The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-12-17
BARON STEPS IN
NOBILITY IS NOW TAKING A HAND
at THE CRIPPLE CREEK WHEEL

On the famous old Elipse property in
Requa gulch for presentation to his
London syndicate. He takes the prop
erty on bond and lease in the sum OF
300 600, making liberal cash payment
and distributing the balance over a pc
Rod Of fifteen months. The property
,ontains eight acres, and in addition
two veins running parallel north and
west through it is coursed on its south
end by Moose vein. Some Of the rich
est ore that has ever been taken out in
the camp came from the Eclipse vein,
and among il was exceedingly rare
specimens Of crystalized gold. A tun-
mel driven on the vein lost the ore and
the property has been idle for months
until recently f. r. Chew and his asso-
ciates of Pueblo secured a bond upon it
and incorporated the Eclipse Mining
company TO handle the mine. The
baron secured his holding from this
company. A plant Of machinery is to
be put on it at once and the mine will
be drained of the water that now filth
two winzes sunk from the tunnel level
for distances Of forty and ninety feet.
1T IS looked upon as one of the best
properties in the district when worked
upon fair and systematic manner.
PROMINENT VISITORS.
A special car from Denver reached
town tonight carrying D. II. Moffitt,
E5en Smith, w. s. Cheesman, Major
I. E. Campbell, w. H. Bush and w E.
Johnson The object of the visit can
not be told at this time though ii is
understood these gentlemen are inter
ested in some heavy mining deals which
" e.
Mr.. Moffat says that on his part the
visit is simply one over the line.
Frederick W. Peck of the Auditorium
hotel and ID. K. Hill of Willoughby,
Hill q Co, Of Chicago, are in the camp
tonight and were interested spectators
at the evening call on the exchange.
Mr.. Peck is interested in mines in Lead
VILE, but he asserts that his visit to
this camp is not for the purpose of nj
vesting. With the gentlemen is Clar-
ence King, one Of the best minerOlo-
gists and mining experts In the United
States, who was in Leadville in its
early days.
THE DOCTOR VEIN.
Hooper Brothers lessees on the Morn
ing Glory, lying on Raven hill, on the
slope, toward Camilla. have opened
eighteen inches Of ore, and are getting
returns from it assay ying as high as s104
They have 800 feet of levels run from
a shaft sixty-five feet deep, and believe
they have the Doctor vein.
Jameson Bros. & Hard. lessees on the
Snowy Range. one of the Raven group.
are getting out and shipping some good
ore from a shaft fifty feet deep. The
vein Is from four to five feet in width
and from 1t they are able TO get tale and
quartz that runs as well a s ounces to
the ton.
Marigold. the new town being built
on -Four Mile. is growing. and the pros
pectors are finding some mineral that
assays pay, although nothing import
ant has come out of the rush as yet.
a hotel is nearing completion, and the
town IS soon to have a general merch-
anIise store
Walter Head and associates have op-
ened good ore in the Lone Star No. .
on Gold hill. After sinking the shaft
seventy feet they started a level and
got out some ore, but the best find
comes from a cross-cut run from the
l50-foot station in the shaft for sixty
feet-to cut the vein, which had dipped
out of the shaft.
a new shaft house and steam plant
are being erected over the Joe Dandy
shaft, aud the new lessees have plenty
of rich ore in sight TO warrant the i'm
proVement.
JENNIE SAMPLE LEASE.
MacCormiclk. Smith & Co. lessees of
the Jennie Sample. are getting out ore
from a three-foot vein that runs from
500 to $3.50 a ton for first. and from
SIC TO $50 for second grade. Three
shifts are being worked. and they will
get out all the ore possible during their
seven months lease
The Moore & Murray lease. on the
north half of the Bertha B., has gone
into the hands of a stock company call
ell the Crown Leasing and Develop
snent company
Trouble between the Iessees on the
Geneva and their workmen over the
irregularity of pay day has caused a
slump in the stock Of the Cripple Creek
Consolidated company. There are ru-
mors that the shaft has lost the ore
and all these tend to bear the stock.
The Gold Mining Stock Exchange Of
Cripple Creek has arranged for open
telephone connections with Victor. Dem
Yer and Colorado Springs during the
several calls. The increase in MEM
bership by the admission Of fifty addi-
tional brokers at prices ranging from
$3.50 10 $3.50 has increased the prices of
seatc. and they are in strong demand
al $3.50.
DISPUTE OVER A MINE.
Denver, Col. Dec ia. NJ. Wells
OF this city expresses his purpose 10
commence a suit against certain parties
IN Cripple Creek for alleged breach Of
contract involving the transfer OF the
north 691 feet Of the Colorado City mine.
According 10 Mr.. Wells. the property
was owned by ]. L. Simpson. who is
said TO be the principal owner and four
other men named Matthews. McNama-
"a. Connolly and Meredith. and Mr.
Wells says he had obtained consent OF
all the parties except Meredith to the
purchase of the property for his own
use. Last Wednesday morning was
the time fixed for the signing OF the
agreement and the payment Of the
money. and he was on hand with his
money only 10 learn that II had been
sold 10 another party. Said Mr.. Wells
Il was purchasing the property for my
own use and in good faith. and did not
suppose that there were anv other par-
ties with whom my bargain would IN
terfere- In fact I had heard A report
that there was an option out on the
property and asked II / was Interfering
with anybody else because l wanted
70 be careful and not buy lawsuit I
was told that l would interfere with
m one. l saw Simpson and arranged
all the details with him. Then I saw
the other parties with the exception OF
Meredith. who owns but a very small
interest IN the property. and we agreed
that the transfer should be made on
Wednesday. When the time came for
making the transfer. / was on hand
with the money that ] agreed 10 pay.
Eimnsnn had drawn IN The conira,r