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Indian scouts in the advance, announced that they smelt smoke of a wood fire, a fire that we came upon after going a mile farther.

Colorado is rich in history of Around it were traces of Indian the early frontier, Indian wars, boys who had been herding pogold strikes and the birth of hisnies. toric mining towns.

“On we pushed again, the Somewhat surprising is that crisp-frozen snow rustling softall these events didn’t happen so long ago. Gold was discovered By Bob Sweeney ly under the horse’s feet, and our long, dark column winding in California in 1849, and gold mines were through the valley like a hug black monoperating in Colorado shortly thereafter, as many miners came to Colorado along with ster. Not a voice could be heard. Ten miles the “Pike’s Peak or Bust” gold rush to Crip- more were passed, and the scouts, who were ascending elevated ground, suddenly ple Creek.

The oldest continuous weekly newspa- wheeled their horses and quickly moved to per is still in existence in Gilpin County, the rear reporting that ponies were grazing serving Black Hawk and Central City dat- nearly a mile ahead of us, and that a village ing back to 1862. There were many pioneer was doubtless in the woods beyond, which newspapers located across Colorado, espe- skirts the stream in the valley. Strict silence cially in the gold mining towns, including was observed, but the utmost straining of Golden and Leadville, both considered to the eyes, see a living object where the telescope vision of these Indian scouts has disbecome the state capital.

Controversy reigned over the Indian covered so much. Soon a night glass veriwars and the new Denver Mint requested fied the presence of the animals. rifles and military protection in the 1860s Continued on page 19 because they were afraid of an Indian attack.

Indians were making a final stand to protect their lands against the push from gold seekers, cattle barons and future homesteaders.

Famous hunters, like Buffalo Bill, were paid thousands of dollars to kill buffalo to feed the railroad crews building the iron rails across the plains to haul building materials, food and people westward, and cattle trains to the growing eastern cities.

The best source of news and records still remain in the binderies and morgues of pioneer newspapers including today’s Weekly Register-Call, The Denver Post, and somewhere in the Denver library the rich files of the defunct Rocky Mountain News.

Recently, the Weekly Register-Call reported an Indian raid story in their “Turning back the pages…” section that is worth repeating from the newspaper files dated Jan. 18, 1869, that sheds some light on one of the last major Indian battles fought prior to the Sand Creek Massacre.

Here is the story from the Weekly Register-Call: “It was what the Boys in Blue call a nice little fight. We had surprised Chief Black Kettle’s band in their village. We had marched for days through sage weeds, woods, morass and sand, tediously, perseveringly. We had faced the pelting storm of snow, wading wearily through its increasing depth from its fall; and had taken brief snatches of sleep upon its soft cold bed at night. We had finally abandoned our train and supplies, and had marched all day on the enemy’s trail; and turning our backs upon the setting sun at night, steadily and vigorously pushed on. At times we nearly fell from the saddle with sudden sleep.

It was after midnight when two Osage

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Dogs Playing Poker and Updates

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ne of the famously iconic Dogs Playing Poker oil paintings known as Poker Game, done by Marcellus Coolidge over a century ago and part of a larger set, was sold in November 2015 for a record BY setting LARRY $658,000.

JOHNSON Experts believe this may have been one of the first paintings Coolidge did with dogs and could date back to 1894.

This makes it a very special part of the collection as the other paintings that Coolidge did including dogs and poker were done between 1903 and 1910.

Originally, there were 16 paintings with dogs done by Coolidge in the series, but only nine have poker playing dogs included. They were done as part of a cigar advertising campaign and he was paid up to $10,000 for each one.

In 2005, two of paintings, A Bold Bluff and Waterloo sold for a combined price of $590,000 at auction. These two paintings are a set and tell of the beginning and the end of a poker hand with five dogs partaking.

The first painting of the set

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shows one dog attempting a very bold bluff with a pair of deuces and the second painting depicts the ending of the saga with the bluff working. There are very detailed reactions from the participating dogs thavt include barking in appreciation and even surprise.

Due to advertisers needs, the original names of these two paintings were changed from Judge St. Bernard Stands Pat on Nothing and Judge St. Bernard Wins on a Bluff. In one rare version that Coolidge did early on of the second painting, there is a poodle serving drinks.

The most famous and widely distributed of the paintings is A Friend in Need, which shows seven dogs playing poker around a table with a bulldog right in front cheating at five card draw. If this original oil painting ever goes on the market, experts believe it will go upwards of a million dollars.

The paintings never really achieved commercial success until the 1960s and 1970s when they were revived on postcards, calendars and many commercial printings. They were found in bars,

A Friend in Need, the most well-known of the Dogs Playing Poker series of oil paintings.

pool halls, bingo parlors, and in many personal recreation rooms throughout America – in many cases printed on a background of very gaudy velvet. Ironically, Coolidge, who did not live to see his paintings become an American institution, was known by the

nickname “Cash” during his adult years.

I found my set of six prints that were reprinted in the 1940s to promote Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, deep in the back of an antique store in Rollinsville, Colorado, covered with dust, and I continue to look for the other three to complete my print collection.

When seen together, the complete set of nine dogs playing poker paintings that Coolidge painted tell a story of early Americana and the country’s fascination with the game of poker. Their expressions, their many actions, and their resulting reactions cover many of the emotions felt by humans at the poker table - a century ago or today.

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Poker Game, one of the earliest Dogs Playing Poker oil paintings which recently sold for a record setting $658,000.

