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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27
Silver Greek Operation

Arrangements have just been made
by the Sherman and Macon Mining COM
pany to resume operations on its Silver
Greek properties, starting early in May.
The properties comprise ten patented
claims, traversed by crosscut tunnel,
now in 1,50O feet. Numerous veins
showing heavy naturalization and the
average Gilpin county values. have
been crosscut by the tunnel and is is
planned to install power plant and
develop the veins by drifting.
Operations are also to be resumed by
the Rich Charter Oak Copper company
at its property, the Jack Rabbit mine
in Twelve Mile. Material for shaft
house has been ordered hauled out 70
the property as soon as road conditions
permit.
A strong body of iron. copper ore is
reported exposed in the breast of the
c. v. Meyer tunnel on Elk creek.
Work has been resumed in the ]. j..
McCreer M. & M. company's tunnel in
Deer Creek. Two shifts are employed
breaking ore in the brea and ore is
being for shipment.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27
ON HONOR'S FIELD
How South American DueIlsts
Settle Difficulties.
Visitor From the United States Per-
ceives Something Humorous in
the Desperate" Encounters.

AS was smoking on the throne OF
the lncas at the ancient fortress OF
Secsahuaman. beheld party of two
dozen distinguished looking gentle
men In high hats approaching with a
pair OF weapons that resembled the
cavalry sabers of Napoeon's time. 1t
seems that Senior Escalante. editor OF
El Comercio, and Senior Castro. editor
of El Nacional. both of Cuzco. were
about to settle an editorial quarrel
upon the field Of honor. Harry L. Fos-
ter writes in Leslie's.
l had already noted that newspaper
men in Latin-Anerica Invariably car
ried canes. had at first supposed
that they did 1t for the sake of dig
nifty. but after reading the editorials
decided 1t must be for self-defense.
Every Latin-American city. no matter
how small. has half dozen sheets
published. not as commercial ventures,
but as organs for the saying of mean
things about each other.
Escalante and Castro had grown so
heated in debate over a local po-
litical campaign that only blood could
atone for the insults. From the duel
1t appeared that both of them had
read Mark Twain. They were still
Insulting each other as they met sword
In hand, but both were shaking visi-
bly,.
Go on, smite him." shouted Esca-
lante's seconds, as neither of them
made move to start hostiIities.
Thus encouraged. Escalante made a
wild swipe with his weapon. clipping
of piece Of Castro's ear.
Immediately swords were dropped,
the combatants embraced each other
ard the seconds led them back to
town. where champagne was opened.
Dueling Is by no means limited to
petty editors. During the last presi-
dental campaign in Chile, according
to Northumberland inside story.
Don Arturo Alessandri, then the can
didate Of the Liberty party. after a
slight dissension with Don Guillermo
Rivera. another politician. challenged
him to duel to take place near the
famous monument of the Christ of the
Andes in the Cordillera.
Disguised with false whiskers, ac-
cording to the story, Alessandri and
his seconds sneaked out of the capital
closely shadowed by the police. The
meeting was to take place at 8 p. m.
At 8 20 Senior Rivera not having made
appearance. Alessandri started back
toward town. On the way he encoun-
tered Rivera, but on another road just
across the ravine.
"Why didn't you, come out to flgbt!"
demanded Alessandri. shouting across
the ravine.
"How could IT, demanded Senor RI
vera. "YOur agents bought up all the
mules so that | couldn't get there"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27
AIl-EIeetrie Paper Mill.

A large paper mill at vargo. Swed-
en-, was recently rebuilt upon the most
modern lines. Formerly 10000 tons Of
coal were consumed annually and the
problem Of maintaining this supply
was a very serious one. but at the
present time there is no coal whatever
consumed at the plant. The boiler
house contains seven electric" boil
ers. each of 5000 horsepower, and the
current enters the boilers at pres
sure Of 10000 volts without having to
be stepped down. Each of the boilers
is provided with three electrodes, and
the coupling arrangements are such
that steam generation can be regulat
ed within 5 per cent. It is stated that
full steam pressure can be raised in
from five to ten minutes after switch,
ing on the current. and considerable
economy in attendance is obtained. as
compared with coal firing.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27
NeWsy Notes From
Georgetown Courier

