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DJ’s Moment For Me hair salon, located across from the Teller House next to the Visitor’s Center, was jumping Saturday after-noon in Central City. The talented hair expert is doing a great job of filling hair needs for locals and regulars who seek out his talents. Having a barber pole out front of the shop at 109 Eureka St. is part of the major comeback now go-ing on in Central City.

Attending the Central City Opera per-formance of Oklahoma last week, we saw a city busy with theatergoers and gam-blers along the main street.

We had a delicious dinner at Johnny Z’s that included prime rib, sirloin steaks and baby back ribs, all delicious and pre-

pared and served well in a short period of time before we walked up the street to the Opera.

Oklahoma was sold out on this delightful summer night and standing out in front of the historic opera house was Artistic Director Pelham “Pat” Pearce, who makes the performances so

outstanding. Pat has been at the helm for 16 successful years and brings Broadway quality productions to famed Central City and the famous opera house.

He and his board have already select-ed the fare for 2013 that will feature Our Town, The Barber of Seville, and Show Boat. These will be popular shows for next season as the opera house sparkles with music and song.

Pat told me one time, “Opera is all about singing.”

He was right.“You won’t know unless you go” is the

catchy marketing slogan hanging over the Parkway entering Central City her-alding this year’s opera performances. This summer theater just adds so much in history and culture to this famed min-ing community. Miner’s thought enough of singing and dancing to build an opera house at the end of the Civil War and the booming of the gold and silver mines in Central City.

The Opera sings praises to these his-toric folks who built the town and shared their wealth with Colorado and the world.

There is still time to see any of the three Opera performances by calling 303-292-6700 or online at CentralCity Opera.org.

The other music heard up and down the streets was the jingle of slot machines and the sound of laughter pouring out from the busy casinos and happy tourists.

“You won’t know until you go” is a pretty good slogan for the entire gam-ing community of Central City and Black Hawk.

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bet, however, those same players don’t know their favorite machines are most likely made by the industry’s leading manufacture of gam-ing machines, International Game Technology.

The company, which has seen tremendous growth since it went public in 1981, specializ-es in the design, development, manufacture, distribution and sales of gaming machines and systems products around the world. With a goal to produce “unrivaled levels of entertainment” for their players, there is little wonder the company leads the industry by of-fering an “unrivaled gaming experience,” and the largest library of slot themes in the industry.

IGT is a “global lead-er in creating games players love,” and is responsible for de-veloping some of the state’s leading play-er-favorite and in-novatively themed slot machines like Wheel of Fortune, Megabucks, Star Wars, American Idol and Sex And The City. Double Diamond, Jacks or Better, Double Double Bonus Pok-er and Deuces Wild are other long-time casino favorites cre-ated by IGT.

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The gaming experience of IGT extends well beyond traditional casino floors. In the

last decade, the company has been on the forefront of the development of technology and systems for online and mobile gaming. IGT brings the best in casino gaming and fun right to players’ phones and laptops with casino games, multi-player poker, sports bet-ting and bingo.

At the end of 2010, IGT announced the creation of its Interactive division formed by the merger of the company’s WagerWorks and Million-2-1 groups and focused on pro-viding online and mobile gaming solutions for regulated markets. IGT is at the forefront of server-based gaming with sbX, the Experi-ence Management System. IGT is also work-ing with its peer manufacturers and custom-ers to ensure that the gaming industry lever-ages the power of and benefits from the open network as set forth by the Gaming Standards Association.

Some of the more popular slots found in Colorado casinos created by IGT include ELVIS the King progressives, and the video slot machines with Ghostbusters, Godzilla on Monster Island video slots, Sex and the City Fabulous and Wheel of Fortune Triple

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This is a new, “mas-sive” addition to the MegaJackpots family. Direct Godzilla’s atomic breath for monstrous winnings during the Godzilla vs. the Military bonus. This type of in-teractive bonus is the first of its kind where play-ers touch the screen and drag a beam of energy to destroy tanks that award either credit values or an award all bonus that moves players to the next level. Mothra and Godzilla both appear during base game play to award random wilds to players. Each Monster Island bonus round starts off in Godzilla vs. the City where Godzilla demol-

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A new face to the player-favorite slot brand, Sex And The City Fabulous brings new excitement to gaming. IGT’s exclusive MultiPLAY feature attracts players with the chance to play four games at once, and now with added Tumbling Reels, the action has never

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Grand Summer Cash GiveawayFitzgeralds is hosting the largest single cash

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New Bus Redemption ProgramGold Key Rewards members earn 300 base points

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Fantasy football draft partyBook your fantasy football selection party at

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Crystal Palace

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Aug. 3-4: Buckstein – FREE show, doors open at 8:30 p.m.Aug. 10: New Classics Band – FREE show, doors open at 8:30 p.m.Aug. 11: Foghat – Ticketed showAug. 17-18: Wendy Woo Band – FREE show, doors open at 8:30 p.m.

Aug. 24: Boogie Machine – FREE show, doors open at 8:30 p.m.Aug. 25: Pure Prairie League – Ticketed ShowAug. 31: Hazel Miller – FREE show, doors open at 8:30 p.m.

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Reel in the cash with our Monday Mania Slot Tournament every Monday. It’s easy and only 50 base points to sign up, not to mention a ton of fun.  Register between 11 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. and the tournament begins at 1 p.m. Top score wins $200 and the next five places all win $100.

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and 3X points on video poker and keno. Every Monday and Tuesday, guests older than 50 will receive the point multiplier and a discounted menu at the Shamrock Cafe.

Restaurants at FitzIntroducing the Steakhouse at Fitzgeralds open

Thursday-Sunday with a different special each night. • Thursday – 25 percent off your entire check. • Friday – Receive half price on select bottles of wine• Saturday – Free glass of wine with entrée purchase• Sunday – Free appetizer with entrée purchaseShamrock Café is open seven days a week and

features a delicious daily special. Plus, try our new summer menu.

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Summer of Cars and CashCanyon Casino has given five 2012 Chevy Sonics

away this summer already and they still have three more to go. Earn entries daily in August, with every 100 base points earned you’ll receive one entry. Play on Mondays and Wednesdays and earn 3X the entries. Drawing will be held Saturday, Aug. 11 and 25, and Monday, Sept. 3. See Guest services for complete details.

PlinkoPlay Plinko on Saturday Aug. 4 and 18 at Canyon

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4X Points FridaysWhile playing on your Canyon Club card, earn 4X

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Table GamesThe Canyon Casino Table Games Pit will be

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LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU

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Thornton88th & Washington

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Walmart7800 E. Smith Rd.

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Sheridan5250 Sheridan Blvd.

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Darla won $5,107 playing Magic Money at Canyon Casino.

Teri won a Toyota Prius at Century Casino in Central City.

Joe won $3,921 playing a Golden Maiden machine at Fitzgeralds Casino.

Judith won $9,350 in Sizzling Hot Cash Giveaway at Bullwhackers Casino.

Daniel won the fourth Sonic in the Summer of Cars and Cash at Canyon Casino.

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p.m. $200 barrel drawings on the hour and $100 hot seat drawings on the half-hour weekends in August, $500 barrel drawing at 11p.m. Plus, three bonus drum entries awarded to each cash winner. Earn weekly entries for just 150 base points each starting July 29.

Fridays – Cash drawings 4-10 p.m., $500 at 11 p.m. Saturdays – Cash drawings 2-10 p.m., $500 at 11 p.m. All entries go in the giant barrel for the Sunday, Sept. 2, Grand Prize drawing for a brand new 2012 Ford Focus courtesy of Lake-wood Fordland.

