The silver lance., 1899-09-08
nENTIoN OF THE MINES.
"ha' The Weeks Work Has Developed In the
Properties OF theoIstrict.

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Maeee was made the first of the week to
the smelter at Marble. The force EN-
pioyed has been considerably increased
during the week and oiher additions are
TO be made of miners already engaged
L. II. Attix Jr., whose father, an emineua
electrician, is the financial principal be-
hind the Attix company, is in charge of
the work being done on the propertv.
He is an experienced mining man, and
for the past two or three years has been
operating properties in Arizona. I. f.
Attix Sr., referred to above, Is head of
the Thomas F. Attix Electric Company,
OF Brooklyn, New York. He and his
associates own some of the most promis
ing properties of the district IN Paradise
Gulch. The Attix properties will work
all winter
The Laura tunnel is now in well along
toward five hundred feet with Indications
that the vein will soon be cut. The auto
mrtic barrel rystem of ventilation has
been adopted to prevent bad air in the
tunnel Briefly this method consists of
barrel set in the stream the bottom a
few inches below water level and open;
funnel emptying through a twoinch
center into the top of the barrel, and
beside the funnel, also inserted into the
; top of the barrel, the air pipe leading TO
the tunnel. In this case 4-inch pipe was
used. By fume water is conveyed to
the funnel mouth into which it pours
from drop of about five feet This fall
gathers great deal of air and drives a
conststant even current to the breast of
the tunnel.
Three cars of Black Queen ore has
been taken out and hauled down as far
as Marble by jack train, for shipment to
the Denver firm who will determine the
proper concentrating process for its
treatment. Tomorrow is the day upon
which the payment is to be made closing
the contracts for the transfer of the
mine to Warner Miller aud Henry p.
Barbour. We shall know in few days
definitely what is to be done, and hope
to see a hundred men working on the
new surface improvements within the
next thirty days.
John Larsen is dong the annual work
on the Union, Stockholm and Jennie
Linn claims, near the west end of Sheep
Mountain He has large force assist
ing, so that the work can be accomplished
quickly. The Stockholm belongs to
Sandberg, who was crippled by giant
powder explosion few years ago and
has since been ward of the county.
The Copper Creek Mining Company
has some fattering prospects, the LANCE
is informed, in their property near Goth
ic, where they are doing extensive devel-
opment, opening by a tunnel. This
company has been working the property
for the past two or three years and it now
seems they will soon begin to reap the
reward of their effort.
Fisher & Tibbets have taken up new
lot of supplies to their tunnel, where the
conditions seem very favorable to open
Il
The boys intend working as long as the
weather permits this fall and having in
a supply that will enable them to begin
early next year
VIM. Boucher is at work with two men
helping, taking out ore on the 4onngyllle
CRYSTAL Mountain claim, from which he
will make shipment of several tons
during the month. This is one OF the
claims in which Mr.. Boucher believes
there is an abundance of wealth for al
his friends.
VIM. Ingersoll received orders from the
parties he represents to put on heavy
force taking out ore ami, resumed active
operations last week. The force Will be
increased rapidly as men can be secured
and shipments will be made after few
days.
This week packing was resumed from
the La Plata to the concentrator at SEQ
field. This leaps US to suppose the test
run recently made was satisfactory. We
hone the owners are fully justified in
working and developing this prospect.
At the Van Deusen AR pipe bas been
put in the shaft to carry out the powder
smoke after firing shots. 1.hesmoke had
bothered good deal for some time and
pipe had to be used
W. FL. Brown has been otherwise occu-
to
work on his new Bear Gulch copper