Daily camera., 1901-06-15
5 Mines
P0y Handsomely
GOLD MINES PAY.
Bright Prospects Of tho Industry Through
out BOULDER County.


James T. Phillips. superintendent ol
the Enterprise mine at Eldora for Mt.
Richardson, the lessee. came down to
day. He say the last lit of 100 feet i,
progressing finely and within forty days
the shaft will be down 400 feet. At tha,
point a level will be lun and the mine
will be in Condition to ship fifty tons a
day Of fine grade Of ore. "lf plhched
we could make 1t seven..livc tons a day.
said Mr. Phillips. who is veteran miner
and discovcrer Of the Enterprise.
At the sam. place the Mogul tunnel
has ceased driving and is developing the
veins cut by it in its big bore through the
mountain. The Revenge is shipping
heavily all the while and is paying w
B. Connell handsomely. Eldcra has re
Gently had a bank organized in the town
and great deal OF money is pouring in
10 stimulate the mining industry there.
In the same locality. at Cardinal. is
the Boulder County mine, which is nov
being unwa,ered after long period OF
idleness and being conditioned for ex
tensive operation. This 10 one OF the
larges, veins OF gold ore in the EIdors-
Caribou district and has re cord Of sew
eral hundred dollars produced.
c. NJ. Carroll arrived from Denver TO
day to superin,end tn. shipment oil
1000 fee, OF T rail and new hoist 70,
the Grand Island Mining and Tunnel
company. whose operations are on the
very sides Ct the great snowy range.
This property resumed work last month
after twenty five years Of idlenoss. The
lost vein had in the meantime b.en
found ani Mr. Carroll organiz ID a strong
eastern com oiny for its exploitation.
Advices from Sugar Loa! are INA, The
Clinton mining conpasy is achieving
very big things. lis Logan mine is a
vesitaole b.n1nza. with pay ,ol OF 95
men. all Of who are IN rich pay ore.
Tn: banks Of this city. exhibit in their
windows large specimens OF Logan ere
from the la,es. shipm.n, which nett:d
$40 a pound for the first class. Several
hundred pounds Of this grade oi ere
formed par, Of Grea, shipment OF
three grades. This hrss class streak av
,utJfS TIL. 4
IS producing at the rate OF Sra, 700 a
month. The same Company undertook
n:arly two Yeas ago the work OF rahah.l.
itating the Monong abela mines al Sun.
shine; sunk the shaft. Heightened tho
levels and are now rewarded by finding
ore in nearly all portions the property
The adven, Of its manager, MIR Thomas
Z. Mann, ot Girard. Pa. has stimulated
The mining interest in this county won.
derfully. Mr. Mann was interested in
the Colorado & Northwestern railroad
connecting Boulder and Ward. and the
big Cuihe,tson mill. four miles cas-, oi
this city. He noted the trouble vi b
these enterprises was a lack OF tonnage
and pluekily vent to work. without min.
ing experience, 10 develop la,en, prop
e,ties with that object in view. Hi:
three great enterprises. the Mogul tun
mel, the Logan and the Aononeahela
have proved agreeable surprises to the
old timers.
At Wall Street the Melvina is going &c
Dive 4 iuntiel 10 cut its main lead. |,
viii be 1000 feet long. but will find .
rich ore shoe. 1t the breast. Supsrin
.endent J, J. Harris has made The Mel
vina pay handsomely for its Boston
owners every moa.h the past year, and
has done vast amount OF development,
work with the surplus he has been per
mitted TO retain.
The Lucky S:ar has paid for sinking
its shaft 800 feet and te owners hav.
b.oken over their determination not I,
utilize returns from ore for their persona
benefit. So profitable has been the or,
in the shaft that all the money realized
could not be utilized in the work. Henc.
they are declaring dividends. The Dir
igo tunnel and Wood Mountain tunnc
are forging ahead. The latter is one o.
the sterling steady producers Of this sec
tion and will soon cut by new tunne
the rich Lucky Star ore chute. The
Dirigo will cut under The immensely rict
Logan. Livingston and Yellow Pin.
shafts sad will JUSTLY itself as trans
por,a,ion proposition even though it cut.
no paying veins on its way. However
ore was found in the breast, three fee
wide and returning $50 a ton. The low
com pany behind this enterprise hav'
been greatly encouraged and Superin
tendsnt Earhart has been given fine
plan 10 proceed with the $4,000 foo
| bore.
At Sunshine the differences betweel
the parties at issue over the Pilot hav,
been happily compromised and Mr. Mel
son. owner OF the option, is now in ros
session end is shipping from its wild:
vein fair grade Of ore.
Never in the history of Boulder count,
mining were SO many legitimate enter
pris.s under progress at one time.
has been eonclusively shown that tn
tellurium veins are enduring and that tn
grade IS richer at depth than near tn,
grass.roots. The Melvina. Slide. Rich
mond. Ingram, Lucky Star. Wood Noun
tam tunnel and others have proved thi
fact to the satisfaction Of msn who ar
here with amo'. -neias to carry ferwarc
great mining enterprises in .ae t:lluriun
belt Of Boulder county.