Word has been received that Mrs. F.
j. Wood died in Denver Thursday night.
The deep snow irove fifteen deer
down to the vicinity Of Silver Plume.
County Commissioner John Green Is
confined to his home in Silver Plume
with illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. WetzeI came up
from Denver on Monday and are again
located At the Hall tunnel home.
The slide at the Plume swept a set
ting hen about 400 feet. When found
the hen was still on the nest, with only
two broken eggs. Snow slides had nc
terrors for that hen.
The funeral of Charles Sebelia, who
was killed in the snow slide at Silver
Plume. took place on Thursday. He
was born at Silver Plume and was
twenty-five years old. In addition te
his wife he is survived by his parents
and brother and sister.
Herbst and McCune have taken 9
lease on ground in the Capital and have
promising vein of lead ore.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27
Midwest Mining and
Milling Company

The properties Of the Midwest Mining
snd Milling company will be producing
in excess of 200 tons of ore daily, ac-
cording to the President and General
Manager Nels G. Olson.
The company's recent strike on the
Alaska mine has been proven on the
ore shoot for IS feet and is still going
strong. running some two or three hun
dred ounces of silver ton. This has
caused considerable excitm mt in the
Enterprise district.
During the last year the company
has been conducting an extensive de-
velopment campaign. Considerable ore
already has been shipped from the
Alaska claim. On the Cyclops gronp
the tunnel which is being driven to con-
meet with the old shaft has progre .ssd
l, 400 feet. The ore in this vein, com
pany officials announce, runs from 100
to 800 ounces in silver per ton. Com
pletions of the tunnel to the Cyclops
shaft will put the company 10 position
to deliver both high and low grade ores,
of which there are thousands of tons in
lCyclops, right into the company mill
which is at the mout of the tunnel, and
then to the railroad which runs to the
ccnpany's property.
In the Peru claim, which is in the
Cyclops gronp. the company is now
blocking some so, 900 tons of ore most
Iy low grade. running $35 to $40 ton,
with some smelling ore included.
The Midwest company has decided to
run crosscut tunnel. cutting the veins
in the Paul Jones. E. Star, Pocohontas
and Silent Friend claims, at depth Of
800 to 400 feet. The tunnei will be used
as transporting tunnel. eliminating
the necessity of four engineer. four
shaft houses, four hoists, etc. The tun-
mel has been driven $50 feet and will be
completed in the near future. The com
pany's new mill is entirely built. but
there remains to be installed ball mill
one setof rolls and few minor pieces
of machinery, besides fotation ma
chine. The mill is TO be in operation
shortly. Meanwhile, the low grade ore
is being concentrated at the other mill
and the concentrates are shipped to
Pueblo.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27
High School Notes

The Junior class at the high
school has secured designs of rings
from which they have chosen one
as their class ring. The rings are
plain gold with rectangle contain
ing the school initials and the year
80. These will be ordered at once
and will be here before the last of
the year.
The Junior class is also COM
meucing preparation for the jun
ior Prom" which they will give
in honor of the graduating class
the last of the year.
The girls of the high school are
taking up gymnastic exercises in
order to get credit in the Women's
Atheletic association, to which the
high school sent representatives to
the meet during the first part of
April. The girls are taking up
indoor baseball, volley ball, ten
mis- and hiking. The first two are
being taken up in the gymnasium
of the school at present, and the
latter two will be given during the
sum mer months.
This week is the end of the
eighth month OF school and is be-
ing taken up by the ad dministration
of "exams' to the pupils.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27
Opera House Program
Beginning April "a

Tuesday and Wedn sday-Select-
Norma Talmadge in "Tale of Cor quest"
and Kipogram.
Thursday and Friday-Artcraft Spe-
ciai-"M Midsummer Madness" from the
novel. Ellis Friend and His Wife"
Cast with Lois Wilson, Jack Holt. Lila
and Conrad Nagel. Adults SOC, children
10c. Leach's orchestra Thursday.
Saturday First National-...A Splsn-
did Hazard" with Henry Walthall as
the man who took the greatest sportin'
chance,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27
Canadian Fisheries important.

