Daily camera., 1901-05-13
BOD0|E0S
Are Found DePp.
GOING DOWN DEEP.
Ignite Mining In tho Great sold and sii
yer Bolt of Boulder County.

Ignite Mining In tho Grest Gold and sii-
yer Belt Of Boulder County.
Some months ago the Camera took oc
casion to speak with some detail OF the
manifestations Of former prophecy that
deep mining was all that was required to
bring out what is best in the mining re
sources OF Boulder county. The theory
had been proved by developments in
properties along the great Hoosier and
Fortune dykes. those monster blow-outs
between which lie 50 many valuable
mining claims. II was then pointed out
that until the last year or two there had
been little or no mining in Boulder
county as the terms and the industry are
understood at Leadville. Cripple Creek
and in the adjoining counties OF Gilpin
and Clear Creek. In the districts named
great shalt, have been sunk and no hope
has been held out that values would be
encountered short OF anywhere from
I,ooo to 1000 feet below the level. The
formation at Cripple Creek is similar 10
that which characterizes the great Sugar
Loaf. Gold Hill, Sunshine districts Of
this county. which until the past year
have had. outside the Slide. no shaft
deeper than 6oo feet. Boulder county
has merely been scratched-not mined
and therein lies the basis for much that
has been said derogatory of her as a
mining district. Ephemeral efforts at
mining. mere prospecting have been put
forth. Companies with expensive es
tablishments by way OF managerial
corps have boasted much. yet have halt.
ed far shor. OF anything worthy the name
of mining. have been compelled by pov
erty. rascality. litigation or surface and
Office extravagln lnce to abandon the field,
only 10 announce to stockholders tina. the
county is no good.
Men pay fortunes at Cripple Creek 70,
land devoid Of surface oitcropping and
sink shafts 1000 aui 1900 feet deep
merely upon venture. The reason for
that is tina, great values have been found
in nearby properties a, such dep b
and men are willing TO chance try" at
it on their own account. Now others
have begun to apprec ate the fact that
they must GET DOWN if they are TO ex-
pect successful mining in Boulder
county.
The Boston company which bought
the Melvin in the Gold Hill dis,ric. ap
precia,ed the necessity for going down
and they have been rewarded by finding
a grea, body OF ore containing immense
values and which has paid the company
handsomely every month since the com
pany began real mining year or more
ago. Their statements show handsome
profits and iurther show that the Mel
vina is richer the deeper the veins are
probed. Half mile distant is found
the Richmond. which is showing an i'm
mense boiy OF high grades IN Its lowest
workings. They are keeping down on
the Richmond and are being richly re.
warded. Then there is the Wood |
Mountain Tunnel. which NJ lnager Tea
garden is pushing ahead a, grea, strides
and which is proving up richer ore
bodies the deeper he gets under the sides
OF Wood Mountain. The Lucky Star
has paid handsome profit on sinking,
meeting all the expenses and giving Its
owners, Messrs Duncan, Wise and
Cheney Of this city. handsome net re.
turns. besides opening up large ere bod.
les which will be taken out overland.
Last weeks mining surprise was found
in the great Slide mine. in this same dis
,rict, where two men who had been will
ing 10 undertake what was considered
hard proposition, began work on lease
in the TO foot level. The 100 was no
good in the estimation of Gold Hill
leasers, bu. two men couldn't get other
ground, so they ven,ured this on royal
ity of 33H per cent to Hon. Willard
Teller, the Denver owner. They made
tI.Ioo apiece in two weeks after paying
Mr. Teller's royalty and the ore which
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