The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-06-03
AdoIph NELSON
Idaho Springs,
Colo.

OF local business men which have been
very fortunate in all of its operations,
lease in the Old Town mine some
months ago yielding handsome dividends.
The Little Matte company is working
the block Of ground underneath the
PIke-Rowe lease in the seventh level
east, the ore averaging the company
f2o per ton net at the sampler. The
company's income from this block Of
grouqd alone is from $500 to $500 per
day. the ore being shipped without
sorting just as it is taken down in the
stope from the four foot vein. The
Little Matte mine was famous az
producer OF silver ore during its for
mer operations, but in all of the lower
workings now being opened up. gold
values predominate.
party of Denver and Montana
capitalists. accompanied by mining
expert and Phil Mixell. were in the
camp the fore part of this week. and
visited the Bourbon mine up Fall river,
for the purpose of making an examina.
tion of the property with view to its
purchase. The Bourbon is all old
patented claim located on the Western
slope of Bellevue mountain. and is be-
lieved to be the western extension of
the Champion mine. The vein crosses
the Kinda. and both will be intersccted
at good depth by tn. Lucsnia tunnel
within the next few hundred feet The
claim is owued by the estate of Henry
Paul. and some few years ago it obtained
considerable prominence on account Of
the finding of beautiful gold specimens
while the tanuel was being driven. The
devei1 pment consists of an adit driven
over 700 feet but no stoping has been
done. The vein has clearly defined
walls from four to six feet apart. and all
of the vein matter is of good milling
grade. The ore extracted in driving the
adit was milled by John C. Roberts and
gave excellent returns
lease and bond. calling for $4,000
aud running for three years. Was secured
last Saturday on the Alpha. Joubert. and
Cons Getting Link claims in ellison gulch,
by the Big Revenue Gold Bullion Mining
compans. from the owner of the claims.
Mr.. ]. A. Henley. of Lawrence. Kansas.
T..e company will at once continue the
development work with q good force Of
men. and it is believed that within 81
short time the property will be placed
in the list of regular producers.
The development at present consists
of a shaft on the Alpha claim I7o feet.
In all of TIE drifts ore is showing and in
the east drift good streak of fIoo ore
is exposed for some distance. The other
two claims have not been developed to
any extent. only the work necessary to
obtain a patent having been done. The
three claims are located in the heart of
the ellison gulch section and adjoin
many of the we'll known producers, and
may therefore reasonably be expected
to make a good producing property
with intelligent development A 6xs
holster and ash. r. boiler, comprises
the equipment on the Alpha shaft and
sinking of the shaft will be we'll under
way within the next few weeks The
lease calls foi not less than fifty shift each
month. bat the compsnv will not limit
their operation to that, but will vigorous
ly push the work in order 10 begin the
shipment OF ore at as early a date as
possible consistent with conservative
mining methods. The J. ID. Williamson
Investment company, fiscal agents Of the
Big Revenue Gold Bullion Mining com.
pany. secured the property, which has
been lying idle up to few months ago,
when several men were put to work
clea ming out the shafts and drifts. Ali
Bean has been appointed superinteud-
ent, and as many men as can be work red
advanfageously will be employed ut once.
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