Gunnison news-champion., 1903-07-03
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t.ie Ia4nleh8 aistrief naa psltallu..ln
a elf EHnicls valley -nsaseF al
C-lea avns the tahf1ruIa croup
80 whlal D. ha- 49llc eausia lrsblo
uars He kaa aac uznusl ~ lyp
flssf an aIl1sbar Zy1 issf taE.stheF
SSH dnhs and sha.fs Nhich are
. lsg -laNlre barge isa grade veia.
Tho reiu Sd -1me nlaees r. - i.cf
. vl.le ti carrIcz =trs.ls- thai a--ae
+ 3 b. ounces slIFor hsz-ltic- < ID values -s
iu e1pnor and gld The water ir1ra
the iumno. r. highly caargcd W,fh
eauHer - much 50 thai u caaf- the
iluiz vIth a heavy covering ~ c9p-
f per when they are lf m d auv
ieuafh af tme The giid ASSAY has
gone as hich a. SIS per tan.
The F,eaAnuias grmsp 81 e,ghi
claims iaar ufles irum " bite Pins II
a very promising property and has
t produced quite extensively over
ltsti tmus 90 9rr have heou shipped
with a value af from SIS o. : ~ m
Eld, silver aud load The old tun-
uel is in ln feet and At one time
bad ~ o. H. feei ut saiid ere show
ing in the breast II uow has con-
siderable good 1rc m sight a ucW
tmael Is being driven some iistanee
belas the hrsi AND viii cut fhe feiu
at "a depth ~ 51l ieet The ueV
WORK D. u alaut JH feet aui VIII
bci1ra a great while be cutting ihe
vein. Most % the has been taken
frgm che Rochester lasie Of the group
which Shows the vein extensively.
the greater part Cd the tunnel how
ever, is 1u the P1cahontas l1de bu
is beiHE driven 90 cut che Rochester
ground The property Is au ezeei-
leHt lue and from the present show
ing will -lan be "a heavy shipper
bick Iuliar aud Thomas Rity
have au extensive tunnel scheme
which they are pushing ahead as
rapidly as possible II Is the All
Wilda tunnel which they have in $50
feet and expect % continue IL until
the Alwilda and Bullion veins are
cut at great depth. The vein has
been opened in a shaft further up
ON the mountain and H. FIVE feet be
tween walls. lt carries 40 ounces
In silver, 80 ounce gold. 10 per cent.
lead. Another vein. the Cashier.
has been cut at a gDpd depth and is
showing splendid values Messrs.
fuller a Riley are interested in the
properties In this iocalitv. some Of
which thev own entirely. They are
pioneer prospectors in the Tomich
district aud have made several i'm
portant discoveries and sales. They
own the Phoenix group, also the Iron
King mine ON Contact mountain. one
mile FROM White Pine. On the lat
ter property an immense dyke of
magnetic iron, 100 feet across has
been opened in various PLACES From
this deposit 1900 tons Of o.re or more
have been shipped TO the smelters
at Pueblo, Gunuison, Co-den and
White Pine. fuller and Rilev's
properties are certainly promising
ones.
The Eureka. Nestegg and Erie
group, embracing 50 acres of pat
ented ground zn Lake mountain. is
under lease to Dan c. Tobin. prom
inent mining MAN Of Iieadville He
has been operating them for some
time and has extracted and shipped
AN immense loG Of good ore. The
property is Developed by a shaft Of
4O feet with levels every 80 feet.
also a shaft Of 400 feet with levels
every 30 feet There is showing in
these properties estimated at 10000
tons of low grade zinc-lead srglphides
and lead carbonates. The vein
averages ? feet. The entire output
Of these mines as estimated BY Mr..
Tobin is SI.Opo,OOO gross value.
The VEN is showing strong and ap-
pears To be improving with depth.
The immense amount Of mill dirt
showing wall be extracted and treated
at the Akron mill which will be
ready to operate next week. The
extension Of the Akron tunnel zoo
feet will cut the Eureka vein at
depth of 900 feet and Will drain this
property and lessen very consider
able the cost Of operating the same.
\ large body Of zinc ore has been
opened ON the Silver Trowel. one nf
the Eureka-Erie group. It carries
p per cent zinc, 10 per cent. lead
aud 5 ounces in silver. This pro
duct is very susceptible to magnetic
separation.
The 23-ton concentrating plant
below White Pine. owned bv the
Akron mining company, has been
la1eei =, Tiubharl and IT,,l-s4t,fy