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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22
Mother vein Of Bellevue.

The vein recently encountered in the
Central tunnel has a width of twenty
nine feet between walls at the point in
tersected. There is no doubt but what
tnevein is the mother lode of the Belle
vue mountain, and though it cannot be
traced upon the map as the connecting
liuk between the Aduddell. Searle and
the Donaldson Hoosac mines, there is
little doubt but what it is that big fissure
vein. The naturalization Of the vein
matter bears some resemblance, but until
laterals are driven east aud west to a
point where there is a junction or feeder
to the big lode, where an ore shoot will
unquestionably be found and the more
marked characteristics of the ore can be
ascertaiued, the matter must be held IN
abeyance. The varions twists and turns
of this vein at the Donaldson and where
it cfosses Clear Creek and on Bellevue is
the Hoosac- Marie Collins, makes it diff
ficult to trace by any other way than its
known width and fiat pitch. The man
agemeut of the Central tunnel inclines to
the belief tn at the vein is the Strong lode
owred by J. A. @. Carper, Of Denver, the
ar&x K of which is located but a few hun
dred feet north of the Shafter vein.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22
Pioneer Working Placer.

Adam Miller, the pioneer placer miner
who has sunk shafts on every bar from
Forks creek to Fall river, is now work
in shaft just east of the town limits,
where he Is making fair clean-ups from
the rifles Of his sluice box every evening
MI Miller is assisted by his son, and all
of he material is hoisted from bed rock
by a windlass A drift has been driven
west from the bottom Of the shaft about
fifty feet and there is more or less gold
III the pot holes of the rim rock. A
water wheel deriving its power from the
Silver Age dam keeps the shaft and drift
pumped free OF water. The original
channel of Clear Creek lies under the
present base ball grounds but the bed
rock Is said to be absolutely smooth
leaving no depressions where gold
could be retained and placering has
never been a success in the deep channel .
The Intermediate and upper bars have
been prolific in their yield of gold in
years past, and the pioneers say that
there is yet many rich spots which would
yield handsomely if there were water
and Jumping ground to be obtained.
Many large nuggets OF the early days
were found on the bar above the present
paf4toriuu1
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22
Coolies of Ore In Quito.

Three feet of solid ore came into the
breas, OF the 3oo-foo, level west from the
Quito Shaft last Tuesday night, but work
had to be suspended the next morning
because Of the big No. S Cameron pump
getting oIt of order. The miners were
obliged to leave the breast of the drift
with round of unexploded holes when
the water became waist deep. On
Ihursday another pump was received
and attached to the same water and
steam columns. and it is thought that no
further trouble will be experienced with
the.water problem. The mine is now
making over $4,000 gallons of water
every II hours, and the new pump has a
capacity of lifting IS gallons of water
900 feet every minute. The weight Of
the water the mine is now making every
day is something over 400 tons, and the
use of a water bucket and holster does
but little to help matters. Manager De-
Camp is now erecting ore bins and plats
near the dump and will be in condition
to mine and ship ore as soon as it il de-
cided to start Stopping.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22
Little Matte Looks Good.

The Little Matte mines, on Chicago
mountain, embracing group of twenty
five mining claims covering the apex OF
the mother vein for about mile and
three-eigh hths, is now assuming condit-
ion for profitable ore production. While
leasers have been able to extract ore at a
profit for years, the company has never
been able to do so, but with good busi-
ness judgement the management has ac-
quired title to adjoining claims, and has
expended all of the profits from the
Aesers in the improvement of the mine
Xnd mill, the installation of wire tram
way aud construction of a new pipe line
for the power plant.
A very con side rable amount of devel-
opment work has been done by leases
and the company has kept the work
under way continuously. About doz-
en- sets of leasers are now taking out ore
and the mine is producing a fair tonnage.
The mill, supplied by the wire rope
tramway, is kept in operation the great
er part of the time either on leasers ore
or on the company's output. Should
the prosperous outlook at the present
time continue, there is every reason to
believe that the company will accumu.
late sufficient surplus to enable the
declaration of dividend to the stock
holders before the end of the year.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22
Death of DR.. MuhlbsrG.

