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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-03
richer as depth is gained. because of
this fact. effort is nov being directed to
CUTTING VEINS At OEPTH.


Recent strikes in deep workings. run
ming as high as 81 200 to the ton. prove
this conciusively. Therefore. the OBJ,
jec,ive point should be to gain depth
While good shipping ore may be OBJ,
tanned in the upper workings. 1t is Ger
tsinty that values will be much higher
when the veins are Gu, at q lower level.
In 1885 there was much excitement
created by rich strikes. mainly on the
surface, on STANDARD mountain, abou,
soda creek. Previous to this time, Jack
Richardson and Jack Needham. two old
prospectors who never stuck pick into
the ground without uucovering the
stuff had prospected the hill and pro-
nounc d il the richest in the Clear Creek
district. II was through their work that
Standard mountain came into promire nee
as mining field. From that time until
The slump 10 silver gave all classes of
nIeialliferous mining black eye, much
high-grade ore was shipped and the hill
was bee hive Of 1ud lstry, although IN
the main the veins were simply ''go
phered."
AT this time J. J. Hoban acquired con
troll of about 40 acres of ground on
Standard mountain and proceeded to
develop the same. When the slump
came IN the early COS he did not lose
nerve or confidence. bu, continued with
his work, while hundreds deserted the
field. thinking til At mining hal gone to
he dogs. Mr.. Hoban was wise in his
day and generation. He had thorough
knowledge OF every foot Of the hill and
realized that his property, surrounded by
such producers as the Dustmau. Belgian
Standard. Lexington, Shenandoah. Chief,
Little Richard, Little Matte, Bismarck,
Newton aud Others, must encounter a
number Of these valuable veins. So he
kept pegging away while others grew
discouraged. Work ranging fr"u ten to
500 feet has been done on the various
claims aud many high grade shipments
made. The total aggregatlng more than
$4,000. In fact, many OF the riches,
specimens now exhibited in Idaho
Springs came from this group.
Owing to the fact that water was en-
countered in such quantities as to max.
work through shafts very expensive, Mr.
Hoban decided to cut the VEINS at depth
b, means of tunnel, thus also providing
for the drainage of the group, as we'll a,
contiguous properties. In order to dc
this, capital was necessary, and the
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-03

o00 your
blood II Will set things right in your stom-
sch. and your appetite viii come back. II
there 10 anytendency in your family toward
consumption, it will keep that dread de-
strsyer away. Even after consumption has
almosa gained . foothold in the form os Q
lingering cough, bronchitiA, o. bleeding At
the lusgs. It will bring about speedy cure in
o per cent of all cases. 1t is = remedy pre-
pared BY DT. Z. v Pierce, of Bu6ale, n ",
whose slvsee IS Git~s free to all who wish to
write him. His great success has come from
o. Q. copenhaver, Esq, of Mount Union.
Huntingdon Co. P.. (Dox 1z1, writes: About
twelve years ago ! was suddenly takes with
pAin IN the pit Of the stomach which W1s NO
LENT coald not walk straight n would grov
r. ore severe until it caused Wnterbrash and vom-
"A ing u . shiny yellow water. A physician told
@me had Q form Of dyspepsia and treated me for
about sig months with but little benefit. An
other physician told me my liver was out Of
der and that had indigestion He gave me
treatmsat and got some better but only for
had chronic indigestion ulcefntion Of the lining
Of the stomach. torpid liver and kidney affection.
He treated me for more than 4 year and fch
much better. but it did not last. then took to
using several widely advertised patent medi-
cines. but received no more than tenn mporary
lief l then tried DR. Perce's medicines using
his Golden Medical Discovery and the Pleas
ant Pellets and in two months time was feel
Ing better than had for years before"
Don't be wheedled by a penny grabbing
dealer into taking inferior substitutes for
DR.. Pierce's medicines, recommended to
be "just as good"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-03


pf Are yoa1 serves
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you might
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misery. You can do
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pieSee'o Coldea
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-03
Wilson Vas Here

