The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-11-28
4, \ NtPiRE NOTES
BY Booster Brady

Ed Moscript of Idaho Springs
has the contract to furnish the
Primos Mining Company with five
hundred cords of wood lie sent
four men up to DAILY the middle
of the week to work in getting the
wood ont.
Manager Otto Housing spent
several days in Denver visiting
with his family.
Some of our citizens are trying
to figure out how to meet $3.50
yearly interest on our water bonds
and also TO create sinking fund
to redeem thc water bond when
dueNitho"t increasinr taxation.
A. Schwartz met with a very Sc
rious accident at the Primos prop
erty, DAILY, last Thursday. He was
engaged in fixing up blacksmith
forge on the hillside a couple of
hundred feet below where the min
'ers were working in an open cut
on the vein of molybdenum. A
rock that was thrown from blast
stiiick him on the head and it re
quired seventeen stitches to close
up the wound DR.. Atcheson was
called to attend him, and after Civ
ing him medical attendance he
tRk his patient to Idaho Springs
in N auto.
Some of our citizens have been
trying since early spring to have a
short, steep hill cut off on the DAILY
road as autos could not get over
The pitch and teams would get
stuck with a load. I have been in
formed that party offered to cut
the hill down for $50, but the of
fer was not accepted. However,
Stewart and Green
went up to view the road a couple
Of weeks ago and ordered the work
done Commissioner Green said it
was unnecessary expense to bring
thepi over to look at the job, but
never obiectcd to the road over
seer hiring men for unnecessary
work. The entire cost of removing
the hill was only $50 or 500, and
now the road is in fair shape into
DAILY for autos and heavy-loaded
wagons.
It is also a pleasure to report a
strike in the Mint mine. Cross
cutting has been going on for sew
eral months to cut the Mint lode
where the tunnel intersects the
vein and solid streak OF SIX
inches of smelling ore and eight
cen inches of good mill dirt is ex-
posed. There has been thousands
Of dollars worth Of hiEh-grade ore
taken out of the level above, and
the ore found in the loNer work
ings proves that the ore chute Is
continuous. Manager Housing de-
serves great praise for the success
ful management of the Mint mine.
He i, man of excellent ability,
and under his direction the Mint
will again become one of the large
shippers Of high-grade. Finally
TO crown the events OF the week,
thp 3OO-foot raise that the Gold
II ssure Company has been driving
10 connect with the third level OF
their workings has been completed.
This makes perfect ventilation for
al he mine workings besides
opening up three hundred feet IN
height and the entire length OF the
of virgin ground. 1t is un-
necessary to speak of the production
Of this property, as it is well known
to mining men. The last small
block of ground on the third level
produced $4,000. E. f. Koch has
charge of the mine and the results
he has produced in the many years
he has managed the property IS
sufficient evidence of his ability
as a mine manager. The foregoing
is a very fine record for a mining
camp to make in a week. 1t IS
the attention of investors,
We have many mining properties
in this camp that would make good
mines were they properly devel-
oped. So if you are looking for
mining investments, don't overlook
Empire
Empire camp is forging ahead
as one of the great mining centers
Of Clear Creek county. During
the past week or ten days we hear
of nothing but mining strikes or
sales. Henry Nelson has opened
up one foot Of smelling ore on the
Gold Dust mine that ASSAYS three
ounces of gold. He has drifted on
the streak about ten feet and the
oro c+.l1 cbou,u nm ctronp in the