Word was received in this city yes
terday of the death last week in Cincin-
natl, Ohio, of DIR. William Muhl berg,
who resided in this city for a couple of
years In ,he practice of his profession.
DR.. Muhlberg was graduate of Harvard
and was an exceptionally brilliant ply
siciap. He came to Idaho Springs for
the benefit Of his health and several
months prior to his leaving this city
was married at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
Fiuucane. to the daughter of prominent
Cincinnati physician who came west to
visit her afianced. He was shortly after
offered a professorship in a medical
0lege in that city which he accepted.
Daring his residence in this city he made
many warm friends who will regret to
lean Of his demise.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22
Commodore (3) himball

Geo. K. Kimball was Al happy as a
boy with a new top last Monday when
he received by freight. his new gasoline
launch which will ply between the oppo.
site shores of Lac Edith. The launch
is Is feet long; has a AZ foot beam, and
draws IS inches. 1t will hold eight peo-
pie and will travel at the rate of seven
miles an hour. 1t is propelled by a two
horse power gasoline engine, driving IL.
inch propeller blades. The only trouble
that the new launch will likely cause is
that the fumes from the exhaust may
affect the fish and make them dizzy so
that they may foolishly bite at anything
IN sight. 1t has also been suggested that
the propeller blades may make hash out
of the trout, or trim away their tails or
fins. making their navigation uncertain.
Mr.. kimball has attempted already to
have the members of the club address
him as Commodore, but several others
who are skilled in the use OF oars, like
Fred Wiley, have strenuously, and so far
successfully, opposed kimball's assum-
ing the title.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22
Annual Hoosac Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Hoosac Mining and Tunnel
company was held in Denver Tuesday,
June I8, and the following officers and
directors were elected to serve for the en-.
suing year: President and general man
ager. Captain E. D. Quigley, Denver;
vice president, A. T. Thompson, Brad
dock, Pa; secretary-treasurer, II. S.
Maddox, Evanston, H.; directors, R. L..
Sheetz, Rockford, Ill.,, and M. D. Mar.
low, Central City, Colo.
Work has been suspended in the Hoo
sac tunnel for some days on account Of
the water course encountered with the
cutting of the May Queen vein. This
big ledge Is twelve feet in width, carry
ing solid and soft mineralized vein mat
ter, but no samples have been tested
because of the Inconvenience of taking
samples in the torrent of water coming
in from the top and sides. AS soon as
the water flow subsidies, drifting will be
Globe Mining, Tunnel, Drainage and
Transportation company of Colorado.
This company has made arrangements
with the Hoosac tunnel management to
transport their ores under & graded
schedule of charges from 81 per ton for
smelling ore down to the milling class
and waste rock, so that as soon as the
Globe company begins work, the Hoosac
company will derive revenue from this
source, which will assist in the coutinu-
alton of the Hoosac tunnel ahead into
Bellevue mountain. 1t is expected that
operations can be resumed after the
4th of July. Captain Quigley will re-
move his Office and residence from Den
yer to this city in order to give the work
his personal attention.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22
LUCANlA'S
MANY VEINS
Delving Into The Network
OfLOdes in Old Bellevue
Mountain And Cutting
Veins So Often it Causes
No Comment.