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5X points on penny slots All guests will receive 5X points on Mondays

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New Members Guests who sign up at our Player‘s Club for

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Two Times Tourney TuesdaysPlayers who join us Tuesdays in August will

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Saturday Poker Cash FeverPoker players at Century can win $150 every

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DJ on the weekendEnjoy a live DJ every Friday and Saturday night.

3X PointsMonday - Thursday (excluding video poker).

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VIP getaway to Cosmopolitan Las VegasAugust point challenge – The top 25 point

earners from Aug. 1 – Sep. 3, receive a compli-mentary trip for two to The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. Prize includes: roundtrip airfare for two, a two-night stay and more. See the Player’s Club for complete details.

Slot TournamentsThursdays in August in the Celebrity Zone,

noon – 3 p.m. One free session per account per day; earn 200 points on your Player’s Card and re-ceive another chance to play. Top 7 scores will be posted at the Player’s Club/Gift Shop at 5 p.m. Top scores will be awarded $20-$100. Prizes must be picked up by 6 p.m. or they will be forfeited.

Food specialsMonday – Friday, enjoy a Big Plate Breakfast

with Player’s Card for only $1.99. With your Play-

er’s Card, pay only 99 cents for a slice of pizza everyday.

Free BingoPlay bingo for free in the Lava Room every

Monday and Wednesday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Merchandise giveaways On Saturday, Aug. 11, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. get a

mini grill and cooler combo for 300 points; while supplies last.

Table games promotions ThursdaysNow – Aug. 30, drawings every Monday –

Thursday at 8 p.m. in the table games area. Chance to win $100 everyday - if winner does not claim prize the same night, cash will roll over into the next drawing. Earn double entries Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. See table games area for complete details.

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Aces always winMondays-Friday, aces always win in

the poker room, noon – 6 p.m., $25 for pocket aces.

Poker PartiesEnjoy a poker party every Friday, 7 –

11 p.m. in the poker room; high hand of the hour gets $50 in cash.

2X TuesdaysEvery Tuesday in August, players can

register at the Player’s Club to earn 2X points.

www.famousbonanza.com

Monday 2X pointsEarn 2X points every Monday all day

on all machines, including video poker. $1 = 1 point

40 and getting betterFor those guests 40 and older, earn

2X points all day on all machines every Wednesday. $1 = 1 Point. Earn 200 base points and receive half off one menu item at Millie’s Restaurant.

Join us on your birthdayCome celebrate your birthday with

the Famous Bonanza and Easy Street Casinos and receive 500 free points. Players older than 55 years of age will receive 800 free points.

New PlayersEarn just 250 points on your first trip

and receive a $10 meal voucher to either Millie’s or Stella’s restaurants.

The ParlourLocated on the second floor of the

Famous Bonanza Casino, we offer 2 deck pitch blackjack, roulette and 3-card poker. A $5 minimum to $50 maximum on 2 deck pitch blackjack and $3 minimum and all shoe games. The Parlour also offers pool and darts.

Dream BigPlay 250 points to earn an entry for

a $5,000 shopping spree on Sunday, Aug. 19, or weekly trips to Las Vegas in September. You choose where you want your entry to go. Earn 15 entries a day, or come in on Tuesdays and earn double entries.

Monday 2X pointsEarn 2X points every Monday all day

on all machines, including video poker. $1 = 1 point

40 and getting betterFor those guests 40 and older, earn

2X points all day on all machines every Wednesday. $1 = 1 Point. Earn 200 base points and receive half off one menu item at Millie’s Restaurant.

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Come celebrate your birthday with the Famous Bonanza and

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New PlayersEarn just 250 points on your first trip

and receive a $10 meal voucher to either Millie’s or Stella’s restaurants.

Fun for KidsBring your children to the lower level

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Z-Spot Hot Seat Progressive Daily hot seat on (table games will

continue through Aug. 31. Daily drawings from 12:30 – 10:30 p.m., every other hour. Progressive begins at $50. If guest is not present, progressive will grow by $15.

Tumbler GiveawayAug. 9: The first 200 guests to

earn 200 points will receive a special commemorative tumbler.

Expansion now openAug. 20 – 26, 7X Points on all slots

and 4X Points on video poker.

2X & 6X points6X Points on all slot machines (4X

Point on video poker), Tuesdays & Wednesdays and 2X Points on all slot machines (excludes video poker), Thurs-days – Mondays.

$7.77 Daily SpecialStop by Johnny Z’s restaurant and

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July 31 - August 6, 2012 THE COLORADO GAMBLER – Celebrating 20 Years PAGE 11

By Linda Jones

T his historic cabin was built between the early 1880s – early 1890s and is one of the eight official Gilpin County Historic Landmarks. On

the annual Field Research Tour this summer, the Gilpin County Historic Preservation Advi-sory Commission presented the historic mark-er to Esther Rings, owner of the pioneer cabin since 1953.

Rings has lived and taught in other states during the winters but has returned to the Ol’ Timer, as the cabin is affectionately called, for 60 summers. Her niece, Sally Rings, also a teacher, has joined Esther for the last several summers. The cabin has needed some repairs over the years, including log repair and re-chinking, and the duo has cheerfully invested the time and money to repair the cabin as it would have been repaired in the 19th century. The interior of the cabin is furnished with com-fortable antiques matching the period of the cabin’s construction.

Designation as a county landmark carries no specific benefits, but the Ol’ Timer has the historic integrity to be nominated as a Colorado and National Historic Landmark if the owner chooses to seek such a designation; those desig-nations do confer substantial tax benefits. The criteria considered by the local commission are identical to those published by the Colorado and national historic preservation commis-sions.

Deon Wolfenbarger of Three Gables Preser-vation prepares the reviews for HAC to study in considering county landmark status. HAC con-sists of five members appointed by the Gilpin County Commissioners and one alternate; they meet monthly with Ray Rears, Gilpin County Planner and Historic Advisory Liaison.

The eight landmarked sites cover Gilpin County, north to south, east to west. This land-marked cabin is the last original structure in the ghost town of Gilpin, not far from Rollinsville. Gilpin, Gold Dirt and Perigo were three of the boomtowns begun in the 1880s near rich gold strikes at the War Eagle and Gettysburg mines.

In 1900, the population of Gilpin was 50 and the town contained a general store, a boarding house, a post office, a blacksmith shop, a schoolhouse, a restaurant, a saloon and a baseball team. The baseball field was across “Main Street” from the Ol’ Timer; a lovely stand of aspen now covers the field. An original plat, while never officially filed, showed the high as-pirations of the planners – streets between the 38 blocks laid out were named University, Tel-lurium and Sulphide.

Other Gilpin County landmarks are the Rus-sell Gulch IOOF lodge building, a storefront in Apex, the Thorn Lake School, the Dieter Cabin near Pine Cliff and three sites in Nevadaville: the Masonic Temple, the Gest House and the Reseigh House. Interesting note: three years ago, on the Field Research Tour, the HAC were snowed on in July near American City.

Gilpin County landmarks an ‘Ol’ Timer’

Esther Rings, owner of the Ol’ Timer, points to the landmark plaque.

Gilpin County

The Ol’ Timer cabin in Lump Gulch

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Cover Story Cover Story

David Booker

Central City to look a little Bourbon Street like this August and September with serveral upcoming summer events.

Photo by Sharon Sweeney

H ow’s an extended end of the summer party with your favorite local indie artists sound? If that’s your thing, the Higher Ground Mu-sic Festival – produced by Denver’s Colora-

do Music Buzz Magazine – is your answer. The event is a camping and music festival featuring more than 40 indie-rock bands performing back-to-back on two stages over three days. Headlined by some of the best indie talent in Colorado like The Epilogues, The Knew, Bop Skizzum, Kill Paradise, The Swayback, Fierce Bad Rabbit, The Photo Atlas, Eldren, Caleb Slade, James and the Devil, Broken Tongues and many more – the event brings together great local music and an intimate camping experience, Aug. 24-26.

