North Park union., 1901-09-06
NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
MANY MINING DISTRICTS

John Hayes Hammond, the noted
South African mine expert, Is taking
look at the Lake Valley silver mines
and as he charges $4,000 for that look
the new owners of the mines evidently
mean business should Hamm0nos re-
port be favorable.-Santa Fe New
Mexican.
The Denver News says thnt mining
men of Denver accept as true the re-
ports that q worldwide copper com
bine has been formed and composition
in buying copper Will no longer be
known. The combine is said to have
been effected between the Amalgam-
ated, Calumet and Hecla, Senator
Clark and the Rothschilds. Papers
have been signed covering long term
OF years and war is to be declared on
all outside companies. These compa-
MES, II reports are correct, are to be
crushed or gathered into the fold. The
consolidation Of interests Is said to be
financed by the Natioal City Bank OF
New York, which is to be made the de-
pository for the consolidated concerns.
The Cripple Greek correspondent Of
q Denver paper claims to be reliably
informed that an immensely rich ore
shoot has been opened up from the
American Eagles, owned by w. 8.
Stratton, and situated on Bull hill, and
at a depth of 1850 feet. The ore shows
both free gold and sylvanite and as
says on picked samples have been OBJ
tained running into the thousands per
ton. At the 8O0-foot level fine body
Of medium-grade ore has been fol
lowed for a considerable distance and
this month production OF about 1,OOO
tons will be made from the mine at an
average grade of about $40. When
stopping is commenced at the 1850 foot
point the Eagles Is certain to take Its
place among the big shippers Of the
camp.
The Leadville Herald-Democrat says
the production OF the camp has been
weather by many OF the smaller mines
not being capable of being operated
on account of bad air. The workings
in scores of the more shallow shafts
are not connected with workings in
other shafts, and though during the
winter when the air is colder and
hence heavier above than below, good
air forces Its way into the mines. but
at this time of the year the cool air
in the mines Is not disturbed and be-
comes SO foul that In many plnces
where there are no facilities for fore
Ing the air Into the workings mining
has been discontinued. Many little
blowers have been put in and in other
cases stacks have been erected over
the manways, 30 that by throwing the
exhaust into them from the holsters
much bad air is drawn from the mines
but In many cases these devices have
failed to supply the miners with the
necessary amount Of oxygen and work
has been discontinued.
Ore is being proved up Mt an approx
innate depth Of 1000 feet In Stratton's
Independence, says Cripple Creek
Gold. A drift has already been driven
distance Of $50 feet upon the ore,
and it is still going ahead in as good
ore as ever. report was current that
the ore body being followed measures
man, when asked nbout this report,
said that the ore body was not quite
that wide. Asked whether the values
were ms good ms ever, he answered in
the affirmative. He verified the state
nent that the ore body has been prov
en- up distance of $50 feet. The
drift Is being extended on the ore from
the bottom OF the winze sunk between
ninety and 100 feet from the 0OO-foot
level. The ore is In the main vein
that which some time ago was report
ed to have been lost in the 9OOfoot
level. The manner In which the ore is
holding out both In quantity and quail
ity, rs depth upon 1t is attained,
speaks highly for the property and for
the camp generally. A tremendous pro-
duction is still being maintained from
Stratton's Independence, but the devel-
opment is opening up more reserves
constantly. Superintendent Shipman
states that the daily product Is about
eight carloads-or 240 tons. This keeps
the monthly record up to the figure
maintained for some time, viz, $780,
600. The shaft Is being put down
steadily and is now at depth of l.
200 feet. 1t is to be deepened to the
1,5O0-foot point. At 1.4OO feet another
station will be cut. The work Of in
stalling the fine new plant of machIn-
cry goes steadily forward. 1t will be
completed by October 18th.