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On a different note, be sure to check out the bad beat jackpots in your favorite poker room throughout our mountain towns, many are changing due to players input. In some rooms high hands are being paid hourly; in others the bad beat payout methods are changing to smaller payouts but easier to hit; while in others the rooms continue

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to keep the higher qualifiers in an attempt to build higher bad beats jackpots.

By keeping abreast of each room and their bad beat requirements, players can play where it makes the most sense for them. If playing for a big payday but with fewer hands that can hit it - play where there is a big one. If playing a lot of hours - maybe a room where they pay more beats or hourly high hands would be better.

And yep - Bad Beats do hit, usually when least expected. It could happen!

2015 results

Finally, a quick update on my 2015 overall results. With two winning sessions booked during the last week of the year for $480 and $510, resulting in a combined win of $990, my poker book ended the year positive a whopping $111!

The first three weeks of 2016 has started out well with two small winning sessions here in Colorado and one at the Bellagio Poker Room in Las Vegas. WHOO HOO - here we go!

Remember - play your game!

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ACROSS: 1. Charles Barkley rebuked this buddy for not tipping the dealers (7, 6) 10. Stephen King horror drama (2) 11. EEC became this (2) 12. In the past (3) 13. US Open golf winner from Northern Ireland (4, 7) 15. Head of college athletics (2) 16. English soccer star, took his mistress to the casino. Duh! (5, 6) 23. Sweden’s biggest export at one time (4)

24. Iran Contra Colonel’s initials (2) 25. Basketball flight path (3) 27. Former heavyweight champ used to gamble on LaCruise in Jacksonville (5, 6) 30. Get things rounded up (6) 32. Cricket’s equivalent of pitching, also a popular pastime (7) 36. Drew Brees (5) 37. Biochemistry sugar suffix (3) 38. Naval Air Station (3)

39. Chargers head coach for five years (4, 6) 44. Next to (2) 45. Popular European measurement, longer than a yard (5) 46. Paolantonio, of ESPN (3) 47. Indian cricket legend, Gavaskar (5) 48. Star Wars character (4) 49. Former partner (2)

DOWN: 1. Walmart kinda backwards (7) 2. Former Nugget, legendary craps tipper, sad loss for the Isle dealers (5, 6) 3. Actress Garcia, was on the George Lopez sitcom (5) 4. So on and so forth (3) 5. Popular dessert that has multiple warning labels in Europe (5) 6. Belonging to us (3) 7. Aussie golfer Jason, and casino shift (3) 8. Chemical symbol for silver (2) 9. French North (4) 14. Bullfighting chant (3)

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Mega Points Multiplier

Every Monday and Tuesday in February, spin the multiplier wheel at our promotional kiosk and get up to 20X points on your favorite slots. Simply swipe your card at a promotional kiosk before 11:59 p.m. Some restrictions apply.

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Weekday Warriors Exclusive Menu

All day, Monday – Thursday, and from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Fridays, take advantage of the $2 breakfast, $4 lunch and $6 dinner menu in the Main Street Café. Some restrictions apply.

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Weekday Warriors $20 Bus Fare Redemption

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www.theisle blackhawk.com Seafood Takeover

Come Shellabrate with us during our

Seafood Takeover in February and March and dive into our delicious seafood specials. We are bringing back the biggest and best All-You-CanEat Crab Legs seven nights a week, as well as a seafood pasta action station at Calypso’s Buffet.

Farraddays will feature a Brazilian Lobster Tail and Jumbo Sea Scallops that are guaranteed to hit the spot. Check out Tradewinds for delicious weekly seafood specials.

$5,000 Mega Spin, Win & Grin Giveaway

Every Friday in February you have a chance to head home a ginormous winner. Random drawings will take place from 6 – 10 p.m.

Winners can choose a $500 prize or receive up to five free spins on the prize wheel for a chance at winning $5,000. Get one free entry and more with play.

Red Envelope Giveaway

On Monday, Feb. 1, 8, 22 and 29, random drawings will be held from 2 – 8 p.m. Winners will get to select a red envelope to reveal a cash prize. Cash prizes range from $88 to $888. Get one FREE entry and more with play.

The higher your tier, the more envelopes you get to select.

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Bonus Days

Fan Club members will receive a special multiplier every Tuesday in February from 8 a.m. – midnight. Fan members receive 2X points, Select members 2X points, Gold members 4X points, Platinum members 6X points & Millionaire members 8X points. Receive a free buffet after earning 100 tier points. Must register prior to playing.

$10,000 Pit Progressive Giveaway

Win your share of $10,000 in cash and prizes, Mondays and Thursday in February from 2 – 8 p.m. Visit table games to find out how to receive a free entry each promotional day and additional entries with play. The Isle has all your favorite table games including Blackjack, Craps with 10 times odds, Roulette and more.

Make You Happy Mystery Multiplier

We’re multiplying the fun every Thursday in February. From 8 a.m. – midnight, you will receive a lucky mystery multiplier when you visit the Players Club or Cashier Services upon registration. Multipliers range from 5X to 20X points. You will receive a free buffet after earning 100 tier points. Not valid on video poker. Multiplier cannot be combined with any other offer. Must register prior to playing.

50+ Perks

With age comes big bonuses. Every Sunday in February from 8 a.m. – midnight everyone

age 50 or better is invited to stop by for 5X points on slots and 2X points on video poker.

Receive one free buffet after earning 100 tier points from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Cannot be combined with any other point multiplier. Not valid Feb. 14.

