The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-04-07
MINING NOTES.

MINING NOTES.
l.. Z. Tobias, manager of the Golden
Cloud eroup and who has been down IN
Missouri in the interest of that PROPOSE
ton, returns to this city today. Rumor
has it that the Golden Cloud will soon be
extensively operated
Work has been suspended on the
breast of the Silver Gem tunnel for a
time, to allow the water to drain from
the vein recently encountered. On ac-
count Of the volume of wafer, which Is
accompanied bv strong flow of gas,
further work just at the present time rs
lmpraclIcable.
Bishop Oxley is saeking ore from his
lease on the seventh level of the Lamar
tine, which is being opened up by a
Wine now over 40 feet deep. The streak
is getting larger and the values are in
creasing. According to ASSAYS he has
had made this weak, the ore will run
over tr27 per ton Arrangements are
being made for the installation OF an
electric holster in the level, after which
quick action can be had on the ore shoot
Work was DELAYED several shifts this
week on tl.e lateral on the Shafter vein
being driven from the Central tunnel,
the cause being the collapse OF the tim
bers at the place III the tunnel
where the mud vein encountered.
The cave III was taken UP ard new tin-
bers put in Place so that the work was re-
sumei yesterday morning on the Shat
ter heading.
is to be driven ahead by the company.
that the work Will be done b. days pay
instead OF contract as heretofore.
The Metallic Explo! al1cn conlpahy,
with a capital STOCK of SSo,poo fl cd art
icles of Incorporation recently, the Oh
jects OF the company being to engage Ill
the mining and reduc ton Of ores and to
exploit various methods and devices per-
U tanning to meiallurgy. The offices OF
1.-THE company are in this city. The
Eofficers and directors are as follows:
ioresident, William w. Rollsr, Saliaa,
Eolo.; vice president. aud manager,
hrthar H. Roller, Idaho Springs; Sec
Getary treasurer, Edmund 1.eet, Idaho
fSprings; directors, D. l.. Webb and
SiWar wick NJ Downing, Denver.
The face of the Lucania tunnel crossed
= the 4, ooo foot mark on Monday of this
week, and the rock at the breast is dry
aud hard both indicating the near ap-
proach 10 another vein. There should
be series of good veins ahead of the
present breast, and some pleasing revel-
atoms in the way Of strikes VIII be
welcomed 10 break the mon9tony of tur-
mel driving.
The lode some distance back Of the
breast from which tire heavy How OF
water came some weeks ago is now being
drifted on with good results, some OF the
assays yielding over S74 per ton
Thomas Egan, the pioneer Chicago
creek mine operator and prospector, has
installed and now has in operation
large wind mill to keep the Shaft op the
Gold Hill vein free Of water. The shaft
is only IS feet deep, but it IS located near
the bed of the creek and makes Con-
siderable water even at this time OF the
year. Mr.. Egan has good SLOWING OF
milling ore opened in the shaft, besdesa
small str eak of smelling grade. He il'-
tends to s;nk the shaft to a depth of 100
feet, after which he will drift on the vein
and open up stoping ground While the
wird mill could be utilized to operate a
small holster, Mr.. Egan will not attempt
TO use the power for that purpose. The
shaft is equipped with good wh'm, and
the ore and waste can be hoisted quicker
with a horse AT times there is scarcely
any wind in the Chicago creek canon,
but every once in while verltable
miniature cyclones are in evidence.