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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-04-29

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Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-09

assayer to assist him IN picking out four
teen average samples OF the surface quartz
brought down. The tests made on these
show an average OF nearly 5000 to the ton.
One sample run better Than s.. 900 in gold
and silver. The values were apparently
fiuc,uating between gold and silver
neither metal predouiinsting to any ex-
tent.
J. ID Williamson, of the investment
c mpany bearing his name. n c. Mer-
rill, Of the Bug Five and a dozen other
well known pushsrs III the field of mining
are getting in ON the ground as rapidly as
possible and /, will be but q short time
until it is thoroughly prospected.
The three locators of Camp Shaffer
have taken up placer ground for town
site near the Moffatt Rad and there is
every reason to believe that the next three
months viii find littie mining camp
located at this point and actual develop
uient work we'll under way.
II is a country tnat would be considered
ideal By the experienced miner Located
from 500 TO 500 feet above timberline II
contains some of the most plainly defined
veins TO be found in the country. Some
of these veins are from twenty to thirty
feet in width. and. contrary 10 the usual
rule. this extreme width does not mean
low grade values hui qnsrries of splendid
mineral.
No effort is being made 10y Mr. Shaffer,
Mr. Watrous or Mr.. Clough TO boom the
district as they have one tunnel propo
si.ion ready to proceed with work to
open up the territory where they have
staked their claims. The surface samples
show for themselves aud indicate, even
without the assays, what a rich country
they were taken from. The riches. of Il e
veins was found right on the crest of II e
continent at the head ofVasques Pass in
in over twelve feet between the walls
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-09

Mr.. Shelter talks entertainingly of the
new field but is not inclined to make
public . great deal concerning the plans
for the future.
I'VE were more agreeably surprised by
those assays than the people here were"
he remarked yesterday. "Of course one
can tell that he will get good returns
where the free gold and native silver are
exposed in the quar,z-assays are not
needed in such cases For that reason
the better pieces were not assayed at all,
the others however, furnished us an aver
age of nearly $500 to the ton and that is
good enough. One reason why we have
not said much about the country is be-
cause We were not anxious to attract
crowd TO the new district. /, is bleak,
PERCEPTIONS, snow covered and God for
saken place on top of the range where the
veins are located. We were there on July
and the snow was still camping in all
the says and crevices on the divide The
time will come when the camp will come
to the front but 1t will require shipments
w biaNN ~ tASAN- udNS Hot
the least doubt that these shipments will
begin from the surface and that these
great veins will be continuous, yet you
can see just as far into the granite as
can.
Il am glad we were able to place Clear
Greek county in line with a big find.
There can be no doubt of the values to be
found on surface and right below us is
the daily district where Bill Young is
making a shipment this week that will
place his mine among the first OF the
high grade shippers of Clear Greek county
We have no knife blade streaks in tina,
section but on the contrary some of the
largest streaks saw in Cripple Greek, OF
any district in the state.
The strike is attracting attention in
this city and every part of the state
Camp Sbaffer is entitled TO prosperity
and will undoubtedly get it."
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-09

Clear Greek county Is now in line with
a bonanzs camp that reminds the pioneers
of the early days Of Georgetown and
Silver Plume.
II is Camp Shaifer. and. while the camp
proper is in Grand county and IS located
within six miles OF the final survey on the
Moifat line the riches, veins uncovered
on the surface are located in Clear Greek
county.
The Berthoud Pass road through En-
pire is literally Tired with prospeetorss and
gold seekers who are entering the rev
territory. Mayor ciough. OF Empire. was
in the city this week and states that the
little town is considerably excited over
the big finds and that the new camp Will
soon have hundre Is Of people as residents.
The discovery of the bonanza ground
was made last week by Fred G. Shaffer
of this city. Mayor W. p. Clough. OF
Empire. and Frank G. Watrous. a repre-
sentative mining investor of Bo ton.
Mass, who is the guest of Mr.. Shaffrr
The party was absen, over the range for
four days and returned with about bity
pounds OF surface quariz in which free
gold and native silver are apparently as
common ia occurrence as the other sub
stances making up the quartz. Some of
the finest sp- cimens ever seen in this dis
trict have been shown about the city dur
ing the pas, week.
The new camp IS IN the Mad Greek min
ing district, Immediately north of the
Daley district where exceptionally rich
values have been encountered for the past
three years. It is about twenty-five miles
from Idaho Springs, twelve miles from
Georgetown and about the same distance
from Empire and only six miles from the
survey of the MoffA,t line with down
hill pull.
Sunday evening last when Mr.. Shaffer
returned he asked w. l.. Shaffer, the
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-09
New Officers Installed,