New Member Play 30 & 5,000 Points for an Email

In February, all new members of the Fan Club will receive a free buffet after playing 30 minutes on their new Players card. Guests who provide an email address at the time of enrollment will receive $5 in Fan Club points.

Social Media

Make sure to ‘like’ Isle Black Hawk on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

To stay up to date with all promotions, events and special contests. Also, make sure to register your email with the Players Club or Cashier Services to receive special promotion emails.

Play and Stay at the Isle

Earn 500 tier points on your Fan Club card Sunday’s through Thursday’s between 8:00am and 12:00am (midnight) and stay the night on us. Or on Friday earn 800 tier points and your hotel stay is FREE. This offer is valid only on the day the points are earned and is based on availability, blackout days may apply. You must register prior to playing. Offer subject to availability. Excludes holidays and blackout dates.

Bus Fare Redemption

Do you ride the bus to Black Hawk? The Isle will refund your bus fare up to $23. Simply earn 350 tier points on your player’s card in February for your refund. Then, present your return bus ticket to the player’s club or cashier services. Table Games and Poker players will receive their bus fare back with four hours of consecutive play. Guests must redeem bus ticket at the Players Club or Cashier Services.

Limit one bus redemption per person per day.

Calypso’s Buffet

Whatever your taste, Calypso’s Buffet is sure to satisfy your appetite any day of the week.

Enjoy all-you-can-eat breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner buffets. Featuring delicious breakfast spreads, crisp salads, freshly baked breads, tender chicken and beef entrées, wood stonebaked pizzas and savory side dishes.

Try the New Desserts at Tradewinds

Tradewinds at the Isle has a new menu that features the best hamburgers in Black Hawk.

Whether you try the classics, a green chili and chipotle, the black & blue or mushroom and swiss burger you will not be disappointed.

Tradewinds now offers the best desserts in town; visit Tradewinds@ at the Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk

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TIERrific Happy Hot Seat

Win up to three times every Tuesday in February at Lady Luck. We’re picking three lucky winners every hour from noon – 6 p.m. on Tuesdays for the TIERrific Happy Hot Seats.

Prizes are based on tier status—the higher the tier, the sweeter the prize!

Hot Spot, Cool Chips Progressive Giveaway

Join your favorite table games crew in Black Hawk for the Hot Spot, Cool Chips Progressive Giveaway. Fridays and Saturdays in February from noon – 9 p.m. you could be a winner.

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Platinum and Millionaire Bonus Points

The tier rewards are racking up in February with a great point multiplier day for Platinum and Millionaire players. Tuesday, Feb. 9, Platinum players will receive 8X points and Millionaire players will receive 10X points. You don’t need to register, come on in and enjoy your favorite slot machine and receive bonus points all day.

Select and Gold Bonus Points

The tier rewards are racking up in February with a great point multiplier day for Select and Gold players. Tuesday, Feb. 23, Select players will receive 3X points and Gold players will receive 5X points. You don’t need to register, come on in and enjoy your favorite slot machine and receive bonus points all day!

New Members

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all new members, just play $10 and receive $20 in Otis & Henry’s Bar & Grill. Sign up your email address, receive $5 and start raking in those rewards.

Win Win Mystery Point Multiplier

Earn up to 20X Points Thursdays in February. Spin the wheel from noon – 8 p.m. in the promotions area and try to score up to 20X points on slots. Plus you get 5X points on video poker.

Bounce Back Coupons after four hours of play.

• Be in a game by 10 a.m. and receive $20 in Bounce Back Coupons after five hours of play.

Table Games

Play craps, roulette, Bonus 6, Buffalo Blackjack Bonus and Double Deck Blackjack every day of the week. There are 20X odds on Craps everyday! $5 games open every day and $2 craps Monday through Thursday.

Social Media

Make sure to “like” Lady Luck Black Hawk on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Stay up to date with all promotions, events and special contests! Also, make sure to register your email with Guest Services to receive special promotion emails.

Play And Stay

Earn 500 Tier Score points Sunday through Thursday between 8 a.m. – midnight for a free room in the Lady Luck hotel tower. On Fridays play 800 Tier Score Points between 8am and midnight for a free room. Make sure to register at guest services prior to play. Offer subject to availability. Excludes holidays and blackout dates.

Club 40

We’re multiplying the fun Mondays and Wednesdays. Join us twice a week for Club 40.

All guests age 40 or better will receive 6x points on slots and 2x points on video poker. Guests will also receive a free entrée at Otis & Henry’s once they earn 25 Tier Score points on their Lady Luck Player’s Card.

Bus Fare Redemption

Guests who play with a Fan Club Card can receive up to $22 cash back on bus fare every day. Earn 350 unadjusted points on Lady Luck Player’s Card to receive cash back. Poker and table games guests can earn too! Ask Supervisor for details. Guests must redeem bus ticket at Guest Services. Limit one bus redemption per person per day.

Monte Carlo

There are now even more chances to win in the Lady Luck Poker Room. The new Monte Carlo Jackpots are up and running with 12 individual progressive prizes! There are jackpots for Royal Flushes, Straight Flushes and any 4 of a kind. Visit the Lady Luck Poker Room, located on the 2nd floor, for details and updated jackpot amounts.

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The Bad Beat Jackpot now includes a decreasing qualifier element starting at Aces full of Kings.

