Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-06-06

will be enlarged to so tons soon.
The building of the Denver, Yankee
Hill & Western Road into camp this
year gives the mine owners assurance
that their ores can be marketed to adj
vantage. This road will probably con
| meet with the Mofitt road at either
Mammoth Gulch or near Rollinsville,
also with the Colorado Southern at
Central City. and will tap some of the
| richest mineral fields of Central Colo
rado. r. A. Hall. the promoter and
contractor for the building of this
the work of building would be com
menced on the first of July and pushed
to completion. Arrangements have
been completed for financing the pro
iected road through the Colorado
Trust Company of Colorado Springs.
With the coming of this road is the
building of a city at Alice, to be known
as Glacier City, which will have the
distinction of being the only city in
the world built at the foot of an ice
glacier, and on the shores of a beauti
full mountain lake. The glacier here
by survey last August, measured one
mile in width and over $50 feet ii
depth, and contains enough ice to sup
ply the entire world with the puresl
of ice for one hundred years. 1t is
the greatest attraction to the summer
tourist that has been discovered il
Colorado and is visited by thousands
yearly via Idaho Springs. 1t will be
made some day in the near future to
supply the State and much territory il
the adjoining States with ice.
1t is reported that the Chesapeake
which has been idle for some time
will be started up this year with
good force working, and it is probable
that mill will soon be built to handl,
this product. This is probably the
largest mine in the district in orr
| bodies in reserve, much of which car
ries high values in gold.
The Gold Anchor shaft has show
that the large ore bodies of the dis
trict lay in depth, and that the ore
values increase in values as create
depths are gained.
The Sierra Nevada is one of tn,
large tunnel propositions of the dis
trict that has reached good ore bodie
through their bore. In the King Sole
mon vein alone they have a bonanz;
with greater development.
While but a brief mention can b.
made of some of our large proposi
tions, it is safe to say that the Puri
tan properties are soon to join tn
others in the term mentioned as
mineral ranch. Manager Stewart ha
/ rnnant1xy prrPhaCnd fffU 1npa
tions, which will be added to his a
ready large group of claims. Th
Mayfiower tunnel owned and beini
driven by Messrs. Derby and Stewart
will cut his large acreage of veins a
great depth, gaining as much as 80
feet at the apex of Chesapeake mour
tain.
The North Star has been a stead
producer and shipper for more than
year, with profitable results to tn
owners They work from fifteen t
thirty miners. and this force will b
greatly increased as soon as the raj
road reaches the district. Their PROD
uct is now handled at the Black Haw
mills.
The Little Clara mine is shown
plenty of valuable ore to prove that
is a rich mine. Recent returns shoN
that they have ore worth over s1,00
per ton in gold alone, and what the
call mill dirt will average even bette
than $50 per ton.
The Cumberland people are sinkin
their shaft, intending to reach the 50t
foot point this year. This propert
has recently been sold to Eastern cal
italists, and as they mill their ow
ores, little is known of the values bt
ing found, though it is reported b
miners employed on the property ths
the vein is improving, both in exten
and values. as depth is gained. an
that much force gold is showing r'
Gently.
The 94 Company has recently pu
chased the Stonewall mine from tn
Steel Brothers. They are preparing
tap this rich vein at considerabl
depth by a tunnel to be driven froI
Silver Lake, also to continue the sinl
ing of the present shaft.
The strike made last month in tn
Meteor is proving greater every da!
and with every foot of drifting bein
done on the vein. The ore body is mo-
of a width of nearly four feet, an
carries good values. Something sci
sational may be looked for inside of
short time in this mine if surface ind
cations can be counted on.
Work will soon be resumed sinkin
the Esson shaft. This property mad
splendid showing some years agi
but has been in litigation for som
time past, but has now been comprt