The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-03
MINING NOTES.
GOLD LEAF GROUP
ONE OF CLEAR GREEN'S COMING MIN
ING PROPOSITIONS
TUNNEL TO iN1ERSECT hlCH VEINS
.ATA psPIH OF MORE THAN FEET
PRODUCTION OVER $4,000

About fifty years ago the entire East
was set afire b. repors .: rich gold ds-
gines discovered in Colorado The scene
of the discovery was on Clear creek, at
what Is now the progressive little i'y Of
Idaho Springs. The placer work a.
Jack sons Bar was the initial movement
). which resulted in the uphullding Of the
greatest mining state IN the worlds his
tory. Thousands hocke ed to the scene OF
operations, and what in more modern
times has b en- characterized as ''boom"
va. on in full swirg. Farmers deserted
their fields; mechanics their anvils, and
saws and hammers; physicians their pa
tieuts; lawyers their clients; ministers
their spiri.a aal f)cks. All were bound
for the new Ell Dorado, magic Clear
Greek, in Colorado The lust for gold
was on, and the stampede froul the East
has never been equaled. except. possibly,
during the early stages of the California
excitement.
Since that time there have been
'"booms" innumerable. Camps have
been established in all directions through
out the West, and particularly in Colo
sado; towns and cities have sprung into
existence, all maintained, in the larger
degree, by the mining industry. Many
OF these "booms" proved bu. the undoing
of those who followed them. While
some proved stable and the ore bodies
encountered returned millions to the
fortunate holders, a considerable portion
fell by the wayside. chiefly owing to
their isolated situation and the couse-
quent cost OF shipment and treatment.
But during all this time-a half century
the oldes, mining camp in Colorado
has been steadily progressing and today
has larger output and more valuable
ore than at any time III the past. There
lis but one Clear Creek, and all other
mining districts fade into comparative
insignifcauce when the output of the
precious metals is considered. Only
during recent years has deep mining
been in vogue in this district; previous
to that time the veins were simply
skinned ON the surface or at very shallow
depth. And yet a. that fortunes were
made by the operators. Even under the
crude methods employed in the past,
Clear Creek has added more than $roo,
900, 600 to the wealth Of the world.
Today, however, modern methods
prevail, and the mines are operated on a
scale commensurate with their we'll
known and demonstrated value. No
where IN the world are more gigantic
mining propositions being exploited, be-
cause nowhere in the world are such GER
tain returns assured. In new, "boom"
camp where the values are at best but
artifcially developed, mining must be
regarded as more or less of speculation
or gamble. But in a camp whose worth
has been proved by half century's
actual production, it becomes certainty.
The mines Immediately contiguous to
Idaho Springs have demonstrated, b, a
net output of more than $Ioo, 600 900,
the immense value Of the ore deposits.
And yet, the half has not been told;
the ground. technically speaking, has
merely been scratched. The next few
years will see production SO large as to
make the past record insignificant. Deep
1niuiuR from 1000 feet down - has
demonstrated that the ore bodies grow