Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-01-06

of ore was shipped during the past
year. Some of the ore shipped ran
as high as 5000 per ton, chiefly gold
The Zuni on zuni mountain. has
galena and copper ore zones, some
of the ore going as high as 40 per
cent copper and 5000 silver. The
Zuni is under the management of T.
]. McKelvey. A tramway will con-
meet the mine with railroad The
vein is 26 feet wide in the lower
level and has large quantities of mat
ting ore.
Under lease the Great Eastern in
Burns gulch, has shipped consider
able ore during the past few years.
car loads of ore which netted $50 per
ton
The Silver Ledge mining enter
prise had bad luck last fall, burning
the surface improvements. This
year the buildings and machinery will
be replaced and a new 200-ton con-
centrating mill will be built Drill
ing exploration has discovered rich
bodies of ore. The shaft continues
on down and the property will enter
the list of active producers this year.
On the south fork of Cement creek
are the properties of the Big Colorado
Mining and Milling company, stead
lily under operation. Large bodies
of milling ore are assured.
The Copper King group on Bould-
er mountain. has lead one hundred
feet wide. There are four tunnels on
the property and shipping ore has
been taken from each. The owners.
Reed and Smelzer. have a deal on for
a sale.
Thompson, Boyle. Abbott and
others have the Independence mine
on South Lookout mountain. near
Mineral creek. Three hundred feet
of tunnel has shown several ore
chutes. In a four-foot vein Is
streak which has a value of $50 per
ton. There is quite a quantity of ore
on the dump.
The Fairview and Thunder mines
on Sultan mountain, are developed
by tunnels. The latter is in five
to cut the Aletha lead. In the early
days high grade ores were shipped
form these. The Fairview tunnel Is
in 700 feet and is expected to cut
large bodies of iron and copper ore.
Among the prospective shippers of
the present year is the Bartlett group
of eleven claims, on the divide be-
tween Georgia and Prospect gulches
owned by o. d. and H. ]. Lewis.
This group has large ore bodies, with
various products, shipping. mating
and concentrating. Some of the ore
is tungsten.
DIR. James Beaton is operating his
group in Minnie gulch, through a new
cross-cut tunnel. The old workings
show both shipping and concentrat-
ing ores of gold. silver, copper and
lead values. A mill is contemplated
during the year as there are consid
cradle milling ore bodies in sight.
H. d. otte has group of claims
on Bonita mountain from which he
will commence ore shipments as
soon as the season Will permit. A
car load shipment returned SO per
cent lead, % ounces silver and $12
gold.
O. R. Reynolds is operating the
Grand View mine In Ice Lake basin,
under lease, One car load of ore
shipped to a smelter. returned 1920
gold per ton. The property has large
bodies of ore.
A cross-cut tunnel recently broke
into good ore on the Snowbird group.
Joe Terry and Herman Stroble, own
ers. are hopeful of proving this an
ideal concentrating vein.
The Galty Boy in Dry Gulch, has
good ore bodies developed by over
1900 feet of workings. Recent ship
ments assure the property of pro-
duction. In the lower level Is $35
ore and it is expected that the prop
erty will add to the glory of the Ce-
ment creek country,
The Emma mine in Ice Lake basin,
shipped one hundred tons of galena
ore last fall. The average grade Of
ore is $50. Should the price of lead
hold up the Emma expects to become
an important shipper this year.
w, II. Moore of Durango, and 9th
ers. own the Peacock group in the
Cement creek country. Tney have a
contract operating for 400 feet of
drifting on Nos. l and workings.
The workings have shown good val
ues, ranging as high as s72 gold and
$S silver. 1t is expected the present
contracts will be completed in June,
and that the property will then be-
Gin profitable ShipmentS