Idaho Springs siftings. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1900-1905, 1903-07-04
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at the depot, the increased business de-
handing additional help
On last Tuesday the workmen were bus
lily engaged in tearing down the house
where Uncle John Iverson lived for so
many years. This is done to make room
for lawn for John Rohner, who pur-
chased the property recently and proposes
building fetching cottage in the rear, the
foundation being laid for same.
Sam Kennedy, veteran prospector of
Spring gulch, has for some time contem-
plated making tour of the vast region
that will be opened by the Mo6at road
The trip will be made on foot, jacks carry
ing the tools and provisions. Sam will be
accompanied by @. Taylor an old Gilpin
county resident The two will make a
strong team, as both are proficient in ores
and prospecting in general.
A long needed and much apprecis ted i'm
provement was made by the city fathers
this week when they established a public
watering fountain on Miner street Just
south of city park. 1t is cast iron tank
with capacity of los gallons, and the
quantity of water is regulated by an over
flow pipe. 1t sets out from the curb far
enough to allow horses to quench their
thirst without being unreined. Team
sters should rise up and call the council
blessed.
Manager Bradley has been notified BY
the home Office at Council Bluffs that the.
annual Blue Ribbon excursion, which had
been postponed on account of the eastern
floods, will now leave Council Bluffs OH
Friday, July 10, and will come direct to
Idaho Springs. The low rate of $1,000 for
the round trip has been made from the
Missouri river to Denver, and from the.
latter place here at 81 IS. The final limit
of the Denver tickets is August 81. The
excursion will be run over the Rock Island
system.
Last Sunday afternoon a tourist. while
bathing in the natatorium, and upon enter
ing the deepest portion of the pool and
being unable to swim thought he was
certainly all in. He called for assistance
and an attendant, who was fortunately
near pulled him out of the pool There
the man had a narrow escape. This is
the first instance of the kind and shows
how the unexpected sometimes happen.
While the pool is quite deep at the east
end still hundreds and thousands have
batbed there with perfect safety and the
management is always on the lookout for
accidents.
Central City, we learn, intends to have
a little celebration of her own this year.
simply to entertain the stay-at- homes.
She does not intend to compete with
Georgetown, but on the other hand will
send her best runners to the latter place
and help swell the interest in the celebra--
ton there. This is as it should be- Liv--
ing as closely together as do the people of
these two counties, there is no reason why
we should not all get together every year
and have a celebration worthy of the day.
Up to a few years ago this was the case,
but dlsentionS arose over different run
ming contests, leading to a strife and rival
celebrations that did nothing but hurt to
all concerned. That this feeling is pass
ing is evident, as last year Central was
very we'll represented at this place, in the
line OF visitors.
Last weeks Standard brings up the
old question as to whether the system of
assaying ore has changed from the oldtime
way, or whether the smelters are getting
the best of the miner by burning the stuff
up. This has been mooted question for
some time, as miners find that the same
mines and to all appearance the same ores
do not test as high as they did 20 years
ago. 1t seems to us that that is a matter