realized from
the fact that the discount operations
of these banks during June, 1917, wa
$750,270,739. a total In excess of the
total Investment operations of the
banks durirg the calendar year of
1816.
The War-Risk Insurance Bureau
since the passage of the war resolu
tion haß Issued over 7,500 policies of
insurance on American vepsels and
their cargoes, valued at well over
half a billion dollars, the premiums
ccllectel amounting to nearly $26,-
000,000. As without this insurance
these vessels wou’d not have sailed,
American commerce has been assist
ed tp the above extent.
A power line is being extended to
the Barnes mine for the electrical
equipment the company will install
shortly.
Mra. E. L. Clark is entertairlng
this attemcon in horor of her daugh
ter-in-law.
PATRIOTIC EXERCISES
AT METHODIST CHURCH
* A patriotic and Food Conserva
tion meeting will be held at the M.
E. church, Sunday evening, October
28th, to which the public is urged to
be present. The following interes.lng
program has been arranged:
National Hymn—Choir and Congrega
tion.
Invocation—William Auger.
Address, “The Problems of Food Con
servation’’—Rev. A. G. Harrison.
Address, “Our Duty to Ov.r Allies”—
C. O. Richards.
Mufic
Address, “Equipment of Our Army in
France”—F. W. Bertagnolli.
Address, “How to Keep Up Produc
tion and Supplies”—F. S. Caldwell.
Music
Address, “Our Soldier Boys”—Rev.
Father Deatcher.
Address, “Liberty Bonds”—Sherman
McCa Mister.
Address, “Autocracy vs. Democracy”
—'Rev. George S. Parker.
Seng, “The Star Spangled Banner”—
Choir and People.
Benediction
An estimate that 4,000 county home
guards in Colorado will be organ
ized has been made to Governor Gun
ter by the office of AdJ. Gen. Frank
D. Baldwin and has been reported by
j the chief executive to the State
Council of Defense. In visits to six
teen counties guard officials have
found that 2.139 guards are already
organized. They express confidence
that trips to other counties will dis
close an increase in the total to 4.000
If not more. Plans for the equipment
of these heme guards, who will do
' duty only in their own counties, are
being carried forward by the adjutant
general.
WANTED
Woman cook fer mine boarding
house near Rollinsrille. 8 to 12 board
ers. Will ipay goed wages. Start work
about Oct. 30. Communicate by tele-
Ihcne, Nederland 71. The Black Met
al Mines Co., RolinsviHe, Nelson ■
Franklin, Manager.
The first touch of approaching t
winter, coming at the height of the|
fall shipping season, has brought the
antidiatcd critical period in the Col
•orado crop movement. The situation
resulting firom a combinatic n of war|
demands for railroad locomotives and
freight cars, the unusually large j
cirors in Colorado this year, and the
ru h of perishable and semi-perish
able commodities to market betfere
the arrival cf winter weather, Is
likely to put to a test both the pa-'i
tience and patriotism of shippers dur
ing the next few weeks. Reports to
the Public; Utilities Commission from
its inspectors in different parts of
the state, however, indicate that
fanners, stockmen and shippers gen
erally are meeting the situation in
fine spirit, ©vein though Home of them
are seriously effected by the shortage
of cars.
Grover Cocrs of Golden, is said to
have Invented a new spark plug for
invented a spark plug for airplanes j
( airplanes that has been tested by the
government and found acceptable. |
The plug is now being turned out by
lathes, but Mr. Cocra expec ts to I
; have the proper machinery In readi
ness to supply all wants in a short
time.
Provost Martha) John Evans has
been n*oti lied by ’he war depa-rtment
that, Colorado’s 71 colored men who'
have been selected for service in the
new natlcnal army are to be sent to
a cantonment, cm Saturday, Oot. 27.
They will probably go to Fort Dcdge,
lowa, oltho their deFtlnation has not
been officially announced.
Jeff Farr, ex sheriff of Huerfano
county, has been appeinted chair
man of the committee to obtain food
| pledges next week. If Jeff can roll
I up the number of names for pledges
he did votes when in Republican pol
itics, he will be the right hjan in the
right place. I
The Triangle picture at the opera
house Saturday, Oot. 27th. will be,
I “Ttiiree of Many,” featuring Clara
j Williams, and "Honor Thy Name,”
will be shown Sunday. Oct. 28 h. with
' Frank Keenan and Ray McSwain as
the features.
