Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-05-17
PROGRESS
PLEASES
DIRECTORS
Marshall Russell Tunnel Directors Hold Big
Meeting.

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during the past week many of the officers
and directors of the Marshall & Russell
Gold Mining, Milling and Tunnel COM
pany. These gentlemen visited the dis
trict for the express purpose of attending
the first animal meeting of the directors,
which was held at Empire on the Sth inst.
The meeting was called to order by the
president of the company, w. c. Mar
shall, who is also the general manager.
All the old officers were reelected for the
ensuing year.
After the transaction of the business
which came before the meeting the Off
GERS and directors paid visit to the mines
and made thorough investigation of the
properties. The company holds at the
present fifty-two claims all of which was
patented at the same time.
Mr.. Marshall, the president and gem
eral manager, is too well known in the
Idaho Springs mining district to need any
introduction. Every member of the
board OF directors is thoroughly satisfied
with the manner in which he has con-
Quoted the operations on the various
claims.
The officers of the company are as fol-
lows
W. c. Marshall, president and general
manager.
Ralston Russell, vice president
o. N. Marihugh secretary.
W, c. Davis, treasurer.
In speaking of the work accomplished
in the past, Mr. o. S. Powers, of Cincin-
dati, Ohio, one of the heaviest stockhold-
ers in the company, had the following to
say:
81 went over the property with the
members present and all expressed them
selves as highly satisfied with the manner
in which the work has been carried on.
We found that the tunnel had been driven
in during the winter months to distance
of I25 feet, and this by hand power. 1t is
cut in size 8xS feet, and is supplied with
double tracks.
"The buildings we found to be most
substantial, and Mr.. Marshall's idea of
having embraced all the parts into one
was very good for the reason that in the
winter months it is not necessary for the
men to leave the premises iu making a
a change of clothes.
"Every stockholder that have talked
to, and l have conversed with great
many, are thoroughly convinced that
their investmen; is most favorable one.
srLa,, xyara eurorisad Of tla ,1rocrass 1, n >
had been made, and were loud in their
praise of the economic handling of the
work.
at was finally decided at the meeting
of the board of directors that Ioo-ton
mill, known as the Beam process, should
be erected at an early date. Just as soon
as ore is encountered which will warrant
treatment, the machinery will be ordered
and active treatment will then be con-
tinued.
Drifting will be commenced lust as
soon as the Russell claim is reached in the
tunnel and will continue from that time
on. Experts informed us that we would
in all probability encounter paying rock
as soon as that distance was encoun-
tered.'
During the winter and early spring a
dam was constructed and the power for
the operations of the property will be fur
nished by water power. A Leffel turning
wheel has been put in place and is already
doing good work. A I2-drill compressor
is being operated by the power realized
and quicker and better results will now
be obtained.
1t is the intention of the officers and
directors to continue work on the tunnel
until distance of 7, 900 feet has been
reached. Drifts will be continually run,
and it is safe prediction that the Mar
shall-Russell property will prove one OF
the heaviest producers in the Clear Creek
district before many months have gone by.
At the time of the meeting of the above
named company the Royal Gold Mining
company held its annual meeting. The
officers of this company are the same as
the former. and the stockholders, with a
few exceptions, are interested in the Mar
shall-Russel1 company.
Stock in the Marshall is now selling at
40 cents, it having been decided at the di-
rectors' meeting that the price should be