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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
Wood wArd.Honnec No

After the morning services tomorrow
at the Methodist Episcopal church,
Mr.. Charles Honnecke, brother of Mrs.
r. }. Peterson, of this city, and Miss
Iona woodward. both of Denver, will
be married by Rev. Robert r. Adams.
The ceremony will be performed in the
church,, and the couple will leave on
the afternoon train for their home in
Denver, at 32S5 Fairview place.
The groom was for number of years
foreman for the firm of Mock & Gar
side, Denver, and the bride is the
daughter of Thomas Woodward, a
hardware dealer in the capital city
who has visited in this city every sum
mer Tor some years past, and is well
known to many of the young folks of
this city.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
Newhouse Tunnel Stock

In the advertisements of the pro-
moters of several tunnel enterprises
in Clear Creek county, the statement
is frequently made that the New
house tunnel is the greatest mining
tunnel enterprise in the world and that
fifteen years ago its stock sold at 10
cent per share, but that it has recently
been quoted at from SIT to $22 per share
The former statement is permissible,
and there is no doubt of the earning
capacity of the tunnel when there is
sufficient traffic, and proper manage
ment; but the latter statement
is wholly false and is due no
doubt to the fact that the New
house company of Utah has become con-
fused with the Newhouse tunnel
at this place. The advertisements
containing the statement of the ad-
vance in price of the stock are cal
culated to deceive the public, although
it is not believed that the statement is
made with the intention to defraud
anyone, but is more than likely
the result of hasty conclusion that
the Newhouse company of Utah is
the owner of the Newhouse tunnel en-
terprise of Idaho Springs.
The truth of the matter is that the
Newhouse tunnel is owned by The
Argo Mining, Drainage, Tunnel and
transportation company organized
under the laws of the state of Colora-
do, with capitalization of only $780,
600.
The Newhouse tunnel and equip
ment to date has cost in the neighbor-
hood of 500, 600 as near as can be
learned. The Argo company is mere
ly the holding company, and but one
share each is held by the directors and
officers of the company. The stock of
the Ne whouse tunnel and the bonds
issued for its construction are held in
England, and few shares, if any,
OF the Newhouse company, limited,
stock is held in the United States and
quotation of the stock has never ap-
peared in print, so far as known. The
stock is not listed upon any exchange in
this country and no one in this city
ever saw stock certificate Of the ori-
glnal company let alone quotation at
ten cents or any other price per share.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
Merrill AS Inventor

N. c. Merrill, original promoter of
the Big Five companies, who has just
disposed of his holdings at a handsome
figure, was in this city the first of the
week to look after his interests here.
Mr.. Merrill is on his way from Van
couver, b. c., to Chicago, HIS, where
he will locate permanently, he having
spent the greater part of his time in
the former place for the past two years
perfecting his inventions which are des-
tined to revolutionize hotel and apart
ment house construction. These con-
slst of automatic, space-saving devices
by which dining sleeping and sitting
rooms may be instantly transformed
into kitchen or any other kind Of an
apartment or office rooms, and whereby
a bath-tub and other convenences NAV
be produced in an instant by touching a
button.
Literature describing Mr.. Merrill S
appliances has been sent to all of the
leading architects in the world, with
the result that demand has been ere
ated for his inventions which make it
necessary for him to establish factories
at some central point for the manufac-
ture of the interchangeable fixtures and
supply the wants of hotel, home and
apartment builders. The invention is
simple as well as the application, and
it is being adopted as one of the best
twentieth century helps in room saving
in up-to-date architecture.
Mr.. Merrill is large stockholder in
the Idaho Springs Sanatarium company
which owns the hot soda mineral
springs. He stated that the lease of
the springs property was recently re-
newed to Mr.. Allison for another year.
Under the terms of the lease it is ar
ranged that nearly three fifths of the
proceeds paid to the sanatarium com
pany as royalty will be devoted toward
the improvement of the springs proper
ty. The more patronage the springs
receive, the more improvements there
will be made to the property. The
sanatarium company has paid off
nearly all the debts it assumed
when the company was formed and is
now practically free Of debt, so that a
larger proportion of its income can
now be devoted to the improvement
of the property. The company has
not paid any dividends and therefore
has not derived any benefit on the
original investment, and its owners
are content to gradually improve their
condition with the profits earned.
Mr.. Merrill and Miss Hazen own
nearly all of the stock in the company,
but there are quite a number of
owning the small minority
interests.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
GOLD FROM OLD ST0pe STUFF.

