Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-05-15
NORTH STAR. SULTAN MOUNTAIN
S'iverton win Receive the Benefit of
the Reclamation of Once
Famous Producer.
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-Four feet of high grade copper ore
carrying gold and silver was cut on
the North Star vein. Sultan mountain
on Tuesday night and Wednesday s
shirts. Silverton should receive this
news with joy as 1t means that 1t will
give employment to rs or 100 miners
VINO Will, no doubt. reside in Silver
ton as the Star is about the nearest
working property to town. 1t will be
remembered that the old but once ia
| nous North Star mine on Sultan.
which is said to have produced S2,50O.-
900 between the years Of 1882 and
1856. was sold or reorganized by Chi
caso capitalists last fall under the in
corporation name of The Silverton
Mining company Herbert Stark
weather, who had fully acquainted
himself with the workings of the
North Star at the time of its close
down. and knowing that the old COM
Danys reason for disseminating work
was solely on account of a belief that
the big flow of water in the mine
would prevent sinking on the vein,
planned a way for fighting the water
and was again employed by the new
company and work was started on a
shaft last October At depth of 10
feet crosscut to the vein. distance
OF so feet, was completed, and Tues
day nights shift broke into the vein
disclosing the fact that not only did
the North Star vein gain values in
depth, but quantity as we'll Where
thn Vpin hp
large and rich, the company anticipate
their larger and better ore bodies as
the vein is drifted upon in northerly
direction. The ore at present is prn-
cipally a shipping product and the
l25-ton plant that has lain idle so long
Will not have the opportunity to
again show its necessity until lower
Grade OF ore is encountered. The 10
foot depth on the old North Star vein.
calculating that the upper levels pro
duced $4,000 600. there will be some
estimates made on what the new
North Star will produce in the next
few yeais. and doubtless these esti-
mates viii run into the millions of
dollars, without considering a fact that
it is possible to go still deeper. Wa
Ter. however. handled with ease thus
far with the powerful machinery now
employed, may be of such a flow that
would battle human effort. j. c.
O'Ncil a Chicagoau who was instru-
mental in the promotion and the or
SANITATION of the Silverton Mining
company, arrived in our city Thursday
evening and will be the first of his
company to take a peep at the treas
ure vault just opened. and while Mr..
O'Neill may like all other enthusiasts,
assert himself as being one who knew
that the ore was there must console
himself aud feel doubly pleased that
the old adage still lives that there's
many slip 'twixt cup and lip While
the Silverton Mining company does
not wish to advertise their mine as
a summer resort for the tourists that
generally flock to the mountain towns
during the hot weather months, they
are nevertheless very accommodating
to those desirous OF looking into old
Sultan mountain a distance of 2300
feet by a tunnel that is nicely lighted
by electricity. All machinery that
has been installed, such as the Rand
cross compound air compressor and
drill, together with large Pelton water
wheels and other machinery employ
ed Tor power and lighting purposes,
are of the most substantial and latest
design that money could purchase.
The Siiyerton Mining company has
the best water power in the county,
and are able, should occasion arise,
to produce 500 horse power from the
water taken from Mineral creek
through their 6x6 foot flume. Not
alone will the company direct their
efforts in the extraction of ore from
the new level. but will continue the
big tunnel on into Sultan mountain
where other veins are known to exist
by surface croppings.
Prospectors are hocking into Bur
rows park from all directions, and the
sound of blasts can be heard almost
every hour of the day. While there
is considerable snow there the ridges
are bare and new locations and dis
coveries are of frequent occurrence.
There is an enormous territory prac-
tically unprospected, in this section,
and well mineralized veins are to be
found everywhere.-Lake City Phono-
graph.
The contract for the building of the
Highland Mary mine mill has been
awarded to the Trent Engineering &
Machine company of Salt Lake City
and work On this new mill will com
mence at an early day.
On the Iron Magnet. up Mineral
creek, the workmen are stoping on a
cross lead about $50 feet from the