Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24
ENTERPRISES OF THE NEW YEAR
Rsports of New smeitvrs. AMI SAi'"sas
That win n.nent Miners

~@1be wear 1900 starts in with more
enferprises OF magnitude connected
with the mining industry tian ans
year since 1873 and 1913, when tne ~
markahle discoveries OF ore at i.es,u-
vile started two railroads Tor the
great camp, says the Denver hepup
lican.
The air is full OF rumors OF smeit'
ers in various localities, and there now
seems 10 be an even chance that the
Denver smelling aud Mining Company
wip build large Slnelter at some point
near Denver and that two or three
matte smelters viii be built, one prob
ably either at Ouray OF at the 10"
grade mines Ia the vicinity OF Iron
ton, Ouray county.
PERHAPS the most important OF the
new enterprises Is the generation OF
electric power for mining that VIII De-
inaugurated hy several companies dur
ing the coming season. One OF these,
al Frisco, which win be built by Ault
A WlhOrg OF Cincinnati, owners OF the
Excelsior mine at Frisco, VIII BE OF
more than ordinary Importance, as u
Will generate more than 1000 horse
bower and Will, II necessary, supply
power and light To leadgIlle, twenty
i've miles away, and also at Breckeh'
ridge, fifteen miles distant Another
company which PROPOSES To supply
power for Leadyille is that ia which
X. T.. GOodell and John Poole Of this
city are Interested. Tie site Tor this
plant. about twelve miles wet OF
Leadyille, has already been secured,
and il IS the Intention OF the company
to commence operations on the dam
early In the season.
+ Another large electric plant Is that
on which operations have been COM
menced on Bear creek, Ouray county
I by Colonel G. IL. Nix. Il Is estimated
that this plant will generate not less
than 2O.UOo horse power, IL VIII not
only furnish light and power TO most
+ OF the mines about Ouray which do
f not have their own electric plants, and
light for the city Ol Ouray, but the
motive power for the uew electric road
+ which otto Mcars PROPOSES TO con
struct ON the line OF his old toll road
from Ouray 10 lrOutUn
The largest Of the proposed electric
plants Is that for which site and
water rights have been obtained on
the St Nrain. and with which IL Is Ia.
tended 70 supply Denver. not only for
lighting and power purposes, but Tor
the operation Of traluway ears. IL Is
claimed that fully nifty per cent. u
the present cost Of lighting the city
and running tile ears can b. saved by
the use of power from this source. and
the scheme Is being carefully looked
into by local capitalists
The country lying between Ouruy
and SilvertOn viii be prolific OF new
enterprises. The proposed matte
smelter, the electric road. and several
large milling plants are already con
templated. aud IL Is now said that 4
steam road connecting Ouray and
SilvertOn Is among the possibilities A
short line OF railroad ls now In oper
alton from Silverton up Cement creek
TO the Gold King mine. From thai
point there IS IL comparatively easy
route by the way Of Brown mountain
to the canOns Of the UncOmpahgre. I,
rail connection between Duray aut
Silyerton has been one of the dreams
OF the miners OF that section for many
years. IL would pass through one oI
the most generally minerallxed dis
triCts Of the state, and would have tn,
effect OF opening up a large numbel
OF mining properties that have already
opened large bodies OF ore that viii
not stand the cost Of wagon trauspor
tation. This dream Of years sseml
very likely TO be realized. ns Il Is re-
ported that company Is about TO b,
organized which viii undertake III,
task Of extending the line from th,
Gold King mine to Ouray.
In the way Of milling and other re
duction plants Of all kinds $500 vii
be the banner year. The pyrittc smelt
err at L"adyillc has been such "A sue
cess that the company has announce,
It's Intention of trebiing its capacity
The American NettIe and Ajax mine
at Ouray will both be equipped wit
amalgamating and concpntrntip
plants. Tie Camp Bird will add n
least nifty per cent. to the capacity o
its mill. The Cold Spring Compan
OF Boulder county will erect n CON
blnation amalgamation, concentrates
and cyanide mill. Several new mill
are to be erected at LeadyilIe, one a
large size by the Resurrection cor
pany, and San Juan county will ais
have a number Of new plants.