The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-08-05
IN THE NEWHOUSE
AIR DRILLS BuzzInc IN SIX BREASTS
OF THE BIG BORE
EVERY FOOT IS OPEnIM6 GROUND
TAXING CAPACITY OF MACHINERY AND
ORE CARS

The Newhouse tunnel is at present the
scene of great activity, and the transpor-
tation facilities of the tunnel are taxed to
their utmost capacity. Big machine
drills are buzzing away in the breast of
six headings, and with every foot adj
vanced in these it may be said that an
average of thousand feet of stoping
ground is opened up. The Sun aud
Moon, Queen, Edgardine. Gem, Saratoga
and Hot Time headings are being driven i.
with the ultimate object of ore produc-
ton. With the development OF the veins.
circulation will start in the main artery
and the portal of the Newhouse tunnel
will have hemorrhage of wealth which
will startle the old fossils of q is city aud
surprise the sristocratic stockholders in
London.
With the present prosperity, negotia-
tons are still being conducted for the ex-
tension of the breast OF the big bore. and
were it not for the existence OF small.
| inconsequentIal clause in contract the
papers would have been signed last week.
Mine operators with money have come
to the conclusion that the twentieth CEN
iury method of ore production, instead
OF the primative shaft method is the most
practicable and profitable. Owners of
the big properties on the line oftte New
house tunnel prefer to leave their mine
idle. for while they may produce a
dollars worth of ore for eighty cents by
the shaft, by the tunnel method they
may produce il for thirty cents. Their
veins are deposits upon which they may
make sight draf, which will never be
protested, and the portal Of the Newhouse
tunnel will be the paying teller's window.
During the month Of July the east
lateral on the Sun and Moon vein was
driven 40 feet in 70 shifts, making the
heading a little over 500 feet from the
line Of the tunnel. Manager r. c. Bon
ney is confident that the principal ore
shoot which has produced so heavily in
the lower levels of the upper workings
over thousand feet above. will be en-
eountered with the next few rounds OF
holes. For the past two months more or
less ore has been in sight in the breast Of
the drift, but no effort has been made to
save ii, as it would interfere with the pro
gress of the lateral.
The lateral on the Gem vein is at a
point 100 feet east of the tunnel line,
!, and up till two weeks ago nine different
drifts were being driven east and west
from the main shaft. All kinds Of ore
was opened up and the sampling gave
: such va riable results that 1t was deemed
expedient to suspend operations until il
I could be sscertained what they were driv-
ing In. The samples taken from time &c
: time with extreme care, showed suct
n high values as to be beyond belief. The
!. vein is from twenty 10 thirty feet in width
and is sean.cd by streaks and feeders o
lead. copper and sylvanite, carrying al
J, kinds of values.
Il The Saratoga lateral has now reachee
point iSo feet east of the tunnel and il
making good progress through medium
g ground. No attempt is made to save tn,
ore, all efforts being directed toward
. completing the 500 feet which is to b,
e driven before an upraise is started to con
meet with the water filled miles of min,
workings above the tunnel level.
' The lateral on the Edgardine vein ba.
now reached point 7so feet east of the
! tunnel, and will be continued for some
distance before any attempt at ore pro-
duction is made. Two new Chicago
pneumatic drills were received the fore
part OF this week and are giving satisfac-
tory results.
The lateral on the Queen vein is now
being driven west, after some necessary
work at the station. and while the head
| ing is being driven, Slopes will be started
ON the ore shoot already opened.
The Hot Time lateral which is being
driven to connect with the Old Town
mine has not completed the turn into the
vein. as work was only started Tuesday
morning. The switch has been placed
aud the heading is in over az feet. all of
which 10 well timbered.