The daily sentinel., 1899-10-09

oA eouo Valuable 6nOWlDgo are OelnR
made. Men with capital are gradually
and continuously taking hold of some
developing propositions, hoping to dis.
cover something that will justify min
ing boom for the country.
As long as the property owners are
poor and dependent only upon Grub
stakes, just so long will the country be
in slow state of development All that
is required is for some big company with
capital to take hold Of some special prop
erty and show it up on the basis OF a
paying proposition. Others will follow
and then it will not take long for the en-
tire region to go ahead.
Without the boom excitement we are
gradually showing up some good proper
ties, and instead of receding the country
is advancing in interest. Lightning will
strike this way yet. 1t cannot help but
do so, for we certainly have the mines
and any quantity of mineral in sight,
only the periodical mining disease has
not struck US yet.
There are . number Of companies now
engaged in heavy development work,
and extensive preparations being made
for winter operation.
The Hatch company in Beaver Basin
is now running cross-cut tunnel 800
feet to top OF Copper Queen lead at
greater depth. They are employing
three shifts and an additional force and
expect to cut the vein on or about the
lst of November and continue work
all winter.
In Mill Creek Basin, Cripple Creek
company, under the direction of Messrs.
Loomis and Tutley, are creating consid-
cradle stir and making great prepara-
tions for winter work. They have all
the necessary capital provided for open
ing up this locality in good shape.
In Miners Basin the McGraw COM
psny ia working all its properties and
has them. in fair shape fos production
and shipments the coming spring. Capt
Hepburn and his co-owners have recent
ly made car load shipment of ore from
the Golden scsptre mine and are now
preparing another from the Double
Standard and IN. l. F properties on
Mineral mountain.
Tbs Corsair property, recently dis
covered claim on Pilot mountain, is also
listed among the shippers this fell. 1t is
one Of the largest and richest gold, cop
per and silver veins in the country and
parties are now on the way here from tho
sast to purchase it at high figure. 1t
is 10 be extensively worked this winter
and put in shape for big production the
coming spring. Tho fortunate owners
of the Corsaif are G, r, Proper, L.
Antics and c. Rose,
The Huntsman copper property is also
being worked on large scale and ore
shipments being made. A cross-cut
tunnel is now being run to tap the big
ore dyke at great depth. The final
payment Of $4,000 for the property is
to be made on January l, 1900. The
New York purchasers were recently out
here and made final arrangements for
the building of reduction works, laying
out townsite, ETC., on the Grand River
at Welsh's place.
A strong financial syndicate is now
prospecting on the Grand river bars
above and below Aldrich's place at the
mouth OF Castle creek, with view Of
putting in large dredging plant at that
place, The gravel has an average value
of from so cents to 40 per yard and
can bs worked from nine to eleven
months during tho year. An expensive
dredeer il to be removed here from tho