The Canadian fisheries produce
about $50,00O60o year, and the in
dustry gives employment to about 1OO,-
coo people. with about 10000 on the
sea fisheries. 10000 on the inland fresh
water fisheries and approximately 90
600 engaged in canning, curing and
otherwise dealing with the fish, accord
Ing to a statement made by Prof. e. E
Prince. Dominion commissioner OF
fisheries. He further stated that there
were some 800 varieties Of Canadian
edible fish. Of which only about 15O
were known. while hardly more than
twenty were really important factors
Oh the market.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27
Pillow Effective Weapon.

With her pillow as her only weapon,
a woman of Pleasantville, Fla, put to
flight robber who entered her home.
fhe woman was awakened by creak-
ing on the stairway. and saw man
creeping up. She snatched up pillow
from her bed and, running to the stair
way, she heaved the pillow with all
her strength, catching the burglar full
In the face as he stood up. At the same
time she screamed. The impact of
the pillow hurled the bandit down the
stairway. He jumped through win
dow and escaped.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27
Grow a Rain Tree. Get Water.

1t is estimated that one of the Peru
Wan rain trees will on the average
yield nine gallons of water per diem.v
In field of an acre of one kilometer
square, that Is $3.50 feet each way,
can be grown 10000 trees separated
from each other by 25 meters. This
plantation produces daily $4,000 liters
OF water. If we allow for evaporation
and infiltration, we have $4,000 liters,
or 29,53l gallons, of rain for distribu-
ton daily. The rain tree can be culti-
vated with very little trouble, for it
seems Indifferent as to the soil III
which it grows.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27

writes G. L. Meller of Fargo, N. D.. in
Popular Mechanics Magazine. A
straight board and a level made it
easy to bring the two branches of the
crotch to the same height; trial deter
mining the height that would appear
best-in this case about IL feet The
top is made Of two 2 by finch pieces
resting in recesses on the sides of the
trunk and having their tops flush.
These pieces are each IL feet long
and the ends were curved, as shown
The finch sides were nailed to the
trunk, while the 2iz-foot crosspieces,
of the same stock, were nailed, broad
side down; these were spaced about
8 inches apart and had their ends
beveled on the underside. Two coats
Of oil, Into which burnt lumber had
been stirred, gave the pergola neu-
tral brown color and, of course, helped
to preserve the wood.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27
Motor AmbuIsnc. for Sheep.

A motor ambulance especially de-
signed for the care of sheep, and con-
tanning ten pens, FIVE on each side, Is
an unusual but highly valuable ad-
junct to an enormous sheep ranch in
Alberta. Canada. During the past
season some 1000 lambs were born on
the ranch, and the busy ambulance
was the means Of saving the lives of
hundreds of them.-Popular Mechan-
les Magazine.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27
Visits With Cousin First
Time In Forty Years

N. M. Krout is enjoying visit
from his cousin, D. D. Krout of
Los Angeles, whom he had not
seen for forty years, when they
were boys together "back in Ohio" +"
He is enroute to Louisville, Ken
tucky; Washington. D. O.; Phila-
delphia, Pa; and New York City,
and stopped here for a few days
visit.
While the snow is getting TO be
quite monotonous to the people OF
Idaho Springs, it is a treat to Mr..
Krout, who says he has been in
very little snow for several years.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27
Home blull|
| Y Helps Y !,
MAKES USE OF DEAD TREE
Ornamental Flowering Vine May 6e
Traced Over the Top, With Re-
markably Good Effect.

The idea Of growing an ornamental
tree suggested pergola top. After the
tree had been sawed off to the height
desired. the bark and sapwood were
peeled off with a drawknife. and
smooth. even surface thus secured,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27
Plan Early for Beauty.

All healthy cities desire beauty. Not
all have the chance to get it. Many
achieve their greatness with such stu
pendous expense of fortune that beau
ty is wiped out before the city has
time to lift its eyes from its labor to
Its landscape. The best time to plan
for beauty is when the city is starting
its growth.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27
Surely.

