The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-14
NeWSy Notes From the
Georgetown District

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w. f. Swanton, who ''wields a
facile Faber or gray goose quill"
with equal dexterity, is again con.
nected with the Courier.
Miss Marguerite Shaffer has
returned to her home in Idaho
Springs after a pleasant visit with
Misses Elizabeth and Allys Ora.
ham.
Because of the extremely severe
weather of the past week, outside
operations have been practically
suspended at the Colorado Central
and Scepter m.nes.
Misses Dorothy and Phyllis
Brandstetter visited with friends
In Idaho Springs the latter part
OF last week, re,prning to George
town Sunday.
Mr.. Harris, of the firm of Camp
bell and Harris, operating on the
! Waldorf property in East Argen-
tine, was attending to mining
matters in Denver the fore part Of
the week.
j. B. Foley, cashier of the
Bank of Georgetown, returned
early this week from a trip to
Denver. He says the cold down
there was something fierce, and
that "tis a privilege to live in
Georgetown.
Bruce & Co. made a 3O-ton
shipment of smelling ore to the
Chamberlain sampler the first of
the week from their lease on the
Aetna, that brought 500 per ton
in gold, silver, cope. and lead.
A meeting of the ladies interest.
ed in the Y. W. z. A. held at the
public library Monday evening
was largely attended. After some
discussion, a plan was adopted
whereby Georgetown can do its
bit in this splendid work.
Jim and Charlie Jones are at
present the lucky lessees on the
Bellevue Hudson mine near Em-
pire station. Their streak is large,
and the ore as shipped averages
$l25 per ton. The principal values
are in silver and lead,
Andy Walt, an old time resident
of Lawson, transacted business in
Georgetown during he week. He
says there is much activity through
out the district, and that he
wouldn't be surprised if the OPEN
ing OF next spring found a number
of the old properties in active
operation.
Terry & Co.. operating the Hall
tunnel, shave been unable to get
operations under way because of
he scarcity of labor. About forty
men could be employed in develop
ment work at the present time in
this mine alone, while other op-
erators of the district are com
planning that they are unable to
secure miners. even though the
best possible wages are being paid.
Hafer and Thompson are ship
ping to the Hudson mill at
Idaho Springs. this week, two cars
Of concentrating oie from their
lease On the Aetna mine. This
is the forerunner of other ship
menrs if results are satisfactory.
Their streak looks promising, and
it is only question of that next
shot" when they are liable to have
solid streak of smelling ore.
The Pinochle and Stuff club,
which has recentlv reorganized,
holds regular sessions, with DR..
Kirby and Leon Block as in
structors, to initiate new members
into the intricacies of these class
ical games. The doctor claims to
have written a book on each OF
these games, and now wonders
why his demonstrations are so ex-
pensive. Block says he knows,
but won't tell.
The committee have been named
and arrangements completed for
the New Years eve dance to be
given by the Georgetown Fire
Department. The entertainment
is for the purpose of raising funds
for the State Firemen's tournament
to be held in Georgetown next
September, and for which the
following executive com mittee has
been appointed: P. P. Graham,
chief Hone Hnsa cnmnanu. Maxor