The indicator., 1897-01-09

tnls county some OF me mills have
been engaged in running waste ore
with surprisingly good results An in
stance may he mentioned of test
run OF flftyf four tons of this sort of
ore from the Mountain Pride. leaving
two tons of concentrates which yield
ed over 81 900 per ton.
In the san Juan country there has
been no cessation OF mining work.
Rico has put in very prosperous
year, one of the big companies OF that
section, the Enterprise, having a profit
for the year of SGS,G59.G6. Around
Ouray the season has been profitable
and the plans 10 put up some new
mills to treat ores that cannot profit
able he shipped will greatly help dur
ing the ensuing year. Ouray county
has been called the home of the true
fissure and has been constantly pour
ing ont a steady stream of gold and
silver for many years. The mines
that have made a gratifying showing
during 1Sm are the American Nettie,
the Gray Eagle. the West View,
Grand View, Bright Diamond. Iron
clad, Hultoonn, Plutus. Chicago. Rock
of Ages, Abindigo, Cabinet Maker,
Trust Ruby, Cascade, Mayfiowcr
Great Western and Pilot. These are
distinctly gold mines and TO them are
added the wealth of the famous Vir-
glnIa and other noted silver proper
ties.
Around SlveriOn there has been
much activity, and the districts tribu-
tary to that camp have been unusu-
ally active. Some important sales and
the opening up of properties have been
the features of the year.
No camp comes to the new year
with a brighter prospect than Tellur
ide. The feature there has been the
sale of the famous Tom Boy mine and
I the probable sale Of other equally i'm
portnnt properties to foreign investors
In fact. as n field for Investment, Tel
!uride is generally well recognized
abroad An important project, soon
to be carried out. Is by the Pandora
Mining and Tunnel company, recently
incorporated by New York and Denver
people of prominence. and which has
n capitalization of 100000. The
Pandora tunnel is intended to be for
Telluride what the COwenhaven tun-
mel is at Aspen, and the Mofat tunnel
at Cripple Creek. 1t will be 5000 feet
in length. running through the Mar
shall basin and tapping the veins Of
the Tom Boy, the Belmont. the Japan
Climax, the Flora. Occidental Whale,
Patrick Henry. Pandora and others
The La Plata mines are furnishing n
very good ore, much general work
having been done. and one mine in
particular. the Columbus. has made
such n showing as to warrant work
all winter. o. +. Boyle. of Durango,
competent authority and man who
has made large investments in the La
Plata district, says that the conditions
| were never as good as at present,
and that the new year will be the most
prosperous ever witnessed in La Plata
county.
While the production at Creole is not
so great as last year, the camp has
been working steadily and most of the
silver properties have been shipping
OF the central Colorado counties,
none has made a better showing than
Park which has been steady pro-
ducer of gold since 1850. The Beaver
creek placers are in fine shape for ex-
tensive washings the coming season.
and the company operating has sever
al hundred acres carrying from 90
cents to 81 in gold per cubic yard of
gravel In this county the Mascot
company is driving n tunnel 5000 feet
in length to cut the veins OF the Or
phan Boy and Phillips.
OF all the mining counties no more
gratifying showing Is made than along
the eastern range, where are located
Boulder. Clear Creek and Gilpln. The
production of Boulder county for the past
yenr is placed at $1,7OO.OOO. an increase
of over $200,OOO over the previous year.
The year has been important by reason
Of number of sales In mining proper
ties, particularly In the vicinity of Ward,
which is to-day one of the most stable
addition, great deal of machinery has
been shipped to the Boulder camps, and
aside from Cripple Creek, there are no
camps In the state that have called for
more improvements than these
Gilpn county has had comparatively
smooth sailing during the year, and has
not had to contend with the lll-fortune
that beset it in the previous year by the
flooding Of many Of the mines. In addi-
ton to the activity around Black Hawk
and Central city. the comparatively new
district Of Pine Creek has come well to
the front, and this year the output of the
county reaches, in round numbers, So
OOO.OO0. which is a substantial increase
At Yankee fifty mines are working.
In the matter of improvements by out
sihe capital, Clear Creek county may
well push itself to the front for recogni-
ton. In lower Clear Creek there are at
present some 300 working mines. Around
Idaho Springs and Georgetown the year
has been one of great activity, and CAPT
tai has shown no timidity with reference
to this section of the state
The year 1896 has marked the opening
of several new mining camps in Colo
RADIO, some of which lave already PROV
ell to some extent that they will in the
future be large contributors TO the wealth
of the state. There have been no great
bonanzas discovered like the Leadville,
Aspen or Creede, but the results In the
end may turn out to be not whit less
important.
OF the new camps. Saw Pit, In San Mi