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Whise Pine, everything faFeselis a
most active season us naming nail
ing and staeltine Ia the valley of the
upper fouaichi.
The Akron company mines con-
tlnue 10 be the star performers ai
the "disgIns As the heavy devel
opmenis progress the many lodges
cutting across the depths oi the l2U|
acre group in the companys passes
sion are rapidly being iaid bare aud
are proving up enduring mines
whose hHe ore deposits SHOW payable
metallic contents an four metals. gold
lead. silver and zinc, The 20 foot
hedge Of milling quality ore IN the
I.asi Coutact clam has hRe possi-
blhties above snd below the tannel
level where the vertical depth Is .Oo
feet. II is rapidly changing and now
shows the CLINT Of gaiena. Is lmprov-
ing in grade and much Of 1t viii 60
IN its native state direct 10 the fur
naces Mill superintendent NJ T.
sullivan Of the Akron has turned oB
power at the 5oO horse power tur-
binw heel and the mill Is making
fine grade of gaiena concentrates
Connections in the long high upraise
from the level Of the 300 foot tun-
mel 10 the shallow workings Of the
Little May and Mazeppa mines will
soon be completed giving safety and
ventilation. These workings were
made years ago by Col. c. +. TAYLOR
Of Mining Exchange fame, at time
when the cost of maintaining pumps
encroached too heavily upon the re
sources of the mines The company
gentlemanly secretary and treasurer
Mr. Harper has just returned from a
a triumphant political trip having
taken down the honors o. being sec
retary of trio of political gather
Ings, viz: county, congressional and
state republican conventions. Gen
eral Chas. Dick OF Ohio, who sue
ceeded to the senate, N A Hanna, is
.,ss~a.t;lrt N the Akron ompany and
with his friendNick Longnorth, con
gresham from Ohio, and well
known social lion at the nation : cap
itol will soon visit and inspect the
mines
Prof. II. f. Wilson Of St Louis,
representing the 81. Louis Securities
Go. and Grand Central Mining Co.
also recently looked over the camp
Professor Wilson is geologist and
metallurgist and saw here many
propositions that should be under
vigorous development and promises
20 soon return and test them with
the potketbook.
Willie Crymhal came down from
the David H. last week and with his
father is quite enthusiastic over the
result Of their winters Development
work Willie says he has good
strong rich streak in the bottom Of
the David ii.
Judge W + Mcintyre Of Chicago
and +. w. Downs of Davenport.
Iowa, heavy owners in the big auri-
ferrous cyanide proposition, the Home
stake Co, with DIR. T. y STILES Of
Denver looked over this camp last
week, chaperoEed by Dan C. Tubin.
They were much pleased with the
many opportunities they saw particu-
larly with the big undertaking of the
Spar Copper mining company on
Iron Clad hill This company will
soon be equipped with 900 ton
mill to which the immense ledges
viii surrender their precious metal
values These mills are the seusa-
ton Of the hour at Cripple Greek
and promise % rival is distinguished
uamesake, the Homestahe mine Of
the Black hills. owned by that great
friend Of the masses, Nm. r. Hearst
The Clover Mountain Consolidated
Mines company Is pushing a heavy
campaign against the large and CON
tinuous ore bodies under the manage
ment Of d. ID. WaIb1rn, an expert
enced and successful miner. also a
heavy owner in the property. The
ore reserves amounting Is 21,pW
tons are steadily being added to.
This valuable group of mines Is SIti-
ated in the shadow Of Monumental
peak, about which the eminent and
learned Prof. Hayden Of the United
States Geological survey predicted
would one day be found the richest
and most dependable mines in the
Rockies. 4 most painstaking and
careful examination was made this
week, the ore bodies sampled. inca
sured and continuity inquired into
by Mr.. T. W. Gebben. a conservative
mining engineer Of Denver. with a