Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-01-02

was distinguished by general activity
throughout the entire district. Owing TO
the labor troubles earlier in the year.
probably not so much was accomplishs d
as otherwise would have been, but whs
was done reflects much credit upon tn,
operators under adverse conditions.
In every direction from Idaho Springs
there IS considerable mining going or
I In the Soda Creek section some import
ant enterprises are under wsy, there be-
ing fully thirteen different propositions
in active operation. The majority Of
these are being worked by tunneiine.
and i; is safe to prognosiicate that during
the present year considerable good or.
will be opened and later be followed by
| The erection OF mills to treat the lower
has produced some high grade ore. Th.
1 projects under way will in some cases
strike those ore bodies at a greater depth.
| Quite a number of the older mines OF
the district have been started up during
the year, and in every case they are re-
ported to he IN bne condition.
The Gold Medal. which lies at the ex-
treme eastern line of the district as far as
opened, was recently taken hold of b,
Denver parties and for some time has
been developing in systematic manner.
Suitable buildings were erected. the shaft
put in good shape and sinking begun.
Latest reports were to the effect tiia,
some ore was coming in with this work
and 1t is thought that by running levels
to the cast the main ore shoot would be
be opened This mine WAS wonderfully
rich gold producer few years ago. bus
the pocket was lost through a fault in
the vein. There is good reason to believe
that the company now operating will
/ ind the lost ore shoot.
In the same locality the Nighthawk
Hill company resumed operations upon
the group of claims last week. and while
the management is reticeni as to future
iateDiious, we believe that considerable
work is in contemplation
The Conistock. one of our haviest pro
dneers at the present time, came into
prominence IN that respect during the
pas, year. While there had been some
@ork doing prior 10 that period, the real
work OF ore extraction began with feo,.
Recently an elegant aud convenient 500
ton ore house has been completed and Is
now IN use This enables the manage.
III nj 10 store the ore until ready to star
upon large millruns. thereby enablin
the mill men to better prepare for III
best service through adjusting the mi
machinery to the ore. There is cor
venient system OF grizzlies aud sizers in
the ore house, through which the ore as
it CONES out of the mine can be autonai-
ically separated before shipping. From
bow on tile output OF the comstock viii
steadily increase.
The old Standard group and mill. or
Fall river. WAS started up again by the
company and the mill has heeu steadily
treating the product. This group com
prises a number Of lode claims contain
ing good gold values, and the prodretion
N the aggregate is large.
Among the more important of the pso-
duciug mines started into operation with
the past year is the Josephine, short
distance above the Stanley and under the
management OF James T.. Bowden. The
JOSEF Inc is one Of the largest veins in
that section. The crevicc is soft and easily
worked. Since it has been gotten into
shape. there has been gratifying and
steady shipment of ore to market, and
we understand that the output for the
past month was considerably over POO
tons of mill dirt. This is in addition to
the sme ting product. The mine is equip
ped with the necessary machinery for
extensive operations, and this year will
doubtless witness material increase in
the product.
The Eagle mine at Duniont, which bad
lain idle for 4 long time, resumed but
lately. 4 number OF men were engaged
for the mine work, the tramway to the
mill repaired, and the work of extract
ing ore is nov in full swing. The mill
is kept steadily employed and is doing
good work.
The Gum Tree mine, at Free1and,
which was closed down last spring dur
ing the strike, lately passed into the
possession of a wealthy syndicate COM
posed largely of eastern people and prep
arations are now nearly completed for
mining development on a large scale.
There is one of the largest bodies of solid
smelling ore exposed in that mine to be
seen in the county, and men are at work
Stopping the same. This product is ship
ped direct in carload lots to the Denver
smelters, the concentrating ore being
reduced at Idaho Spriups mills II ;e the