The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-09
Mr.. {. l.. Lamb transacted busi
ness in Denver on Wednesday.

t'N'NH' ~ ~ 'ili hlHC IL Mill
representing all phases of mining
ana coming from the prospector
to the depositing of the coin in the
banks, were richly entertained on
Wednesday night. The picture op
ems with a view OF two prospect
ors and their faithful Jack climb
ing hill III search for a vein and
their finding it with the usual ioy
that attends such discoveries This
is followed by the scenes being
transferred to the Newhouse tuu-
mel where III a 1900 foot reel peo-
pie are shown the cars entering
the tunnel from the dump. In sue
cesslon follows the working at the
Gem level, the dumping of the ore
from skips on the surface 22oo ft.
above, the hauling of loaded cars
out OF the tunnel, rock drilling,
stopping by air drills, dumping the
ore INTO the Argo mill by the large
rotary bumper that handles sew
erdl cars at one revolution, the
treatment of the ore in the large
mill through Its various stages and
the loading of the bullion on the
train by the Adams Express COM
pany. The second part begins at
lhe arrival of the bullion at the
mint IN Denver aud then is shown
the various stages through VIII ich
1t passes until 1t is stamped into
money. This is the first moving
picture ever taken of operation
of the mint. Mr.. H. S. Sands ex-
planned the difficulties encoun-
tered in getting these movies
and surely he is entitled to hearty
thanks and praise aud persevers
anH in accomplishing the results,
in which he was ably assis ed
by r. R. Graham and Richard
White, these three constituting
the committee of Crusader Com
mandery, No. %, Knights Tenn
plar Ct this city to arrange for these
moving picture. The object of
the Commandery was to get some
thing novel to advertise the city
and In selecting the moving pic
tures representing the mining in
dustry they hit the right cord.
These pictures will be shown in
the headquarters of the Crusader
Commandery in Denver all of the
coming week between the hours
OF a. m and midnight and con-
tinuously during these hours.
The headquarters will be in the
Woman's Club.
This method of advertising our
mining industry will be the most
effective that has ever been de-
vlsed. 1t will bring the people who
Will be i'll Denver, face to face with
the practical development and op-
Grafton of mining and milling.
Alter it has served its purpose
next week these pictures will start
on their care er all over the coun-
try and 1t is estimated that over
SIXTY millions of people will be eye
witnesses during the next eighteen
months. There is no cnnjecturing
the good results that will follow
this means of advertising and the
the benefits will come gradually
but they will come. The cost of
this enterprising feat will be heavy
to be borne by one order. Hence
the people ought to contribute
generally and literally to assist, in
defraying these large expenses. 1t
is for the benefit of the entire com
munity for every mine that starts
up profits all directly or Indirect
ly AT the close of the picture
show collection was taken but
only SIS was realized whereas the
expenses of having the pictures
made amounted to over $500 to
the Commandery A committee
consisting of Richard White an
w A Roberts was appointed to call
on people for contribution but peo