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VOL. 4.
DECORATION DAY
WAS APPROPRIATELY OBSERVED BY
IDAHO SPRINGS CITIZENS.
BEDECKED GRAVES WITH FLOWERS
G. A. R. MEMBERS PAY TRIBUTE TO
MEMORY OF COMRADES.
Weather conditions could not have
been more propitious for the observance
of Memorial Day than that furnished
MoMkiy, aud it had the effect of attract
ing to the streets the entire population, '
and these, augumented by visitors from
neighboring towns and the Court of j
Houor excursion from Denver made up a ,
gathering that gave to the city metropol- j
itanairs. The Silver Plume band came;
in on the early morniug train bringing
with it a goodly delegation from the west- 1
ern end of the county, and the music at
once centered the crowds about the band
stand at the depot park.
The printed program was carried out ;
to the letter, the formation of the parade
being as follows:
Mounted Police.
Marshal of the Day, R H. Price.
Aides, F. A. Vo s. A. E. Straub.
Silver Plume Band.
Old Soldiers, in Carriages.
KuighUof Pythias.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Improved Order of Red Men.
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Coming Men of America.
School Children.
City Officials.
Firemen.
The line of march formed on depot;
square, thence down Miner street to 17th
■ve., to Colorado, to I2ih ave., to the
cemetery where flowers tn profusion were ,
placed on the graves of the soldiers.
The capacity of the opera house was
tested to accommodate an audience which
had gathered to listen to the following
fl£t excellent program:
Overture by the band.
Invocation, Rev. Father McCabe.
‘•Cover Them Over With Beauti
ful Flowers.”—Mrs. Cbaa. Brandatetter,
Miss Babcock, Lewi* Oliver, C. A. King, j
Address to Old Soldiers by Rev. N. H.
Lee, of Denver.
Song, “Brave H«arls, Sleep On/*—;
Mrs. Chas. Brandstetter, Miss Babcock
Lewis Oliver, C. A. King.
Address, Hon. E M. Sabin.
Song, “America,” by the Audience.
Benediction, Rev. N. H. Lee. of Denver.
Music by the Band.
Following is a complete list of the old
•oldicrs of this district, taken from the
C. A. R. roster and inquiry from the
membership:
Patrick Aspel, Co. A, 16th Mich. Inf.
Jacob W. Bales, Co. F, 1st Colo. (Fall
River)
Joa. Burke, Co. I, 6th Kansas Cav.
Geo. A. Baron, Co. E, 17th Ohio Vet.
Inf. (Fresland)
John H. Brushwood, Co. K, 68tb U. S.
Colored Infantry.
Al. R. Comstock, Co. E, nth III. Cav.
James W. Clark, Co. K, lootb Pa. Inf.
Roundhead Regiment.
Wm. A. Dojle,3rd Colorado. (Soldier’s
Home)
Chas. F. Devlan, Co. K, 6th Pa. Cav.
B W. F. Doherty, Sr., Co. A,, l«t R. I.
fcvalry.
Vea. M. Egan, Co. G., 17th U. S. Reg
ulars.
Wm. D. Ellis. Co.D, 33rd Mo. Vol. Inf.
(Soldiers’ Home)
E. R. Eggleston, Co. K. 3rd Wis. Inf.
• Geo. Ebert, Co. C. 7th Wis. (Yankee)
Jacob J. Elliott, N. H. Reg. (Denver)
11. A. Graeff, Co. D. 2nd Colo. Reg.
Cavalry.
R. H. Hoffman, Co. F.. 146 Ind. In'.
Henry Johnson, Penn. Cavalry.
C. A. King, Co. I, 4»d Georgia. Aide
Gen. Hardee’s staff.
K. M. Killia, Co. B, 3rd Colo. Cav
(Yankee 1
Sam P. Kennedy. Co. C. 138 Ohio Inf.
James McIntosh, 28th III. Reg. Inf.
J. C. Mosher, Co A, McClelland’s Body
Guard; Lieut. Co. B, 115 U. S. Colored
Troops; Serge Co. L, 1 ith Mich. Cav.
Chris Mensirr.er, Co. A, g6'h 111.
Harrison Montague, Co. D. 44th N. Y.
Inf. and Co. E. loth N. Y. Art. (Denver)
Andress Norton, Co. K, 42 Wit. Vol.
Keg. (Canon City)
Sol Nichols, Co. A, 87th Ind.
Ed Norman dean, Co. I, 10th N H.
B. P. Manns, Co. G, 7th Mo. Inf.
(David City, Neb.)
