The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-02-02
TO STOP DRIVING
WORK IN BREAST OF NEWAoUsE ruN-
MEL TO CEASE WITHIN A FEW DAYS
the MIMIN6 MEN MIGHT WAKE UP
WILL NOT BE CONTINUED UNLESS IT
RECEIVES PROMISED PATRONAGE.

AouudStOf huOWlCs cXtcuucu tne utdu
ing of the Newhouse tunnel distance
of 1875 fee, during the month of January
working but one drilling shift part of
the time. This makes the total length
of the big tunnel I7,477 feet on Febru-
ary /, which is 3I7 feet over three miles
and n quarter.
General Manager George E Collins of
the Newhouse tunnel was in the city
Wednesday and announced that driving
IN the breast would be discontinued
within the next few days. Mr.. Collins
declined to give a reason but stated that
work on the heading would be suspend
ed tor an indefinite period. To those ia
miliar with the conditions it is evident
that the work of continuing the tunnel
will be stopped for the very reason that
it was stopped two years ago, which was
lack of cooperation by the mine own RS
bene fitted by the tunnel.
A number Of veins have been encouu-
lCiSd TIC idst hdii lllilC VI
but as has always Been the case, at the
exact point OF intersection the veins did
not carry astonishing values. The veins
intersected are nearly all we'll defined
and we'll mineralized and carried values
of from s. to $II per ton. While the
ownership of these veins can be eaccurately
established by the strike and pitch of
the lodes, the owners have so tar declined
to start development work as they had
led the management of the Newhouse
to believe they would do when their
property was reached by the tunnel.
If the fact that the ore was not ali of a
high grade smelling character is the rea
son they have no, begun work,it is uufortu
nate that they do not realize the possi-
bili,ies and advantages in working with
the ore bodies entirely overhead instead
of underneath. A surface showing in
location shaft of similar vein of ore
would warrant the expenditure Of thou
sands of dollars in shaft sinking aud
drifting, and ust why these mine owners
should have cold feet in starting develop
ment work at depth of 1850 feet be-
low the surface, with power, ventilation,
and transpot tatlon facilities at hand, is
difficult to understand.
Since the Newhouse tunnel was started
it has never yet intersected body of
pay ore where the vein waa cut, but in
every instance where laterals have been
driven, pay ore of a milling to a smeiting
grade has been opened up. Two of these
richest ore bodies have been found within
fifty feet of the line Of the tunnel, nota-
bly, in the Gem and Saratoga veins.
If any one of the veins cut by the
tunnel in the last half mile had dis.
closed a streak of ore carrying IS, 900 per
ton, it is likely that there would be
scramble to claim ownership of the vein
which would inevitably result in litiga-
ton. As an illustration, nothing was
said at the time the Saratoga vein was
cut, as the vein was eight feet wide and
carried values Of but IS 90 per ton, but
as soon as six feet of rich ore was opened
up in the lateral fifty feet east the vein
was promptly claimed by man who
owned adjoining. property.
Every one OF the mine owners along
the line of the Newhouse tunnel have
had the value of their holdings enhanced
from 500 to 1000 per cent by reason Of
the advantages of drainage aud transport
tation, and they should show their ap-
probation.
This is a matter that should be taken
up by the Gilpin county chamber OF
commerce. That organization is wide
awake body and it should by concerned
action be able to accomplish much in
bringing about the development of Gil
pin county mines. The greater part of
the Newhouse tunnel is now in Gilpin
county, and if the mines new working
on the surface will inst step down from
1900 to 1000 feet below, aud 60 to
work at the level of the Newhoue tunnel,
they will find greater profits than gopher
ing around on the surface as they have
been doing for the past forty years.
]. L. Lindsey, formerly cashier of the
Merchants and Miners National bank
of this city, who is now locat-
ed in Gold6eld, Nevada, where he is
cashier of the St tie Bank & Trust COM
pany, one of the largest and most substan-
tial banking institutions in Nevada,
has recently been elected treasurer OF
the Sullivan Trust company, and serves
in . like capacity for dozen other
operating companies in the Nevada
fields. Mr.. Lindsay's many friends in
this city will be pleased to know thst
that gentleman is prosperins.