Last week Wm. L. Wilson, of Denver,
was a visitor in Idaho Springs. the
object of his coming being to make a
thorough examination of the properties
Of the Santa Fe Gold Mines company
and the Chicago Mountain Mining and
Tuneling company. The condition of
the properties was found to be most salts
factory. aud Mr.. Wilson was so pleased
with the showing that he at once let con-
tracts on both workings, which will pro-
vide further development. OF interest in
connection with Mr.. Wilson's visit is the
fact that local parties made application
for lease on block of ground on the
Santa Fe, which proposition he is in
cliued to consider favorably. The parties
desiring the lease are confident they can
begin shipping ore in very short time.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-03

the heirs began figh, for the property
So the mines and mills we're closed to
await the legal entaugiing. Each of the
heirs had fortune in his grasp. bat each
santed all or none. And while they
wrangled legally. the property slipped
away and they have but recollection
Of the fortune they once owned in Colo
RADIO.
ORE CHARACTERISTICS
The ore found in the workings of the
Gold Leaf NJ NJ. & ID. Co. is an iIon
sulph,de Carving gold and copper priu-
c,pAlly, with occasional high values in
silver. The gold is mainly found in =
spar quartz. which is free milling. This
Is an important factor as the Ohio dis
trict, where The properties of the Gold
Leaf NJ, NJ. & ID. Co. are located, is the
only free milling district in Clear
Greek. Throughout the veins. however,
there is rich streak of sulphide. which
wonderfully enhances the valnes.
The portal of the tunnel of the Gold
Leaf NJ, NJ & D. Go. is only about 100
feet from perfect wagon road, with a
down hull haul of only two miles to the
mills or railroad. No city in the West
has such com plete and extensive mill
faciiiiies as Idaho Springs, aud this fact
assures the high possible saving in ore
values.
Embracing - full claims and tunnel
site, and intersecting so many veins of
known value, ,he Cold Leaf VI =, NJ. s. d.
Co. sh hould be counted among the big
producers within the next sixty or ninety
days. Under the management of Mr..
Hoban. who has perfect knowledge of
the territory to be exploited, this seeus
absolutely certain. 1t is said that Gold
is where you find it," 1t has been found
and produced in large Quantities on
Standard mountain, and 1t is apparent
that the Gold Leaf NJ, NJ. & d. Co. has
the cream of these rich deposits. All
that is nov necessary IS to push the tun
mel to contact wi hthe veins as opened i'll
the upper workings aud golden s, ,ream
will pour forth sufficient to make Solo
mon, in all his glory. appear like last
years rosebud.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-03
The American
DeForreSt Wireless
Telegraph Co.

and Wireless Telegraph is to-day
a commercial succesS-there Is no
question about that. We are not
asking for your money to experl,
ment with, OF to look for something
that we are not sure is there, but
to build stations and install sys-
TEN that is now operating at over
one hundred different points, and
we have reports from people and
firms that cannot be disputed, to
the effect that it is giving as good
service as they ever had with the
wire system. What does this
mean to you! Is it interesting
from scientific standpoint, or
from the standpoint of putting
some good big dividends in your
pocket! My advice is, don't both
er about trying to understand it;
no one could understand the tele
phone when it first came out; in
fact, they don't now; but they
know it works and they let it 60
at that. You people that were ia
lHt DustlcS~ "oIlt ~ NtdlS dS'.
don't you wish you had listened to
DR.. Bell when he told you he
could talk miles over wire and
estimated a little on the future
earnings of such proposition, and
put in 500 to help put up wires
and poles! You would have drawn
$40! 900 in dividends and your
stock to-day would be worth $500
900. "Oh," you say, "but that
was telephone" Well, then, take
the telegraph. Their stock that
was sold in the early days in the
parent company for around $l.Oo
to $40 is now worth about $4,000.
These things have been done with
all the expense of wires and poles,
and linemen. What can we do
cutting out 90 per cent. of the ex-
penses. And the possible earnings
of Wireless is hardly touched on
until you go into the field of spec,
ia1ty work that the wire cannot do,
which | have not space to tell you
about, and viii only say, investi-
gate. Read our circular, which
gives you the firms in Colorado
using the Wireless every day for
their commercial work. Send
message to any one of them at our
expense and ask them how it works
Buy your stock before Feb. 10; it
will advance 80 per cent then.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-03

erty in the Georgetown or Argentine min
ing district. Will pay some cash down
on satisfactory showing. State price,
terms, present development, etc. Address
Box 7o3, Idaho Springs, Colorado.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-03
GOLD LEAF MINING MILLING 4
DRAINAGE COMPANY