John Owen. Co. A, 38th Mias. C. S. A.
p. W. Oakley.CaB,i7 Va. Inf. C. S. A.
Robert H. Price, 50th 111. Vol. Vet.
James A. Payne, let Co. Hoene Guard,
Colo. Inf.
Joa. Powers, Co. E, 38th N. Y. Vol. Inf.
B. D. Qsd*l*y (Denver)
EewisE. Robert*, Co. Wie.
Idaho Springs Siftings
Warren R. Reed, Co. A, 2nd Batallion,
16th Reg. U. S. Inf.
S. D. Shaffer, Co. H. 159th Ohio Inf.
G. W. Stevens, Co. D, 9th Kansas Cav.
J. I. Snyder, Co. K, 121st N. Y. Inf.
Edward Scott, Co. C, Ist Colorado.
John Johnson Smith, Co. K, 79th N. Y.
j Vol. Inf. (Soldiers’ Home)
Fritz Ulrich, sth Missouri,
j G. T. Walt man, Co. H, 7th 111. Inf.
Cyrus Whitcomb, Co. B, 4th Vt. Reg.
Vol.
; James Wilkins, Lieut. Co. F, Ist Reg.
! Mich. Cav.
Fred Wuetig. Co. E. Ist Minn. Mount
ied Rangers; Co. M, 2d Minn. Vol. Cav.
Geo. Zeilor, Co. D, 2nd Kansas Cav
Lieut. J. W. B. Smith, Co. F, Ist U. S.
[ Vol. Inf.
Ed. Rohner, U. S. N. Battleship Ore-
Kon.
■ The annual inspection of the fire de
partment by the city council, was held at
i 2 o’clock in the afternoon, Messrs F. D.
Wiley, Sam Mellor and t zar Smith be
ing selected a committee to take tbe time
, and iudge the merits of the different com
panies. As a starter the hooks made the
run in response to the siren’s alarm and
landed a ladder against the Ireland build
ing in 33J*, seconds, time being taken
from the drawing of the ladder pin.
The second alarm was responded to by ,
; Hose company No. 1, but in following so
closely on tbe heels of the hooks, the j
i time keepers neglected to catch the time j
i and the company received no credit.
No. 2 succeeded in getting water to the
top of the building in 79 seconds, but
encouutered some difficulty in making
connections at the plug.
No. 3 was most successful, and after
making a splendid run, lauded the water
in seconds, winning the honors of
the day.
The deluge test was made in 77 seconds.
The department passed in review in
front of the city officers, and were warmly
congratulated on their good service ami
splendid appearance by Mayor Riley.
Tbe fire apparatus being put away, a
picked nine frotn all companies took a
team from No. 1 hose iuto camp in a
game of ball, the score being 27 to 14.
The lineup was:
No. t Picked Nine.
Evans pitcher...... Mensimer
Hyland Ist buse J. Edwards
King 2nd base....W. Edwards
Oliver short stop Powers
Sandstrom 3rd base C. Fluke
Varney left field Miller
W. A. Roberts, .center field Wright
White right field Walker
E. M. Sabin, Umpire.
Death of Mrs. Pengelly.
Died, in her rooms at the residence of
John Bickford, last Sunday morning at
s'-45 o’clock, Mrs. Jane Pengelly, aged 91
years. Funeral services acre conducted
at the Presbyterian church Tuesday after
noon by Rev Idleman, a large concourse
lof friends attesting to the high regard 111
which tbe lady mat* held by those sho
j knew htr best. The floral offerings were
| profuse and beautiful. luterment was at
| tbe local cemetry iu a lot owned by the
deceased.
| Mrs. Pengelly was borp in England in
I 1813. but came to this country when
quite young. She has been a resident of
this city some thirty years. Her husband
died in this county twenty years ago.
She leaves two daughters, one residing at
Salt Lake City, the other in England,
and a grandson, William Westlake, of
Yankee. She was a member of the Pres
byterian church of this city and was
closely identified with the work of the
organization up to about a year ago when
the hand of time deprived her of her
strength. She has been bedfast for the
past two weeks, but throughout it all
there was never a complaint uttered by
her, her beautiful character giving her
strength to bear her afflictions with forti
tude.
May Temple Elects Officers.
At a regular meeting of May Temple
No. 22, Ratbbune Sisters, held Wednes
day evening, the foliowiug officers were
elected for the ensuing term:
P. C —Mrs. Jessie Moss.
M. E. C.—Mrs. Kittie Knowles,
E. S.-Mrs E. E. Selleck.
E. J.—Mrs. S. Fulkersin.
Manager—Mrs. Gertrude Nelson.
