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Five Cents a CopyMARBLE, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO, SATURDVINNERS OF THEESSAY CONTESgrace of a goddess.Emerald Luke is certainly well named. It is about lifteen miles from Marble and the road is marvelous as well as the destination of the journey. It is necessary to cross two s n o w bridges before getting to the lake; the largest one, on a rough estimate, must be almost forty feet deep, and about a. fourth of a mile long, caused by the slides which take with them everything in their path, packed as solid as------- rock in the middle .of August, neverupils who Competed do Well and De- having melted for forty years ormore. Emerald Lake itself is aboutforty or fifty feet below the road,|v a brent Many did not Make any stjjj an(j c]ear as emerald truly, aamusement which would be the envy of a city many times as large. It would certainly be an attraction to visitors and tourists and an honor to Marble and its people.ansty Woodward Won First IMace in the Contest.A TRIP FROM CARBON DALE TO MARBLE.Author—John Woodward.Second Prize—$1 cuaii «iven by Dr. Haxbv.W PORTS MEBETORIOl’yserve brrat Credit butUnfortnnate-Kli'oi l to Write- Winning Essays. ; soft breeze stirring it very gently; not ___ very large, but exceedingly striking.To Miss Pansy Woodward belongs The hanging bridge is quite singu-hc honorof writing the best essay in ,ar» be,n£ about foU1’ hundred feeth .•oiliest for pupils of the Marble (•Pools which was he Booster. Choosing for her sub-eel, ‘•Points of Interest for Visitors i. and Near Marble,” her effort was warded lirst place by the judges, and he also was awarded an extra prize or the best essay in the fewest words, 'he lirst prize was $5 in gold offered v The Booster. Judge C. E. Budlong ave the $1 prize for the best essay in hr fewest words.Lawrence I)ever won the $4 cash n/.e offered by Henry Mertens for he second best essay on any subject, ■bile John Woodward won the other all of the second prize—$4 offered by )r. II. G. Iliixby - and also took a peeial prize of $1 offered bv Prof. A. 1. Willson for the second best essay n I he fewest words.from the ground and about the same inaugurated by distance across, with no support fromone side to the other. There are steel posts about four feet apart which support an iron chain that holds the bridge in place. It swings slightly and there are immense water pipes to which the chain fastens at either side.Another one of Nature’s works of art near Marble, is Lizard Lake, as calm and tranquil as a peaceful sleeping babe. It is surrounded on two sides by tall mountains, the lake reaching the bottom of the cliffs, while on the other two sides a road runs and tall bushes almost conceal the lake from view in some places. The encircling mountains are on the other side of the road, making a beautiful cool shade in the late afternoon. The lake from all appearances seems to Ire the“Hello! George.”“Howdy,” greeted George.“I was just thinking”—“I wouldn't do that, not good for your digestion,” smiled George.“I have an idea th”—“First time in your life,” interrupted George.“Let’s go to Marble on horseback,” sputtered Sam before George could interrupt him.Sam rushed into the details of the the sh; trip, and the results were that they agreed to start the next morning.Hurrah! were off,” yelled Sam.Not quite! you’re the only one that’s off,” retorted George, as Sam’s bay mare’s heels sought the sky.After that they rode along in silence, following a swift, clear, sparkling river, which was called Crystalof it a* the lak road. The :for sktbut thtfor uni could I by par Thecut ou then fe from ( should dozen that v might sutnme Ther seats i mightI.11mountA ha in the the effi I lie n a electriplaceslake si to t lieRiver. They were in high spirits, and daytinMarguerite Brown won the lirst half moutb an old one-time volcano andd the third prize #3 offered by Wiliam-. Brothers while Beatrice Har-'ev divided third place with her andthe bottom lias never yet been reached, and has no’ been estimated by any oue.won a prize of .+!{ given by the Marble( it v Si ate hank.•»The Charles Austin Bales prize of i $11 for the he it. essay on the subject of; tlie Colorado-Yule mill and quarry wa- won by Lois Willson.The Booster is sorry to state that tin- pupils of ihe schools did not take the interest in the contest that the prize list would seem to warrant and that many of the subjects proposed wer.• not written about at all. Fewer than one-fifth of the pupils of the school, aide to write essays, made any effort to enter the contest, which is regrettable, for the townspeople rcuerally were eager and anxious to sec a large number of essays submitted. In getting up the event in the lirst place, it was about all The B chTHE LAKE AT MARBLE AND HOW TOBEAUTIFY IT.Author—Lawrence Dover.Second Prise—$1 casli given by II Mertens.On the outskirts of Marble just east of the town, which is in the beautiful valley of the Crystal River, is a lake which at the present is not very attractive except in the fall when there are a few weeks of very good skating.This lake might be beautified in many ways. One of the first things to be done would be to clear away the wi.lows, which border the lake on allSam being a poetic lad, was overcome bv the scenery and said:Oh! the sky is blue and bright,The quaken-asp is green and white,The pine, thespruceand cedar green,Always give me me a poetic bean.“Stow it!” yelled George.Sam promptly obeyed and they rode iu silence for several hours. There were plenty of fish in the river, so they stopped to fish and eat dinner. After dinner they got their guns and started for a walk.“Look at the choke-cherries,” cried George.“Foolish! those aren't choke-cher-ries; they’re sarvis-herries,” retorted Sam.After they had eaten awhile Sam told George if they didn’t stop eating they couldn’t continue their journey.“Look out,” screamed George. “You wouldn’t hurt”—just then he saw a large mass of brown fur andfinished up with—“a bear.”