Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-07-12

taken half the money odt of town with him at the
rate had begun the smooth work It is always a
good idea for the city to the proper arm of the
law to protect the people who visit the place.
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Attorneys Sabin & Collom appeared to be the
winning team in the last term of the district court
They cleaned the docket to their own credit. The
firm is good one and represented by two hustlers
with abundant understanding and hustling ability.
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The idea of improved processes for the extrac-
ton of gold is creating interest in the e.tire dis
trct. Everything in the way of success along these
lines should be taken up and helped along. 1t is
the constant effort that counts in matters of this
kind.
The state supreme court has concluded that the
action of Attorney General Post in his effort to
curb the smelter trust is proposition that must be
handled after the court has taken its vacation II
is unfortunate for Colorado that the vacation OF
its supreme court judges must cost the state so
much At.the prerent time proof can be produced
to show that in some of the districts of the state
the development work has practically ceased and
many of the mines closing down as a result of
the fastening of the clutches of the trust upon the
throat of the industry. Some of the Denver pap
ers make the claim that the attorney general is
doing what he has done for political purposes.
We know nothing about the motive but believe
that it is proposition in which all the parties will
be obliged to assist.
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Frank I. Weed, of Yankee Hill, secretary of the
Mining Mems association spent the Fourth in
Idaho Springs having good time. He states that
Yankee and Alice are enjoying greater progress in
every way than they ever did before. The survey.
ing of the townsite is a good thing for the
place because it suggests the good things to come
for the camp.
Siftngs is making arrangements for series of
pioneer sketches by of the oldest pioneer min
ing in the Idaho Springs district. These
sketches will be valuable to preserve because they
will contain history that has been written
before and its character will be such that will be
valuable. Parties desiring copies of the paper tc
send away will speak for them in advance so that
they will be certain of obtaining them.
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The people of Idaho Springs will miss fBi1l'
Blair, who left this week for Washington state in
the hope that he would find it a section where his
line of business would bring better reward Mr.
Blair is one of the best known men of this section
and has host of friends in the city. He will be
welcome and addition wherever he locates
There are bets of to this week that he will re-
turn inside of six months.
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The city council last Monday evening took act
ion in regard to several matters. One of them was
the placing of another light along the street
leading to the Trocadero and the hot soda springs
These improvements needed and the council
is to be congratulated on its action.
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The mining men of the district are greatly
pleased with the results of the celebration as it ha.
given them, as vel asthe "ten6erfeet," some new
ideas regarding mining and mining matters. The
contest of the air drills was indeed a good thing
for the mining world for it shows the people which
company makes the best machinery for the min
ing mans purpose. This the saving OF
thousands of dollars. Ofcourse the Leyner proved
the favorite of all the machines it always has in
this district.
A. F. Pollock, representing the California
Powder Works, was up from Denver this week anC
had good time meeting in the city friends thai
live here and in the mountains. Mr.. Pollock i.
the most popular powder man who visits this sec
ton and is one of the genial, whole-souled mixer.
that will drive the blues a mile away. ''I hav,
always liked this district because the business il
done here" said Mr. Pollock at is lively plac,
full of lively people and business has expanded
to greater extent here than in many other camp.
in the state, attribute the cause of the expansion
to the immense amount of work being done anc
the wonderful tonnage of powder and other ex
plosive used in the district. The fellow who knows
the amount of powder you use knows that you ar,
doing some business. You always figure OF
that"
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1t will not be very long now until the new mil
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