Daily camera., 1901-06-21
IN THE SUlPHIDeS.
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ch: nge was made in the personel OF the
mine. 1t was generally conceded that
this action should result in satisfactory
demonstration OF the value OF the proper.
ty, but it vas hardly expected the mine
would be lifted from condition OF call
ing on the company's treasury to pay !
running expenses into position 10 de
clare $4,000 to $4,000 dividends per
month in so short lime.
The mine is now the deepest in the sui
phide district. go feet. and later on in
the season, when the flow Of water has
decreased, will be pushed to the 1000
foot mark.
The holdings have been explored by
levels about 6oo feet west and 400 feet
cas-, from the main shaft, and the shalt
mixing has been completed about two
weeks. A short drift has been run from
the 900 foot point west and an up raise Tor
a few feet made which exposed hand
some body Of sulphide ore not less than
three feet in width, and then some clean.
bright, solid iron orc. which gives v 'lues
.ross the entire width of practically $50
per ton. During the past two months cx
ploration by cross cuts into the assumed
wall have beea driven at the $40, ooo,
700, 500 and 900 foot levels and at every
point has been exposed steady and con
tinuous deposit of high grade smelling
ore, and a. a poin, thirty feet below the
500 foot level measures the wonderful!
width of four feet, ten inches. all smelt
ing ore. and good grade at that. This
discovery Of a new mine within an old
one is largely responsible for the heavy
output at present in evidence. approx
mately 20 ton railroad car day, yet at
various other points in the property. sew
eral hundred feet away from this ore
body, upralses. slopes, wines and ex.
tended drifts show cc:nmercial ore in
large quantities from which per cen.age
of the ship ments is now coming.
Here we have in few short months a
fine body Of ore Of an average width OF
two and half feet, at least, o! smiling
grade, exposed. opened, proved and
blocked out from the 500 to the ooo loot
level. In fact it is safe to say ,ha. despite
the heavy monthly output the develop
men, OF the mine is exposing much
larger tonnage per month than can pos
.ibly be extracted.
The mine is not singular in this. and i,
only needs the same activity. energy and
shrewi mining judgment to equally i'm.
prove many Of the old producers now
standing idle, os it is now clearly dem
onstra,ed by the operators Of the X
NJ. that depth improves the qlali,y and
quantity of the ore deposits, and is
another nail in the ccffin OF the exploded
theory ,ha. Boulder county is pockety
and patehy.
The old Colorado mine is just in con
! uiliOl "
property is now entirely unwa,ered. and
will be put in commission again very
shortly. This property Is but $50 feet
deep. with but limited Length of drifts,
yet certificates OF ore sales are in
evidence 10 the amour, Of $4,000 or
$1,000 for each foot Of the shaft. No.
many records will eclipse that, even in
our friendly rival. the Cripple Creek
| district.
The Wir,h mine in Spring gu'ch is
sinking a rev shaft, from which is being
extracted ore Of equal grade 10 tina.
which in the past made the property a
noted one.
The Mountain View mine. IH miles
north Of Ward, is preparing for active
work and will be under the direction OF
Martin Bossen, late superintendent OF
the 3. & NJ.