The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-12-30
Tunnel Development on Wholesale
Scale Rapidly Replacing Old
Fashioned Shaft Method.

Method.
the tunnel will be pushed to intersection with the proper
ties ahead of the breast The company nearly
territory compact group embracing hundred
nearly all OF which patented Included group
the best known producing camp famous
Donaldson Little Champion Coyote and Kelley mines
contract for driving tunnel was
completed during the past month and Manager Shaer having
large steam plant installed opertons be resumed
power plant this is available during on account
of the shortage, the steam plant will permit
o continuous driving regardless conditions
heading of the thousand feet will
the Ute creek section and an
era OF ore production reasonably expected big
prise within the coming year
While larger undertakings the district have
been driven ntermtently inception owing largely to the
great cost of cutting the big channels
tunnel in particular has the distinction having
since it started This Honest enterprise
creek the face OF which is now nearing the ooooo mark
and the indications that series of strikes will be during
the coming twelve months big just penetrating
m'nerazed clearly defined by the The property is
equipped with steam but during the coming
will power plant utilized dur
ing the greater part OF the year.
Among the tunnel enterprises located in different
the district which contribute largely the wholesale development
now being carried should be mentioned the following which have
made less during the past year:
Gem Bullion Chicago United States Big Forty
Glen Onoco, Tropc Star Black Argus,
Sterling Teller Stanley Perkins Wilcox Starlight, Dubuque Big
Chief Sweet Marie. Nebraska, Three Friends
While the driving of cut tunnels through the changing
country rock expensive undertaking. many
der have reached productive stage
may expected as most satisfactory in
way.
During the few months general ovehauiug
workings of the Stanley
extensive operations in that property the The plans
Of the include the acquisition large
tory south of their holdings and the operation property
by the tunnel method and the building OF capacous mill replace
the present rather ancient works
resumption of the
been one OF the important events of the past and practically all
of the workings opened yielding handsomely fortunate
easers The engaged sinking
one mile west the old Shaft and which will be connected
sixth level west in the of the thereby
ventilation and drainage for territory which fully
! as the old 1amartine mine workings
The plans recently perfected and way
the Sun and Moon property the Newhouse tunnel
of the largest propositions this During
large number of properties of the Sun
qured and the enlarged plans operation sinking
vertical shaft feet deep tNoose
neced with the extension of the William
house tunnel level This will furnish ventilation drainage
the big mining company and permit of the
production of an unlimited tonnage.
In accordance
been kept well ahead of the production Town mine
during the checks have been
the Newhouse tunnel for connection with the 500
shaft Only last week the Old Town the Rocky
Mountain Terror the oldest Rssel district
ing valuable addition the already big
mill capacity the product being handled entirely bv the
ran"ay and railroad which latter dependable
teams.
The big Gem mines furnish employment nearly 10 men
including large number of
pny has completed half mile of development work and that
under beni exclusively by contract Where M
work being pushed three being enoved new
Ioeril added equipment some r,or
The Newton mill this running and is vorle
three s-hour shifts The capacity the generating
plant III this city has been doubled and
in the electric light previous wear
reported The steam heating and
connections have been made are
for obtainabe the con, @
close corporation.
To keep abreast of the properties of this