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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-11-16
ELECTIONS PLEASE ROOSEVELT.
Sends Letter Of conorstulstion te
teney At San Francisco.

WaShingtoo.-Presid Roosevelt
Thursday issued The following state
ment regarding the elections held
Tuesday last:
The Presiden. regards the result
OF the elections is extremely crafty
ing. He has sent q letter OF hearty
congratulation to Mr.. Hensy at San
Francisco.
The victory in New Jersey vas
precisely what happened nine years
ago. In the middle OF President Nc
kinley's administI alton. He had car
ried New Jersey by $4,000 and two
years afterward the Republican can
didate for governor had $500. the
vote being cut down just as happened
In the Judge Fort case.
''As compared with the elections
next preceding the last presidential
election. We have done decidedly bet
ter than We did in 1903. Then as
Tuesday. Rhode Island and Maryland
went against us. but this year We
have won a sweeping victory in Ken
lucky for the first time since Mckin-
ley's first election: and the victory in
Massachusetts was also remarkable.
THE showing in Pennsylvania and
Nebraska Is equally good. The show
ing in New York state as a whole
was excellent, far better than was the
case prior to the last presidential
election. That the result in Manhat-
tan was due to purely local causes IL
shown by comparing 1t with the deci-
sive triumphs Of Brooklyn. Buffalo AL
bany and In the state generally. The
Presidents home county of Nassau
made a better showing than 1t ever
has in an Qff-year. AS a whole the
showing has been an improvement
over what 1t was four and eight years
ago"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-11-16
Clear Creek Tunnels.

A fairly good footaee was made dur
ing October in the big crosscut tunnel.
of the Clear Creek district, and sev
eral of the larger tunnels now Idle
are making preparations to resum
driving The Mcclellan tunnel his
advanced lS6 feet. the Central 50 feet
the Secmann l22 feet, and the ST. Re
gs 3G feet. making total OF i33 fcs
of driving in the big tunnl enterprise,
for the month In the Newhouse tun
mel The Jeffe rson-Calhou1 lateral wa
driven 1+7 feet. making its len~th NJ
vember lst. Sol feet, and he Hot Tin
lateral 224 feet, giving II total l-r"'
OF 1885 feet In the Central tunnel -
lateral on the Stron~ in wns uu y
forward IS feet. max n he head
1sS feet west of I'll tun Ct "a 20
in the Lucania tunnel were advan-e
east and west and stoDrs wcro II tie
on several of the veins. Ore hirs a
plats have been erected end s'v~ra
S is of leasers have taken 10; ks
ground.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-11-16
NEWS OF The WEEK
Hos: Important Happenings Of u.
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts Of the World Condensed
into Small Space tor the Ben.
gift Of Our Readers.
Personal.


Gov. Folk. of Missouri, recently
spent a day visiting at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Bryan in
Nebraska.
A brilliant farewell reception was
given Secretary Taft at the reside nee
OF Gov Gen Smith in Manila, repre-
sentatiyes OF nearly every class of res
idents of the city being present
David Jayne Hill. American minis
ter to the Netherlands is to succ eed
Ambassador Tower at Berlin.
President Roosevelt has announced
his intention OF recommending to con
gress the abolition Of the tariff on
print paper and wood pulp.
Secretary Taft has definitely de-
cided to return from the Philippines
by the way OF Siberia and Europe.
Former President Palma OF Cuba
has declared publicly in favor of
American control in the island re,
public.
Hampden Watch works at Canton,
Ohio. is dead.
Mai. Henry W. Hovey. Of the Twen-
ty-fourth infantry, has been retired
because OF disability.
Harry H Grahl a contractor OF Des
Moines, Ia, fell IL stories while work
ing on a new building and was in
stantly killed.
James H. Orr. 80 years old, and the
man who built the first house In st.
Joseph Mo, died recently in Kansas
City. Kan.
King Edward. OF Great Britain, has
celebrated his Seth birthday.
Louis Emory McComas. associate
Justice OF the court OF appeals of the
District OF Columbia, died suddenly OF
hart disease in Washington.
Ex-President Cleveland has so far
recovered his health as to be able to
go rabbit hunting near his home at
Princeton. n. J.
d. NJ. Ferry. head OF the seed house
bearing his name, was found dead in
bed at his home in Detroit, Mich. He
died from heart disease.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-11-16
Mcclellan Tunnel.