Mrs. Style-l understand you are
going to present your husband with a
wig for his birthday.
Mrs. Myles-Well. don't you think
it perfectly proper for a wife to try
and cover up her husbands defects?
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27
Get Ill

This was evolved by an indianapolis
jurist:
Warden-What shall we do with
the chap we have just imprisoned.
who has been second-story worker?
Assistant-Why not put him in as
re-write editor of the prison paper?
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27

The Denver Post has not raised
and you can still get it for IS
cents per month delivered. Sub
scriptions taken at the Siftings-
News Office. Phone Idaho 28-J.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27

When Folks want Anything Done. they
60 to J. Fuller Pep. for he's q Ninety
Horse Power Booster and Liberal with
bis Time and Money for anything to
Better the Town. Ole HezekIah Use
less allows as how J. Fuller IL trying to
Run Things. but II Folks were all like
Hez, this would be Hot Sketch Of q
Townl
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27
Notice to Coupon Holders

Please have your coupons in
by May 1st, as We wish to discon-
tinue the issuance of further cou-
pons. Studio open Sunday, May
1st. Fine Arts Studio.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27
From GiIpin County
Central City Observer,

A wedding of considerable Importance
to the citizens of Gilpin county took
place in Denver "Wednesday, when Miss
Viola E. Dowd of this city became the
bride Of Arthur N. Mitchell of Black
Hawk. The bride was born and raised
in this city and the groom in Black
Hawk, and both have a good many
friends to extend congratulations ana
wish them all the happiness of matri'
mony. They will make their home in
Denver, the groom being connected
with the Horan mortuary.
Mrs. Emma j. Oliver, formerly of
this city, died at her residence in Den
yer April 18th. She was the wife OF
VIM. Oliver and the mother of Ellen
Rule and Anna Raj h.
John Mitchell has received letter
from q barber IN Fort Madison, Iowa,
saying that he intends to locate in this
city and will arrive the first of the
month. He will open shop here. There
has been long felt need of a barber
in Gilpin county.
Representative L. j. Carter is in re-
ceipt of a letter from the Colorado
Metal Mining association praising him
for his work in the twenty third assem-
bly, in the interest of mining, and for
his effective work ag ainst the reappor-
tionment and blue sky bills Also COM
mendiDg him for his support of all meas
ures that would benefit the mining in
dustry.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Waters on Thursday of last
week.
The crosseut which was being run
from the tunnel OF the Midwest Mining
company, above Black Hawk, to cut the
old workings of the Cyclops mine holed
Wednesday afternoon and un
watered the levels and Slopes. An i'm
mense body of water was released when
the shots tore through, but ne one was
In the way Of the water. 1t tore up the
track and otherwise mussed up the
tusnsl.
tCsntsAl City Rsgistsr-oalD
While this body Of snow may be good
for the farmer and help to make the
millions of dollars benefit to crops, it
will be ddtriment to mining operations
by filling up the propertiss now work
ing with excess water that will have to
be taken care Of, and very little deve-
lopment work can be carried on for
several months, or until the water has
all drained Of the surface.
Supt. Mitchell Of the g. & s. said
before the utilities commission last week
that Central City had only population
of 200. Why, there twice that many
at the post Office Monday night waiting
for their mail.
The remains Of Mrs. Eliza Jane
James arrived in this city Wednesday
evening, accompanied by two daughters
Reuben Richards and wife and Mrs.
Harry Cooking. She died in Casper,
Wyoming ON Sunday. April n, aged
76 years. The remains are 1t the un-
dertaking parlors Of George Hamllik.
and will be buried in the I. o. o. F.
cemetery a. soon As it is possible te
dig out the roads to the cemetery and
have the grave prepared.
Charles Frost has purchased the Ole
Clinton Reed residence, on High street
from the County, and is engaged ir
taking down the building, and will use
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27

Clean up-Fix Up-Paint Up.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27

FOR SALE Studebaker four cylinder
touring car: first class condition. P. o.
box 25l. 420 IT
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-04-27

