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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-05-19

Some few weeks agp there was Incof-
pora,ei under the laws of Ariz TIA, a
mining corporation which Ai'l b. ot in
e>tlinable henefi to a section of this lis
lrlct which has beer more or less urg ect-
ed for the past decade Since the II s. dis
coverv of lode mines In this county i'll
the early COS. when the pioneers rushed
from one point to another. wherever a
rich surface discovery called forth in
tense excitement ia that par ocular Ice al
itv there have been 'bo0ms' in various
sections. This WAS but the natural St
queucs.. and is true in every mining dis
trict. Today the same conditions exist
in Nevada where there are embryo mines
in evefv ISOLATED section of the desert
S ,me Of these Will one day make great
mines, aud some will be opened up half
century hence ani be made 10 produce
their fl " oi wealth.
The company to which We refer above
is The Grass Root, Cold Developing and
Mining company, the officers OF which
are as 'ol'ows
Presiicnt--G Ell W Carruth. a leading
business man Of Denver and fo-mer resi-
dent of this city.
Vice President A. L. Ma field,
prominent .urnaist of Denver.
Secretary. Treasurer-J +. NJ 'rning,
for many years engaged in new wspaoer
work, but mor- recently 4 phenomena ly
/ NJ
These, with the following, constitute
the board of directors: Geo. w. Mos
Grip, and John ]. uoban o Idaho Springs
rne latter is we'll known mining man
and is III charge oi the active operations
of the property.
The company is capitalized at o7o,-
900 shares OF the par vaiae Of 81 each, "t
which amount 100000 shares have
been placed in the treasury. thus insur
ing sufficient funds to carry out the cor
temp lated development work and ample
capital for the purchase OF additional
property should it be deemed advisab t.
Sc ID Jm does the financial organiztti Of
companies of thi, magnitude have as
equitable au arrangement OF the captain
zation, and 1t reflects great credit upon
the foresight and business sagacity Of
Secretary Treasurer Manning, who has
given the company the benefit OF his ex
tended experience in financing several of
the most successful corporations in the
state.
When the company vas formed the
holdings consisted of nine full mining
claims, five of which are patented and
four held by location, lying on the ridge
between Soda and Chicago creeks. mid
way between the famous Lexington an |
the Little Matte mines. Shortly after
the pa pers had been prepared, the incor-
porators, apprec'atng the advantages
posses ed by the Denmark tunnel, sue
ceeded i'll securing the tunnel together
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-05-19

Local Eagles engaged in social session
Monday evening and entertained large
,,uhe, nj guests, Music was furnished
bv the Cow Boy band, seven piece or
ches,ra and vocal aud instrumental selec-
tions. Short speeches were also INDUCED
in by members and visitors. Not the
least of the amusements Of the occasion
we're boxing bouts between local disciples
Of f,stina, aud some remarkably clever
talent was exhibited. The order is grow
ing rapidly.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-05-19

Mrs. Eliza S. Marchington this week
purchased the the lots on the south
west corn er of 18th avenue and Miner
s'reet from the P!ummer estate The
deal covers lots aud and the east ten
O. cupied by the American house. The
consideration is not made public, but
it is said was over s. 900. The property
will in all probability be improved bv
the erection of two story brick bu lid
ing in the near future, as the site is an
excellent one. The deal just consum
mated has been pending tor sone time
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-05-19
GRASS ROOTS GOLD D. O. NJ. CO.