A gold bar weighing over four pounds
assaying $50 fine or value of sl7 an
ounce, worth close to $3.50. and a car
load Of concentrates of equal value,
was the result of clean up Thursday
at the Humboldt mill on Ute creek,
after ten days run on the material
from the old Slopes which was sup
posed to be worthless
1t was necessary to remove the fill
ing in order to make the backs of the
slopes accessible. and ordinarily the
cars would have been emptied over the
dump. Colonel l.. S. Judd, who is
managing the mine for the Grand
Junction Colo, owners, concluded to
ut the material through the mill in
the hope that it would carry suffi-
cient values to pay for the milling. He
was agreeably surprised and pleased to
learn that the stuff, which contained
much wall rock, yielded a profit of Sc
veral dollars ton.
The mill has a capacity of about
three and a half tons to each of
the ten stamps every "a hours, SO
that altogether about $50 tons were
treated during the ten days run.
The concentrates have not been mark
eted but from former experiences it is
safe to say that they will return nearly
as much as will be realized from the
gold bullion.
Twenty men are employed in the
Humboldt mine and mill, and the pro-
perty is rapidly being placed in condi-
dition for continuous and profitable
operation. Much new territory has
been opened as ore reserves, and in
addition, the old slopes caved in, and
filled with decayed timbers, are now
being given the attention of the man
agement.
Prior to the acquisition of the
Humboldt by the present owners, the
mine had been in the hands
of leasers from time to time,
who cared nothing about in what
condition they left the workings. but
gutted the vein wherever the richest
ores were to be found. Gold nuggets,
leaves and wires and native silver
Aave been found from the surface to
the lower adit in the Humboldt, and
many of the choicest specimens in
Denver and local mineral cabinets
came from the Humboldt.
Recently the mill was rebuilt and
electric power was secured for its
operation, as well as other machinery,
and the property is now in condition
to maintain steady output, and if the
run just completed, on what was sup
posed to be absolutely worthless ma
terlal, is any criterion, not pound of
the mine product should be unprofit-
able.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
Idaho VS.. Central City

The Central City football team,
which viii arrive in this, city at noon
today, seventeen strong, will be en-
tertained by the young lady pupils of
the Plummer Manual Training school.
who will serve luncheon to the visitors.
The game between the two teams will
be called al 3 O'Clock at the brick
yards grounds below town, and large
crowd IS expected topresent to witness
the defeat Of the Gilpinites.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
Quito and II. Wealth

The strike of fabulously rich ore made
in the Quito mine on Chicago creek
early last week, an account of which
appeared in the last issue of this paper,
probably created more comment than
any strike in this district in recent
years. The authenticity of. the find
was verified by the exhibition of sam
pies of the marvelously rich and beauti-
full gold specimens. Siftings-News, as
usual, was the first local paper to give
the facts and figures regarding the i'm
portant discovery, and the fact that
this paper furnishes the only reliable
mining news was more than ever i'm
pressed upon the army of readers it
reaches every week.
The scene Of the magnificent find is
less than mile up the gulch from the
spot where gold was first discovered in
paying quantities in Colorado by
George A. jackson, on January 9, 1858,
and it is quite possible and quite prob
able, that the very placer gold dscov-
cred by that pioneer eroded from the
Quito vein. The Quito was formerly
known as the General Taylor. and
was one of the early day lode
discoveries in the district, when its
oxdized outcrops were sluiced out in
the creek, yielding yellow metal in pay
ing quantities, before the close of the
civil war.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
Stumm An Accountant

