Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-11
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MINES AND MINING.
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Ia Plata Miner
Drifting is being continued in the
J0-loot drift in the Comstock
Quite number oil relocations were
made on Jan. LIST and considerable 10.
cation work is under way.
Watkins a Merry are making good
progress on their drifting contract on
he Boren Gulch Mining compauy's
property.
Mr. Hastie, mining man of Cen
raj City. is likely to take hold o1
some mining property in the Light
ner creek section.
Albert kinscher has purchased
Mining company, and has taken charge
1f the work on that property.
c. G. Carnell is well pleased with
he results OF the work that he is do
ng on the group OF claims in Boren
such recently bonded by him.
X. l.. stewart reports that he has
occurred bond and lease on the Last
Nance lode in silver Lake basin for
iapitalists, and that work will be
'bIllllitnCtu dDOut iHt lJlll.
The Edith Mining companys shaft
1t Oro Fino is now $50 feet deep and
Il is likely that they will sink l5 feet
iurther for a sump, and then crosscut
o the Last Chance vein from the l50-
.oot station.
Geo. +. Brawner has disposed of
Y interest in his Yellow Rose, White
u ynI al,
smith, Harrington and Duncan oil
Cortez and is now doing some work on
he property. These claims are sit
lated little above and across the
liver from the Small Hopes group.
The Empire Mining company which
s TO handle the Small Hopes group
If 30 claims. has been Incorporated
ommence more active operations on
hat property. The necessary build
ngs have been erected. the boiler
placed and as soon as the air com
Jressor arrives, the work Of extending
| he tunnel 400 feet TO cut the Small
| Hopes vein will be commenced.
MIR. w, A. Stewart OF the Exten
| camp, looking after the work ON the
Bay City mine which Is owned BY
| that company. He has put on several
more men and is raising to the vein
| blanket-which lies above the tun-
lel. The tunnel is getting very close
the big dyke, which Is its objective
)oint, and is showing large number
If quartz strlngers. Samples have
been sent out for assays. put the re-
urns are not in.
The Bonnie Girl work IS now in
good shape, and, as lumber Is being
rapidly delivered, there viii not be
my further delay in their operations.
Connections were made last week and
he boarding and bunk houses are sup
olIed with steam heat. hot and cold
water. The finishing touches are be-
ng applied TO the big nume and a
large part of the carpenter force are
employed on the mill One bent, 100
eet long, will be In place tonight or
omorruw and, from now on. addi-
ions to the frame VIII be raised near
y every day. The 1000 feet oil steel
pipe is nearly all on the ground and
The laying of this viii be commenced
at once.
The May Day company have com
pleted all of their mine buildings and
are In shape for winter. On January
lst Thomas II. Kelly. of Telluride.
took charge of the mine as manager.
and. as the outside work which inter
fered with mining operations is now
completed. a large Increase In the pro-
duction may be expected. The shaft
which is nearly 100 feet deep. has
produced over 800 per foot In sinking
and with this kind OF ore to drift and
stope in the production can be made
to reach almost any amount that is
desired. At the bottom OF the shaft,
where some crosscutting has been
done, a l0.foot body OF ore is exposed
which carries the same high values as
has prevailed from the grass roots.