Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-07-25
WsvEHsy9.HYHsss''
MH!!sHMs

The contractors on the Burns-Moore
tunnel are now breaking six feet shift.
The Sun and Moon now employs over
sixty men and the output has been
doubled.
Driving at the Peters tunnel continues.
Manager Gordon is expected back from
the east in few days.
William Bolitho, leasing on the Don
.aldson, reports that a great many men
are leasing in that vicinity.
At the Allen property, on Cascade
creek, level is being driven east from
the 2oo-ft station, prospecting for ore.
Manager Elwood, since coming back
from the east, has had the Metropolitan
shaft cleaned out and is drifting on good
ore.
The Big Five contract has been making
good headway since the start, nearly two
weeks ago. From five to six feet day
are recorded.
Superintendent Christensen of the
Gold Medal has several men at work, and
we learn that it is the intention to sink
the main shaft deeper
Albert Hall states that he will soon re-
sumo work upon his Ute creek tunnel,
upon which good headway has been made
toward the Union and Chloride groups.
Manager Bradley reports good progress
III clearing the incline shoot, filled by
cave in the breast. Water still comes
down in torrents, indicating that a sub
terranean lake or large ore body has been
tapped.
Captain Isgrig reports strike of good
smelling and concentrating ore in one of
the four shafts being sunk by the COM
pany near the Gold Medal mine. The
shaft referred to is on the Summit mine.
The smelling streak returns $40 per ton.
Byron S. Lake of Central City and
Judge Wells of Denver, owners of the
Chester mine, situated near the Arizona,
were inspecting that property Tuesday.
John Jackson has been retimbering the
shaft, and we learn that active operations
are contemplated.
Dave Jones & Co., leasing on the 9th
level of the Franklin, are stoping on
two-ft streak of $50 to $50 gold ore and
averaging S per day per man. They
are located 1000 feet west of the shaft,
which necessitates considerable handling
of the rock and ore.
w. ]. Saundry brought down test lot
of ore from a claim in Banner district the
first of the week, taken from a I5-foot
shaft. The returns showed well in gold,
silver and lead, total value of 500 ton.
The mine belongs to Mrs. Saundry and
work will be pushed from row on.
The Starlight, owned by the Crossons,
will soon be started up again. The ore
in the breast of the adit runs $24 gold
per ton, the streak being two feet in
width This is a decided improvement in
values. 1t will take so feet more of
driving to reach the junction of this vein
and the Parson Rice, where the boys
confidently expect rich pocket. They
are in fine locality for ore.
Duncan Drummond dropped down
from Dumont last Monday and was really
surprised at the activity everywhere ap-
parent. He reports that he is still tun-
nelirg for that elusive porphyry dixie
alongside of which is the lead lode that
is the real objective point of the tunnel.
After that is reached, the real work of
mining will begin. The Ohio Gulch
people have a fine group, good mill,
and Duncan is conversant with both.
A new mining company was formed in
this city last week to be known as the
Gold Planet Mines Co. The Officers of
the company are: Phillip M. Egert,