The copper era., 1901-08-29

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 ground after being in use only few
 weeks The tramway cost the com
 pany about s35, 900, and was conveying
 the ore to the smelter on the river,
 and had it been property constructed
 there is no doubt that the company
 would have made a grand success, but after its collapse the stockholders be- came indifferent, and allowed it to drag along for several years. Last
 winter Mir. A. r. Ayling. a practical
 and conservative business man, visited
 the property in company with MT.
 Edwards, the only member of the old company now connected with the enterprise, - and was so favOrably
 impressed with it that he at once went to work among his friends
 in the east and raised a sufficient amount of money to thoroughly devel- op the property. The first thing the
 new management did was to have Mir.
 Van F. Furman make most careful ex-
 animation of the property, and his re-
 port was so favorable that no time was
 lost in getting to work. About two
 months ago Mir. Noah ClimO, who has
 had much experience as superintend-
 ent of mining properties in various
 sections Of the west, as well as at Cal
 umet, was induced to take charge Of
 the mines. Until quite recently MT.
 Climo has been busy in cleaning out
 the old workings, and in erecting the
 necessary buildings for the accommO-
 dation of the men. This prelimin ary
 work is now about completed, several
 houses of frame and stone having been
 erected, and men are now at work de-
 veloping the mines. The lead for the
 full length of the company's claims will
 average from six to twelve feet in
 width and stands nearly perpendicular,
 with perfect granite walls on both
 sides. The mine has been opened by a number of shafts, two tunnels, and by
 much open work on the surface. The
 Bullion tunnel is now in three hundred
 feet and when completed will be from
 100 to 300 feet beneath the surface, and will connect with the north shaft
 in about 1000 feet. The Solid Copper
 tunnel which is above the Bullion
 tunnel, is now in $50 feet, and will also connect with the north shaft. The
 north shaft and another shaft 750 feet
 further south, will be sunk to connect
 with the Bullion tunnel, which will
 give connection and ventilation
 throughout the mine for distance or
 1000 feet and as above stated from 100
 to 800 feet from the surface. After
 this work has been done another tun-
 nel, below the Bullion tunnel and sew
 eral hundred feet further south, will
 be driven and the shafts sunk to con-
 meet with it. This is as far as the
 work on these claims has been outlin- ed at the present time. A 22-horse
 power gasoline engine will soon be erected on the north shaft. A 2-hOrse
 gasoline engine will be used to venti- late the Bullion tunnel, until it makes connection with the first shaft. One of the most remarkable features Of the
 property is the fact that up to the pres ent time, almost nothing but good ore
 has been taken from any of the work
 ings of the mine. The lowest value Of any of the dumps is l4 per cent, copper,
 while the average value of one of the dumps is 2S per cent. The first class ore, which in places is from to 6 feet
 in width, is copper glance, and aver ages from 60 to 70 per cent. About S200,000 Tn copper was shipped from
 the shelter. The average value of all
 the ore smelted was 19f per cent. cop tfsss c6mbahH hHH s Der ton of Copper for the gold and silver 1t contained. It is doubtful if any copper mine in the territory has ever made q better record. There is now S75,000 worth of ore on the dumps. The ore which comes from the tunnels and shafts more than pays for the development work. A considerable amount of work is also be- ing done on other claims in the group. On the Weisel group contract work is being done and one tunnel has been driven so feet, with most favorable in- dications. Development work is also progressing on several other claims of the group, and all of the work is of a most encouraging nature. Six Of the | claims have been surveyed for patent. | The New England Copper company is | practically close corporation. No stock is for sale at any price, neither will it be put on the market at any | future time. The company has ample | means for the development of the prop erty. Mir. Ayling and his associates l are firm in their belief that they have | one of the big properties of the district, | and they will proceed with develop | ment work for at least fifteen months, | after which they will determine in re- gard to permanent equipment of the | mine and a plant for the treatment of | the ore. The mines, being opened by | and requiring but little timber ing can be worked very cheaply.
 THE MARKEEN COPPER COMPANY Controls IA claims, in the same sec tion as the New England company, several of their claims joining, the Copper King lead running through some of their claims. The company was organized about three years ago by Leopold Balbach, T well-known min ing man and operator of this section. considerable amount of development work has been done on the property, and all with satisfactory results. The Maine has shaft down l73 feet. A drift was run 100 feet from the shaft cutting the lead, and exposing a body cent. The ledge is three feet in width. A new whim is ;ivw being put up on the Delaware, the shaft of which shows a yoo3Sra Of sulphide from the sur facedown. The Markeen company have rood surface improvements, and most camp. The assessment work s being done on the claims, and some development work. The property is inder the management of Chas. Hill, who has had considerable experience n mining in Idaho. The company un- luestionably has some very valuable ! property and it is to be hoped that hey will soon get in condition to re.