Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-14
MINES AND MINING
IN SAN JUAN.
lsilyerton Standardl

IN SAN JUAN.
tSilyerton Standard.)
b. Dunstone. foreman of the Boston
and Pennsylvania company's mines. at
the head Of Cement creek, reports
that progress on the Little Side Hill
tunnel is good and that the vein for
which the cross-cut is being run Is
expected to be encountered most any
day.
Water was turned on the Peltons
at the Sunnyslde mill. Eureka, last
Sunday and the engines from which
the power was furnished during the
winter months shut down. Six months
of the year the Animas river furnishes
sufficient power for the present capa-
city of the mill. We are informed
that preparations are under way for
doubling the capacity of the mill,
which will make 1t forty stamp plant
The Sultana Mining and Milling
company, with a capital stock of
81 100000 has fled articles of incor-
poration with the secretary of state.
This company, with j. NJ. Conway at
the head, owns the Grand Turk group
of four or five claims on Sultan mount
tain, about three miles south of this
city. The property was a shipper
about four years ago, and was said
to be in good shape to get into the
producing column again. The ore is
of the same character as that found
in the Notaway. The Sultana com
pany is composed principally of Pc
oria, Illinois, people.
Under the style name of the Wes-
tern States Gold Mining company,
goodly number of Tennessee people
have associated themselves for the
] purpose of operating Deer Park mines
notable among which is the Montana
group. Mr.. A. H. Nfundee, cashier of
the Bank of Silverton. who has charge
of these southerner's possessions in
San Juan, Will let 100-foot contract
as starter on the big proposed tun-
mel that is destined to cut the Mon
tana vein at great depth besides
other prominent and rich gold-bear-
ing leads within the line of the tun-
mel, Mr.. Mundee informs us that in
all probability air drills will be put
in before fall
The excellent results achieved since
the installation of air drills on the
King tunnel below Silverton has not
only placed the Royal Mining com
pany in higher estimation OF our peo-
pie for the push and vim in their op-
erations, but Will soon complete la
borious undertaking in that of run
ming for the rich and well known
veins of the King group. The tunnel,
when the first and most prominent
vein of the King group is encountered
VIII be something like 700 feet long
and will cut the vein at a depth of
800 feet. Such is the situation of the
several veins of the group that one
with another may be worked to the
best of advantage, and while deep min
ing in San Juan. and especially over
on Sultan mountain is no more consid-
cred a theory it Will, by such system
attic development as Is at present en-
ployed by the Royal Mining company,
do much to induce other companies to
go deep for their mineral instead OF
surface gophering. The two small
surface gophering. The King
group of mines are not newly discov-
cred prospects on which the new com
pany is developing. but were located
many years ago by people who open
ed up considerable territory and re-
cent exporting discloses the fact that
over 5000 tons OF ore are blocked out
in the upper surface workings. Sew
eral thousand dollars have already
been shipped from the King mine by
leasers when primitive facilities for
mining ore rendered the task diff
cult one. The exceptionally favorable
location Of these mines (the portal of
the tunnel being within a stones
throw Of the railroad) and the topog-
raphy OF the section in which the
claims are situated has much to do
with making the chance for success
more complete than under ordinary
| circumstances. The officers of the
Royal Mining company are all well
versed In mining ventures and have
an unbounded faith in the Sultan
mountain project; no more, however.
than those among us who have inside
knowledge OF the proposition, which
VIII certainly yield II the present
plans OF operation are carried out as
outlined Judge w. II. Pyke, general
manager for the company and one OF
the directors * a pusher, and as
practical mining man saws wood"
and says little about his company's
affairs. NJ. H. Kinney of Florence,
Colo, is president of the company. J.
f. Patrick Of Chicago is vice presi-
dent. and c. N. Kinney. also OF Flor
e1ce. Is secretary treasurer The
capital stock OF the company Is $780,
900, and is operating under purchase
title, the last payments, a total of
$4,000, falling due during the pres
ent year and will be taken up as they
, accrue.