Protector—Mrs. Pauline Crow.
G. O. T.—Mrs. Nellie Cunningham.
Trustee—Mrs. Laura Colburn.
Grand Representative—Mrs. Gertrude
Nelson.
Following tbe election, initiatory work ,
waa done after which an elegant lunch
was served.
The crushing defeat suffered by tbe
Maroon base ball team at the hands of
the Golden Reda on Sunday sparred them
to vigorously endeavor to redeem them
selves, and when they faced the Silver ;
Pinnae boys on Monday afternoon it was
with blood in their eyes, and they cer
tainly got their revenge, defeating the
visitors by a score of 17 to 2.
IDAHO SPRINGS, COLO., SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1904.
4? OUR. SOLDIER DEAD.
After much careful research of available records, Siftings is
enabled to present a complete and cor feet list of the soldier
dead who lie buried in the Idaho Springs cemetery and whose
graves were appropriately decorated last Monday by their sur
viving comrades. It is the first authentic list ever made, and
so far as the records show, is a complete foster:
Geo. M. Leasure, Died, Dec. 15, i9P3, Co. A. 100th, Reg.
Pa. Vol. Inf. and Ord. Sgt. Co. I. 11 1 Ps. Militia.
Henry W. Babcock, Died Dec. 2941902, Co. A. 4th U. S.
Reg. and Co. K. 7th la. Vol. Inf.
Jacob Nl. Knights, Died April 4, 1902, Co. E. 7th Pa. Cav.
Lewis \V. Berry, Died June 11, 1892, Mex. war veteran.
Robert F. Dutton. Died Nov. 20, 1898, Co. B. i 46 111. Inf.
Alfred P. Smith, Died Mar. 22, i 896, Co. I). 2nd Colo.
Vol. Cav.
Jesse F. Keel, Died Feb. 6,4 891, Co. F, Ist Colo. Cav.
Nathaniel P. Brooks, Died July 25* iS9i, Co. D, 2d Reg.
Colo. Vol. Cav.
Klias Utzy, Died Apr. 11, iß9i, 3d. Colo. Cav.
Daniel S. Kooken, Died June 6, 1903, Co. K, 4th Va. Inf.
Maj. Wm. H. Latshaw, Died Aug. fl, 1880, Co. I), 2d Col,
Cav.
Lieut. Chas. W. Tarr, Died Nov. 25, 187*1, Co. C, sotb Ills.
Inf. Vet. Vol.
Andrew Phenning, Died July i7, iß‘*fi, Co. M, 2d Colo.
Cav.
D. D Van Antwerp, Died Dec. i 9, iRs7. Hospital Chaplain
U. S. Vol.
William Gibson, Died Mar. 12, 1880, Penn. Vol.
Sam. P. Smith, Died Apr. 23, iBB9, fco. A, Ist N. Y. Heavy
Artillery.
Geo. W. Austin, Died Jan. 4, 1875,|Mass. Volunteers.
A. A. Snow, Died Aug. 1, 1881, Ills. Vol.
Almon L. Gilpatrick, Died Dec 5j i9oi, Corporal Co. A
12th Minn. Vol.
Definite Route for New Road
A definite route for the Denver & Inter
mcuntaiti railroad, the successor to the
old Denver, I.akewood & Golden, has
been decided on. The extension will go
to Johnson, thence west via Mount Ver
non and Summit to the west line of Jeffer
son county, thence northwesterly to
Flovd hill, to Idaho Spring# and through
Clear Creek valley to Georgetown.
Touching as it will some of the richest
mines iu the state, the road will go into
ore carrying as a specialty and to supply
means of transit for such class of freight
will, it is said, order a large number of
ore cars of the late>t model.
Considering tbe accessibility and cheap
ness of fuel, it is hardly probable tbe line
wil! use el&tricity'a* a motfelT* powsF
although it has not been definitely decid
ed as regards this point.
Tbe new company, it is said, will soon
advertise for bid# for the survey aud con- *
struciion work, and while it may be late
in tbe fall before such is begun, it is said j
there is n ficient money back of the pr -
ject to guarantee an early completion of
the line, which at a rough estimate, will
cover ilxmt *3O mi’es.
The underwriting of the new bonds of
the line has already been completed, and
according to eastern reports, have a re <1
market, although few have been offered
10 the trading public.
Cemetery Statistics.