On Wednesday of this week Guy
c. Stumm, assistant general manager
of the Gem Consolidated Mines COM
pany, received notice from the State
Board of Accountancy that his applica-
ton had been passed and that he is
thereby duly authorized and licensed
certified public accountant. The noti-
fication is signed by A. E. Fowlie,
president; J. H. Kingwall, treasurer,
and j. B. Geijsbeek, secretary.
The State Board of Accountancy was
created by an act of the last session
the state legislature, it's object being
to prevent the many incompetent per-
son from styling themselves accoun-
tants. Many other states in the Un-
ion and several foreign nations have
similar boards of examiners, who grant
certificates of competency to those who
can pass rigid examination. The law
will have beneficial effect in the bust
ness world as it affords protection to
qualified accountants, as well as to
those who have occasion to employ ex-
perts, but have not the knowledge to
judge of the ability or qualifications of
the applicant,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
Silver Rina to Resume

The Silver Ring property in Eclipse
gulch is to be started up the coming
week by pool of Missouri people, Or
ganzed by John Larson of this city.
who will have charge of the operations.
The Silver Ring, Magma and Bruce
claims have been secured under lease
and bond for $25, 600, and will be opened
up by driving a cross cut tunnel from
point short distance down the gulch
which will intersect the Silver Ring
vein at a depth of over 100 feet below
the floor of the lower adit.
There have been several Intellectual
attempts made to reach the continua-
ton of the old julius He'll ore shoot,
which produced nearly $50, 900 in less
than eleven months over fifteen years
ago, but owing to the heavy inflow Of
surface water from Alps mountain, it
has been found impossible to sink below
the lower adit without the installa ton
of a big pumping plant. A couple of
years ago an effort was made by a
local pool, which succeeded in sink ing a
depth of little over forty feet, before
they We're compelled to throw up the
SPONGE Water came in so fast that
the miners could not even get look at
the bottom of the shaft, and the effort
was abandoned.
Prior to this, other parties tried to
sink wines short ways in from the
adit mouth, but got them no deeper
than ten to fifteen feet. There is good
ore on the walls below the adit level,
but as it has always cost several dollars
to take out dollars worth of ore, the
Silver Ring has been, after repeated at
tempts, treated as a hot potato.
The Silver Ring is opened up by three
adits on the VEN; the lower adt is in
800 feet the middle adit 250 feet, and
the upper adit little over 100 feet.
The Hell ore shoot was stopped out from
the lower adit to the surface, and dips
down under the gulch. The new crowd
will try another tack, on the basis that
cross cut tunnel can be driven several
hundred feet at much less cost than a
heavy plant of machinery can be in
stalled and the wet shaft sunk another
fifty feet. The tunnel will also have
the advantage of enabling them to fol-
low the Silver Ring vein the greater
part of its length, and it can be contin-
ued on through the Magma and Bruce
claims at fairly good depth. While
the plan of the Missouri bunch will
necessitate the expenditure of consider
able money, the scheme adopted is the
most feasible, and is almost certain to
yield large profits in the long run.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Dad Cain went Denverward via the
Wednesday morning east bound light
ming express
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Mrs. Clarence Marchington returned
Tuesday evening after spending sever
al days in Denver.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

City Clerk Chas. Brandstetter was
in the bunch which went to Denver
Thursday afternoon.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Samuel Marchington found an op-
portunity Thursday afternoon to take a
trip to the metropolis.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Charles Thero the meat market man,
went to the capital city Thursday
morning.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

X. r. Graham, the quiet and un-
assuming attorney, went to the great
city yesterday morning.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Senator Roberts returned Tuesday
evening after spending several days
enjoying gay life in the great city.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

The Ladies of the Maccabees enter
tanned at Halloween party at their
hall in the Trust Company building last
evening. Refreshments were served.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Mrs. S. L. Burger and daughter
Miss Carrie Burger were in the state
metropolis the first of the week, and
came home Wednesday evening.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Geo. l. Williams, came up from his
Arvada ranch Wednesday morning for
several days visit with friends ir
this city.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

