The Bessemer indicator., 1894-09-29
WONDERFUL LEADvlLLE.
Mining Nearly as Active as Before th
hlumu.


Lcadvillc Colo. Sept. 21.-The min
ing outlook is exceedingly bright, as
much new work is being prosecuted,
while other enterprises are projected
that will hold up matters still more
within tho pcxt few months
The Gazelle Mining Company, head
ed by Eben and Henry Sulih and
John Campion, will push down its
deep shaft, an enterprise that was
stdr'ed Just as the crash came last
year Al that time work WAS stopped,
but now the gentlemen above men.
toned have again taken hold of the
sclipiliP and II shaft 500 feet in depth
will lie put down. This shaft will be
sunk Oh tho sonth side of East Fifth
street, in the city limits and between
the Elk and old sixth Street Shafts.
The enterprise is very important
one, for 1t will thoroughly explore the
second contact and will doubtless open
up the rich ore bodies OF the Elk and
Niles-Augusta. This combination con.
slsts Of the Dillon o. H.. west half OF
the NilcsAuguSta and all Of the
Morning and Evening star properties
west of the Carbonate fault.
Some ore IL iasrn ou; of the Doris
regularly while development work
progresses rapidly. ON the adjoining
property, tile C. NJ. Fraction; the les
sees are preparing, after they get their
shaft deep enough. to run Il drift to
the Doris ground in order TO open UP
the latter chute in this ground.
The Union Leasing and Mining Com
pany is still doing active work and at
the same time is shipping 100 tons
daily of fine ore. A second class Of
orc running high in zinc and well In
silver is being thrown on the dump
| for the present.
The new company organized few
weeks ago to take iiold Of the Harvard
| and several other claims in that local
| ity has rs yet done no work, but Will
begin operations shortly.
| The ore from the Grecnback prop
crty is at present being hoistcd from
the Mahala property. About eighty
tons ii day of good ore is being
| shipped.
The Denison lease is on the ship,
| ming list and is being handled through
| the Seneca shaft Shipments average
1000 tons monthly OF carbonate ore.
This mineral. although only giving
small silver returns, runs 10 per cent
| lead.
A fine plant of machinery has been
| placed in position over the keystone
| shaft, belonging to the Rex Mining
Company. The shaft is going down
steadily and is now in porphyry
| Quite II flow of water has been en-.
| countered, but 1t is being easily han.
died.
The only portion of the Leadville
It.l. Il Lot,
| cnt is the Shamrock, which is under
! lease to w. $. George and others. Some
very excellent development work il
being carried forward.
Lessecs on the Benton No. shaft.
in Adelaide Park. are sinking and
drifting in the hope of catching the
ore chute located in that section.
| There is but little important work
| going OH upon the Dunl;in property.
| A few irsspes are taking ont some iron
| ore, but little is being mined, on .lc-
count of ilie expense. There are i'm
mense bodies of low-gradc ore in this
| property. but under present conli-
ticns they cannot be proftably
| handled
shipments last month by the fndi-
ana Mining company from the Woi-
| colt shaft amounted TO about 600 tons.
| Manager j. W. Newell is still pushin.
mis- exploration work with vigor. and
| a number of stringcrs of good ore
nave been encountered.
Only recently the Iron Lode has
come to the front by II strike OF guot
gold ore. The claim is located on Lit
tie Ella hill about one mile northeast
of the Little Johnnie. The ore has
been encountered at depth of 10 feet
| and while not of very high grade, il
VIII pay 10 ship.
| Some very important work is being
| carried on by the Mahaln people.
| shipments are somewhat slack while
| his new work is being prosecuted. A
Jew shaft is being sent down about
300 feet northeast of No. . shaft.
However, this is more of an upraise
! than II shaft, and will when complet-
ed furnish Il direct outlet for the ore
that WAS encountered in No. shaft
some months ago.
The shaft on the Smugglcr property
Il down 400 feet and is being sent
,ccper. Iii sinking the shaft is fol.
owing Il streak OF mineral and this
may at any time open up into IL good
.'ody of ore.
On the Silver property Il new plant
= i'iNHih'As H'S bVtn DHttcu Ill pp-
sition. and active development work
is carried forward. These people are
after the rich ore chute HOW being
worked by the Union Leasing and
Mining company.
Only recently the Iron lode has come
20 the front by strike of good gold
.rc. The claim is located on Little
ella hill. about one mile northeaa. of
rhp Little Johnnie The orc has i,rpn
encountered mt n depth of 10 feet, and
while not of very high grade it will
Day to ship.