, 1903-10-22
l.. j. Lee, Columbus, Nebr., d.


one of the finest copper PROPOSE
tons in the Aetna to be found
anywhere in the Sierra Madre
range, they have a well timbered.
double compartment shaft, some
100 feet in depth and have been
in ore nearly the entire distance.
A tunnel has been driven into the
hill below the shaft, and run into
the hill about 600 feet. A drift
was run from this tunnel to to the
shaft and cuts it about SO feet
from the surface. The water in
the shaft became so troublesome
that 1t was necessary to discontin-
ne work in it, and work has been
done on the tunnel until machin-
cry could be secured. A COM
plete plant, consisting of a boiler,
hoist, pump and saw mill to use
IN cutting mine timbers, is on the
road and will probably be at the
mine before this is in print. As
soon as the water can be gotten
out of the shaft work will be re-
sumed in it. The vein on which
the shaft is sunk is 6 feet in
width with a foot streak of copper
glance running the full length of
the shaft. This ore also carries a
quantity of covellite and grey
copper and the entire vein will
average as high grade ore, run
ming from 30 per cent, up. The
vein matter is hemetite of iron
and also carries gold as well as
copper.
Roger Daniels, one of the orig
inal locators of the Aetna, is man
aging the work, and everything
indicates thorough and systemat-
ic work. A large clearing has
been male at the top of the shaft
for the machinery and buildings.
Their cook house, bunk house and
office buildings are second to
none in the entire mining dis
trict, and for systematic develop
ment and improvements the Act
ma ranks among the best. Any
doubts as to the ultimate outcome
of the Aetna will be overcome by a
visit to that property for they
have the goods in sight and as
fine ore can be seen at the mouth
of their tunnel as can be seen at
the Doane or Ferris aggarty.
and there is a large quantity of
it.
The Excelsior Gold & Copper
Mining Co. has a group of claims
bordering on the Aetna group and
a contract for sinking a shaft on
the Excelsior, one of the group,
has just been finished by Mike
kalyer. This shaft is down 81
feet and carried a sprinkling of
native copper at the bottom. The
vein is some 6 feet in width and
is very nearly vertical. The vein
matter is a decomposed iron he
MATTE which is so porous that it
can be crumbled in the hands.
The water came in so badly at
the bottom OF the shaft that it was
difficult for the contractors to fin
ish the last foot or two of the work.
The character of the rock was
changing and it is in this rock that
native copper was found. This
property is identical with the Aetna
but the mineral is leached out I'M
til nothing but the iron is left.
The cIoppings and surface indi-
cations are the same character
and the outlook for this property
is as good as the best. 1t is al
most certain that what the Act
ma has, this property has also.
G. Fl. Hood, OF Johnstown, o.,
is preside mt; G. F. Yeager, of
Greeley, Colo, is Secretary and
Treasurer, aud L. E. Webber, OF
Encampment, manager. Work
will be prosecuted as soon as pos
sible.
Cap. o. B. Morrison, of Den
yer, with two miners, was taken in
to the Clara B. group of claims
Saturday and expects to work
there this winter. This group
Joins the Newsboy property, and