Higher Ground Music Festival is billed as the “ul-timate” festival and is designed so fans don’t have to miss any band’s set while offering indie-rock fans an “epic” event; high-country camping; nearby gaming, restaurants and bars; food trucks and more. A unique part of Higher Ground is being able to camp with the bands. Spots for about 300 tents, trailers or RVs will be sold on a first come first served basis and many of the bands plan to camp on the festival grounds with each other and fans.

Event organizers hope to draw between 3,000-5,000 patrons, and are offering 300 VIP All Access Experience Passes to anyone wishing to spend a little quality time side-by-side with their favorite local mu-sicians and friends. Exclusive VIP tents to hang out, chill, drink and eat while taking in the music are also included.

The Higher Ground camping areas will be open at 10 a.m., Aug. 24, to anyone with a 3-day camping pass or Camping/VIP Pass. The music begins on Friday at 4 p.m.

The concert area will be open at 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday with the music beginning at 11 a.m. both days. Besides the Higher Ground camping, there are many hotel rooms available in Central City and Black Hawk as well as National Forest and the nearby Dory Hill and KOA campgrounds.

Single Day Tickets start at $20 and three-day passes are as low as $55. Visit www.HigherGround MusicFestival.com to purchase tickets and get more information.

New Orleans

Trez Equis (XXX)

Stone River Boys

Los Straightjackets

Manuel Molina

The famed Rue Bourbon sign denotes the location of fun and revelry held during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Photo courtesy of NewOrleansOnline.com

BringsCentral City

By Jeffrey V. Smith

Transport yourself to the heart of New Orleans simply by attending any one of several up-coming Central City summer events. While not the same sordid scene found along the Rue Bourbon, on many upcoming weekends

visitors to Central City’s Main Street will find a fun-loving vibe similar to the infamous French Quarter locale. Live music, fantastic food and an unusually festive atmosphere await visitors to the “new” Central City. Thanks to the recent passage of a law allowing a new type of common consumption area within entertainment districts of cities, visitors will be able to walk from casino to casino and out into the street with a beverage. “Makes for a roving good time,” said Chief Marketing Officer of Central City Busi-ness Improvement District Joe Behm.

It won’t be an anything-goes situation, however. Each casino will sell special to-go cups that will allow the guest to wander on Main Street and take in the atmosphere and live entertainment and still easily return to gaming.

“This type of liquor license has only been used in Gree-ley so far for their Friday summer series and never in a gaming town in Colorado,” Behm said. “Central is the first, and most likely the only, casino town in Colorado who can pull this off due to its historic turn-of-the century Main Street. And, that same Main Street was recently upgraded with over a $1,000,000 in on-street improvements, defi-nitely worth a look see.”

The largest summer event series yet kicks off, Aug. 4, with Blues Brews and BBQ followed by Central City Roots Ruckus on Aug. 11 and the Great Central City Beer Festi-val, Aug. 18. The series culminates with Grito Central City on Sept. 16. Most of the events are free, and all events wel-

come guests of all ages, rain or shine. Adding to this list of city’s events, the debut Higher Ground Music Festival

takes place in Central City, Aug. 24-26, and features a wide-range of Colorado’s top indie-rock acts.

It is no coincidence the city has so much planned for August. According to Behm, “as opera winds down, our city events heat up.” The August events each have a differ-ent theme and are expected to draw large numbers of at-tendees to the gaming town. Aside from being able to roam with your beverage, the one feature all the events have in common is an abundance of free music in its many differ-ent forms. Musical highlights of the Main Street events in-clude internationally touring acts Los Straightjackets, the Stone River Boys and Manuel Molina and his Large Band.

The excitement doesn’t end at the sidewalks, howev-er. Each of Central City’s casinos will be offering special player events, giveaways and promotions during the event

series as well. Don’t miss your chance to experience a little flavor of

Bourbon Street in the Colorado mountains this August and September in Central City. Whether you’re trans-ported to New Orleans or not, the vibe in Central City will conjure similar images of limitless partying and engaging entertainment.

Blues, Brews & BBQ in Central City Aug. 4, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Central City’s August events kick off with Blues, Brews and BBQ. The best in BBQ – including Kansas City, Texas and Southern styles – will be available, as will some of Col-orado’s best craft and regional beers. Free live entertain-ment includes per formances by Trez Equis (XXX), Dave Booker and His Large Blues Band and Boulder’s Riff Raff Trio.

Musical head-liner XXX is a power-trio trib-ute to ZZ Top that brings 30 years of the band’s hits alive. Founded in Los Angeles, this revved up, power-rocking trio is committed to bringing the sound of hot cars, custom guitars and the feeling fans get from ZZ Top’s blues and rock. Listeners can expect to hear LaGrange, Tush, Gimme All Your Lovin’, Pearl Necklace, Viva Las Vegas, I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide, Cheap Sunglasses and more.

David Booker is a singer, guitarist and entertainer which specializes in blues, rockabilly, swing, vintage R&B and rock ‘n’ roll, including the music of Duke Ellington, Muddy Waters, Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, John Lee

Hooker, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash and Bob Mar-ley. The Colorado musician has backed Del Shannon and Bo Diddley and has support-ed Los Lobos, Dr. John, and John Mayall.

Riff Raff Trio starts things off with its “all-American” sound. Its repertoire is as var-ied as its musical influences and member’s backgrounds range from blues and rock, to

jazz, pop, country, and folk. A typical performance might include anything from Bessie Smith’s Nobody Knows You to the Grateful Dead’s Scarlet Begonias.

Central City Roots Ruckus Aug. 11, noon – 7 p.m.

Central City offers a “real” roots music “throw down” when it welcomes three top roots and Americana bands to its Main Street stage for the Central City Roots Ruckus. “Home-grown tasty good-ness,” including barbecue, fresh pizza and more, will be available to compli-ment the music that in-cludes sets from the Stone River Boys, Ethyl and the Regulars and Summit County’s Arnie Green.

Tearing it up in the Lone Star State and across the country for nearly two years, Austin’s Stone River Boys headlines the event and features the talents of two well-traveled roots music practitioners — guitarist Dave Gonzalez, formerly a driving force in the Hacienda Brothers and the Paladins, and vocalist Mike Barfield, “The Tyrant of Texas Funk” and onetime leader of the Hollisters. Together, Barfield and Gonzalez have fashioned a gutsy crossbreed of coun-try and R&B they’ve labeled “country funk.” Scott Esbeck of Los Straitjackets, which plays Central City the following weekend, also plays in the band.

Denver’s Ethyl & Regulars play what they call high-oc-tane hillbilly boogie and Western swing to kick the festival into high gear while roots artist Arnie J. Green who will be combining original compositions and improv with covers at noon kicks off the event.

Great Central City Beer Festival Aug. 18, noon - 7 p.m.

More than 150 years of Gilpin County beer brewing history will be celebrated at the Great Central City Beer Festival, featuring hand-crafted beer from more than 10 brewers. Samples of more than 40 of some of Colorado’s best craft and regional beers will be available to taste, and “historical hayrides” are offered into the backwoods of Central City where the beer brewing industry in Colorado began more than 150 years ago.

Free live entertainment includes a rare Colorado per-formance by the wrestling-mask-wearing, instrumental

group Los Straitjackets, as well as performances by Jewel and The Rough and the Riff Raff Family Band. This event is open to all ages, music is free and beer-tasting tickets can be purchased at www.tickethorse.com for $20.

