The daily sentinel., 1900-06-01
La Sal Mountains.
Miners Basin, June l, 1900.

watching with interest any new develop
ments regarding the final decision of
inorstors in the smelling plant to be 10
Gated at Grand Junction. AT recent
meeting of a number of the most influ-
entiol and prominent mining men of this
district it was expressed by all present
that until such an enterprise was inaug-
urated at the Junction it would be USE
less for US to make any effort toward a
production and shipment OF ores until
we could have market go near our
possessions as Grand Junction will be.
When this enterprise has been eetab-
lished and ready to receive ores, the
mining developments OF this country
will have reached such a point where
regular shipments can be made, and
such a channel OF trade and commercial
interests established thatit will be al
most like marketing ore at home.
Already outside smelters are making
bids for the ore product Of this country
and some reasonable concessions have
smelters, but at present there is not SUI
fcient tonnage here to justify any ar
rangements, but by the time-say next
season--there will be an output from
this section, as we'll as the Paradox La
Sal district to keep up good supply OF
ore for plant at Grand Junction. We
feel interested enough in the future OF
the Junction to think that in another
year the business men of your city will
find the trade and product OF this sec
tion as a very important tributary.
The snow has entirely left the noun
tains and everybody is busy developing
their properties. There is not an idle
man in the country, and those who are
not directly interested in working their
own properties are out in the hills pros
pecting. Newer discoveries are being
made every day, and where development
work is being diligently prosecuted the
properties are improving wonderfully In
the quality and quantities OF ore.
The most recent discovery of any i'm
portance is that made last week on the
Little Dot claim on Mineral mountain,
now being worked under bond and lease
by Byron Davis He has uncovered u
body of ore which gives returns OF over
81 90 in silver with from $500 to $22.O0
in gold The bond coves both the
High Ore and Little Dot miuing claims
for $35, 900 figure, and in all probabil-
ity Mr.. Davis hackers in Cripple Creek
will have no hesitency in taking up the
bond.
The Aldrich- Jacobs property on the
north slope OF the mountain ls being
consi antly worked and several carloads
OF ore being dumped for shipment.
The ore will average about $1,000 ton.
Reports are received here from the
Partdox La Sal side OF the range that
eight six horse teams are now hauling
ore to Placervilla from the new discovery
made this spring near Cashin. The ore
is black oxidized sulphurets, very
much resembling the ore once fou in
the famous Mollie Gibson at Aspen. Its
value is from $4,000 to $4,000 to the
ton, on first-class and an average OF $50
per ton clear across ten foot vein.
Case and Clark the owners Of valuable
sylvanite properties in Gold Basin, on
the south slope OF the range, are now
preparing for the building OF reduction
works in that locality, Mr.. Clark having
organized strong company for the pur-
pose while in Denver last winter.
The Letter syndicate now extensively
operating in elaterite mines at Soldiers
Summit in the Uintah range, has pur-
chased three elaterite properties in Fish
or valley from Jack Welsh, Louie Mill
er and LOTUS and will shortly start OPP
erations here. A fine deposit of ozarkite
has also been found in the same locality
and is now being thoroughly tested for
it's values.
Wesh and LOTUS began work this
week on their uranium properties near
Richardson and will stay with it now un-
til they have fully developed and ex
plored the gronnd. The French syndi-
cate, Of which Prof. Polet of Denver, is
their American expert, has advised them
that Re will buy all the ore the can pro-
duce, but ne is not authorized to buy
any uranium claims. They will have