The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-10-11
EMPIRE NEWS
By Booster Brady


He did his best for town and state,
Obeyed the moral code
Now look at him, this selfsame jim,
Supervisor of the rad.
Supervisor jusl think of that,
And he will fill the bill
Hes just the man to work and plan
Ard do 1t with good will;
Take out tee rock, fill up the holes,
Explain the mode
AS done by him. this selfsame Jim,
Supervisor of the road.
Now all I've got to say is this,
To end my saulful soug:
Be loyal 10 and ever true,
Boost your home town along.
And when you reach out for plum
You'll surely pull it down
The same as him. this sefsame lin.
Supervisor from this town.
The. Commercial Association met
last Sunday euening and started the
campaign to advertise the town and
county in general The balance of the
scenic pictures taken by Mr.. Hilldreth
of Longmont are now on exhibition.
| Anyone wanting pictures can have
them by leaving their orders with Bill
Jones' The association will have
number framed and sent to different
parts of the county as advertisement.
The association has also decided to
have a mineral display in Denver dur
ing the Elks convention and appointed
a committee to gather ores and make
all arrangements for the proper disolav
of them. We ask all mine owners and
prospectors to assist by bringing speci-
mems of ore to Postmaster Jones who
will take care of them and have them
properly labeled. The main thing. we
want is large piec9s of commercial ores
of this section. Send IN smelling and
mill ores, every mine and prospect
should be represented as it will cost
considerable money to make the display
and have neat folder printed explaining
the many natural advantages we have.
The association will ask the mine own
ers to make liberal donation. We
do their part. Now then-all together
This town was never stuck on anything
it started out to do. This is big job
but we can handle it.
Clarence Scott, A. B. Cotton and F..
K, Wiley have taken lease and bond
on the Ready Cash and Helping Hand
mine, situated at Williams Forks and
owued by John Devote. They have a
three year bond on the property and
have started stoping on body of high
grade ore. They will also do consider
able development work during the win
ter. We predict boom in the
/ Williams Forks section the coming
summer.
Manager Guyon Of the Gold Bug has
started few men to work on the prop
erty. They are taking out car of ore
for test lot All plans hrve been
worked out for mill and this test will
decide the machinery and process to be
used on their mill dirt.
The Silver Mountain Mining Co., has
opened the old Bay State tunnel, and
have men working on large streak
of ore. We have not learned of their
plans to date. The Silver Moutain
mine has produced thousands oil dol
lars and 20 the present time has larg
bodies of mill dirt and smelling ore ex
posed. The mine has been shut down
TOR a number of years and our residents
hope that in very short time it will be
working with old time vigor.
Reports from Frank Campbell wne
was blasted with box of giant caps
ten days ago, are that, one eye car
be saved but there are very serious
doubts about the other eye. Otherwise
he is veIy much improved.
Harry Cain returned from Denver,
accompanied by his wife. this week
They will reside in the Cain cottage
Harry is a firm believer in that selec
ton which says, "It is not good fol
man to be alone.
Frank Peck is visiting and hobnobinf
with old time friends.
H. F. Swanson is on a business tril
to Denver this week.
Mrs. Ainsworth of Denver is visiting
her sister, Mrs. H. F. Swanson.
Herb Wills and wife of Spruce Lodg
came over Berthoud Pass on Sunday
They spent the day shopping. Nj