Festival headliner Los Straitjackets have made a career out of being one of the most dynamic and skillful instru-mental bands on the planet. Its renowned live show is filled with mind-bending guitar theatrics, group chore-ography and fuzzed-out experiments in high fidelity rock ‘n’ roll showmanship. Their work is often heard as filler or background music on radio and television shows. In the late 1990s, Conan O’Brien had the band perform Christ-mas music each holiday season on his late-night tele-vision program.

Jewel and the Rough is consid-ered Denver’s pre-mier party band and performs cov-ers from the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and now. Made up of five distinctive personalities, the band is an unparalleled example of how the sum can be greater than the individual parts it was derived from. Individually, the band members bring many different personal experi-ences and musical influences to the stage, then gel them together, forming a commanding and dynamic live enter-tainment experience.

The Riff Raff Family Band brings its Americana, blues and rock mix back to Central City’s Main Street again this week.

Grito Central City Sept. 16, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Celebrate Mexican Independence Day on the 16th of September in style with a super-sized Mexican fiesta featuring Manuel Mo-lina and Large Band – along with his famous

dancers – as well as festive Mariachi bands and other special treats. Families with children of all ages are invited to participate, as kids activities, including bounce houses and more, are abundant and included in the event from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

World-renowned Manuel Molina and his International Orches-tra have enchanted people around the world for years. The orchestra’s spectacular combination of world-class musicians features Manuel Molina on Latin guitar lead-ing some of the best Latin musicians on horns, percussion and vocals along with dancers with high energy rhythm and style. The band specializes in all types of Latin rhythm like Salsa, Merengue, and Cumbia, and popular Top 40 English material.

feeling, drinks to Main street

Higher Ground Music Fest assembles Colorado’s best music acts in Central City

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Gaming

Experienced blackjack buffs know that the correct Basic Strat-egy choice for certain combina-tions of two-card totals and dealer up-cards is to double-down. That is, to match their original bets and draw one and only one additional card.

Few players, however, have a clue about the rationale for this dictum – except, perhaps, in vague terms such as they win more by doing so. Don’t embarrass anyone by asking whether winning more refers to an amount of money or the frequency of suc-cessful hands, though. And, let’s not discuss the substantial proportion of solid citizens who believe bettors must adhere to the gos-pel of the game or they’ll change the flow of the cards and ruin the table for everyone else. Anyway, lots of folks figure “the book” was written by experts so it must be right.

When Basic Strategy decrees a double, the reason is that the move maximizes the “expectation” for the hand. Statistically speaking, expectation isn’t just a fancy way of saying “hope.” It refers to the theoretical earnings per dollar wagered at the start of the round, as predicted by the laws of probabil-ity. On a more intuitive level, it’s equivalent

to the average profit obtained by players, relative to their bets, after numerous instances of the hand.

Overall, the joint expectation associated with receiving and then resolving all possible blackjack hands is about minus 0.5 percent. This means the loss of half a cent per dollar bet. Some hands, once dealt, have positive expectation. How positive depends on the man-ner in which the round is executed.

Situations calling for doubles have positive ex-pectation whether players double or choose the next best alternative – usually hitting but occasionally standing (as with A-7 vs 6-up).

A two-card 10 vs 9-up illustrates the way this all works. The table below gives the prob-abilities of bets winning, pushing, or losing by hitting or doubling. The figures show that players actually have greater chance to win and smaller chance to lose by hitting than doubling. Chance notwithstanding, expec-tation is greater by doubling. This, because

more mon ey is involved. For hitting, per dol-lar bet at the start of the round, players have expectation of earning an average of 0.501 x $1 - 0.386 x $1 = 11.5 cents. For doubling, it’s 0.493 x $2 - 0.420 x $2 = 14.6 cents.

Probabilities of wins, pushes, and losses when hitting or doubling on a 10 vs 9-up

There’s yet another way to view the ben-efit of doubling. As indicated, before a round is dealt, players’ expectation is negative. Af-ter the deal, conditioned on the hand being a proper double, expectation is positive. For 10 vs 9-up, the projected profit by hitting is 11.5 cents. In allowing doubles, the bosses let players bet another dollar, already knowing they have an edge worth 14.6 - 11.5 = 3.1 cents on the money being added.

There’s a downside, too. Since the likeli-hood of success drops and that of failure rises as more money goes up for grabs, doubling may have a pernicious impact on individual with low cash reserves. An argument could also be made that 11.5 cents is the theoretical profit on a $1 investment while 14.6 cents is the long-term average return on a $2 outlay. On this basis, per dollar at risk, hitting comes in at 11.5 cents while doubling yields only 14.6/2 = 7.3 cents. The 14.6 cents indicates how occurrences of this hand impact players’

outlook for the game as a whole. But it’s not unreasonable to evaluate the options based on gain relative to potential loss.

No discussion of doubling is complete without mentioning players who “double for less” – accepting a smaller gain from their position in the catbird seat by not hazard-ing as much. In situations when, after draw-ing one card, a player might want to be able to hit again (for instance, doubling on an 11 vs 10-up and pulling a deuce), doubling for less does more than reduce risk and reward in tandem. Pretend a player with 10 vs 9-up augments the original bet by only 50 percent. Expectation is then 0.493 x $1.50 - 0.420 x $1.50 = 10.95 cents, which is lower than it would be by simply hitting. Other hands and discounts on the auxiliary bet would yield dif-ferent results. In general, doubling for less imposes a rate of return penalty on soft hands and on hard two-card totals when the dealer has 7-up or above.

Doubling when Basic Strategy says to do so improves expectation in blackjack. This is the usual criterion for players. Usual. Not ex-clusive. Understanding the pros and cons of this and other options is the essence of good gambling. And, as for anyone who criticizes you about changing the flow of the cards, well, here’s what the punters’ poet, Sumner A Ingmark, wrote:

Bettors losing in a gameLook for someone else to blame.

Is it always best to double down in blackjack when Basic Strategy says to?

action resolutionwin push lose

hit 50.1% 11.4% 38.6%double 49.3% 8.7% 42.0%

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Gaming

The last article mentioned return-ing to the books for study. As founder, chief librarian, shelf stocker and tome duster of the Gilpin County Pok-er Library, I get to do research pretty much at any time. Looking into the vast range of compilations residing therein, I decided to see what the ancients said to beginning poker players to send him [or her, as the case may be] down the road of pok-er righteousness.

A quick review of their wisdom brought these points to the fore:

Wait to look at your cards.Look downstream [to your left].Never look at the flop as its be-

ing brought.The common thread is that

much information can be gleaned by waiting to look at your cards, by watching the other players first. Their initial – and often complete-ly honest – reaction to what they

see when looking at their first two cards is priceless information. These reactions are hard to fake by mem-bers of the recre-ational and casu-ally involved poker populace. They want to see their cards; they want to

see them NOW. By watching your opponent(s) for their response to what they see, you can more fully develop your own plan of attack.

The same rationale befits your actions when the flop comes. Your opponent(s) anxiously await said flop to see how their cards fit – if at all. Your observational skills will afford much Intel about how well their hand fit the flop. Again, you now have a greater concept of their hand strength by their reaction(s). The flop will still be there a few sec-onds after it is displayed but your opponents’ reactions will not. The time to watch is while the action occurs. As Yogi Berra, the great NY

Yankees catcher of the 1950s and ‘60s once said: “You can observe a lot just by watching.” Watch to your left as well; these players will act after you. Often they telegraph their intentions by the way they hold their cards, reach for and/or hold chips, where their attention is focused, etc. The knowledge of what they may – or are likely to – do can radically affect your actions.

