Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-06-13
THE RICO olsRrieT.


mines of Dolores county are going
to be worked this year to greater
extent than for many years. Quite
number of good strikes have been
made of late and properties that have
been dormant for some time will be
operated. This should and will give
Rico new life and encourage others
to go ahead with developments AS
an indication of this activity the fol-
lowing items from the Rico News-Sun
will bear us out:
The Enterprise company shipped
ten cars of ore to Durango this week
Fenno Wakeman shipped carload
of ore from his lease on Enterprise
hill this week.
Vic Lee and John Mason shipped
lease Friday
Richard Johnstone is extracting a
small quantity of high grade ore from
bis Newman lease.
Math Ebert is still pushing ahead on
the Ocean Wave crosscut. He eX-
poets to get the vein this pull for
sure.
w. A. Miller and Vic Lee are get
ting machinery in readiness to com
mence working over the Vestal dump.
They will use Willy tables and jigs
Gladford Smith reports his lease on
the Syndicate showing fine body of
good grade ore, which is being eX-
tracted as rapidly as conditions will
admit. ~
The new crosscut is expected to cut
the ore measure on the Sambo early
next week, when mining will be pros
ecuted with vigor on this rich prop
osition.
The Rico-Aspen company is doing
some much needed repair work on the
Vestal. 1t is probable that the shaft
Q'Jl be entirely retimbered, as it is
anything but safe.
Four more cars of ore were shipped
from the Cgebec the first of the week.
She's low gF~de but pays for extrac-
ton and accompanying expenses. AS
NSlabe Jones used to say: Might
win
George Sanborn is getting the Bel
zora and Watermelon tunnels cleaned
ont preparatory to driving ahead on
the ore measures. These properties
have produced some very valuable ore
in years past.
Thos. Jones has commenced work
on the concentrator in the lower part
of town. getting things in shape for
steady business which will soon ue-
gin. He is assured of plenty of ore
to keep the mill running
VIM. Kaufman is driving new
I nt,ic which will
reach the vein in about fifty feet, 200
feet west of the old workings. where
he expects to cut large body of lead
rarbonates.
Newton Simpson has purchased the
third interest owned by anton Paul
son. in the keystone tunnel site near
the mouth of Horse gulch. This
gives Mr.. Simpson a controlling in
terest in this promising property.
]. NJ. Dodd is working the Marriage
Stake mine in Horse gulch The
vein has widened from few inches
to over six feet and carries large
quantities of yellow copper which runs
over 90 ounces in silver and about
three-fourths of an ounce in gold pc,
, ton.
Inc 1uDlt HlllI ItttINtu a.
considerable quantity of new machin-
cry this week. which is being placed
p AS fast as possible. 1t consists of two
Z new tables, two separators and the
adjunct appliances necessary to run
the additional ten stamps which they
are putting in place.
r. b. Lippincott is building new
boarding and bunk house for the
Eclipse mine. This property, which
lies between the Emaa and Smuggler,
promises to become one of the big
mines of the state. The drift Is now
in about 325 feet and shows 2-inch
pay streak of over 5000 ore, (gold
predominating) and over six feet OF
milling ore which averages from S2s
to $50 per ton, mostly gold values, as
it comes out of the mine. There arc
threemen working on this property al
present and the force will be in
creased as soon as boarding accom-
modations can be arranged for. Mr.
Lippincott is also arranging to start
up the B. & NJ. as soon as the ma
chinery, which is ordered, arrives to
handle the gas in the mine. This
property is owned by Messrs. Thoyei
of Salida, and May of Denver, and is
one of the richest propositions so rai
opened up in the West Dolores region