Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-15
MINES AND MINING.

The Copper Age people have located
a mill site in Bedrock gulch.
T. Van Dibble is about ready tn
commence work on his claims near
the Comstock.
Fayette and George Sheek are do.
ing assessment work on a claim near
the Southern Boy.
Schrader & Miller have commenced
work on their claims in Chicago gulcb
on Junction creek.
Briggs and Dramer are again in the
camp and will commence work at
once on their Crown Diamond claim
w S. Bacon is hard at work on hiss
properties in Tiburcio gulch and ia
getting out some fine looking ore.
Milt. Richardson is at work on bis
American Eagle lode and. will take
out considerable shipping ore this sea.
son.
John Williams and Reese McClos.
key have commenced operations nm
heir claims near the head of junction
'reek.
he basins at the head of the gulches
which makes it nearly impossible to
do work there.
Owens & Co. are now making good
headway in the Southern Boy tunnel.
The rock has changed and the vein is
likely to be cut at any time.
The Copper Age cross-cut has near
ly reached the large vein for which
they are running. but it is in very
hard rock. and progress is slow.
The Small Hopes ore shipment of
three carloads ran $53.45 per ton.
These are the exact figures, and are
perfectly satisfactory. as the whole
pay streak was shipped and only one
| class of ore made.
The Bay City property was examin-
ed last week by a mining man from
| Denver, but the result of his examina-
ton has not been made public. The
ore is steadily increasing in quantity
and also appears to be getting richer
in both gold and copper.
The owners of the Gold Coin claim
at the head of Wallis gulch, expect to
commence work on that promising
| prospect within a few days, as the
snow has been going very fast during
the past week. Eighty dollar ore was
shipped from this claim last fall and
this seasons work should make it
good producer.
Superintendent Toll is hard at WORK
getting things in shape to start up the
1 a 4.
job on hand as the snow is yet very
deep in that section and there Is con-
siderable work to be done in repair
ing the damage done by the big storm
last fall. II will probably be week
or more before the mill is ready to run
but he hopes to start the machine
drills this week.
ROME, June 12.-The cabinet met
today and decided to resign in body
because its inquiry into the condition
of the navy in the Chamber last
Wednesday was not sufficiently sup
ported.
BOSTON, Mass, June 12.-At New
bury today an interesting celebration
was held OF the 140th anniversary uf
the opening of Dummer academy, the
Oldest institution of its kind in the
United States. The academy was
founded by Lieutenant Governor VII
liam Dummer, in 1862, when small
schoolhouse was erected, and on
March /, 1903, the academy was for
mally opened having 2S pupils in at
tendance at the time. and the instilu-
lion has been ever since in continuous
service.
During that time about $500 pupils
have received instruction at the
school and among that number are in
cluded some OF the most eminent
scholars of the country. Among the
early graduates who afterwards
achieved fame were Rufus King, a
member of the constitutional conven-
ton; Samuel Weber, president Of
Harvard college; Samuel Phillips.
founder of Phillips Andover and Phil
lips Exeter academies. and Tobias
Lear, who was private secretary to
George Washington.