The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05

Willis Campbell has been confined tc
the house for several days with q Sigh,
attack of tonsilitis.
j. P. Williams, a prominent resident
OF Kansas City, is guest of the Clul
hotel, seeking relief from rheumatism
At the hot tunnels.
A very large and beautiful swort
fern graces the Office of the Merchant,
and Miners National bank and is tn,
property of Mrs. A. A. Slower.
William Broad has this week given VI
his old quarters in the Trust Company
building and moved into the rooms
over the Roberts Mercantile company
store.
Howard Tresidder arrived in this city
from Bingham, Utah, Wednesday
called here by the death Of his aunt
Mrs. Williams. He returned to Utal
on the following day.
Arrangements have been made tc
begin preliminary development worI
on the Bruce mine through the Perkins
tunnel. After the foul air has been
blown out of the tunnel. a survey
will be made of the Bruce from thi.
tunnel which has already cut the
claim.
Capt. Henry l. Seemann. the pro-
gressive mining man and affable gen.
tleman. is having the Lombard mil
overhaulded and put in first class Shape
preparatory to starting up the machin'
cry. The mill will be operat ed by
electricity generated from his OWE
plant. He is on the ground personal
ly experimenting these improvements
There is considerable activity at the
Seemann tunnel and in fact all along
middle and upper Fall river.
Wes Canaday is happy again for he
has struck the Ella Mckinney vein by
means Of his pet tunnel. Burns N oore.
The vein for width of some six feet
is highly mineralized and il the best yet
cut by this big bore. In this width
there is nearly foot Of solid mixture
copper, iron and lead which without qusa
ton carries large values. The Ella Me
Kinney company will begin drifting on
each side of..the tunnel to determine
more specifically the nature of the
strike.
: .Alusdvn". r Comstock 10 never y
happy ~ when he is doing u good turn
for the public benefit. As chairman Of
the "mines and mining" committee, he
expects in short time to receive q con-
signment Of furniture for the mineral
exhibit room in the Carnegie library.
He is hustling for any and everything
that will make this the most attractive
spot in the city. II there any other
live committees Of the Commercial As
sociation, why don't they do something
in the same pushing manner?
All rights to baseball superiority in
the fire department was conceded tc
Hook and Ladder company last Sunday
afternoon when they trimmed the nine
from the different Hose companies with
a Ave to one score. The game in gen.
eral may be considered fair exhibition
Of the national pastime and contained
many features and sensational plays.
Fire Chief Robinson acted as umpire
and demonstrated that his proficiency
in that capacity is only equalled by the
manner in which he fights fires. Men.
zimer and Mitchell was the battery for
the Hooks and Roberts and Cooper for
the Hose.
Representatives Of the various lodges
of Eagles met in Denver this week for
tne purpose Of organizing state lodge.
This item OF news is particularly inter-
esting to our local people from the
fact that our townsman. L. A.. Hafer
was selected a. State Secretary.
While Mr.. Hafer is to be congratulated
over this honor, yet the state lodges
are more to be congratulated in securing
. person to begin this work Of organic
alton who is a hustler, who attends
strictly to business and is not satisfied
until the best is done for any order in
which he is a member. His local con-
nection with fraternal orders and his
experience in official positions has given
him a true conception of what should
be done properly and he will do it
promptly and efficiently.
In the west drift of the Bessie M.
lateral, James Rule has opened up q
two foot streak of mineralized material
along side of which there are six inches
of quartz, spotted all through with iron
and lead. Both these streaks are wild
ening and getting better as the breast
is driven and it looks IS if large body
of ore will soon be reached. The work