The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-05
BOOM WORKED UP
BUSINESS IN MINES AT CRIPPLE
CREEK VERY LIVELY.

Still Passed Around, while the Bubble
Keeps on Growing Largsr-Some of tn
| Gossip of the Minss-Stories Told of thu
Best Strikes.
Cripple Greek, Colo, Dec. "A man IL
the Cripple Creek district these day:
who makes any pretenstons to mining
! who has not got from one 20 dozer
orders for property to fill. costing from
81, 600 to 81, 000, Co., is certainly behind
the times. The trouble with the vas1
number is in not being able TO secure
the kind of claim which will fill the bin
Money is more plentiful than mining
property. The correspondent knows OF
a dozen or more big deals which are un-
der way, the considerations in which
! run all the way from s25. 900 to $500. 900,
| but this Information come from the par
| ties interested who are afraid If the
| sales were mentioned in the papers
| would delay or prevent their being con-
summarized. Some of them will be closed
| this week and ii is reasonably certain
that December will be banner month
of the year i'm the way Of sales. as we'll
as in the value of the output Of the
to sales is also true of a number OF big
strikes which have been made during
the past few days. This information
comes from PARTIES leasing ground or
working properties for others and for
reasons best known TO themselves they
positively refuse to give the information
only on condition that it would not be
used ait present
In one strike in a new producer there
Is five inches of ore uncovered for a
distance of 100 feet along the chute.
that will average better than 100 ounces.
Another claim has found eight inches
of pay running better than thirty
punches after sorting. Several sample
assays have run over 100000 per ton.
Work ON the Watson tunnel will be
commenced tomorrow. This projected
big bore will start on the west slope of
Guyot hin and will run through Raven
and Bull hills. If is understood that
eastern capital is interested in the ven
ture
The Abe Lincoln. located In Poverty
gulch, is being rapidly developed into a
good mine. A number Of shallow shafts
have been sunk at short intervals for
distance of $50 feet along the vein in
the portion of the ground covered by
the De Witt lease; pay ore was found in
one of them. A new plant of machinery
and shaft house will adorn the ground
I'M few days.
The sale of the Gold Pass by J. W.
Freeman. yesterday, is likely to lead to
a very interesting law suit. 1t appears
tnat j. j. Mullin and associates had
bargained for the property and saw that
Freeman agreed to accent 81. 900 for the
claim and that the money had been de-
posted ITO his credit in the First Ma
ton bank Of this city. with the under
standing that the deed was to be turn
ed over when this was done Last Sat
urday Mr.. Freeman went to Colorado
Springs and there sold the property for
$4,000. The property is loca ted in the
saddle between Gold and Globe hills
and is a, very promising prospect.
One of the best strikes that has been
made on Gold hill this year is that in
the Shields and Peacfy lease, on the |
North Noon several days ago. At a |
depth OF 200 feet the whole bottom and |
SIDE of the shaft are filed with high |
grade sylvanite ore. Streaks of syI-
vanfte cover THE sides of the rocks. The |
assays that have been made run all |
the way from twenty to 1000 ounces.
GOLD FINDS AT CREEDE.s
Creole, Col Dec. 4.-From the pres
ent indica atoms in this camp in regard |
to its outlook, it would seem that the
crisis has stopped its growth for the
time being in order to give it a better
start on its second growth. What have
previously been known as the great |
mines OF Creede camp are now being
compelled to rank second to the new
and better discoveries. The Park
Regent Leasing company, which has
completed its splendid equip
ments in the way of machinery and
shaft house, is taking out gold which
IS running from SIS to $40 per ton. The
of the Quintette group, on
Monon hill. has disclosed body of ore
which also runs ounces in gold and 43
ounces in silver. One Of the greatest
If the new discoveries is that of the
commodore, operated by A. H. Reynolds
md has only been added to the list
II shippers in the past few months,
md which has recently disclosed a
7ein about eight feet wide of the rich
st ore bodies ever witnessed in the
amp, consisting of no waste whatever.
Its adjoining neighbor, the Bachel-
or Mining company. which has been
Irving IN Manhattan tunnel TO such
| long distance, has at last been re-
yarded far beyond its expectations. 1t
las Joined with the Commodore people
o erect a $1,000 tramway from their
property TO the Denver and Rio Grande
abroad tracks. They have had the
urvey made for the same and will COM
hence erection on or before the 9Th |
Il December. and on completion OF the
anne the Commodore will increase its
working force to 200 men. About a
lalf dozen men at present can get out
II OF the ore that the present mode of
conveyance can take away. owing to !
he inconvenient access TO the property. (
The cable Of the solomon tram snap
ed few days ogo and the concentra-
or suspended operations temporarily
ut the new cable arrived on the 10Th |
{ November and the mill is again in
ull operation.
The Park-Regent Leasing company
ave again suspended shipping on ac-
cunt Of their inability TO cope with
he water. but have just put in a 500
allon pump on the Se0-foot level. and
the pump from the 700-foot
evel 10 the same station, and hope as
Don as the two pumps are in running |
rider 10 handle the water without fur
her annoyance.
John knodel has completed driving
Is 125 foot cross-cut in the tunnel of
he Alpha lode on Moon hill. which be ,
as leased from Richard Irwin, and IS
himself on the outlook ,
'hich ne thinks has brought him with
! the immediate vicinity of something
ood. He has also struck what Is ap- !
arently the Wicklow vein and expects
, begin shipping from the various (
'ased properties. consisting OF the Quin ! =
etts group and others. which he has !
4 Monon hill. about the first OF Janu-
~. Mr.. knodel Is not satisfied with
le amount OF claims which he is now