The next few pointers of sage advice from the gurus are:

Think things throughTake a moment when it’s your

turn to act, even if your decision is glaringly obvious; this is the old tactic of tap your toe three times prior to making any action. This lessens the opportunity of an oppo-nent picking off a tell on you - that being how you behave when you know what your actions will be…and when you’re not so sure. You also have the opportunity to cal-culate odds of making your hand, pot odds and so forth. This prac-tice improves your ability to make

these calculations quickly when the pressure is on. It also affords you the chance to see an opportunity missed at first glance. Like look-ing to your left and seeing someone preparing to do – or not do – some-thing [addressed before].

Eliminate distractionsWhatever out there vying for

your attention while playing poker is a leak, a hazard to your concen-tration, a secondary interest divert-ing you from your primary focus – that of playing poker. No matter if it’s a home game where table talk is what the home team did or didn’t do, who isn’t there or whatever. These are distractions; now, I am not recommending being a verbal recluse and not being social, but keep in mind your main goal. If it’s to have a pleasant night out, have at it. But if you want to reinforce your poker skills and walk away a winner, play poker – do not play at poker. At the casino, the games on television and a myriad other num-ber of things can divert your atten-

tion. It’s the same story – have fun, be social, but play in command of your distractions.

Mind your mindsetAn old saying goes, “No-one

hurts you more than yourself”. If you are having a good time, please continue and milk it for all its worth. If you’re on tilt – or get-ting close – take a break or, if the tilt is bad enough, pack it up and go home. There are always better days for playing poker if you’re getting beaten up. Don’t play when you’re ill, upset, angry or have had too much to drink. Don’t let other play-ers get to you – don’t take things personally.

All this stuff is, as the title im-plies, really basic. And there are those out there who feel they are above reviewing the basics. But because you do review the basics and continue to build your skills on them, when you think about poker, you’ll be far and away ahead of most other players out there who are just winging it.

A n y o n e who’s read my books, taken my seminars or read my col-umns should be pretty well convinced by now that go-ing the one-size-fits-all route, the one move for each simple situation method oth-erwise known as “basic strategy,” is a loser. It misleads you more than not.

Yet another example - the card situation here. What does “basic strategy” tell you?

“ALWAYS split 7s versus the dealer’s 5.”

In blackjack as in every other rich card game you ought to be-ware the idea that you should “al-ways” do anything. Because it’s the card mix in the undealt cards that

tells you whether moves are smart or not and the card imbalances in that mix vary greatly. That’s what you factor in to figure out your probabili-ties.

In this case, what’s most probable to happen if you split the 7s the third baseman was dealt?

As I’ve taught you before, the imbalance in the undealt cards is opposite to what’s been dealt. So...what’s been dealt?

Here, you have six 10s on the table, two Aces, one 5, three 7s, one 8, and one 9.

What’s not been dealt?There are no 2s, 3s, 4s, or 6s.

They are therefore the ones most likely to come your way and the dealer’s.

Well, you say, that mix won’t likely bust you - and you’d be right. That is, if you drew to a 17 point hand or greater.

But “basic strategy” teaches you to stand on all of your stiffs (hands of 12-16 points). So here you’d like-ly draw to two stiffs and stand. The dealer would then likely draw to a

high winning score because none of these overdue cards are bust cards for the dealer’s 5.

Therefore both of your split hands would be likely losers. (This kind of thing is one reason your stiffs will lose 66 percent of the time playing “basic strategy.”)

Believe it or not, you’d be best here to hit your 14 point hand. That would give you the best odds of winning.

Richard Harvey is an acclaimed

blackjack strategies innovator, ex-pert player, blackjack coach and bestselling author of Blackjack The SMART Way, Cutting Edge Black-jack, NEW Ways To Win MORE at Blackjack and the audio book Richard Harvey’s Blackjack Power-Prep Session. Have blackjack ques-tions? Send them to rharvey2121@netscape.net. For more info see http://www.blackjacktoday.com.

Thinking About Poker: Basics 102

FULLHOUSEBy Drew Chitiea

How basic strategy misleads you

By Richard Harvey

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Saving water is more than just trying to be green – it has become essential in our global society. When

the earth becomes parched and dry due to lack of rain or snow, we become even more aware of just how precious water re-ally is. This is especially true in Colorado and other areas where droughts have occurred and wildfires have done cata-strophic damage.

In America’s frontier days, cattle barons waged wars over water rights. Some analyst worry that wars of the future will be fought over water re-sources, as thirsty people, opportunistic politicians and powerful corporations battle for dwindling water resources. Of all the water on earth, 97 percent is salt wa-ter. The remaining 3 percent is fresh, but less than 1 percent of the planet’s drink-able water is readily accessible for direct human use.

As we increase the use of nitrates and pesticides in our environment, we pollute many pure drinking water sources. This is especially true in the farming belt where these chemicals have poisoned well waters and aquifers. Several decades ago, my aunt in rural Oklahoma became ill from nitrates from fertilizers that filtered down into their well water so she started making her own distilled water. High nitrate lev-els in drinking water are known to cause thyroid cancer, skin rashes, hair loss, and birth defects, according to researchers at the University of California.

Reducing the amount of water we use helps maintain a natural water balance. Even if we don’t have water restrictions where we live, preserving it is an impor-tant green need. Here are a few sugges-tions on saving water.

Catch rainwater with large barrels or install a professional rain harvesting sys-tem to capture rainwater to use on the lawn and garden. Reusing captured water reduces demand on your local water sup-ply and keeps more water in the local res-

ervoirs. Storing water captured from rainstorms is a great way to minimize excessive run off that can flood sewers. It also can drastically reduce the amount of H20 you use and cut down on water bills. A rainwa-ter harvesting system captures rainfall running off your roof or driveway and stores it for later use. It can also tie into a house-hold system to reuse indoor

gray water. • Install low-flow valve faucet aerators

and low-flow showerheads. Reduce showers to five minutes or less. Place a bucket in the shower and use gray wa-ter for plants and garden. Depending on how many people in your household, these tactics could translate into saving thousands of gallons of water yearly, plus money, too.

• Dip out bath water into buckets to water plants and flush toilets.

• Run the dishwasher only when full and wash only full loads of laundry.

• Fix leaky faucets and valves. • Upgrade your washing machine to a wa-

ter and energy saving model • Add a rain sensor to your automatic

sprinkler system • Use a drip irrigation system for your

lawn and garden • Install high-efficiency toilets (less than

1.28 gallons per flush) • Turn off the faucet while brushing teeth • Use a broom instead of a hose to clean

your driveway • Replace lawn with plantings that need

minimal irrigation “Water flows over these hands. May

I use them skillfully to preserve our pre-cious planet”– Thich Nhat Hanh from Earth Prayers From Around the World.

To share your green tips with other readers, email me at grandwriterCO@msn.com.

Going Green

Saving water is a Green need

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Old Sisters of Mercy Hospital now Hotel St. NicholasBy Linda Wommack

W hen Bob Womack found gold and filed on his El Paso Lode claim in Pov-erty Gulch, in April 1891,

his find assayed at $250 a ton. The Cripple Creek Mining District became known as The Greatest Gold Camp On Earth.

Within three short years of Wom-ack’s gold discovery, Cripple Creek boasted nearly 40 groceries and meat markets, eight newspapers and nu-merous saloons. Yet, with 80 practic-ing doctors, there was no hospital. Cripple Creek citizens appealed to the Colorado chapter of Catholic Sisters

of Mercy to help them with opening a hospital.

To entice the Sisters to Cripple Creek, the citizens donated a wooden framed house, located at 326 E. Eaton St., which still stands today. In late 1893, Sister Mary Claver Coleman ar-rived in Cripple Creek to establish the town’s first hospital, which opened on Jan. 4, 1894, to all patients. The hos-pital facility was dedicated by Colorado Bishop Nicholas Matz, for whom it was also named. More than 300 patients were treated in the little house/hospi-tal during that first year.

A devastating fire swept through the mining community on April 25, 1896. By nightfall, nearly the entire business district and surrounding houses were destroyed.

