The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-20
COLORADO MINES.
Creede Camp Still Booming-Hum
and Sailors Fortune Transferred.

Creede Camp Still Booming Hum boldt
and Sailors Fortune Transferred.
DENVER, Jan. 20.-There is no let up
in the boom at Creole Camp. Hundreds
of people are pouring in every day, and
the influx promises to be enormous when
spring opens. The state land board went
down Tuesday and laid out townsite,
and the lots promise to sell at high
prices. The snow on the hillsides prevents
any amount of effective work being done
on prospects, and no new discovery has
been made for several days. Develop
ments in few prospects are going on
with the result of convincing many that
the theory of blanket formation is the
proper one. The big properties are keep
ing up regular shipment of about
twelve cars per day, but are retarded by
the inability of the railroad in its I'M
finished condition to handle the pro-
duct.
The most important transactions in
mines of late was the sale of a five
eighths interest in the Cleopatra to Colo
RADIO Springs parties for $4,000, or at
the rate of 100000 for the mine. This
claim is the new discovery of the Big
Granger lode on Bachelor Hill, and
joins the Amethyst on the north. The
price is considered low for the reason
that the vein is undoubtedly the same as
the Last Chance and Amethyst, both of
which have So, 900 in sight in small
workings
A mining sale of more than ordinary
interest has just been consummated in
the Ouray district embracing the trans
fer of the Humboldt and Sailors For
tune mines in Virginia's Basin to John
B. Parish of Denver and few eastern
associates. These mines are located on
the famous Smuggler-Sheridan vein, one
of the best paying fissure veins in the
state, and are comparatively new prop
critics. The Humboldt last year pro-
duced nearly 500, 900 under lease.
Cripple Greek is still on the rise, and
the arrivals in the camp average about
forty per day. The Gold King I'M
covered body of ore this week that as
sayed 227 of gold per ton and claims i'm.
mense quantities of it. The Blue Bell
also claims to have struck fine body OF
Alllo NNl
A new strike, which it is claimed, will
rival Cripple Creek, has been made about
nine miles north of Canon City, on what
has been known as the mouth of the Mil
sap. Parties have been working there
for about a month, and it is claimed the
men owning the property have struck {
40-foot vein of mineral bearing rocl
with pay streak of three feet The orr
is silver and copper, recent tests giving
$50 in silver and 40 per cent. in cop
per.
A great deal of prospecting was dom
in this locality in the days of the origi
nal Pixies Peak excitement, but nothing
came of it, though old prospectors hav
always insisted that rich strikes woult
be made there some day.
The past year has hardly been up t.
the standard in shipments from tn
Idaho Springs district, but the coming
year promises to be most successful
one. The Lamartine, which for man,
years has been the banner producer o
!, the district, will increase its force soon
|. and expects to ship 300 tons pc
month.
The Silver Lake mine and mill in tn
Silverton district, has been bonded to j
II. Earnest Waters for $250.OOO, and b
spring the whole works will be runnin
. under the management of the Englis
S company.
Sir Edwin Arnold believes there !
such a disease as la grippe-now that h
. has it.
, cold Uncle Ben Phillips" an interest
+ ing relic of New Yorks slavery days,
a dead.
t The shortage of ex-Treasurer M. j
O'Brien of the Catholic Knights {
America is $75, s2323.
a John Bardsley is reported to be breal
: ing down and thought to be nearly d
!. the point of making a confession.
l. A Chicago dressmaker, while insane
r went on the ice, stripped stark NAKED
It laid down on the ice and froze to dealt
S Figures as to the condition of til
government finances given over yea
ago by Representative Sayers of Tex