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VOL. 4. IDAHO SPRINGS. COLO., SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1904. NO. 32

Miss Ellen Batchelder returned Thurs- Complaints of Trespassing. Frank 11. Reginnitter returned Monday Arrangements Nearly Completed. after a short visit with friends at Long- Complaints are earning in at the office morning from Davenport lowa, and will The committees for the Inter-Mountain GILPIN TRAMWAY mont. of the state game commissioner that var- remain to conduct the abstract business in Festival are getting together and the WORK WILL START on the office of his brother, Attorney E. L. arrangements will be finally completed Mrs. Geo. Anderson left Wednesday ious fishermen are trespassing private grounds contiguous to public waters. Reginnitter. nezt week. The managements of the PURCHASED BY THE COLORADO AND for the World’s Fair and othe*- eastern FORMER SUPERINTENDENT CEHRMAN Many are protest ng against Central and Newhouse tunnels have con- SOUTHERN RAILWAY WEDNESDAY. points. ranchers this John E. Mandere of San Francisco, MAKING SUPERFICIAL EXAMINATION and some of them, sented to allow visitors to enter the tun- it is believed without who is a cousin of Mrs. John Lueders, is occasion. “The land owners should not nelson that day accompanied by guides. Miss Eliza visiting the family in Denver. He was Ellis took the morninsr train that own Free dancing will be at the Trocadero get the idea they the fish that the guest of Mr. Lueders iu this city for a WILL EXTEND LINE TO THE NORTH for Denver Thursday, for a few days’ visit from two tillfive o’clock, and promiscus STANLEY MINE WILL RESUME WORK swim through iheir property in rivers and few days this week. with friends. masking will be allowed from two till creeks,” said an official in the game com- Chss. “ Christiansen accidentally ran a A REDUCTION IN RATES WILL BENEFIT missioner's office. Neither must fisher- fiveo’clock in the afternoon. A program nat! into his foot last Tuesday, at the BEFORE THE FIRST OF AUGUST GREAT MILLS OF THIS DISTRICT GREATLY Senator Roberts returned Thursday men think that because they are allowed for the days entertainment will consist of Newton annex mill, and as a consequence al> sports, PROPERTY WILL BE OPERATING. morning from a short business trip to to fish in the streams that they have a kinds of and will be announced is taking his summer vacation a little next week. Silver Plume. right to encroach grounds. upon private early in the season. It was announced Wednesday that the There is just this much about it; during Want Their Agents Back. Chas. A. Gehrman, former superin- Gilpin Tramway had been purchased by R. Elgan of Denver, was in the city open season fishermen are at liberty to tendent J- Robert Morrison of Golden, one of the The Colorado & Southern having dis- of the Stanley mines, is in the the Colorado & Southern railway. It has looking New follow c urse of streams this week after affairs of the the both in them in is city this week on a preliminary exami- among mining oldest millmen the state visiting here continued their agents at Dumont, Law- £ been generally known Era company. and along the chanels, but the limit must nation of of this week. Mr. Morrison bad charge of son and Empire, on account of the limit- the properties the reorgan- men that a deal was pending, and that be ol>served and the rights of the land the old Freeland ed at points, ized Stanley company. Col. Brownlee of options to purchase were held by parties ! Mrs. T. N. Welch and daughter of owners mill under Col. Osbiston local traffic those the citi- respected. On the other hand, the over Denver will l>e iu the city within a few known, Central City are visiting Mrs. twenty years ago. zens have been put to considerable whose connections were not but j John landowners should have a definite com- days together trouble in obtaining freight, and have with the representatives of were believed to represent the Colorado Knowles this week. The month of July bids fair to eclipse plaint before making protests.” been otherwise inconvenienced. the other owners ami arrangements for & Southern. The deal was consummated ( all previous periods in the history of the the Mrs. V. I. Xoxou and children left A petition by over