Four stores were entered and
goeds taken in P’aho Springs Mon
day night. The authorities thlrk they
have the par Ice p pot ted. but at the
present wri It g no arrests have been
made.
The Rtrlklrg eorl mlrera in Indl
ana and Wlrfli have retimed to
work, as wll as the striking roprer
mines at CW«, Arizona.
NUMBER 37.
BLACK HAWK NEWS
Mn. and Mrs. Jc bn L. Robins and
son. Jack, returned Sunday mc-ming
from a ten days’ stay in Denver.
Mrs. M. Miller returned Friday
evening from the Pacific coast after
an absence of six weeks.
Phil. Rohling left for Ft. Collins
Sunday to visit two weeks with his
brother.
Mrs. Pat Boyle went to Denver on
Friday, returning Sunday.
Eddie Quinn came up from Denver
Thursday evening to visit his par
ents.
Miss Mabel Kriley and cousin, Miss
Evelyn Flood came up from Denver
Saturday evening to visit relatives.
Cfifford Roberts came up from
Denver Saturday evening to visit his
mother and sister.
Thos. Quinn, Jr., went to Denver
Sunday, returning Monday.
Walter Miller came up from Den
ver Saturday evening.
The Women of Woodcraft will give
a public Hallowe’en card party on
next Tuesday evening, the 30th.
Prizes will be offered fer cards and
a guessing contest that follows. Of
course, there will be good things to
eat and the whofe show with side at
tractions will orly cost 25 cents.
Mrs. Arthur Hooper came up from
i Golden Friday evening to visit her
aunt, Mrs. H. Hartman.
N. C. Hansen returned from Pueblo
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Cora B. AUebnugh went to
Apex Monday to keep house for her
daqghtor, Miss Celelia, who is teach
ing school in that ddstrict.
Mrs. Wm. Hamilton is visiting in
Denver this week.
Vivian Fritz brought up Albert Ec
cker’s new Chevrolet car from Den
ver Sunday.
Misses Joeeihire, Catherine and
Estella Suponchis came up from
Wheatridge Sunday morning.
Arthur Hooper came up from Gold
en Sunday morning and accompan
ied his wife home that afternoon.
A. M. Fairchild returned! Wednes
day evening from a viFit to Denver.
| Another series of card games was
finished by the Women of Wood-
I craft. Tuesday evening. Mrs. C. J.
Nordlein won let prize. Miss Hazel
, Tabb, 2nd, end Mrs. Zack Mackey,
. consolation. Chili, brown bread and
coffee were served. During the liun-
I rheon period, Mrs. Martin Miller, who
I represented the circle at the recent
grand lodge session was presented
with a beautiful be quet of flowers as
a token of apprecialcn and esteem.
. The meeting was one of the most
pleasant held in a leng time.
Mrs. Effie Tabb returned from Pu
eblo Saturday morning.
SERVICES ON THE
BLACK HAWK CIRCUIT
The services on the Black Hawk
circuit (for Sunday, Oct. 28th, will be
as fellow®:
Block Hawk: Sunday school 10 a.
m., preaching 7:30 p. in.
Nevadaville: Sunday school 2:30 p.
m., preaching 3:30 p. m.
Russell Gulch: Sunday school 10 a.
in., preaching 11 a. xn.
The Sunday school children will not
forget the Hallowe’en social Friday
night at the church, commencing at
7 o’clock. Everybody is invited.
The evening service at Black Hawk
will be patriotic. A large crowd Is
expected. We hoi e to have two out
side speakers on the food conserva
tion ard ilhe war si uation.
NORMAN E. LAMB,
Pastor.
ASSESSMENT ROLL
Black Hawk. Colo., Oct 2nd, 1917.
City Clerk’s Office.
Public notice is hereby given that
tho assessment roll of taxable real
and personal estate in the City of
Black Hawk for the year A. D. 1917,
has been completed and relumed to
the city ccuncit by the assessor. All
persons feeling themselves aggrieved
are hereby requested to make out or
file their objections in my office on
or before che 6 h day of November,
1917, at which time ihe some will be
heard by the city Cornell.
GEO. 6. HEWBS, City Clerk.
UNDER HELP WANTED
CATHOLIC; to devote a few hours
ea h day to spec ’a 1 outride work.
Permanent. pcri'tL m. B. B. Box 1077,
New York. 3t
GOOD MINERS WANTED
Gill la oourify 'a In need of good
mirera, !|kj nlnln ejn scale of wagea
being $3 TO for rlrgle Jack men and
H.2D for ma hi’ o men. ft