Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-19
ST. PAUL IN COLORADO.
Tho Miner Boy Mine Wholly Owned by a
st. Paul Man--A Property Of Rare Value
Enterprise That Counts.


st. Paul Man--A Property Of Rare Value
Enterprise That Counts.
St. Paul enterprise has made itself felt in all
parts of the world, but nowhere more than in
the mining districts west and southwest of the
city. Our citizens have contributed largely to-
wards the development of the mining interests
of the Black Hills and of Leadville, and re.
suits have proved that there Is enterprise
enough left in St. Paul citizens to undertake
any exploit, no matter how great. Advices
from New York to the GLOBE show that Mr..
A. A. Mcleod has completed the purchase of
all outside interests in the Miner Boy mine,
near Leadville, which he has developed from
its first discovery to the present time, and that
he is now the sole owner OF the property,
which is esteemed to be one of the richest
mining interests in Colorado. Mr.. Mcleod is
a St. Paul man, with all his interests and his
home here, and after he shall have made his
millions out of his mining property in Color
ado, will return to active citizenship among us.
The latest reports of the character of the
Miner Boy mine are contained in the Leadville
Democrat of the 18th inst, which contains the
following:
The Miner Boy mine, on Breeze hill, is i'm
proving very rapidly in grade, if We are to
Judge from several ore settlements recently
made by the Miner Boy Mining company with
Eddy, James s. Grant, and other smelters and
ore buyers. One lot of eight tons shipped to
the first named establishment, returned fifty
one and half ounces in silver, eight and
forty-fou hundreths ounces in gold to the
ton, and four and ninty-three hundreths per
cent of copper. Another lot of four tons and
73S pounds of ore, sent to the Lake County
Sampling mill, returned sforty-six and four
tenths ounces If silver, three and six tenths
ounces of gold to the ton, and five and nine
tenth per cent. of copper The mine is i'm
proving very rapidly, not only in the grade OF
the ore pronduced, but also the quantity, Only
twenty men are employed in the mine, yet
enough ore is taken on: to keep the fifteen
stamp mill running constantly,
in addition to numerous and
regular shipments of smelling
ore to the reduction works. The lower grade
ore and vein matter, all of which carries con-
siderable gold, is treated at the mill, while the
higher grade, which also carries some copper,
is reduced by smelters.
The new strike recently made in the bottom
of the shaft, promises to be of much more i'm
portance than was at first supposed. The width
of the vein embraces the entire shaft and con-
sists of a fine looking iron stained cellular
quartz, which several assays have shown to
run six ounces in gold to the ton.
The future possibilities of the Miner Boy are
rapidly growing in magnitude, and there is
every Indication it Is destined to become one
of the leading mines in the district. Such a
rich fssure vein in the midst of immense car.
Donate deposits gives hopes that with further
development work others may be found in
different sections of the camp, and the already
rapidly increasing bullion product of Leadvile
largely augmented from unexpected sources.