During October the big Mcclellan
tunnel project at Dumont took the lead
In footage among the various tunnel en-
terprises in the Clear Creek district.
adding a distance of ls6 feet to its
length. and making its total length into
the mountain 5.777 feet
The FIRST 100 feet OF the Mcclellan
tunnel was driven as straight as an ar
row. but in order to reach the great
Freeland vein at the most advanta-
geous point, and for the development OF
the large group Of surrounding prop
critics owned by the company. 1t was
determined to turn the heading OF the
bore at 100 feet so that ii is now max
Ing straight for a point directly under
meath the Freeland mine main shaft on
the dip OF the vein. This point Is ex-
pected to be reached within the next
eight months. at which lime driving
will be suspended while raise Is made
to connect with the bottom Of the old
Freeland shaft.
While a score OF veins were inter
sected in the first mile OF the tunnel
no attempt was made to develop any OF
the lodes. The main purpose for which
the tunnel is being driven is for the re
habiitation of the great Freeland vein
and its hume. ,us feeders and spurs
After connection has been made
with the F'reeland shaft. draining the
water from that immense fssure and
establishing natural ventilation, all of
the veins which have been cut will be
thoroughly exploited and developed
simultaneously on Il large scale.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-11-16
viii Ask Exemption.

Colorado mining men are said to be
preparing a petition to Congress ask
ing il to pass an act which Will ex-
empt them from having TO perform
the usual assessment work on un.
patented mining claims this year.
There are hundreds OF mining men
whose money is ued up in Eastern
banks. and 1t is said that they Will
lose mining properties which they es-
innate to be worth millions of dollars
unlecc Congress offers some relief.
w. +. kendrick. of Denver, is lead.
ing the movement. He says that there
are thousands of mining men who pre-
fer to do 500 worth of assessment
work every year. as required by law.
than to patent their claims. which
would cost about $3.50. Mr. Kendrick
says that they use the money for de-
velopment purposes rather than pay
for the patenting. Besides. when a
claim is patented ,he state can assess
taxes against it. and many mining
men object to this. as they like to
spend all Of their money for develop
ment work
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-11-16
Condemns Postal Department.

Buffalo. n. Y.-The twenty-seventh
annual convention Of the National
Civil Service Reform league began
here Thursday The night session of
the council was addressed by Coz. .
Charles E. Hughes and Charles j.
Bonaparte. attorney general OF the
United States.
The annual report OF the council
was read by Chairman Richard Henry
Dana of Boston. The report mentioned
politicians by name and condemned
their alleged shortcomings.
The report highly commends the
precedent established by President
Roosevelt in the appointment of a
postmaster for New York city. 'In.
stead Of making it political plum,
the assistant postmaster was pro-
NOTED to the head of the great New
York postotfice. Why not always pro-
mote some one trained in the depart
ment?"
1t declares the present methods are
responsible for The worst postal de.
partment of any highly civilized coun-
try In the world"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-11-16
Cripple Creek Mills.

