Gilpin observer., 1900-01-25
WORK AT ouRAY..
Progress of the BobtaM Tunnel Gold
Brick From tho Atlas.

Progress of the Bobtan Tunnel - Gold
Brick From the Atlas.
One of the most important moves in
mining matters at Ouray at the pres
ent time is being formulated by the
Barstow Mining and Milling Company.
This company is made up Of Standard
O1l magnates, who are individually
very rich. The presence in this city
last week of Perry s. Rider, who is
the superintendent of the great Enter
prise mine at Rico as well as the agent
of the BarstOws in the management of
the BObtail mine. located at Custom,
was in the interest of extensive i'm
provements contemplated by that COM
pany for the present year. At present
the ores from that mine must be hauled
by wagon to Guston, Il part of the
road being up grade. This makes the
teaming an expensive factor in the Op-
GRAFTON of the mine. The Bobtail tun-
mel which Is in to u distance of 1900
feet has opened up great bodies of
low grade silver. lead and gold ores.
Much of this is being stopped out
Everywhere along the tunnel the ore
goes down, but sinking on the vein is
impossible owing to the large amount
of wafer. To open the vein at a
greater depth and secure drainage for
the water, tunnel, starting at point
in the canon near the old Treasury
tunnel is contemplated. This will give
an additional depth to the BObtail of
800 feet, opening up immense bodies
of stopping ground, making 1t one of
the big mines of the county. 1t will
also bring the mouth OF the new tun-
mel within easy reach of the spur eX-
tended from the SilvertOn railroad at
Guston to the Treasury tunnel. A
short extension of the switch will en-
able the Bobtail mine to dump its ore
from the tunnel tramway into the rail.
road cars direct, saving both the eX-
pense of training as well as of loading.
Many of the best mining experts have
believed that as the great Commodore
vein is connected with the ore bodies
found in the Yankee Girl and Custom
and the greater depth attained by the
new tunnel, it will prove as great
bonanza as the famous Custom mines.
each of which yielded many millions
TO the stockholders.
The BObtail mine, located above the
Guston and Yankee Girl mines in Com
modore gulch. has been an active pro-
ducer during the past year. bodies of
very rich bsmuth ore having been
opened up. The Bobtail mine EN-
braces thirteen patented claims and Il
millsite. II was extensively worked
several years ago when many thous-
ands of tons We're shipped to the Stand
ard smelter ut Durango. Owing to the
low character of the ore and the low
price of silver the ore values would not
pay expenses and the company closed
it down. The mine is owned by Stand
ard Oil people who reside AT and about
Titusvillc. Pennsylvania. After re-
naming closed for two years it was
leased to the Ouray Mining and EX-
ploration Company, who in turn leased
it to George Wallace Williams, who
sublet to J. Kirk and William Newton.
These miners opened UP some good
silver ore running as high as sixty
ounces i'll silver and one-half an ounce
in gold together in copper and lead val
ues. Pennsylvanians hearing that the
leasers were taking out richer ore than
the Bobtail had been known to ship,
sent Mr.. Quick to Ouray to look i; up.
Upon inquiry he found that the mine
looked very promising. was turning out
ore that yielded over $50 to the ton by
the carload lot. All former leases on
the mine We're cancelled, the company
having determined TO give the old mine
run with their money.
c. NJ. Carroll. manager and one of the
owners of the Atlas mine, is going to
help swell the gold outpH of Ouray
county for 1900. Saturday last Mr..
Carroll sent out II gold brick, smelted
from small batch Of the very rich
gold quartz of the Atlas mine. While
the ore in the mine that runs as high
as $50 to the pound is not as plentiful
as that which runs $50 TO the ton, yet
the latter will he quite as valuable II
product as the former when the new
mill Is completed In the spring. All the
plans for IL ten-stamp mill have been
completed and next summer II big force
of miners will be put at work to dig
out the big bodies of low grade free
milling ore that have already been op-
ened up.