The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-26

been done. and the same is true in q
lesser degree in the High park country
but at both places some work has been
4 done with very encouraging results
/ Some phenOmentlly large assays have
been obtained but as yet no pay ore has
been found. The whole country is in
eruptivS rock, and all of il assays more
| or less mineral. but 10 say al this time
| that IL viii prove 4 mining country
would be strong assertion However,
| the prospector is there, and he viii find
II if it exists
At a place called Kings camp. IN
| High park, the greatest interest is cen
| tered. and here a small seam Of white
| quartz running through the granite as
| says very high. and shows free gold in
| considerable quantities. The seam i
| very narrow. however. and in itself
/ would not be sufficient 10 make a pay
\ mine, but II may prove TO be a stringer
| from a bigger one. 4 number of as
| says were taken from other properties
in the immediate vicinity. but none OF
il shows any better than the average
| country rock about the hills in the Grip
| pie Creek district To the north of
Kings camp about two miles a little
formation shows up plainly. but as on
" surface work has been done on the
contract the phOnolite has not been en-
countered. Mining men claim that this
contact is definitely defined and that
With depth it will be secured when, pos
sibly, pay ore Will he found. In the
Bare hills the formation is lava, with
dixie of phonolite in the granite run
ming through IL, and an occasional
blowout of white or bull quartz show
ing up. Assays have been obtained
running all the way from trace UP 10
$40 per ton. In only a few places have
shafts been sunk 10 greater depth
than ten feet, and most OF the owners
and proSpectors seem 10 be waiting for
some one TO come along and buy them
out A few, however, are working ap-
parently in good faith, and the country
will be thoroughly prospected in the
next few months.
Cooper mountain, located twenty
miles south of Cripple Greek, and
twelve miles north of east of Canon
City, is attracting at present the atten-
ton of prospectors. who are always
looking for a new district. Among
them is J. ]. Pike of Lawrence, who
was one Of the first arrivals in the Grip
pie Greek district. He has made a num-
Der of locations and is sinking a shaft
on a we'll defined lead that comes TO the
surface. He obtained assays running
as high as 81 so as grass roots. with the
per. He claims that at least $50 men
are engaged in prospecting on the
mountain, and assays have been OBJ
tanned on float running away up in the
hundreds.
Pick Handle" Griffin was in town
yesterday with several sacks of white
quartz which he claims TO have shot
out of a nine-foot lead In the granite al
the head of Oil creek, about two and
one-half miles northwest of Gillett. AS
says of almost white quartz taken from
the surface return $3.50 in gold to the
ton An experiment made by tie as
sayer showed that It was all free mill
ing. Griffin has staked a group of six
claims on the lode.
The Whale, located on the south slope
of Raven hill, is now under lease and |
bond to ]. A. Busten and w. ]. Will |
Jams for $4,000 The property is in a |
rich location with the Tecumseh on the |
north and the Minneha.ha on the south, |
and with the energetic work being done |
by the lessees Fay ore is pretty certain |
to be found.
Joel F. Vale Of Denver let a contract |
yesterday for the sinking of the Bertha |
B. shaft, located on Raven hill, an ad- |
ditional 800 feet. 1t is now down go |
feet.
The Maggie Weimer is working some /
very promising prospects located one
half mile south of the Lincoln. Two |
claims, the John Kyle and Jurley. are
under lease and bond for $4,000. They
are old loca tons now and were patented
Dy S. NJ. Dyer. An immense pOrphyry
like runs through the full length of the
TWO claims, and it is upon this that the
prospecting is being done.