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in our Bourbon Street Buffet, live entertainment and beads galore. If you earn 200 base points from midnight – 8 p.m., stop by our A-Play Club to receive your personal 4” King Cake, available for pick-up 10 a.m. – 9 p.m., or while supplies last. Simply swipe at a promotional kiosk for your voucher once you have earned your points and enjoy your own delicious King Cake.

Leap Year

If you receive mail coupons from us, watch your mail for a special offer for Lucky Leap Year bonus money. Your scratch card will reveal BIG prizes to celebrate the day. Offer must be scratched in front of a Guest Services Team Member to be valid, so bring in your card and receive BIG money.

Win Your Heart’s Desire Subaru All-New Fab 40+ Tuesdays 2016 Forester 2.5i Giveaway Win up to 500,000 points every Tuesday in Earn entries every day, Feb. 1 – 14, for every 100 base points and every hour of tracked table games play. On Sunday, Feb. 14, at 10 p.m., we will call 10 lucky finalists and if you get the key, you get the car.

Win Your Heart’s Desire Entry Multiplier

Make sure you are here Fridays, Feb. 5 and 12, and Saturdays, Feb. 6 and 13, and you can earn even more entries in our Win Your Heart’s Desire 2016 Subaru Forester 2.5i car giveaway. Swipe your A-Play Card at any promotional kiosk to uncover your mystery multiplier for that day, up to 25X entries.

Valentine’s Date Night Dinner Special

Enjoy a Valentine’s dinner for two at Bourbon Street Café and Buffet from 5 – 10 p.m., on Sunday, Feb. 14.

Chef Brian has created a delectable menu that includes a bottle of wine, appetizer, premium entrée and sinful dessert, all for just $45 per couple. We also will serve our buffet dinner for just $14.99 each from 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.

Chinese New Year & Dragon/ Lion Dance

Celebrate Chinese New Year, the year of the monkey, as we welcome the Colorado Asian Cultural Heritage Center Dragon and Lion Dance Troupe to perform a traditional Drum, Dragon and Lion dance on Saturday, Feb. 13, 8:30 p.m. on the bridge connecting the Mardi Gras and Gates Casinos. Also, if you receive mail coupons from us, watch your mail for a special offer to redeem on Chinese New Year on Feb. 8. Enjoy delicious and authentic Chinese dishes in our Bourbon Street Buffet, 3 – 8 p.m.

Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday

Celebrate Mardi Gras at the Mardi Gras on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 9. Enjoy authentic Cajun dishes

our all new Fab 40+. All guests aged 40 and better will receive 50% off any food purchase (up to $10 discount) and one free swipe on our kiosk prize wheel for free entries, FreePlay and possibly half a million points! Play 200 base points for additional swipes.

Sweetheart Swipe Kiosk Game

Now every Thursday, come in to win up to $1,000 cash, or FreePlay and other great prizes in our Sweetheart Swipe Kiosk Game. Swipe your A-Play Club Card at any promotional kiosk with no point requirement for the first swipe and get an additional swipe after earning 200 base points on the day of the promotion.

Golden Gulch Casino Promotions

Enjoy Bingo Mondays and Wednesdays, Nifty 50+ specials on Tuesdays, $3,200 Hot Seats Fridays and Saturdays and our Wheel of Winnings kiosk game on Sundays. Stop by and pick up your NEW A-Play Club Card and get all the details of our great new promotions from our friendly Gulch team.

Lucky’s & Full House Café

Try our delicious double cheeseburger with fries for only $4.99 at Full House Cafe and Lucky’s, all day, every day. Lucky’s also offers Pho and daily specials, including the best breakfast options around.

New Member Offer

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A Tailing Tale A Tailing Tale from the memoires of E.W. (Ande) Andree

Buried in mountain snow By Maggie It seemed that our Magoffin efforts would be in a

A Tailing TaLe

short time crowned with success. Our cabin completed, our quartz pulled down from the mine and the quartz mill about ready to grind, though our provisions were getting below the standard mark, we all felt optimistic.

Maggie@maggiempublications.com Our calculations proved to be promising, except the one. We did not dream of any danger.

We forgot we were working just below the Snowy range, never thought of any danger from the snow banks and storms from the high Boulder Mountains. For these storms, we were not prepared. At last the storm came—whirled the snow down to us, singing its mournful song around our cabin and the ledges of rock back of our home. All this seemed to us so uncalled for, that we did not deserve treatment of this nature!

However, the laws of nature cannot be Central City about 5 p.m. Upon inquiring, changed. It took but only a couple of days I found our boy’s cabin and put my coat and most fearful and terrible nights, for on and satchel on the floor near where they the third morning, the sun found us buried bunked. under 12 to 15 feet of snow.

The boys were working in their tunnel I was satisfied we had to either get out or nearby. I went in and called out, “Whoastarve. Mike made a pair of snowshoes for haw.” I saw their light. They hammering me. I took a blanket, some provisions, my away putting in a blast answered, “Who is gun and ammunitions, and told the boys that?” I answered, “This is Ande.” They regoodbye. I told them to stay awhile and see plied, “Come on, Ande. The road is clear.” I what was yet in store for us but if things got could find my way by a little stream of water no better, they should follow me to Cen- running on one side of the tunnel. Oh how tral City and the camp of our friends, John glad they were to see me. I greeted them Bartz and Joe Baer. and asked if they knew where I could get I took my bundle and walking stick work. I was out of funds and had nothing to and with snowshoes on, sliding in a zigzag eat, but I was willing to work. They told me, way up hill and after great exertion, finally “Plenty of work at $1.50 a day and board at reached the summit of Boulder Mountain. Dalton Mill in Black Hawk Pointe.”