While the Sisters were evacuating patients to safer locations, a member of an anti-Catholic group stormed

into the kitchen of the hospital. In an attempt to destroy the hospital, the man placed dynamite into the stove chimney. Unfortunately, the dyna-mite quickly exploded, severing the man’s leg. The good Sisters took the injured man, along with the others to safety. Through the care of the Sisters, he soon recovered, remorseful to say

the least. His shoe, which had landed in the teakettle, was kept by the Sisters as a memento.

As the citizens began the clean-up process, four days later a second fire nearly finished off what the first had not. Again, the hospital survived the fire. However, the Sisters were con-vinced it was a sign and began plans for larger, and safer hospital. This hospital would be built of brick.

In 1896, the Sisters purchased land a block away, at 235 E. Eaton St. The three-story red brick building was built in the traditional Victorian style. Inside the hospital, the first and second floors were designed with rooms for patient care, while the third floor was dedi-cated to living quarters for the Sisters. It is said the hospital orderly lived in the attic. Cripple Creek’s infrastructure was remarkable, given the transporta-tion obstacles of the day. Construction of the St. Nicholas incorporated new technology by installing hot and cold running water, steam heat and elec-tricity, which were used in the state of the art operating room. The completed building project cost was an estimated $12,000.

The formal dedication, with great fanfare, was held on May 15, 1898. The Cripple Creek business direc-tory of 1902-03 included an ad for the St. Nicholas Hospital: “Thoroughly Equipped with all Modern Improve-ments. Beautifully located. Best Physi-cians in the District in Attendance. ~ Telephone 73 ~ Corner of Third and Eaton Streets.”

The Sisters of Mercy ran a very ef-ficient hospital, leaving no room for error. There were rules and regulations that were strictly followed, not only by doctors, nurses and staff, but by the patients as well. All personnel and patients were advised that: “Loud con-versation, unseemly noise, all conduct violating the ordinary rules of propri-ety, and promenading in the halls, was forbidden.”

Patients received the best of care at affordable rates, as private hospi-tal room rates started at $12 a week. Use of the operating room would cost the patient an additional monetary amount. Of the 26 rooms available to the patients, Cripple Creek mine owner Albert E. Carlton formally leased and elaborately furnished one of the rooms for the exclusive use of his employees. As the hospital grew, so did the medi-cal community.

Early on, doctors of the community formed the “Teller County Physicians’ Business League. The professional-ism and community unity obviously worked, because in January 1901, a se-vere health risk broke out in the town of Cripple Creek. Twenty-five cases of smallpox had been reported to state officials, by the local physicians, as required by law. The Colorado State Board of Health sent a consultant from Denver. Within 24 hours, with the help of the excellent staff at St. Nicholas Hospital, hospital isolation was es-tablished and vaccinations for the en-tire community began. Not all agreed with the vaccination measure. Several miners refused, believing it was an-other action by the mine owners to intrude on their lives. Fortunately, the Miner’s Union interceded. Additional measures were taken in the commu-nity, including fumigation of infected houses, and the many bars and dance halls were temporarily closed, despite severe protest by the patrons.

Influenza, often referred to as “la grippe” in the Victorian era, was not a new disease and occasional outbreaks were not uncommon. However, in the autumn of 1918, just after the end of World War I, a severe outbreak of worldwide proportions became a pan-

demic, the first time the phrase was used. When it was over, influenza had taken more than 20 million lives across the world; more lives than were lost during the war.

All across Colorado, including Crip-ple Creek, influenza took more than 6,000 lives between September 1918 and June 1919. Colorado’s death rate was one of the highest in the nation, affecting primarily young, otherwise healthy males. The St. Nicholas Hospi-tal was over-flowing with patients, and as well as the facility was staffed, there were not enough doctors and nurses for such a catastrophic emergency. Doctor Walter W. King later recalled the time in the 1964 winter edition of the Medical Quarterly for the Univer-sity of Colorado. Doctors and nurses worked around the clock, saving those they could, quarantining those they could not.

Undertaker Oscar Lampman’s mortuary, on downtown Bennett Av-enue, became the depository of the de-ceased. At times, bodies were actually stacked outside the mortuary. Funer-als were limited to only four mourners. The local ministers and priests often accompanied the doctors as they made their rounds to the residences, in an ef-fort to save time.

Following the influenza epidemic and the subsequent economic down-turn, as mines closed, a slow but steady decline in Cripple Creek’s population occurred. During those years the hos-pital continued to serve the commu-nity, while operating the school and opening a convent. In 1924, after 30 years of medical service, the Sisters of Mercy left Cripple Creek. Doctor W. Hassenplug led a group of doctors who bought the hospital. The facility was used as a private hospital until 1960, when it was sold to the county for $1.

Today the history of the city’s first hospital is preserved in the many relics and photos in the building now known as the Hotel St. Nicholas.

Linda Wommack’s book, Colo-rado’s Historic Landmark Hotels will be available from Filter Press in September.

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Colorado History

The same building is now Hotel St. Nicholas.

The original St. Nicholas Hospital

Photo courtesy of Hotel St. Nicholas

The interior still features the same hospitality, but with a different purpose.

Photos courtesy of Maria Cunningham.

Historic st. NicHolas Hospital

survives fires, pandemics

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While W. A. H. Loveland was pro-moting Golden and the Colorado Central & Pacific Railroad, Denver residents saw his plans as a scheme and his railroad as impertinent. All the time that Golden had been making its plans, Denver, especially through John Ev-ans, Governor of the Territory of Colorado from 1862-1865, had been making parallel plans. Evans had gone to Washington, with a transcontinental railroad through Denver already in mind. He had statistics, maps and charts in hand to lobby for the Pacific Rail-road Act of 1862.

The loss of the transcontinen-tal route through Colorado hit Denver perhaps harder than it did Golden. People started leaving the city especially for places along the Union Pacific route, such as Chey-enne where they thought there was a brighter future. They saw the future of Colorado without a railroad as a threat to mining and

agriculture. Even Evans

said, “Colorado without railroads is comparatively worthless.”

On Nov. 13, 1866, the citizens of Denver orga-nized the Board of Trade to unify their efforts to keep Denver on the map. Like Loveland, they saw a connection with Cheyenne as

a logical and beneficial goal.July 11, 1867, brought T. J.

Carter, a Union Pacific govern-ment director, to Denver to sug-gest that Denver support the use of the Colorado Central & Pacific as the route to Cheyenne via a branch from Denver to Gold-en. Denver voted through the $200,000 in bonds to support this, but it was through Evan’s acumen that they insisted the bonds only be used for a direct route from Denver to Cheyenne. This amounted to a stalemate, as neither Evans nor Loveland was going to give in. Denver’s bonds were never issued.

My great-great-great-great uncle Oliver Ames, as President of the Union Pacific, was right in the middle of the fray. The Week-ly Rocky Mountain News on Oct. 2, 1867, ran a column dispersing distrust upon the Colorado Cen-tral & Pacific.

The column contained a letter from Ames attempting to pacify Denver’s citizens:

New York, Sept. 11, 1867Your notion that our road has

had anything to do with Love-land or any person in regard to surveys of route, or securing votes on bonds is all wrong. We have always felt that the roads should go to Denver on the best route. Our only interest in the matter is to get the best road, that will best accommodate Denver and the people in the vicinity.

Yours truly,Oliver Ames, PresidentThe Kansas Pacific RR was be-

ing built roughly parallel to, but

south of, the Union Pacific. Den-ver hoped to connect with the KP to get to Cheyenne. The KP was progressing slowly because of a lack of funds and requested extensive funding from Denver before giving support to Denver’s line.

