Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-04


which will run less than $l2 per ton.
and from that as high as $40, 1t is
also estimated that there are 1000 to
10000 tons OF good milling ore on the
dump
The Neglected Mining company was
recently Incorporated with capital
stock Of $1,000. 900 with Frank H. Riv-
ers president. VIM. j. Boyle. vice-pres-
ident, James J. German, secretary. and
treasurer, and James DennIson, gem
eral manager.
The company owns fourteen claims.
but work has been confined almost ex-
clusively to the Neglected lode. The
property Is located at Orc Fino.
About rs men are at present employ
| ed.
| 1t Is the intention of the company
to sink three-compartment shaft 500
or 1000 feet deep and open up the
mine on large scale.
| The May Day Is the newest shipper
of any considerable note in the La
Z Platas. This new find was first brought
| TO the notice of the public about three
| months ago. although 1t was located
last May. NJ, c. Van Deventer and
| partners being the fortunate dscov-
| erers.
The property is located east of the
mouth of La Plata canon, near Par
rott City. The discovery was made by
finding float containing free gold, and
the float was found while one of the
parties was looking for horses. No
I of
coal beds are known to exist very near
there but the May Day vein comes up
where the metalifferous and carboni-
ferrous formations come together 1t
was covered with several feet of wash.
but while digging for the vein the To-
Gators picked up and shipped seven
tons of rock that ran $57 to the ton
in gold. 1t was shipped to the Duran
go smelter. AS soon as the vein was
uncovered the owners ran an open cut
about 10 feet deep and were rewarded
with some elegant specimens of free
gold.
They shipped two or three cars that
ran about $50 to the ton and gave an
option to c. E Mcconnell of. the
Smelter City State bank, who induced
A. f. Reynolds to take hold of the
properly. The shaft is now down about
50 feet and eleven cars have been
shipped In sinking this distance The
)re averages 4 ounces in gold and 10
or l2 in silver to the ton. The vein
las an average width OF about two
.eet and half. while the rich streak
IS about as many inches wide 1t is
said that the discoverers will have
received $4,000 when the mine Is all
paid Tor. Two payments have already
been made. and from the way the pro-
perty is holding out and from the i'm
provements that have been made, II
is not likely that the deal will fall
through. tw w0-story boarding and
bunk house simcient for the accom-
mediation OF 50 men and other neces-
sary buildings have Just been com
2leted. Fifteen men are employed.
and each man was given Christmas
present of ten-dollar gold piece a
week ago
The discovery of this wonderful pro-
iucer. that has paid from the loose
'ocks on the surface to the bottom
of the shaft, has done much to stim.
llate prospecting in that vicinity, and
other prospects have been discovered
hat give great promise of developing
into mines.
The Durango Girl has continued the
greater part OF the year to send down
small shipments Of the high-grade ore
for which that mine is noted.
The Edith Mining company recently
put in a hoisting plant and Is sinking
Tor the extension Of the Neglected
vein. The~shaft is down about 100
ieet and should now be to the vein.
The belief is general that this w..
ievelop into great mine-perhaps
Is great as the Neglected itself.
The Bonnie Girl. located ON the Ba-
ker contact. has had large force
of men employed all season develop
ing and opening up the mine, and a
i0O-stamp mill Is well under headway
for handling the immense amount of
)re in sight.
The Little Jane has made three or
iour good shipments and should do
great deal better next season.
The Cumberland has shipped enough
'if " uthohStIdlt tndl IL IL q Ship
Der
The Boren Gulch Mining company
has spent the summer in exploration
IF their property in Boren gulch, run
ning three tunnels into the south side
II Babcock peak. About fifteen men
nave been employed all season and
enough work has been done to demon.
'trate that the propsrty contains a
great body of low-grade ore A board
ing house and bunk house, black
smith shop and other necessary build
.ngs have been put up sufficient for the
accommodation OF about 80 men.
which indicates that large force will
be employed the coming season.
The Doyle properties on the East
Mancos have been Inactive part OF
the season. although some concen-
trates have been shipped.
The Comstock, after being aband-
oned for more than 20 years. has been
started up. The shaft was recently
cleaned out and at the bottom was
found two feet and a half of $50 ore,