The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-06-22
VIM coMMENcE WORK All ONCE

The report as published by the INDEX
last week TO the effect that the Highland
Mining Co. of Denver are soon to com
mtnce active operations on their prop.
erty near the mouth Of Anderson creek
proves to be well founded. Through the
courtesy OF Col J. H. Ireton Of Marsh
we are permitted to make few extracts
from private letter recently received
from Mr. T. }. Collars of Denver who
IS president Of the company:
J. H. IREroS, MARSH. lDAuo, DEAR
SiR.-Mr Parker arrived home this
morning with She papers signed by Mr..
Hall for the 20 acres above our placer.
When he got 10 Boise City, he wired us
aud We Immediately wired east Tor
the pumping machine We are now
looking over the boilers and engines and
will doubtless this week purchase here,
and within the next ten days or two
weeks have a force of men there actively
engaged 10 putting In the works. You
have AS large an interest In this com
pnny a. any shareholder. and YOU have
had no trouble, no worry, no thought
IN regard 10 the matter, and | will now
ask YOU io do the company favor, and
that Is Ia 20 down and paste notices on
the land across the river from the
high land placer, warning people from
taking any Of the driftwoOd that N ON
that lew bar, under penalty OF prosecu-
iion. II you think anyone is stealing
the wood. do what you think is neces.
sary for its protection, even 10 putting a
watch on II; AS We need IL for fuel. Also
! desire that yon go at once and see the
owner of the coal mise and tell him that
the steam works are going In on that
placer absolutely SURF, aud that his
man promised Austin and myself that II
there WAS market for the coal they
would be- sure and get IL out. and that
We will now ask them 10 redeem their
promise. We will put in not less than
a IS horsepower boiler which will re-,
quirc from one 10 twn tons OF coal per
day aud We think they can put their
mine 10 order and get this coal out So
that we will be- sure to have that kind of
fuel. You can readily understand that
fuel We must have. and We know that
YOU have more Influence with these
coal mine owners than anyone else In
that neighborhood, and more than w
would have " W. were there You car
assure him that he will get cash Tor hi,
coal. either delivered or al the mine, a.
49, think best when We get there, as 4,
the hauling
You can assure everyone there thai
Ills company will pay cash for every
thing and treat every one Ia business
like manner. let me hear from you A.
early a. possible and don't fail 10 lOol
after the wood and arrange for the coal
Yours Truly
4. J. ZoLLARs
This letter las true businesslike rim,
about IL aud the people Of this sectiol
may congratulate themselves that com
composed % reliable business men o
means are ABBOTT 10 commence aciiv
work 10 developing a miniBg proposition
~ this kind Ia our midst.
Mr. Zoll4rs IL president and manage
u me Columbia Building a Loan A,
sociafion u Denver. which - one Of III
mosf substantial concerns Of is kind }
me country.
Nessfs Austin. and Parker who AZ
siso Interested 10 the company and VII
promoted The enterprise. are well know
~ this section having spent coDsiderab
t.me here u lnt Interest ~ the compaD
sir,s o., .ncrltlon u tAt entefpris