The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-07-01
A Steady Dividend Payer.

| situate about one ana one-naii miles HoHi
I Idaho Springs, on the Bear creek wagon
road, has within the past three years
been transformed from an idle prospect
TO one of the best paying mines in Clear
Greek county. For long while the
Ocean Queen, the main seat of opera
tions. has been making regular shipments
OF a carload of smelling ore per day and
while the grade of the ore is not made
are on the right side of the ledger.
The Ocean Queen, for the amount OF
development, is claimed to show the
largest body of pay ore. both smelling
and milling, of any mining proposition
in the county. This is sweeping asser-
ton, it is true. but all Missourisns who
yesrn for proofs can easily satisfy them
selves.
The history of the o.esn Queen is in
teresting. in that i, shows how easy II is.
with a comparatively small outlay Of
time and money, combined with good
/ judgment in selection and experienced
management. 10 acquire permanent
divide nd paying mine in this county.
The Queen is mammoth vein and nat
urally attracted attention and was located
IN ''the early days" by gold hunters. Its
surface quartz proved rich in the yellow
metal and yielded readily to the primi-
tive treatment methods of that age.
This finally led 10 the starting OF a cross
cut tunnel from the Bear creek road and
which. at the acquisition OF the property
by the international company, had not
reached the vein.
II remained for S. ID. Sly der. manager
for the present operators, TO perceive the
mer It's of this proposition. He had had
an extensive experience with prominent
Colorado mines, with the Smuggler Of
Red mountain. the Molly Gibson of As
Ten. and other properties which were
Na.ure's repositories Of riches. He had
not only been connected with those prop
rites in an Official way. but bad made a
study Of the geological conditions which
led to the dcpositing of the ore bodies.
In these days of mineral research, an
intimate acquaintance with the science
OF geology nicely supplements practical
experience IN the various mining fields.
While it is true that many ore bodies
o~e their discovery to accident. or to
strong ou,croppings. this does rot dis
count the fact that the student OF faults.
con.acis and volcanic phenomena can
form . closer estimate not only Of the
existence but the strength of ore bodies.
This knowledge is the more valuable
when. as in the case of the Ocean Queen,
a deep slide covers the surface.
Manager Slydsr recommended the
Ocean Queen TO his company only after
3 careful examination of the superficial
workings the character Of the vein ma
ierial and the geological conditions. con-
hdentiy presaging a large. continuous
aud valuable ore body. Upon the
strength Of his recommendation he was
authorized to close the deal for the prop
erty and to begin work. The crosscut
tunnel vas extended to the vein. levels
run and a raise made TO the surface.
There has been no sink ing below the
tunnel level so far. all the ore shipped
and iu evidence being from the surface
to that point. Enough ground has been
opened, however. to bear out the judg-
ment Of Manager Slyder to the fullest
extent. The future of the mine is assured
and it is now only question Of proceed
ure aud the magnitude Of operations.
About year since the advisability Of
buiIding Ioo-ton mill Just below the
tunnel dump was discussed and favored
by the stockholders This was after suf-
ficient tests of the milling ore had been
made to show its value. The stockhold-
ers still favor the project, but action has
been deferred, upon the recommendation
Of Mr.. Slyder to sink at least 800 feet
deeper to Determine the change. il any,
in the character of the ore. Then can
he better d ecided the most suitable re-
duction process
Manager Slyder states that there is a
strong resemblance between the Ocean
Queen vein filling and that Of the Molly
Gibson at Aspen.
In addition to the Ocean Queen group,
other holdings have recently been Sc
cured. evidencing that big operations are
in contemplation. Members of the COM
pany are expected to arrive at an early
date to mote progress.
For years Gold Dirt district, in the
heart of which is located the Interna-
tional property, was considered 'out Of
the belt" and even Mr.. Slyder vas told