Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-02-27
THE BRAZIL GROUP.
The Mining Record Interviews Fred 6.
Shaffer on the Prospects Of the New
Consolidation.

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company is ore OF the best recently
rec arded. Ii is the first big deal of the
year on property III the lower Clear Greek
section. 1t can only be regarded as an
important development and is bound to
stimulate interest in Clear Greek PROPOSE
tions.
The cousummation of the deal is due
to the energy and enterprise of Fred G.
shAffer of the investment company of
that name Great credit is due this
enterprising operator. who is at once one
of the most progressive ofthe wide-awake
business men OF Idaho Springs, Colo,
and Of the state in general, AR Shaffer
wss reeent visitor in Denver and talked
entertaining of his big deal He is justly
proud of his undertaking and with good
reason expects 10 make big thing out
of il
Tie details Of the deal have already
bsen published in the Record A few OF
Mr.. Shaffer's comments upon the section
in which the property in located viii
prove OF interest. dealing as they do with
an interesting subject. Mr.. Shaher is an
optimist on Clear Greek county matters;
he IS well versed on the subject and IA
recognized authority.
while II is true that the d velopment
in Clear Greek county is largely in sec
tons, do not believe that this neces-
sariiy means that mineral will not be
found in what we now designate the bar
ren zones. said Mr. Shaifer. "We have
men III the district who say that mineral
wid never be found outside of the devel-
opnent places aud give as the reason for
the faith that's in them that no gold has
ever been found there. aud that is a
pretty good reason 10 believe that none
ever will be found there
Personally have always been inclined
TO accept the version Of the Cornishman.
who said, in speaking OF gold aud its
probable location: Ware it is. thare Il
is, and ware hit is, thare it amt At the
present time the district is opened up and
has shipped more from Seaton mountain
and the Freeland and Lamarline sections
than any other. OF course, we may open
up sotne other field that viii produce
more. but at the present time we have
not.
The Brazil group Of mines, which was
recently taken over by the Consolidated
Brazil Mining company. is located in the
midst OF the Freeland -Lamsrtine section
II is TO tina, rich little spot what Quartz
Hill is TO Giipin county-the II claims OF
the Brazil group are so located that four
OF five different tunnel propositions find
and Object point in their center The
Mcclelland tunnel is the most prominent
of these tunnels and will uncover the big
veins Of the property at depth Of ? 500
feet. The Big 40, Burns Moore, Bullion,
rolland County and others find their OBJ
jeciive poin, righ, in the big ore shoot in
the Brazil group.
''for the past twenty years William
Morgan and Dave Kennedy, the latter the
owner of the Centennial property at
Georgetown, have beid this property aud
worked it intermittently during all this
time. They are both old mining men
and appreciate the value Of the property.
With practically the exertion OF no
effort at all except ordinary development,
about $4,000 has been taken from the
property. Every man who has ever
interested himself in mining in the dis
trict has made an effort to purchase the
Brazil group. but has failed. 1t has been
known for years as the best in the county
and mining men who have lived there
for forty years do not hesitate to say that
il is the best mine open in that district
today. feel that our new company has
been exceptionally fortunate in being
able to get the property and in addition
to this being able to officer it by local
men who are as we'll known in the u.iu-
ing world as Lieutenant Governor Hag-
gott and George Riley, the mayor Of
Idaho Springs and vice president of the
Merchants & Miners National bank of
that city, who is one Of the most success
full operators there. He has made sue
cesses of half the properties now a part
of the 81 900 900 Gem Consolid alton and
his assistance as manager and director
will mean great deal for the company.
"You see the group is surrounded by
big producers with a history for each one.
The Freeland was the first OF the great
producers to be opened up in this terri
tory. II was opened by the late Colonel
Osbistou who was o,anaoa. e. .ha
Mackays and Floods of California. The
property has record Of better than s3,-I
100000 and is now owned by the McClei-
land tunnel people, and they are driving
the tunnel as fast as modern machinery
and human energy can do the work.