Strangely, Denver then sought council and help from the same source that Golden had turned to, the Union Pacific. Denver’s Board of Trade telegraphed Gen. Gren-ville Dodge for advice. Instead they were appalled to be sent George Francis Train.

In “Pioneering the Union Pa-cific” Train is described as being considered “excitable and vision-ary to the verge of insanity.” He was a shrewd financier and the mastermind behind the construc-tion company for the Union Pa-cific, the Credit Mobilier.

Train eloquently encouraged Denver to make itself a great rail-road center and to build its own line to Cheyenne. Denver took his advice. Leading citizens of Denver combined their influence and tal-ents and formed the Denver Pa-cific Railway and Telegraph Com-pany in November 1867. Denver businessmen rapidly respond-ed by subscribing $280,000.

Arapahoe County voters backed a subscription of $500,000.

Loveland and Berthoud, not wanting to be cut out, ar-ranged the ground-breaking ceremony for the Colorado Central & Pacific for New Year’s Day 1868. It was an occasion with toasts and speechmaking. A toast presented by E.L. Berthoud at this ill-fated ground breaking for Golden’s railroad to Cheyenne turned out to be pro-phetic as he said, “Golden City and Denver, may the influence of railroads extend their borders until their streets are united and the houses upon them stand side by side.”

It was Denver, however, that obtained the funding for their road first and made contracts for the railroad to Cheyenne with the Union Pacific Railroad.

The Colorado Central Rail-road, “Pacific” now dropped, was once again left in the lurch. The remaining part of Loveland’s dream was now the railroad to the mining towns up Clear Creek, and Evans also had had his eye on that lucrative route since survey-ing it years before.

By Anna lee Ames Frohlichwesternfootprints@comcast.net

Denver fights to stay ‘on track’

W. A. H. Loveland

Gov. John Evans

Denver City, Colorado Territory, 1866 - Harper’s Bazaar(Library of Congress)

GeorgeFrancis

Train(LOC,

LC-USZ62-1274950)

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Trail’s End

T he Ute Indians are considered the oldest continu-ous residents of Colorado.

While it is not known exactly when the tribe or their an-cestors arrived in the area, ancient fire pits, stone tools, petroglyphs and even stone foundations for fortification, dating as far back as 6,000 BC, have been found and documented by archaeologists from Pikes Peak, south to the pres-ent state border with New Mexico. It is possible, according to archae-ologists, that the arrival of the Ute people into the area caused the Ana-sazis to leave the sandstone caves of the area. The ancestral Utes may also have displaced the earlier Native Americans who inhabited the region during the early Basketmaker era through the Developmental Pueblo stage, including the classic Mesa Verde period.

Prior to the arrival of the Europeans, the land of the Utes en-compassed nearly all the land that is today the state of Colorado, as well as the eastern part of the state of Utah. Eventual-ly, the Utes were l o o s e l y

concentrated into roughly seven bands. The Uintah band of Utes inhabited the Uintah Basin, which included the Great Salt Lake Basin in today’s state of Utah. The Parianuche, or Grand River Utes, oc-cupied the land along the river (later renamed the Colorado River.) The Yam-

paricas, or White River band of Utes, lived in the Yampa River Valley, the

northern portion of today’s Colorado. The Tabeguache band, known as

the People of the Sun, lived in the mountains and valleys shadowed by Pikes Peak until their removal to the reservation on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains in 1868. Here they lived in the meadows along the Gunnison and Uncompahgre Rivers, where they became known as the Uncompahgre Utes.

To the southern portion of the ancestral Ute lands, the Moache

and Capote band of Utes in-habited the San Luis Val-

ley near the headwaters of the Rio Grande,

south to today’s New Mexico, while the Weeminuche Utes oc-

cupied the valley of the San Juan River and its

northern tributaries in Colorado

and north-w e s t e r n

N e w Mex-

ico.

This southern area of the sacred ancestral Ute land is all that remain today of the once vast lands of the Ute nation. It is here that the Weem-inuche tribe, under Chief Ignacio, and the Capote and Moache Bands, under the leadership of Chief Ouray and Buckskin Charlie, fought to re-tain their land and their way of life.

Ignacio, born in 1828 in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado’s south-western mountain range, grew up in a turbulent time among his people. Tribal history states that at the age of 14, Ignacio had killed all the mem-bers of a rival family to avenge the murder of his father. As he grew to manhood, his steadfast commit-ment to his people and their way of life gained him an honored respect among the Weeminuche.

At the age of 42, Ignacio became chief of the Weeminuche Ute tribe. With maturity, he became more of a diplomat, yet remained absolute in retaining his ancestral lands. A skilled negotiator, he gained the re-spect of government officials during treaty discussions. Ignacio’s testimo-ny before a U.S. Senate subcommit-tee in 1886 helped the Weeminuche people to eventually secure a favor-able land settlement to retain a por-tion of their ancestral homeland.

By 1895, the U.S. government deeded the Southern Ute reservation land to the Southern Ute Tribe, with an added incentive. The government offered an option of allotments. The land soon became a checkerboard reservation when the un-allotted land was sold to non-Indians.

However, Chief Ignacio opposed the allotments. Fighting for his peo-ple, their tribal lands and traditional way of life, he refused to allow the federal government to divide own-ership of his ancestral lands among his people. Through his steadfast efforts, Ignacio was instrumental in retaining collective ownership of the land in 1917. His leadership helped the Utes preserve dignity and hope in the face of unrelenting change at the dawn of a new era. The town of Ignacio is named in his honor.

A young spirited warrior of the Tabeguache Ute Tribe, Ouray’s ex-periences as a youth were much the same as Ignacio’s. As he watched the slow but steady influx of the white men into his sacred homeland, he

became alarmed for his people and decided to do what he could. The government had ordered prospec-tors to stay away from the San Juan country, but to no avail. With the on-slaught of the miners, the Tabegua-che Ute Indians began a war... a war with words against the United States government. A keen, observant man, Ouray understood the extreme dif-ferences between the Indian and White Man. He formed friendships and struck deals. In 1860, his leader-ship earned him the honor of chief of his tribe.

For the next 10 years, the young warrior watched and learned the ways of the white man and befriend-ed one of the greatest white men of his time, Army scout and Indian agent, Kit Carson. The two would become life-long friends with each compelled to aid the other.

In the end, Ouray knew the Utes might win the battle, but never the war. On March 2, 1868, he struck a deal with his friend, Kit Carson, a Government Indian agent. The Kit Carson Treaty gave some 6 million acres of land to the Utes. In return, Ouray and his people were guaran-teed, “no one would pass over the remaining Ute land.”

The Ute Mountain Indian reser-vation stretched from the Four Cor-ners area, east to Pagosa Springs, which was approximately 110 miles. From the New Mexico border north, the distance was roughly 20 miles; a mere strip of the original land. It was at this time that the Tabeguache band became known as the Uncompahgre Utes. Throughout his life, Ouray worked for peace between the two cultures and gained respect in both.

Following the death of Ouray in 1880, Buck-skin Charlie, at the per-sonal request of Ouray, became the chief of the Uncompahgre Utes. Under the council of Ouray, Buckskin Charlie continued to work for peace. He would spend the rest of his life serving his people with peaceful

actions and negotiations with the government. It can be said that no overt actions or depredations against the white population were ever com-mitted by his authority.

While Buckskin Charlie kept the peace within his tribe, and the gov-ernment, he was also charged with continuing the native spiritual and cultural being within his people. Tribal ceremonies, including rituals, dances or social extension regarding marriage or death, were the center of the Ute culture. These events were a necessary part of the tribal structure, as this was the basis of their religious, traditional and social existence. Cer-emonies, including the many dances, had significant meaning and pur-pose. Through his efforts, Buckskin Charlie ensured that the very center of the Ute way of life continued.

