The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-23
NEW STRIKE AT CRIPPLE CREEK
Rich Vein Carrying Big Ore Found in the
Coinage GROUP.

Coinage Group.
! Cripple Creek, Colo, May 22-Much
interest has centered today in the strike
made by Lon Reed in his lease on the
Pinto, one Of the Free Coinage group.
A strong and well-formed vein carrying
chute of high-grade ore, within a few
| feet of the surface, has been opened in
a trench running through the wash.
| Quartz showing free gold is plentiful
and the prospect is good for making
mine. The Free Coinage group is To-
Gated on the summit of Bull Hill in the
town of Altman. 1t has produced con-
siderable ore, but in the last few months
has been lying idle. This is the prop
erty that ex-senator Tabor negotiated
Tor early last winter, and falling 10
make his payment he assigned his OPP
| ton on a controlling interest in the
stock held by S. l. Altman to Timble &
Hunter of Leadville, who have paid
$4,000, and have half that amount yet
to pay. The minority interest was at
the same time sold by Reed Brothers of
! Colorado Springs to Sam Strong.
1t is the belief of mining men that the
vein now opened is an extension of the
Pharmacist in Free Coinage territory.
P. NJ. MOsies has followed up the vein
in his lot with promising results. The
vein has the same streak as that in the
Munger lease on the Orphan Bell and is
opened but a few feet to the north of
mat working. The find was made in the
| middle OF street in the town.
In few days now the fine new plant
of machinery of the Anchoria-Ieland
company Will be fully installed. IT is a
| model plant and has capacity sufficient
to work the property for years TO come.
connection is now being made with the
Chance, Haight, Maloney and Airheart
workings from the S00-foot station in
the main shaft and within week all
Wall be IN readiness for hoisting through
| The big workings. By the LIST of June
the mine Will be in fine condition. both
on the surface and under ground. The
work has taken fully a month less time
than was estimated when started. Dur
ing the season occupied in doing dead
work, following the expiration of the
leases, the mine has been producing be-
tween 500 and 400 tons a month.
6 r Bryant is working the south end
OF the Lcttie on Bull Hill under LEASE
granted by w. S. Stratton. and bavinr
fourteen months yet 10 run. He has a
smart down ninety feet and is getting
rIch ore IN fair quantity from a nav
sI'sah mat ranges from four 10 ten
inches IN width. His last shipme1t
tirst-class and screenings. ran s655 a
ton A E3Sh-grade shipment IS almost
ready.
The new machinery for the I.ucl,v r,,s
is in place and a shaft-house is new h.
ing built around Il Production Will in
crease from now on.
J. =. Fiatow is working lot Is az -bA
Mt PiSgah school section and has 49,,
ed a strong vein OF forty feet MI
run OF 800 pounds taken from eich-es,
inches on the vein. gave SO returns
The vein IS porphyry lying hetwee-,
granite and phonolte, and # the show
ing for the next ten feet holds aS rich
as II IS al the present time. the lesSaez
VIII start up work on a broad scale and
tly 20 open a mine.
y new pump for the 1S5-foot shaft on
the Abe Lincoln n Poverty guIch ar
rived today. Tut & Penrose have re-
Sumed work on their lease on a portion I
OF the ground and are putting 4 steam I
plant over their lG1-tOct shaft. They arc E
getting out ore from the development in (
progress
Work on the extension OF the Hoosisr
VEN mas started since that property be- /
san 70 make shipper. y. II. Tone has
started a rev shaft on The Little D97
property. The Lead Rock Is worked nm
der lease and the 90-foot shaft sunk i'm
the phonolte dyke has recently haaD
equipped with q within.
me tunnel recently statred by zae
Cripple Creek Consolidated cooosrv - I.
prospect the May Queen has p-sne-T-ita,, i
Nomaoh hill for a distance OF 10 feat
and Is being pushed with su possible.
speed IN search % the extension Of the
Lucky VIII
\ station FOR the seventh level in The
1ew shaft OF the Independence Is now /
being cut. The shaft IS no; OF the vein.