Gunnison news-champion., 1903-08-28
RICH ORE IN
AKRON TUNNEL.
High Grai< BODY OF SILVER
Lead Ssneltlns Ore Opsnsl
as Water Rece1es.
GREAT MINE ASSURED.
Exuhatsoa among ksss4sats os
Whiss Pins Ovef tas
Ro,sate F F.sturc.

The rich ere b,iv iu fhe bsea-t 81
the Akron tuuuel has uH beJH esor-
estimated a parficlo A. advanced
gplu The VEIN shows 0rCat -irengfh
neing u1W ai about seven faff aver.
age thiekues- and extending u all
directions lt- lafe-f sensational
Development b. that ASSAY reeeipi-
irIm au average sample af Ieadtllle
-malter. RETURNS .tHi ~ Iu gaid 2~6 az
In silver and 4H laaI Do ra-amhia-
iua rah lead earIluHte aud -uluHIIr
ara fr1m which oyer million was
fakm u shallow working a1ato m.
f.la trpmauiau- ftpu water -fHHf7fl
Je,elapmeut These Workings ave
now lrauai and af -ut gertirlI
leIfh and with thf allitmaI stopping
ground furnished By tbf dip a, rhH
VEIN which h ll degree Ha wonder
everybody iu tha camp Is Iuhilaur
The ore furnishes tug -pee,meH-
81 ~leutarifr similar Oh fau 0h.
ltiuad irm the Aspen mines aHd b.
iHeurl lIat tHu-a mines Iu fIg IImr
Drr bins are brlue tuIII aui virH
fHr milling, mining and -m,Iilnl
machinery which The Akron company
has al hand and the economical ta-
rilite- for handling ID bv gravity Dc
should hll its Golfers and pay large
dividends iu the near future
u is seldom that rrIs-cut unnel
cuts such big body Of high grade
ur as fair as did This big bore
There is u0 mistake about &c. The
company has % rich permanent mime
as the ore body is u1t only above hu
has every indication af continuing
indefinitely i'm every direction
Not only this, but it viii be re-
memhered that two months ago at
the $500 foot point the tunnel crossed
9 foot body of ideal concentrating
ores Of the following general average
O1 oz gold, 10 per cent lead and 20
per cent zinc Without exploring the
unexpected and welcome ore deposit
which appears 90 furnish milling
material for wears ahead. the conn
pany pushed ON over 100 feet in
search Of the riches for which ii was
originally projected
The ore deposit may now be opened
out rapidly and connections Will be
made with the large known body of
galena carbonates and sulphldes i'm
the bottom of the North Star mine
These old lead mines have now a
far better future before them than
their brilliant past after having
passed through all manner Of mining
vicissitudes They will now appear
in the dividend column
They were located by Henry i.
Lake, a veteran prOspectOr and were
operated for years by Chas l.. Taylor
of Red Cliff, Colo, who is reported 90
to have built the Mining Exchange
block Of Denver from profits of the
famous May Mazeppa which was
prominent in the stocks then traded
upon the Denver Mining Exchange.
\ singular fact in connection with
the strike is that ON the very day it
was officially reported, Chas +. Tav-
lor died in New York City, alone
and one might almost say penniless
and friendless. This is booked upon
bv mining men a. a strange coin
cidencc.
This big tunnel for driving and
purchase of claim represents an out
law of Sl61uB II was financed by
prominent manufacturing people Of
Akron. Ohio, headed by L. C. Miles.
Exmayur +. II. Harper and Con-
crc-sman Chas Dick of Ohio ID had
the hearty endorsement Of such noted
mining men. engineers and operators
as W j. Rattle, a mining engineer
Of international reputation upon the
the staff If Marcus \. Hanna of Ohio.
and who passes upon all of Mr. Han
mas mining properties, Howard f.
Platt. the noted Leadville consulting
engineer Of the Yak tunnel mines.
James ! Brown of Leadville and II.
II Moifatt old mining superintendent
and an owner Of the Peerless Little
Johnny gold mime.
The smelter men are here again
and it Is believed work viii begin
very shortly. Certainly the mineral