The fact that an addition is to be plot
ted to the present cemetery recalls the
history of that “silent city” and its pre
decessor, ami the following information
will be of more or less mtere«t.
The first burying ground iu Idabo
Springs was located opposite the Ckatn
’ berlam Dillingham tatupiiug works ou
Colorado street between 6th and 8 h ave
nues. The first person buried there was
a man by the name of liauff, who was
stabbed and killed by John Clark afier a
quarrel in the year iB6O. Clark was tried
by a miner’s committee, which decided
' that he had better leave the camp and
promised to hang him if he ever returned.
Altogether there was frotn 40 to 50 bodies
buried in the old cemetery from iB6O to
1874 About eight lx.dies have been re
moved. In tbe year 1881, a cloudburst
carried down a mass of wash which filled
in over the ground from three to eight
feet deep, and it would now lie next to
impossible to locate tbe grave of any indi
vidual. There is no record in existence
of tbe remains buried there up to 1874.
when the new cemetery was platted.
The present cemetery was used as a
small ranch by Coddington and Plummer,
and was purchased by the town in the
spring of 1874. The then t >wu officials
not having the money gave their note for
S2OO in payment fur the ground. The
first body buried in the cemetery was
that of Mrs. Fred Leighton, June 18, 1874
and the next was Hopkins Bsraes, a well
known character of the early days, on
Jnly 24. 1874.
The total number of bodies buried in
the cemetery to date aa shown by the
death register is 1,064; of these 840 were
1 buried in free ground or the Potter’s
field. Undertaker S. M. Smith baa bur
, ied 226 of this number and Coroner John
p Trathen has laid away 691 bodies.
, The cemetery now baa 600 lots, 16 by
18 feet in size in each of which may be
. placed six bodies. Nearly all of these
, lots have been sold. The net add
will base 200 more lots on the west end
Mrs. A. Nelson wea a visitor to Denver
Thursday and Friday.
Democratic Harmony.
There was harmony galore at the demo
cratic county conveution at Georgetown
last Satttrd.i v as predicted by the official
organ of the party in the last A w issues,
but the only trouble was that the element
proved so elusive that it could not be
corraled so as to l»e assayed. The trouble
seemed to be that tbe democrat# of the
upper end of the county wanted a cornet
on all the harmony in sight, while th
contingent from this end desired at least
a “look in," which was about to be d»
nied them. It all came up over the com
mittee on resolutions, the Idaho Spring
delegates hot desiring to have criticisti
visite<yipoii the shoulders of a governor
who .tfciot law aud order, while the
dppet’HmnitSynfrtvd ones S4ere fn favor
of roasting the executive to a dull brown.
An effort was made to eliminate a rear*.
luti->n committee, the claims living marie
that there waa no call for one, but a ma
jority thought oth-rv. is-, and won theit
point. It was now up to the delegates
from the lower end of the county t
thwart the work of the committee, an*
the manner in which they did it was not
si w. After selecting the delegates It.
tbe state convention at Pur bio, the rest*
lution committee retired to "resolve.”
C«d. Montgomery was called on f r a few
remarks lor the good of democracy, but
was Stopped in the tnid*t of his sjarech
by a tip that the committee waa abou
ready to report its findings to the con
vention. In the lull that followed, Mar
ion Cook t aught the eye of the chairman
and made s motion to adjourn sine die
which was carried just as the locoed com
mittee returned to tbe hall. A ro*r went
up but was of no avail as the work had
been accomplished. The defiated dele
gates were considerably wrought up over
the results obtained and for a time it
looked as if there would be open warfare,
but better judgement prevailed and the
crestf.illen ones held a convention all by
tbetnsi ves, endorsing tbe candidacy of
J. R. R obeson as a dt* egatetotlie St. Louis
convention. Tbe delegates selected to
attend the state convention are C. E
Worth, V. I. Noxon, E. L.
F. L. Collotn, of Idaho Springs; J. D.
Shea, of Dnmont; James Glassen, of Sil
ver Plume; B. J O’Connell and John W.
Olds, of Georgetown.
New Railway Officials.
The first meeting of the Gilpin & Clear
Creek Railway company which was incor
porated with a capital of $1,000,000
about thirty days ago, was held Tuesday
in Denver and the following officer* and
directors were elected: President, J. S.
McShane, Central City; first vice presi
dent, General Herman S. Sturm, Denver;
second vice-presideni, John G. Roberts,
Idabo Springs; third vice-president C. C.
