Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-25
Lake City (Ool.) Mining Register. Nov. 10. |
ANOTHER RICH STRIKE IN THE SUI
PHURET.

1t Is Proving a BcnansG-Ei0Et Feet Square
of Solid Mineral and More In Sight.
We referred to the promising Indications
OF this property last week, after which, hear
ing almost incredible reports regarding the
extent of the body of mineral being devel-
oped, we again visited the mine for the
purpose of making thorough examination.
The shaft has reached depth of $50 feet,
and is showing the largest body of mineral
yet uncovered in the district, with every indi-
cation of Improvement.
The shaft is 5x9 feet in size, and every
pound of material being taken out is miner
allied.
The walls of the shaft and the bottom are
almost
SOLID MINERAL,
while there are no Indications of the walls
CT the vein. A blast was fired the other day,
in the southeast side of the shaft two and O
half feet deep, forcing out nearly a ton
of mineral, when it was expected
that the foot wall would
be uncovered, but the breast shows the same
mineral formation exposed in the main shaft.
thus exhibiting an immense body of pay ore
71ax9 feet.
This mineral body was first entered at a
depth of 100 feet.
The character of the formation is in many
respects dissimilar to that of other mines in
the vicinity, consisting of gray copper, de-
composed galena, zinc blend, iron pyrites
and spar. Recent careful tests of unassorted
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| assayer, show the following IN ounces of
silver per ton: go, 81, 70, 206, 5871a, with q
| trace of gol6, and from 40 to SO per cent. of
galena.
The enterprising management will prose-
cute the work of the development with ener-
gy. The contractor, Capt. MoHugh, is
working force of six men in two ten hour
shifts, sinking about two feet per day. An
| improved whim is used for hosting, which
| can be utilized in drifts. The first level
will be started to the southeast when depth
| of 16O feet is reached. The
MAIN SHAFT
| will be sunk 260 feet and levels run every
! fifty feet. There is sufficient ore in sigh
now to warrant the employment of stop
ing force for year.
The location of the property is peculiarly
| favorable for successful Development at q
| minimum expense. It is located one-half
| mile southwest of Crooks Reduction works.
The shaft is near the east extension of the
| property on broad mesa above the over
land stage road and 129 feet above and
1000 feet east of the Lake Fork of the
Gunnison river (Which the property crosses)
where is excellent water for future contin-
| gences. Water is running into the shaft,
which by the way is favorable indication,
| showing the ore body to be true fssure
| vein.
One of the ablest authorities on mining
| in the Rockies has declared that success de-
| ponds as much upon the location of property
for convenience in working, as upon the
quality of the ore. A more favorable looa-
ton for access and convenience of building
and development could not be seleuted in
our valley outside the city limits than that OF
the Sulphuret.
We congratulate our enterprising fellow
cit liens, Messrs. Hartman & Co. on thei1
good fortune. By their unfiinching conf
dence and indomitabIe energy and persever-
ance in the face of acknowledgements they
earned the generous reward that tickle for
tune has now placed within their grasp. We
congratulate Lake City in that the Suiphu
ret will do much towards establishing the
fact that this is destined to become one oi
the greaS mining camps of the State. AL
ready work has been resumed on many
promising pro erties that had been aban
| donad for the pyintar