Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-25

ont fall early in June The work VIII
he In charge Of Surveyor Thomas
Wii;glesworib. and will be rnpidly
pus he'd to completion. Mr.. Hansen
promises that Old Mineral Point and
Animas Forks will witness stirring
activity and many changes during the
eason OF 1908
The long promised building of the
100-ton stamp and cyanide addition TO
the Gold King mill at Gladstone Is 20
be undertaken at once. aud prcpara-
tons are beng made for Iargely In
cressing the force Of men at Glad.
stone The boarding house AT the
American In completed and will be
undrr the competent management OF
Steward Fred g. Grebles The raise
from the American level 10 the Gold
King workings higher up Is through
and tbo worS Of putting the hoist into
operation IL almost finished 50 all is
in readiness for the Increase OF 100
men or more that viii be employed
fhc neat month Tho lower Of the
ihroe tunnels OF the Gold King com.
pany which starts In from the mill ia
GiadgIonn is at present closed down,
but operations viii shortly be resnm.
ed. II was closed owing TO an aglta.
~ho wanted 20 cents more n day than
ihoy were receiving ~ the company
~sn a paying union scale, Manager
Kenney promptly ordered shut
down, His decisive action WAS eff
Client, and most Of the dissatisfied
ones have disappeared and the
remainder would bo glad 10
go TO work at the Old wage, This
tunnel In into tho mountain over
1000 feet, halt the distance necessary
TO tap tho main seln. Small veins
nave been crosscnt and II the main
vein when tapped proves OF as val
liable - In the upper workings, the
Gold King mine will rival IN value
the famous Camp Bird across the
range. So far every foot Of depth has
added value
Arasia Basin Is looking up and u
In hoped that under the management
Df MIR Cox, tho Silver Lake properties
may regain their lost prestige and re.
sume their place as ons Of the heavy
dividend payers. The Silver Lake
was always low grade proposition
but under tho thorough business man
agoment of Mr. T.. G. Stolbcr. IL was
made steady paying mine. aud was
Of great value 60 tho community ow'
ing To the number of men employed
aud the vast sums OF money spent In
Improvement After the sale 10 the
smeltcr trust tho slightest balance o!
profit slipped to the other sido so II
is said and though shipments have
steadily continued they have iuoNplic
ably rcsulte In loss,
A number Of claims Just over from
Arastra In Spencer basin viii be
worked this summer, Hnd great hopes
are entertained OF them.
WORK viii bo commenced on the
silver Queen In Mastodon gulch AZ
soon as the trail can be opened up,
Much development work was com.
pietcd ON this props,iy last fall Both
manager Bridgeman ana supufin,end-
cnt Jamoa are confident oi STEADY
shipmcnts this summer
Among tbe newer claims the Esmer
aida deserves marked attention. I'm
der Mr Hollis management this mine
Ia shipping crude ore at profit. and
good values aro encountered In every
shaft or crorscut opened to test the
vcin. That It Is n valuable mine Is
aure. that 1t may bo n wonder is pos
slble
Mir ! r Hurley. who manages the
Natalie mine near Gladstone has just
returned from New York and an.
nounces a plan for the construction OF
mill of 100 stamp capacity by his
company this scnsou.
The Big Colorado strike is said to
have been oyerestimatod. but that a
large ore body was opened mp ls Ger
tain. Tests are now being made and
should the ore be OF sufficient value
VIII bo installed soon.
Bcnr Creek il showed under but
work ON many claims viii be resumed
as soon as possible
Tho Sunnysido strike resulted In
the adoption OF scale calling for
one kitchen cmployo for each 10 men
up to hundred and one for each 20
thereafter Both the management
and union profess satisfaction at the
new scale. The cooks and wait
rrs' union was not officially recog
niEed but the scale was accepted by
the Miners union.
The late spring has delayed work
to n great extent and the rumors OF
strikes has had bad effect The
The union men of the county have not
been talking strike directly, as there
Is no cause for complaint or any feel
ing OF grievance-yet the undcrcur'
rent OF fear has existed Sllverton is
quiet for this reason, but confidence
Is being restored as II becomes eyi-
dent that the strikes exist only ON pa.
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