In the October milling at Cripple
Creek the extreme value was $50 ore
at the Nindicatur plant. Some Goo
tons Of this material was used. Then
the grade scaled down. TO 5000 tons of
IS ores at the smaller plants-Blue
Flag, w. p. VI. and others-to 3.l0O
tons OF SC ore at the Isabella mill,
1850 tons OF So ore at the Phoenix,
"a 500 tons of duIAp material-worth
So SO per ton-at the Golden Cycle.
and 2,Ss3 tons OF 81 ore at the Iron
clad plant. This latter mill is prov ing
Il decided success. From a twelveday
run on 400 tons of ore Manager Lien
cleaned up gold retort worth 81, 500,
the average grade of the material run
through being $l.7S to the ton This
is the lowest grade OF material ever
handled In Colorado. Yet the com
pany reports reasonable profit per
ton. which will be enlarged with the
capacity of the plant. while cost of
management. etc. will show no in
crease. The material handled at this
plant is oxidized. which precludes the
necessity OF any class OF roasting. The
Phoenix plant-formerly known as
the Homestake-has capacity of LOO
tons daily. The company handled
1850 tons during the month of Octo-
Der. extracting $4,000 in gold. The
mill was recently overhauled, as the
initial plant was faulty in many OF its
features. being partly designed to sup
port a Chicago stock promotion OF
the "set-rich-quick" order The pres
ent company Is engaged in milling
rather than booming and is realizing
fair profit on 50 ore.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-11-16
Record Of Railway Accidents.

Washington.-The Interstate Com
merce Commission bulletin on acct
dents on railroads OF the United States
during the year ended last June shows
total casualties OF 81 .2s6. or 5000 per
sons killed and 76.2S6 injured. This
shows an increase OF 1892 casualties,
or 775 in the killed and 9,777 in the
injured as compared with the previous
year.
The bulletin says:
There have been heavy increases in
all OF the items, except accidents in car
coupling and from striking against
over head distractions. The number
OF passengers killed and injured in col
lisions and derailments has increased
to an alarming degree. In this item
the very large total reported in 1905 Is
now exceeded by seventeen per cent.
The comparative smallness of the in
crease in casualties due to coupling
and uncoupling cars and in accidents to
men on the tops of freight cars is un
doubtedly due in large measures to i'm.
provements in the maintenance and
care of automatic couplers and to the
increased use of airbrakes on freight
trains. The disastrous record of cas-
ualties to passengers in train accidents
410 killed.. is due in large measure to
ten accidents which caused the death
of 29S persons"
The report for the last quarter dn.
cluded in these figures for the year).
embracing April, May and June
shows LOGS persons killed, and 1s,646
injured; 1906 collisions and 1871 de-
railments, involving $3,232,67 damage
TO trains and roadways.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-11-16
Bio Dividends Continue.

Save in the copper department alone
the financial furry has thus far had as
little effect upon mining and metallur-
gical dividends as upon those paid by
the established railroads, where traf
hc continues to outsrip the present
equipment. In other words, mining
continues sound. from the standpoint
OF generous dividends. upon money act
ually invested and intelligently con
trolled. with the element Of reasonable
diligence in the matter OF handling For
the ten months OF 1907. ending with
October. as compiled by the Mining
World of Chicago. ia mines and metal
lurgical works-constituting the known
or public list, as contrasted with the
close corporations-haye paid out in
dividends 375. 904 upon a total cap
italization of $sO425l,265. Since the
date Of organization the dividends paid
foot up the remarkable sum OF $531.
6,546. or over eighty per cent OF their
issued capital.
when II is remembered that the Wall
street slump commenced In March last.
and has been strenuous since that date.
with little or no variation save from
bad to worse. mining and metallurgy
can assume credit for exceptional
StIduiiiess, duu ds dDsfuCe VI
gambling as the average line of enter
prise, not excepting the banks and in
surance companies. Is able to present.
In the regular dividend list are in
cluded sixty mines which pro
duce gold silver and lead. For the ten
months ending with October these
mines have paid sl4.590.26i in divi-
dends upon a total capitalization Of
sil3 3,705,715. Since date OF organiza-
ton the dividends paid foot up &1l3,-
159. Fps. or almost the equal of the face
value OF the shares outstanding or in
the company strong boxes. Thirteen
zinc companies have divided this year
s3sS 402 and paid out since organiza-
ton Sl.720.s17 upon a total capitaliz-
alton OF S5,O2s 900. Colorado's latest
contribution to the dividend list-too
late to appear in the Mining World
summary-is that of the Camp Bird
mine at Ouray which paid "a cents per
share November I'd. making $Ts7,20g
paid this year and s3.s2l.30 since
1901. when the London company as
sumed control. With its new mill In
full operation. assisted by cheap and
efficient electric light and power. the
Camp Bird will this year produce very
close to $4,000 900 In gold. Here, as
elsewhere in legitimate mining. the
good effects Of improved methods and
machinery, with better saving in value
at less cost are having their effect
upon the cOmpanys ledger.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-11-16
NEWS FROM The MINES AND MILLS
Testing Dry Placer Machine.

