The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-11-09
TUNNEL F0OTACE
OFFICIAL REpoRT OF PROGRESS IN
IAE BIG TUNNEL reRP3tseS
DURING OCT BEh HoNfN.
RcCLeLlhHD MAKES BIG HEADWAY
THE TuN~Et JAr. shtS AeE MAKING
MINES aNc rA= thTrES W u
MAKE lDAA0 S RINGS HUN.

During the month of Cctoter fair
footage was made in the various cross
cut tunnel enterprises in the lower
Clear Creek Gold d strict, and while
several of the larger enterprises are not
driving head at this time it is known
that work is to be resu ned shorty On
the several breasts and in lateral devel
opment on loies already cut.
The McClelard tunnel being driven
to reach the famous Freelsnd vein,.
made the greatest footage in October
of any of the crcsscut tunnels by
breaking ls6 feet in - working shifts,
making its en- tn On November /,
5,777 feet.
The Seemann tunrel on Fail river
be rg driven with the aero-oectric
drills was tAtCrCod d'st;rce of 112
feet during the month, making its
length IN November l 1923 feet
The Central tlrnsl, being driven
with one shift and machine was eXten-
ded 50 feet last north, so that the
total length of the tunnel On Noyem-
ber |, was ,993 fe It. The last so
feet was in a very hard spar and
We n may be expected with any round
of shots. The Strong lateral being
driven by j. O. A, Carper
was extended west 88 feet during the
month.
In the Newhouse tnnnel the Hot
Tine lateral was driven 224 feet
dur ng the month, giving It a length
Of 3, SS5 feet west of the tunnel, and
leaving but 320 feet to go to reach 4
point W here connection will be made
with the bottom Of the Old Town
S la1t.
The Jefferson-CalhCun lateral was
advanced l47 feet, making the breast
on November l, a DIS tance of sol feet
west of the Inc of the tunnel.
The St Rcgs tunnel on Chicago
creek VIII ch is being driven by double
/ hand work, was driven IS feet during
! October, and the tunnel was AL feet
on Is way INTO the mountain on the
/ first Of this month.
The U. S. tunnel wa EXTENDED 81
feet by contr ct dur ng October month,
The total foytagc Of the Big crJsc-
cuts for he month was 470 feet and
in the lateral development 459 feet in
the big tunnels giving total of 929
feet of work Wh'ch Will ultimately
make Idaho Springs one of the most
prominent spots On the map of Colura-
do.
In the Lucania tunnel considerable
wcrE was done in the way Of Starting
Slopes on the liberals already driven
and all of which are showing pay ore.
Ore bins and plats We're recently
erected and several sets of leasers
taken ID of blocks Of ground ard viii
work with ar drills
The breast Of tn big N1wh,uss t n
mel VIII ch is 7,5t0 feet in length stu
stands .de owing to the apathy Of the
mine owrcrs IN ,he Central C.ly terri
tory toHtrGs operst rg their proper
ties at deTth, or permitting any one
else from operating them upon reas N
able terms. Neg ations have been
pending some tine looking towards the
purchase Of u number Of the best We ns
7 in he section Immediately ahead Of
tn tunnel, and t is hoped that the
deal VIII be consunmatel at an early
date 50 that the tanncI will be cont H.
ued to its objective point, only few
thousand feet ahead.
Congressman Warren A. Haggctt de-
parted Wednesday afternoon for
Washington. d. c., where lew.Il at
tend the coming session of congress as
the representative from the Second
Cong gressicnal district of Colorado,
S nee h s election Congressman Hag-
gott has visited many sections Of h S ds-
ct and has become thoroughly familiar
with IS cJnd tions and needs.
A man who h red horse at local
livery stable last Tuesday and rode
horse back west Of town at the speed
lint of the animal, both going and
com ng, for no particular reason except
( to crafty h S amb ton to ''go some"
was placed under arrest by Officer
| O'Rourke, and fined 50 and costs be-
| fore Police Magistrate Wilkins We'd
ncsday morning The fast yo1np man