Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-03-13

output from the North Star vein sIons
ls almost incalculabas.
While the Gold King mill was con-
PEELED to close down temporarily this
week ON account OF . lack Of coal, the
mine keeps up its steady production.
the output being stored in the bins 1t
the mill until such time a. the train
can get through with cal. Aenagsr
Kinney says that the mine never was
In bstter shape than at present for .
big production.
Despite the severity Of the weather
the regular output Of ore from the
Silver Lake properties does not dimin-
ish. Both the old and now mills are
running on ore. the former at IT. Full
capacity. The new mill IL not yet in
shape to do all the work Intended Tor
II, ~ changes are constantly under
way in various parts. but II does
enough to swell the output Of con-
centrates up to six carloads per day.
Work on the Gold King mine will
| in the near future. say four months,
undergo . great change ~ to the
mode Of working. The Gold King,
or upper trrm, will be abandoned and
the mins boarding house will be
moved down To the mouth Of the
American tunnel which At the present
time Is in $500 feet and the Gold King
vein has been encountered at depth
| $50 feet below the lowest workings.
The new buildings to be erected will
be up-to-date with all modern appli-
ances.
The big srs crosscut tunnel being
driven on the Beaton group In Minnie
guIch In now in about 200 feet, having
been sent that distance on It's jour
ney into the mountain since last Oc-
tober. The tunnel parallels a big
quartz lead that will intersect the
cross veins for which the tunnel is
pointing. n is expected that the par
aliei lead will produce pay ore with
depth hut on account OF the hardness
OF the quartz II was deemed advisable
to run the tunnel in the softer forma-
tion instead OF following on the quartz
proper This will allow the latter to
be prospected by short side drifts at
any time When the tunnel reaches
point where the parable, and cross-
veins interect some splendid ore
chutes ought to he opened up and the
Beaton properties added to the list Of
San Juan's steady shippers
The machinery. such rs engine. air
To-
Mining company. was unloaded this
week at the buildings along side the
D. e. r. a. tracks The past few days
of bad weather has prevented work at
the mine and the installing OF the new
plant OF machinery. However there
is much consolation In the matter OF
having a mine that is so convenient
iy located and little trouble .will be ex
perienced In getting ready for work,
Notwithstanding the present deep
SHOWS.
The Green Mountain NJ. q NJ. com
pauy has commenced operations on its
Cunningham guich properties In dead
earnest with Mr.. VIM. Bielfeldt In the
look out" and II is a safe prophecy
to assert that the company will have
good mine opened up by the time
the shipping season rolls around.
Eleven men are now employed doing
short contract work on the many
veins comprising the group. The
company expects to spend $4,000 be
tween the present time and the hrst
of June in prospecting its property,
and nll work will be put In such To-
calities az will result in the greater
development OF the ore bodies. The
Green mountain properties are among
the many other propositions In our
county that could easily furnish mill
of good capacity with plenty OF ore.
A strike OF some importance al
though at this writing not fully de-
termined az TO Its size. was made the
latter part OF last week in Ruby basin
by the Ruby basin Mining and Tun-
mel company In the croascut tunnel
which has been In progress for the
past winter vein was cut at the $50
foot mark which in character resem-
bles most other ores In Ruby basin.
hut as this tunnel Is the nrst deep
mining in that section. the depth may
have a tendency to increase values as
well ms having the same possibilities
In the encountering OF richer ores.
The width OF the vein is not known
at this time owing TO the large guam
tity Of water struck along with II and
the necessary preparations required to
continue operations. The four miners
employed at this property were In
Silverton this week and returned to
continue the tunnel on through the
present vein and expect to cut the