Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-18
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From La Plata Miner.
The pack trains are getting busy
Peter I.auer is at work on his prop
critics in Lewis gulch.
Mr.. Edwards OF Pine Ridge is do
ing some work on his claims In Mad
den gulch.
+. Siegle came In from Pueblo this
week and is at work on his fine pros
pects near the head of Bedrock gulch.
Milt Hollingsworth has commenced
the annual work on his group oil pros
poets north of the Chief Mining COM
pany's properties.
The repairs on the Empire com
pany's boiler are about completed and
they will soon be in shape TO resume
active operations
Robert Watkins is making fine
progress with mis- 300-foot contract on
the Little Jane drift for the Toma-
hawk Mining company.
Henry Thomas has commenced TIC
seasons work on his group of claims
at the head OF Lewis gulch and VIII
ship some ore this year
The Boren Gulch Mining company
let contract last Saturday TO Chas.
Parsons to drive 30 feet in the main
tunnel on the property
F. NJ. Crowell is working small
force on the Copper Age group In Bed
rock g,ilcb and expects to ship some
fine copper ore this season.
r. Morrison and his Durango asso
ciates are pushing development oil
the Lucky Four lode In Burnt Timber
gulch and are now sorting ore for
shipment.
Manager Allen has commenced re
pairing the snowslide damages TO the
Bonnie Girl power plant, but is hamp
cred by the non-arrival OF material
ordered some time ago.
The Van-E Emmet Mining company
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group OF IS claims northeast OF the
May Day. Two of the claims are pat.
ented and It is the intention to com
plete the patent work and patent the
balance this year. This property
shows shipping ore, besides having
large bodies that are a good milling
proposition.
After looking over mining camps
from the British possessions to Old
Mexico. Geo. w. Gilmore, young
mining man of Denver. decided that
this section offered as good possible
ties as any and then he organized tne
Tomahawk Mines company In Den
yer. This company has taken in the
properties of the Allen Gold Mining
company and the Little Jane Mining
company In Basin gulch and adjoin-
ing each other, and has also secured
other claims joining these groups,
which gives the new company over
300 acres. most Of 1t patented. The
company has let 300-foot drifting
contract on the Little Jane property
and Is putting up power plant at
the mouth of Basin gulch TO supply
electric power for the operation OF
compressors and other machinery at
the mines, about two miles distant.
AS soon as this plant is completed
which will be but short time, as
the machinery is being placed work
will be commenced on a 6O0-foot tun-
mel which will cut two of the large
veins and furnish means for the de
velopment of the whole group. With
the other property taken over they
have a 20-stamp free gold mill equip
ped with both steam and water pow.
er and which only needs to have con-
centrators put In to make 1t an ideal
concentrating plant. Mr.. Gilmore
who is manager, is pusher. and will
have his machine drills at work soon
after the 1st Of July, If not before.
From Saturdays Daily
Fruitland will celebrate the Fourth
O.
Aztec-Farmington country is send