“Yes I would,” and George brought his gun to his shoulder and fired.Sam shot his rifle but bruin kept on.Bv this time the bear was uponA gctos, wlme, v'. , . , George, and, having no time to resides. A great help in beautifying llie , , . , , » : i t jT . ’ ■ i load he took out his huntingkmfe andlake would be to convert the banks of the lake into beautiful green terraces. At the southern end of the lake thestuck it into bruin’s stomach and cut up to the throat. The bear sank to the, . ground but it was some time beforeland is low and swampy. By makine | he was doad enoU(fh to sk|„. xbI ........ «uuld do to prevent the mer- j onechannel for the outlet of the !allt;e hurHed h|u,k and sUn(?dmams from offering a prize list as ! and building up the low ground, the inil.nBV. . ii . | _ j uDcir luuruej •willows and bullrushes could be got-fish. C wouldTheeast, » iirouD' side aiI over’tTheibeaut i erectelt; lake. 1 downgood iwould M arid woodAutl.cThirdonlong as a lishing pole. They thought it was a great plan and everyone asked to give a prize did so gladly and not only willing to give mure but In 8omt* cases actually insisted upon giving double the amount asked for. 1 lie judges in ilie contest—Rev. Kingman, S. R. Arnold and E. O. Pratt— also spoke very highly of the plan and Mr. Pratt told The Booster that he hoped to see the contest made a permanent annual affair.hollowing will be found the winning e.-savs:Before long they came to a beauti-ten rid of, and a road way could he k, (ore8l Thev hea,.d a cra,.k)iU(, in built around the lake. In the middle : the bu9heSi anlt;), several deer and elkpoints of interest for visitors atAND NEAR MARBLE.Aiitlmr Pansy Woodward.Gr*t I n/.. in Kohl Rivoi f'lu c.ul Prize $1 give,, by Jgivon by The Rooster, by J udge Budlong.of the lake where the water is shallow a small island sould be made on which a band stand of artistic design could fie erected; and surrounded by flower beds would greatly improve the lake. Leading out to tlie island from one or two points could be built pathways or bridges. On the northern side could he built docks for the landing of thesmall boats in which seekers of pleasure find recreation.If the small island were lighted with electric lights and a row of lightsemerged. The hoys were just about to shoot, when a man’s voice said, “Don’t shoot! those are the private property of Mr. Osgood.”The animals did not seem to notice them and cropped the grass within a few feet of them.They got on their horses aud started on their twelve mile trip to Marble. They passed spruce trees, some of them fifty feet high, and large pines and cedar, and no end of quaken asp. They came to a group of boys witliwere put around the lake the many j the 8(Jout uniform on anU tlie bovsreflections in the water would he most beautiful at night aud prosperous ingave them the sesut yell. “Boomazing! Booraazing! Rah!the daytime. By planting shade trees |Rahj jlabt Scouts.” in the right way around the lake and j They 8(K(n reached their destination,(hie of the most picturesque places foi‘ ideal and beautiful sceuery,that I have ever read of or visited, is near the little mountain town of Marble.( line Falls, not more than a mile 4U1CT ...... .............. ,—l(,m town, could be compared in could rest their eyes on the beautifulon the island, aud placing benches aQ(j were pimply complimented on here and there, tlie place would be their conduct while iu the presence ofchanged from an unattractive place to the ,)ear aquiet beautiful park in which people I Marbie itgeif js 8000 ft. high, and isvery beautiful, the town being in a scenery which may be obtained from I yall The U)p of oue mountain isbeauty and attractiveness, to almostiinv rmtfiil ..... r 11 . . , I-------* ' * I VtUlfV. 1 lltf IG|» \n KJUV minimum is■iufetru H T i the world- 1,9 this place. Allofabichc.mild to done above t|rohw line. lhatls yvhlte ; ., loveliness, we are satisfied, at a small amount of expense. On the bouse‘■s l1- work of Mother Nature alone western and southern sides of the lake ,and not tlie skill of man. On reaching | where the ground is level a few more |'• -pot, one must descend a steep1 things could bo added which would mi i «,f rocks, brush and grass, which j greatly help in making it the more in-•s must exciting and animating. In terestlng lt;u 'jnff ^e bottom it is almost level jn,r baske1,1 e spot, with a small green vel- jn^r swings and other things of amusement. On the north where the moun-m ablanket of grass v/et with thesr»imy from the falls. The water fromu 'i' ll the falls come is a little streamsomewhere up in the mountains, 111 ^enlarges as it descends, until w ii ii reaches the rock over which it. il 1Usl fall about fifty feet, with,l biiiii,. force and the beauty andgreatly help in maxingand attractive; such as mak-ketball and tennis courts, erect-THE LAKE AT MARBLE AND HOW TOBEAUTIFY IT.Author Marguerite Brown.Third Prize $8 cash given by Williams Bros.This lake was formed by beavers making dams and causing the watertain'ivTear the lake a “Sehule the to back up, but the beavers have goneSchutes,” could be erected with a small amount of work. In a large city this is obtained by making the slide and eveu an artificial lake or pond. Should a few of these tilings lie done, Marble would have a park and place ofaud left it for man to finish beautifyingThe lake is located above Marble at the east end of Main street. There are willows all around it. Therearemoun. tains on north, cast and south sides one sidJulv •month Every itains jkinds brook: In the tains, tal Ri’fishingmuch | h ardes banks houses build, most s diamet neatb they u;plasteiWlii we hav could ;One go to I two mi up in t wagon about yond t went u d i ffere The sq ous; ey across the but were p across before them.lookedhouseslookedhousesseemedstill.Soon which, mile frlt; with on acres o in oats been wi came tcgot to tranch.
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The Marble Booster
Marble, Colorado, US
Sat, May 10, 1913
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