At q point 12e feet beyond three
quarters Of mile in from the portal of
the Lucsnia tunnel, another vein was en-
countered the latter part Of last week
! 1.-The cutting of veins in that tunnel is
becoming such a common occurrence
that they have ceased to cause comment,
and our mining men generally do not
appreciate their great importance to the
tunnel, nor our citizens their importance
to the future of the district. In this
modern method of mine making. . vein
intersected at depth of from 900 to
1000 feet below its apex, might be said
10 be an already made or nine teuths of a
mine, considering the amount of vein
territory accessible overhead, and the
ridiculously small amount of work nee
essary BY driving la,erals. to pace it in
condition for steady ore production.
In one particular the management of
the Lucania tunnel is to be highly com.
mended, and that is their policy of driv-
ing laterals on every vein intersected.
This has been one of the most advisable
methods of determining the contents of
Bellevue mountain veins. and has result
ed in disclosing streaks of pay ore in
more than q dozen places. The COM
pany does not pay any particular atten-
it will ultimately have the privilege Of
handling the ore for its owners, or will
take it out on company account. either OF
which methods will yield profit to the
many stockholders in the Lucania en-
terprise.
There are many miners in the district
working at days pay who would be glad
to take lease on any of the veins cut in
khe Lucania tunnel, and pay . good roy.
atty for the privilege.
Had the management of the Newhouse
tunnel pursued the same policy with
reference to the driving of that pioneer
tunnel project. the Newhoues tunnel
would have been a paying proposition
years ago. and would have been COM
pleted to its projected terminal by this
time, and handling a heavy traffic OF
ores from the "rlchest square mile on
earth" As it was, the people behind
the Newhouse tunnel were satisfied to
drive horizontal hole in the ground,
and have been fifteen years in getting
the breast of the big bore three miles
underground. The Lucania tunnel is a
little over three-quarters of mile in
length and has dozen veins, which can
be transformed into productive mines
within short notice.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22
The Senator Visits Us.

United States Senator Simon Guggeu'
for brief business visit, during which
time Manage Renshaw of the Gem
Gem Consolidated Mines company, was
in conferauce with the distinH uished
smelter msgnate. Senator Guggenheim
met pumber of leading mining men
and departed shortly before the noon
hour for Georgetown in company with
Attorney e. NJ. Sabin. The Senator will
return to Denver on the Argentine special
late train this afternoon.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22
Session of City Fathers.

Au adjourned meeting of the city
council was held last Wednesday eve.
Mug, there being full attendance. The
matter of constructing the storage reser-
volr vas tax en- up, as was the building of
a wagon road to the dam site. Engineer
Joues, of Denver, was present and en-
lghtened the council on the details and
procedure necessary to obtain estimates
on the contents of the work. He said
that when contour and profile maps were
furnished him, he could prepare the
plaus and specifications within two or
four days and the work of constructing
the dam could be completed within six
ty days if enough men and teams were
obtatnable. The building of wagon
road was the first necessary step, and
the council decided to leave the selection
of the route to Aldeaman Straub and the
county commissioners, as the latter will
bear part of the expense. The propo-
sition of removing the city offices to the
basement of the Carnegie library building
the city to pay for the light and heating
OF the entire building was also under
consideration but no action was taken.
The council adjourned until next Mon
day night.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Lawyer Edwin NJ. Sabin had legal
business ir the state metropolis and wa,
a passenger on the early train Tuesday
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Guy c. Stumm and mother returned
last Monday evening from a several days
stay in the big city.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Miss Lula Hanning left Monday morn
ing for Sedalia, Mo-, where she vii
spend few weeks with relatives.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Richard White departed the FIRST G
the week on a tour to the valley town
in the interest of the coming Fourth G
July celebration.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Earl O'Rourke departed Tuesday
morning for Larned, Kansas, where he
will visit with relatives for the summer
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Mrs. DIR. Allan d. Frazier left on tn
Tuesday III morning train for Denver wher
she will visit friends for short time
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Mrs. Matte Wilkes, formerly teache
IN the schools of this city, arrived Mon
day evening from her home in Salt LAX,
City, for visit with her sister, Mrs
Charles Baron, on Ute creek.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

A. c. Hassan returned Monday even
ing from brief visit in the east wher'
he was called by the illness and death O
his mother
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

City Attorney r. r. Graham returned
yesterday morning from business triI
to New York Cit, and vicinity.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

DR.. and Mrs. w. +. Cain departed
Thursday morning for a short visit il
Denver and Colorado Springs.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

w. A. Roberts of the NJ. & NJ. Nation
al bank. was down to the capital city the
fore part of the week
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Mrs. DIR. George Atcheson an,
daughter went to the Capital Git
Thusday morn ng for a brief visit witt
friends.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

w. S. Leebrick, the Montezuma min
ing man, went to Denver ronWeduesday 8
early morning fyer.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

