The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-04-30

| II. a. Riedel. General Manager of the
North American Smelter and Mines Co
and head OF the II. A. Riedel Invest
ment company, has been in the camp for
several days look ing over the condi-
II Ms from shipping standpoint and
also examining the work OF the Banner
Consolidated Mines company that is
being done through the Rockford tun-
mel.
! On account of the resignation OF Dad
Cam rs census enumerator for District
No 10, comprising Empire, Lawson, Du-
mont, Freeland and Alice, the superin-
tendent of Census has autho rized Chas.
Or sson to do the work in this district
as soon as he has completed the emu
meration in his own district, No. H..
Tie expects to get through with her dis
| trict the first OF the coming week and
Will then begin in No. 10.
/ Colonel A. j. Tr ne arrived in the city
Tuesday evening from Thibodeaux.
Louisiana. He reports that on his trip
here ne saw regretful evidences of the
damage done to fruit CO ton and other
products in the section Of the country
through which his trip took him. The
Colonel brings with him that genuine
happy smile and southern courtesy and
chivalry that is a part and parcel of the
man He is here in the interest Of the
Banner &C nsolidated Mines company
| and germane c. mpanies.
| The qualifications for voters at the
annual school meeting is The same as at
any other election. Several inquiries
have been made in reference to this
matter as some have the idea that there
is IA property qualification 20 be legal
voter. The latter only applies in cases
where bonds are TO be voted There
are three candidates for the long term,
f. Nj. Moscript tthe present incumbent,l
Mrs. n. j. Pike and Oscar Jaensen. For
the vacancy now being filed by Mrs.
Garrabrant there are two candidates,
Fred Collom and Mrs. L. O. Garrabrant
The election is next Monday.
The annual meeting of the Clear
Creek Valley Teachers Association has
been in session yesterday and to-day
closing this afternoon. The morning
and afternoon sessions were held in the
High School assembly room while the
evening session was held in the opera
house. All of the exerc ses were car
ried through in most interesting and
enjoyable manner. Much of the sue
cess of this meeting of the association
has been due to the energy and work
of its president, (. S. Birkins of thi.
city who has given abundance of his
time IN order to make everything
pleasant and entertaining.
| A. f. Straub began hauling timbers
on Wednesday morning to the Lake
mine. This property has been taken
Smelter and Mines company. The Lake
vein was cut in tho Central tunrel last
week and showed up to De about four
feet in width. The leasing company
however will do their work through the
Windor Castle tunnel up Virginia Can
yon, near the Two Brothers tunnel.
The Windsor Castle tunnel has been
driven several hundred feet and where
the Lake will be worked through it, the
vein is about five feet in width OF me-
dium grade ore
There we're several bids for driving the
Lucania tunnel an additional distance OF
500 feet and the contract has been
awarded to jesse J. May. The work
will begin about the eighth Of May and
while the present contract calls for 500
feet, there is scarcely any question but
that the Lucania company will push the
work indefinitely after this much is done.
Mr.. May will put Walla Gustafson in
direct charge Of the work and will con-
tinue giving his individual attention to
soliciting for the Modern Smelter and
Refining company while giving this
work also general supervision. lie has
had extended experience in driving tun-
nels and no doubt he will make good in
this instance both in the work and
financially.
Mrs L, o. Garrabrant has served