residents resumption of work will then l>e defi- Attorney Regennitter of! A Mistaken Impression. Big Fivt hath 400 has through E. L- Wednesday for Grand lake, they houses in point of business. nitely decided. Mr. Gehrroau had charge where some the been signed and will l>e forwarded to the this city and the consideration is under- In parts of country impression The capactty of the tub and tunnel bath of the a will spend several weeks. proper officials asking that they again mines for number of years, stood to be about f 150,000. prevails that little or no precious metal houses has lieen taxed. more have agents appointed for those and is j>erhaps familiar with The Gilpin tramway has been an im- R. C. Bonnev, C. E. Worth and mining is being done in Colorado, owing points Jas. Dr. W. S. Gilbert of Evansville, Ind., It is said that the citizens of Dumont the workings than any other one portant factor to the mining industry of Bradley were passengers to the big city on to labor disturbances. This is whollyun- person. the 1 arrived this week and will remain a short have to pay part salary During time that he had Gilpincounty, making possible the ship- yesterday morning's Every mining offered of the of train. true. district in the state is titae, charge the mine was a looking after the interests of the au agent, aud it is also claimed that there large producer, ment large tonnages grade ore making output no of of low j its normal There is Alpine and it is safe to assert property B. Consolidated company of which is more freight being received and ship- that the that otherwise could cot have been hand- = Geo. Smith went to the capitol city stoppage of work anywhere. At Idaho’ again he is secretary-treasurer. than at will take its place among the a yesterday to visit the city park, El itch’s a ped any time for years past. led at a profit. The road is of 24-inch ! Springs, where the outbreak began heavy producers of the district under time over gardens and other resorts. year ago are John I*. Swanson of Alaska arrived gauge, *nd at the present has j last February, the conditions Jackson Mill Improvements. his guidance. The Stanley mines have line, and about more favorable at any Sunday for a visit with his sister Mrs. Olaf 25 mtlesof winding in j than time in the Five men are employed iu covering the lain idle for nearly three years, during and Russell Sberwin and Dr. John Ateheson last ten Ivurt- .n. after an absence of several years. Central City. Black Hawk j J.J. years. Preparations are in pro- 2200 feet of flume leading to the Jackson which time the has been full of wa- Gulcb, roost of the took a few hours of! last Tuesday and for unprecedented Befnn returning to Alaska he will visit is connecting with prom- ' gress yields of mineral. mill. At the headgate a large horizon- ter, and the exact nature of the repairs consists of went to Edith lake to practice at fly-cast* These are a scale. his old home in Sweden. tal boiler, inent mines. The equipment upon colossal All which will be used in the win- that will lie needed underground cannot cars. ing. elements are Win Milwaukee, accom- ter time, ten engines and 160 operating together in har J. Morgan of melting the drift ice entering of course, be ascertained until the water over 6,000 It handles a tonnage of Mrs. Wm. Huddleston left Thursday mony. The number of reduction mills panied by several stockholders sj»ent the flume. A large building has !>ecn has been taken out. The first work will tons every month, hauling to the afternoon for Clay Center. Kansas, where has been increased until the capacity is Wednesday and Thursday at the Little built over the penstocks, and will be be done in the roadway or tunnel level, and Colorado fully equal to demand Richard mine on Soda creek, mills of Black Hawk to the she is called by the serious illness of her the largest that inspecting heated from the steam plant iu the mill which will l>e cleaned out and retimbered & Southern cars, for shipment to the mother. will be made. Conditions are favorable the properties of the company. when the weather is cold, and itisl>eliev- before anything else is given attention. city to smelters in throughout the valley Clear no experienced mills in this and the of Creek. J M Me Michael of Kansas