In the aCq lisition OF the denmark tuu-
mel, the com any his the mos, feasible
and practic able highway that could he
obtain d for the deep developm nj and
operat,nn of its net work # VEIN, for ~
IL completion It is to Gold Hti Whit
the Newh ,use tannel is to the mines of
Selton muunttin.
TniS tunnel has ALREADY been driven
approximately 55p feet at cost of ne rly
:fo,o -. Ih- present plans Contemplate
the ex enslpn of tn" face o. the tuune TO
iute,sect all The VEINS OF tae group, mus
wing complete DIR image and All riding
t.le che tpest and III pst mode rn trauspor
tatlon tor All unlimited tonnage ot one
l!g driving It'ertls Oh the veins, stopping
ground VIII be opened up, and al The.
With avery a j 'lniug properly, so hat
Iru,ull lllv every NINE Oh Gold ii Ill can
/ ( op AID advant tgcou>!y through the
!, -Hulark tunneI. Altlr the prop + !, )
,i The Or ,ss Roots Gold Developlus and
Il nGue company have been InlerSected,
tna tumrel VIII b. continued INTO the ter
tory of the G j IA Leaf Mining, Milling
and Dr. image com Fany, giving the latter
marketing of ores. The revenue from
the haulage of ore from adj AGENT proper
ties ovrr the cost OF o; e a,ion viii mater
tally ard in detraylng the expense OF
other u5tE of an exploratory na,urt.
nt officers If thu Grass Roots Gold
| De vel"pIug and Mining company III coz
luuc,lou VITA the officials OF The Gold
! Leaf Mining, Milling and Drainage com.
pal Y, h We org anlzed The Gold Lrat Ore
Reduction company, and purchased the
Par Fl mill on the Burnett null site near
the post4l OF the Denmark tunnel The
/ present mil equipment consists of teh
stamps and GiIpin humping tables, bu,
it IS the intention to enlarge the capacity
as rapidly as necessity requires Within
thiIty DAYS the mill will be running to
iull capacity ON Grass Roots ores, and
considerabl Bile custom ore has been guar
anteed as soon as the mill has been en-
/ larged.
The mill will be oper 4ted by water
power, the water being obtained from
Chicago creek, the readgate being loca
ted at the outlet Of the Little Matte mill
/ The latter company recently expended
s15 900 in building a mile of steel pipe.
line, and noa has one of the finest water
mower nj ants III the state
+ The property management is in the
hands OF Mr.. J. J. Hoban, an experienced
and practical mining man, who is thor
! oughlv familiar with the G Id Hill sec
ton under whom force of men is aow
engaged in cleaning out, rettmberins anc
placing in 5rkabe condition the
various portions of the property III which
active work IS to be carried ON.
Ha11in5 and e<press, Curnow, the ice
mau, phone Black o3S.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-05-19
AUGUSTA TUNNEL

encour trrei to such an extent that work
'uabi'tv OF the owners to purchase and
keep IL operation adequate pumping
mach ry.
As an instance of the values Ia lie
found ou Cold Hill, recently ~orktnen
engaG 4 III excl.t'ing for whin hoist
on the hen Hur claim, uncovered ore on
le So 2re ruuuIag 500 per ton. TIE
s.reAk - several inches in width and the
mater is now being sack d. 1t has a
make value Of twenty cents per pound.
Nl4Iv years ago, wAeu there was con-
or surface shoe of n,t,Ns free gold in
wires aud l-aves we treqnenty found,
numrrabie ass vs. running from $1,000
to : 900 per tar have h Ell had from the
r-c rl1 nbt li4ab e, III nv hlsn grade ore
81 inents woull be found to their credit
Fl n ilne to time IN the past, individual
nw crs have operated i'll that seclon on
a small scale, the III j Or prruou being
as. e<.nent work required under the law,
an which consisted merely of surface
op ngs None of this work was OF any
be lit to the property other than to
prove the course and continuity of the
Wis, nor III the nature Of blocking out
Ir Iod for ia ure Production or NINE
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-05-19

wi Ia the Kass,tn. F:ue,iAn aud Tu'll
claims, very desirable dGJp II ne territory
adding materially TO the ,alre of te
orlAlnil Il ho dings OF the cu'iptuy. TO
th property the lHCoTp - tt,t~ Hti't the
sum # $40 600 to Inouls l.. II, h &
oaner II was MT iruu N tlees of
phil4utArophy tAli tGis ad .nioua' PROF.
ectv WAS acquired, bot rs cold husiu"S5
proposltioA in which ;Aey apPte ltlerl
the fact that their own h lliags wo,ad
b. enhanced III vAlac m4ay I'D.
The company mow operAt-s five ra'
euted properties which luciade III
Ausus.a, Golden King, Gold "A lie f.
DENIM nk aud James Bell aud seven
claims held by location. tlI- Ben Hur,
Sa1ye S, Margaret NJ !, +, NJ Russian,
pru,si4n ana Turk loelrs. Thvse veta-
cover the principal lids aud iupc'oD~
OF G Cold Hill, and III Will b accessible :,
great depth by tie coatinu 10 # lhe
Denmark tunnel. giving aii ct~A ou'l :
for an unlimited t,nna < # NAiu d'ie or
which may be treated at q goo proii. at
the porlal Of the tunnel
The development work on the proper
ties consist of surface : ats, adj IS and
open cuts a, intervals along the veins, Il !
of winch have ytelied 200 rem me a
ton for the work expended rhess
kings do not 90 bvl lyw ihc pxi 4 &.
Z me, where ware- has he u invs1'ail
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-05-19
Peters unnel Cuts Ore.

