Show THE DRILL CONTEST held at the denver mining solid work we toiyo the following extract from the latair of a denver in regard to the drill contest engaged in by the minars at tha late mining coa gresa in denver the drill bonto bald in tha coliseum intense excitement prevailed at 8 the evening it was aati mated that at least three thousand people were present waiting to vitnest the greatest contest of the kind ever held any cheri there were ten donala and eight single teama the rock ased was the gunnion eray granite and it ia counted the harjeet to be found in the elate A platform was ailt in tha contra of the hall upon whick large blocks oi atone were we can only As each team waa callad the friends made it the occasion of outbursts of applause the danble team of montana wera the vic tara making 1516 15 16 inched in fifteen minutes einsle team from clear creek was the making 1811 16 inched ia fifteen minutes all the other learae mado splendid records aad took their defeat with good erace |