DRAINAGE COMPANY
was organized to take up the work, the
following officials being elected. All are
men we'll known in business circles and
each name is a guarantee for the faithful
performance of every obligation:
Preside MT. d Goodale.
Vice-President-C. L. Cheney.
Secretary -Treasurer-M. Smith.
General Manager. J. Hoban.
Directors - +. ID. Coohale, c. l..
Cheney, NJ. Smith, J. ]. Hoban and NJ.
Mooney.
THE TUNNEL.
The tunnel now being driven will cut
the Katie NJ. vein, which carries three
feet OF solid ore, as shown in the upper
workings, within GOO feet, at depth of
more than 1000 feet. Before this is en-
countered, however, six or eight known
veins will be cut, each of which should
prove shipper, according to develop.
ment already accomplished. Later on
the Romeo and Frontier will be encoun-
tered, both big producers. A point that
should not be overlooked is that all the
veins dip toward the tunnel of the Cold
Leaf NJ, NJ. & d. company, thus iusur-
ing their contact In almost every other
tunnel in this district veins dip away
from the tunnel and thus the ore bodies
are missed or but partially exploited. In
this case. however, score or more veins
will be fully opened up.
SURFACE IMPROVEMENTS.
Buildings necessary for the carrying on
of the work as projected are now being
erected. and compressor plant will be
installed in the near future. 1t is ex.
pected that the tunnel will be driven al
the rate of about sixty feet per month
when machines are put to work. this
should be largely increased. The FIRST
known vein should be encountered within
the next twenty five feet. After that a
network of small veins, some emarkably
rich, will be encountered. These veins
have produced wonderfully rich ore in
the upper workings. so it is safe to say
the values will be almost phenomenal
when depth of more than 1000 feet is
gained. While fortunes have been made
from practically surface workings, it re.
mained for the Gold Leaf NJ, M. & D.
Co to develop these immense ore bodies
at grea, depth, and the returns will Ger.
tainlv justify the expenditure necessary
This is evidenced by the fact tina,
Idaho Springs business men are largely
interested. When local business men
pin their faith and invest their money in
local proposition, it is a certainty that
it has appealing qualities-that it is a
money getter. Every leading business
man in this city, and many private citi-
zens, have invested in support Of this
great mining proposition, and it could
have no stronger endorsement.
PAST HISTORY.
Way back in the Sos Judge Little,
Cicero Barber and the Hon. Mr.. Healey,
all of Illinois, conducted operations
on a big scale, and shipped hundre's Of
thousands dollars worth of ore. They
went to the expense Of erecting a. mill oi
large capacity but shortly after the princi.
pals were called by the Grim Reaper and
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-03
THE
PEOPLE OF IDAHO SPRINGS

viii have chance during the next
week to buy an interest IN the
greatest money earning power IN
the world to dav
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-03
PAST HISTORY.

Way back in the So's Judge Little,
Cicero Barber and the Hon. Mr.. Healey,
all of Illinois, conducted operations
on big scale, and shipped hundre's Of
thousands dollars worth of ore. They
went to the expense Of erecting a mill Of
large capacity but shortly after the princi-
pals were called by the Grim Reaper and
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-03
% YOU FEEL ms WAY.

0o yoa feel all tired ous1 Do you ssne.
ts0es thiak you Just can't vosk away q
yeur Drofessioa q traAe Any isagerl D.
PES have peug appetite, and lay awake II
aights unable 10 sieepf AFe year servee
ell 0poe, and youy stomach toof
0As anbitea - fsaVs aheaA ~ II de
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-14
1t Will BE a Good SHOW.

The Fort Benton Amateurs who have
been rehearsing the play "Charlie's
Aunt for some time have decided to
defer its production until the night
before Thanksgiving, Wednesday,
November IS, when this famous COM
edy will be produced by them at
Green's opera house for the benefit of
St. Paul's Episcopal church. The
following is the cast of characters:
Stephen Spettigue-solicitor. ......W. 5. Towner
Col Sir Francis Che>ney-late Indian eervice
I. Sullivan
Jack Cheeney, Charley Wykeham, Lord Fen.
court Babherly-under graduates Oxford univer
E. l.. Crane, Harry sullivan, Harry c. Smith
Brassett-colle.e scout l.. ID. Sharp
Donna Lucia d .Alvedurel-from Brazil-...,
Mrs. l.. ID. Sharl
Kitty Neutrality-suspicious. ward
Miss Lula Patterson
Amy Spettigue-hiS niece. !. Miss Nina Thibaul,
Ella D"lahay-"n orphan ......M Miss Myra Kelly
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-14
Governor TOole's Proclamation.