City, W. F. ed that trouble will be in It ia ltclieved that the present mill valley. The local Clear pajxrrs are uatur- running by water power throughout the Judge Thos. Tregouing and wile, and Creek Davis and 11. S. Ewing of St. Joseph, Mo., the buildingwill be enlarged, or will lie torn Colorado & Southern will partially Colo., ally very proud of such conditions and entire winter when the present improve- The Mrs. Addie Scott *>i Evens, arrived and B. F. Montgomery of Denver, inter- down and another and larger mill erected. Tramway add to its are excusably boastful. ments are completed. The plant re-equip the and j Monday evening for a two weeks visit ested in the Mammoth tunnel enterprise will This is under contemplation, for the old twenty-five miles of track some ten or generate over 200 horse-power in the has with friends. This Week’s Visitors. were n the city the fore part of this week. mill been running for so many years to two turbines, one of which fifteen miles more, running the mines will l*e used that the expense of repairs to keep it in connecting Among those registered at the Port- The Wykoff saw mill started up last north of Central City and George Straub and Noble Short started part of the time to operate the new Hud- condition for constant operation is so by land hotel this week are the following: Monday morning and w ill continue in by transmission, every producing mine of the district a this morning lor Camp Shaffer, where son mill rope power the great tnat it will l>e much cheaper, 111 the H. K. Porter, Washington, I>. C., F. R. operation. The local yards were pretty first, by complete network of trams and railways. they will look over the field with a view the way, in use in this camp long run, to tear it down and build a new Warren aad Allwrt Young, Kansas City, well cleaned out for native rough lumlier size, Bcgining neat week, the Southern will to locating. The flume is five by six feet in and one altogether. field, Mo., M. F. Fishburn, Fairport, Neb., A. but will be fully restocked in a short a place an engineering corps in the lias head of 18 feet at the penstocks. The Stanley has one of the finest water Warsau, was A. Ilardy, Lincoln, Neb.. A. time. The flume supplies mill to go ahead as rapidly Manser of Wis.. here J. Banor- also the Newton to be with instructions John annex power plants found in the state, and week visiting the Little Richard and neble, Jr., Newark. N. J., P. W. Schmitt, and with water for millingpur- as possible making surveys for the nortb- this W J. Field of New York city, a retires) poses. when the unwatering of the shaft is de- ™ Honest properties in which he is Lewiston, Mont., and C. H. Decker, ward extension of the line. Every mine John buatnesf man, who is president of the cided upon, all that is necessary will la* Albuquerque, N. M. Negotiations Pending. north of Central Cky that product*, will interested. 'J'Mler company, arrived this week and the overhauling of of compressor f At the the the Bee bee hotel the following are willremain Negotiations are still pending between be reached.| Ed. H. Morton, of Homestead, Pa., a short time to lwconie faniil- plant, which will furnish com pressed air city is of stopping this week: Mr. and Mrs. R. A. the Little Mattie people and the owners W L. Bush of this president was in the city this week visiting the ' iar with his holdings and business asso- for the pumps to remove the water from Tramway company, Horn. Denver. Geo. E. Smith, Boston. of the Star tunnel on Chicago creek for the Gilpin County Banty and other properties in which lie ciates. the shaft. There is altogether o\et Rand- S. F. Svensson, C. H. Meleri and Mrs. B. the use of the latter tunnel to the other directors being Col. G. E open up miles of underground workings 111 is interested. Catncaro, Denver. Mrs. M. A. Talcott, ! Mr. Earl Thorpe and friend took a two I’ olph of Denver. Frederick Crews and the Mattie-Newton vein. It will only l»e the Stanley mines, and the total accred- Kinsville, Mo., John W. Black. Chicago. 