The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-11-23
Colorado Production.

an important metal in the ores was
there any falling OF in production, II
fact. the gold and silver mines made
an increased output. as did those pro
dgcing lead and zinc ores. The slump
in copper appears to have reacted
fayorably. inasmuch as gold and silver
mining showed an increase resultant
from new capital diverted to this class
Of mining
The Cripple Greek gold camp ac-
credited itself well during October as
the result OF lower treatment rates
made effective on the goth inst by the
mill and smclter trusts. and by thu
continued and successful operation Of
local cyanidation plants. During the
last week Of the month, 50 marked was
the increase in output that the cam
pliug works employed night shifts, and
the railroads were unable to handle the
tonnage. Since the first Of the month
the tonnage has shown even a greater
increase and late reports indicate tina.
Il shortage of cars is imminent. The
camps output for October amounted to
SO 1Js tons, of a value of s9Is .tGG, as
compared with G2 $3.50 tons, valued at
s5i4 200 for September. At the pres
ent rate Of production, the November
output should be in the neighborhToi
vi Slt-b',Vb'. anu ll'l ldttol liIdl 10
contributing to an increased produc-
tion is the financial crisis in the East.
as an increased output makes possible
he maintenance OF the cash basis in
the camp. AnnounCeme Mt has already
been made that all bullion sent from
the Colorado Springs Florence and
Cripple Creek 7, GuCtiuu plants to the
United States mint at Denver will lie
teturnable In currency. This anounce-
uent. Of course, ns ans hat the miners
will be paid in cash rather than in
quasi currency In other ways than
production, Cripple Creek has shown
progress during the past five weeks,
several large mines imperative for
several months are nov on the produC-
ing list, the drainage tunnel is now IN
about 975 feet and the work of build
ing cyanide plants continues uninter-
ruptedly
Leadyile's production for October
amounted TO Il 800 tons, Of which 5000
tons was zinc ore. While the tonnage
is normal in quantity. it is OF llttlc
lower gradc than usual, the average
being lowered presumably by the in.
creased amount Il milling grade ore
treated at local plants and to the very
noticeable increase in the output OF
iron and manganifcrous ores \ fea-
ture of the month ) operations was the
Inauguration of new developing enter
priscs in comparatively little developed
sections OF the camp. notably in Big
Evans Buckeye, Empire and loHa
gulches. An important matter WAS
the final settlement of the legal con
troversy over the Archer properties
inasmuch the Ibex company will un-
d1ubtedly carry ont developments
a,1t u ;nb a,
considerable increase of production,
The Creede camp made an output of
GALS tons during October, as comparal
with 6,559 in September. An impor
tant item chronicled was the reported
uncovering of a large body of milling
ore in the Happy Thought mine If the
Creede United Mines company, which
may result in the putting in commits
sion al full capacity Of the Humphreys
mill
In Gunnison, San Miguel, San Juan
and Ouray counties. a normal Outpus
was made. while at the same time the
operators were laying in supplies and
making other necessary preparations
incidental to the prosecution of IN I'M
usually large amount of winter work.
The shipments from the Silverton
station during October are estimated
crease of about 500 tons over the cut
put of Septcmher-The shutting down
of the Ross smelter was "A hard blow to
number of operators in the district.
Ii is given out, however. that arrange
ments are being made whereby the
plant may be put in commission again
S5on-AmOng the important ore
strikes recorded in the San Juan
region were the uncovering OF a seven.
foot body of milling ore in the Sultan
mountain property of the Silvert IN
Mining company. the opening up Of
smelling grade ore at a depth of 500
fet in the Blizzard property in the Red
mountain section and several gold
strikes in the Poughkeepsie gulch dis
trct of the Ouray section. Telluride's
several mills ran nninterruptedly aad
the remodeled CariboG plant at Ophir
resumed successful operations.
Mill construction, both present and
contemplated, were the news features
in Gilpn, Clear Creek and Summit
counties, particularly in the George
town and Argentine sections of Clear
Creek county and the Montezuna
region Of Summit county Owing to the
recently inaugurated activities in the
Montezuma. Frisco and Lower Blue
river districts. Summit county is rela
lively the most prosperous of any in
the state. Upward of thirty compa MES
are carrying on development opera
tions in the Montezuma camp.
Gold mining operations in Boulder
county showed an increase. but there
was a falling off in tungsten output
though not in developments. The fall
ing off in production was due mainiv
10 the market conditions. but as these
have been righted. this months output
will be about normal.
With the exception of the closing
down of two or three copper ore pro
ducing mines, the condition of the
Chaffeo county industry was encourag-