The newly elected officials of Blaz-
ing Arrow tribe were installed Wednesday
night by Past Great Sachem Marion Cook
as follows; Sachem, Jos. Boyd; Sr. Saga
more, Dan. Oulton; Jr. Sycamore. II. b
Sheldon; Prophet. Richard Bickford !;
KeepeT Of Records, Lewis Oliver; Collect
or of Wsinpum, Thos. coppard Keeper
of Wampum, W. +. Doherty Lewis
Oliver and Richard Bickford we're elected
delegates to the meeting of the Great
Council. After the ceremonies refresh.
ments were served
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-09
Natures Beauty Spot.

One Of colorado's many beauty spots
and one but little known. is the Bear
creek country south of this city. and it is
a safe assertion that il does not have an
equal in the entire west. II is reached
by fine mountain road, in full view of
the snow-covertd range the entire dis
lance. The valley Is from a half TO two
miles in width aud every inch of the
space is filled with luxuriant verdure that
Is most beautiful. Clear mountain
streams, fed by perpetual snow and
numerous springs, furnish abundance of
water aud in there native trout abound,
furnishing sport that is Incompatible.
Ranch houses and summer cottages ap-
pear al intervals, lending a home like
effect to the natural beauty aud giving a
peaceful aspect to the rugged range that
looms up upon all sides majestically.
And in the midst of all this is the Crosson
ranch. the doors Of the rustic home ever
swinging outward in welcome to all visi
tors. Here strue western welcome given
~ az Noihtisf duu iipuN dit AhiHth away e
Sleeping accommodations are provided
and table that is unsurpassed is ever
ready, and one cannot find more pleas
ant place to pass week or two. 1t was
the objective point for half hundred
Idaho Springs people on the Fourth and
the visit will be repeated many times be-
fore the close of the season.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-09
Killed in a Surface Shalt

frank Geders, young man ~ years
of age. was killed Wednesday morning
near Yankee Hill by the caving in of a
prospect shaft, his back being broken
above the hips. He had been doing loca-
ton work and was alone at the time of
the accident. When found at 1000
O'Clock he was still alive, but unconscious
and expired soon after being removed.
The shaft in which he was working was
only five feet deep, ard it is believed the
recent heavy rains loosened the ground
sufficiently to cause it to cave in. Coro-
ner Trathen took charge of the remains
and telegraphed the father in St. Louis,
who is said to be quite wealthy. The
Young man had only been in Colorado a
few months and was employed by Capt.
Henry l. Seeman on the property of the
Yankee Consolidated at Lombard on Fall
river. In the pocket of the overalls when
the body was taken to the undertaker's
was found the following blood-stained
letter:
"St. Louis, Mo-, June 18th. 1904.
Dear Frank = will answer your
letter but won't write very much for l
was told that you was killed and if it isn't
so write as soon as you get this big letter
If you are still living I will write
more next time. Well guess will close
hoping to find you alive.
MARTHA McSALLFY.
The remains will be shipped this after
noon to St Louis, accompanied by Mr..
Stebdens.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-09
a Short Delay at Newhouse.

the motor which operates the generator
furnishing power for the Newhouse tun-
mel tramway, was burnt out Wednesday
night, the trouble being a short circuit
caused by the lightning The accident
involved short delay as the tunnel Is
equipped for any emergency, and the
steam plant at the tunnel mouth was
started Immediately and will be used for
several days while the repairs are being
made. The damage will amount to about
fioo
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-09