1 day* trip up Fall river this week. The Thos. H. Potter both of Central City. Jas. Clayton of the Lowell Hardware necessary to drive the tunnel a further ited production of the properties to date Mr. and Mrs. W.’S. Poppleton and Mrs. exact figures as to the size and numbers Company, left Thursday afternoon for a distance of al»out 200 feet to reach the is something over three millions of dol- H. C. Smith, Omaha. S. F. Kanmins, of the fish is not given out as yet, but they depth nearly Wm. Dunton and wife departed yester- visit to the World’s Fair and several other lode which would l*e at a of lars. In all when the mine i*» Washington. had plenty of sport and enjoyed them probability trip. goes di- points. Geo. W. Schneider, wife loot* feet and would completely drain the day for a five week*’ He eastern working, a force of from 50 to too men and children, Denver. s* Ives imtueuslv. it cheap rect to Union City, Pa., thence to Almena, vein besides will allow of the will be employed, all of which will add as Crawfordsville, Ind., return- son Boonville, The Club hotel has guests: C. N. transportation of a large tonnage of ore to Mich., and J. T. McClanahan and of W. the general prosperity being enjoyed Reynolds, Oliver A. Olson, Mrs. L. V. W. O. Hall and K Vandenburg of from that productive vein. The ing by way of the World’s Fair. Mo., accompanied by G. W. McClanahan dump by Idaho Springs at the present lime. Pierce, Denver, Ed S. Pierce, New York Chicago, are in the city with a new device were in the city this week looking after of the Star tunnel is nearly on the level Citv. L C. Oyster, Lumberfort. W. Ya., for saving the values in the mill waste The Company. The ringing of the fire bell last evening business matters. with the Mattie mill and by the construe Fostoria which is constantly going down the creek. brought out quickly the entire down- Eli Jeffrevs and two sons, Trinidad and tion of a track from the tunnel mouth to The Fostoria Gold Mining company They that the was sounded B. F. Lowell. Colorado Springs. claim him hine has given the mill, a matter ofonly a hdld their annua! sunk holders meeting town population. The alarm Secretary Merrill of the Big Five few hundred N. C. satisfactory results in saving flour placer in the two children of Fred G. feet, it would be au ideal arrangement Denver Wednesday, and the follow- because of arrived last evening and will spend sev- From Above Shaffer. go'.d. Shaffer having become lost. In a short for the transportation of the output. ing directors and officers were re-elected: eral days looking after the interests of his Cbas. Straub was in city Tuesday were found, having been up the \mong the Idaho Springs people who Manager Arkills of the tunnel president. Jas. If. Campbell, Toledo, time they thousands of friends. on Star is his way to Denver from the Williams w hauling happy Ohio; vice-president, Chicago creek. ere fish from their homes visiting at his home. Lake Geneva, Wis., Bruce M. Myers. Forks. Mr. Straub states is that the mill in the streams and Lakes last Sunday and will return shortly to resume Central Cty; secretary and manager, has purchased a tract of work man- F. C. Baker nearly completed and will be ready for were following wife, on George inventor and land, the W. L. Bush and the tunnel. Some of the veins already Willis E. Campbell, Idaho Spriugs. J. with residence snd water rights, in operation within a short time. treasurer, water drill, The mill I Geo. Nist, K. M Moscript, A. G. Cham* encountered being in ore which can be D. P. McDonald, Denver; ufactuerof the famous Leyner New Hampshire gardens in Jefferson was built under considerable difficulty, it ! lierlftin, Geo. Hansen, Coddington profitably mined. directors, the above named officers spent several days in the city this Joe and county, for f2,000. being necessary to pack in every part of week the guest of Geo. K. Kimball. j and A. W. Miller. Pleasing Indications. D. II Parks, Denver, C C. German, Fos- the machinery on the backs of burros. t'»ria, Ohio and K, C. Taylor, Tuesday and Wednesday he visited the j J. D. Williamson and P. P. Barbour Dr. J. M. Shaller of, Denver, spent the Findlay A. E. Straub and family, accompanied The machinery consists of rolls, , J 'Ohio. tunnels and the left from Sunday to Thursday at the Central and Newbouse B. Solomon, an went j Tuesday morning for the Daily district i week mines, by L- ardent angler Huntington mill, jigs and Wilfley tables, The company has extensive holdings Little Richard and the Old Town at