Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-18
SAN JUAN COUNTY MINES.

From Silverton Standard
The Barstow at Red Mountain town
Is shipping car of concentrates u
day from their new mill via Ouray
La.er on the product Will be sent
down over the Red Mountain railroad.
Monday work was resumed on the
Northern Light properties. Boulder
Mountain, which have been lying dor
mant for some time past reorganiza-
tion Of the company having been sat.
lsfactorlly effected. Manager Ssson
looks forward to the tapping OF the
big lead by the crosscut tunnel, which
Is now In Gao feet. with the bright an
tlcipations OF smooth sailing into
big body of good mineral. Air drills
Will be Installed.
NJ. NJ. Engleman, of Canon City, has
disposed of his one-sIxteenth interest
in the Washington mine. Eureka
gulch. to the Quartz Mining and Mill
ing company. This was the last out
standing interest in the property and
is esteemed a very valuable one to the
company. Tho Washington has
good shipping record although its sur
face workings were badly gutted by
the Walsh Smelter company. There
is considerable mill ore In sight in
the property.
Three feet Of quartz. well mineral
lied. was encountered in the 50-foot
drift on the Silver Link claim near
the Yukon tunnel, early in the week.
The mineral is said To be stephanite.
Years ago. old man Rector. who has
since passed over the range. found
small streak of stephanlte In the
Link. exceedingly rich In silver, which
he mined on a modest scale, packing
now and then half sack or so to
town on his back and making n good
living by 1t. Mr.. Rector, not being
much OF a miner. gouged out all the
rich stun that he could conveniently
and we believe let the property go by
default of assessment
There Is considerable speculation
on what the ultimate outcome will be
for the stockholders In the Camp Bird
Extension Company. That 10 cents a
share for the entire stock was offered
by the Camp Bird company and re-
fused by the late Jas. Robin and that
the ore opened up is In quantity and
quality to make the mine productive
Is OF sufficient encouragement In It.
self. The Bobtall mine on one side
and the Camp Bird on the other with
rich strikes OF frequent occurrence In
other adjacent properties makes the
Extension valuable possession. The
manipulation of stock and future de-
velopment OF a mine in the interest
OF the little fellows Is another mat
ter.
w. b. Weimer who has worked on
the Isolde mine, Burrows ParK, as tool
sharpener and ore sorter for several
months. was in town from that young
bonanza Tuesday. Total force en-
ployed comprises ten men, who are
driving the main tunnel and drifting
from the shaft. No more shipments
will be made from the property until
spring opens up. Mr.. Weimer states
that exclusive OF the streak of rich ore
that put Isolde in her high heeled
boots, there Is being uncovered
body OF ore fully three feet wide that
will average $50 per ton, which points
to some reduction process right on the
ground, probably roasting and cyan
iding. Within half mile OF
the Isolde the properties owned by
the kendrick-Gelder company are be-
Ing developed by a shaft and cross
cut: Ave men are employed.
Horseshoe basin, Just over the min
eral county line, is quite lively by rea-
son of development work in progress
on several claims therein.