Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-06
New and Productive Territory Being
Rapidly Developed in All
Parts of the West.
ANUMBER OF VALUABLE STRIKES.
Some Properties Which Have Recently Been
Idle Are Largely Resuming
Shipments of Ore.
ENGLISH INVESTORS IN THE FIELD.
One Syndicate is About to Pay Nearly Million for 3
Good Location
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE D1srArcu.I

NEW YORK, October 5.-The following
reports have been received from the leading
mining centers of the West:
DENvER-Mr John G. Morgan, of Lead.
vile, is in Pueblo seeing about removing tc
the Colorado mineral palace of his case o.
specimens valued at $4,000. This is one o.
the finest collections in the country, an6
contains many of the finest specimens taker
out of the LeadYille mines during the pas
eight years.
Another week of strikes and import
ant development work in Lake
county mines is to be recorded
around Leadville. New leases have been
granted, and properties which have long
been idle are about to be started up. The
ore encountered on Wednesday in the First
National at a depth of 120 ieet is identical
with that found in the Frank. Some ten feet
have been cut through this body, and cut
ting out at the sides and ends have been
done, all of which discloses an immense
BODY of ore. The mineral is fine galena
and lead carbonate ore mixed, and runs very
highly in silver.
RESUMPTION OF SHIPMENTS.
Another important work of the week was
the resumption of shipments from the Even
ing Star property. The immensity of the
body of ore in the Maid and Henrietta mine
is still to be determined, and the finding OF
the big body of mineral in the third, or 80 foot
level, can be considered most important
strike. There was plenty of min
eral in the first two levels of the Maid
and Henrietta, but to test the extent of the
ore body they went to the third level,
hardly confident, but hoping to catch the
old ore body. At the distance of 20 feet it
was encountered, and in its full size, too,
proving that this great body of mineral is to
be found from the first to the third levels,
and how much further is yet problem.
More quartz is found in the third lead,
but the increased silver value more than
makes up for the increase in the amount OF
silica. Some OF the stTeaks of ore in this
chute carry mineral that runs as high as
400 ounces of silver to the ton, and also
carries very large percentage in lead.
Vigorous work now goes on opening up the
new workings. An important piece OF
development work will be commenced
next week by the Lucky Joe Min
ing Company, the ground to be
worked being the southern slope of
Rockhill. a large shaft house is nearly
chinery is being placed on the ground. The
working shaft is on the Lucky Joe proper
and is already down a depth of 205 feet.
The Matchless is not to be outdone, and
comes to the from. this week. opening up a
lot OF new bodies of argentiferous ore. But
this seems TO be of very frequent occurrence
of late. There is argentiierous iron ore
everywhere. The shipments amount to
about e. tons daily.
AN IMPORTANT STRIKE.
An immense strike was made in the Mike
and Starr property on Monday. A short
time ago a station was cut about 80 feet
from the bottom and work was run out to the
west distance OF 40 feet. From this an
upraise was run about the same distance.
A streak of nice ore was encountered. As
saws from this mineral run from 20 to
300 ounces of silver per ton, and also run
very large in lead.
A very promising strike of galena ore was
made last week in the Edith, near Lake
City. When the drift by which the prop
erty has been worked was in 80 feet change
in the vein was encountered, and in few
shots further streak of galena ore was un-
covered six inches wide 1t now shows
nearly foot wide, and tests show it to run
% to 60 per cent lead, 65 to 20 ounces silver,
and the same in gold. The Rawlston Com
pany, of Georgetown, have force of men
sinking a shaft oD its Gala lode extension
of the Paynasters. They have in sight, at
a depth of 20 feet, four feet of concentrating
ore.
At Durango the output Of the Vale mill
will amount to almost $4,000 this month.
The King has been a regular shipper. News
OF a big strike at Ashcroft is reported; it
was made in Little Monument gulch Just
west of Ashen. 1t was in this gulch that
Ashcroft, after whom the town is named,
and his partner made the great strike in
early days. They took out of tine North
American mine $1,000 and it is said that
Ashcroft skipped out with nearly all the
money belonging to his associates. He was
last heard of in New Mexico, but none of
the treasure was ever recovered. A strike
is reported from the Hidden Treasure, in
Spar gulch, Aspen. In this property q
streak of rich ore was found in the short
line. The line was also found to be silver
bearing TOR two or three feet and the lessees
feel greatly encouraged.