The state herald., 1890-03-21
MINING MATTERS.

that they have boen compelled TO run
trains after shutdown and until late At
night. This fact denotes that the output
Of milling and smelting ore keeps up to IL
former average Central City Register
Cail.
The gold-bearing veins OF Ward district
are forging to the front, and tho greater
the death attained on them, the better the
ore. BY Juno /, 1880, the district will have
stamp mill capacity Of 240. Several now
mills nre in course Of erection and others
are in contemplation as soon - proper
mill sites con be secured.-Ccntrdl CITY
RcytSter-Cd
A strike at the Humboldt mine at James
town is reported. This mine has large
vein of low grade ore which ID easily
worked. Very little is heard Of the Carl
Gardner lode, which had such wonder
fully rich pocket Of ore some time ago. 1t
was one Of tho richest pockets ever struck.
but 1t seems to have lasted only . short
timc.-Dcnrer Republican.
The Compromise company Is putting In
orous work on its bonanza property. Tho
mine is now shipping nbout 80 tons per
day on On average Some days the output
is run up US high as $50 tons, but the aver
age mentioned Hlls the company's present
contracts and the production IL kept down
to that figure.-Aspcn Timcs.
Walter II. Bunce, foreman Of the Amer
lean Nettle, Ouray, says they are employ
Ing fifty men and shipping 100 sacks daily.
In new levels are opening largo bodies Of
sulphldes of satisfactory value In the
breast Of the workings, at distance Of 800
feet into the hill. There has been big
Improvement In the condition Of the mine
and tho local management are sanguine
that big results are In store for the proper
ty. A peculiar feature ut the timo is Q
body OF ore In the breast Of one drift about
Three feet high nnd four feet wide, carry
ing heavy per cent, of galena and gray
copper ind about $50 ounces silver.
MIR. Max Boehmer, one OF the Oldest
best informed and conservative mining en-
ginecrs of Colorado, was recently inter-
viewed by representative Of Leadville
paper, regarding the future of the Lead
vile district. Mr.. Boehmer said: "The
outlook / regard as fur better than It has
been for the past five years. A year ago,
confess, the outlook was very gloomy.
I could not figure out lOOC ton output per
day for three years ahead. But now tho
horizon has frightened wonderfully. can
state with great confidence that there Is an
assured 1000 ton output for at least ten
years, and the camp, Us o permanent fix.
ture is good-well, until tho year 20o0."-
Mining Industry.
An important strike is reported from
the Silver Star, which is Just west Of tho
Edison and Burro In Tourtelotte Park.
The strike has been made in the north 800
feet which is under lease Of Thomas and
Charles Moore, NJ. Leamans, Abo and
Gideon Lumley, John Scott, +. Egain, w.
+. Ritter, A. Proffit, J. Storm, J. Wood
vile, Bob Morrow and Jerry Ryan. The
shaft struck ore Mt depth Of 532 feet,
after passing through lot of blue lime.
The ore has been penetrated four feet, and
the bottom has not been reached. Three
picked specimens assayed 43a, 3l4 and sas
ounces, while two grab samples went 30
and 10 ounces. The ore is reported to bc
very solid and the strike is reported to be
q very good one. The lease has eight
months TO run.-Aspcn Times.
The development Of the Matchless goes
on each month without much change, a.
the vast bodies OF ore which they havc dis.
closed in that mine, enable them to ship
about what they please, and while tho
greater proportion of the orc mined and
shipped from the mine ut present Is an
argentiferous iron, there is q fair perccn-
tagc OF dry silicious ore being shipped, and
the mine Is being worked ut more than
average profit The entire shipments will
probably amount to 30 tons per day, which
could be made much greater did tho man
agement SO desire. A great deal Of devel- D.
opment work Is going forward, particular
ly in the lower levels, and the chances aro
that In tho most northern workings, other
good chutes OF ore will be encountered, Us
tho development proceeds. The iron Is
said to contain less silver now than ut any
time, while tho silicious ore shipped runs
higher In silver.-Lcddpiiie Hcrdld-Dcmo.
crut.
The Aspen mine made phenomenal rec
ord during the month OF February. Tho
total shipments during the month amount
cd To 3,sa6 tons, which was an average for
the "A wording days OF l59 5-la tons pcr
day. This is the largest daily average
ever made by the mine for whole month.
The mine had frequently sent down that
much for single day, but the monthly
average had always fallen lower. The
grade OF the mineral shipped was not quito
so high rs during some former months.
This lowering OF the grade was caused by
cleaning up some old stuff that had been
getting In the way. Tho Slopes maintain
their general character and there Ia a bot
Ter showing now than ever before. Since
,hc Aspen was opened in 1854 II hns maid
something like $1,000, 900, the gross produe.
ton having been probably 500, 900, and Il
Is good for as much more. More than two
thirds OF the profits have been rsnlIxcd
since May lsss.-ispen Times
The marble deposits u, the head Of Yulo
Creek undoubtedly constitute ono Of tho
most vaiuatics raeourccs OF tho State.
They have not received tue asAaAalea thst
they deserve, but the time is Mt hand WHOM
their lame VIII be spread abroad as far n.
the name OF the State OF Colorado reaches.
Tho resson for the ncglcc, OF those urc.,
deposits has no doubt been tho fac, th.,
.noy afo yc' on, OF reach of the railroads,
put II Is probable that this condition Of iso.
iatlon will no, much longer osIs, Thc
marble Is found In almos, all colors and Al,
combinations OF coors. Some is lot black.
some Is green, some Is yellow, some rcd
some orange' and NO on, these and othc32
coiors being often found In single plcc~f{