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tanks in a very short time. 1t is fact that all the
old mining and mill men admit that the gold
found in the ores of the Chicago Creek and Soda
Creek districts is fine that it passes over the
ordinary table and is not saved This is especially
true of Soda Greek where some of the richest
assays have been found but where the mill runs
are never in keeping with the assays because the
values pass over the tables. Mr.. Wikie one of
the best known mill men in the district and form
er connected with the Gold Leaf properties,
states that he knows it be fact that the values
in that district cannot be saved with the ordinary
processes Siftings is not chIding the mill men
here for we have the most successful mills in the
state, but they not good enough yet. 1t is not
enough to know that lead the stste-let us
know that the values.
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An old prospector tells that in going
the mountains toward Bear creek he encountered
two or three bear, and states that he also found
rich veins. About the same time the bear found
the prospector the prospector found the vein, and
about the time the bear had failed to find the
whereabouts of the prospector the prospector had
found himself unable to find the whereabouts of
the vein. He states that it exceptionally rich
quartz, and that he panned some of it and got
good big streak in the bottom of the pan. The
sometime when there are no bear around it. The
prospector can hardly be blamed for forgetting
where vein was for the presence of the bear un-
doubtedly made greater impression upon his
mind than the presence of the vein.
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A gentleman back in Rochester N. ", who is
a subscriber to the paper and also stockholder in
one of the companies operating successfully
Seaton mountain writes that he has a new inven-
tion that he proposes trying here during the COM
ing summer. From what CLEAN from the
letter, which unfortunately not typewriter,
we imagine he has gotten the idea of his process
from the glass blasts. In these sand is forced by
compressed air through a nozzle and when it
comes in contact with the glass it cuts it with
rapidty that would be surprising. The cores
pondent believes that the force and same
factor would work successfully in drilling in the
rock or 1t might according to his statement in
cutting the breast of the tunnel away We give
the idea space for what it is worth.
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"Billy" Moore everyone calls him, is with
us again from Lincoln, Neb and his friends in this
district thick as the mines that make it one
of the richest places on earth. Mr.. Moore was
handling mining properties in this county thirty
five or forty years ago and sold the Diamond Jo
ter of fact nearly all the big properties in this
tod He mined here many years with pick and
shovel and knows every feature connected with the
work 81 have always believed this would come
to the front of the foremost districts of the
state" he remarked this week. land right
there is plenty of evidence to bear out" He
will likely remain here and at Georgetown during
a greater part of the summer.
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Last week the paper contained little mining
item in reference to the progress of the Anglo
American that should not have appeared. Every
body knows that the property is one of the best in
the Lamartne section and that it is being handled
by successful mining Our correspondent,
probably unintentionally, did the company in
Justice in his reference to their progress and we
trust that in the future nothing of the kind will
occur We would not intentionally say word
that would injure good property in the district,
and especially good one as the Anglo Ameri-
can. Knocking is prohibited thing in the col
umns of Siftings and we trust that all correspond
ents will guard themselves carefully in the future
to conform to this idea.
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There is no logical reasonable reason to ad-
vance why Idaho Springs should not have the
greatest fremens tournament in the history of the
state The volunteer companies from all parts of
the state will be willing to come. We have one of
the finest cities in the state in which to entertain
them. There will be plenty of money to make it
a success, and the prizes will be generous enough
ia make it an object for the different departments
to show themselves Every citizen should make it
point to do everything that will make the tourn-
anent
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S. M. Smith expects to have royal good time
in New York while absent a delegate to the
meeting of the National Presbyterv. Mr.. Smith