The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-08-15
EXCURSION aftermath.

EXCURSION aftermath.
The trip on Saturday up into the
mountains to Idaho Springs. old George
town and Silver Plume and around the
famous Loop was grand. We felt so
rich up there among the gold and sill
yer mines we didn't know when we
had enough. What? no it wasn't that
for we had plenty everywhere we went
really it was the gold and silver all
around US and under our feet. Pro-
hibition? No they never heard the
word. One old professor said he once
come across such a word but really he
said "it is not in our vocabulary"
We remember still the dainty lunch
served on the train in boxes where each
article was deftly wrapped
il tissue paper. And the little
Hsin or beer mug, given to each as
memento of the occasion, how conven-
lent it was, and how l struggled to
keep mine, got as far as the hotel and
then lost it
Then the Idaho Springs citizens en-
tsrtained US with trip four miles
into the great Newhouse tunnel with
lunch in the tunnel.
This is a great piece Of mining en-
gineering. The mine was about two
thousand feet deep, to deep to lift the
ore At a profit, SO they made this tun-
mel through the solid rock four miles
under the mountain to the mine. Now
they ruu a double track electric trolley
ear mining train to bring the ore out
down grade to the mills at the mouth
Of the tunnel, where the ore is crushed
into powder then the particles Of
gold are washed out in large pans about
fifteen feet long by ten feet wide.
They run the water out of the mine in
= ditch between the tracks and use
it for washing out the gold. The re-
mainder of the day was spent in loop
ing the Loop that is in winding about
the mountains by rail where many times
the track makes loop in its passage.
The Rome Tribune Herald.
To the Editor Of the siftings-News.
Well, well, well.
Wonders (about Colorado) will never
cease.
uanial state for eighteen ysars, and Il
was not until three weeks ago, when !
visited Idaho Springs with the news
paper men of the country in attendance
at the National Democratic convention,
that was made aware Of the fact that
Idaho Springs was not misnomer like
Colorado Springs. One of your wide
awake boosters chap named Slower,
told me that you had mineral springs
here and he also told me what curative
powers they possessed. His informa-
ton was Of deep interest to me. for my
''better half'' (speakDhg advidedly)
'had" (again speaking advisedly) been
. sufferer from sciatic rheumatism for
several years. She had been doped by
numerous physicians, she had bathed in
and drank numerous waters from
springs in this and other states, from
which she secured no relief. She had
travelled hundred of miles to test the
virtues Of the waters recommended.
Yet living in Colorado l had never be-
fore learned that there were rheumatic
cure waters within forty miles of our
residence city, Denver.
So on the first opportunity that pre-
sented itself l brought her to Idaho
Springs last Wednesday. The location
was convenient. figured that if my
presence was necessary at my business
In Denver could make the run down
and back in few hours and still follow
Usely che Development of the promised
benefits from the magic waters Of the
springs.
The result from series Of tub baths
alone and . conscientious drinking of
the waters from the warm spring have
been astonishing they have brought .
relief long desired, and, am satisfied.
will in the very near future bring about
perm lament cure. The swelling on her
limbs have disappeared, the stiffness in
the joints is gone, she is rejuvenated
she is going to get well.
Regarding the accommodations at the
bath houses and the caves for the gen.
sral public-a cosmopolitan population
q We have in Colorado. with varied
TASTES and habits-I do not care 70
spsak, only to say: Properly managed,
with thA addition Of hotel with hum |
dred rooms, with the caves enlarged
and better sanitary conditions observed
Idaho Springs will become one Of the