Rather a hard climb on snowshoes, reach“Very well,” I said, “I shall go down there ing the summit of this high mount, eleva- tonight.” tion of 10,000 feet, I stopped and took a The whistle or siren called—it was 6 rest on a high mineral rock. There was not o’clock. To honor me, the blast was fired a sign of any snowstorm on that side, al- and we prepared a supper. After we ate supthough there was a deep snow on the other per, we all walked down to the mill, and Mr. side of the range. The grand scenery before Dalton gave me work as a quartz hoister at me did not interest me. I looked back down the Fisk lode, at regular wages. into the valley where we worked so hard, and we had been so sure and so confident that the future would bring us a reward for Everything gone Upon returning to our cabin, we found our hard labor, our ambition, now buried deep in snow. No help! I was all alone on the building burnt to the ground with all a cold rock, surrounded by snow and ice the boy’s belongings and mine also. I sat down and laughed and laughed. The boys fields.

I passed Dory Lake, a beautiful clear thought I was crazy. Perhaps I was. Sparks sheet of water, above the timberlands, a must have set the bed afire. The powder mile or two wide and about two miles long, in my satchel and gun must have done the and then on to Missouri gulch, next reaching rest. Now I was stripped of everything but

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the clothes on my back. The boys doubled up with other miners and I again went to Dalton Mill at Black Hawk Pointe, so as to be there in the morning.

It was then about midnight. I rested on the rocks, near the creek, saw the engineer testing the gauge clocks and heard them whistle. I intended to ask the engineer for shelter, but on a second thought said, “No, the man will certainly think you are a criminal, or a tramp, account of being half dressed. No blankets and no other traps for me.” I felt very sad and forlorn and hungry and cold, and commenced to shiver. All of a sudden, I saw steps outside of the mill leading to a floor above the engine room.

I crawled up those steps very carefully, thinking of the warmth near the smoke stack against which I was going to lean. I had traveled 28 miles and was just about ready to give up.

I found a bunch of miners sleeping in their bunks, and heard one groaning quite loud, as if he were in distress or pain. I crawled to him. He was a Norwegian, sick and full of pain. Spoke to him and said, “Oh, stranger, what is the trouble?” He replied, “I have roomer ticks—rheumatism— will you rub me?” He had a bottle of liniment and I certainly did give him a helping hand as well as I could. I asked him what his name was and he replied, “John Olson.

You are so kind, stranger.”

After several hours of sleep, later that morning, I began hoisting quartz for B.F. Dalton Mill.

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Be sure to check out my website for past columns at www.

MaggieMPublications.com.

The first two books in my Misadventures of the Cholua Brother’s Series are available on my website, on Amazon.com, Lulu.com and BarnesandNoble.com. They can also be bought through the Gilpin Historical Museum and Mountain Menagerie in Central City. Watch for the release of the third and final book in the series Bonanza Beans available in late February or early March.

Cholua Brothers Mining Company specialty coffees are available at Mountain Menagerie in Central City or from their website at www. choluabros.com.

This column was previously published in the Central City Weekly Register-Call.

Send in your tales Mail your stories with contact information: Maggie M P.O. Box 746495 Arvada, CO 80006-6495 Email: Maggie@ maggiempublications.com If you prefer to tell me your story orally and have me write it for you, please feel free to call me at 303-881-3321.

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Colorado History Colorado’s World War II concentration camp

On the Eastern Plains of Colorado, the foundation ruins of a concentration camp can be found, a solemn reminder of Colorado history. It is also the remains of a misguided American policy that ended in October 1945.

Located one mile west of Granada, and one mile south on Prowers County Road 23.5, the site of the Amache Concentration Camp is marked with a stone memorial to those interred in the camp. Perhaps most poignant of all is the tiny cemetery located just south of the site. The remains and memorials, while honoring the people forced onto the site, remind us of a sad period in Colorado history.

In the mass hysteria following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941, many of America’s friends and neighbors suddenly became enemies.

The popular logic of 1941 America was “once a Japanese, always a Japanese.”

The general feeling was that if it came to a choice, the “Jap” would align himself with his native homeland. In most cases concerning the Japanese American, nothing could be farther from the truth.

The general attitude among the American public against the Japanese was fostered, and gained momentum, among the political leaders and the media. Among the media, the most prominent and outspoken against the “enemy” was columnist Walter Lippman, who said, “The civil rights of minority citizens could be set aside for national security.”

In February 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order No. 9066, authorizing the United States Army to remove all people of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast, inland to something called “War Relocation Camps,” a political term meaning concentration camps. The forced removal of American citizens without due process was an act that many called unconstitutional. This act troubled the nation for decades, finally leading to reparations many years later.

Colorado Gov. Ralph Carr, much to his credit, as well as the apprehension of his political backers, let the U.S. War Department know the Japanese Americans would be welcomed in Colorado. In 1942, the War Relocation Authority acquired 8,000 acres of land, (the site would eventually grow to 12,000 acres,) located in eastern Colorado not far from the Kansas

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border and just southeast of presentday Granada.

The camp was named Amache after the Cheyenne Indian wife of Colorado pioneer and wealthy cattle rancher, John Prowers, for whom the county was named that now hosted the Japanese concentration camp.

The Amache Relocation Center became one of 10 such concentration sites in the United States. Army contractors built the camp as any military base previously constructed. Within three months, rows upon rows of military barracks were erected, as well as a school, church and community center.

