Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-07-17
SILVERToN MINES.
From the Miner.

From the Miner.
The Royal Mining company is go
ing ahead with development work and
the property is making fine SHOW
ing and is encountering some splendid
ore. A dozen men are employed.
The Bon Homme, in Burrows Park.
will he worked on large scale this
summer. New machinery will re-
place the old and the mine Will be
fully and completely equipped with
the best machinery obtainable. Lit
igation has kept this property from
becoming a big producer, but now
that these difficulties have been sat
isfactorily adjusted, the mine has
great future. The company has 20
claims and the work already done
has established the ore values and
proven that the ore exists in vast
bodies.
An important mining transaction
has been under way this week, in
connection with the Salmhoter group
| of claims on Galena mountain.
Messrs. Lindsey and King, who have
made small fortune in leasing on
the Union, at Telluride, are
the prospective buyers and it is said
tney have their eye on two or three
adjoining groups. If the various
sales go through. it will make big
consolidation of rich property and the
consolidated group would doubtless be
developed into one of the big mines
OF the section
| The Hamlet mill is working stead
| lily and with the exception of four
days when 1t was shut down for a
few small adjustments has been kept
busy since the first start. Manager
Ballard arrived Monday night after
weeks trip TO Colorado Springs and
will remain for some time supervis-
| ing certain Improvements and en-
| fragments. The product of the mill
thus far is extremely satisfactory,
more than so per cent of the values
being saved However, Mr.. Ballard
will not he entirely satisfied until
saving of considerably more than 80
| per cent is effected and to this end
| canvas tables and other appliances
| to increase the saving will be added
| to the equipment. When all the con
| templated improvements are made
the mill will be run at its full capa-
| city of 30 tons daily, there being an
| abundance of ore in sight to keep
things moving for an indefinite num-
| Der of years.
The last months work on the Mis-
| souri, Fred property mas shown the
vein to be stronger and better than
the owners had reason to expect. At
the close of work last fall, the cross
cut tunnel, which had been run to cut
the vein, had only been completed
and but littlt drifting on the vein had
been accomplished AT present the
drift has been run nearly IS feet. The
vein is nearly six feet between walls
and large proportion of the rock is
good milling ore. When the drift is
pushed 100 feet further it will strike
va point about under the Original
| workings and will give vertical
depth of more than 200 feet. Recent
assays give excellent promise of wat
the vein will produce when depth is
attained. No assays have been taken
| which show less than 50. while $27 to
s55 are not unusual. The principal
values seem TO be in silver and lead,
although there is both copper and
gold in the returns One assay gave
| lO3 ounces in silver and 81 per cent
lead. Several of the stockholders
will be in Silverton this month, at
which time plans for years opera
| tons will be made.
The Bullion Bar group in Maggie
gulcn at the foot of Maggie Falls Is
being Systematically worked this sea.
son. C. p. Campbell of Colorado
Springs was here this week and start
ed five men to work on the tunnel.
which is now in 100 feet This main
tunnel will be driven to cut some
known rich veins. At present 1t is
hard work but the company is nego.
tiating for power and If satisfactory
arrangements can be made with the
lockwood Power company they will
furnish the power, otherwise power
plant will be installed This group
OF eleven claims is surrounded by
some OF the best mines of that Sec
ton. The Ridgway and the Esmer-
eida are two that have already proven
their richness and that the Bullion
Bar has the extension Of these great
veins there can be no doubt.