The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28
LATEST FROM CRIPPLE CREEK
Great Increase Noted IN the Production of
the Famous Camp.

Great Increase Noted IN the Production o.
the Famous Camp.
Denver, Col, Feb PA special Il
the Republican from Cripple Greek
says:
THE production from the camp has
been increasing rapidly of late and for
the past week has been quite equal to
that of last December. While during
January the output was probably not
above s450,000, for February it will IN
| doUbtedly reach 100000 and there is
every reason TO believe that commenc-
ing with the lst of March the district
| VIII be outputting its usual rate and
/ Cripple Creeks old slogan of "a mil
lion a month" will have become d back
/ number by the 1st OF May.
''Corley d Archie. lesses on the north
end of the Morning Glory No. l, sub
! leasing from the Lincoln Boy company,
/ have opened a 1O-inch streak of ore
/ running $500 a ton IN a twO-fOOt VEIN
! all of which is pay. The outlook is ex-
! ceedingly promising of course, but not
! enough development has been done to
! allow it to be said whether the ore
! chute is continuous in this grade.
a crOss-cut at $50 feet was complet-
ed on the main workings of the Re-
becca company on the c. o. D. today,
/ but with the contact of the vein a flood
/ Of water was encountered rendering
it Impossible for 1T TO be told what is
! the condition of the vein at that point.
Manager Leonard does not anticipate
any trouble in handling the flow OF
water.
"A. f. and W. J. Mead are working
the Zenia, near the c. o. D. and Dead
Horse, on WOmac hill and today en-
q a Of So
of quartz IS inches in width and assay
ing pay. They are arranging to put on
plant Of machinery to crowd work.
George c. Jones of Denver is in
camp today examining the properties
of the National Gold Reserve company
on Big Bull mountain in which he is in
terested with Victor parties. While
here he closed the purchase OF a group
Of claims on Phonolite mountain. one
mile due north Of the Lincoln mine,
which himself and Denver associates
Will develop.
In the Hillside, lying on Womac
hill, to the east of the May Queen a
good strike of high-grade ore has late
ly been opened and in sinking 20 feet
three tons have been saved for ship
ment- 1t is owned by Wheaton Broth
ers and Hawkins, and is worked under
is drifting from the 2O0-feet shaft on a
chute of high-grade ore from which
regular shipments are made.
H. II. Brown and J. d. Barnes. of
the Consolidated Nighthawk and
Nightingale company, owning the two
claims on Blue hill from which the
name is Derived, were recent visitors
TO camp. Both of the company's prop
critics are being prOspected on the block
lease system and about 80 shifts a dav
are put in on them. The vein that is
providing $3.50 ore in the Lottie is be-
leved to cut through the claims and
much of the work is directed 10 locate
1t. Also the Snow Storm extension is
claimed as a cross lead and one lessee |
IS trenching to locate it. Professor w.
w Kirby of Denver and Frank S. In |
goldsby are working is men on their /
lease on the nightingale and getting
ore IN occasional punches. The ground |
Is well-located and the amount of work |
being done ought to turn something I'D.
The DreXel company is working a |
group on the southeast slope of Big |
Bull hill and at a depth of 80 feet an |
lS-inch streak Of promising looking |
quartz has recently been opened. 4 |
contract has just been given TO sink 100 /
feet on the st. George shaft of the
and a Whim Will be put on
TO assist the work
Production from the Ingham is now
ahout 40 tons month and the ore is
an average of S167 a ton.
The OIL Creek country is coming 10
-he front rapidly of late and there is
much talk Of big bonanzas. SO far lit
tie development work has been done
nut some strong companies have re-
Gently taken hold of low grade promo
siuons prepared to make A thorough
ana practical test Of the formation. l.
mas been considered off the belt and |
out or the way, hUt = forcing itself in
10 notice by frequent reports of the
finding Of rich ore oil Creek district
lies 10 the north OF Gulett. Jack Crit
I'm was in town from there today with
specimens Of rich ore taken from the
I" eymoUth group. The quartz is nm
ike anything found within The recog- !
lized belt.