Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-24
MINING;

A concentrating mill is to be erected at
the Stevens mine.
Larson & Co. are making regular ship.
ments of smelling ore from the Edgar.
The manager of the Marshall Russell
tunnel is securing bids for driving that
bore.
The tunnel workings of the Gem show
as high as five feet of solid iron ore in the
stope.
We understand that the Mckenzies are
having some work done upon their Poor.
man group.
Reports from the Gold Dirt mine, at
Empire, are to the effect that shipments
may be expected shortly.
Some work is being done in the Glad.
stone mine, just above the Stanley. The
breast of the main adit will soon be car
ried ahead.
Henry Bolthof of Denver is making
preparations to start up the Silver King
mine, on Fall river. A fine plant of
machinery will be installed.
J, F. Stanish, manager of the Las,
Chance group. Silver creek. states that
he purposes conhning all the work to
shaft sinking and drifting upon the main
vein.
The Idaho Springs Reduction compsny
mill received this week consignment of
$50 tons of concentrating ore from the
West Nottaway mine, Gilpin county, for
treatment.
The Josephine mine, on Clear creek. is l
making daily shipments of good milling
ore to the mill. This is one of the few
big veins in that section that is soft and
easily worked.
A wagon load of powder was sent up
to the Old Stag last Friday, indicating
that the company is preparing to drive
ahead on the big BODY of lead ore in the
vein recently cut.
Gregory Forget of Ute creek came to
the city last Tuesday. He is at present
doing Chaffee work upon group of
claims in which he is interested, in the /
vicinity of the Cecil mine.
Colonel J. NJ. Thexton has completed
the plans for the proposed ore house for
the Comstock mine. Its capacity will be
$50 tons and the building and bins will
be modelled after those at the Seaton.
Hauling of the lumber begins today, and /
the colonel will start the building work 1
next week.
Weaver & Co.. leasing on the Kirtley
mine, Leavenworth mountain, have y /
inches of $I5o ore in shaft on that |
property, which for years was worked I
with good results by the late Jerry Kirt |
ley, the owner.
c. L. West, a mine promoter and inter-
ested in the "a tunnel group at Yankee
hill, has been out from Omaha for some
time. He and his eastern associates in
the enterprise have every reason to feel
satisfied as to the future successful out
come of the venture.
The Consolidated Alpine mill, which
was recently started in operation under
the management of Thomas b. Crow, is
we'll equipped with the latest patterns Of
Frue vanner and Whitley tables. in addi-
tion to the other machinery. The mill is
well supplied with ore.
Block 1 east on the Edgar vein has
opened into an I8-inch sta eak of smelling
ore. This is near the old shaft, which
carried good values when worked in the
earlier days. In block 4 there is also
good smelling streak. accompanied by |
three feet of milling ore.
The '94-tunnel people started their mill
the frst of the week, but broken engine
has caused some further delay. 1t IS
confidently expected that the mill will be
in full operation by the first of next
month. Considerable interest is taken
in this, the only dry concentration in the
county.