Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-05-22

property is to be worked on . much
wider scope this season than ever be-
fore. Last seasons operations of
both mine and mill demonstrated the
fact of vs. '"rtul proposition in the
Grand Tunt -"v holdings. At
the head De-
velopmen,, |''ioos soteuae,
carried on all win,e. 'sot,o,a. lolr.
exceptionally favorable res.-f on :.
the status Of the property, especisi..
that of the Lookout, the old-time pro-
ducer of the big group. by reason OF
ore reserves, both shipping and mill
ing, blocked out. is rated by the man
agement as AL. The pipe line. which
is about one and a nalf miles long.
and supplies both mill and boarding
house with water from q lake at a
considerable elevation on the noun
tain range above. was disabled last
winter by the frost. insomuch as at
least one-third of the piping was
cracked. Wednesday force Of six
men. under the direction Of ]. p.
Grafmueller, began the tedious Job OF
digging up the old pipe and replacing
it with new. It is estimated that by
the middle OF June repairs on the
pipe line will be completed and the
mill running.
The amount of ore now on hand as
the result of the winters work by
les scs on the North Star. Shenan-
doal ana Dives, is estimated at more
than 500 tons. This is divided as fol
lows: t Benjowsky. fifth level North
Star, 100 tons OF $40 ore; Cason 4
Vota, Bridal Chamber OF North Star.
100 tons $50 to $75 ore; the Shenan
doah-Dives Leasing company, II. NJ.
Bennett, ]. o. Campbell and Dan Nc
Lean, Shenandoah No. 8 and Dives,
400 tons, grade, $65 20 $50. The ap
proximate number Of men employed
was twenty-five. AS soon as the
weather permits the opening of the
trails this ore will be speedily sent
to the Durango smelter. There 10
talk of tram line from the Shenan-
doah-Dives and Yellow Jacket group
to the railroad The line will be
some 2ha miles long, and will strike
the Cunningham gulch wagon road at
he old Green Mountain mine, thence
from an angle station to Silverton
Northern railroad. The group be-
longs 70 T, Benjowsky and toe estate
Of the late H. l.. Wasson, and with the
exception of the Yellow Jacket. which
Is one of the Oldest locations on Sol
omon, is but young In development.
The Contention people. on bond and
ease, did the greater part Of the
dead work" conductive to bonanza
IN Shenandoah-Diyes. 1t seems prob
lble that Dives, with an equal amount
1f development will line up In produc-
ion side by side vito Shenandoah
No. 3. Contention Mining company
mas given notice that In case Of sale
or lease on the Star that all leasers
thereon now working must vacate the
premises on thirty days notice. Mark
who owns a one-half interest
N the original or "old" Shenandoah,
has been applied to by a Mr.. Ken
nedy, of Monte Vista. for lease on
.nat property. The lease will prob
ably be granted. 1t is Mr.. kennedy's
to follow the ore shoot.
which is well defined In the outcrop.
iown 100 feet. and sinking to that ef-
fect will be commenced at an early
date. The indications for striking
pay rock in quantity in the many 70.
cations which nave been but slightly
worked on both sides, base and apex
Of King Solomon are good, and ene
owners Of the claims. now
that the outlook for the mountain is
so bright. are bound to take sdvan-
iage Of 1t.