August Dierks. of the Gold Glenn tuu.
mel, returned Tuesday morning after
several days business visit in Denver.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Harry Hollis. of the Curnow Moving
& Storage company. was in Denver the
first of the week.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Lamb were passeu.
gers on the Tuesday morning train for
the capitol city.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Mrs. E. Boyd came back Tuesday
morning. after . short sojourn in the
hub city of Colorado.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Rev. Father McCabe, of ST. PAUL
church, went to Denver last Monda,
afternoon on an ecclesiastical visit.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Mr.. F. v. Peterson aud daughter
Mamie, went to Denver Monday morn
ing where they will hold a consultation
with the Divine healer.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

DR.. H. o. Allen, the dentist, vert tc
Colorado Springs Thursday morn.
ing to take in the annual meeting of tn.
State Dental association.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

/ Ex-Pnstmaster Noyes departed las
Saturday for Liberal, Mo, where b,
will visit for couple of weeks will
relatives at that place.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Robert Sherman returned Mopda
after several weeks visit on the Pacif
coast. Mrs. Sherman will remain il
the west for the summer.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Mrs. ]. E. Burk holder, of Denver, was
the CUES, Of Miss Estella Mitchell the
fore part of this week
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Manager w. E. Renshaw, of the Gen
Consolidated, boarded the Tuesday moor
flyer for the state metropolis. n
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

]. H. Nankervls accompanied his wife
and daughter, who left for a weeks visi,
in the east, as far as Denver Sunday
morning.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F..
Behr was frightened last evening by the
arrival of a ten pound baby girl 1t is
the first daughter OF the family, which
fact enhances the pleasure
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

]. B. Allen. of the Little Plat mines
went to the Queen city on Monday after.
moons flyer.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Prof. c. W. Deems, the musical criti
que, returned Tuesday a. NJ. from brie
visit in the M tropolis
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Geo. W. Cooper returned on the Mon.
day evening train from a brief visit In
the state metropolis.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Editor v. l. Noxon, of the Gazette
was q passenger on Monday morning.
train for Denver
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

A. R. Comstock, of the Almaden
Mines company, came up from Denver
Tuesday morning on visit to the big
Fall river property.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

City Marshal O'Rourke left his star a,
the jewellers to be cleaned Wednesd y
morning. passed the authority vested in
his office to Alderman Straub, and hied
him to Overland, via Denver.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

The w. c. T. U. will give social
on next Tuesday afternoon and evening
at the residence Of Mrs. S. M. Smith.
Doughnuts and coffee and ice cream
and cake will be served.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Frank Babcock came up from Denver
Tuesday morning for = several days visi
with relatives and to look after his min
ing interests in the west end of the coun
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Mrs. Wesley Hunter was . passenger
on the Tuesday noon flyer for the capi-
tai city.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22
Crosson . connasration.

Eugene Crosson's ranch house on
Lite Bear creek mile above "Rest
Awhile" was entirely destroyed by fire
last Friday. The FIRE was caused by a
defective fue. Seventy five dollars
worth of provisions and all of the house
hold goods were entirely consumed.
The loss is total, as no insurance was
carried In the absence of neighbors
and the lack of FIRE fighting facilities,
the occupants of the house barely es
capped with pajamas and life, taking
refuge at the Crosson home ranch
Of their home Mr.. Crosson and his wife
will start at once the erection of a new
and modern summer cottage.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

G. W. Hoyt, of Minneapolis. MINI -,
was in the city several days, enjoying
the climate and visiting the Central tun-
mel and other Big Five properties in
which he is interested.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Mrs. J. J. Willis and son and Mrs
Willis father, Jacob Ullmer, of Boulder,
Colo, arrived the first of the week for a
visit with Superintendent J. J. Willis, Of
the Central tunnel
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

John Rhoner, the prospective million
aIre leaser on the Lsmartine and genial
local merchant, took seat in the
Tuesday noon flyer and was whisked to
O'Meara
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

