The indicator. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1894-1911, 1897-06-19

llllsdIlDn III the state OF tDlOfluo say
the Denver Republican, a more inter
esting ease than that which was set
tied on Wednesday last by the forma-
tion Of the Bristol Silver Mining Com
pany. n consolidation and compromise
to avoid all litigation. Neither has
there been in recent years a greater
bonanza opened than that the new
company now possesses, with the adj
dition TO the Commodore territory.
In the days of the first discoveries of
mineral in Creede the Commodore and
Sunny Side locations We're made by
the first of the original prospectors of
that section, the former by John Me
kenzic and the latter ny Sy Dore, one
of the first to come to the district after
n. q. Creole found the Holy Moses.
The Commodore was located In 1890
and the Sunny side in the following
year. They are full claims. lying par
allel and forming almost n perfect
parallelogram 6OONl 800 feet in size
After the discovery of the Last
Chance and Amethyst mines. on which
the Sunny Side was purchased by the
Amethyst Mining Company. composed
of ID. ii. Motfat, Major l.. Il. Campbell
and others.
A. f. Reynolds became interested in
the New York claim, and because it
was considered of little value lie easily
secured il compromise ON the southern
portion of the Last Chance. and in a
short time opened in the Consolidated
New York Chance Il greater ore chute
than either the Last Chance or Anne
thyst. Reynolds secured at about the
same time by purchase from McKen-
zie the Commodore claim and formed
company with some associates.
There was some conflict, but it was
easily compromised because the
ground was considered of little value,
and through The conflict Mr.. Reynolds
became Il half owner in each claim.
The respective companies owning the
other half of each. Some prospecting
of the Commodore WAS done in the
early days. but to no advantage, and
the property lay idle for years. Mr..
Reynolds is a developer of idle ground
and an cXtcnsiev mine operator. and
one not afraid to back his judgment
even when the incentive of ore in sight
is lacking. The New York ore chute
was cut off clean with the south end
of the property, and the Commodore
Joined snusly on to it.
Mr.. Reynolds began last year to de
velop the Commodore for another
chute. The Bachelor tunnel was avail
able for work on the south. and
through it he began driving toward
the Commodore on the theory thar the
Bachelor on the south and the New
York or the north held the same bO-
nan2a vein and that IL drift extended
the length of the claims would find Il
chute that had not outcropped.
Between the Bachelor north and the
Commodore end lines is n small frnc-
tion twcnty-six feet in width. the Arch
im-des, owned by Major Campbell. In
Archimedes ground the Reynolds drift
began to find punches of ore and at the
common end line of the Sunny side
and Bachelor an immense ore chute
was entered. The drift continued re-
vealed new riches with every foot, and
1t soon became apparent that the work
was finding an ore body in comparison
with which tie vein of the New York
faded into insigniiicancc. The ore OPP
ened from three to seventeen feet in
width. and the values ranged from
twenty to 600 ounces of silver to the
ton
The Bachelor tunnel was cutting the
ore ut 300 feet on the vein the Man
haitian working further down the cliff
was taken and extended for deeper
drift. cutting the ore at 800 feet
Heavy shipment was the rule rs the
development went on and the import
ance and richness of the new chute
grew in evidence.
The Amethyst Company began to
get inquisitive. The Reynolds work
ing was under its ground. The dip of
the big vein is near forty-iive degrees
and this threw it under a full claim in
about 600 feet depth on the vein. 1t
occurred to the Amethyst people that
the apex might not be in the Commo-
dorc. Reynolds was working just as
If ii was.
There was II consultation and an
agreement to permit prospecting by
both sides. the money accrung from
the sale of ore by Mr.. Reynolds to he
deposited in the bank while the right
of ownership was in dispute. Mr..
Reynolds continued to work on the ore
body and push the drift through to the
north.
The Amethyst Company set prospcc-
tors TO work and the Commodore side
did likewise. A surface drift was run
heading the vein its full length and
from the deep drift We're run on the
vein to the surface and surface cuts
and trenches We're made without num-
her. Surveyors and experts figured
and measured and considered. The
apex had been proven TO hold more ca
prices than Il coquet. Al one point
il is found to be two-tcnths of an
inch on Commodore ground. again II
foot inside the Sunny side line, then
ten feet away ii firted with the Com
modorc again and continues in its IA
vor for five or twenty feet, then back
to the Sunny Side until for 5lI feet it
slips in ard ont across the dividing
side line until to apportion the vein by
apex rights between the two claims
would be to split it into ribbons meas
ured by feet and inches.
From the end line point ON which to
base extra lateral rights the sunny
side seems to have the best of 1t, the
apex having cut its south line pace
inside the corner stake. and ms prac-
tically all the ore lies under the Sunny
side. the Amethyst Company's chances
To take the Reynolds discovery he
came exceedingly bright, as this
coquetish disposition of the apex de
vcloped, But at II point 517 feet north
of tie end lines the apex took & de
cided turn into the Commodore, get
ting clear of the line and continuing in
Commodore ground for about 500 feet.
then turning back aud getting into the
New York through the Sunny side end
lines thus for 500 feet the Commodore
was in possession against the 511 feet
of waving in which the Sunny Side
had the best of II in tile south, and
again for 200 feet ON the north.
AS far as the drift has gone there is
ore. and the promise is. Ii will continue
with but one barren streak almost the
full 400 feet of the vein The tlryel-