Gunnison news-champion., 1902-05-30
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xsa- froa Howard Marshall. who
AAe been ~ charge ef bailding- Al the
Star mine en Italian mountain since
ts~t yuly. and v ho spent the winter
~ the park. We gain much Hew infor-
Rasioa-
The best route which the survey
sss have found lies b. the way Of 81
klmo aud Tia Cap into the park
srem Bsens sta u crosses the
park, circles the hese of Tsy lar river
.sa then goes by Taylor pass 10
Aspen. A line u being ran from
che mouth of Texas creek through
Taylor canon 20 the junction of Lottes
creek and Tsvlor river This is
short canon aud easily penetrased
shesgh no wagon road has ever been
haiIt through it. n the Boston
parties behind the road should be
connected with the NJ idlaBl aud Colo
gsdo southern a. has several times
been suggested, that would mean an
extension of the road in this direc-
tion.
The winter has been exception
ally mild ia the park. Snow has
though at the star mine near timber
line, snow shoes have bsen the only
mode OF losJm Jtion since the 2Oth
of December. Chas. Hubbard and
SANDY Haynes have been on Italian
mountain most of the winter. Mr..
Hubbard has driven tunnel ON the
Hubbard mine until its breast is now
il 1l2 feet. He has driven through
tAe black shsle into porphyry and in
80 feet farther viii catch the mineral
GsSnd in shaft above, minerals that
kss shown the best assays yet taken
from Italian mountain.
The Star mine is now practically
-csatrolled by w ;. Strstton, who is
represented by the kobey Mercan-
file firm of Aspen.
Two pack trains have already been
over TAYLOR range with supplies for
the Enterprise mine which has been
working steadily all winter. WIN.
Lumsden, superintendent, has re-
Gently ordered new survey of the
workings. L. 4. Goodale, president
of the company and other Boston
parties interested in the promotion
of the Tsyl Tor Park railroad, are ex-
pected in soon.
The Forest Hill is shipping coneen-
trstes, by way of Tin Cup TO st.
Elmo, and has been shipping reg
alsrly.
Frank Stewart of Aspen and Dan
Stewart of Cripple Greek, are begin
ming work on the old iiomestake
in Homestake basin. This same basin
will show considerable activity this
summer Harvey Van Noorhis, OF
st. Elmo and his partner from Buena
Vista are coming in with pack ami
mails to work on their claims.
The famous graphic mine on the
top of Italian mountain has been sold
by Capt. Chss. Stiles to owners of
the Copper Cliff Mining and Milling
company of Michigan. Consider
alton is not yet known. A surveyor
is expected in soon to locate tunnel
site on the Cement creek side by
which this graphite mine can be
economically worked. The same
.ce@pany owns graphite mines in
Wyoming and the Black Hills which
are being successfully operated.
Their sample test of 500 pounds
showed Gunnison county graphite to
he far superior in quality. A salts
factory rate per ton to Chicago, vis
the Rio Grsnde and Burlington roads
has been secured which assures work
ing the mine. It's products will be
loaded at Glacier siding on the
Crested Butte branch. Capt. Stiles
has only sold two claims and retains
several promising locations.
jim Bagley has been working
claims near Bowman for John Call
of Aspen this winter. A new two
story house was built at Bowman
lest fall by Mr.. Call.