The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-11-21

The following items in relation
to the work that is going on in the
Newhouse tunnel were caught on
the fly from Rens E. Schirmer,
manager of this great enterprise, in
his hurried trip as he was going
down to supervise his work As
near as could be estimated there
are about $50 men employed in
the tunnel, mine workings and the
mill, the pay roll of which ex-
ceeds $4,000 per month. The
large amount of work and the con-
ditions that exist in the Gunnell.
now known as the fremont prop
| erty, is not given at this time, as
special article on this property
will be given Just as soon as Mr..
Schirmer is situated so as to re-
lease the entire story of this mine.
The c. c. Leasing Company is
operating on the left side of the
tunnel and is stopping in an excel
lent grade of ore.
The Pike Leasing company will
begin work in the Newhouse tun-
mel OIL the Borough properly next
Monday.
In the Sun and Moon drifting is
going on to the east by Olsen and
Anderson and by Eckburg and
Lindall with excellent promise of
success. They are leasers on the
property.
The . Knnsas Exploration and
Leasing Company is driving west
on the Kansas vein and has just
encountered nice streak of ore,
and from which it is expected large
shipments will soon be made. They
have a good force Of men at work
In the Pozo-Gilpin a party of
Denver engineers, known as the
Engineers Mining Company, have
begun sinking a 100-foot winze be-
low the tunnel level. Axel Peter
son has also begun stopping above
the tunnel level and now has a fine
body of ore on which he has four
men at work.
In the Golden Edge a good size
force of men is at work in both
sinking Wine below the tunnel
level and STOPPING above. A good
grade of ore is being shipped from
this mine in fair-sized quantities
with encouraging prospects that
this will be increased in quantity
and value.
Messrs. Emmett and Will CALI
gan are pushing their. .lease on the
1,4OO-foot level east in just such
a Jealous and successful way as is
characteristic of these industrious
and intelligent mining men and
will be rewarded for their faith
and perseverance.
Among the leasers, Independent
of the company's work, is that of
Won Tilborg and Co., who have
their lease on the tunnel level and
who have shipped large quantities
of excellent ore and who have been
assiduous in the proper develop
ment Of their lease and who have
worked in just such a thorough
mining manner as to be permanent
and bring the substantial results.
Then there is Coe and Company
operating in the twelfth level, who
have already demonstrated their
good judgment by shipping large
tonnage of fine ere that has
brought them a rich reward for
ktheir investment and work and
which they richly deserve Among
others who have shown their conf
dence in the good results Of oper-
ating on this property are the
Clark Leasing Company, the King
Solomon people, Charley Fuller
and associates.
In the Gem property, not only
in name but in mining reality,
work is being pushed in various
parts Of the mine. It is one of the
most reliable producers in the en-
tire Idaho Springs sections and
has been such, 10, these many years
and, like wine, it gets better with
age. Many leasers have staked their
all on leasing in the levels and have
been richly rewarded for their con-
| fidence, their work and their