Gilpin observer., 1906-06-28
NEWS FROM The MINES and MILLS,

AhSouId6lHS TepOTtS continue 10
come from practically all the Colorado
mining districts, and the outlook for
this industry is good all over the state.
The Chieftain, however, holds to tho
belief that south central Colorado, in
cluding Chaffee and Custer and the
counties on both sides of the San Luis
park, are not receiving the attention
their value warrants-Pueblo Chief
tain.
The mine owners of the Clear Creek
| district have decided to throw open
their mines for the inspection of the
thousands of people who come to tho
| Elks' reunion. A committee of citl-
| zens of Idaho Springs has arranged
with the Colorado & Southern railroad
/ to make an especially low rate to that
point during the time of the Elks' con-
ventfon, July 18th to 21st Arrange
ments will be made for showing the
visitors through the mines when they
arrive there.
The advantage of hand sorting even
in modern mills where the cost Of
crushing and iigging Is low is becom-
ing mere and more generally recog-
nized. AT the Square Deal zinc mine,
Wisconsin,, the ore is passed over a
grizzly with five-eighth-inch spaces
The oversize is delivered to picking
Delt, from which one boy, paid $1.50,
culls twenty tons of waste per shift,
making the cost rs cents per ton Tho
cost of milling being 80 cents per ton,
there is large saving in thus avoid
ing the crushing of worthless rock, noc
to speak of the increase in the capacity
of the mill for pay ore. AT the Iron
Silver mine. Leadville hand sorting is
also used, and with favorable results.
The ores carry silver, lead and zinc.
Without question the most sensa.
tiona strike of the year was made by
the Standard Mining and Milling Com,
pany, on the South Burns on Bull hill,
June 21st, when four feet of sylvanite
assaying $344.SO to s1.554 ton was
opened. says Cripple Creek cores.
pondent. The property is owned by the
Acacia Gold Mining property. There
is four feet of ore, with but one wall
in sight, and that literally glitters with
sylvanite. Some idea of the fortune
in store for the shareholders OF the
Standard Leasing Company and profits
that will accrue to the Acacia company
from royalties may be taken from to-
days assay: No. l grab screenings.
1924 ounces, or S344.S0 a ton; No.
2 sample across four feet vein matter
exposed, PISA ounces, or S436.S0: No.
3, sixinch tale streak, core of vein,
72.72 ounces, or $1,554.
Col S. B. Dick has left for Mead.
vile. Pennsylvania, after a visit to his
Boulder interests. which import
much to this county's mining and
allied industries. says the Boulder cor
respondent of the Denver Republican.
He proposes to spend s25O,0 in the
reopening of the Caribou silver mining
district by means of a tunnel two
miles long which will unwater all the
mines of the once great Caribou dis.
trict. He has closed an option for the
purchase of the Caribou mine which
had produced 100000 in silver up 10
1873, when it was closed. The money
is at his command. he stated. to carry
out this enormous project driving
tunnel either from Cardinal or Eldora
on the line of the dixie. 800 feet be-
low the surface of the mountain. so
that 1t will unwater every mine in the
district and open them for resump.
tion of profitable working. Power to
drive electric drills will be generated
with water from the upper falls of Mid.
die Boulder creek. The tunnel will
furnish an outlet for ore to the new
Eldora branch of the Northwestern
railroad and will be the means of open
Ing the Caribou. the Poorman and
Northwestern mines again to produc-
tion on scale which would make
Boulder county one of the leading min
ing districts of the state.