DR.. G. w. Stiffler, of Denver, was in
camp the first of the week to look after
his mining and milling interests.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

]. D. Morris departed Monday for
Lafayette, Colo, where he has accept
ed employment for the winter.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

w. S. Leebrick, of the Montezuma
Mines company came up from his Den
yer office Wednesday evening.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Mrs. E. W. Barton arrived Monday
evening after several days stay in
Golden.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Mrs. S. C. McGinnis and children
came back Monday evening after a
short absence in the valley.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

T. F. Firth, the well known insur-
ance man of Denver, was in town
Wednesday, looking over the business
of his companies.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Mrs. Sam Marchington came home
last Monday evening after a short visit
in the Capital city
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

o. W. Lowell went to Denver Tues
day morning to assist in rearranging
his Denver residence, in which he has
had extensive changes made.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Barrister Eduard M. Sabin was among
the prominent citizens who boarded the
Monday afternoon Denver bound ex-
press.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Mrs. w. L. Bush returned Monday
evening from a short visit to the Queen
city.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Peek Faivre was in town the
first Of the week shaking hands with
many old acquaintance.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

W. B. Ritter returned Tuesday morn
ing from Wyoming where he was called
by the death of his father.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

DR.. r. z. Mason, age SS years, ia
ther of Ed. c. Mason, former resi-
dent of this city, died at his home in
Boulder Wednesday,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Ed. M. Moscript. the lumberman
came back Wednesday evening from a
short trip to the capital city.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Jules Huillet, the wet goods mer.
chant, went to the valley town vis
the Wednesday morning flyer.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Thomas A. Irwin of the Justice mine
over the ridge north of town, and
charter member of the local lodge of
Elks, was in the city the first of the
week.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Geo. E. McClelland departed We'd
nesday afternoon for Denver on busi-
ness connected with the big tunnel
project bearing his name.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Ed. Fisher returned Thursday even
ing after a several days jaunt in the
sunny Colorado metropolis.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Benson Potter and family came up
from their Arvada ranch Wednesday
evening to visit week or two with
friends.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Sidney Moritz, of Denver, arrived
Tuesday morning to look after his busi-
ness interest in this county.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

John Larson, the mining man. went
to Denver Monday afternoon on impor-
tant mining business.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

For SALE-Two saddle mares, with
saddles and brides cheap. Call up
phone Red 534, Georgetown.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

DR.. A. B. McCapes returned from a
professional visit to the eastern part
of the state Thursday morning.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Mrs. J. w. b. Smith went to the
valley town last Thursday morning
for few days visit with friends.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

A meeting Of E D. Baker Post No.
80, G. A. r. will be.held at the city
clerks Office opera house at 1870 A.
M. Oct. q for the transa ction of i'm
portant business.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Miss Hannah Hoar and her nephew,
Fred H. Leach, of Waterbury, Conn
make this city their permanent home.
Miss Hoar is a sister of Mrs. John
Trathen, with whom she will make her
home for the present. Mr.. Leach has
accepted position in the local post
office and has already entered upon his
duties.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

The wild-eyed, frisky, untamed goat
in the Elks paraphernalia room WAS
prodded into unusual activity last
Tuesday night when seven candidates
for the antlers, spent considerable
time lowering between the floor and
ceiling. Those present and most active
We're John M. Morrow, w. A. Beck,
Franc is Phillips, W. A. Thompson, A.
c. Hasson, Fred Sherwood and w. A.
Carr.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Jas L. Lindsay, formerly of this
city, but who left for the Nevada
goldfelds several years ago where he
amassed a considerable fortune in a
short time, is the general auditor of the
State Bank and Trust company, of Ne
vada, controlling chain of banks in
that state, and which suspended this
week on account of the uncertain con-
dition of the stock markets
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Olof Iverson is in the Argentine and
Montezuma districts, prospecting for
some promising lodges, whose con-
cealed wealth will land him on easy
street and enable him to quit the
cobbler's trade.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Congressman Warren A. Haggott
and family departed Monday afternoon
for Des Moines, Iowa, for short visit
after which the Congressman will re-
turn to this city before his departure
for Washington, and Mrs. Haggott and
the children will go to Columbia, Tenn,
to visit with relatives.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

