Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-07
REYNOLDS AND OTHER MINES.
Work Progressing aud Plans Forming
in Many Directions.

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} Place a rule upon the geological
= map OF Vermont 50 that one end will
2 rest upon the Elizabeth mines and the
other upon the Pike hill mines. in Cor.
, NTH, and il will be seen that these
mines are upon a right line with the
Ely-Coppertield mines In Vershire.
From the Elizabeth mines 20 ~ about
two-lhrds the distance % the Copper
held mines and make a point upon the
map. 60 west from that point a mile
and you will reach the vicinity Of the
Cove hill mines in STAFFORD OF which
theone now owned by the REYNOLDS
Mining and Chemical Co i being de-
Neloped at the present time Should
You wish 70 drive TO this mine 90 f
north from STAFFORD .'upper hollow"
on the Chelsea road 70 the "ola city. I
then take the C0pperficld road antil
You pass the summer home Of Prof. ).
9 handler q Harvard college. aud
Just beyond this you will find the road
leading 70 the home Of Charles Cove
cast OF which and hali-mile away is A
ridge on the top Of which are the
buildings and the entrance 10 the
shan now being sunk Nv the REYNOLDS
Mineral and Chemical Co.
The Reynolds Brothers. who are the
principal owners Of the mines pur-
chased the mining rights here in 1875
They had SHAFT sunk about 81 feet
sometime after and lot ot good ore
was found but FOR some reason work
was suspended and no more was done
until last spring when they commenc.
Cd running a sloping shaft downwar,Is
and work ID this shan Is now goin0
on. The shafl has been put down ~
4 depth OF about 20 feet and LARGO
anu valuable body o. ore has been de-
Neloped. Some u or more tons Of the
ore was shipped away some weeks
ago. | ms Wa divided into two bodies
one 81 which was lound IL carry Is
per cent Of pure copper while the
pther carried - per cent This was a
remarkable showing Especially 80 z
lor ore taken from near the Snrfnee
sually the ore mined carries hut ! or
10 per cent OF copper.
The Reynolds CO.. Organization.
The Reynolds Mineral and Chemical \
2. was organized last September Y
With a capital Of 500. 900. The reye. :
lae stamps used upon the papers filed
n the town clerks Office woud hny )
mall farm. The officers OF the com.
ANY are: President. ] b. Rcynold.
mining broker OF New York city
treasurer, VIM. II Reynolds practical
inner Of Rutland, Vt secretary Wn
'hikie Of New York city. Geo n
.eynolds, the third Of the REYNOLDS
fothers, i real estate dealer n
hicagO
me company is now BUILDING
Whim house and cobbinp honse
nd Will keep few men al work IL
le mines through the winter The
laft will be sunk 20 a depth az ioo
e, then a crOss-cut will H. RIM 81 n
,termine the width Of the vein after -. spll
men Z driit viii b run toward, M
nun until enough Of the vein i AZ. CO %
Hoped to determine whether there IL ~
ms mine continuous body ofore or \,
y u the expectations OF the com
NY are realized an adit VIII bc run GER -
rom lower level and mining upon cUI
large scale will be commenced In ffee'
E spring
HE hosting Of the ore for the nres.
VIII be done with horse .wbjm~
y The spring steam hosting an
!, ,a,lis VIII be put IN and steam drills
y oe used tor mining the ore. This 4,
he ! only m IT, infancy but mem.
: q the Elizabeth Mining Co. who
se had large mining experience q.
Your correspondent that Il promis. 81
V rs avery rich mine. The ore
~ the start has been very rich. car
nc from 10 to Is per cent OF conner