R. NJ. Jones, of Denver, the hydraulic
city to advise regarding the new lake
fork reservoir, was in town T ursda '
for a visit to the reservoir site.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Contractor William Boardmsn went
to Central City Wednesday morning on
urgent business.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Prof w. w. Hall and wife, of St.
Louis, arrived Monday morning and will
remain for some weeks visiting Mrs.
Halls parents, MIR. and Mrs, J. D.
Williamson, at their home on Simpson
boulevard
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Machol were
Denver visitors between trains Tuesday.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

The Idaho Springs Juniors baseball
team went to Silver Plume last Sunday
where they trimmed up the Plumeites
with little score of IS too. The
battery for the home team was com-
posed of Mitchell and Richards, and the
Plume team had Skinner and Johns.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22
We Get . Few Trout Fry.

Twenty cans of trout fry from the
government FISH hatchery at Leadville
were received In this city yesterday
morning The cans each contain s. 900
little fellows, good per ceutage
Of which will one day dapgle
on the end Of fishing line. Seven of
the cans or $4,000 fry were taken to
Edith lake and thirteen cans or IS 900
were put in Chinn's lake on upper Fall
river. 1t is to be regretted that the
streams above this city are not annually
stocked with trout, as it would prove one
Of the best possible attractions during the
summer season. The matter should be
taken up by the chamber of commerce.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

The law firm of Regennitter & Lindsey
has dissolved partnership, and Mr.. Lind
sey is now taking vacation. Mr.. Reg
ennitter will continue the practice OF Ia W
as heretofore in The handsomely appoint
ed Offices in the Trust building.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Calvary Church Guild entertained
the choir last Saturday evening at the
residence of Mrs. l. D. Ellis. 1t was
in the nature Of a lawn party, the sup
per being served under the trees. A de-
liehtful time was enjoyed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Steve Mosher, miner working in the
stope above the third level west from the
Brighton shaft was slightly injured at
I:3o O'Clock last Monday afternoon by a
fall of rock. His injuries consisted of a
cut on the head and a badly bruised
hand. Mosher was unconscious for a
short time, and that he was not severely
injured or killed is considered fortunate.
He was rescued by his fellow work kmcn
aud physician was summoned by tele-
phone, who bandaged the cuts after ap-
plying an antiseptic.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

DR.. ]. T. McClapahan, of Boonville,
Missouri, brother of DR.. G. w. McClan.
ahap, and father of Homer and o. W.
McClanahan, of this city, and who has
extensive mining interests in this and
Gilpin counties, was quite highly hon.
ored in Kansas City last week when, at
Medical association, he was elected pres
ident of that organization. DR.. McClan-
ahan is serving the association as its
president for the fifth time, and his re-
cent reelection to that Office shows the
high esteem in which be is held in the
medical fraternity of that state.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Frank Roeder and wife, of Denver,
were in the city several days the first OF
the week in company with J, F. Man
ming of the Producer Mining company.
The party left Tuesday afternoon for
Rollinsville, from which place they will
return to Denver over the Moffat road.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

County Commissioner W. H. Jones
returned Tuesday morning after
having enjoyed a several weeks journey
in California and along the Pacific coast
Mr.. Jones also took time to examine
some mining property in Nevada in the
Jones remained in California.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

A set screw on a rapidly revolving
elevator shafting caught in the cloting ot
Thomas Ellis in the kaverne mill at
Dumont, wednesday noou aud he sus
tanned broken arm. Ellis had a wrench
in his hand at the time and was drawn
down in such a manner that he stopped
the machinery, otherwise he would have
been killed. The pocket in his jacket
caught oil the screw, and Mr.. Ellis con-
sders himself fortunate that he escaped
further injuries. His left arm was bro
ken between the wrist and elbow.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22

Refused marriage license by the
heartless individual ii the Office of the
county clerk IN Denver, because they
were not of age, Frank Roy and Lucie,e
last Tuesday where they were welded
in haste and returned to this city Wed.
nesday evening. The young folks sur
prised their many friends, who never in
The groom is popular with large circle
of friends. and the br1de--a daughter OF
Idaho Springs-has host of friends, all
of whom extend congratulations.