The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-01-13
WILL DRIVE IN ORE
LOST AND SUMMIT CLAIMS ADDED TO
THE REFUGEE PROPERTY
IS An IMPORTANT CONSOLIDATION
AplT TO BE CONTINUED TO CONNECT
WITH SKATER SHAFT

An impo rtaut cor solicitation was made
this week, when r. S. Earhart, of the
Earha.t Inves incnt com pany, of Denver
acting for party of Boston capitalists
SECURED under bond and lease the ad
eshing Claims to the Refugee mine
on the west, covering nearly half mile
Of the RI fugee Shat er vein. The claims
are the Summit, Lost-Summit and the
Lost lodes and the Lee placer claim OF
four acres on Gear Creek. The property
has been owned for many years by J. J,
Elliott. the pioneer assayer of this couu-
~. who is now engaged in business in
Denver. The consideration is not made
public, but is probably IN the neigh Dor
hood of $40 900, that being the price at
which Mr.. Elliott has held the property
1t is said.
An adit on the Lost claim has bee n
driven $50 feef, ana shipments of ore run
ming twenty ounces i'll gold per ton have
been made 1t is the inten ion of the
new owners to continue the adit east
1900 feet to the west end lines of the
ohaf,.r mine, which will open the
entire property and make an immense
ore reserve overhead
The Refugee claim is one Of the small
est in the district in point Of acreage,
but it is one of the richest, as the main
ore shoot o the Shatter mine pitches into
the Refugee ground, and is all stoped
H. Il, l.,
said that the east end Of the Refugee
vein is expose" ,or depth of $50 feet
which is The depth of the Shafer shaft
and workings When the Lost adit ise
with the Shafter workings which will BY
that time be connected with the Central
tunnel, insuring excellent ventilation
Nv hich is an ess ential to exten.i i've min
regular shipments of both milling and
smelling ores, the former being treated
at the Hudson mill by amalgamation
and concentration. One battery of e {
stamps is kept constantly employed. l,
is understood to DE the intention of the
new owners, to erect a large mill at the
portal Of the Lost tunnel on Clear Creek
where they will utilize water power for
the op. ration Of the mill.
The consolidation is an excellent one.
being the ideal method of mining de-
velopment and with mill at the tunnel
mouth and the ore overhead in the big
vein for nearly half mile, the lowest
grade ore can be handled at profit
Added to this the well known grade and
character Of the Shafter- Refugee Sum
NIT vein, the proposition is at once one
Of the most promising that could be Sc
lected in the district. The corporation,
which will take over the property is now
in process of organization and work will be
we'll under way within the next few
weeks. The Refugee mine will be
work ked as heretofore, with good force
of men, while a power plant, new rails
and air pipe will be installed at the Lost
sdit, before the work of driving is start
ed,
The Lost adj, was driven unaided by
S. l.. Fulkersin, now successfully operat-
ling some of the largest mines in San
|, Juan country, during a period covering
Twenty years. Mr.. Fulkersin had grea,
faith in the property, which he beld
under bond lease during the time, but
as machinery was needed to continue the
adit, new air pipe, blower and tracks, he
finally abandoned operations, and the
proc erty reverted to the owner