The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-23
Hustling Empire

very pleasant visit 1.-The once but now deserted
village of Empire Colorado ca well afford to have
Gus deserted villages along the lines Fas husng
town of npire. From time stepped off the
the the morning until We boarded again in the
afternoon mes could be
chilly told the of prosperity The evidences of de
serted village were the schemers aud hot
air promoters 1t there they
their toes in different people
use for them honey making devel
oping The streets ee deserted for the
that every man spared from places
the mines putting in shift and this
peaed day day and week week Postmaster Billy
Jones busy issuing postal orders to the ladies' while
genial Bob Christensen the cordial hand
ded to all who wanted find coufOr
weather cool retEeshing climate Enpir
Booster Frank took in and nlde
hospitabe where Mrs. Brady showed
groanng with the most palaAb substantial edlbes and
made gourmand out of us
When this pleasant ordeal vas asked Frank
show US had been doing dn the mining line and
the pride boy wearing his hrn pair of red
ton boots the property of the Duluth Empire
Tunnel found the he thoroughly entitled
n this prde Everything aroud the property
of tidness substantial work. Even the road leading
the power house the main road showed that Frank be
eved in good The property OF this located
short distance the town. 1t principally by
parties residing Minnesota and Wisconsin. of which Mr.
r p Teuoorten of North Western Oil and Grease Com
pany is leading moving spiri He has been
raising money push the large amount of work that been
done believes that mine must be made through the pro-
r oo,cation of funds and he carries his belief His
LOYALTY this enterprise shoud be source of preemnen
ora6ca to who Interested and he will bring them
Tas,,ts He could secured efficient manager
for carving the work than Mr. Brady believes
IL getting money carries out
his belief the most practical gannsg There been
moe work the Duluth Empire property money
,ad out than property the county, the tribute paid
Frank by the most progressive miners and
the camp The work cutting begun early jan
uary 1909 by hand drills and continued until June
when drill installed powerbouse 30 by SO
feet was substantial and floor put
power boiler, compressor fan by
drawing the foul air and No IS cyne drill
prise working machinery The tunnel has been driven
7,so feet and portal the breast
yhing well done while the tunnel and drifts
kept clean all For the
has been driven through big porphyy dyke and will
continue to be in this rock formation until pene
rated and the contact reached with what beyond Thru
there of mineazation
driving the 1880 feet of tunnel ten have been
of them show up fine shape naturalization.
Three being developed and the showing
The balance have not been drfted but they
range eight feet wide where cut by the
nerazed matter easily be traced from side tohe
The mill dirt the drifts haye actual values ranging
from eight twenty dollars per ton. In tramp the
breast the tunnel and into the drifts nothing but
what indicated great big producing property when opened
on the plans laid out by Manager Brady
which the sanction of those raising the funds Aud
this kind of work and backing that will make this of the
biggest and best paying properties in the camp.
The property embraces mining section about 5000 feet
and conven1ences located
facilitate cas-. economical handling In addition Mr..
Brady five work in drilling, muckng and
running the steam plant
We pleased with everything the mine; the
cleanliness and efficient working of the the cheer
full which Manager Brady has the work done but in
pushing and aggressive the most promising mining
output and business-lke that pervades throughout
1t is matter of regret that unable visit
of the district spend
time in this hustling camp.