The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-29

Cashier A. A. Slower, of tho M. 4
d. bank, spent Saturday and Sunday
in Denver.
President Bush, of the First Nation
al was visitor to the big city for
day the first of the week.
Bishop Oxley came down from the
Freeland district to look after ore ship
ments and to take bath
Manager Jos. Meyers of the Mines
Supply company, was \ passenger for
the valley Monday morning.
Civil Engineer P. P. Barbour went
to the chief city Of the state on the
early train Tuesday morning.
c s. Birkins returned Thursday
morning from a short trip to the big
city at the foot of the range.
Frank Thompson came down from
Silver Plume Sunday and spent the day
with his Idaho Springs friends.
Alderman S. A. McGinnis went to
Arvada on the early morning train
Wednesday on business mission.
Mrs Noble Short went to Denver on
the afternoon train Wednesday for a
couple Of days visit with relatives.
James Cousins was down from the
Freeland district the middle of the
week looking after some ore ship
ments.
L. Sternbergsr came up from Denver
the middle Of the week to look after
the progress of the work on his big en-
terprise on Fall river.
From their lease in the third level of
the Shafter mine. Warren and company
have recently shipped a carload of con-
centrates that gave returns of $45. SO
per ton.
The Copper Gold company has ore
.jl the breast Of their lease
t6st shows assay vafuas 81 $7S per Ton:
They have been driving on this ore
body for distance of over IT'S feet.
Manager A. H. Roller Of the Shaft
or has some thirty five men engaged
in leasing in this mine. The shipments
of smelling ore and mill dirt is very
large and new bodies of ore are being
opened up in different places from those
where mining has been going on for
nearly half century.
John Wallace, a resident in this
section since ISL, departed for Salmon
Falls, New Hampshire last Tuesday
morning and will spend the remainder
Of his days at that place with sister.
He has been county charge for
the past ten years, and his transporta-
tion was furnished by the county.
A number of roller skating experts
went over to Central City last Wed
nssday night and matched themselves
against the experts of that city.
While the contests were most friendly,
much interest was manifested in the
events. Idaho Springs proved superior
in majority of the trials and carried
off the honors of the evening.
Ed. Erickson reached his 61st mile
stone last Tuesday, and while not miss
ing q shift of work, received the hearty
congratulations of his numerous friends
1t was agreed that no one should know
his age, but as he is 'just as young as
he used to be" and time has dealt with
him kindly, it not thought that con-
fdence had been betrayed.
Mr.. A. r. Comstock Of tho Almaden
Mines company has gone to Kansas
and other eastern points to consult
with his stockholders regarding future
developments of the property. The
recent strikes in this valuable proper
ty and the success, of the leaser there
on renders it necessary to open the pre-
sent workings on larger scale. The
Shaffer claims that were recently Sc
cured by the Almaden company will
also come in for their share of attention
The Idaho Springs Tennis club per-
fected its organization at a meeting
held in the rooms of the First National
Bank, last Monday evening. The Off
GERS elected ut this meeting were Fred
D. Wiley, president; r. w. Psesher,
secretary and treasurer. The member
ship Numbers twenty five and among
them are some first class star players.
Their grounds up Miner street will re-
eeive additional improvements and will
bs put in playing condition second to
none in the state. In addition to local