Gilpin observer., 1905-01-19
NEWS FROM THE MINES AND MILLS
Cripple Creek Drainage Tunnel.


A Denver Republican special from
Colorado Springs January 14th says:
A meeting of the leading mine own
ers and operators of the Cripple Creek
district was held in the court house in
this city to-day and a resolution
passed empowering Sherwood Aldrich,
chairman Of the drainage committee, to
appoint committee of five or seven
to take such steps as may be neces-
sary to secure legislative action look
ing to the drainage of the camp.
The general idea is to secure the
passing of a bill declaring Cripple
Creek drainage district. This COM
mittee will secure individual subscrip-
tions sufficient to start deeper drain
age tunnel. Chairman Aldrich will
make his appointments in few days.
The committee will be instructed to
report to the general tunnel committee
on February 11th. The general tunnel
committee comprises the leading oper-
ators Of the camp.
Plan No. Q was discussed at consid-
cradle length, and probably will be the
one adopted for the new deep drainage
tunnel. This provides that the portal
be located 14,500 feet from the Ell Paso
shaft, and that the tunnel end in the
neighborhood of the Vindicator mine.
The tunnel is to be driven at an ele-
walton of $3.50 feet above sea level.
and will lower the present water level
from 730 to 760 feet below the present
drainage tunnel level. The cost will
approximate $500,0OO.
Chairman Aldrich gave some inter-
esting figures in connection with the
present tunnel. He stated that since
its completion on September 10, 1908,
the total water flow had been $780,
000,000,000 gallons, or 474, 100000 cubic
feet. The water flow would cover TO-
200 acres to a depth of one foot, and
would weigh 1884 900 tons. Chairman
Aldrich estimated that TINS tunnel,
costing $4,000, has saved in pumping
more than 100000.
Among those present from the Grip
pie Creek district were William Balm
bridge, Nelson Franklin, A. E. Carl
ton, C. w. Howbert, S. d. Crump, H.
d. Shepherd, Mayor F.. ID. French of
Victor, Mayor w. l.. Shackey of Grip
pie Creek, Clinton Tillery, T. B. Bur
bridge, C. w. Howard, r. P. Russell,
Ralph Sharpe, DR.. Woods, DR.. ]. w.
Graham, Mark Grove, Charles Wal
dron, Sheriff Bell and Nicholas Gard
ner.
Local mine operators present were
Sherwood Aldrich, s. s. Bernard,
George Bernard, F. l.. Ballard II. A.
Young, F. F. CASTILLO, A. T. Gunnell,
C. c. Hamlin. w. T. Chinn. E. A. Col
burn, w. H. Spurgeon and ]. l.. Mid.
daugh.
After the meeting the annual meet
ing Of the Mine Owners Association
was held in the rooms of the Citizens
Alliance in the Hagerman block. The
meeting was entirely harmonious and
gave unanimous approval to the work
of the executive committee during the
last year. OF this committee William
Bainbridge Of the El Paso and A. T.
Holman Of the Golden Cycle were re-
elected for the ensuing year, the three
new members consisting Of A. e. Carl
ton of the 'Shurtloff and Findley. C.. w.
Howbert of the Anchoria-Leland and
C. NJ. Becker of Stratton's Independ-
ence, Ltd.
This executive committee of five, in
addition to managing the affairs Of the
association for the coming year, will
elect the officers Of the organization.
1t will meet in Cripple Creek next
Tuesday to select a chairman and to
appoint successor to Secretary c. c.
Hamlin.