The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13
MINES AND MINING IN COLORADO
Chaffee County.

Chahee County.
Very satisfactory developments are
report The lndei tence property
In tn Irrret camp, says Mining Re
porter one extraction is now being
made from the ll0-foot level. 1t is
probable that a concentrating plant
will be erected soon.-The Telma Gold
MininS Company is preparing TO in
stall machinery at its Turret property.
Simmons are under way from the
Gold Bug mine in the Turret camp.
Clear Greek County.
Will '-c intersection of the Gam
beta !oi" by the Joplin tunnel, ship
menis Of load-z zinc ore will be inaugu-
rated.-ln the breast of the Shafter
lateral. In the Central tunnel, there is
said 1o now a body of oE2, assayiuS
better than 500 to the ton.-At the
Primo Albert property in The Silver
Greek district, an s-inch ore body, as
saying is high as 1000 ounces silver,
is repow.l-The Golden Glory prop
erty a Empire has been acquired by
Denver parties. who will continue the
tunnne'al into Saxon mountain
Milliug ore 10 the amount of three car
loads daily is being shipped from the
THROUGH the Newhouse tunnel. For
the sinking of a shaft from the New
housa tunnel level, the Gem Company
is TO install an electrically operated
plant. Work on the Liberty Bell tun-
mel is progressing nicely. and much
Interest is manifested in it by owners
of The big mines on Lexington noun
tain.
Fremont County.
The Copper John and Copper Prince
properties in Rod gulch have been ac-
quired by New York parties, who will
begin immediate developments.-The
United on Company is drilling in new
territory al Florence. which may pos
sibly extend the known limits of the
field. One drill is going down on
Chandler creek. and another at point
six miles south of the city.
Giipin County.
Upwards of twenty leasers are work
ing in the Perigo tunnel, extracting
milling grade ore, which is treated at
the mill, which is now running at
capacity Of 1,o0C tons monthly.-1he
GilpinIndependence Mining Company,
opeI ating the Golden Flint mine at
the head of Gambell gulch is arrans-
ing for The installation of pumps for
the removal and handling of accum
ulated surface ters.-lmpravements
are under way at the mill of the Six
Day NJ. & NJ. Company in Gambell
gulch F. X Seaman is the superin-
tendent-Peter Loss is reported TO
have made a rich strike of ore in the
Margaret Glennon extension property,
near the summit of Maryland noun
tain. A recent shipment of 16 tons
gave returns of % ounces gold, or more
than 5 ounces to the ton.-A ship
mem of li tons from the Fast NOtaway
mine in the Russell section gave re-
turns of 9S ounces gold. Ill ounces
silver and Asa Ter cent. copper. 1hls
ore came from the $50 foot west level.
1t is reported that operations will
be resumed at the Buell. mine.-Baugh-
mann & Singer, leasing the Sayre prop
erty on North Beaver creek. recently
made shipment of tungsten ores to
The Gordon mill.
Grand County.
The Greeley Mining Company has
been organized TO develop group of
ten claims near Grand Lake. along the
Moffat road The ores are said to
run in tungsten, gold and silver,
Gunnison County.
In the Carter tunnel, 3,035 feet from
The portal. a goId-bearing sulphide vein
has been encountered.-The Belzora-
Bassick Company has purchased a
large power plant, the foundations for
which are now being made ready j.
Tunnel enterprises are to be the fea-
Iure of this seasons operations in the
Sherrod camp. Among these are the
y. d. C., Sunset and Silver King.
Lake County.
Considerable activity has been occa-
stoned in upper Iowa gulch by the re
cent ore discoveries in the Lord Byron
property, operated by the Foxy
Grandpa Mining Company.-The Cor
rinne property, bordering on Mosquito
lange. is to be considerably developed
his season by Messrs. Burkhardt and
Sullivan-fhere is much activity AT
the Boulder property in Big Evans
eulch. Commodious surface buildings.
including shaft house. engine house,
machine shop, etc, are being erected,
and sinking and pumping machinery
re being put in place.-To faciliti'r
The lowering of the water at the Nam
moth the pump station at the 400 fec
Irvel has lately been eIlarged.-L
Leadville District Mining and Millins
Company has about completed its llll
ing plant. located in California gulch,
east of the A. V. smelter. 1t is bull,
specially for treating the accumulated
low grade sulphide ores at the lbex,
and has :. daily capacity of 100 tons
II is to he electrically operated All
Is equipped with card tables.
Mineral County.
The shipments from the Creede
camp for the week ending March 10th