Gov. Jos. *. Toole has issued the
following THANKSGIVING p~roclamation:
by lorna, proclamation, the pre-i-
dent OF the United States has Sc; apart
Thursday, the 29th day of November.
as a day Of THANKSGIVING on the part
Ut the American people.
"The people of the state Of Montana,
IN common with their brothers in
every quarter of the globe, have
abundant cause for gratitude in this
good year. \ generous prosperity
has attended the operation of their
industries, their institutions have kept
step with the progress of the age in
which we live, and their condition in
every phase Is such as to cause them
to look back upon the passing) year
with satisfaction.
"Their churches are steadily extend.
ing their beneticent influence through.
out the land. and their schools are
nobly prosecuting the work of train
ing their children aud fitting them
for a splendid citizenship and a wise
conduct of the at airs Of the common.
wealth in years to come.
IAN era Of peace and good will pre-
walls. \ contented, happy people
contemplate the years results with
pleasure, and their outlook upon the
future is clouded by no shadow OF
misgiving.
"Now, therefore, l, j. X. Toole.
governor of the state of Montana. do
hereby designate Thursday, November
%, as Thanksgiving day for special
observance by the people Of Montana.
Let the people on that day cease from
their labors, and, assembling at the
various places of worship or in their
homes, make it a day Of thanksgiving
and prayer-of thanksgiving to AL.
mighty God for the manifold bless.
ings bestowed during the past year.
and Of prayer for a continuance of his
divine guidance and protection
through the years to follow
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-14
Prisoner May he Insane.

The trial of George Wood for the
murder of w. E. Dawson. which was
to nave been commenced in the distric,
court Monday morning. was set aside
ia order that an Investigation may be
had as 20 the mental condition OF the
accused. Az the opening Of court
Judge Tattan announced that from in
formation received by the court there
appears to be some doubt As to the
sanity of the defendant at this time
and ordered tina. a jury be- empaneled
TO determine the matter.
The following jury was secured for
this purpose: H. y. Nottingham, A.
H. Fey, c. w. Warner, l.. Venohr,
H. c. Aelder, G.. w. Hilbig, VIM.
Rove. Sr., Joseph Sullivan, G.. d.
Johnson, Phil Brader, Walter Brown
and Myron Stra,ton. Testimony was
given at the Monday session of cour,
by several physicians, after which
further hearing was adjourned 70
Tuesday.
In the event that the defendan, i.
declared TO be insane. he will be com
mitted 20 Warm Spring, 20 be held
Unit! he RECEIVERS his reason, when he
will be subject 70 trial on the charge
OF murder.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-14
District Court Proceedings

Several cases We're reset or trial a
the Monday afternoon session 0,
court, the caiandar being changed a.
follows:
State of Montana IS. Alex Bun,ol
and Frank Bun,on. Continued TO,
term with leave to reins,a'e-
State VS.. Thomas O'hrien. Tria.
reset for November Is.
State We. 7. j. Kelly. Trial re-e,
for November ii.
State W. Archie Sampson. Tria.
reset for November IL.
Pepin n Demars vs.. S. Spaulding
Trial set for November II.
Stephen Potter v=. a. T.. McI.eish
November II.
State VS.. John Cllom. November -.
Mrs. G. F. Hensen vs.. f. McDona aid,
sheriff. November -.
Geo. +. Ross rs. Great Northern
Railway. November -,
w. j. Wallace IS. F. y. Lowe. No.
vember 20.
ThOs. OIHanlOn Co. vs.. Carl kruse.
November 20.
Havre Electric Light Co. ". W. +,
French ct al. November II.
j. J. ODER Vs.. D. oxford. NOvem.
Der 2l.
Swanson ~ Marcoe ". l.. Beck.
stead. November 30
JOS. Gu->enhoveu V. City of Havre.
November %.
f.. Frederick ". .. =. Frederick
November %.
0. =. Frederick ". y. T.. Thomas.
November ~.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-14

County Commissioners w. E.
French, of Harlem, and 4. H. I;eser,
OF Chinook. arrived in the city this
morning, and are in attend ance at the
meeting Of the board for the purpose
Of c~anvassiug the returns of election.
Henry Corrigan, Of Lloyd. and
Richard J. Moore. Of Riedel, have
fled in the district court their appli-
cation for citizenship. The new fed.
eral law requires that notice be given
before naturalization be granted by
the court.
After hearing testimony concerning
the mental condition Of George Wood,
charged in the district court with MUIR
der, the jury this morning declared
the defendant is insane. He will be
confined in the asylum at Warm
Springs until be RECEIVERS his reason.
a. H. Reser informs the River Press
that the residents Of Chinook and
vicinity are showing increased lnteres,
ia the beet sugar proposition, and
hope to secure The establishment OF a
factory in that part of the Milk river
valley. ARRANGEMENT. are being
made for an excursion TO Billings, &c
personally investigate the operation
OF the plant recently built in hat city
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-14
WORK ON ST. MARY CANAL.
Engineer StOckmnn Tells Canadian paper
About Important Project.