An important strike was ma lie this
week in the Peters tunnel on Chicago
creek a; a point ,oIo feet in from the
portal at depth of 4So feet below the
the surface. he vein iutersected is the
Dori,, owned by Conrad Bergen and 1t is
beyond question the we tern extension
Of the Little Matte vein. All doubt as to
its being the same as the Little Ma tie vein
was dlspelled when the tunnel passed
through por rphyry dyke for twenty
feet and broke into the ore body. The
porph,ry dyke is one of the main char
acterlslics Of the Little Matte vein and
can be traced easterls for two miles to
the Beauzy mine OF Clear Greek, where
the big cross vein Oh which is the Essex,
confirmation of the Ward vein, breaks
1t up. The mlneraix dion of the ore
opened up would indicate splendid
values, but the parties concerned refuse
to make Iublic the ASSAYS. Ii is stated
that lateras will be driven east and
west at once, aud that if the showing
is satisfactory the option on the claim
will he taken up by the owners of the
Peters tunnel. company known as
as The Gold Queen Mining and Tun-
mel company was formed last December
by eastern and Denver men to take over
the property, aud it is said extensive op-
eralions have been planned.
| Mr.. Edison Collom, of this city, and
and Miss Dora Cross, of Dumont, were
married in the latter town Thursday.
Mr. collom has just recently been ap-
pointed n anager of the local telephone
exchange, and he and his bride will
make their home in this city,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
A PrIson.orown Present.

"The most amusing New Years
present ever had came from a man
who hated me-" said the superintend.
ent OF a Massachusetts reformatory.
II suppose the fellow meant II for an
insult. but the humor OF the thing was
too great for me to get angry. This
fellow was with us about a year, and
at that time we never allowed the
people here 10 shave. They had to let
their whiskers grow.
~Well. this chap was dapper sort
OF person who cared great deal
about his personal appearance. He
implored me 10 allow him 10 get rid
OF the luxuriant growth OF spinach.
and when | refused became rather
sullen. His beard was red. thick and
wavy and grew unusually fast. He
left us just before Christmas, and on
New Years day | received an attrac.
tive package. which looked as II II
might contain a valuable gift. But
inside was a big bunch OF red wills
kers, carefully packed In excelsior
and bearing the legend on a little
card: Grown in the B. Reforma.
tory. Accept my compliments. u
Green"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
Plain SPEAKING Preacher.

Father Taylor was a famous sailor
preacher in Boston many years ago."
said an old resident of Boston. ION
one occasion an opulent merchant OF
the Hub had honored the meeting
with his presence and made a speech
extolling the kindness OF Boston peo-
pie in building Father Taylor's chapel
and their consideration for the poor
sailors.
when he had finished Father Tay-
Tor remarked quietly. Is there any
other old sinner from uptown who
would like to say word before we
go on with the meeting? No other
old sinner responded.
Another time in the midst OF an ex-
citing State campaign Father Taylor
took politics into the pulpit In this
wise He prayed. % Lord. give us
good men 10 rule over us. pure men
who fear Thee. religious men. temper
ate men, who-pshaw, Lord, what's
the use OF veering and hauling and
boxing around the compass7 Give us
George ~ Biggs for Governor, amen"
Ills prayer was answered"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
MA SSlSEEEE7M1

The enormous crops Of our Northern
Grown Pedigree Seeds on our seed farms
the past year compel Us 10 issue spe-
cial catalogue called
sALzER's BARGAIN SEED BOOK.
This is brim full OF bargain seeds az bar.
gain prices.
SEND THIS NOTICE TO-DAY.
and receive free sufficient seed TO grow
tons OF grass on your lot or farm this
summer aud our great Bargain Seed Book
with its wonderful surprises and great
bargains in seeds at bargain prices.
Remit &c and we add a package Of Cos
mos, the most fashionable, serviceable,
beautiful annual flower.
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Lock Draw
or W., Ia Crosse, Wis.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03

Elegant Trains Make the Trip With
out Change In GO Hours.