The first train carrying the “relocated” (the term in vogue at the time), Japanese Americans arrived in August 1942. Provided with tools and scrap wood, the “relocated” made their own furniture and other necessities required for quarters in the barracks.

There was no electricity for several months. A few of the barracks had access to water, but for a time many of the residents had to walk a good distance to the irrigation ditch.

By 1943, 7,000 Japanese Ameri-

cans were living at Amache. When it crops, which were desperately needed became apparent that another school for the war effort. For a time, everyone building was needed, the U.S. Army got along. became criticized by the local resiEducation was a primary condents of Prowers County. The locals cern. Whenever possible, language thought that the Army was wasting classes were held for adults in an efmoney, and were “coddling the en- fort to broaden their learning abiliemy.” After all, these people felt the ties. War bonds were made available “enemy” didn’t need schooling at all. and reusable materials were collected Community leaders of nearby Lamar throughout the camp. To break the encouraged the use of signs in the win- monotony of camp life, the residents dows of the businesses that read “No looked forward to the holidays such as Japs Wanted.”

Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Gov. Carr was forced to defend his Christmas, holding to the American decision to host the relocation camp. traditions surrounding these holidays.

He argued that these people had the By the close of 1943, resentment same rights as other Americans and for the Japanese in southeastern Colheld fast to his decision. orado came to a high level. Ignorance While life seemed dismal at best, in the form of racism raised its ugly these proud Americans accepted their head once again. The labor shortfate, despite the humiliation they age in Colorado reached its highest faced, both from their prison-like sur- level since the start of the war. The roundings and from their so called antagonism was high in Colorado, “fellow” Americans. primarily toward the Japanese, deYet by startling contrast, the lo- spite their willingness to help the cal residents began to see how well farmers of Prowers County, the site the “enemy” had adapted to dry-land of the Amache concentration camp. farming and the “dust bowl” condi- Old-time Klansmen literally “suited tions of southeastern Colorado. The up” again and prepared to march.

Japanese Americans not only adapted, Farmers were warned of the “yelbut also were very industrious in low peril” that would take over their farming and experimented with farms, the agricultural jobs, and the many different crops, crops the community, by the war’s end. natives of Prowers County had The problem of racism became never even considered. Amaz- so great, the Colorado Legislature ingly, the city council of nearby considered an amendment to the Lamar passed an ordinance law that would essentially forbid the allowing resident farmers to Japanese to own Colorado land. In a use the labor of the so-called landslide, the measure was defeated, “enemy” to help save their own due in part to a three-to-one vote by LEFT: Barracks and boarding houses at Amache, 1943.

BELOW: View of the Japanese concentration camp, known as Amache. Photos courtesy of Denver Public Library, Western History Collection

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the soldiers, who by now were fighting side-by-side with their Japanese American citizens.

Conversely, the measure actually passed in Denver, where The Denver Post advocated the measure in no small degree, as is evident by this editorial statement: “… The Japs in this country are the same breed of rats that American boys are trying to exterminate in the Pacific.”

What the Post editors didn’t say was that by mid-1943, nearly 1,000 of these “rodents” who lived at Amache had joined the armed services and 45 of these volunteers had been killed in action.

The dedication, adaptation and patriotism these people showed did not go without notice across America.

In February 1943, U.S. Army Cpt. William S. Fairchild arrived at the Amache concentration camp. He addressed the nearly 10,000 inhabitants in a glowing speech of their determination and obvious patriotism.

Because of these qualities, the United Armed Forces also realized they could use the abilities of these people. Williams announced that men between the ages of 18 and 38 could volunteer for special defense work. Thousands volunteered and served in the European theater. Many Japanese Americans lost their lives in defending their home, the USA. One of the best kept secrets of World War II was the use of some 6,000 Japanese Americans as “the eyes and ears” of the allied forces fighting the Japanese in the Pacific.

President Truman called them “our human secret weapon.” All volunteers, the Japanese Americans translated captured Japanese documents, maps, battle plans, diaries, letters and various publications. They interrogated Japanese prisoners, intercepted enemy communications, and even made staged propaganda broadcasts to the enemy.

The Amache Concentration Camp was officially closed on Oct. 15, 1945, following the end of World War II. The land was eventually sold and the buildings discarded for their lumber.

Within a year, Amache became a ghost town.

Today, there are few signs of Amache. A few concrete foundations remain among the sage and windblown grassland. A county dump sits less than a half mile north of the site. A small cemetery, just a half mile south of the site, with approximately 125 graves, gives somber tribute to the inhabitants of Amache.

An impressive memorial was erected at the site in 1983, 38 years after the war ended. It is in honor of those Japanese who sacrificed in both civil and military life, to World War II and the American cause.

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be placed in a box and erhaps the brightthe boys would draw est spot in at random to choose February, a mate for the forthalong with coming year. At the this year’s Super Bowl, end of the year, the will be Valentine’s Day, couple could stay tohighly anticipated by gether if they chose some and dreaded by By Rosemary Fetter or go back for a secothers. The story be- callieanne_9@msn.com ond rounded if things hind some of our traweren’t working ditions is complicated and some- out. For a short-term contract, it what confusing, as is love itself. worked as well as can be expected.

