The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-08

IDAHO SPRINGS. COLO.
/ Mrs. Fred Wiley returned TUESDAY
evening from a short visit to the in'-
tropolis.
G. w. Gustatson AMI family have
have gone to Denver t. make their fu
ture home. =
A. A. Slower AMI Richard Wrte
were passengers for the county seat on
Thursday.
w NJ. Taylor has sold his business
on Water street to Dan Wrflams and J
ID. Burns. The firm will be opera ed
under the style of j. d. Burns and CO.
Mr.. Burns will be the active manag
er.
The board OF trustees of the Com
mercia Association will meet next
Monday night at the office of the cay
clerk at which time the committees
Tor the year will be announced.
Brian B. Vivian has taken lease on
the Belle Creole mine up Spring gulch
near the Lamartine. There is good
showing of rich ore both in the shaft
and tunnel The work of more extend
ed development work will shortly be
begun by him.
j. j May is having the shaft Of the
Casion mine put in proper and safe
shape for more extended development
by sinking it 100 feet deeper. It's for
mer large and rich production gives
promise for duplication of the same
with proper development.
The Star theater was packed to it's
fullest capacity at both entertain
ments last Saturday and Sunday nights
Those who attended were not only
please with the moving pictures but
the general arrangements and appoint
ments of the room were gratifying.
; A change was made the first of the
month in the management of the Bell
vus hotel, Mrs. A. H. Chivington re-
| tIluk lIolIl IuS DuSuoSS dHl iAfS.4 A.
Emgh taking charge. Tho new man
ngement will serve spec al Sunday din
ners between five and seven-thirty
O'Clock each Sunday
: In conversation with Brian B. Wv
ia representative of the Golden Smell
ter he states that there has been =
large increase of shipments to she
smeIter and that Gilpin county George
town, Empire and other mining sec
tions in addition to Idaho Springs are
sending lots of ore for treatment. He
makes this territory each week and is
hustler.
A Denver syndicate has taken a
lease and bond on the Luca, Helen and
Edgar Extension claim up Virginia
Canyon These claims have been de.
, veloped by both shaft and tunnel and it
is the intention Of the new lessees to
install machinery SO AZ to sink the
shaft another 100 feet and then drive
laterals on the veins The claims have
: been under the control Of L. s. Bir-
kins.
The Annual meeting of the fire de-
partment was he'd last Monday eve
ming and there WAS = large attendance.
The following persons were reoommen-
dsd to the city council for appointment
as chief and Assistant Chief for
the ensuing year: No. l, H l.. Robin
son; No. 2, Barney ailford. No. 3,
| Tom A. Jones and William Beck for
Hook and Ladder
The west lateral of the Bellman
claim from the Central tunnel is show
ing up in an excellent shape. The lat
est strike shows g 80 ounces in gold and
nearly fifty ounces in silver. The en-.
tire width Of the lateral is well miner
' allied while there are from eight te
, ten inches Of this rich ore and about
. three feet of good mill dirt. The
: Bellman was cut by the Central tunne
0 at depth of 1900 feet on the pitch Of
I the vein.
w. M. Sheridan, prominent broker
= of Chicago. ILL.,. spent yesterday in the
Q city and was shown through the work
a ings Of the Blue Belle group up Vir-
ginia Canyon and also the Gold Ham.
! mer group up Trail Creek. MIR. Sheri
) dan il financing these properties ane
i Ben ]. Martelon is the superintendent
Q of the mines. He explained every