Gunnison news-champion., 1906-10-19
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ct rainIng pragse,. oH phi0 erees
ose ii the mo-f important strike.
made IN the d,-fricf for sone true
pas, was that os the Monte Carlo ot
the RAYMOND company. which was
encountered on the l3;h a Sep,cm-
ter. but was no, made public until
les dsvs since
For some time past the company
has been drIvlnga cro-scut from the
upper tunnel to the Monte Carlo
shaft IN an effort to uncover the rsch
ore that was extracted from the
Monte Carlo daring the early dsys
of its ex,stancs On the 18th the
crosscut broke into vein > feet
wide. oxidlzed ore. the whole aver
aging xl2 gold. free milling. with
streaks that went Sls6 gold
Since encountered. tine drift has
been driven on the vein for - feet,
maintaining its width all this dis
tance, with values constantly IN
creasing as advance is made TO the
esst
The vein appears to he IN the
middle Of the large porphvry dyke
that crosses the country at this
point. having trend of little north
of east. The vertical depth at winch
this vein which this VEN was strack
is 462 feet. and is still in the oxidz-
ed zone.
1t is estimated that IT Is about
2s0 feet from the face Of the lower
drainage tunnel, and we understand
that the company will at once drive
the lower tunnel to this point
The vein encountered will cross
all the veins encountered in the low
er tunnel, and preparations are now
being made To drive south on the
lower tunnel veins to encounter this
cross vein, where it is believed that
large bodies of ore will be uncover
ed.
When il is taken into considera-
ton that the drainage tunnel of the
RAYMOND has vertical depth oi
1860 feet where crossing the Monte
Carlo, or late vein encountered, it
can readily he seen that the Raw
mond mill will have all it can do for
some time to come.
About the first Of the month all
the shaft work on the Raymond vein
will be stopped, aud ou,side the ore
taken from the Monte Carlo nothing
will be taken from the hill and all
energy will be placed on the lower
tunnel An upraise is now being
driven on the 1900 vein up to the
old workings of the Monte Carlo,
which will be completed about the
first Of the year
We are informed that the Gold
Links company has purchased the
mill at Crestone, now on the proper
ty OF the Independence mine. This
is one of the best and most com
plete mills ever erected in the state.
and contains 100 stamps The mill
was erected some six years ago, by
eastern capital, before mine or dis
trict had proven out, and for lack OF
ore did not run over two months,
and is practically a new mill.
The foundations for the Gold
Links mill is now being put down.
and lumber for same being deliver
ed, but it is understood that the mill
will not be completed, ready to run,
before the early spring. 1t is also
the intention of the Gold Links peo-
pie to put in q larger air compressor
and two new boilers, foundations and
buildings for same now being erect
ed.
The Carter tunnel is still being
pushed forward at a rapid rate. Sew
eral good veins have been encounter
ed during its progress, and it is be-
iieved that it will be a candidate for
. mill during the early spring of the
coming year. The objective point
of thi. tunnel is the Volunteer
Grand Prize, Golden Islet and other
mines of note during the early days
OF the camp, that were forced to
close except the Grand Price on
account of excess Of water, and where
large bodies Of ore are known TO ex
ist
Teams have been busy during the
pest two weeks hauling ore from the
Grand Prize mine The ore from
this mine has an average value ex-
aseding 500 gold TO the ton. and
- been a heavy producer during
d ~ year or more This mine
~ eADusands of tons Of ore on the
dump that will average 4l2 and bet
tar To the ton