The Greeks and the Romans Fast forward several centuconsidered lust and romantic ries to St. Valentine, a Christian love important enough to assign priest who was executed by Roseveral deities to the task. The man Emperor Claudius II on Feb. Greeks had Aphrodite (Venus for 14, which just happened to be the the Romans), the goddess of love day of the love lotteries. (History and beauty, Peithos (goddess of tells us that there were actually seduction) and Eros (Cupid), of- three saints named Valentine, but ten depicted as a chubby little that’s another story.) Romantic cherub clutching arrow-skewered legends abound about Valentine, hearts. The Greeks also had an but it was mostly through coincientire subclass called the Erotes, dence he became associated with seven more gods including Hime- romantic love. rus (god of desire), Hymen (god of During the late 12th century, weddings), and Peitho (goddess Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of sexual desire). Not to mention of England’s King Henry II, gave other gods including Ganymede romantic love (and feminism) a (god of homosexuality), and Pan boost by initiating the Courts of (god of the wild and rampant sex- Love, which celebrated chivalry uality). The Romans pretty much and chaste adoration from afar. stuck to Venus, Cupid and Sudela, While it encouraged better treata Roman goddess of desire, and ment of women, unfortunately the they did have Bacchus, the god drama of hopeless romantic love of wine and wild parties. Anyone has been with us ever since. who has ever visited the ruins of The oldest surviving ValenPompeii and caught a glimpse of tine’s card dates back to the 15th the artwork can have no doubt century, sent by Charles, duke of concerning the importance of sex Orleans, from the Tower of Lonto the ancient Romans. don to his second wife, Bonne, Valentine’s Day actually be- who unfortunately died in childgan as a rite of passage for young birth before he was released. The Roman males. As part of the cer- duke was a musician and scholar emony, the elders held a lottery. who wrote poetry about love, The names of eligible girls would making several references to St.

Valentine during his 25-year captivity after the battle of Agincourt in 1415. (Unlike most nobles, he was not offered for ransom due to his proximity to the French throne, although he was allowed to live in the manner of a noble, which beats chains and a dungeon.) His poem mournfully expresses the contrast between Chaucer’s happy mating of birds in the spring and his own prolonged confinement. When he was finally released (rumored to be speaking better English than French) he married a third time to Marie of Cleves and lived to age 70. He was interesting enough to be named a character in Shakespeare’s “Henry V.” Valentines were sporadically exchanged over the next few centuries, but in the 1850s, the custom blossomed. Cards ranged from simple woodcut varieties to elaborate artwork decorated with gold or silver leaf, paper or fabric lace, silk flowers, and the ever popular embossed cupid. They often went unsigned or signed with initials only, to add to the mystery.

In America, Esther Allen Howland is often considered the Mother of Valentines. However, recent research maintains that Jotham Wood Taft actually made the country’s first valentines in Grafton, Mass., while Esther began as one of his designers. She later became very successful in her own right. Because Taft was a Quaker, none of his cards ever bore his name, in part due to a promise he made to his mother.

In any event, both of their valentines were quite expensive even in 1850, ranging from $5 to nearly $30, the equivalent of several weeks’ pay for those of modest means.

Along with cards, a favorite Valentine’s Day gift has long been chocolate, which entered the picture as an aphrodisiac early in the

Postcards with artwork by Ellen Clapsaddle were popular in the early part of the century.

game. The first to enjoy the love potion, the ancient Aztecs, drank it straight and bitter, without the sugar and fat in mixtures we love today. The Spanish brought chocolate to the New World in the 16th century. In 1643 when the Spanish princess Maria Theresa gave her fiancé Louis XIV an engagement gift of chocolate wrapped in a fancy box, he was so taken with his gift that he appointed Sieur David Illou to manufacture and sell chocolate. He raved about its erotic potential along with Casanova and the Marquis de Sade. All three reputedly, did quite well romantically, with or without chocolate.

In the 1800s, the Victorians favored flowers as a Valentine’s

This postcard was sent for leap year 1908. 2016 is also a leap year.

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gift. Instruction manuals for 19th century courting couples usually devoted at least a chapter to the subject of floriography, which attached special meaning to every flower. Although the message might vary slightly (and sometimes radically) depending on the book, complex sentiments could be attached to floral arrangements, forcing the recipient to spend hours trying to decipher the meaning of a bouquet.

The Victorians and Edwardians also loved jewelry. Oddly, enameled serpents and snakes with diamonds or garnets for their eyes were all the rage. Interestingly, Prince Albert’s ring to Victoria, a snake with its tail in its mouth, was considered a symbol of love eternal. Also popular, cameo and intaglio (the reverse of a cameo) on both brooches and rings were made from shell, coral or stone and sometimes surrounded by precious gems. Hair jewelry was an odd product of the era in both England and the United States.

Tightly woven strands of human hair would be used in instead of gold chain in a necklace or bracelet.

The Victorians attached special meanings to all things romantic, especially gifts exchanged between lovers. Gloves and gauntlets were always popular, since they signified honesty and friendly intentions. A fan for a lady would spark the flame of love, while a pair of doves bespoke marital harmony. The silver spoon stood for purity and true beauty, particularly when decorated with a scallop shell symbolic of the love goddess Aphrodite.

Along with the possibilities mentioned above, today’s favorite gift choices include music, body care products, perfume and even electronics. However, one can only imagine what the Victorians would think if they heard Beyoncé on iPhone singing “My Heart Will Go On.”

Winged cupid was often portrayed as a plump little cherub.

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Humor

On the way to ambidexterity

right hand. Guess who it frowns at when I hold it in my left hand?

