The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-02

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When taken into consideration that the has
been presidential and that capital has been
timid placing investments the until the
known the showing somewhat remarkable decrease in
carload shipments will be noted, but the amount
of development work known and the figure to
the amount OF bullion sold TO the mint and other
wise disposed Of would find that district has passed
through profitable period has been
We pin faith to the of the many crosscut tunnels
which being projected the promoters which give the as
surauce that the next twelve months will devope territory
that is known to be scanned with rich veins
easily economically
other.
For instance during the past month Newouse nn,
which has been idle early 1oO7 resumed work on the
heading and it reasonably project will b.
pushed to completion and connection e Eureka
shaft at Central City. The heading the present time is
something 1900 feet and require about 5000 feet
driving reach its destination When is taken into
consideration that the rich terro, opened in Cilpn
county all of the of which will seek through
portal OF the Newhouse it means much prosperity
counties as whole and to Clear Greek particular the
product of necessity along lines of least resist
and reach market from this point thus reducing the
cost of marketing to the min In resume of the
conditions that confront the tunnel is not The
intention to temze the properties to be nesected by big
bore but this that each and every property
ed will receive vast benefits rom the tunnel and will
themselves incoming year has grown
old.
Throughout the year the Two Brothers has been steady
producer and has carried steadily its development
work together with its productim the opening of
the is better equipped than record
of which its will be proud of.
The Sun and Moon which also has idle for some time
has completed its connections with the Newhoue tunnel and
to-day has naugurated systematic development
much tor the section some sixty odd being employed
The Seemann enterprise upper Fall has, perhaps
attracted much interes during the past any in
section and we'll it might for shift has
tunnel bore and the equipment installed in the portal
that of hereabouts, and today it is in posi-
tion furnish power for all the demands
tric of Yankee Hill aud Alice and with spare The
intention of the promoters is product
through the Idaho Springs gateway which gives Them
down hill haul for the present with railway line in
the funre, this city remaining the milling point
We also depend upon such propositions the
which is employing large force of in develop
ing proposition that much the promoters they
through country rich in mineral
have yet been but prospeced aud developed
The McCleland, Rockford. 'Lucania and dozen other
exercising everything within the power of the
promoters push their projects successful termination
and with the element of assurance that brings
Manager Willis, of the Central tunnel that while this
company has made attempt record breaking drives
it's plant has been kept in continuous operation
goody amount of substantial development work
plished 1t furnishes and transportation for
critics During the advanced its heading from point
6,oS3 feet December 1907 to 7o1o feet December
AT the heading supposed be the Great Center
encountered and starting the lateral off the southeast
a fourfoot crevce of fine looking
the tunnel company Edgar property uprase
distance of 300 feet connecting with the Central and Miami
tunnels large of has been blocked the
Edgar from which shipments have steadily increased
time