Gunnison news-champion., 1904-03-04
WHITE PINES MINES.
Sss-rsas Ne.s .sosn shx Gxa, CAs-
esaAse CAsae
STATES BIG MINERAL BELT.
SpcGsal Correspondents OF tbs Nsvs
Charassoa Gsves Splsnas5 Sarn-
mary OF as Prospcess
tor i4U4

ceHtlIHiti and the camp thruuz huut
reEral- aa iaIBrDvemeHt that can
nt'f hut add material l,ra-taae tn
the ula camp ~ carbDuasee zinf aud
head i'earimz ores. Last wear Ia no
single in-iance was s-se-sHeut work
Bogie.ted he heavy dcvel spmeut-
underway Responded in a mauuer
which made the yesr record "a maHt
grnrH wing pme and az the time every
thing t1rt teiis ai a most active sea
sou
the DISTRICTS : tine depasit- OF iron
ores compel the Zruut irGu masters t1
seca4uizr that this region must ultia
mateiy hrcsFne in part the base ct
supply ftir The increasing eemand f1r
these IDEAL ors- 8i both beS=cmer and
o-un huN guaiity. and sh1y8ld assure
The camp an nl rail outlt tu the
next twelve meuths At the May
Mazcppa aud North star mines
the merits of which arr reiected
enrourh : .>iin pBu -iueitina ore pro
ductiVe record pi galena aud head car
Donate ore- from shallow depths the
Akron Mining tD.. owners and pper-
ator- with rheir long three Thousand
seven hundred boot drainage aud
= transportation tunuel after having
forever drained and wresfed from the
grasp uf the waters, the hong sub
merged orc bodies, after attaining a
:. .ertical depth ui 100 iect. show the
R'eins to boz still dipping down with
I'm energy that iu-tiiie- the opinion
that these great ore bodies will con
tinue To- indefinite depths. They are
nov advancing their main tunnel
ahead tow ards the Eureka Vest Egg
and Erie mines, into region from
which millions Were derived 80 fathum
stiil greater depths ON faithful old
Lake Tin The Akron Company :
development of dependable rich mines
Of both milling and shipping chHrar-
ter ui ores at this depth rebukes the
theory gratitupuSly advanced by
many Nv ho never went down tDsec'
that BO depth was attained by ore
bodies in this camp. This theory il
now disproved with knock-down
argument uf rapidly developing
mines, which has no fears of suffering
by con arison with any ia central
Coloraa. while the history Of the ore
o. ,iOsi1. Stake Hin are such as to
precll any theory other than the
ore dispositions continue in an un-
broken stretch To undetermined
depths. Ii is now proven fact and
White Pine mining circles r5j1ice with
Alc nervy owners. who 80 uHcOm-
plainiugly have verified thn judgment
and projectors pf the big undcrt1k-
ing. That these ores afford a iinc
milling proposition l. demonstrate
by the line quality OF clean galena
concentrates, made by hat pc"rlc-S
mill man. NJ l.. sullivan and sold on
controls, showing he following me
tallir contents. l7-l0j gnii: 20 Ozs.
silver. A. per cent. lead associated
with lS per cent. iron excess
-
mines. adjoining the I25 acres EN-
braccd in hc Akron cOmpauN's pos
sessions. Manager Dan q. Tohin, OF
LcadNIlie, to whose untiriug energies
the camp Is Indebted for much cupi-
Lul is extending shafts aud levels IN
4 Idira"I IONS. fn these hnHIr developed
ore b1lu- Ji hH bDSt Ot r1uHr1tr1t-
ing and separating quality, pending
the erection Du t1lgn1 Greek obi a mill
equipped with all modern mechanical
aius. to make the trio OF products uc-
riyahla from these extensive ore RE-
serves containing n valuation OI six
teen dollars per ton iu th,ir native
state. viz. gold. silver, copper. lead
and zinc. These valuable properties
are owned and operaJ1d by the North
American 'ru-uar ana Mining
oss0ciaJiOu of Denver who have just
Installed machinery Uu the Silver
TruweI shaft oi L Doe Eric group. As
the sinking SHAFT lr-rond- % i~ daily
proving uD seven foot body OF cop
per zinc -ulUuide- of gIHat strength,
OOyiI- up up cont uUty uf the ore
bearing channels travur-iug this
siNty-hyg acre patented group tur
> $40 feet.
EN-~Grli0 Hugh Dryubal and son.
viii u' liu0Du Vista. owners OF the
David ID. Mines named fort oIuradu's
master miner. are this winter iiigent-
"a prosecuting a search Tor the rich
ore chute witch after yielding S}~.o10
to the ~mui Hopes Consolidated Min
fgg TO. OF laaiyillc, was lost. MIR.
symaI recently suut two specimen
a--ay- Of sTgHugIita and brittle
silver uT, from the David III 10 the
Bupua Vista Smelter. from which as
saver T. vs. Eurreii roasted ont the
ghite metal rs follows. No. ] as G,I3f
y ncaz. No. = q. .1Il ounces silver. Mr..
Crymrlc is H1is.. .n-ziE digging away
at his dizzy heights. with hopes
of soon wearing the smile that
\ won I come of.
Mr. John Laudrigau Of Aspen and
EdN. q. Timm have rr-uVeucd the
Morning Glim tunnel, 1iter1 ~lumHer
uf fifteen years. and have the pro-
perty in fine shape, apd VIII ~ soon
~ the weather permits bc reporting
A. the furnaces of the @. a e. smeltpr
" SaIila. with the desirable quality
of rich copper gold -ulphide- for
which that smelling company are 50
eager Tor their modern pyrite fur
: DaceS.
sMesSrs Lsndrigan and Timm have
yielded to a substantial OVera turc
and sold their properties tothe Spar
Copper Mines and Tunnel Company
Of Denver. of which Dr. +. y. Stiles. a
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