The silver lance., 1899-07-21
HENTION OF THE MINES.
"hsf the Weeks Work Has Developed In the
Properties OF theD,strict.


the district was made during the week on
the Fargo lode, situate on Sheep noun
tain, and owned by the Crystal River
Mining company. After unwatering the
Black Queen mine, Manager Moore was
not ready tocommence mining operations
on it, so in order to hold his crew togeth-
er, he thought he would unwater and in
vestigate 20-foot incline located on Far
go ground and about 500 feet easterly
from the Black Queen workings. sy-
phon was improvised. which did the work
OF unwatering in short order; the walls
were cleaned and found to be somewhat
broken. Some shots were put in reveal
ing some good looking copper and lead
ore from which fiattering assays were Sc
cured. Further development show the
vein to be increasing in width aud value.
Two shifts were put on Tuesday, since
which time over five tons have been
Wednesday noon broke down considera-
bly, over ton of good shipping ore. and
yesterday the output exceeded eighty five
sacks, while latest reports confirm the
permanency and wonderful value of
the ore measures. 1t is sulphde. the
copper running between 30 and 30 per
cent, while the lead value is greater
There are more men working within
radii of five miles of Crystal at present
than for long while, and many of the
properties which are only considered
prospects will be in the shipping list be-
fore the season closes. Properties opened
several years ago have remained idle for
the reason that at the time they were
prospected only silver and gold values
were sought and the copper wealth OF
the district was UNDECIDED. There is no
longer any question of this being a cop
per district. Two men who have studied
the different copper camps Of the state
agree that the Crystal country has the
best showings SO far. Altogether the
conditions are encouraging, though the
season has seemed to open slowly.
Providing favorable leases can be OBJ.
tained, a number of properties will be
developed by leasers within the next few
months. There are many attractive
patented prospects hereabout which will
never be much different il it rests with
the owners to develop them. When such
claims may be leased to parties who will
open them it is to the best interest of
the camp as well as the owner to have it
prospected. In such cases the owner
can well afford To make liberal conces-
sioas, for it means the giving Of values to
claims that in their present condition
may have little or no value to the pros
pcctiye investor.
The Mineral Point Mining Company
has surmouuted the difficulty experience
ed in having ore and supplies packed
by buying outright most OF the jacks in
the valley the past week. The company
now owns about two hundred head Of
pack ANIMALS which will he divided into
two or three trains, in charge of compe
tent packers. The packing from the
Eureka has been steady for some time,
and will be from the Carbonate after a
better place has been leyeled for loading
the jacks.
W. C. Roddan. Carl Viles and W. C.
Cole begun work at the La Plata, in
Paradise Gulch the first OF the week.
Geo. w. Melton aud Geo. G. Eaton were
over "Wednesday and. report the showing
Is a good one for mine. Around Elko,
in Galena Park and in fact all that sec
ton over to Pittsburg is being prospected
and developed in a way that will soon
add to the mineral output of Gunnison
county.
This week the Ford & Kline contract
for four hundred feet on the Laura tun-
mel will be completed. As soon as some
necessary buildings can be completed a
new contract will be under way TO drive
to the Laura vein, drifting on it and to
upraise to the surface. Ventilating pipe
has been hauled to be put in before the
new contract begins.
Fisher & Tibbetts have built a cabil
at timber line in Bear Basin which makes
it much more convenient for working the
property they are developing, which is
on the Bear Basin slope of Treasury, and
is favorable looking prospect, being
opened by tunnel.
Burnett, Smith & Tays have been do
ing development work on the Copper
King, adjoining the Lead King Some
good copper is being opened OF the same
character of the Lead King ores. and
ia in one of the strong veins OF Meadow
Mountain.
Jim Brown is engaged on the annual
assessment work on the Painter Boy.
This prospect is located near the guich