Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-03
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Siltings acknowledge pleasant call
from Sir. ID. c. Monro~ last Saturday Just
befo his departure for the east. and his
enthusiasm as regards the fuiu.e Of Idaho
Springs as mining camp aud city is un-
bounded. With John Owens he is largeis
interested IN the Teller property at Free
land. and in speaking OF his inv stm Mt
he said:
II have jus, come dowri from the
Teller mine where / have bxen making
a ear FOL investigation of the property.
and II is showing up IN hne shape and
far exceeds my ~Ildes, hopes. ! am no,
uew at the business and spend most
my time in Arizona where have exten
sive mining interests, but must say thai
OF all my properties there are none that
Look better to me than doe the lellrr.
We are shipping to the Chamberlain ssm-
pisr aud the returns are most satisfactory
the orc running from TO II oxs. in gold
and We expect to SION have one OF the
best producers in the district Plans
have already been formulated for an en-
tire new machinery plant at the mine
xhich will include % h .. boiler and
a hois; Of 1000 feet capacity. and when
his is installed We will put s'opers 10
work IN the different levels and on double
shifts and drag out the mineral as fast as
poseibie. Under Mr.. o~en's management
the ~ork has been most successfully man
Aged and will have very Favorable
rep IT to make TO my Bosom associates
While here have been sntsr,sined by
Mr. and Mrs. Owen and their hospiiaiit
has b-su - generous and unbouudei
that regret that my stay Is 50 short.
Mr.. Monroe left for New York Ssiur-
day afternoon taking with him many 6ne
saupirs of ore from the Teller mine
While he was most enthusiastic over the
showing that was made during his visit.
whs, would he have thought ha he wal,
ed one day longer AMI bsen pres mt
when the workmen on the Teller broke
into a wide streak Of sioo cree II is safe
TO presume that MFR. Monroe will stop in
this city Ahen be returns 10 Ar'rora from
his Eastern II p.
Mistakes will happen. W. NJ. Taylor.
the Yankee and Alice stage driy,r is up
against a proposition that Is wearing
away his flesh. In addition TO carrying
Uue,e S .musl's mail he is always willing
II do shopping for the people of Alice
during his trips TO this place. and he has
developed a liking for ,h- business A
sho time ago he was given $i1-so aud
wa. ed TO purchase two M 'ney orde s
a, the Idaho Springs post Office aud en-
close them IN letters furnished him vi h
the envelopes unsealed. His Instructions
were to put the order for merchandise to
the value OF sii in one envelope ard 81. so
for hair oil IN the other. Somehow the
ORDERS got mixed aud much to the sur
pr Sc of the Alice citizen he received SRI
worth OF hair oil and is nov in quaudrs
whit to do with il. The customer was
loa,be TO accept the consignment, but
Taylor insists that he must, and that tn.
shifting Of the orders was through no
fault of his. 4, is said TO be superior
brand of hair oil. but the bscnelors say
bar" oil is good enough for them
We don't know where he got it. but
local citizen hands this in for publication:
We've all heard the story OF Lots wife
AMI how she turned to salt, but woman
of neighboring town can beat this record
She was one Of q party who went to the
city the other day. and while walking
along the street. turned to rubber