The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-02
ASPEN MINES.
A Tremendous Showing in the
Big Tunnels at Aspen.
Mountains of silver 10000
Ounces to the Ton. The
worlds Treasure Vault.
The Rock Ribbed Rock les Open
ed and the GIitiering wealth
Laid bare to the Eye.
A Grand Showing of silver Ore
Which Makes the Eyes Open
and Mouth Water.

From the Aspen Times
There has nothing occurred in th,
history of Aspen that has given sucl
decided and positive proof OF Pitkii
county's great mineral wealth as Tia,
strikes Just made in the Veteran and
Enterprise tunnels. Almost simulta.
neously these two strikes have been
made, and at time when the citizens
| of Aspen had become somewhat dis.
couraged in view ofthe prospect OF
long-continued Apex litigation over
some of the best producing mines
So opportune are these new and val
liable dovelopements that every citi-
zen will be overjoyed when their true
nature and value are realized.
The Veteran tunnel was begun one
year and five months ago, at the
base of
ASPEN MOUNTAIN,
near the head of Galena street of the
city, by men of pluck and determine.
ton. Nine hundred and two feet have
been run in n south direction, at cost
of $4,000. IL is u fine large working
tunnel aud taps the mineral over 600
feet below the level OF the Vallejo
shaft.
The FIRST mineral was encountered
on Monday last about the time when
the first box of giant powder Jared
both mountain and city In celebrating
the discontinue of the apex advo-
Gates. The ore body has since been
entered distance of IL feet, with no
foot wall in sight. Every shot disclos-
cs better mineral with no signs of
wall rock. The native silver glistens
on every side. Assays run 76, 100,
600, 5000 and
10000 OUNCES.
An average of 800 ounces per ton is
rcckoDcd low Experienced miners
say that after stopping ground has
been made ut least 200 tons can be OK
tracted per day, making II value $780,
900, 100000 per month, or S2l 100000
in one year. To calculate is to fright
EN- the intellect. hundreds OF feet of
stopping above, below, to the south and
to the north,
MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS
are In this great trnasnry vault, which
WAS paced millions of years ago IN
the silurian limcstones, during the
epoch of the earth's formation when
the first water formed rocks, were de-
posited in the bottom of the hot wa
ter ocean that completely surrounded
the earth and contained the most
primativc thermal animal life known
TO the molluscan Kingdom. Ages
passed, upheavals took place, man ap-
peared, erosion exposed to him ma
lures geologic mineral gifts to receive
by the sweat OF the brow
WITH DRILL. AND PICK.
How extensive is this rich deposit!
is asked Rich from the Oakland and
Camp Bird on the south, to the j. &,
johnson on the north, distance OF
three miles, is proved, and from Ash
croft TO Frying Pan, distance OF
twenty five miles, is in all human cal
culation the same.
The fortunate and deserving own
crs of the Veteran are &. w. Durand,
! Peter Lux, II. &. Wilson, j. NJ. Down
ing, Porter Plumb, Jim Leach, Min
ME llemnah, Harry Wheeler, W. j
Bell, john Larsen, William Harvey
aud sam Hewitt,
bowling, Wilson aud Plumb recent
~ purchased their interests, but th'
other owners are among the pioneer
in inauguratiug the enterprise.
a week ago thirty-second interes
could have been purchased for $500
and acccntly sixteenth was oilere'
for $1,000. No prices can be obtainc,
from owners now.