The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-01-13

addition to the mill dirt there is consider
able smelling ore in stresks and punches
of from four inches to four feet. which
will give returns of from SO to $Iz2 per
ION, the principal values being mainly in
gold, but Carrying good percentage OF
copper.
The projectors Of the Two Brothers
tunnel had almost given up hope Of cut
ting the vein, for the reason that the
pitch and course of the lode at tina; depth
could no, be figured with any degree of
accuracy.
The tunnel has been driven in q more
or less zig gag course and therefore was
drive further than would have been
necessary had the trend of the vein been
known. The vein was i,tersected. as was
anticipated by Engineer Wells. in the
c. n,er of the MAN ore shoot. which has
produced upwards of 100000
The vein will he drifted upon for some
distance in either direction and a station
will be cut, furnishing ample trackage
for the accommodation for the ore cars,
after which the upraise will be started.
THE underground surveys in both the
tunnel and mine workinYs will be checked
up i'll order to locate the best point at
which to III Ike the raise. All of the ore
unw being taken out OF both headings on
the vein. will be saved for shipment, and
will amount to a considerable tonnage.
On the south slope Of Be'lvue mountain
and surrounding the Specie Payment
claim there are any number OF veins ex-
posed on the surface, nearly all of which
are patented. The oldest patented clam
in that SECTION is the Clarlssa, and there
are several older patents than the Specie
PAYMENT, its number being 1905 The
Specie Payment claim Is surveyed almost
EXACTLY the shape of carpenters square.
except that the end lines are parallel.
rne averale pitch of the vein is 40 de
grees from the hoIiz N aud at the point
# intersection the depth below the
the surface is about I,4oo feet. There is
no doubt but that the vein cut by the
tinrel is the Specie PAYMENT for the
character Of the ore encountered is identi.
in appearance with that produced i'll
the IN aiu workings. I, is possible, how
ever, that IN view Of the richness of the
re and the extent of the ore body, that
parties owning claims in that vicinity
might attempt to lay claim to the ore, IN
which case it would lie up to them to
prove ownership. which could be done
only by sinking a shaft.
The Two Brothers tunnel in driving
b alf mile did not cut any veins except the
Lake and the Bald Eagle, which is a
rather singular fact in view of the many
veins out cropping in that section. This
leads to the belief that number of these
veins may dip into and form a part of
the Special Payment. The lodes on the
surface are interlaced in most bewilder-
ing manner and with varying angles
pitch into the mountain, so that until
proved mp by connection with the shaft
workings, there will be some question
in the minds of some of the adjoining
owners at least, in regard to the owner
ship of the immense ore body exposed by
the tunnel.
Both Manager Wells and Superintend-
ent Johnson deserve great credit for the
persistency they have shown in the face
of adverse circumstances, and everyone
congra.ulates them on the successful
elimination of their efforts, which will
almost double the present tonnage out
put of the camp, when ore production is
gotten we'll under way.