There is an old saying among mining
men that Mines are made, not found"
and as an illustration, perhaps no other
property ia the great Gilpin. Clear Greek
gold belt will serve as a better example
than the Old Town mine i'll Russell gulch,
now being operated on an extensive scale
by the Old Town Consolidated Mining
company.
Eight years ago the Old Town clam
was a neglected, half. filled shaft not over
100 feet in depth. Today the shaft is
over 1900 feet deep and is still being
sunk. and there are over 1000 feet OF
levels in the mine. One of the most
noticeable facts i'll connection is that the
entire shaft from the collar to the bottom
is in good pay ore. The production to
date from the workings is over $500, 900,
being at the rate of over s9A for each foot
of driving and sinking. The present de-
velopmeut of the Old Town mine is due
TO the earlier operations on the Wautagua
mine, the shaft of which is located $50
feet from the Old Town. II was in sink
ing the Wautagua shaft that the junction
with the Old Town vein was discovered
when the former had reached a depth Of
40 feet. There was such flow of water
when the junction was reached that it
was found imprac,icable to work the
mine with the additional flow Of water
encountered by contact with another
large vein. Afterwards the Old Town
claim WAS secured and the shaft was
sunk, reaching the junction with the
Wautagua vein at a depih of 700 feet on
the dip of the lode.
The Wautagua lode was located in 1860,
but was not patented until 1877, and un-
der the old mining laws the claim was 90
feet in width by 1900 feet in length.
Geo. K kimbali, ST. acquired half in
terest in the property short time after
II was located. DIR. Henry Paul and Hal
Saver worked the mine in 1873, shipping
some ore which gave them returns OF
fifteen ounces in gold per ton. In 1873
W. ID. Scott took out about $40, 900 but
was Obliged to abandon work on account
of the lack of facilities and the expense
Of handling the wafer In April 1870 the
Calumet Gold NJ. & NJ company WAS
organzed by Geo. X Kimball, IT., and
the shaft Was sunk to depth of 44o fee,
when the junction with the Old Town
vein was reached, in addition to the large
volume of water it was discovered that
litigation as to the ownership of the ore
body would ensue, so the work of sinking
was stopped. Several parties later worked
the mine in a desultory way, until Geo.
K. Kimball, Jr. and l.. Muther secured
the Old Town claim under lease and bond
in January 1000 since which time the
development work has been carried on
without cessation.
The Old Town claim was located in
1875 bv Henry Altwater. father of the
present county clerk of Gilpin county.
who sold il few years later to Edward
s. Perrin who still resides in Russell
gulch The Republic Gold Mining com
pany, known as the Pewabic company,
then acquired the claim, and il was Sc
cured from the latter company by Messrs.
Kimbail and Muther under lease and
bond.
The development of the Old Town at
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-09
Elks Delightfully."- Entertain.

The fourth anniversary of the estab-
lishment of an order of Elks in this city
was most appropriately recognized last
Thursday evening when the members
and the invited friends of the organiza-
ton assembled at the opera house and
were entertained by an excellent program
of addresses, specialties. music and mov.
ing pictures. Every seat in the opera
house was occupied long before the
time for the exercises to begin had
arrived, and several hundred chairs
were carried into the building from other
places in order that all could be provided
for. While no attempt had been made at
| lavish decorations, the building was
appropriately adorned with the Elk col
ors and insignia, the center Of the stage
being given over to an immense elk head
surmounted by the name and number of
the local order. and placed on the prongs
of the horns was the dial OF clock with
the bands indicating II.
Edwin 5. Giles was master of ceremon-
les and Lohman's Denver orchestra fur.
nished most excellent music At the
conclusion of the overture, J. w. b.
Smith delivered the opening address and
IN well chosen language recited the bene-
fits and beauties of the organization and
paid high tribute to the membership,
| interspersing his remarks with witty con-
clusions.
The rr4 nf
rite by means of excellent moving pictures
was one of the cleverest productions ever
seen here and received hearty applause
Richard Willis, of Colorado Springs,
furnished no end OF amusement during
the evening with characteristic songs
and limitations of people and odd charact-
ters generally, every one of his numbers
being given hearty reception.
In his usual masterful manner Mr..
Ingols rendered several violin selections
which won for him hearty applause.
Mrs. Martelon, Mrs. Brandstetter and
Miss Ellis contributed recitations and
solos which delighted everyone.
The moving pictures introduced var-
ETY. of subjects and in manner that was
most creditable to the operator and the
machine. Buster Brown and his dog
Tige created considerable enthusiasm
and was a most beftting close to the stage
performance.
Following the programme the floor was
cleared and several hours devoted to
dancing. refreshments being served mean
while on the lawn.
The well known generosity of the or
der was amply illustrated on this occa-
sion as all present were guests of the
local lodge and all entertainment was
furnished free Of charge. The members
have further endeared themselves in the
hearts of the public, and the membership
certainly includes the Best People On
Earth.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-09
Will Move TO Denver.

