The herald., 1894-07-08
ABOUT HOLES IN THE GROUND
Recent Reports From Various
Mining Centers.
Considerable Work Being Done st
Vanderbilt District.
A Fuil Force Employed 1T Most Of the
Mines-A Man Who Believes
In tho Psgleg
Mine.

While there has been no excitement
in mining circles during the past week.
says the Vanderbilt Shaft, yet the
week has been one OF activity, and .
good deal of progress has been made.
At the Boomerang, Bronze and Queen
Of the Night full force il still em-
ployed. This force is liable to be ins
creased any day. In the mines there
has been little change, except that there
has been gradual increase in the size
of the veins. At the Bronze uiine they
are now taking from certain parts Of
the lower depths some of the most beau
tiful ore that it has ever been our priv
ilege to see, nearly every piece OF it be-
ing fitted both by appearance and qualis
ty for placs In our mineral cabinet.
The ore in the Boone rang and Queen
of the Night remains unchanged-it still
remaining high grade.
Hall & Stillson's property, which they
purchased last winter, has been under
going q considerable development Of
late. This work has boen done very
quietly and very few realize that right
underneath where the town now standa
there is being opened up one of the
fnest'pieces of property in the camp.
When Mr.. Wagner had finished hig
work on the Chippie the property looked
80 we'll that the owners, Messrs. Patton
d 1aggart, decided to put few hundred
dollars more into the development Of
the property at once. The Ohippie has
always been considered very fine prop
erty, but the appearance ut present
indicates that it has been under-esti-
mated.
The latest advices from Morrel Springs
are to the effect that the pros pecte are
constantly coming in, and now and then
capitalist or an expert strays away
from the heaten path to look in upon
the prospective bonanzas owned by the
prospective millionaires in this promis-
ing camp,
The Mid Hills mining district is .
Mecca toward which many mining mon
are turning their footsteps. As far ~
we can learn, the owners OF properties
there do not claim to have the richest
claims in the world, but it is quite evi-
dent that the camp has some very val
uable properties, out OF which fortunes
are sure to be made.
The Mining and Milling company last
Tuesday shipped bar Of bullion weigh.
ing 81 ounces 3 pvt.
H. B. Smith informs nc that his mill
at Camp Lillian will coon commence to
run in earnest. So far sample runs only
have been made, but large lots will he
hauled in Immediately. The mill has
proved a success in every sense OF the
word.
John Huess came IN from Ell Dorado
canon few days ago and reports every
thing to DO in the best of shape there.
He has some very ine properties there.
which he proves to us by showing us
about rs assays, the average OF which
was very high.
OF late number of people who have
been away for some time have visited
camp again, and they all seem surprised
at the rapid growth OF the camp.
Pete Wagner has finished his S0.fcot
contract on the Chippie. and has taken
a contract for so feet more. The prop
erty looks much better now than when
work was commenced.
A. W. Congdon received his appoint
ment as deputy sheriff last Monday. He
had been serving az deputy constable fos
week previous to that.