The silver lance., 1897-12-31


fifteen to thirtytwo per cent "copper" from
forty to sixty ounces silver, and an aver
age gold value of about $3.50 per ton.
The ore has been taken out in sinking a
compartment shaft to depth of 120 feet.
Owing to the expense of hosting without
power, together with the presence of
water, the managers have ceased mining
and a tunnel is now being driven from
the mountain side to intersect the ore
chute at point about fifty feet below the
bottom OF the shaft. This work is being
done under contract by Messrs. Ward &
Murray, and will be completed by the
first of February. When finished and an
upraise cut to the shaft, this greatly
needed improvement will enable the
Lead King people to largely increase
shipments during 1898, and very greatly
reduce the cost of taking out the ore.
The LANCE is informed that two large
enterprises Will be started in the Meadow
Mountain section early next spring and
it is expected large shipments will follow
the opening of the properties referred to.
Burnett, Smith & Tays, owners of the
Lead King mine have located lodes higher
up the hill that they feel confdant will
become a great shipping property, and it
is said they expect to de extensive devel-
opment work on these new properties
during 1898.
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That portion OF the district
Scofield in and about Scofield receiv-
ed more attention the past
season than for five years, and IN that
section some good shippers will be heard
from during 1898. Most of the work has
been in the nature of annual assessments
and upwards of fifty claims were worked.
Gunnison, Colorado Springs, Denver and
Cripple Creek parties are heavily inter
ested in this section and have shown
their faith in the ultimate value of silver
lodes, by spending their money to retain
and secure title to their properties.
A. T. Ferris of Aspen, one of the best
informed prospectors of the district has
made several very important locations
the past year, and has interested a num-
ber of Aspen and Leadville capitalists
who have stated to the LANCE that it is
their intention to expend during the
year 1898 considerable money in the di-
rection of proving up and patenting their
holdings.
Over in Crystal Basin some good ore
deposits have been opened, particularly
in the North Pole and Last Chance, the
latter shipping several lots to the Hoff-
man smelter.
On Galena Mountain, too, there has
been considerable development work, and
some shipments were made to the smelt-
er from that section. The Welcome and
Greenback lodes are said to be very
promising properties
Treasure Mountain furnis he'd also its
proportion of attraction the past season.
From the Youngville and Porcupine, the
properties of VIM. Boucher, several lots
of ore we're shipped, which run well, and
the Eureka and Buffalo, located near by,
are reputed to be very promising.
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This property it is to be
Sheep hoped may soon resume
Mountain work, after period OF in
Tunnel activity, and disclose the
bodies of ores that Ger
tainly await the miners touch. The tun-
mel is one of the best in the district and
will become great revenue Garner as a
highway for working other properties
and as drainage tunnel. The power
plant of the Sheep Mountain Tunnel q
Mining Company supplies &C
air to operate the drills in the lnez ana
Bear Mountain Tunnels. Much ore has
been found in the tunnel, though but
little prospecting was done in the course
of driving the tunnel. Now that capital
is looking to good mining Investments
without doubt this mine will be among
the most active of the Rock Creek dis
trict.
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One Of the Oldest prop
| Jackwhacker critics on Whitehouse
Mountain is the jack
whacker, patented and owned by w. =.
Wyncoop, of Denver. 1t has been under
lease and worked off and on for the past
five vears and it is believed that If gwen
the attention it merits it will become a
heavy shipper. The work accomplished
ON Whitehouse Mountain during the
past year has disclosed most aliuring
field for the prospector, and it IS safe 10
predict that many idle properties Will
become shippers, stimulated by the eA-
cellent showing OF '97