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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1907
Page
3
Col. D. K. B. Sellers recounts a dramatic offer from a Yaqui man claiming to lead 2000 tribesmen to attack Mexican forces. The plan included gold mining riches, hostage exchanges, and smuggling to Mazatlan, with warnings and scars shown to prove the risk. Sellers refused, deeming it unsafe for his family and uncertain in Yaqui conduct. The visitor vanished after the rejection.
Red Gulch near Cotopaxi is expanding as 70 to 100 miners work the copper district. Copper Prince No 3 vein shows promise of high production, with a 31 percent copper ore carload shipped for testing. Copperfield townsite surveyed and new lighting and hoisting plans underway.
Herbert J. Willard former St. Cloud hotel clerk now a Reno resident visited town Saturday. He and wife Mrs. Jennie Gannett former St. Cloud proprietess married in Salt Lake City then moved to Reno. Mrs. Willard studied mining at Tonopah and Goldfield invested funds likely to pay off. couple returned to Colorado living in Pueblo. Willard notes slim odds of striking it rich and says Canon City looks good.
Mr E W Goodlie of 107 St Louis street Dallas testifies that Dr Kings New Life Pills effectively cure malaria and biliousness without grinding or gripe. The remedy costs 25 cents and is sold at Hunter Palmers drug store.
The Canon City Mills and Mica Company plant near Fremont County spurs a revival of mica mining. Led by C. A. Beghtol W. B. Thomas and Roy Fitts with partners the project promises to unlock Fremont County s rich mica deposits once underutilized. Over fifty tons of mica are stored in the newly erected building as the effort proceeds.
A mining push reports mica found in several creeks including Beaver, Hardscrabble, Currant and Cottonwood. Work on the Royal Gorge road path near Eight Mile Park is led by Ben O Halsted of Lincoln Park with five to six tons daily. Beghtel and partners launch an industry promising returns.
W L Sweeney of 1211 North 8th street was thrown from a buggy when his horse bolted in the city. He suffered several bruises and two broken ribs and was taken to the hospital for treatment with expected discharge before week’s end.
M. C. Morse longtime head salesman at Frank L. Smith’s dry goods store left Canon City for Fort Morgan Colorado to purchase the Barnett Mercantile company dealing in dry goods clothing and shoes. Mrs Morse and the children will join him Saturday and they will make their home there. Canon City friends regret their departure but wish them success. Canon City’s loss will be Fort Morgan’s gain.
A resident known as A. 8. Johnson of the Sells Island vicinity was hurt in a runaway accident on Main street Saturday night around eight oclock. His horse bolted after taking fright as he started home in his buggy, but the injuries were not serious. The incident occurred at the street corner.
A vehicle overturned at Ninth and Main street. the driver was dragged some distance under the buggy. Johnson was found unconscious but not seriously injured and was placed in an automobile to the hospital. He recovered enough by morning to walk home. Club members organized a small fundraiser to buy a secondhand tent for the man, with initial donations from McGee, Rockafellow, and E Eldred set at one dollar each.
Portland won 17 to 6 over Canon City on Sunday afternoon due to home team errors and weak teamwork after the regular pitcher was absent. Canon City, having reorganized with a new pitcher, appeared stronger otherwise, and a fair crowd attended the game.
Greenwood Post No 18 G A R Elkshall held a social for about 300 friends featuring fife and drum veterans and two violin selections. Captain Mingay urged forming a Sons of Veterans camp and called on sons of old soldiers to join. Comrade Blanchard led as chairman and toast master.
The Little Granite Spring water is sold from a new tank by a very worthy man with one leg. Inspectors McGee and R found water drawn directly from rock fissures into a tank via an iron pipe. Though volume is small, selling at five cents a bucket may sustain him. he lives in a rude, poor setup.
High winds Friday afternoon caused considerable damage in the city with broken limbs on cottonwood and pine trees along East Main Street Greenwood Avenue and Harrison Avenue. A large tree near the Mond Brick plant in Sou Canon was blown down.
A vintage patent style remedy proposes Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla with instructions to shake and dose after meals and at bedtime. Authors claim gentle cleansing of blood and relief for rheumatism backache and general weakness.
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