The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-14
THREATENED WITH WEALTH

THREATENED WITH WEALTH
VIM. A. Maxwell will shortly Join the
order of corporation cormorants for his
property, The Gold Quartz NJ. & T.
Company is showing up in fine shape.
! The claims are in the same territory
and adjoining the Alice property on
Upper Fall river. Recently in driving
cross cut tunnel a large body Of
ore was encountered in the Silver
Moon. While the ore body is very
wide there is an eighteen inch vein Of
good smelling ore. Mr.. Maxwell is
secretary of the company while
Peter Fransen is manager of the mine
Two other claims of the group, North
Star and Meadow Lark have a fine
showing of concentrating ore and ar
rangements are now in progress for
opening up all of the property. The
upper tunnel will be driven so as to cut
the big Gold Quartz vein. 1t is not
often one hears of newspaper mar
striking anything rich except delinquent
subscribers, and there are enough these
to make one richly poor. but it is hoped
that Mr.. Maxwell will set the pace.
| If the work now going OH at the
/ Bellman, both through the shaft and at
the level of the Newhouse tunnel does
not prove to be mint for the owners
it will be through no fault of harley
Fuller who is giving his personal super
vision to the work of dozen or more
men who are engaged in opening the
property for extensive operation.
Within short distance from the tun-
mel the vein was encountered and ind
Gates good values.
There seems to be something doing
every minute at the local postoffice and
while the figures do not loom up III
comparison with the cities of the East
with much more population, still Post
master Trathen's report compares very
favorably with the offices located in
more densely populated communities.
For instance, during the month of Oc-
tober the local office shows receipts
that approximate $1,000 while Con
necticut Office located in a city of more
than three times the size only showed a
trifle above $4,000. The Idaho Springs
office shows a gain while the Con
necticut office shows decrease.
This isto be made "Red Letter" night
with Rldgley Encampment No %, l. O.
o. F., for the members propose to
spread themselves on degree work al
the lodge rooms to be followed by a
banquet at the Portland hotel The
lodges of Georgetown, Central City and
Black Hawk have been invited and il
is expected that each will send large
delegations Some of the topnotchers
in Odd Fellowshipin the state have also
been invited, which guarantees a flow
of oratory that will be treat. Grand
Chief Patriarch Richard Nicholson,
Grand ScribeJ. NJ. Norman and several
others prominent in Odd Fellowship
will be present and contribute to the
success of the occasion. Both the En-
campment and Subordinate lodges will
put on degree work.
A meeting was held last Wednesday
night and the Idaho Springs Basket
Ball Team was organized. A very en-
couraging crowd of aspirants reported.
S. c. McGinnis was elected general
manager and J. l.. Gerardin was
chosen coach. Following this all the
necessary topics were discussed and it
was decided to begin practice at once
The opera house has been secured for
the games, and with Manager McGinnis
careful supervision and the efficient
coaching of Mr.. Gerardin there is no
reason why in few weeks this bunch
shsuld not be able to hold their own
with the best teams in the state. The
first contest will be pulled off next Fri
day night at the Opera house with Sill
yer Plume as opponents.
: Mrs. Ida Hanning is home from y
visit to relatives at Denver.