The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-24
ANOTHER BIG FIND AT CRIPPLE
Vein of Quartz that Runs Two Hundred
fDollars TO the Ton.

fDollars TO the Ton.
Cripple Creek, Colo, Dec 23-One of
the most important finds Of the month
comes today from the Iron Clad on the
hill from which it gets its name. In
the lease Of Cy Hall and David Muir
ply a fine vein of quartz running from
$50 to 1896 to the ton has been opened
in the shaft at depth of $50 feet. The
vein is from two to three feet in width.
For the past three months the lessees
have been shipping ore that ran from
SIS. to 500 to the ton from the S0-foot
level, but the richer chute has just been
cut into. With the exception of the
Iron Clad no ore of consequence has
ever been shipped from Iron Clad hill,
though mining men have always had a
good opinion of the locality. The prop
erty lies near the Deer Horn and the
new quartz is of the same character as
that which was taken from the sur
face cut on that property but has never
been located in a solid vein. The Iron
Clad also adjoins the Plymouth Rock
on which Dickson and Wolcott threw
up their bonds on the first Of the month
and W. S. Stratton and d. II. Moffat
are now contesting for the right TO
buy. The vein strikes into the Ply
mouth Rock ground.
The Iron Clad is owned entirely in
Denver by party of the American Ma
tional bank officers under the incorpor-
alton Of the Iron Clad company. Last
week cash offer of So, 900 for the prop
erty was refused
The Colorado King on Gold hill will
begin shipping ore next Monday. J. J.
Meyers and Eastern parties have a
lease and bond on the property running
about August s next year. The ore
averages up in a vein about $50 to the
ton. This opens up a vein very near
the foot OF Gold Hill and extends in
area to the town limit of Cripple Creek.
The workings consist Of a shaft so feet
deep and several feet of drifts
w. ]. Fine engineer for the State
Land board has just finished surveying
the school section on the south slope OF
Mt. Pisgah into ten acres blocks for
leasing to prospectors under the min
eral leasing system Of the board.
The Western Union has at last awak-
ened to the situation in Cripple Creek
and by stretching two additional wires
and putting in quadruplex have in
creased the service over their lines from
one TO six wires.
r w Crockett e. Co, today sold the
business house and lot adjoining the
Weinberg building to S Watched & Co.
for $4,000. This property changed
hands less than one week ago at 81 500.
Charles Lederer, the newspaper artist
WAS doing the camp today for the Chi
coga Times-Herald and a syndicate Of
eastern papers.
The Gold Coin Mining and Leasing
company is a recent incorDora ton OF
the Woods Investment company to
handle the Gold Coin. Adams lease.
Morning Star and Last Chance bonds
and leases and the p. c. w. which the
company owns. The properties are
distributed over the district from Vic
tor to Raven Hill, in the vicinity Of the
Doctor. William Weston, the mining
engineer, reported favorabiv on the
properties. The company disposed Of
it's treasury stock IN a lump sale, and
has none on the market at present. It
is proposed to take up some of the
bonds and sell others of claims now
under bond, to acquire other proper
ties and do a general mining business.
The Keystone mine, on Gold Hill,
owned by A. F. Weunsch. is putting out
small amount of good ore, but most
Of the work is confined to the sinking
Of the main shaft, which is now at 10
feet
Ilessees on the Morning Star now
have four feet eight inches Of ore. The
first assays from sample taken al ran
dom returning from 81 to $50 To the
ton. The lease is being worked by
Larimer & Co.
The Meechem Investment company OF
Denver has put a force of men at work
on a number of claims recently pur-
chased on Trachyte mountain. south Of
Gillette. The purchase included
group Of five claims.
The Wright and Marshall lease on the
Grouse is producing some Of the rich
est ore at the present time that has
ever been taken from this property. It
is also claimed that the vein is getting
stronger and better every day.
The board Of directors Of the Ida May
company at a meeting yesterday sub
scribed $4,000 shares Of stock. The
money derived from the sale Of this
stock Is to be used in the purchase OF
new hoist to replace the within now in
use on that property.
The jefferson company has shipped
three cars Of ore TO Pueblo during the
past two days that is claimed TO be very
rich. The company has about eighty
tons Of ore al the smelter.
In the Anaconda mine some ore has
been broken the past few days which
runs $ high as fifteen ounces. Steady
shipments are made.
Three shifts are now 1T work on the
Hoosier II is worked through a large
two compartment shaft. which is being
sunk as rapidly as possible.
EIGHTH OF A MILLION POUNDS.