IF YOU WANT what YOU want when
you want it. try Sift,ngs-News want
ad. 1t will pay. If
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-20
Building Material Prices
 Are Nearing Rock Bottom

where cotton Is not king. Wherever the energies of the people have been directed at other things besides cotton and specialized crops, there the re- covery appears to have come first. Florida has the tourist travel that can always be relied on and is doing about as well as any section of the south.
 lover in southern Georgia, in parts of Mississippi and in the Car olinas, where cotton has been too much king. they are slow in taking on renewed life, and this may also be said of the one-crop portions of Louisiana. You can spot one-crop sections by their slowncss to get back into form.
 Building materials are down from from 25 to 5G per cent below the high average price of war times, and they are more than that below the special prices paid for spot and rush deliveries. Take cement one of the big items in the building trades. It's average mill price, price at the mill, Is $2 where it was B. Roofing materials came down 50 per cent, struck bottom and are rebounding somewhat.
 Our southern cement mills are doing better perhaps than the northern mills because. on account of freight charges, northern cement cannot enter our ter ritory In competition with the south ern mills on equal base. This Is an- other adVantaNe for Birmingham as . distributing center.
 "Yes, I feel convinced that a real improvement has set in and that 1t will gather momentum gradually. Business for some time to come is going to be conducted on a circumspect basis, ;snd that will be all the better for us in the long run"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-20

Yes, there has been improvement in the building materials market" said ". D. Lewis Jr.. general manager of the Standard Fuel and Material com pany. and say this from a fair knowledge of what is going on in the entire southeast.
 "Birmin ghem is a large distributing center, much more of one than some of its people realize. Any concern handling cement, roofing, plaster sand, lime. slag and gravel with Birmingham as headouarters has opportunity to do business with all contiguous and ad- jacent states and when any business is going. this city reflects the activitys
 Tn our own case (and judge others may be able to report the same), am glad to say we did a better business during the first 10 days of February than in the entire month of January. The new business Is being conducted on sound and stable base. There is no speculation.
 Prices have gotten close to rock bottom, where they have not reached it. Contractors are making close es- inmates, and what is being done is done in businesslike manner.
 Georgia is taking lot of Alabama bniiding material, Here. for instance. is sa order jcct arrived by wire for bril0sng II. ESJo county, Georgia. Bir- in;agham IS do:ng an immense bust ness beth .r. coarse and screened slag all ater .hs saGtaeast
 'R,st, now would say that the priEc.rsi. Improvement is in Alabama, Tennessee and Florida. The pick up in conditions and the state of mind is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-20
ENGLISH BANKS FAIL ID COUNT THE
 SMALL DEPOS|T0RS
"Biq Five" Handle Business for Larger Concerns and Pluto crats, While Little Folks
 Have the Postoffice

London, February 19-(Reciprocal News Service.)-In England there is no safe and legitimate way for the man or wom- an who manages to save few shillings out of the months wages to invest it ex- cept to deposit it in the postoffice sav-
 irgs bank. Money so deposited cannot be drawn upon except at stated periods; there is no possibility of speculating with such small sums.
 The Bank of England and the Big Five Barclays, Lloyds, National Provincial. London Joint City and Midland, London
 County and Westminster and Parrs-the
 only banks which conform strictly to
 banking methods in Great Britain, will
 not accept deposits of less than $50 and no interest is paid on checking accounts.
 It is this last-21a per cent on check
 ing accounts-which furnishes the strong
 attraction of the so-called poor man banks. These are in reality nothing but
 money lenders and are classed as such
 by legitimate bankers. Birbeck's, the
 most famous poor mans bank, failed during the war, bringing ruin and de- spair In it's wake. The Penny bank
 weathered for 8 while longer, but 1t also succumbed owing to the difficulty of adjustment to wartime conditions, and Farrow's which, had proved the proud exception to these shaky concerns, closed the doors of it's 70 branches on Christ mas Eve without breath of warning. No later than in September Farrow's was reported to be in flourishing condi- tion, and it was looked upon, even by conservative financiers, as safe because of it's very moderate methods and the low rate of interest offered-512 per cent. The only possibility of existence at all for these small private banks under present financial conditions in England is in deals and investments which have been refused by the big concerns. This of course, means that the shrewdest pos 1 sible business methods must be used and it stands to reason that financiers who excel in this way would not spend | their talents for such meager profits. {, / With the failure of Farrow's rumors are abroad that two other private banks are tottering, but it is possible that eleventh hour assistance may be secured . to weather the storm which is breaking round them now.
 l The Big Five stand firm, as firm as | the government itself. If the Bank o1 England itself should fail, the Big Five lmight stand firm. When the Big Five
 go down, the government will wash under.