General Frank Hall, Colorado cores
pondent of the Mining World is in
Chicago this week on his way to
Europe where he will spend the
winter in Italy. He is accom-
panied by Mrs. Hall. Mr. Hall is one
of the best known mining writer's in the
west, and has been closely identified
with the mining interests of Colorado
World.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

Albert c. Hassan, of the Trathen
furniture and undertaking establish
ment, has been in Denver the greater
part of the time recently, where he is
having his pocketbook take course of
treatment under the direction of a
financial specialist,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

A valuable COW and calf owned by
Mrs. Clara Noxon, was killed on Santa
Fe mountain some time last Sunday
night or Monday morning by some wild
beast. The carcasses of the animals
were found Monday afternoon in mu-
tilated condition, and from the tracks
in the vicinity it is thought that the
killing was done by a mountain lion.
These animals have rarely been seen in
recent years in this section, and several
hunters have spent the week in an
effort to get shot at the brute and Sc
cure desirable rug which the hide of
the big, wild feline will make.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

A program and social will be given at
Lutheran church in Sunnyside Thurs
day evening Oct. 3lst. DR.. G. A.
Brandelle of Denver will be present
to deliver an address. Admission free.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

David S. Holderness came up the
first of the week from Rye, Colo,
mining camp 56 miles south of Pueblo
where he is employed, being called on
account of illness in his family. As
the folks were getting along nicely he
departed Tuesday afternoon.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

DR.. J. T. McCIanahan, OF BoOne-
vile, Mo-, was in the city the first
of the week on mining business. The
doctor departed Tuesday afternoon
for Denver to attend his brother who
is convalescing from an attack of ma
lerial fever.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

The Shakespeare club met at the
home of Mrs. w. A. Maxwell last
Tuesday evening and had an interest
ing program. The Discussion club is
to meet with Mrs. A. H. Roller next
Monday evening. The Social Ethics
club met last night at the residence
of Mrs. M. E. Ventress.
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-08
THE NEW POSTAL CARDS.

An order has been issued by the
postmaster general providing new
regulations governing the size, form
and weight of private post cards en-
tering the mails Such cards must
be made of an unfolded piece OF card
board, not exceeding three and nine-
sixteentha by five and ninc-sixteenths
inches. nor loss than two and three
fourths by four inches.
They must In form and in quality
and weight OF paper be substantially
like the government post cards. They
may be OF any color. not interfering
with a legible address and post
mark. Very thin sheets OF paper may
be attached to them ON condition that
they completely adhere to the cards.
Cards bearing particles of glass,
metal mica, sand tinsel or other
similar substances will not be accept
cd for mailing except when inclosod
In envelopes.
The daily sentinel., 1907-03-08
Building Cost 500, 900
THE WIFE BUYS THE NOTES.


A yesterdays dispatch from Tren-
ton. New Jersey. states that thirty
promlssory notes. representing SAL
600. assigned by Rev. Dr. Thomas
o'Hanlon. former president of Pen
nington Seminary. to the Trenton
Trust a Safe Deposit company, were
sold at auction today and purchased
by Mrs Hannah NJ. o'Hanlon, Dr.
oHanlon's wife, for $500
The notes were accepted by DR..
o'Hanlon from divinity students as
payments for their courses OF study at
the seminary during o'Hanlon's ad-
ministratlon. When O'Hanlon re-
tired the notes were assigned to the
trust company in liquidation Of a fin
ancial obligation. Some of the max
ers of the notes are now ministers
and are trying TO pay off this dobt