Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-14
SAN JUAN COUNTY MINES.

Tim Manion accompanied another
car OF ore this week to the Durango
smelter that will net better than 81
800. The New York Brooklyn is a
wonder gold mine, and II the property
was worth $75,000 year ago, as is al.
legged was the price offered by Sam
Newhouse, it is certainly worth dou-
BILE that price today.
An order has been placed for 1900
feet of 22-inch pipe for the Gold Spur
Mining and Milling company. the same
to be laid next month. weather permit.
ling. This pipe line will convey prac-
ucally all of the main stream of Gun.
ningham gulch from u point near Nei.
COLDS town TO where new tunnel has
been started by the company. The
fall is only 40 feet but the volume, nc.
cording to water-power experts. Ia two
or three large drills. Not for the pur-
pose of constructing power plant and
pipe line alone, however. was Mr.
rheo. Grabowsky successful in reIs-
ing capital during his Chicago visit
last month. but was given further in
structions by his company to start
new tunnel at the base of King Solo
mon mountain cunningham gulch
side) and continue the bore for dis.
lance OF 1000 feet. The territory pen
etrated by this tunnel ought to de-
vvelop greater part OF the company's
group OF claims and future great
ness can hardly be overestimated as
the depth gained on each of the veins
as they are encountered win be foot
for foot Of tunnel run.
An eastern banker. recently elected
president of a western mining com
pany. indicates a growing tendency
among the money kings In that part
II the country to invest in legitimate
mining In the west More than one
banker is beginning to transfer his en-.
ergies and his money from the over.
capitalized Industries OF the east to
legitimately capitalized and honestly
conducted mining enterprises OF the
west. where he can take his profits
out of the ground, instead of trusting
It to the uncertainties of the fuctuat-
ing markets and water.logged stocks
Of the east.-Mines and Mining.
vi NHt ulNlue
between Chattanooga and Red Noun
tain town, Is producing fine lot OF
copper-silver ore which Is being TAX
On TO the Ouray side for treatment.
The ore has the resemblance of the
once famous Yankee Girl and Custom
minerals. and with the present depth
of shaft the Snowflake has the max
inDa n hiD mil hn txun
weeks considerable ore has been min
ed and shipped, but we understand
that the owners, Van Horn and Ander.
son. are negotiating a sale with east
ern capitalists. who see In this propo.
sition a bonanza.
The Arpad Mining company, with a
group of 10 claims, on the southern
slope Of King Solomon mountain, and
adjacent to the Black Prince and the
North Star mines. has arranged to
have 300-foot tunnel run to cut one
Of the principal veins OF the group.
The Arpad company was Incorporated
4 few months ago, with capital stock
og 81 1000 900. and has at its head such
eminent men as Henry G. Dubois.
banker and cattleman. OF Texas and
Colorado. and many others similarly
financially well fxed. who are to turn
their entire attention to mining. which
will be welcome news. as each sue
ceeding success in mining ventures In
san Juan county impels others to try
the district. While the properties be-
longing to the Arpad company are not
sufficiently developed to admit Of ac-
surately forecasting a future, a most
encouraging feature presents Itself in
the advantage In location over other
nearby outputting mines. situated as
they are near the base OF the noun
tain, All the veins crop at the sur
face and assay well In gold