Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-12-05
WILL BUILD MILL
WARD MINE OPERATORS HAVE GONE
TO DENVER TO SELECT MACHINERY
HANGING WALL SHOWS SOLID ORE
THERE BEING FULLY 80 FEET OF MILL
DIRT ALONGSIDE

This week 1t was definitely decided by
Messrs. Tanner, Anderson & Carlson to
build mill at the Ward mine, to treat
the immense 4o-foot ore body recently
opened in that property. and on Thurs
day oftbis week they went to Denver to
select the necessary machinery and OBJ
tam estimates. The building will be
erected and the machipery installed with
all possible dispatch.
The Ward mine, as we have frequent
ly noted, is located Just above the lack
son mill While it is the property OF
John G. Roberts, it is being operated M
der lease and bond by the gentlemen
named, in connection with several others.
and the decision 10 erect the mill NAV be
construed that the ores are not only of
satisfactory quality but that the bond
will be taken up. We are informed that
the new mill will be equipped with at
least IS stamps, and that a cyanide plant
will he added. The combination SHOULD
result N very satisfactory results Messrs.
Anderson * Carlson are expert amaiga-
bihspts anu anu MI.
ner has recently demonstrated in numer-
Gus instances that considerable Of the
ores Of this district are amenable to the
cyanide process.
The Ward mine values have been prov
en- by numerous tests, and there Is no
question to the success of the venture.
The mill will be built upon the fiat be-
low the mine dump, the location being
ideal from gravity standpoint.
Messrs. Tanner. Anderson and Carlson
are men OF vide mining and milling ex-
perience. They took hold of the Waitham
mine in The Russell district and within a
year developed 1t from a mere prospect
into one Of the best payers in the Two
counties, finally selling ii to au English
syndicate for large anm. Since that
time they have taken hold of several
propositions that are very promising, the
Ward being one Of the best.
We understand the mill will be called
The Waltham."
On Thursday morning reporter of
Siftings visited the Ward mine and was
agreeably surprised at the amoun; OF ore
showing on the dump as well as speei-
mems Of solid ore taken from the new
streak recently encountered o. ihs hang
inS wall. We were informed ily SIR.
Eekstrem, one of the Interested parties
IN the mine, that tile hansi1e ~dii sifeak
had developed into two fee; cf almost
] ers1aA
copper. Some drifting hss been done
upon this strrab. The work at present
consists of running levels upon the foot
wall streak. nh,ch l. u gouge nature,
but heavily uiiIe a.ized. Three men are
employed n iIe ~orE.
Since the present parties took hold Ct
the uliue me sinking has been done
about - fe=f. making the total depth 60
fe-t This places the bottom Of the shaft
sofnesslit below the level of Chicago
creek and as wfinr has been in use It
was not thought advisable to sink any
de-per at this time through fear Of water.
; the work up to this time has been
devoted to exploiting the immense VEN
at depth of % feet. The holster at the
Conner mine, in Russell district, and
which is the property OF the Ward mine
operators, will be moved over here and
placed IN position as soon as possible.
A shaft and ore house will be constructed
apd everything should be IN shape for
continuous and profitable operation.
Appearances indicate that the Ward
is destined 70 become one of the
important mines Of the county. Devei-
opment up to date shows BODY Of ore
fully 20 feet in width that will all 90
through the mil OF course. there will
be more or less Of solid orc that will lie
thrown aside fsr smelling, but the major
portion viii be milling Free gold is of
frequent occurrence. and we are informed
thzt paintings Of the material clear across
the vein show eolors of that metal.
As soon as the holster is ready fer
work. ii is the ifsention TO sink ioo-ft.
lift and run levels both ways. To the
east, bu. short distance, lies the main
body of the Edwards placer embracing
the identical spot where Jackson brilt
his camp fire and gathered mp gold in
great nuggets The Ward miue opera
tors calculate that underneath that
ground the vein will have great gold ore,
and the chances are in favor Of that oj,in-
ion.