The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-23
THE COLD HAMMER
Experts Find Plan Of Development and
Ore Encountered Better than Ex-
pected-AiI Are Enthusi astic.
the WAPPIES1 MAN IN THE CAMP
The Big Banker and Broker from Chi
caso Wasn't Afraid Of the Cold
When Duty Called Him to See
Things for Himself

An examining party came down
from Donaldson mountain Tuesday
night tired out, after a hard days
work, inspecting the Gold Hammer
group. The party were mostly min
ing engineers, experts and machinery
men from Denver. The principal of
the party was Mr. w. M. Sheridan,
head of the well-known firm of w. M.
Sheridan & Co. Qnc-) bankers and
brokers, Security building, Chicago.
Mr.. Sheridan's attorney was also in
the party.
After warming up and getting seat
ed for dinner at the Club hotel, Mr..
Sheridan remarked: Il wouldn't care
if it had been 400 below, | was de-
termined to make the trip and see
things for myself. This thing OF TAX
ing the other fellows word for it
won't do when it comes to financing
a mining enterprise and advising cll-
ents to invest their money. / must see
for myself and get reports from my
own experts, besides having my own
attorney look into the title. l know
that the people back of the Gold Ham
mer group are reputable and RESPONSE
Bile business men, but l merely want
to be on the safe side and take no
chances of making mistake. There-
fore | made the tour of inspection
which includes the mines in Clear
Greek county, the Gold Hammer group
and the Colorado Blue Bell"
All the Experts Agree.
It seems that Mr.. Sheridan has been
investigating the Gold Hammer group
for three months or more with view
to financing the company After hav-
ing become convinced that the propo-
sition was a meritorious one, Mr..
Sheridan decided to entail some con-
siderable expense in making thor
ough examination. After the return
from Donaldson mountain Mr.. Sheri-
dan was probably the happiest man
who has visited Idaho Springs in many
days. His experts were all OF the
same opinion and that was that the
a real big gold mine. The policy OF
B. ]. Martelon, the manager and SUI
perintendent, was unanimously en-
dorsed. It was on Mr.. Martelon's ad-
vice that the company bought the
Merriniac claim through which the
company proposes to drive tunnel
and as a matter of fact have ninety
feet driven already: Mr.. Martelon re-
ceiyed the congratulations of all the
experts upon the good judgment used
in this respect. Mr.. Martelon, VINO
has made such a big success OF the
Shively mine, Is even more enthusl-
astic over the Gold Hammer group.
AS any mining man in the camp
knows, Ben Martelon is as capable
mine superintendent as can be FOUND
He knows what to do and now 10 40
it at the right time. If anybody can
make a big thing out of the Cold HAM
mer group Ben Martelon ought to be
the man to do 1t.
Bio Business Men Interested.
The people back of the Gold Ham
Gold Hammer group is the making OF
mer are principally big Denver busi-
ness men. The Joslins Gather and
SOM of the Joslin Dry Goods Com
pany, Sixteenth and Curtis streets,
Denver, are president and secretary.
Mr.. Balkan, the expert mining man
of Colorado Springs, is treasurer, Mr..
Martelon is vice president, and ME-.
Sheridan of Chicago is director. SO
the MANAGEMENT is competent from
business standpoint as well as Tom
mining standpoint.
Besides the ninety feet that they
are in on the tunnel shaft has peen
sunk 22O feet on the Gold Hammer
claim of the group, one of flfty 1eet
on another claim, also number OF
pits and trenches. At depth of lo5
feet. 500 ore was encountered. Con-
stdering its location and recalling all
the veins which form network II
seems safe to say that Mr.. Sherloah
will never regret his visit to Donald-
son mountain, and it also would seem
safe to predict that the Gold Ham
mer will prove to be big and STEADY
producer the same as many OF lts
neighbors.
Success should attend Mr.. sheridan
and the others interested in the Cold
Hammer for the careful and proper
way that they do things.