Gunnison news-champion., 1906-12-28

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aad keusus cossssniaG tAss tersissy
aad wsll ph noe ssssMps 1,rs thsa
. hsisf ssnassy Il tbs ysArs pro-
dvction,
AiniaG, though vet in It's ,nfsscy,
has ssen the noA successful yesr
since the boom dsys whom th~
l,o.sazss of the TIN Cap, Gothic,
Ohio City aud Irwin were produc-
ing Daring the wear, three success
fsl loo ton mills have bssa put ON
paying bs~is. the ore reserves BLOCK
ed out to iassrs indefinite operation
and prscedents established for deep
mining in Gannison county which
prove our ore bodies 10 g to indie
finite depths At Ohio City the
Raymond under the management of
T.. N Lamont is trsstiag ore for IS
cents ton in large quantities and
making q handsome profit from
both low and high grade ore. Its
ssccess has ,ndsoed A. Z. Reynolds
the well known mining promoter
TO start the Gold Links tsnBel on
large scale. Manager A. +. Pear
son, has already encountered sew
oral large blind veins and the ssc-
cess Of the enterprise IL 80 assured
that spring will see q modern mill
erected at Ohio City TO treat its
osss. Farther up the creek, ". 5
Henderson in charge Of the lielzors-
Bsssick properties hes projected a
parallel tsnDel which seems sbso-
lstely certain Of succsss. vhiIs lower
Aewn tlse Csrtss tSRnsl 10 jsst
saAsriAG TIE ninesslissd some ssd
psOviaG - ricA veins - Wsss cut in
- na0osoA - 0osl iakA A
ssoAss q seAsr psspsssiss ~ pr
pasiae " Osssaee - . lsrgD scsls.
Ths AaPas Lssf - SiDlsvilIs 10
running stssdily aad it, mill hes
proven . ssccsssfsl issGisssioa. AZ
devslopmsnt procssAs the Aapls
Leaf exhibits ssrmorks Of rich and
esdsring mine aud opsas the road
for 6. dozen others Il the same char
scter in this region.
Alta Cup, A. Leissa hes placed
the Old Jimmy Mack On . psyiag
Dasis, hes re6tted and 10 successfully
operating the Brsnswick mill and
proven that deep mining 10 as
ssccessfsl there - in any mining
district Of Colorado. The Gold
Cap is steadily driving = similar
development proposition and il is
expected that the Tin Cup mine,
West Gold Hill and others will re-
sume work in short time.
The Gold Bug on Cross Noun
tain and the Kentucky gulch prop
critics promise well. Around Italian
peaks and Dorchester, one Of the
richest sections of Gunnison county,
the wear has not shown as much
change as elsewhere, but prosperity
is bound to come in time.
Gothic, Irwin and the Crystal
rivsr ars experiencing mining revi-
rals.
White Pine has recently been the
scene of two splendid strikes. A
recent sale of large amount opens
the way for new capital, and inves-
tors may be sure of this end Of the
lime belt turning out all right.
Pitkin has felt che influx of capi-
tai into the Gold Brick district and
mining is more active than for years
past. The custom mill has worked
most of the year Bowerman. al
though the boom has passed, has
some of the finest mineral deposits
in the state and offers an inviting
field for mining men. The South
ern Gold Belt, including Vulcan.
Spencer, and Dubois, shows signs
of mining revival. Several large
companies, backed by unlimited
capital have recently become inter
ested there and News Champion
predicts remarkable advancement
for these towns in 1907.
The high and rising price of sill
yer, lead, zinc and copper has stim-
ulated every branch of the mining
industry and the production Of
G.nnison county will reach half a
million dollars
Coal mines of Crested Butte,
Floresta. Mt. Carbon and Somerset
have produced steadily, during the
year. the total daily production be-
ing estimated at 600 tons. Three