Gunnison news-champion., 1902-06-20
MINES AND Ginning.
What Pick and Drill is Uncoyeriny
in the Northeastern Part Of
Gunnison County.

" th tff ~ fHftt q Netfth 81
ueariv 1.ouo fret. The re-alt II the
c..mii iisefisu ct IBIS Qreat work sill be
be suw ,teriug ef nsf only at their
rSn Prsperiy hui al that lueeted GA
fhe bill Efs.da- hi- Tho fuusel will
urn .sh Or u-usrfafion Facilities by
grsvifv % heir -melter.
A. Mr.. "a .rper exllains. ,iiis tus-
sci b. gid invesfaienf on the
zr.ua.i- meut,sHed alnse. but when
be- i- rem u.berri that vast amount
IT nrW giauud wil be- oPoned up,
hst ne~ v'in- trr msre than Iisb'
.a be- discovered, tor this hill has long
b,.cn known tu be a veritablc store
hlu-c 90 minrrs. the magnitude OF
he "a der klug may be partially an
der-t""d. The company has been
serkiuz an fhi- tunnel since August
1T ltsJ wear and oerr l.s00 feet has
beau mtdr Tav are working three
-hJrs every - hour-. seven DAYS
every week aud Confidently expect
@ finish "a the early dawn Of 1908.
There Is uo specui ttiuu as 20 what
hoy will int st ihe eBd Of the tun-
uei ~ hr ground hi- been thoroughly
prospectod ,hruugh the shaft from
which hnudreds I'd toms ct rich min-
eral has heen taken. The Akron pro-
irct. beltsr known as the North star
ruuueI, crrltmfy hr prosperous
Outlook hcture 60 and as they have
plenty of money go exploit their
proposition ID Is not hard 20 predict
great success Tor The promoters.
Mr iiatpei, the superintendent. is
q piesssut sentlemsa. check full of
busines,, but a man whom 70 j. a de-
iighi 10 converse with. The writer is
pleased 10 acknow edge many favors
from Mr. Harper iu the way Of infor-
nation reg riding the camp.
From North ~tur we tOak . heauti-
fnl drive btcs I'D NaHuita, where
dter turther eniay Of the hos
pitaliry Of Mr. wiley aud the health
giving baths, $50 drove over the hin
to Pl.hie, che iav..iesl Ii,ue mmp ia
Guuni-on c1uuJy Here we found
everything sIiYs and euthH-iasfic.
The Rey uoIls properties are working
70 good force at seadg development
work ON theIr extensive holdings.
The Texas taHr.aF tlat recently
purchased the Wing group of scott
aud kmbusG re Installing the heav-
rest plant OF msca.Hrl, ever brought
Io the country. As au Wglo the
compressor We ca seven tons sud the
other items are ou the same scale.
Much trouble is being cHeouutare1 in
getting rhe immense loads up TO the
mine. but tha perseverance, shown
ARGUES that ail will b. placed st an
early date. when scJive work on these
rich properties may be looked for.
J. 7. Quigley is the superintendent in
charge and Is going TO work m man
uer that Indicates the intention TO DO
-Jerdv work Tor long limo to come.
The old reliable Maid Of Athens
and the Citizen groups are also do
ing steady work and considerable pro-
duction may be looked for during the
season.
The next morning your reporter
and his party drove over the famous
Tin Cup hill, passing through con-
siderable snow on the crest, quite
novelty to a couple Of Minneapolis
members of the party.
We found Tin Cup very active.
More work is being done around that
place than in anv other part Of Gun
nison county. The new railroad pros
pect, a. might be expected, is raising
the ambitions Of the residents Of hat
center Of that fine mineral territory.
While ON the s1hircl &C. is well to
state that those besl posted feel that
there is no doubt but that the rosG
will be built during this summer.
and We prophecy that it viii run
down the Loties creek canon. thence
down Taylor river snd on 70 a june
tion with the South Park line OF the