Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-15
ENCOURAGING REPORTS
FROM THE LA PLATAS

Most encouraging reports OF new dis
coveries and the recovery OF rich ore
in older workings continue to come
from all sections OF the La Plata dis
trict. Work has been needed, and that
is what is being done now. Wherever
development of practical character is
being done there are encouraging re-
suits
At Oro Fino. where the greatest eff
fort has been made for several months.
several new discoveries of Importance
have been made. The Cold King
Swamp Angel under the management
Of F. J. Doran, late of Cripple Creek,
has always had good vein and more
or less ore of value. Recent develop
ments have improved the situation
there materially and it is likely that in
the near future these properties will
be added to the list OF shippers OF the
district, The properties under the di-
rection of Ed. II. Van Endert at Orc
Fino are looking good and a car and
track is being put in a tunnel OF more
than three hundred feet 1t is said
that there is prospect Of getting
ore here soon.
Over on the La Plata side the
Mountain Lilly is shipping about
car a week of high grade tellurium ore
Just above there the Small Hopes is
under development by Cripple Creek
parties and ore will be shipped from
the rich chute from which the Prets
took over twenty thousand dollars In
gr ica of nd U
FIVE feet.
Numerous small enterprises along
the La Plata river are in progress and
new shippers may be added at any
time. The deep crosscut on the
Southern Boy continues satisfactorily
though the rock is very hard and
hand work comparatively slow.
The district is sorely in need of
more machinery with which to do mod
ern mining at cost much less than
is now being paid for development
The Small Hopes would never have
closed down had the company furnish
ed machinery requested by the man
agement.
The Durango Girl in Wallis gulch. is
operating with an active force of prac-
tical miners and taking out good ore.
Development continues with the pur-
pose of keeping ahead on ore.
Along Flagler's Fork of Junction
creek. the Fassbinders and others are
pushing development actively and
there are encouraging prospects for
making some mines here.
from the head of Main Lightner creek,
south for three miles there is good
deal of work going on. The Alexan-
dra Hamilton is producing some good
tellurium ore ard it is probable this
property is to become one of the ship
pers. From the Hamilton down to
the Three Metals group there has been
"a good deal of prospecting done dur
ing the past few weeks and some very
good looking discoveries have been
made
In the vicinity of Parrott City. at
Little Deadwood gulch, much good
work is being done. Two or three of
the properties here are under lease
and bond and it is expected that
there will be sale or two within
short time to Colorado Springs capi-
tai.
There is nothing definite as to the
time when the remodeling of the Bak-
er mill will be begun, as the properties
may be patented before that work or
any mining development will be per-
formed, but it is certain that this en-
terprise will go ahead with all possi-
BILE speed. The mill before 1t runs
again will probably be increased to
200 tons capacity daily.
The leasers on the Little Kate
group and mill will probably alter that
mill in time to make run this fall
and possibly continue well into the
winter.
Considering the general detail OF the
situation in the La Plata district the
outlook for continued mine develop
ment and production was never SO
good as now.