The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-12-09
WIRE SILVER IN IT
sELLMAN SHAFT HAS SILVER PLATED
MINERAL IN SHAFT.
BETWEEN Gem AND sun AND MOON
MANAGER KING AND MANY FRIENDS
GREATLY PLEASED

oHC vi tuC ''SkSsl StilkS Ss 1Idut III tHlS
district for some months was made the
! fore part of the week in the Ballmaa
mine in ellison gulch, aud the rounds of
holes which have been shot since show
that the find is not vug hole but gives
indications of being an ore body of some
considerable extent The ore was en-
countered bv the night shift of last Sat
urday night, but was not opened up
sufficiently until the middle of the weak
to determine its continuity and extent.
When first discovered the streak was
only few inches in width but has now
widened to nearlS foot. The find was
made in siuk,ng the Bellman shaft st q
depth of 3So feet below the surface, and
the ore contains large quantity of ma
tive leaf and wire silver, together with a
generous spriu king Of gray copper and
ruby silver. A sample believed to rep
resent the entire streak vas assayed
during the week and gave returns of
I,o32 ounces silver. "a 8 ounces gold per
ton and 10 s per cent. copper, the gross
Manager c. A King is highly elatea
over the find as he has been operating G
the property for some time with IN
different success, aud now feels that the
mine will justify his expectations.
The BelEman is owned and operated
by the Memphis and Idaho Springs Gold
Mining and Milling company, and is one
of the group of ii patented claims
owned by the company, situated between
the Garden mine of the Sun aud Moon
group and the Consolidated Gem Mines
companys property. Some months ago
the Memphis and Idoho Springs COM
. pany ceased operations in the Tropic
tunnel and placed a hoisting plant on
the Bellman. A good tonnage of mill
ing ore has since been extracted, and on
September as. at a depth of 2o5 feet
sinking the shaft was started. Since
that time the shaft has been sunk 1870
feet with two shifts, using Temple
electric air drill. This Temple drill was
the first insta'le in the district and
its operation has given most satisfactory
results Manager King states that the
cost of electric power for operating the
drill has been less than 81 per dav. A
force OF 8 men working two shifts have
accomplished the above footage and IT Is
probably ore of the best records in shaft
sinking ever made in the district.
After sinking few feet further, a
pair of levels will be started, after
which sinking will be continued to a
depth of 100 feet. The shaft was sunk
to ascertain the character and extent OF
the ore bodies showing in the upper
workings of the Bellman. and SO far the
discoveries have been highly satisfact-
tory. Upon the shaft attaining depth
of 700 feet, the company will drive the
Tropic tunnel, now in 1900 feet ahead
600 feet to make connection with the
bottom of the Bellman shaft at depth
of 700 feet This will give the company
ample ventilation and will permit OF ex-
tensive production through the Tropic
tunnel. Manager King is receiving
! the congratulations over the find IRON
large mum Der of friends
August Drcks returned recently from
a visit with relatives in Cincinnati, O.,
and other eastern points where he inter
viewed the stockholders in his Chicago
creek enterprise, known as the Golden
Glen group of ID claims and tunnel
site, located up the gulch short dis
tance below the fish pond Mr.. Dircks
has made good progress since he has had