Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-05-31

The district has eighteen coneen-
trating mills.
1t has three sampling works
The city has a population OF 4'ooV
people, ,.,. -
1t has two banks with deposit Oh
s5OO,OOO.
The district employs 1,6OO miners.
The amount paid miners in 1901 was
$4,000
The district has five of the largest
tunnels in the country.
1t would De impossible in the space
in the two columns on this page TO
give anything like complete descrip-
ton of the best things OF the dlstrlcl'
The Newhouse tunnel, which is now
in two and one-half miles, has proven
that ore bodies continue with depth
in the district. 1t is recognized as one
of the foremost tunnel propositions IN
the world. over dozen different
companies are drifting on veins cut by
this great tunnel.
The Central tunnel is another big
PROPOSITION to be driven hve mics
through one of the richest ore-produe'
ing strips in the world. 1t VIII cut
veins known to be big producers ana
is now on the way as fast as electric
energy and modern machinery can
drive it.
The Monarch tunnel is driving Tor
the great Freeland vein and practical.
lv owns everything in front OF it. 1t
will be driven four miles and enters an
exceptionally rich field.
The Burns Moore tunnel Will be SIX
miles in length and is also going
through rich section. 1t is repre-
sented by one of the strongest COM
panies in the district.
The Lucania tunnel will be driven
two miles into Gilpin county and has
the reputation of being the queen Oh
the Bunch" when the great tunnel
organizations of the district are
spoken of 1t is backed by Colorado
Springs capital and every business
man in Idaho Springs is friend oil
the proposition, because it is solld'
substantial and aggressive.
The Big Forty tunnel is also good
proposition and will cut hundreds ol
rich veins on the line to its objective
noint. glance at the map will show
it to be one of the largest in the dis
trict and its territory is as good al
the best.
since the map was issued, hom'
people have organized the Argus 1un
mel Company, which will cut the rel
veins of Gold hill and become one 0
the richest propositions in the dis
trict of great tunnel enterprises
block of the stock in this company l
being offered outside investors and l
going rapidly.
The Golden Hill Centurion, Vidlel
Omar, Donaldson Mountain and seN
eral smaller propositions are all cor
sjdered good investments and to-day
tunnel proposition in the ldah
Springs district is almost certain |
bring returns upon money placed l
the way of an investment
Among the properties in the di
trict of almost national repute are tn
great Gem Consolidated, the Lama
tine. Stanley, Shafter, Specie "a!
ment, Lexington, Seaton, Freedlan'
Extension, fTdcllOu, bciIho' on'
Tree. Franklins Consolidated, Crow
point and Virginia group, Belma
and others that are dividend payer
and properties in which it would /
next to impossible to obtain an il
terest.
Among the important properties
the district in which the investor
will share soon are the properties
the Colorado oregon Company, up Fa
river. The tunnel is now in on tn
uroperty $50 feet and while little
being said the showing is indicati'
of big results in very short tim
The company owns twenty claims,
seventy acres, of rich mineralbeariI
ground and will not be obliged
purchase anything. One of the pc
sessions of this company that max
it appear stronger than any other
the district is the fact that within
fha n