It is the tradition and the way of the people that is still evident today at the home of the Southern Ute tribes at Ignacio.

S o u t h e r n u t e S

By Linda Wommacklwomm3258@aol.com

Chief Ignacio

Buckskin Charlie Photos courtesy of Denver Public Library, Western History Collection

Chief Ouray

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Horoscope

Contact Mary Nightstar at marynightstar@yahoo.com and type “horoscope” in the subject line.

LEO - (July 23 – Aug. 22)There’s a new Lion in the neighborhood and you’re ready to show the world what you’re made of. Instead of feeling you’ve been on the sidelines for sometime, you’ll feel like a born leader. You’re craving to learn something new. You asked for a challenge, its here and tenacity and the will to win out is strong. Don’t be grandiose and stay on budget and the side of caution. Lucky Numbers: 5, 17, 25, 39, 60, 68 VIRGO - (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23)Many things should be coming to a culmination. There may be a purchase of big ticket items or dealings with the government in some way, You’re way inclined to bust your budget so do your research on the item you’re going to purchase. Your partner may purchase something unexpectedly. Return it if you can’t afford it.Lucky Numbers: 3, 14, 33, 45, 49, 66 LIBRA - (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23)Watch the tendency to over indulge and don’t count that your ship is coming in, at least not now, You will need to further cultivate a client to make a sale or land the deal. You may feel a little lethargic but it’s important to drive on towards your goals. A gift or help may come to one of your children. Raise money, don’t spend it.Lucky Numbers: 8, 16, 35, 38, 55, 74 SCORPIO - (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22)Happiness and raise of mood comes as you find you’ve got good reasons to celebrate. Plan to celebrate with good friends. Check out a movie or a show you’ve wanted to see. This year, a new influence improves your home conditions and a willingness to cooperate. Keep laying a strong foundation. Lucky Numb ers: 4, 15, 26, 36, 50, 75

SAGITTARIUS - (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21)You may find your attention riveted on finishing up a project at home or work. Check the fine print because things may cost more than you originally thought. Money may flow through your hands too quickly. Consider renting a movie or going to some art galleries or go on an historical or architectural tour. Comparison shop.Lucky Numbers: 9, 21, 28, 43, 52, 73  CAPRICORN - (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20)You may find a new source of income, get a raise or get some badly needed help. If you’ve been assigned or have started a new project know you have an excellent prospect of having a great success. Patience will help you to make a success of things this time. Conscientious hard work will bring the finances and prestige wanted. Lucky Numbers: 10, 22, 29, 42, 56, 78

AQUARIUS - (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19)You must be sure to protect your assets. Double check and only carry the money you’ll need if you’re going out. Not paying attention could be costly. Any project should begin to pay off and you’ll be glad to see the money come in. Helping reciprocity may give you the push to get you over the top. Lucky Numbers: 1, 23, 30, 40, 53, 79 PISCES - (Feb. 20 - March 20)These are strange and unusual times. Expect the unexpected. If you are in over your head, ask for help, just don’t sit back. You’ve come to the top of the trail and whole new vistas and opportunities are open. There may be a move, raise an addition to the family. Look for a positive boost with any health issues. Lucky Numbers: 11, 20, 29, 40, 59, 65

ARIES - (March 21 - April 20)You may feel like telling someone how much they mean to you. Life is short so don’t let this opportunity pass by. If you express and show your appreciation you’ll find it will be hard to contain yourself. Your relationships are expanding and growing and if new, just go easy. You may come on too strong. Your vision about life is changing. Enjoy life’s dynamics. Lucky Numbers: 7, 19, 32, 41, 51, 67 TAURUS - (April 21 - May 21)You’ll be seen as popular these days and those higher up on the totem pole have taken notice. Your social circle will crave your company and seek your information and knowledge. You’ll have plenty of referrals and connections to get what you want and need. It’s an important time; Taurus must handle their money wisely along with their decisions. Discipline is the key. Lucky Numbers: 2, 13, 36, 37, 57, 71

GEMINI - (May 22 - June 21)The world seems like an exciting place at the moment; full of new adventures, challenges and new people who will break up the boredom. You’ll view everyday as a new experience with the joys and happiness that surface. Lessons are learned along the way. There may be thoughts of getting a new vehicle. There may be a gathering of siblings or friends from the neighborhood. aLucky Numbers: 6, 18, 27, 48, 61, 63 Cancer - (June 22 - July 22)There might be a strange and unusual attraction to someone at work. Your magnetism and good will is radiating and someone is attracted by it. Your Spiritual energy is strong and others will look to you for guidance. You’ll get a financial boost so look for other opportunities to come your way. Hold on to your hats for it’s a time of major growth; just don’t sit there. Lucky Numbers: 12, 23, 31, 44, 58, 62 

H ere’s something you should never do. You should never move your

guestroom to your child’s bedroom, your child’s bedroom to your home office, and your home of-fice to your guestroom. And if you do, you better hope you have no guests coming for a very long time.

You probably think I say that with such confidence because we did it. No, we did not. But we’re try-ing to. And we have been for weeks. I’m afraid that, months from now, I’ll find myself running from my current office upstairs to my former office downstairs to get a paperclip. I hope I have the good sense to bring the whole box.

My husband and son moved the furniture, which is what husbands and sons are for. I supervised, which is what I’m for.

That left the miscellaneous stuff, the bits and pieces of this and that. Every single piece of paper, every item of clothing, every thing-a-ma-bob and thing-a-ma-jig must be moved to its new location and put in its proper place, though “proper”

may be too strong a word. We’ve never been one of those families with “a place for everything and everything in its place.” It’s more like, everything was someplace and now it’s someplace else.

One of the challenges of what I’m calling the Great Order Restora-tion Project is that many of my son’s belongings

are small. It’s almost like we’ve been leaving a trail of BBs, LEGOS, and model airplane parts for the mov-ing company, except that there is no moving company, and it’s not a very good trail.

Technology is, of course, a great timesaver in all of our lives, which is lucky, because you need all the time you’ve saved to move and organize all your technology.

We have more power cords and chargers than we have electronic devices. This may be because we have chargers and power cords for electronic devices we no lon-ger own. You may wonder why we keep them. We wonder why we keep them. But, I think it’s for the same reason we keep keys we don’t rec-ognize. We fear that the minute we

discard a key, we’ll stumble across the lock it’s made to open. It will be on something very important, and it will be locked.

So, just in case we need them someday, we moved chargers and power cords – and keys. And we moved CDs, DVDs, VHS and cas-settes, though I’m not sure we even have a VHS or a cassette player anymore. On the bright side, we didn’t come across a single eight-track tape.

I once believed technology would create a paperless society. All it really did was allow us to gen-erate more paper more quickly. We do have a shredder, but it only works when we use it. I was afraid when I was moving all the paper from the old office to the new office that I would misplace something important, like the title to our car or a large sweepstakes check. And I must have, because I can’t find any large sweepstakes checks.

Even worse, I worried I might find something I’ve been living in blissful ignorance of, something that should have been dealt with long ago, like a light bill or a sub-poena.

On the other hand, I hoped I’d find a few things: a favorite

sweatshirt; a book from my child-hood that I passed on to my son and haven’t seen since; a pair of reading glasses, worn only once; and the key to our roll-top desk. It’s a good thing we lost the key right after we bought the desk; we hadn’t had time to lock it yet.

Unfortunately, I haven’t found any of those things thus far during

the Great Order Restoration Proj-ect. But I did misplace a flyswat-ter and another pair of reading glasses.

(To volunteer to help in the Great Order Restoration Project, contact drosby@rushmore.com or see www.dorothyrosby.com. Follow her on Twitter @dorothy rosby.)

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