Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-30
RED MOUNTAIN DISTRICT.
The oId-time Activity Again Mani
Testing Itself.


wards US proof sheets of a resume OF
the Red Mountain district. As this
territory is largely tributary to Du
range, the ores coming here for treat
ment and our coal mines supplying
most OF the fuel used, it will be in.
teresting to know that new life is be-
ing infused into the district and that
the outlook for the coming year is SC
encouraging. 1t is known to most
Durangoites that Charles Newman is
operating in the Red Mountain dis
trict and has been shipping some
very good ore the past season. The
Plaindealer resume is as follows:
"The shipments from the Red
Mountain district for the past year
are approximately as follows:
| Congress, 10 ears; Hudson, 10
cars; National Belle, 35 cars; Yam
kee Girl dump, cars; Genessee- Van
derbilt 20 cars; Guston, cars; st.
Paul, 36 cars; Bob Tail, so cars; Sail
or Boy. 2 cars; Saratoga, 20 cars;
Albany, 10 cars; Indiana, cars;
South Dakota. cars; Mountain LII
oii, cars; Sailor Boy. cars; Mono.
125 cars: total. BAT cars, aggregating
$40 tons.
Our source of information regar l.
ing the output of this district is
| thoroughly reliable and we believe
| the figures as given above are abso-
lutely correct
'"The first seven producers in the
above list have have produced in
round
mated value will be very close to
$4,000, while the 222 cars shipped
from the other producers will not
give an aggregate of more than $24,-
600, making the value of the total out
put for the Red Mountain district not
to exceed s61,O22.
These estimates we believe to be
very liberal when we take into consid-
GRAFTON the low grade ores from the
later mines
THE consolidation recently brought
about by Geo. w. Crawford of the
American Bell group, including the
Custom, Robinson, Yankee Girl and
Hudson groups, augurs well for the
district another year and the output
for the year 1902 is bound to be very
largely increase d.
The town OF Red Mountain is al
ready beginning to feel the stimulat-
ing effects of the new capital brought.
20 her mining resources by the New
York syndicate headed by George w.
Crawford, who two weeks ago ef-
iected a consolidation Of the National
Bell, Yankee Girl, Hudson, Custom
and other well known properties in
tnat group OF claims, though work
will not be pushed on an extensive
scale until spring opens.
Two thousand tons of coal has al
ready been contracted for to be deliv-
cred at the National Bell and Hudson
mines, $50 tons OF which is now be-
ing delivered from the railroad by A.
Nj. Baker OF this city. An order for
Sl,SOO worth of supplies has been
placed. The big tunnel which is to
tap the ore measures in this group at
great depth and drain the shafts. will
not be begun until after the snow
melts away in the spring. when Mr..
Crawford will be on the ground add
personally look alter the work him.
oNAi' 1At thdI lAMS q large lOTCS OI
men will be installed in the differ
ent workings and the old camp will
seem like itself again. The starting
point Of this tunnel will be near the
Paymaster mine above Ironton, and
about one mile from the starting point
will cut the Yankee Girl shaft imme-
diately below the sixth level.
"a force of 15 men has been install
led in the Hudson, and lumber, coal
and provisions are going up to the
mine from Silverton, and with Jack
Terrill and Tom Davoy in charge the
full equipment of machinery will soon
be in operation. In years past the
mine has been heavy shipper of
copper ores. and Of later years un-
der leasers has shipped ore that gave
| returns of 25 per cent copper along
with good showing of other values.
THE National Bell is being retim-
bered throughout and cleaned up for
active operations. Its values are
principally lead and copper. The
crude ore from the workings has CIV
en- 27 per cent copper to the ton A
body of massive sulphides of iron
and copper containing other values
is said to be now uncovered in the
mine. This is good matte ore and
a quality which the smelters are anx.
| ious to get hold NJ"