Gunnison news-champion., 1903-07-03
WHITE PINE
FLOURISHES.
Big Find in the Akron / annel
lnsures its Success.
NINETEEN FOOT VEIN.
Other Properties Begin Work an5
ths Camp Piaas tor a
RApls Growth

NSbt~ ~" "a"
Hue NEN--t t'HtMrIHS re1ra-1 ia-
tive fhi- week visited tbe iamau-
camp Of White Pane which has q
very bright 1Ul9lk af fhe rrr-euf
time. The mina- af che District
have a record 81 pr1dueu1n ia taar
credit % something lIke s3fNutfH
and fbe pr1-pe 40 This tma IH.I-
cate mu.h bettHr re1ri lr tHa iH.
fure Various pr 1rrfie- have Ca
eel.eai sdaviuE- and vIil u dmlf
rr1iuce heavily tai- year Ins
operators have great cmdieHe. Boo
I1l aitimatc sutr1me oi thar euler-
nri-f- and are pushing JtFelaFmeat
work diligently The Residents Hl
Che camp have n great measure
shared with % Ils Fiei--ffulas iar
wears and appear t1 have mara ialrh
u the districts future tHan errr
White Pine i- situated au tbe TO-
miahi craah l2 miles from Sargent
w thf lue ai thc ID &EG A -rleH-
did wagon road connects tha uuu
pIacz ID i- Iu the center 1l the To-
miebi mining district which has
added wealth i5 the county larmmy
years. The geological conditions
compare fav1rabIv with those 1f Col
arad5- leading mining camps and
the development a. it advances
proves c1nclusiyelv that the mineral
in great quantities IS here. All the
district needs is good systematic
work o. bring it o. the front and
this it is now receiving White
Pine certainly has promising Ia
ture before it,
One Of the most important enter
prises in Gunnls1n county Is a long
tunnel which the Akron Mining com
pany IS driving into Lake hill o. tap
the famous North Star and May Ma
zeppa veins from which has been ex-
tracted 81 100000 in ore. Two wears
ago in August the company COM
menced its operations in the Idmichl
district and has continued its deyel
opmeuts unlnteTuptedly The pro-
moters of the enterprise represent
very prominent people in the state
of Ohio. The officers and directors
are: President. Gen. Chas. Dick, CON
pressman from the 18th district oi
Ohio; Nice-president l. &. Miles,
treasurer of the Great Western Ce-
real company; treasurer, l.. +. Sis
Ter. secretary Of the Dollar Saving
Bank; Secretary and General Mama
T. r.. Harper, eXmayor Of Akron, %
Superintendent and Engineer, = NJ
Miller. White Pine, Colo; these oIli-
GERS together with Capt Aaron Wa
goEer. cashier of the Akron saving
bank, aad W j. Rattle, consulting
and mining engineer, Cleveland, o.
compose the board Of directors.
I thas been stated by the press on
various occasions that Senator N
A Hanna Of Ohio. was interested in
the company, but this is a mistake
Mr. +. r. Harper, manager. says
that the statement is absolutely in.
correct He further stated % the
NFws-CHWPIoN reporter that he on.
lv wished Mr.. Hanna was associated
with the Akron enterprise. The
much talked about senator from the
Buckeye state is a personal friend o
Mr. Harper
The Akron tunnel is In $500 fee
and Ha. iu1t encountered a vein ].
feet in thickness. IT is well defined
between walls of p0rphyry and lime
The vein matter Is heavily mineral
lied and especially so 0u the hang
ing wall. Ii is sulphide ore anl
is certain to develop into a grea
ore chute Judging from present in
aicatian-. This stratum was opened
within 80 feet 0fthe point calculate.
by the operators where the May-Na
zapua vein should be However d
is thought that this is NOT the trut
Nav vein but identical with on.
caught In the old workings OF tbl
property. but never worked ON ac
count Of low grade near the surface
At this depth 1t offers a fine mIlliu.
proposition.
W. J Rattle. of Cleveland, ohIo
mining engineer Of great rFputa
ton both in this and foreign cuun
tries. with W. r. tllis promInen
mining engineer Of Silver1nr Colo
spent Saturday and Sunday at th
Akron property. Both say there
No doubt in the world about the tun
mel being in fine formation for ore
They claim i>lat such a heavily MN
eraIized contact a. the one opene
cannot help but have ore. Since th