The indicator., 1897-05-01
MINING NOTES.

The Pharmacist is producing 10000
per month.
The Caledonia mine ut Cripple Creek
has been sold for $4,000 cash
Homcstake en- Bull hill is the latest
shipped in the Cripple Creek district.
Rumor says that the Portland will
buy the Granite territory to avoid liti-
CATION,
Ouray has Two smclters in opera
, tion and over fifty shipping mines this
season.
The Metallic Extraction Company at
cyanide treated 5000 tons of ore for
the first quarter of 1897.
Increased ore bodies are being un-
covered in the Amcrican-Ncitic mine at
ouray and Il larger force employed.
The Comslock. near Ironton, has
struck two feet of copper-lead ore
carrying good gold and silver values.
Crcede camp is producing $50 tons of
ore n day, Some economical method
Of treating low grade ores is urgently
demanded.
After seventeen years of faithful
prospecting. DIR. J. j. Crook. of Lead
vile, has struck a big body of pay ore
in the Jay Bird mine.
The High Bridge mine at Snelrels has
Il twO-foot vein of $50 ore the product
of which will be marketed at the new
Fowler smclter at Ouray.
A big strike is reported in the Phila
group, Saw Pit district running ninety
three ounces in silver and two and
three-fourths ounces in gold per ton.
Manager Merrill of the Adit-Dew
Drop companies. Ward. has filed
twelve applications for mining patents
TO territory located by him for the
company.
1t is estimated that the dividends de
clared by Cripple Creek mining compo-
MES since 1891 represent eighteen per
cent. return upon nominal capita,l-
Zation of S2l ,SoO.Gop.
The Red Jacket of Pitliin is proving
TO be an immense silver mine, the ore
running far up into the hundreds. Ma
chinery is heing placed on the proper
ty after which work will proceed as
before. Much credit is due 4. j. Reed.
who discovered the immense mineral
deposit in the mine.
Cripple Creek mines are producing
iloIt bit ihiH lItTt are liclllllcS IOf
treatment. New and larger reduction
plants are required. The Hidden
Treasure Company has decided to
build mill to treat the ores of that
property. which is an extension of the
famous Ute and I'lay mine.
One trip satisfied the Gulf road that
passengers could not without great
hardship and delay be taken into Red
River via Trinidad and NasQuez. and it
therefore sent out an announcement
that they would make no effort for the
traffic until n month later. The only
feasible route is by the way of Antoni-
to.-Ledger.
The upi'liSe to the California shaft
distance of eighty-five feet from the
level of the Adit tunnel at Ward re-
leased Il flow of water that has been
undisturbcd in the old workings for
nearly thirty years. The connection
gives better ventilation and the 'Adit
Company will put on two shifts at
once. Tradition says that here was
phcnomenally rich ore in the shaft at
one time.
Il G. Cooper came in from Red Riv-
err Thursday evening and reported a
wonderfully rich strike in the Ajax
mine that has thrown the camp into a
fever of excitement. The mine was
put under lock and key Wednesday
and no one is allowed to enter. We
were unable to get details. but it is re
ported that several nuggets rs large as
tie end of ones finger were found.
The strike far cclipses anything before
found in the Clmp.-Antonito Ledger,
April nth.