, 1901-09-06

Secretary F.. b. Cramer of the Mich
igan Copper company returned last
evening from a visit to the company's
mine on Halleck canon, bringing with
him specimens of ore and reports of
encouragement to the other local mem
bers of the company. He was accom-
panied by Tom Dayton, IN experienced
mining man, who was taken out for the
purpose of inspecting the mine, about
which SO much has been said recently.
Manager Holmes, ]. T. Holiday and
Superintendent Weber of the Rambler
mine, who had visited the Michigan
during the day, also returned, bring
ing confirmation of the reports given
by Messrs. Cramer and Dayton. They
called the new mine the Rambler No.
2, and predicted a bright future for il.
The Michigan is now down fifty
eight feet and is drifting on the vein.
By reason of an incline in the shaft the
company some TIM ago began on an
extension of the shaft at the top of the
incline. sinking to get a better uplift
and to avoid the almost impossible lift
by hand of the incline. The incline
opened the five foot vein, upon which
the company hoped to build its wealth.
That vein was rich enough to work,
and the company has settled down to
nothing better when it began to extend
the shaft to a lower level in order to
facilitate the handling of the ore from
the vein. The members were hardly
prepared for the denouement, and were
knocked off the Christmas tree" as
one of them put it, when the ore shoot
was found. This body has opened to a
width of twenty-eight feet, with an un-
determined depth, and is producing ore
of from ~ to Is per cent.
Mr.. Holmes while there inspected
the mine as an expert owner, and to-
day justified his faith by his works.
So great is his faith in the future of
the property that he made the company
an offer for a sixth interest in the
mine, accompanying the offer with a
check, and the proposition was accept
ed.
Mr.. Holmes will send his superin-
tendent, Mr.. Weber, to the mine to
take charge, and will push the work
to the desired end.
The Michigan has a carload of ore
and as soon as sacks can be secured
and taken to the mine, hauling will be-
gin to this city. The first carload will
go from here, but it is the intention
of the directors. of which Mr.. Holmes
has been made one to ship from Look
out, that being only an eighteen-mile
down hill pull. All the supplies will
be taken from Laramie, however, and
this will continue to be the h%eadquar-
tiers of the company.
When the five-foot ore vein was dis
covered there was some doubt among
old miners who saw samples of the find
whether it was copper or a country
rock, but this doubt was dispelled upon
closer examination, and the specimens
were pronounced valuable mineral.
The body of ore just discovered is of
still finer quality than that at the foot
of the incline, and is said to be very
similar to the blue azurite taken from
the Rambler.
The mine will be supplied with all
needed machinery within the next six
ty days. Mr.. Whitney, who owns a
mine near the Michigan, has rendered
the miners Oh the latter property the
temporary use of his two-horse whim
and gas engine and pump, n they
will be installed Monday. The shaft
accumulates about seven feet of wa
ter in twenty-four hours, but the pump
will be ample to lift that mount. A
steam or gas hoint will be put in with
in two months.
President Weir of Boone. Iowa. is
expected tonight or tomorrow, and will
visit the mine next week, in company
with Mr.. Cramer, who will spend the
week there.