w. II. Cunningham, formerly editor of
the Gazette, and local representative of
the Daily Mining Recnrd, will remove
with MS family to Denver next week and
will make his futur. home i'll tha, city
Mr.. Cunningham has engaged in min
ing writing and newspaper work with
Harry Newton, author of Pitfalls of
Mining Finance" which is having such
large sale. and who was formerly editor
OF the Daily Mining Record. During his
residence in this city, he has made a
host o. friends who will regret to learn
of his decision to remove from the city.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-09

that time consisted of the discovery shaft
10 feet deep and two other prospect
shafts less than so feet in depth. In
April 1900 sinking was started on the
discovery shaft, but heavy fall of snow
made it necessary to suspend operations
short time. Shortly afterwards sinking
was resumed and is still being carried on.
stopping only to allow for the starting of
the drifts as each level is reached. There
is but a small quantity of waste rock
taken out as the entire vein matter from
wall to wall is of a milling grade.
During the month of June the company
shipped SAT tons of milling ore to the
Rocky Mountain Concentrator at Black
Hawk, 1900 tons to the Jackson Concen-
traitor and 25o tons to other mills in this
city. Leasers shipped 200 tons also,
making total product of nearly $500
tons of milling ore. The mill dirt will
concentrate from three to -four into one,
and its average value is close to sI5 per
ton. In addition to this 10 tons of smelt-
ing ore were shipped which gave returns
better than three ounces gold, few
ounces silver and three per cent copper.
or about sos per ton.
One of the heaviest expenses IN operat-
ing the property is the pumping out Of
/ the vast quantity of water and careful
estimates by Manager Kimball show that
the expense is considerably over $1,000
per mouth. The workings IN the Old
Town shaft proper making over 10000
gallons every u hours. This amount oi
water weighs approximately 2I2 tons, %
that the weight Of the water lifted to The
surface every hour is close to nine tons.
/ When the Central tunnel of the Big tiye
! is extended il will cut directly under the
present shaft and will save tuis expens
/ The Newhouse tunnel line is located
/ 1000 feet to the east, but as /. would cost
not less than $40, 600 to make the con-
nectiou 1t is not contemplated at present.
The Old Town Consolidated Mining COM
pany is close corporation. there being
little ii any, stock on the market. A
dividend would have been declared on
the first OF July, b t the company has 50
much ore in transit and none of the June
ore has been rested yet at the Jackson cor-
centrator. 50 It was thought best to post
poue the dividend for another month.
Manager Kumball secured the Jackson
concen,rator July Ist under bond and
+ lease for one year, and it will be used tx
I clusvely for the treatment of the ORES
from the Old Town mines. The COM
pany has group of twelve claims COM
prisiDg II acres, and is connected By a
switch with the Gilpin tramway. a force
of % men including leasers is employed
at the present time, and will later te
+ increased.
I II is entirely due to the efforts Of Geo.
] X. Kimball, Jr. that the Old Town has
I been made one of the heaviest producers
in the two counties and with compare
lively small amount of capital has Sue
ceeded in mastering the problem of hand
, ling water and continuing development.
His success is aitested by the large
amount OF ore that is coming over the
hill both by train and wagon loads. Mr
| Kiiuball is graduate Of the State School
of Mines Al Golden, class of So.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-09

Bishop Ol1nstead was in the city yes
terday in conference with the board of
parishioners of the Episcopal church. 1t
is the intention of the board to erect an
addition to the church as soon as funds
are available.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-09
A Modern Residence Assured.

