Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-01-30

Frank Babcock reports that he and
number of Plume business men have
organized leasing company and already
have some good propositions secured.
Reports from The Honest John tunnt
are to the effect that the power drills are
at work and that the intersection of one
of the compsny's veins is dailY expected.
Manager Grow is arranging to ran a
switch from the Central tunnel to The
Alpine mill, thus securing a saving OF *
cents ton to the shippers from that bore.
Several OF the Monarch tunnel people
have been inspecting operations here This
week. and after thoroughly going OVER
the property, expressed themselves as
highly satisfied.
Pike. Wiley s. Co. have taken lease
on the 9th level of the Little Matte and
are al present engaged in cleaning il ont
and putting ii in shape for driving east
for the big ore shoot.
The lease of Bragg < Sutherland, in
the Little Matte, to which we referred A
few weeks since, promises TO return
largely as soon as the upraise is finished
aud ventilation secured.
Owing to the steady freezing weather
and the large amount of water diverted
from Chicago creek for city purposes.
pump has been put in Clear creek for
the use of the Jackson mill
Manager George K Kimhal. Of the
Old Town is preparing 10 erect a new
shaft house and install a new Ioo-h- p.
hoist and eigbt-drill compressor. power
to be supplied by the Cascade company.
Savage & Enyart. easins on the Frac
ton, have openei streak of exceplio
ally rich ore. High assays are obtained.
and il is confidently expected that u e
ore will average 5000 aud upwsrd a ton.
Lieutenant Governor Haggott state
that the Freeland Extension is running
light at present. but four men being efn
ployed We understand there is p'euty
OF ore in sight in the mine aud OF a good
grade.
G.. W. Lamb. who has recently been
running the holster at the Allen group.
Cascade creek. has returned TO this city.
Mrs Lamb, whose health is poor. is
spending the winter months in New York
city.
TIE Toliand tunnel, we are informed.
will soon be running ahead, as II IS Mr..
Halls ambition TO reach the unlon tein,
where he hopes to encounter ore. AT
that point he will have obtained sufficient
depth to warrant drifting upon the vein
toward the Union shaft, which has nice
showing.
S. L. i'ulkcrsin. who recently took
charge of the Treasure Vauls. has nine
men employed In add ton 10 tie work
in the mine proper. tao CT. sscn'sare te-
ing run uorih and south for parsi el
veins. The las; shipment by Nj. Full
kersu from the Treasure Nauli returned
II gold to the ton.
We are pleased 10 l,afn that $50 ore
has been opeuei in ,pe Of the veins cni
by the Centurion tunnel The streak is
over a foot in width and was encountered
in drifting on blind lode which was
i.arreu where intersected by the tut mel
The ore body will be thoroughly ex
plotted with power drills.
We see BY the Clifton Arizona c. PIPER
Era that at a recent meeting Of the COM
pany of which l.. Z. Swet,il <, formerly
of this place, is superintendent, arrange
lnents were made for at least $500 ieet OF
development work upon the copper
properties of the cou1psny in the Green
lee district. few miles from Clifton.
A. " DesMoineaux has just patril'esl a
rev fuse cutter, which will save miners
many trial and tribulation. The pstsn'
IS very simple but well designed affair.
Il resembles jack-knife in appearsn'e.
and embodies fuse cutter. a cap criI1iper.
fuse splitter, powder knife and inserter.
Mr.. DesMoineaux is having them manu-
actured in Denver.
Orry Shaffer is busily engaged in haul
ing the entire product of the sun and
Moon to the local sampling works and
different mills OF this city. employ ny
three teams and making two trips per
day. As the output of the property Is
400 tons per month, some idea can oe
gained of the size OF the loads and the
magnitude Of the task. He reports that