The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-11-10
CRIPPLE CREEKS MINES.


A Promising last OF New Producers
The list OF producer n rapidly growing
Gays the correspondent Of the Denver Repubii
ran. Twenty-Five names have boon adde
since September S5. Ono hundred and eigh
mining claims situated In the Cripple Crcel
gold district are producors of pny ore. Tn
following arc the new names on the goldo
record: American Eagle, Anna Lee, April
| Fool, licr Harrison, Chief, Dcerhorn, Deer
,cra No. 9, Garfield. Grouse, Gnlena, JoiIer
Son, Kismct, Lee, Mollic Kathleen, Mlncra
Rock, Mammoth Pearl, Orpha Muy, Petcito
Plymouth Rock, Portland No. 2, Rose, Ros
Maud, Sheriff, Sunset, vnnidum, White Hous
No. l, White House No. 4
The camps grow In, popularity daily. Tn
people continue 10 lock to the great gol,
HELD. ssvery line OF business Is well repre-
scnted. There are plenty Of ieboring mel
here TO meet tho demand. Every house 1,
town Ia occupied uni hotels and boardin,
houses Gre crowded 10 their utmost caps city
Cripple Geek has wonderful reputation, bu
She !, hblo 10 surprise every ONO with hel
richness and development
Tho Elkhorn has been bought by Fred i
FrsbSe and Rnmuel Altman for so, 00O Of
which 5000 was paid in c ,sh. The Elkhorr
10 Valuable property. The quariz Is whit,
and free milling, and averages acruss tho Gu
Tire lead about $50 to tho ton. The gold II
bright and yellow, free from rust md othei
properties which fetard amalGamation.
.. The Phornaclst people are drifting on the
Scnoba vein. The shaft Is now Mt depth Of
SSu icct, Inc Slopes are looking firstratc.
The district now has seventeen minci
equipped with steam hoisting plants, three
with steam drills, fourteen with horse hoist
ers, twelve are worked through tunnols, and
the remaining producers and several thous.
sanl prospects rely on the ''time-tricd and IRE.
testcd' miners friend, the wlpdlass.
=. in the bottom Of the new shsft on the Lady
Buth, Of the Summit, Manager Dickey rc.
ports that thrcc-foot s'rcak Of fourinc.
stained quartz, with mn cast anu west strike,
has been encountered whish IN his judgment
Is distinct and well'de.ined vein that prom.
ises something great. The north and south
vein beink followed from the long tunnel on
The Globe I. looking immense. An assay oil
900 was had a day or two since from the
face. The additional ten stamps will be In
place and paid for by the lst. Every move.
mcnt yet made on the mine or mill by Mr..
Dlckey has been paid for out OF the mine.
An Immense strike is reported to have been
made "Wednesday on the north end Of the In.
dependence niue. Just within the lines and
about east OF the White House No. shaft
house, as soon as the wash was penetrated, n
G-foot vein was uncovered, all OF which pan.
free gold In unusual quantities.
The machinery on The Gold Dollar Is being
ton and the derrick frame up.
The Victor shaft Is down 800 feet, The
vein Is stron. in the bottom aud Is producing
fine ore
The Granite Is shipping to the Gold and
Globe mill again from the upper shait.
The Z. U. ID. holster Is at work and sinking
has been resumed.
The cyanide mill Is making n record and
money for Its present managers, hbou, Eve
tons of concentrates are reduced daily, from
which $3.50 10 $50 in gold Is extracted. The
average saving Is about % per cent, OF the
assay value. There |. strong talk OF tnlnrg.
Ing the plant 10 four or live times It's present
capacity. One thing l. ccriain this mill ha.
demonstrated that our ores yield nicely IL
the cyanide treatment, anu very high pei
cent. lie saved. Whether the cost OF treat
inent can be reduced 90 that ores below sl0
can he treated at profit Is TO the public m
undetermined question.
All the mills Of the district, with the cxccp.
ton OF The Gold Gcyscr and Lawrence, art
running full capacity.