The silver lance., 1899-07-14
HENTION OF THE MINES.
what the Weeks Work Has Developed In the
Properties of theDistrIct,

"hat the weeks Work Has Developed In the
Properties of theDi.trict.
work was commenced on the Sadie
this week, located on the mountain side
north of Scofield. This prospect Is the
property of G. l.. Reed and seems to be a
promising property.
Orrin Allen has four men WORKING
on the North Pole in Crystal Basin. The
property is one of the most promising
prospects of that section, from which
great things are expected.
w IN. Boucher has begun work on the
Last Chance on the Crystal Basin slope
OF Crystal Mountain, where he intends
doing a great deal of work this year. He
will also work other of his properties in
that section.
In short time John Baroni, Pete Mat
tivl, and their partners in the property
will begin the annual work on the 1yrol-
Venice group of claims at Snow Mass on
the Mineral Point side of the river. The
claims are well located and with proper
Development will make mine.
George Alcorn is going to begin work
this week on the Philadelphia, on Galena
Mountain. 1t is worked through a tun-
mel and has been opened up by annual
assessment work to the point where some
good ore is in sight and shipping will be
done this year if the present outlook is
borne out.
Lum Sans, who has operated property
on Whitehouse Mountain for the past
few years, came over this week to see
how the road is from Marble up to the
mine, and contemplates starting work
again in short time. He came via the
Maroon trail and returned yesterday by
the same route.
Though work has only been under way
few days the Eureka is sending down
two and half tons of ore daily to the
Hoffman smelter. The lead is shipped
to outside smelters without treatment,
while the copper will be smelted. The
ore is brought down by Jack train over
Yule creek trail.
The Crystal Mountain Mine resumed
work Tuesday after being idle for several
days because of the break down of the
machine drill. A new drill was received
Monday, from Denver, and with repairs
for the old drill the mine will have good
machines. Work is progressing favor
ably and with splendid rr spects.
Monday W. S. Smith made a survey
for the Mineral Point Company OF a line
for tramway from the Carbonate to a
point on the roadway, at the lower end OF
the Homestead, one OF the Burt group,
where the lower station is to be located.
The line will be little more than mile
in length and Cd very steep grade.
From En- Mountain Pilot NJ
Frank Buster and Sam McWilliams
have gone up to do some work on the
Augusta, preparatory to the extensive
working of that mine.
The Sylvanite has five or six cars OF
high grade ore ready for shipment.
Owing to the backward spring the mine
has not been accessible for a pack train
until this month. Shipments will begin
August first.
The East Rock Creek Mining Company
has been incorporated with capital OF
$4,000 to work the Ajax and Hercules
claims, two properties which show excel
lent bodies of lead ore, carrying low
values in gold, silver and copper.
The Bull Domingo property on Italian
Mountain has about 500 tons Of fine lead
ore which will be shipped at once, This
ore will run nearly 80 per cent in lead
and carries low values in gold and silver
The product has TO be packed seven
miles and hauled twenty miles before a
railroad is reached.