There was one positive though, or at least I thought it was a positive at first. During the tennis elbow ordeal, we had to replace our mouse and we replaced it with a cordless mouse that can easily be placed on either side of the computer. Wonderful! Or so I thought until I tried to use it with my left hand. The cursor flitted around the screen like a bumblebee. I’m getting better at it, but cutting and pasting text still takes twice as long and is half as accurate.

Fortunately, when I can’t stand using the mouse with my left hand one more minute, I can move it to my right side—or toss it across the room … with either hand.

(Dorothy Rosby is the author of the humor book, I Used to Think I Was Not That Bad and Then I Got to Know Me Better.

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GEMINI - (May 22 - Jun. 21) This is a good transit to take a time out for yourself. There are different challenges that confront you. You may feel tired or not well. People around you may not understand you at this time. This doesn’t mean they won’t later on, so prepare. Lucky Numbers: 21, 33, 39, 47, 52, 56

CANCER - (Jun. 22 - July 22) This is a time where romance may pop into your life. Perhaps you will make the romance happen. You have more energy during this transit and more confidence. You may travel or start a new exercise regime at this time. Lucky Numbers: 4, 6, 12, 17, 29, 48

LEO - (July 23rd – Aug 22) Things are running well for you at this time. Without any special effort you are able to accomplish many goals. You also have a great deal of energy which can translate into action or into arguments. Lucky Numbers: 6, 9, 21, 48, 47, 64

VIRGO - (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23) You have personal appeal at this time, people enjoy listening to what you have to say. You have energy to go but may not feel confidence in yourself at this time. You are quite capable of dealing with any challenges presented to you at this time. Lucky Numbers: 1, 10, 44, 46, 49, 50

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SCORPIO - (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) This transit will bring great amount of energy which can be used constructively for accomplishments. This energy burst can als o cause the individual to act rashly and impulsively which will not serve you well. This is a good time to become active in sports or exercise. Lucky Numbers: 4, 12, 15, 31, 51, 59

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CAPRICORN - (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) This is a good transit for undertaking work that requires energy, ingenuity and resourcefulness. This is also a good time for romance. You have a sunny countenance this winter that others find attractive. Lucky Numbers: 27, 29, 32, 33, 37, 52

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PISCES (Feb 20 - March 20) This is a good transit for beginnings and new starts. Of course this is also a good time for projects already begun. You are calm and energetic at the same time which results in you being effective and successful at whatever you are doing at this time. Lucky Numbers: 17, 21, 29, 31, 33, 50

ARIES - (March 21 - April 20) Activities in your life seem to be running smoothly in general. You want to enjoy yourself and may ignore those around you who suggest putting your nose to the grindstone. You will probably do the needful as well as taking time for fun with your co-workers. Lucky Numbers: 2, 9, 17, 39, 51, 53

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I noticed for the first time that our pencil sharpener is designed for right-handed people. Good thing I use pens more than pencils and they don’t need sharpening.

Even the zippers on jeans are made for right-handed people.

Lefthanders either get used to it or wear sweatpants all the time, which is what I did.

My car has a manual transmission. I couldn’t use my left hand to operate the stick shift even if it was installed on the left side.

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General Custer’s campaign Continued from Page 2 “The officers were assembled by Gen. Custer, and all cautiously crept up to the crest of the hill overlooking the valley below and the surroundings were carefully noted. It was a moment of exultation, and the general’s enthusiastic instructions were quickly and eagerly given and received. The band struck up Garry Owen, and the platoons swept down with a yell from every side upon the doomed village. The savages sprang into ditches and holes, and behind trees and bushes and opened a raking fire from every direction with bullets and arrows.

Some with the terror stricken squaws and papooses, fighting as they ran.

“Those strove hard to reach the ponies to mount, but few were successful in doing so.

Sharp and loud rang the rattling carbines, echoed back by the hills and bluffs on every side. Swift and sure rode the troopers, whose lines soon extended across the valley, furiously tearing after the flying enemy, many of whom hit the snow, miles beyond their village, where their bodies were not afterward seen nor counted. Gradually all the Indians were hunted from their cover like wild animals whose escape is cut off, and the fire slackened.

“One hundred and three bodies were found around the village proper, but many wounded escaped. A few of the squaws took part in the fight, using pistols. Others were spared, except those who had been seen to murder white captive children in their hands. Those instantly met the fate of their warrior braves. The ground was strewn with blankets, robes and clothing, shed by the fugitives. A great many rifles, pistols, saddles, lariats, bridles, robes, etc. were taken; also large quantities of ammunition, dried meat, and other food, all of which we destroyed, together with 51 lodges. When the squaws and children were overtaken, collected together and turned back in their flight, they defiantly and resignedly chanted their war death songs. Even the youngest did this, expecting to be put to death.

“Capt. Louis Hamilton, Major J.H. Elliott, and Brevet Liet. Col. A Barnitz fell in the fight.

Chief Black Kettle had for some time been disposed to keep peace with the whites, but had been overruled by his tribe. At the first sound of the horse’s feet, when the cavalry approached, he sprang outside his lodge, and sounded the war whoop, then shouted that the whites were coming to kill them all, and that he was glad of it. Thus he fell, and died with his faithless braves though “seeking for the right.” The battle is over, and the field covered with dead animals and savages, muddy and smeared, and lying upon each other in holes and ditches. The field resembles a vast slaughter pen. We have 55 prisoners.” (Writer not identified.)

One of the last Indian battles, and history records what ultimately happened to General Custer at the Battle Of Little Big Horn later in the Indian wars.

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