The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-30

An Interest in the Santa Rita Goes to
Parties at LeadviIIe Who Have Great
Faith in its Future-The Odd Fellow to
be Soon Worked on an Extensive Scale
Other Mining News.
Cripple Creek, Cola June 29--The
prospects Of mining IN this region are
better than they have ever been
Bert Valentine is opening some great
ore in the Bruner Gold King adjoining
the Anchoria-Leland properties on Gold
hill. He is working IN an old shaft on
the property and recently shot into
what has been considered the hanging
wall, finding a layer of rich ore which
he is stripping and shipping with good
results One streak about two inches
in width ranges from $500 TO $500 in val
ue by assay A ton shipped for a test
gave better than $3.50. The ground is
owned by the Colorado Gold Mining
and Leasing company, of which o. II.
p. Baxter of Pueblo and o. w. Brun-
ner of Chicago are the principal stock
holders. Valentine has taken out near
iy a car load Of the ore since Monday
the balance of about three ounces grade
FINE ORE IN THE LILLE.
F. H. Bartholomew is getting some
fine ore from his lease on the Lille ad-
joining the indicator on Bull hill. A
new vein, first opened in the Vindica-
tor. has been caught in an incline shaft
and carries three feet of ore that 1t sort
ed into three grades. One streak of four
to- 49,
Of it carries $500 and the whole vein
Is smelling ore. The lease has been
producing from the surface, but never
such high grade as at present.
Another fine showing for a mine joins
the already lengthy list that has been
made from the new strikes reported this
month. L L. Num- of the San Miguai
and Gold King mine in Marshall basin
has a force Of men working on his lease
on the Hillside, located on Gold hill be-
tween the Lillian Leland and the Key
stone. Early IN the week the old
shaft on the claim was sunk into five
feet Of ore of shipping grade. Three
assays of rock samples today from
the thirty tons of ore now on the dump
ran 1874, $44 and SIC a ton.
WORK IN THE SANTA RITA
Peter w. Breene, formerly of Lead
vile, has bought into the Santa Rita
located at the foot OF. Squaw mountain
near Victor. The mine Is producing
considerable high grade ore and is COM
puted 10 have $500 worth now in sight
James Doyle OF the Portland IS presi-
dent of the company. Work was re-
Gently resumed on the property and the
machinery is being moved to a new
shaft being sunk further up the hill
directly over the ore chute.
Wilson Fletcher has been given a four
months bond and lease on the Summit
On Gold hill. The bond is for $4,000 and
runs from the Gold Crater company Of
which w. S. Stratton is president.
C. R. Smith, a Texas cattieman. has
taken a bond and lease on the l. o. o.
T., fraction on Howell hill, is putting
up a steam plant and preparing 10 work
the property on an energetic scale. Fred
]. Miller located the fraction and has
been taking out ore for two weeks, max
ing shipments that paid.
The Boston and Battle Mountain COM
pany is sinking a new shaft on the
Maggie of the Broken Hill company,
worked by it under lease, expecting to
catch the I. o. o. F., vein in cross
cut from the shaft which is now So feet
in depth.
IN THE ELKTON NINE.
The second and third levels being run
north from the EIkton shaft into Wal
ter ground have come 20 the edge of the
ore chute 500 feet from the shaft ,indi-
eating a widening of the chute in the
lower depths. The public is slow TO
appreciate the greatness of the Elkton
For years it has been looked upon as
an Indifferent proposition and not until
within the year, since the consolida ton
Of the Elkton and Walter companies.
has the fact dawned that it IS one OF
the biggest mines in the camp. Open
ed for 1000 feet in length, the first level
on the mine holds stopping ground that
VIII rquire eighteen months TO exhaust
and throughout that time the mine can
produce twenty tons a day, the ore ri
Valing in richness the more famous
mines in the camp. First grade values
never fall below nine ounces gold and
often run above twenty, while at in
tervals $1,000 ore can be shipped from
a richer chute that comes into the vein
for thirty feet of its length.
SECOND AND THIRD LEVELS.
The second and third levels will be
continued on through the year. but
the ground opened by them will be left
In reserve. At the fourth ievel.the per-
nnanent watr line. a higher grade chute
was entered in the Elkton shaft but
this VIII not be touched for months TO
come In four months, since the con-
solidation was effected. the production
has reached Sl75, 900 and there is a hea-
Wy reserve fund on hand 10 meet any
contingency and guarantee the steady
payment OF dividends. Il is now plain
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the early day era of Eikton prosperity
the management has had method in its
piacidity and that whole woodshed
was filled in the days it was saying
nothing.
ON THE LONGFELLOW.
Two sets Of iessees are now producing
pay from the Longfellow, on the south
slope OF Bull. Simpson & Clements
made high grade shipment yesterday
the second made in a week No returns
have been received, but the ore shows
free gold and sylvanite. In the Nor
ris lease the same kind OF ore is being
saved from the surface trench.
J. II. Gilmor is following up his find
Of high grade ore made at the surface
on the south end of the Morning Glory
in the Jack Pot section Of Raven hill.
Two shifts are kept sinking on the
four-inch streak OF twenty-five ounce
ore.
Charles Frey has sunk for eighty feet
on the narrow seam Of high grade ore
in the N-10-US on Squaw mountain. and
is now drifting. A shipment of sacked
ore viii be sent out in a few days.
Contracts have been let for 81 900
worth Of development work on the City
Of Leeds group on Straub mountain by
the Tallahassee company in prepare |
ton Ter patendng
Two shipments have been made from |
the Marks lease on the Modoc. the ore