Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18
WILL BE
A WORLD
BEATER


duced more than $1,000, ooo2
That is the record of the property
which is owned by the Little Matte Min
ing and Milling company. As yet the
property has not been half explored and
it is expected that inside of another
month the Little Matte company will
be in position whereby it will make
record for the Idaho Springs district that
no other property ever did.
This property is in better condition at
the present time than it ever was before.
Six sets of leasers are at work constantly
and good ore is being taken out. One
man who is operating in the fourth level
encountered a large streak of ore this
week which gave assay returns of Sc
ounces in gold to the ton and 800 ounces
in silver.
Besides the leasers who are working
the company itself is working over sixty
men. On the Republican claim stopping
is being done and some fine ore is being
knocked down. There are great quanti-
ties of smelling ore in this locality and ii
is being sorted and placed in bins pending
shipment to the smelters.
The Little Matte mill is being worked
to its utmost capacity, and more than
seventy tons of milling dirt is being
treated daily. This is not one-half the
amount that could be handled provided
there was proper milling facilities in the
district which could handle the ore. The
mill is running the full "a hours, and
during the week just closing three new
gigs have been put in and it is expected
that by Monday they will be in opera
tion and at work.
The 2 900 foot level, which was driven
from the adit level of the Matte to con-
meet with the Newton has been completed
and as result an immense body of ore
has been opened up. The connection
was made at depth of 400 feet from the
surface, and for the entire distance large
body of ore is IN sight.
For montl air drill / ave been pound
ing away from both directions and all
this time bodies of mineral were encoun-
tered. No effort was made at stopping as
enough ore was taken out in the drifts to
keep the mill running to its fullest capa-
city.
The Matte company is one of the best
conducted in the district. During the
last few months a consolidation has
been effected whereby the company Sc
cured possession of the Newton, General
Thomas, Decatur, Republic, Apex, Silver
Glance, Matte aud a number of Others
All of these properties have production
record ranging from 100000 to $4,000
600
Air drills are being worked in all parts
of the properties and as a result a great
reserve of mineral is being opened up.
In speaking of the work which is to be
done in the near future, DIR. Shaller, the
secretary of the company, stated that in
course of a month or two the company
would make record for the camp.
There is no doubt but what additional
mill facilities will be needed for the COM
pany and it is only a matter of a short
time until this evil will be remedied. 1t
is more than likely that a mill of large
capacity will be erected, and then the
property can be developed on more ex-
tensive scale.
One peculiar thing about the entire
property, and that is the claims have not
been fully explored. There is not drift
in one of them that has been driven
greater distance than 500 feet and still
the production record is one larger than
some of the mines which are daily adver-
tised to the world as most marvellous.
There can be no doubt but what the
Little Matte company under its present
management will, in short time, prove
to be one of the largest paying mines in
the entire world.
And all this will benefit the industry
and the people of Idaho Springs and the
surrounding district.
A Good Showing.
The Kerr-Roberts Development CON-
pany, who are operting the Mammoth
tunnel up Chicago Greek are making good