The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-03-03
MINING NOTES.

Manager Davey, of the Banner, Con-
solidated Mines company, yesterday re-
ceived an additional Rand air drill and
with two good men behind it, it will
put in operation next Monday morning
to a drive lateral on the vein recent
" encounter in the Rockford tunnel
His duties II anager OF the Pandora
Leasing company have become so exact
ing tn at Sam Fulkerson has resigned as
manager OF the Goldheld- Rex company
in the. Pennsylvania lease, and for the
presen. at least, Mr.. G F. Ober, who re-
Gently came in as representative of heavy
stock holders in the company, will man
age its affairs.-Telluride Journal
In driving the Baby Eddie tunnel, in
South gulch near Freeland this week.
feeder of fine copper ore was encountered,
which indicates the proximity of a fissure
vein. The eder was between two and
three inches wi1e, but as there was no
quantity of it no assays were made. 1t
vein is intersected that has anything like
the feeder in appearance in it, it should
prove to be a bonanza vein.
An additional Leyner drill has be-
put in operation in the breast of the Sill
yer Gem tunnel in Silver Age gulch, and
the breast of the tunnel is now being
driven ahead at better rate than four
feet day. According to the estimate
OF Manager Campbell, the breast is with
in forty feet of the Summit, the vein
owned by the Fostoria company alt hongh
the present heading is in pure, unadul-
terated granite of extraordinary density.
The fore part of the week a Gilpin
humping table and a Wilhey table were
added to the equipment Of the Dover
Brighton mill at the mouth Of Fall river,
and although the tables have been in use
but three days good saving is already
apparent. The new tables are especially
adapted to the character of ore now be-
sig extracted from the Brighton mine.
$ there is continual change in the
ineralizst1on of ore from different parts
4 the mine, it is necessary in order to
AXE a close saving by concentration, to
1--we ample facilities especially for the
.ler mate rial.
Charles TheLbal and Chas. There, who
save a lease on the third level east on
}1e Black Eagle mine, and who opened
IN rich streak of ore on the hanging
Mall some weeks ago, are stripping the
fich streak for shipment next week.
trwo inches Of the ore carried LAO
s,unces gold and ITO ounces silver, or a
s,alue Of 1896 20 per Ton. and three inches
i,carried z.o4 ounces gold and 39I ounces
isilver, or a value of f2oS86 per ton, SO
that the returns for the shipment should
be Of good average Of the above figures.
They have been shipping a medium
grade of quartz which nets them several
dollars per ton over expenses, and the
rich streak will be all velvet.
William Morgan, who with David Ken
nedy, Of Georgetown, owns the Brazil
mine at Freeland, is now working in the
main adit, portion Of which recently
caved in and disclosed rich streak of
ore back Of what was supposed to be the
hanging wall. Mr.. Morgan Is sacking
some Of the ore for shipment, and has
also leased block of ground ahead to
John Davies.
The disclosure of rich ore by the cav
ing in Of the walls is not an unusual
occurrence in this county, for number
of big ore shoots have been found in this
manner. Sometimes it is due to the neg
ligerce Of the miner iu failing to proper.
ly timber the ground, and at other times
it 10 due to the disiutegration Of the rock
when exposed to the air. Numerous i'-
stances might be mentioned where the
foot or hanging wall which wss being
followed was the ore streak, and in other