Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-18

| posed ny tne ieaulnB mine opcThtoiS
to keep Rico In the shipping process
sion throughout the year.
Telescope mountain starts the good
work. The Spurlock, Heron and Wold
leases OF the United Rico mines, the
Habermann, Logan and Wellington
group and the Burns Rio Dolores
mines are ready to send out the win
ter's tonnage of high grade shipping
ore, upon the arrival Of burro pack
trains and teams which should reach
Rico early in May.
Dolores mountain each day Is be-
coming more active. The Rico-Aspen
and Enterprise groups of the United
Rico Mines company. the Swansea and
New Year groups operated by M. T.
Chestnut are pushing work. Retim-
bering and opening mine ways into
large bodies of fine milling ore con-
tinues and leasers are also meeting
with excellent results.
Throughout the camp there is a
busy spirit and an eagerness to get
into the hills. With the disappear
ance of snow there will be heavy
influx of prospectors. for the recent
work at depth establishes the perma-
nency and great value of the Rico
district.
That Rico now commands the at
tention of practical mining men is evil
denced by the fact that one large
company in addition to local applica-
tions for leases has twenty-five out
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ritory. This company. while purpos-
ing to open considerable of its i'm
mense acreage on liberal terms, In
each instance is exacting extensive de-
velopment and other mining require
ments contemporaneous with stopping.
The present favorable conditions
have been brought about largely by
the recent developments in the At
lantic Gable group Of the United Rico
Mines company.
Recognizing that practically surface
mining in its immense acreage on
Dolores and Telescope mountains had
produced millions In high grade gold.
silver and lead ores and that the con-
tact first discovered In the Enterprise
by David Swickhimer was enriched
4 by assures, the management of the
( United Rico mines determined to
learn conditions at quartzite, 700 feet
geologically below the Enterprise con-
tact. The Atlantic Gable is located
at the outer rim and three miles re-
mote from the richest deposition of
ores, and most extensive assuring.
Notwithstanding this fact and the fur
ther knowledge that the 300 foot por-
phyry sheet everything the lime con-
tact under Dolores mountain had been
eroded in the town at the Cable, the
word was given to sink to quartzite.
1t was good mining, economy and
' productive of results that can not at
this writing even be estimated. The
Importance and value OF the large re-
fractory lead-zinc ore bodies outcrop-
ping along Silver creek In the Cable
led the United Rico company to fol-
low the ore chute down through the
first and second levels and establish
Its average thickness at sixty feet.
Upraising and backstopping from the
third level at a depth Of 1874 feet, in
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for years.
Plants and equipment being in full
operation with this necessary work,
drifting and exploration has been car
ried on at comparatively small ad-
ditional expense. The results obtain
ed, however, are important and far
reaching.
Readers of the News have hereto
fore been informed regarding the ex-
tensive fissures OF Dolores and Tele-
scope mountains and the enrichment
at the contact. With the cutting of
immense quartz assures 700 feet geo
logically below the upper workings,
showing gold. silver. copper, lead and
zinc values. and with even the quartz
lite strongly impregnated, every mine
owner and prospector In the Rico dis
trict has the certainty OF encounter.
ing large and rich deposits, not only
in the lime between the quartzite and
porphyry, but also in the assures as
they approach the contacts.
Dolores and Telescope mountains
are traversed by these fissures. They
are found strong aid true In the
quartzite. There still 'emains fine
territory open for location. and pros.
pectors will soon be busy. Most i'm
portant of all, expert mining me,. will
now readily be offered abundant capi-
tai for investment in Rico mines and
will participate with those here in
the property due to Rico's deep min
ing.
The News will continue to advise
Its readers Of progress. 1t is not in
the business Of booming any particu
lar mines. but will from time to time
report concerning Rico's deserving
properties. Every mining man in the
camp will welcome and aid any le
gitmate mining man and newcomer
In this connection 1t is not amiss tc
say that while rights for importan,
new methods Of treatment are exclu
sively owned for the entire district
by the United Rico Mines company
II is the policy Of that company tc
extend every facility to others on ar
equitable basis.