Worral, Denver; secretary, B. E. Seymour
Central City; treasurer, Dr. E. E. Fouts,
Russell Gulch; E. M. Moscript, Idaho
Springs; Frank Maxwell, Georgetown;
W. F. Willoughby and Charles Oehler of
Denver are directors.
The survey has been made, and Charles
C. Conkle, the right of way man, will at
once complete tbe necessary arrange
ments. The grading will probably begin
within the next thirty days. The road
will be twenty-six miles in length, will
include hi Its route the towns of Central
City and Nevadavilie, and will extend as
£u as Raman Gnlch. Tbe intention is to
eventually connect with Idaho Springs
•nd Yankee WIL
George Kimball visited with the folks
at Golden yeetareay.
Court of Honor Excursion.
The Court of Honor excursion was not
as liberally patronized as was to have
been expected, as the Denver contingent
were divided by the numerous other ex
cursions and attractions. However, about
200 visitors came in by special train and
enjoyed the day at this resort. The New
ton mill was of par iculur interest to the
excursionists, while the Natatorium,
Trocadero and other attractions furnished
other amusements. Most of the visitors
came with lunch baskets and family
picnics was the order.
Will Come to This County.
From a most reliable source it is learned
that the students of Columbia college will
come to Clear Creek county this summer
to gain practical mining, and that the
Dives-Pelican and Seven-Thtrty mines at
Silver Plume have made arrangements to
give them free access to the propertv.
Negotiations for the Stanley and the Gem
mines could not l>e completed, owing to
operative conditions and the Columbia
management found that the mines at
Silver Plume offered exceptionally favor
able advantages. There will be some qo
students that will speud most of the sum
mer at our neighboring city on the west.
The Month's Railroad Business.
Station Agent Frank Sandstrom reports
a most satisfactory condition of business
affairs at the Colorado & Southern depot
for the month of May and no better place
could be selected whereby the pulse of
the city could be felt, as this is the gate
way through which all business passes.
There were 147 cars of ore shipped out
during the past four weeks as against 122
for the same |>eriod a year ago.
Of merchandise received of all descript
ions in car-load lots, there were 307 as
against 227 of a year ago.
During the month of May there was an
increase of nearly £4OO in coupon ticket
sales, and the most of these were on
World’s Fair business.
A Fish Story.
The first fishing party of the season left
Tuesday afternoon for I,ocli
The party consisted of Harry Young, a
bale of hay, Bert Nelson, two mules.
Austin Nelson, a jug of and Fred
Nelson. They started fishing at 12:00
u’-dock that night and by 9:00 o'clock
Wednesday morning they were feeling so
good that they were feeding the fishes
with bread, hay and oilier delicacies,
which the fish would come up and eat
out of their shaky hands. The tackle
t*ecame tangled in tli weeds and had to
'e a; andoned, hut they had an elegant
me tolKigantng down the mountain side*
uid were feeling glorious at last reports.
They had int* nded hr nging home a
wagon load of messes for their friend*,
hut they made a mess of it. A screen
door was taken along which was used fur
separating the fi«h from the water.
Affairs of City.
The regular monthly meeting of the
city council was held Thursday night,
with a full attendance except Alderman
Moscript. A petition was received,
signed by a large number of businessmen
asking that the ordinances covering been
ces l»e rigidly enforced, to protect them
f ora the fakirs and peddlers which an
nulaly infest the city. The matter was
discussed at some length and City Attor
ney Co Horn was instructed to confer with
the committee in compiling the new
ordinances.
A lengthy communication was receive *
from the local president of the Women’s
Christian Temperance Union, calling at
tention of the city fathers to the fact
that there aie a number of y'oung boys
who frequent tippling houses and are
acquiring pernicious habits by association
with cigarettes, etc. The letter stated
that the conscience of council should not
allow this to be, and in the name cf God,
home and native land, asked that some
thing be done to abate the growing evil.
The letter was referred to the committee
on licenses.
The report of Auditor Frederick A
Moss, who made an examination of the
accounts of the city officials, was received
and placed on file. The report shov s
the accounts of the city to have h»en well
kept for the past year, and the financial
condition to be as published in the an
nual report of the city clerk and treasurer
Complaint from a number of citizens
was made to the council in regard to stock
fanning at large. It was claimed that it
was useless to attempt to raise shrubbery
or beautify lawns when they were con
stantly menaced by cows, jacks and other
animals running at large. The council
instructed the marshal to rigidly enforce
the ordinance and to place a herder on
for the summer if necessary, as the nuis
ance has gone beyond endurance.