An item OF some Importance to the
extensive dry placer grounds in Idaho.
Wyoming. Utah. Nevada. Colorado.
New Mexico. Arizona and Mexico is
the appearance oil the Curtis dry
placer machine. says the Denver
News. II is local invention. dating
back to last June, and including in
its makeup some fifteen different pat
ents. The machiue is made at the
Dillon Iron Works on Blake street, and
has been tested on fair scale in the
Manhattan district Of Nevada. where
the absence OF water is noted. The
45C0-pound machine. ready for work
in the field, will handle seven and one
half tons OF gravel per hour. The cost
in the Nevada tests. with labor at $40
per day. was thiIty eight cents per
ton. which indicates one-half that sum
in more favored camps. The saving
OF gold 10 stated at ninety five per
cent. II uses hot air for disposing of
the worthless material and gathers
the gold in series OF RIFLES. which
would probably become clogged II the
moisture in the gravel or sand ex-
ceeded four per cent. Up to that
amount the hot air In the RIFLES would
probably overcome the moisture. A
machine for prospecting placers
weighs 400 pounds and is operated BY
a t~o-horse power gasoline engine.
The machine will be tested next week
IN the San Luis valley. this state, and
in the extensive placer fields in north
ern New Mexico. where the Edison
electrical experiment. at cost OF some
$685. failed to extract gold values
from the black sands. The Curtis ma
chine might be used for concentrating
that material and thus fitting il for a
smelter process. where gold might be
saved "as yet by fire" ihe steady
run OF visitors at the Dillon Iron
Works bcspeaks a fair and extended
trial for this newest candidate in the
much-contested dry placer field. where
economic success means a large addi
ton to the yearly outpu: of gold.
commodity which is full par value
where Il bank bin might be questioned
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-11-16
Miscellaneous,

