, 1903-10-22
THE UPPER COUNTRY.
Some Notes. by a Sun Representative.
on the Mining Prospects on Beaver and
Big Creeks.

Beaver creek are the best to be
found in the entire Platte Valley
mining district, and much good
work has been done by different
companies. Two large compan-
les, the Evening Star and Aetna.
and several smaller companies,
are doing extensive development
work. The Kearns' Consolidated
Bay Horse and Newsboy are clos
ed down for a lack of funds, but
the Kearns' at least, expects to re-
open in about a month and work
all winter.
The Evening Star is located
about three and one half miles
north of Downington. At pres
ent there are five men in the
camp. II. W. Clemments is man
agining the work and G. l.. Ger
rard, a mining expert, who is inter
ested in the company is superin-
tending the operations.
The principal work on the six
claims owned by this company
has been done on the Evening
Star. A shaft 40 feet in depth
vas sunk on the lead and a drift
80 feet in length run at the end
of the shaft. The lead is compos-
ed largely of gneiss with a
streak of gold-bearing quartz.
The vein is some 6 feet in width
and carries copper ore through
the entire vein. Half way down
the hill from the shaft, a tunnel
was driven 100 feet, and several
good stringers of copper ore were
cut. Five slopes were made in
this tunnel one of which is in an
immense iron dyke, which carries
copper. Some excellent ore has
been taken from this tunnel.
AT the foot of the hill another
tunnel has been driven. This
tunnel with drifts and c~rosscuts
is about 1900 feet in length. If
you are not careful in this tunnel
you are liable to meet yourself
coming around some of the corn
ers. 1t is as crooked as a Denver
politician and has very nearly as
little excuse for its crookedness
although some good ore has been
taken out in various places, but
has been more low than high
grade.
That this company have ore is
proven beyond a doubt, the only
thing lacking is the quantity for
the quality is all right. Out of a
car load of ore taken from the
Evening Star a picked assay lun
S121. IS in gold, silver and copper,
per ton, and average samples ran
S79.
The company has a shaft on
each of its six claims and copper
ore in every shaft. Work has
been discontinued on the Even
ing Star for "A short time and a
shaft 30 feet in depth aud a drift
20 feet run on the Lucky Penny,
about a quarter of a mile west of
the Star. The vein was just be-
ing opened when l visited this
property and the rock taken out
was a high grade copper ore. Mr..
Gerard who has only been in the
camp a short time, is of the opin-
ion that this is their main lead,
and the quality of the rock would
indicate that it is The flow nt
water in this drift is such that il
will be necessary to put in a
pump if the work is continued.
and it is quite evident that it will
be.
The Evening Star Company have
very comfortable quarters, and q
number Of good buildings are il
the process of construction. They
are equipped with a complete as.
saying outfit, and in fact have
every convenience possible. A
good road is built to the mine.
The nature of some of the as.
says taken, would indicate that
this is more of a gold than cop.
per proposition, but the company
are after copper and it is only I
question of further development