Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-06
, s,LveRToN MINES.
3 4 44eaas . = . , . . . . q

STANDARD
Construction On the Ross u. 4
NJ, Co.'S boarding house was CON.
menced this wees. The buiding will
be 50x33 feet with = second story on
the main portion.
The Sunlight Mining coiapany arc
baving their power house that was
destroyed by hN last year rebuilt. aud
other exterior mine Improvement ;
would Indicate that work on former
large scale will be resumed this win
ter.
One.sixth interest of Geo. Bibbs'. or
|Silvertou, holdings and the one,sisth
interes, belonging 10 Chas. Thayier. OF
Santa fS, n. NJ, in the Fairview'
Thunder property, ob Sultan NOUN.
tain. was last week sold TO Thos. y.
Cairop oil Santa Fe. Mr.. Cstrop Wa.
formerly a large swner in the group
and is acquiring territory tha, Is be
coming more valuable every dpy. ow.
Ing 10 the riches disclosed through de-.
veIopment of adjacent properties.
Two boarding houses. one each for
the Gold Prince mine and The Gold
Prince mill. are about completed an
are model structures in every paruc
uiar. Their respective dimensions al,
i0xl01 feet, three storfss, With 4 base
ment, and when completed viii be
steam heated and electrically lightee
! throughout. Charles Dale. the "oh
usctor, promises the completion o-
these hotels to make comfortable III.
men this coming winter.
Twenty-Five uen on the Hishlan
Mary mine, under the superintendent y
! OF Vim. Cole, are mining about csr
q week OF high grade during the pro
cess OF development. Besides hun.
dreds OF tons that win be ready 10
stope next year, there will be niue ]
thousands Of tons of a milling product.
Next spring will usher In n successtni
epoch for the Gold Tunnel & Railway
NJ. Co.
Work on the King mine VIII be cor.
t6ned 70 the Mazeppa and Turk veins
lend the uprsise on the King vein. The
strike Of copper-siiyer ore made on tho
south drift Of the Turk vein has helu
It's OVID now for the past forty feet.
and the iS-inGh streak ts making An
occasional car shipment To ship oye
In paying quantities from a shoot H,
1909 feet perpendicular depth means
something tor the Royal Mining com.
pany, and Indirectly for San Juan
county.
W. q. Pitts OF the Pittsburs Metals
Mining company. was in Stlvertou
Monday Of this week and reported
everything As being in readiness for
90 NJ winters campaign on Engineer
mountain. While operations on the
Wyoming are confined to the Like
City side Of tho mountain ut present,
the long tunnel win reacn through To
the Animas slope. and the distance
of transportation Will b. lessened al.
most Que mile. Although one Of the
highest mining propositions In the
site, II is amply outatted with mod.
ern machinery and comfortable accom-.
uodatiops for the workmen.
San 1uan county leads In tonnage,
but ousay will be up to Il IN sslua
ton as the hisn Grade gold ores from
the Camp Bird and BaJstow run our
valuation figures high, says the oursy
Plaindealer. San Juan ia q great ton.
mage county and the two counties
combined are marvellous beyond com.
pare and getting better all the time.
force every few days, and, Mr.. Ms1tes
of the Swamp Angel has lately put
number Of men at work on his prop.
ertes- 20 thai the CLOSING OF the
Treasury and the Ledge fs hardly no.
tIcfsbhe a. yet