Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-21
A Million a Month Taken Out at
Cripple Greek.
SENATOR FELLERS HIGH OPINION OF IT
thinning Thus Far. Has Been
> Superficial.
\ REGION OF WEALTH

CHICAGO, November 21.-The Times
Herald this morning devotes two columns to
a carefully prepared report on Cripple creek
and the gold fields of Colorado 1t says in
pat:
A million q month. This is the precious
metal product of Cripple creek district. And
this figure, big as it seems. is inside rather
than beyond the monthly gold output, con-
servative rather thar a liberal statement.
The shipments for October We're Il, 500 tons
of smelling ore of an average value of So,
and 600 tons of milling ore ranging from s.
TO $50 per ton, with an average of $l5. The
total value of high grade ores for October
vas $962. 900, and of the low grade ores, SlO2.-
coo. The grand total of the product reaches
$l,GG4GO. The record for November will
show increase.
For the first fifteen days of November the
shipments of high grade ores to the smelt-
ers have averaged $50 tons daily over the
Colorado Midland, and $50 daily over the
Denve. and Rio Grande railroad. These
ores held up to the October average of 500
Ter ton, and returned to the shippers in
gross. s5S3,OOO The low-grade ores aver
aged higher. Figuring freights, milling fees
ard mining the extraction of gold from IS
ore means loss of 81 to 81 per ton to the
producer. November low-grade ore has
averaged $40 to the ton. or this class 30
tons daily nave been moved. making for the
first half of the month value of $3.50
If the tonnage continues for the remainder
or the month, the gross product will be
1,253.UiU tons
The original discoveries of gold in Cripple
Creek. OF perhaps the discoveries which led
to the present development would fit the
case better. We're made In 1890 The Creek
country was then known as Pisgah Park,
and was regarded fitted for stock rails
ing purposes only. 1t Is asserted by 1he
miners that this country, containing TWEEN
fy-four square miles, contains more riches
than any other region of the world. There
Is some basis for this assertion. OF the
by the assessment work only. The owners
lack funds to develop or hold their claims
for speculative purposes.
Shippers of Ore.
1t is probable that fewer than one hun
dred mines are regular shippers of ore, and
perhaps half the number are dividend pay
ers. One may count on his fingers the COM
panies apd private owners whose shafts
and tunnels are deeper than 200 feet. The
production thus far has been wholly SUI
perfcial and incidental only to the search
Tor the principal vein. AS the work on the
leads progresses the ore becomes richer
The value is almost susceptible of exact
calculation when the original assay at the
surface and the depth of the shaft is
known.
Senator Teller. who was here last week,
left his Endorsement on the Cripple Creek
country. AS is known. he Is an ancient and
practical miner. His Views on free silver
do not seem to bias or warp his Judgment
on gold ores.
Senator TcIler's View.
ut is the greatest gold-producing section
in the world he said. Il am glad Colo
RADIO has 1t, and I hope her capitalists will
be able to retain it."
The golden wealth of this part of Colo
RADIO is not limited to the Cripple Creek
fields. Prospects at West Creek, about
twenty miles from Colorado Springs, show
heavy gold deposits. and there is rush of
miners to that territory. The population of
Cripple Creek has increased in proportion
TO the development of wealth. Four years
ago the jewellers IN the section numbered
fewer than fifty at the two or three stock
camps. In the same territory there Is now
a population of 5000 OF this number
10000 are men.