The Salvation army in New York
held a monster farewell demonstra-
ton in honor OF their leader. Gen.
finishing what will probably be his
last campaign in America.
The official count Of the vote In San
Francisco gives Dr. Taylor. the good
government candidate for mayor. a
plurality of 11,19S. District Attor-
ney Langdon's plurality was 14s17.
During the trial OF case in the su-
preme court of Ohio. the mind Of
George II. Phelps, a prominent attor-
ney of Findlay, Ohio. gave way The
afflicted attorney was removed TO his
home.
Attorney General Jackson. OF Kan
sas, has caused certain officers of the
city Of Pittsburg, Kan. to be cited
before the supreme court to show
cause why they should not be ad-
judged in contempt for accepting
money from jointists in defiance OF
the courts orders.
The state labor commissioner OF
Nebraska has announced that children
under 16 years OF age will not be al
lowed to appear upon the stage of
theaters in that state. as it is an in
fraction of the child labor law
A fire occurred at Iquique. Chile, en-.
failing a property loss amounting to
81 900 900 and causing 1000 people to
become homeless
The Kansas supreme court has held
that the assistant attorney general has
all the powers Of the attorney gen
eral in enforcing the prohibitory law
Capt F. J. Tygard. fromer presi
dent of the Bates National bank Of
eral court at Kansas City to misappro
priation of the banks funds and was
sentenced to five years In the prison
at Fort Leavenworth. Kan Capt. Ty-
gard is now more than 10 years of age
and Ill.
The cost Of the Panama canal to
July of this year was SOS. 900 900, in
Guiding the $4O00O,0oO paid the
French company and the $4,000, 900
paid Panama.
The railroad companies OF England
and the unitn men In their employ
have signed an agreement to arbitrate
their differences, thus averting the
threatened strike
The Roman Catholic church at
Tongue Pointe. probably TIE Oldest
church in the province of Quebec. has
been destroyed by fire.
Ernest r. Workman was arrested
In ST Paul. MINI. by a secret service
agent with 100000 in counterfeit cur
rencv in his possession.
The anti-graft ticket in San Fran
cisco was overwhelmingly elected by
majorities ranging from 10000 to 90
600
The turbine steamer Lusitania has
reached New York with $40 900 900 of
British cold on board
Two Chicago laborers were electro
cuted while operating a derrick. the
steel cable of which came in contact
with trolley wire.
The Arnold Print Works. of North
Adams, Mass, one of the largest es.
adjustments Of the kind in the world.
has gone into the hands of a receiver.
The postoffice at Leasburg. Mo.
was recently destroyed by fire
which 1t was believed had beer
started by robbers,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-11-16
Germany Favors Airships.

notwithstanding to press reports
d bill will be laid before the Reichstag
upon its assembling. appropriating
money for Count Ferdinand Won Zep
pelin to build new airship. It is
also said that imperial authorities are
considering the question of repaying
Count Won Zeppelin all the money
which he has spent in experimenting
with airships.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-11-16
Souvenir Cards For Orphans,

Observation-Disclosures General
Meyer has ordered that hereafter SOU
venir postal cards received at the
dead letter office for the department
and not returnable to senders becausc
OF defective address or other causes
be sent to the orphan asylums and
children's homes IN this city. bety ser
10000 and 10000 Of these cards are -s
ceived at the dead letter odice daily.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-11-16
Death Of Judge Mecomas,

Neutrality-suspicious. Emory Nc.
comas. associate Justice of the Court
OF Appeals OF the District Of Columbia,
former United States senator and for
-FOUR terms congressman from Mart
land. died at his home in this city
Sunday. His death was due to heart
disease
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-11-16

Tue NobSds Sldte DOaTu OF nealtn
has ordered the arrest Of ten butch
ars in that state for selling embalmed
beef
Fifty British battleships. in addition
to land batteries, thundered a noisy
salute to the emperor and empress
Of Germany at Plymouth when the i'm
perial yacht landed the party for a
visit to the royal family Of England.
Attorneys for the Missouri Pacific
Railroad mnanv announce their in
tention to contest the constitutionalitv
Of the Kansas law creating the state
hoard Of railroad commissioners be-
fore the United States supreme court
Out Of $50 precincts which voted on
the question of licensing saloons, un-
der the Illinois local option law, 14O
voted against license and 20 for
license.
Japan proposes to hold a National
exposition at Toxic from April l to
Octobor 81. 1912.
Tom L. Johnson's plurality over
Congressman Burton for mayor of
Cleveland, Ohio. was 9,313.
A large copper cent minted in 1894
sold for $50 at an auction sale Of rare
coins in Chicago
Germany has raised the rate of dis
count to 7H per cent. the highest ever
known there.
Benjamin H. Tallmadge. Of Denver,
has been acquitted of the charge of
land frauds at Roswell. Z u
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
NOTICE no CFNENT n