The d. Williamson investment Co.
has this week purchased lots II and II
block 5, Pine Slope, from E. NJ. Moscript,
aud will at once commence the erection
on modern S-room residence. When
completed the property will be rented
This faith in the city is most commen-
dabie and the company is to be congrat-
ulated on the demonstration.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-09

E. R. Lumley and r. J. Davies leave to-
morrow for St. Louis where they will go
down the pike at the great Fair.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-29
A Big Republiean Rally.

The Republicans OF New Orleans
"butted in" the municipal campaign
last week and held at Washington
Artillery Hall, the night Of the 10th
instant, what Is conceded to have been
the largest and most respectable Re-
publican meeting that has assembled
in that city since the Pharr campaign.
All the daily parers gave unusually
fair accounts OF the attendance and
proceedings, and admitted the fine
character and marked enthusiasm of
the audience.
Pearl Wight called the meeting to
order and Albert Godchaux presided
as chairman, hanked by the following
vice presidents: Pearl Wight, ]. Il.
Murphy, W. ] Barkerly, NJ. J. Me-
Farlane, w. j.. Brophy, Chas. God
chaux, =. A. Badger, Alfred Blum,
H. S. Crozier, A. ]. Lagarde, Gus.
Lehman, Jr.. E, E. Wood, T.. P.
Bryant, George H. Bernos, Andrew
Hero. Henry Mccall and W. ). Behan.
Chairman Godehaux made a few
well-chosen remarks. declaring his
pride ia the demonstration, his I'M
swerying devotion TO Republican
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-29
Bad Coon Jailed.

Isaiah Davis, co1ored, an all round
s'bad man. was arrested about L
O'Clock Wednesday night by Officers
Schaff, Variant, Gauthreaux, Ram.
irez, Gonzales and MeCray at house
in Churchville. The policemen re.
eeived information that the negro
armed with a revolver, was terrorizing
the residents of the neighborhood and
they at once repaired to the scene and
surrounded the house in which the des.
esperado had sought refuge. Wher
called upon to surrender Davis came
out with his pistol in his hand and
submitted TO arrest without demur. Ii
has since been learned that the negro
is wanted in ST. j ames for breaking
into q house and he will be held unit
the authorities OF that parish call for
him. Davis has served two terms in
the penitentiary, and when arrested
gave his name as Joseph Johnson.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-29
The Telephone Trouble.

A. w. Bennett, who. represents the
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph
Company in the New Orleans district,
arrived here Thursday night to in
vestigate the statement made in last
weeks Chief that the facilities
at the local exchange were not ade
qnate for the amount OF business
| transacted. 1t will be remembered
| that E. w. Starnes, manager of the
Donaldsonville exchange, announced
! that 800 local calls were responded to
in twelve hours, this figure having
been obtained by taking 425 calls as
he average per hour. MIR. Bennett,
who is an experienced telephone man,
followed the work yesterday at the ex-
change very closely and declares that
in the period between a. N. and 8 p.
| with the hour between 5 and 6
| O'Clock omitted-a total OF 1896 calls
were attended to. These were handled
mainly by the two local operators,
although the long distance operator
found time to give her attention to
considerable local work. tt will be
| noticed that there is not much Of a
discrepancy in the figures furnished
by Mr.. Starnes and those coming from
Mr.. Bennett, and the entire discussion
! seems to hinge upon the ability of the
local oper ators TO handle 4450 or
5000 calls per day. The Cumberland
| Company, through Mr.. Bennett claims
that this can be done with ease, but
whether or not this claim is we'll
/ founded remains to be seen. We be-
lieve that the young ladies who man
ipulate the SWITCH boards at thelocal
exchange are competent and pains
taking, and that it is rarely their
fault when the service is bad. Mr..
Bennett will pursue his inVestie ations
for several days longer, and in the
meantime Mr.. Starnes has been called
in. While it is not known definitely
that he will be removed from Donald
sonviIle, the superstition is that the
company will transfer him to some
other place. This action will be
sincerely regretted by the patrons of
the local exchange, who have always
found Mr.. Starnes courteous and
obliging and anxious to please. There
can be n. doubt that he has done his
very best to promote the Cumberland
Company's interests in this section,
and that he is one of the best-liked
managers that has ever been assigned
to the DonaldsonviIle exchange. His
removal would cause widespread re-
greet among the people of this COM
munlty.