The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-12-14

excellent news to those who have ha,
faith in the final drainage Of the NINE.
at QIartz hill anc especially to thoss
OF NeyadaviIle and vicinity, who have
seen their town dwindle down in popu-
lation to only resemblance of what il
formerly was when these mines were
in full operation. This drainage GER
taiuly Will mean the rejuvenatlon Of
the mining industries Of that portion
OF the county, and will result in Civ
ing employment to hundreds miners
and two or three times that amount of
iaborers of all capacities
/ There is yet 700 feet OF water in the
main shaft Of that mine and the prt s.
sure of the water through the drill
holes is something like 400 pounds to
the inch which will soon cut the holos
to several times their original size and
drainage vii! gradually increase to the
end that in a short time all the mines
viii be dry to the bottom of their
shafts with the exception OF the Cali
fornia shalt, which is some 500 feet
below the NeWnouse tunnel and which
could be unwatered very easily by plac
ing an electric pump IN the shaft and
hosting the water to the tunnel level.
Quartz hill is Known all over the
world as u mass of quarts and m neral
and tor many years when her mines
were in operation nearly all OF the
stamp mills III Black Hawk were kept
pounding night and day on ore from
them and turning out gold bullion to
enrich the world and the result has been
that millions of dollars in gold and sill.
yer have been poured into the marts ol
trade, and this county for years held
the honor as the greatest gold pro-
ducirg section of the state. With the
wafer troubles down 10 a depth of
l, 700 feet entirely eliminated from the
future operations of those properties, 4
new era is dawning, which will result in
less expense or working, greater pro-
ductions and larger d.xidends than was
ever recorded fom the surface down
to the bottom of the deepest shafts
| This drainage feature will mean to the
mines OF quartz hill and to the grea er
portion Of Gilpin county, just what the
Roosevelt, tunnel has been to Teller
county, and will increase the oossibil
tiles of operating our mines to just
| double, il not trebble their present
depth and the excellent record OF pro-
duction made by them in the past fifty
years will be more than doubled in one
half of that time.
| MIR Sayre informs Us that work will
commence At once in ge ting the snait
houses and plants of machinery in shape
10 nat when the mines are dry there
will be no delay in commencing produc
ton. electricity will be used for the
operation of hoists and all other ma
chinery which will result in great say
ing every month over steam po wer and
with present facilities in handling low
grade ore over those of former years,
success of the enterprize IS assured.
He also intends to make room for con-
tributer i'll all portions of the proper
ties he will work and there will be many
of that Class in all portions of the coun
ty who will be glad to take advantage
of such opportunities as many of them
worked these mines years ago and
know the favorable conditions which
they found there and are ready to take
another ''Litch' AZ soon as conditions
are favorabl. Register Gail