In the Latin-American republic be.
yond the Rio Grande, lies the wonder
land OF the present day tourists, as
well as the richest field OF investment
that now challenges the attention OF
American capital and enterprise. Only
few years since Mexico was looked
upon as a country too remote for the
average traveller TO entertain hopes OF
crossing its threshold: to-day we are
told that on and after January 10th
It's capital city will be but GO hours
distant from ST. Louis. Beginning on
that date a semi-weekly train service
will be established. via the Iron
Mountain Route. the Texas and Pa
cifc and the International and Great
Northern. representatives OF the
Gould interest. and the National
Lines OF Mexico beyond the Laredo
Gateway" leaving ST. Louis at 8 a. m.
each Tuesday and Friday. and reach
Ing the City OF Mexico on the Thurs
day and Sunday following The train
will be equipped with compartment
and standard drawing room sleepers
and observation and dining cars. Its
remarkably speedy schedule Is made
possible by doing away with all
changes or layovers, and. for the first
time since the sister republics were
Joined together by links or glistenins
steel, an interchange OF visits across
the national boundary means simply
the journey OF few hours. surround
ed by all the pleasureable amenities
OF modern travel. Much OF good can
be expected from these changed con-
ditions. The people OF Mexico have
long evidenced an enlightened appre-
citation OF the kindly interest OF their
northern neighbors In their country
and its history. institutions and won
derful resources. while on our part
there is an acknowledged recognition
OF the fact that a closer social and
commercial relationship with that
progressive nation is In every way
desirable. The inauguration OF this
new train service is step In the
right direction and meets the needs
OF the hour II is typical OF the tire
less interest shown by the roads con-
.cerned In the upbuilding OF the great
Southwest, and will doubtless receive
the hearty encouragement and sup.
port Of the travelling public.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
LOST EYESIGHT
Through Coffee Drinking 4

Some people question the statements
that coffee hurts the delicate nerves
OF the body. Personal experience with
thousands proves the general state
ment true and physicians have records
OF great numbers OF cases that add TO
the testimony.
The following Ia from the Rockford.
Ill. Register Gazette:
DIR. william LAnghorst OF Aurora
has been treating one OF the queerest
cases OF lost eyeslght ever in history.
The patient is o. A. Leach OF Beach
county, and In the last four months he
had doctored with all OF the specialists
about the country and has at last re-
turned home with the fact impressed
on his mind that his case Is incurable.
A portion OF the optic nerve has
been ruined, rendering his sight 90
limited that he IL unable to see any
thing before him. but he can see plain
" anything at the side Of him. There
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
NO MAN IS STRONGER THAN
HIS STOMACH.

Let the greatest athlete have. dyspepsia
and his muscles would soon fall. Physi-
cal strength Is derived from food N a
man has insufficient food he loses strength.
III he has no food he dies Food is con-
yertod Into nutrition through the stom-
ach and bowels. IL depends on the
strength OF the stomach 20 what extent
food eaten Is diRested and assmilated
People can die OF starvation who have
abundant food 10 eat, when the stomach
and lis associate organs OF digestion and
nutrition do not perform their duty.
Thus the stomach Is really the vital or
gan OF tho body. IN the stomach Il vweak"
the body will be weak also, because II Il
upon the stomach the body relies for lts
strength. And as the body, considered as
a whole, 10 made up OF It's several mem
bers and organs, so tho weakness OF the
body as consequence OF "weak" stom-
ach Will be distributed among the or
Rans which compose the body. IL the
body is weak because IL Is ill-nourished
that physical weakness will be found In
Al the organs-heart, liver, kidneys. etc.
The liver will be torpid and Inactive.
giving rise 10 biliOusness, loss OF appetite,
weak nerves, feeble or Irregular action OF
heart, palpitatlon, dizziness, headache,
backache and kindred disturbances and
weaknesses.
Mr. Louis Parc. OF ouehso. writes, -For
years after my health began 10 fail. my head
rev dizzy, oyes palned mo. and my stomach
WIS H1Ft All lflt Nltuos MNllN everything L
would eat would seem 10 lie heavy like lead
on my stomach The doctors claimed that
was sympathetic trouble due 20 Dyspepsia
and prescribed for me. and although I look
iheir powders regularly yet felt no better
ply wife advised me 90 try DR. pierce's Golden
medical Discovery and stop taking the doc
tor's medicine She bought mo a bottle and
Ne soon found that began 20 improve 30
kept up the treatment took ON flesh. my
stomach became normal, tho digestive organs
worked perfectly and soon began 20 look
like different person / can never cease 10
Be grateful for what your medicine has done
Tor me and certainly give IL highest praise"
Don't DO wheedled by penny grabbing
dealer Into taking inferior substitutes for
DO lust as good
To gain knowledge OF your own BODY
In sickness and health--send for the Peo-
pies Common Sense Medical Adviser. A
book OF 1908 pages. Send 81 one cent
stamps for paper-eovsred, or 81 stamps
tor cloth bound copy. Address DIR. r. v.
k<>seA 90 Main Street.. Buffalo. n. Y.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
PAIN IN THE JOINTS


