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

new prospects on Pomeroy mountain
in the Magnetic group. Hancock is
an old silver camp not FAR from me
eastern terminus of the Alpine Pass tun-
mel. The new discoveries are or gold
bearing iron ore. Miners from this sec
ton, and from Cripple Greek, are pros
pecting for extensions on the new nnos-
w. C. Shields of st. Louis was here
recently with 1. N. Austin, an EngIisn
expert viewing the Lenigh group, JUS.
north of town, with the intention OF
working the property II the samples
taken out for testing should prove sat
| isfactory. That great hopes are enter
tanned here for the free coinage OF silV-
er is shown by the owners Of silver prop
critics putting them IN shape for future
development.
County Surveyor Van Wetering mas
just completed the surveys for patents
on several properties in this district
The Maple Leaf tunnel is being timber
ed and shaft is being sunk on the vein
to open up the ere, which viii be taken
out rapidly when the levels and WINES
are in shape to DO so.
The new car tram on the Mary Muir
ply from level IA. 10 the mill, is about
ready, the new cable having been haul
ed up by a six-horse team a few days
since.
Frank Jeffrey was in Denver recently
TO arrange for the installing of a Walter
Beam process for extracting the values
from the tailings at the new mill OF the
Gold and Silver Extraction company.
The Pawnee mill, after a successful
run, has shut down for few days on
account OF a shortage of ore. IL viii
start up soon.
There has been quite an influx Of men
from Leadville 10 the camp for the last
few days, who were thrown out of work
on account of the strike al that place.
The county commissioners have put
the road in good shape between here and
Tin Cup, and there is a great deal of
travel over the range to Taylor Park
and Cross mountain. They all get their
supplies from the Denver, Lakewood
and Golden railroad at this place. New
strikes have been made recently in the
North Cottonwood country, near Crater
mountain. News also comes to hand
that on Lost Canon mountain arrange
mentS have been completed for the push
ing Of a big tunnel to cut the leads that
are the source of the big gold in Cash
creek placers, and in the Twin lakes.
Ex-Sheriff Hugh Crynible has several
claims there and he says that Lost
Canon is the coming camp of north
Chaffee county. 1t is seven miles west
Of Granite.
o. B. Meskimen. who made a stake"
at Cripple Greek, is here at work On his
claims on Murphy mountain.
1t is reported that Henry Brown. an
old time miner of this place, and whose
family is still here. has struck it rich in
Idaho, near the famous Yellow Jacket
mine.
Mr.. Carey Of Hyde Park. an ex-alder-
man of Chicago, who. with his private
secretary, are making a tour of the west,
was recently the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. F. Field on their ranch at Alpine.
The visitors were shown the principal
mines around st. Elmo by John Nc
Bride.
F. L. Bartlett, buyer Of the American
Zinc and Lead company Of Canon City.
was here yesterday looking for zinc and
lead ores for their smelter. There are
thousands Of tons Of that kind of ore in
Murphy mountain If they can get prop
er rates from the railroads. This would
add materially to the wealth of the camp
IL it could be shipped. as 1t lies 10 large
bodies and is easily gotten out
ALL BUSY AT TOLIFARO.
Tolifaro, Colo, June 29.-The Carpen-
ter group, on Gold Hill, is now entirely
owned by A. T. Hathaway, the last pur-
chase being the one-half interest of the
Bessie lode from A. Al. Carpenter and
Wesley Spack. This deed was made
on the 2arr<i inst, and places the entire
group in the hands of Mr.. Hathaway,
who has put on a full force OF men, and
is preparing a shipment.
Mr.. Hamilton of New York IS now in
Hathaway group. Mr.. Hamilton is here
looking for properties 10 invest in.
Prospecting is going forward at a
lively rate and several important finds
have been made of late. Mr.. Blair Is
sinking on his claim in the Lot Basin,
in which he encountered a tellurium
last week, and finds the dead TO grow
stronger every foot gained.
The owners Of the Little May are ex-
pected in camp in a few days 10 start
up that property again.
The new wagon road fro ToHfaro to
the tank station on the Denver and Rio
Grande has been completed so that
teams pass over it easily. This is a
great benefit to this camp as passengers
can now reach Tolifaro with only four
and one-half miles back ride, instead of
twenty-four, as heretofore. The wealth
er continues fine in this locality
There is a greater scarcity Of water TO
the mountain streams than for years.