IO CEMENT DEALERS.
Office of the Board OF State Harbor Comuis-
Francisco. Cal. January %. 1907
Sealed proposals or bids win be received as
this office at or prior TO 2:15 o'clock D. m.
Thursday. February Z. 1907. FOR furnishing
the cement required In the construction OF Pier
No. 2T Uon6ard-street wharf,, the water
front Of the city and county OF San Francisco. IN
accordance with the specifications prepared there
for by the Chief Engineer OF the Board, and
adopted by the Board January II, 1907. and on
dle In this office, to which special reference Is
pounds each) OF cement. more or less. viii be re-
Quired.
No bid viii be received unless Il is made on
blank form furnished from this office and Il
ACCOMPANIED by a certified check for ave (5) per
cent OF the amount OF the bid. payable to the
antee on the part OF the successful bidder that
he will, within six (6) days after the acceptancs
OF the bid. enter into written contract to de-
liver said cement. according to the specifications
with this Board bond In such sum az tns
Board may deem adequate with surety COM
pany, to be approved By the Board Of State
Harb0r Commissioners, and conditioned for tbs
faithful performance OF such contract, nor VIII
said bid be considered by this Board unless deli7-
cred to the Secretary or to the Assistant secre-
tary. at the office OF the Secretary at or prior
to 2:15 o'clock on Thursday, February 7. 1907.
at which time and place the bids will be opened.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids II deemed for the best interests OK
the State.
Bidders are invited to be present at the opeH-
CHARLES Fl. SPEAR.
70 j. d. MACKENZIE.
HENRY ]. CROCKER,
Board OF State Harbor Commissioners.
LOTT d. NORTON. Chief Engineer
John NJ. F0Y. Secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
OAKLAND REAL ESTATE.

OAKLAND REAL ESTATE
D. F. MINNEy.
422 1iTH ST. JUST EAST OF BROADWAY.
EXCLUSIVE OPTIONS ONLY.
500. 900.
NEARLT HALE An ACRE. TWO BLOCKS
sdS S6% rent net anae4 Iear. neav
lily bonded lease This is absolutely the best
buy In OAKLAND.
TFos oSFEE % one BLOCK
$1,000 foot. Lot 7ox10o.
$4,000.
A cLosE-IN BROADWAY CORNER. LESS
ACT oUIcRLY ON THESE.
D. F. MINNEY.
422 1ITH ST.. JUST EAST OF BROADWAY.
BUSINESS PROPERTY A SPECIALITY.
AUsTIN's LIST
$50. .5oo-Large piece. 75xlos on the north side
Of 18th st, near Clay, for s7oo per front
foot; this IS right in the center of the
noyers building and adjoining prop
erty that cannot be bought for less than
$1,000 per front foot today; this is close
TO the new retail district and ought to
sell for $1,000 per front foot in less than
erty bringing good rental. u9GS)
500, 000-In the midst of extensive improv tents:
8 good dwellings on a downtown cross
street inside of Goth St. between Tele-
graph and San Pablo aves.; nearly 80
feet front; present income 3 per cent TN
excess Of bank interest: especially at
tractive for speculative purposes. (i19I)
SIC. .o0o-Flats 18th St, near Clay; land alone
is worth more than what is asked for the
to resell for big profit in 60 days: less
than 2 blocks from property worth $4,000
per front foot: this will warrant your
closest investigation. (3123)
GEO W. AUSTIN,
.1o1s BROADWAY.
$500 CASH. SO moahly: Broom cottage; base
ment roughly built: 2 ehiekenhouses: city
water: very large lot, 150x200, or l2> lots
25K100. all fenced in together and covered
with full-bearing fruit treesA apples. plums,
pears. berries, etc: price for all $4,000.
S25 cash. s. monthly; new tract, just
and cars. beautiful slightly property; price
per lot. $3.50.
Call or send. for circular: ASS 9th St. near
Broadway. Oakland. H. e. JONES, Owner
PARDEE PARK. BERKELEY
Lots s4o0 and S5o0-$100 cash. SO per month !;
no interest; new car line and school: fne loca
ton Full particulars of the RUSSELL REAL
TY CO., "a Telegraph ave, OAKLAND. Phone
Oakland 1851.