Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-10-09
BOULDER COUNTY MINES.
Brief Sketch Of Some of the Enterprises
In This County.

Brief Sketch Of Some Of the Enterprise.
In This County.
Thomas Williams. an old operator in
Boulder county, and who was instrument
tai in effecting the sale of the Gold
Spring group of mines of Gold Hill, was
in the city yesterday, according to the
Republican and says that there is more
good work in progress In Boulder at the
present time than for several years past.
The Comstock mine at Ward has been
sold on bond and lease, and will be
developed at once by the proposed pur.
chasers.
The B. & NJ. mine at Ward has made
| an important strike In the sixth level.
A cross cut was driven through IL feet
OF porphyry and new ore body found
fully as large and of the same character
of ore as that upon which drifting has
been in progress during the past year.
The mine produced TO tons of milling
ore last month, which was treated at the
Giles mill.
At camp Talcott work is in progress
in all of the properties managed by Col
Brainerd. Considerable ore is being
taken out but no shipments are being
made. Lyman J. Gage is large stock.
holder in the company, and when he Wis
tied the camp last week it was decided
to continue development for another year
The property is large one and is one
OF the best low grade propositions in the
county.
There has been some talk of the re-
moval OF the pyritic smelter at Ward
down to Boulder. This movement has
been checked. however. by the Big Five
company, which has secured an option
on the property.
At Gold Hill there is great activity in
all directions. The Gale mill is in re.
ceipt of more ore.than it can handle, and
has been compelled to cut of one or two
OF the principal shippers.
Two good strikes have been made in
the Cold Spring mine during the pasl
week-a AZ foot vein in the tunnel and a
good ore body in the 4oo.foot level cas-,
from the shaft.
The Victoria has let contract for
sinking the shaft 800 feet further and the
Cash is taking out considerable good ore.
South Of the Victoria a new shipper
has opened up body of ere, the chute
extending $50 feet down. The ore body
has been exposed for 1855 feet and is very
large. Two men are taking out 1--WE cars
OF ore per week, the smelling ore run
ming from A5 to $50 per ton and the mill
dirt averaging 500 per ton.
A company has been organized to COM
Plete the Corning tunnel, which was
driven into Gold Hill 5000 feet several
years ago. A gasoline engine and COM
Pressor is in operation at the mouth of
the tunnel to clear out the foul air in the
tunnel. 1t is proposed to start a new
tunnel. which will connect with that por.
ton already driven. The connection
will be made with 1000 feet of new work,
and it is said that it will pass through
the hear, of Gold Hill district and cut 40
paying veins.
The Emancipation mine has opened a
big ore chute at the 5oo.foot level, and
will soon commence making heavy
shipments. The Slide mine is In good
ore today at the eleventh level, the ore
being largely tree gold and Carrying suit.
hcient iron to concentrate readily, The
Nugget still continues making regular
shipments of the rich ore found last
summer.
The Williamson mill at Salina is being
put N repair and will be ready for the
commencement of operations in about
week.
There is some talk IN the Caribou dis
trict OF the construction of tunnel from
Boulder creek to cut the Caribou mine
at the depth Of 500 feet belo y the pres.
emit workings and drain Caribou hill.
The distance to be traversed is estimated
at ,,Soo feet, and if the project natures
it will be one of the mos, important en-
terprlses in the county, as it will open
up an immense ore body in the Caribou
and other mines in the district, and
obviate the necessity of pumping from
the surface. The last attempt to drain
the Caribou mine was made shortly be-
fore the panic of 1898. and alter the ex-
penditure of more than $4,000 and the
use OF several pumps for nearly year
there was still 400 feet Of water in the
mine.