The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-07
GOLDEN SHELTER
REPCpTE- 1EAT rAE pLAN- nay BE
STARTED IN THs NEAR FUTURE
IS BEING RENOVATED THIS WEEK

The Golden correspondent of the
Rocky Mountain News under date Of
arch 5. had the following item which
is of considerable local interest:
GOLDEN. Colo. arch 5-There 4
great joy in Golden today over what ap-
pears to be positive assurance that the
Golden smrItcr $ to be opened again
within a very short time This time
the management viii not lay itself
liable to battle with the smeIter tr3-l,
as the plant is to be used exclusively
for treat ny ores from one mine which
is under the same management as the
sneter.
John owen. manager Of the Saratoga
mine IN The Idaho Springs district, has
long had his eye on the Golden plant,
and resolved to make use Of it just as
soon as the Saratoga's output wJuld
warrant. within the past week a re-
markable strike has been made in the
Saratoga lateral of the Newhuusv fun-
mel, sad to be Que Of the best ever
made IN the district, with a Vein of
sucn width as to insure an immense
auOut OF ore for years to come. Man
agcr Owen and number Of ot II
prominent mining men of the Iazhp
/ Springs district. have been III Golden
the past few days. and today author
zed number ot general repalrs about
the local plant and d big force ut men
is TO be put at " rk IN the morning. A
painting contract was award n. ari
competent men selected to superluteud
various branches Of repair wor- d. eys-
sary. The machinery is snid BE- he n
. good coua ton, and nothing SCR ne has
happened to the plant during the two
| years of .d.cue5s. except thar rna large
water tank was blown down during the
NIGH winds last .aII Berry Eng'h,rs,
the varnsh maEerso Of Detroit. suOI own
the smrOter, and IL is said Aarc made
very liberal terms ON leaaNug PROPOSE
tsyn to Mr.. Owen and assOp.4 .4tgs.
WnAe Manager Owen states that
the Intimate open Hg OF t.e eH.lJeI le-
peuds altogether on the tent of The
ore deposit they haze just encountered
in the Saratoga, he feels practically
sure thatIt is bgta matte. s. lew
weeks untl the ,la.n plant wuI again
ba IN fuI, operation. l.. lac. is that
ne has ordered repairs made. au. gwen
instructions that Jha .u.a he rushed
with all poss bic speed is COTS Aerea as
a guarantee that the company ml.a#
{ business.
, The local plan taa5 had rs,aet
caceer and s.usc its u..-u- nt
years ago has berl ..... t..ra days nan
lt mas leeu operated Dr yn
carpenter erected o.. pn"t a.. was
the ger fer q .u.r .~ more bat
finally closed down ...aa r. trust op-
preston. Ab.at rr.....rs ago the
s Independent snat and Refining
J company took over .Ge plant having
, secured some good contracts t-- re
from many mmc- at D.rIr Greek q l.
pm and Boulder eaalIes- soon after
the smalter tra-t us# . a big c.- 10 he
reduction charges, and one by oae the
mine owners cancelled tnsir contracts
until the company was forced INTO
bankruptcy. On ta tinaI setr uaut
{ the soraUeu r.aa.af only a.r 10
, per cent wages aaa- The Gyd-H a'ant
b. was erected after 4na plan Of a sac. ter
] erected and operated as Dr. Carpenter
in Deadwogd and mas .onae.y 70. 4so
tons a day.
]. A. Boaehron, Of Cleveland Ohio,
was IN camp recently. rr.r.-e.t.r tae
Northwestern Gold Mining company,
owning the keystoan IL eerJy n Elr-
g.uIa canon, which h g.rtras sap-
O. posed to be the eastern yNtsuslon If
! the Shaftcr mine. Mr.. haashtop
, asked for b.ds for arv.nr lateral 80
feet west from the Central tunnel, and
a number were Submitted prior to his
departure lur -nc .aat. SuTcriutcrd-
q cnt VIII #. oE rib. Central tunnel. viii
: attend t. ra"ug ~a work done, and is
now aNa..ag Instructions from the
company represenJe. by Mr. Hougnton.
The surface showing On the Keystone
claim IN Virginia canon is exceptionally
good, and encourages the owners 20
believe that development through the
Central tunnel will result in opening an
immense ore body at that depth Since
the death of Col. Moore a couple of
years ago nothing has been done but
matters are now being arranged
which will result in the early resunlp-
ton of work. The money expenGe ed on
the surface b. the former management
demonstrated the character and
width of the vein, and it will now be
: opened at depth through the Central