The Meeker herald., 1892-11-12
NEWS OF THE MINES.
News Gathered from all Parts Of Colorado
aaA Adjacent Dlstriets-

open when the railroad Is completed into the
town.
The most important strike that has been
made this season In Park county is on the
Hard to Beat Superintendent Riddle says II
is tlssure yein--a part Of the London vein.
Tho ore Is very rich. Specimens OF free gold
are very numerous. One lot OF sack ore
shipped to Denver ran twenty-three ounces in
gold.
Several good copper mines have been found
this summer at the head of Bear Greek, about
eighteen miles south of Rico. The ore found
ia Of good grade and will pay well for the
working with proper facilities for treating
and 4 suitable market al. Durango. Mr.. q. l..
Petherbridgc OF this city owns number OF
claims in that vicinity upon which he has
done large amount OF work, but there being
no demand for copper ores, he was forced to
shut them tlown.-Rico Sun.
During the past season prospecting for gold
In the vicinity OF Mancos has demonstrated
that the country Is rich In that precious min
eral. At one place a body OF rich orc 100 feet
thick Is said to have been exposed. At an
other pocket containing over td,oN was
uncovered. Many other strikes 81 lesser in'
pc. lance have bcen reported irosn this tieh
gold region, whorc so,d plscer were worked
by Captain Moss aaa parry .; CAlifoyalEns
early In the 'fisss--Iscs >,os-
The new vein siF'seI sosae uoaiAs ago ~
the AID q. Diamond arm n the Syndicate
tunnel has iasi hcea reached ny Sargent In
eersoll air Grills The vsia Is ast-aas vertical
carrying at 7rcsost rsss orc, \ uer vertical
has also bcca stFsseS IN the MoEtozau,s, and
We are intorzlc. that tasy have Z hoay ef hieh
grade mineral n The caaiael above IT. Cars
OF high grade mineral arr nov ho3Hs sAip7sca
every dag froza TIC BiocAsI,ea, &aa The
property never looked as well Is al Tic pres
en-, iif.lc--lsro Mara
Superintendent FAsse O! The 6ood Hope Is
getting things in most eIeellcat shape at that
camp The shAfi IS cleaned W and 7e-tln-
bered down TO the wafer level. and this work
showed the vein Clearly defined The build
inss are substantial and good. Wonderful
progress has heen made 30 tAs and a. soon a.
the engine and oIhe. machinery can be placed
in position active development will be
pushed. Mr.. Fake IS thoroughly competent
and will opeu mine II he has proper oppor.
tunity.-Siiesr CEfr R,stir.
Phillip Mixsell has succeeded In raising
10000 to carry on his mining and milling
work in this place. He Is preparing to make
extensive improvements In the mill, and will
spend considerable money In developing his
property IN Virginia canon. He has let the
contract for building tramway from tho
Union Pacific railroad mine to the Fall River
road, n distance OF l 800 feet. The contract
is let to McFarlane &; Co., whu viii! begin
work at once. He will put five additional
stamps In the mill, with the necessary conccn-
traitors, etc. lie has also let hundred-foot
contract for driving on the lower level OF the
Union Pacific Railroad mine to John Chap
man.-Idaio Springs Naes.
Work has been commenced on the Del
Sorte concentration and 1t Is expected to have
the building up and machinery in, ready for
business in thirty to forty days. The main
building will be o0x30 feet, three stories high
The process will be crusher, Cornish rolls or
Gnpin county bumper or ''giltcdge concen-
TRAITOR" Mr.. John Cooney of Iowa, president
and manager. will be in Del Norte probably
by Dot. 90. Chas. Robinson, the assayer and
ore buyer, is already in the city. w. II.
Cochran, who is interested In the work, pro-
phccIes the success OF the concentration, which
will be started on Carnero ore, but will do
custom work also.-Del Norte Proprietor.
A new and rich strike has been made In the
Amethyst at Creole. In the old workings at
a depth OF $40 feet they have run into the
Last Chance ore chute, opening up an ore
body which averages ninety ounces to the ton.
The safe indication Of rich mineral, n lead ore
covering as IL were, was first encountered. OF
the extent of the latest find nothing can be
determined as yet. A cross-cut, being run TO
the west from the old workings In the Holy
Moses, ran into two seams Of mineral that
surpass anything ever found in the property,
and indicates the possibility OF the Moses yet
rlyaling the Amethyst vein. One OF these
seams is two feet wide OF 300-ounce ore, and
the second one assays across Its four and a
half feet 100 ounces.
The Smuggler company, which has been
carrying on extensive development work for
several months past, has now reached depth
Of 500 feet and will now run cross.cut east
and west on the monster vein that has proved
up so handsomely in the upper levels. This
places the Smuggler about on a level with the
lower workings OF the Mollle Gibson and,
being an adjoining property, some wonderful
discoveries are expected. A steady output is
being maintained by this company and the
handsome dividends which are pocketed
monthly by the stockholders show 1t to be
one OF the most valuable mines In Aspen.
Manager Hallett states that the output can be
doubled at any time 1t should be deemed de-
slrable to do 80. In the third level the ore is
ITO feet thick, come of which is almost pure
silver.
Recent discoveries have demonstrated that
within from eight to ten miles of Rico is an
almost ineIhaustible bed of the finest quality
Of anthracite coal in the West. This coal
measure Is situated on both sides Of the West
Dolores within short distance of Dunston's
famous hot springs, and Is about !, 800 feet
vertically below tho bituminous measure on
which the Grand View coal mine is situated
and is at so low an altitude as to render It
easy of access and to work during the entire
year. This vein ranges from three and one
half to four feet Of good solid coal which Is
remarkably free from deleterious matter OF
all kinds, and shows on analysis to be of q
very superior quality for fuel purposes. 1t Is
but nineteen miles from the Rio Grande
Southern railroad At the confluence Of the
East and West Dolores to this coal deposit,
and 1t is all the way on an easy water grade,
and the cost of construction of branch road
will be less than for the same distance on any
part Of the road now built.