Gunnison news-champion., 1903-06-26

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. bos Saturday after transactiHg basi-
uess m GanHis1u. lie j. clu6Acut
that ilgb1i- viii clmc b. the front ia
short time when the biQ tunnels
are c1Hstlifatcj aaj sosne prospect
mg Is d1He 1n tbe Pride al Denver
rcIn uncovered in the Dab1is tm-
ual
Gea Barduel af Lake City
-tepuej 90 che west h1uud Train
"Wednesday o. remarked that
wark was beinZ pushed ou the now
/ Niivertau cutlf thrmgh Burrows
PARK The surveyors are over the
divide into the para aud construction
IS well under way up o. Auimas
Forks
Herman ~araf came over from
Pawia iast week and has begun
work au the uli keystone mine sita-
ated three miles ahuge rested Butte
The old drifts are being cleaned
put and b. Is thc intention t1 put on
a force Of men developing tine mine
and taking out ore Silver lead
zinc and copper are found in the
ore
The Fast Rock NJ. a NJ. Company
has begun work ON the AJAX and
Hercules group ON Belleview noun
tain. ;. T. Day, superintendent Of
the company went up Sunday by way
ol Crested Butte and put three men
al shaft work Development work
viii be the main thing for some weeks
though ore may be shipped later IN
the season.
Dan Mcdonald and j r. Bennett
have for several months been operslt-
ing their property in the gold belt
near Vulcan. They have driven
tunnel in l25 feet and have opened
a fine vein. Mr.. Mcdonald is also
heavily interested in mining proper
~ in the Gothic district and few
days ago went 10 that camp to begin
work ON il.
Carbondale Item W Porter Mel
SON, Jim Stewart and Col. Britt
passed through here "Wednesday on
their way 10 Crystal from Aspen.
where they have mining interests
Mr. Nelson and Mr.. Stewart are well
known mining men in Aspen. 1t is
understood company is planning to
install reduction works al Crystal
and ii is believed that these gentle
men are Interested
The West Gold hill mining com
panN which controls valuable group
of properties on west gold hill in the
Tin Cup district, will soon commence
to operate extensively. Mr.. Cavnah.
the manager uf the enterprise is in
the east but viii soon return to Den
yer to arrange for heavy develop
ments. The property is showing am
immense vein and some good ore has
already been extracted.
The Tilden Mining company on
TIlden mountain has had eight men
at work since the first Of the month
and Is pilIng up considerable ore
none has been shipped as vet for
Cement creek is too high for the
burro tram 90 get through. The
trail crosses the creek in several
places coming down to Glacier sid
ing near Obersteg. Adam Murdie
is superintendent of the mine and
has over 80 burros on hand waiting
tur the water 90 drop.
As summer suns melt the snow
on the mountain passes work in
Taylor park increases and demon
-trates the faith property owners in
that section have In the railroad
The prospect Of being able to ship
ore without a go mile wagon haul
gives astonishing impetus to mine
development in this wonderfully rich
district. Wagon roads are being
laid out TO bring the ore down tothe
railroad line and before the summer
Is out Taylor park promises to be
one of the liveliest parts of Colo
rado.
About 7uO tons a day is the pres
ent output Of the Somerset coal mines
according to people who ought to
know. This l. better than Crested
Butte and speaks wei for that sec
uon OF Gunnlsun county. Incident
ally the , miles Of railroad down in
that corner and assessed 10 Gunnisop
by the state board Of equalization is
valued AT S3.2G9 a mile. Pretty
cheap for perhaps the best paving