The first sign Of rheumatism II fire.
quently pain and swelling in one Of
the joints. III not combated In the
blood. which Is the seat Of the disease,
the poison spreads. affecting other joints
and tissues. Sometimes rheumatism at
tacks the heart aud is quickly fatal.
The one remedy that has cured
rheumatism 30 that II stays cured Is DIR.
Williams Pink Pills. These pills expel
the poison from the blood and restore
the system, SO that the poisonous matter
Is passed off as nature intended.
Mrs. /. Il. Pitcher. OF No. 1870 Mon
mouth street. Newark. N. j., suffered
for about three years from rheumatism
before she found this cure. She says:
alt began with queer feeling in my
fingers. In little time it seemed as
though the finger joints had humps ON
them and could not get my gloves ON.
"Then IL grew worse and spread TO
my knees. i could not stand mp aud /
could not sleep nights. My suffering
was more than can describe. / took a
great deal of medicine, but nothing even
gave me relief until tried DIR. Williams
Pink Pills.
read an account or cure IN case
that was exactly like mine and my hus-
band got me some OF the pills. took
them for three weeks before really felt
better but they finally cured me. "
Mr.. Pitcher, who Is "A veteran and n
member OF T. ID. Morgan Post. No. 307
OF New York, substantiates his wife's
statement and says that she now walks
without difficulty, whereas year ago
he was compelled TO push her about in a
wheeled chair. Both Mr.. aud Mrs.
Pitcher are enthusiastic in their praise
Of DIR. Williams Pink Pills.
For further information, address the
DR.. Williams Medicine Company. Sche-
nectady, NY.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
To Publish washInoton's Letters.

An unusual literary find" is re-
ported and will be published early In
March under the title OF Letters and
Recollections OF Washington" This
trasure-troye contains Washington
correspondence with Tobias Lear and
Lear's diary OF the last days OF the
first American president Tobias Lear
was Washington's confidential secre.
tary and the intimate letters, most OF
which are hitherto unpublished are
full OF information as to Washlngton's
property. farm and home life during
the years when he was president.
The volume might be called Wash
ington as a Country Gentleman" so
much does II give as 10 his mode OF
life at Mount Vernon. his method OF
handling servants and other domestic
details.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
EnaIlsh q, She Is Smoke.

A young woman who was coming 10
America for the first time to meet
some relatives whom she had never
seen was regretting to steamer ac-
quaintance her lack OF familiarity
with American forms OF greeting. She
was a German, and her English was
unusually quaint. The man under
took to teach her some OF the
speeches New Workers. use in common
when greeting each other after long
separation. That he was a humorist
OF the old-fashioned sort was shown
when the steamer arrived az the dock.
for the first words the German girl
greeted her male relatives with were
by Jimmy crickets. I'm dog-goned
glad TO see you!" And she couldn't
quite understand just why they should
look so surprised.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
is WOMAN OF MANY TALENTS.
Lady coIvlle Gifted Writer, Traveller
and Business Manager.

Few women writer's even in this
day OF varied talents and vocations
excel in so many diverse occupations
as Lady Colvile, the author OF
Round the Black Mans Garden" a
chatty volume containing the ac-
counts OF a tour she made with her
husband round Africa and through
Madagascar. Photography, motoring
and gardening she understands and
practices according to the latest sci
entihc processes. She manages her
own estates, one In France and one
in England. The metal work OF the
house In which she lives and OF
which she was the architect is all OF
her own and her husbands design
and workmanship. Lady Colvile has
shot crocodlles in Africa, photograph
ed cannibals. seen the supposed tomb
OF Eve at Jeddah and studied surgi-
cal nursing In Edinburgh for the pur-
pose OF being able 10 tend her gang
OF porters TO Uganda on n rough jour
ney, where they constantly had acci.
dents as well as encounters with each
other with knives for weapons.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
Mot IL Polsltlon 70 knnw.

IAN Englishman came TO New York
to make some investments" said Gov
Folk OF Missouri
lie got the annual reports OF all
the biggest financial institutions In
the land. These reports were very
favorable. All the Englishman now
needed was little personal testi-
mony.
Accordingly he sought out n man
prominent in public life
Il think OF investing he said. In
the Sure Thing company. You are
connected with II. aren't your
I am the public man replied
VIII you kindly tell me, then
said the Brlton, something about the
financial standing OF the concern
Really, I'm afraid | can't. You
see the public man explained. I'm
only one OF the directors