The copper era., 1904-06-09

 there'0 0y n ah gs a-srvry.-z 5pper became king in this section. and <he vast de- posits being uncoversd led the pros pector to leave bis gold prospects, and the glitter and skinner of Ophir lost its charm in the rush for the great commercial commodity, and ledges where the chlorider had for years made a fair competence in extracting, l by primitave methods, few ounces of gold per diem or month. was abandoned l in the eftort to secure millions of pounds Of copIser History Of this camp shows ! Us, and the vast amount of develop | ment work done in search for copper also i teaches a lesson. One-six teenth DOT ton Of the capital put into the ground on dead VIC; ;rk in this district after the red metal, lif invested on the known | gold leads, would be the means of sec ing 300 stamps pounding night and day, and additional prosperity be added to Lhe happy condipions now .ee;SSistinSsl Lhe Glif,on- Nc=s-ss ei =. =. almost s1rpSsses aayx
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 then. while the precious 's-1@--'..ia '..iaye almost been lost sight Of in this imme- diate district, the awakening of a new era is at hand. The old-timer and the new conner. also, have an eye open to know more about the precious metals Of this wonderful mineral belt. Up Chase Creek, about two and One- half miles, just west of the rock house, and on the first great east contact of the mineral belt, lies gold belt of immense magnitude-just think of d we'll defined lead that can be traced plainly for more than three miles, and not an ounce of this lode that will not show an assay of from & to Sl00 per ton
 For the past four months Dick Mar shall, Colonel DePee and Oscar Eichar have been at work sinking shaft to the 100-ft. level on the katiedid claim. They have accomplished this work, and cross cut bottom of the shaft for 20 feet. The ledge at this depth is Is feet from wall to wall, which the ERA is informed assays across the entire ledge in gold from $l0 to $20 per ton. This is to be considered remarkable showing. The boys didn't quit when they couldn't look out over the collar of the shaft, but kept ieht ahead with a determination to be in touch with the 100-ft. level anyway and disclose what would show up there. They have been rewarded with what must be and is a welldefned ledge with every in- dication of being producer of gold apd silver for an indefinite period of years.
 On these properties there is 26O feet of tunnel. and no feet of shaft, with numerous cuts -andshallo ou-.n4A.,ls---.:: along the lesd showing good ore. The formation is pOrphyry and lime about 100 yards wide, with quartzite as walls for the belt. Some of the ledge matter is calcite of lime, which denotes as greater depth is attained this forma- tion Is liable to predominate, and if so there can be but one theory to eXpound, and that is wherever calcite is the predOminate rock big producing mines exist.
 These claims lie contiguous to trans pOrtatiOn and water-in fact extend right to the Coronado Railroad right of way-and, as every one knows, Chase Creek at the rock house has an abund. ance of water.
 These claims are bounded on the north by A. c. holdings. and ol the west by D. c. property, and the facili- ties Tor handling machinery and placing it on t.e ground are unsur- passed.
 The gentlemen interested in these claims are Dick Marshall, Colonel DePee, Chas. Henry, Stephens X Schade, Oscar Eichar and Bugh Quinn. They have expended quite a sum in development work and at the present time drift to the west on ore is con- templated. but hoisting machinery will be needed before much headway can be made.
 accompanied the writer over the ground and in his opinion 4O-stamp mill can be kept running with the ore in sight. The ledge was carefully sampled and upon the returns arriving from Denver ERA readers will again read about this prospect.
 There are other dormant good gold claims up the river that will receive he attention of this paper, and now that an interest is being created to ex- ploit tor a long neglected icdu,try, let miner and prospector come up with his showing, and the Frisco will be lined