The matter of fencing the new addition
to the cemetery and of building a wagor
road was taken up and referred to the
proper committee. A motion to go into
executive session was unanimously car
ried, after which the usual amount of
monthly bills were audited and allowed
and the council adjourned.
5 Inter-Mountain Festival. 3
3 « August IS, 1904* 3
GLORIOUS NEWS!
NCWrIOUSr WILL RESUME OPERATIONS
THIS MONTH AND CUT THE
SARATOGA VEIN.
IT MEANS PROSPERITY FOR CAMP.
WILL MATERIALLY AFFECT EVERY DOL
LAR INVESTED IN THIS DISTRICT.
The announcement that the breast of
the great Newhouse tunnel is to be driven
ahead to intersect the Saratoga mine is
probably the best news that we have been
able to chronicle so far this year. The
immed’ate effect will be to remove the
feeling of uncertainty regarding the fut
ure of this district which was brought on
partially by the l«l>or troubles of the past
year. Although the work of driving the
big bore will employ but a limited num
ber of men, the fact that the big enter
prise is again going ahead will add an
impetus to the mining operations of the
entire district. It is feasible that the
tunnel may be driven to its final destina
tion without stopping, but it is certain
that when connection is made with the
Saratoga shaft an immense tonnage of
ore will be transported through tne tun
nel and this will lie encouragement
enough to the mine owners on the other
side of the Saratoga to make efforts to
have the tunnel extended to their prop
erties
Work will be started within a few days,
certainly not later than July Ist, and will
continue until the Saratoga vein is
reached. The distance from the breast
to the Saratoga is estimated to be about
i.fioo feet, and driving the tunnel at the
rate of eight feet per day will complete
the connection within 200 days, which
will lie ulong about Christina*.
Ground was broken for the Newhouse
tunnel in October. 1893, and the great
bore has been driven over 14,000 feet or
nearly three miles. The average size of
the tunnel is 10 by 10 feet in the clesr.
The cost has been aliout £2B per foot in
cluding equipment. From the present
heading the tunnel will driven 5 by 7
feet or single track, as this has been de
cided the most practicable size for tuunel
driving, for at such time as the traffic in
the tunnel should require double tracks
the tunnel can be enlarged at compara
tively small cost. Work ceased on the
breast of the big liore March 31. 19 2, and
since that time the compauy has been
opening up veins of its own.
To unwater the great Sar>*oga mine
and furnish transportation laciitics for
he large bodies of ore known to be
therein :s the pre s ent object <<f the tunnel
company, and a few brief f ,ct» about this
great property will b * of interest.
The Saratoga cor,si t<of about eighteen
claims and all of them have been devel
oped to a more or les< extent. Work com
menced on ihe property some thirty
years ago a’d since that time there has
been a steady shipment, but operation
has been retarded owing to the vast
quantity of w ;ter that accumulates in the
levels. A modern pumping plant was
installed and operated for many years
but this method proved expensive and
the owners finally decided to suspend
work until arrangements could lie made
1 with the Newhouse company to cut the
vein anti thus drain the mine. The main
shaft is down 1000 feet, with levels run
. l*oth east and west every hundred feet.
When work was suspended the mine
filled with water to the third level, but
leasers have lieen enabled to work this
level continuously and are doing so at
the present time. It is estimated that
fully £2,000,000 has lieen taken from »hc
properly in the past, and an experienced
miner who is in a position to know, says
that today, with the mine drained, 300
men can be put to work on pay ore wiih
ont more development being done for
some time.
In 1892. a vein said to lie 20 feet in
winth was uncovered at the tenth level
from which assays showed an avera e
valu-* of Jt* 1 per ton, aid in sjieakiug
about the fi d the Denver News *ai i:
“The success in discovering an initneme
deposit of pay ore at a depth of 1,000 feet
is regir le-1 as another evidence of t'e
permanency of the mines of Clear Cretk
and Gilpin counties. Many of these
properties are more valuable to-day th n
they were a quarter of a century ago, and
have been worked almost continuously.’’
Pending the cutting of the vein by the
tunnel, the Saratoga company will con
tinue to work the third level, hoisting
the ore through the shaft, bat no effort
will be made to operate the mine on a
very extensive scale. As soon as the
tnnnel reaches the property, and the
water is out of the mine, a drift will be
run from the tunnel to connect with the
lower levels, a distance estimated at 700
feet, and then a raise made to connect
with the old workings. The Saratoga
shaft is about 2,200 feet from the line of
the tunnel. #
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