Mr.. l.. Il. Stockman, one of the
United States engineers engaged in the
matter OF construction Of the St. Mary
canal just across the line-was in
town recently, says the Cardston Star,
and from him we gained the following
valuable and interesting information:
The length Of the new canal will be 25
miles, starting from the St. Mary's
lakes. The canal will carry $50 cubic
feet OF water per second and where the
cut remains without artificial side or
bottom construction. will be lined up
with concrete and the floor of the same
will also be cemented. Ia the latter
case the door will only be seven feet
wide and carry g.. feet Of water.
Where the canal is - feet wide it
carries eight feet Of water and yet the
same volume is obtained through the
narrow concrete structure because
OF the increase in velocity. While the
velocity in the natural cut is two aud
seven.tenths, In the concrete structure
1t is eight and seven-tenths. The wa.
ter is intended to provide irrigation
for zoe, 900 acres of land and the esti.
mated cost is said to be over $780,
600. The land to be reached is in the
Milk River valley, east of Havre,
Mont.
Nearly all the necessary equipmen,
for the completion of this mammoth
scheme is to be shipped through
Cardston, which will mean much to
the commercial interests of the town.
The large steam shovel, weighing 6;
tons, will be transported from Cards.
ton to the st. Mary's lakes over az
i%mprovised railway track. 1t will nc
doubt take weeks to accomplish this
one feat. The shovel has a stationary
engine within, which is sufficient tc
propel it over level ground, but TO,
the climbing of hills a traction engine
will be on hand. The route to be
taken by the engine will be due south
a couple of miles, and then east hall
a mile to miss the hills, south two
miles, and then west half a mile on to
the main road. Mr.. J.. w. Woolf,
NJ. P. p, has already issued instruc.
tons to the road men to build a road
through Boundary creek for the pur'
pose hereinbefore stated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-14
Chouteau County Election Returns.

The above were the successful cand-
Id In Chouteau county ia the cleo.
ton hsld NOVEMBER g.. The list cor.
responds with the result indicated BY
the early returns printed by the River
Press The day after election, later re-
ports from the more remote precincts
making no change ia the standing OF
the respective candidates. The figures
presented are somewhat plete,
the official anvass being still in pro-
gress at this writing, but are believed
to be approximately correct.
From the unofficial returns at hand
1t appears that the total vote cast at
the election was about 1909, and tn at
Mr.. Pray's plurality in this county
wa, about a thousand. The total vote
was probably about 800 less than two
years ago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-14
Gold From Missouri River.

HELENA, Nov. lot is the expec-
ta,ion of the Helena Power TRANSMITS.
sion company to close the dam at
HAuser lake about Dec. /. The work
has been delayed considerably from
one cause and another, but now the
final preparations are being made to
dam the Missouri river a second
time.
Placer miners are taking more in
terest in the completion of the dam
than any other class OF persons out.
side OF those directly interested, for
il will give them q chance to mine the
gravel in the bottom of the river be-
low the new dam. Old.timers always
asserted there were rich diggings in
the river, but never had a chance to
prove their theory until the waters of
the Missouri river ceased TO run when
the gates were closed and Lake Sewell
was filling up.
A. soon as the water was turned off
many old miners got to work, some
with sluice boxes: others hauled the
dirt ia wheclbarrows: others merely
PANIED it, and some made good money
for the brief time they were able TO
work before the dam was filled.
Many old.time placer miners intend
TO take another whirl at the old game.
The bottom OF the Missouri belongs to
the government and j. public land, so
all will have. the opportunity of placer
mining several days while the lake is
.il.ing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-14

What is u cold in the head: Moth
ing to worry about If you treat it with
Ely's Cream Balm as soon as you be.
gin to sneeze and shuttle. Neglected,
the cold may grow into catarrh and
the air.passages be so intlamed that
you have TO fight for every breath. 1t
is true that Ely's Cream Balm cures
catarrh, promptly and certainly. But
you know the old saw about an ounce
of prevention. Therefore use Cream
Balm when the cold in the head shows
itself. All druggists, SOC, or mailed
by Ely Bros, ~ Warren Street. New
York.