The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-27
COLORADO COPPER ORES.
RICT DISCOTERIES MADE IN THE Ia
S.ILLE DISTRICT.

Uranium Ore Has Been Uncovered In tho
Copper Prime" Mine on Rock Creek
Free Milling Gold ore Along tho Line
of tho white Pass aud Yukon Railway.
DENVER. Feb. 2l.-A very fine sample OF
copper ore from the new discovery In Paradox
Valley has been exhibited in this city by G. +.
Mcconnell. President Of the Smelter CITY
State Bank OF Durango. This specimen weighs
about twenty-five pounds and runs 200 ounces
silver and 80 per cent. copper. Tho mine from
which this specimen comes Is located In the La
Sale district near the Utah line In south
western Colorado. The mine has been under
development for n year and ore has been ex-
tracted regularly for six months. The vein Is
from eighteen TO thirty-six inches wide and
has been followed for more than n mile.
The La Sale Mountains proper lie along the
State lines of Colorado and Utah. the mainlrnnge
being in Utah. The eastern slope is in the coun-
ties Of Mesa and Montroso In this State. The
main range Is n heavily mineraliaed noun
tain showing considerable bodies OF free mill
ing gold ores. on the south slope OF the noun
tains are located the.BiR Ingin group OF cop
per mines owned by Utah mon. Several thou
sand tons of free smelling copper ores averag-
ing 10 per cent. in copper ara on the dump.
Some fifteen miles east, on La Sale Creek.
Montrose county, are located the copper mines
OF the Michigan Mining and Smelling Compa-
ny. ABOUT JWeNS hlltS nOT'n, III SlIlDuu NHI-
ley. in the southwest part Of Mesa county. are
the copper mines owned by Mehane &
Co. This copper property has been known
for n number OF years but has never been de-
veloped. A Chicago company has taken
charge OF this property and will open n wagon
road from Whitewater station on tho Denver
and Rio Grande road. through Unaweep
Canon. rs soon as spring opens.
On Rock Creek. six miles west. in Montrose
county. Is tho Copper Prince mine. where
Uranium ore has been disc overei. An analysis
made by the State School Of Mines returned
over 90 per cent. Of pure oxide of uranium.
There are also values of gold. silver and copper
In the ores OF this mine. Gold values as high
as 5000 have been obtained. The uranium
ores have been exposed in a number of places
along the ledge for n distance Of l 200 feet.
Samples of these ores shown are marvels OF
beauty The DEVELOPMENT in this mine OF
large bodies OF this rare and valuable mineral
adds another to the mineral wonders Tor which
Colorado Is famous. The mines of this Sec
tlon are on the same mineral zone as the San
Juan mining region and are located mostly in
the northwest part of Montrose county and the
southwest part of Mesa county.
The Anaconda, the old Cripple Creek favor
tie, Is liable to create Il sensation in the dis
trict before the year is over. For the past six
JVulS Uni ~ Wv nus 'NSl NJ
out to meet the running expenses. During
this time 90 per cent. OF the men employed
have been engaged in dead work ouoning up
the big estate. a tunnel has been driven for
q distance Of nearly aimile through the ground
and from it drifts and cross-cuts have been
run in every direction. On the different veins
cross cut by the tunnel wines and upraises
have been made. and there is IA world of low
grade ore blocked out. ms well rs a large ton
mage OF high grade. There Is very little
money in mining the low-Grade rock. but in
four different places high-grade chutes have
been found which. if worked. would make the
Anaconda a dividend payer.
-Four feet of ore that assays without sorting
better than $50 per ton has been opened up
on the Grace Greenwood. situated on Gold
Hill, a short distance north Of the town of Ana
oonda. Birch Brothers recently secured the
property under n three years lease. and after
Q few shifts the ore was found in a cross-cut
driven from an old shaft which is down 40
The biggest chlorination plant in the world
Is soon 10 be built b. the Woods Investment
Company at Victor. within a stones throw of
sively the ores of this mine and several tribu-
tary mines controlled by the Moods Invest
v. s. Reed recently returned from London.
where ne snecseded n Organizing the Moon
A hnnare G ,6e M M5nesi dhrm't mf1e a s GSm T u o6 to
nounced that the British management has
forwarded $4,000 with which to develop new
President Williams Of the Isabella Mining
S Tom pa ~ on a return ~ from a careful inspeci
the condition OF. the property. He says:
The, rich core OF ore on the ninth level is at
the tb bottom Sm ab9 Hm Sc fTsyenty.iiye feet i9 length
core is about forty feet long. but whether it
extends from the top Of our present workings
is . matter for any one to guess"
There Is considerable talk Of the formation
oil a smelter trust to control all the Smelters Of
ests.
A smelteT is to be built at LealyIIle by a
lists with a capital stock of 81 10000
ALASKA.
SEATTLE, Feb. 21.n1,Therc has been a CONSOLE
which viii result in doubling the OUTPUT and
will facilitate working mines aud mills. Tho
main working tunnel is 10 about l 700 feet, az
into the mill This property has been a diyi.
position to keen up it's reputation.
In the country tributary to the White Pass
miners have been tramping over the ground
Yukon ana KIcndiEe diEglRGs;;. prospsctors
free gold. Within dina a mile 3lt Of ff tRs q rniiTNsd trae K
was found six feet o! free milling gold ore that
Capital has been secured TO omen up and place
this T. property Syy on III a gazing 2 basis vn,
pn NlpulhI lle NDllt IhBS ana 1nkOn RnlI-
way, which has been pushing ahead all winter
with q force Of LOCO men. reached the sum
NIT OF tho mountains and is now con structine
the line, to the shores Of Lake Bennett. 1t has
made this portion of Alaska accessible, and
hundreds OF miners and prospectors who have
spent the winter at SkHgway and Dvea in an
ticipation Of IN enrly trip INTO the Atlin Lake
country. are now following up the line and con-
fning, their operations 10 American mines.
The day following the eGnaGtment Of the EX-
ness destined for British territory. This is
the conservative estimate Oi men who are In
position to know. II is 60 Der cent. gain to
the Americans.
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
SEATTLE. Feb. 21.-The copper, gold, silver
and lead mines in the province have been left
far in the shade, during tho past week by the
Crows Nest Coal COMPANY. whose stock has
been selling at S?7 to 500 per share on a capi-
talization OF Sl,5OO.OOO.. there being 5000
shares. Montreal CAPITALISTS have purchased
all that was offered Gt the above price. This
property, was originally put on tho market at
So per share.
In Fairyiew district the Orc Elmo has been
accumulatinE ere on the dump until there Is
about 1000 tons ready for the new stamp mill,
The ledge has widened from two to four fee',
and At, a depth Of 100 feet there Is a solid ore
hnHV A. fact wlln laEnVinu $40 mo- tnn anlJ