The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-05-04

has encountered punches OF ore which
returned better than $50 per ton Many
years ago the surface m aterial from this
vein, mined and treated by the primitive
arastras is said to have yielded gold in
the neighborhood of $50 per ton by this
method Of reduction. The tunnel driven
on the vein will gain depth as it is ex
tended and will open an immense block
Of vein matter which can be treated at
good profit with the proper milling IA
cilities at hand and by handling q large
daily tonnage
The Ben Harrison claim is crossed at
right angles on its westerly end by the
Pioneer Extension claim, but as the for
mer is the oldest claim all of the ore
that may be disclosed at the crossing
point is owned by the Ben Harrison.
The Pioneer mine has produced upwards
of 81 So, 900 of which records are said to
exist, but it IS believed by those in po-
sition to know that it is has yielded more
than a quarter of million since its discov
cry. Mill runs from the property in re-
ounces in gold to the ton. or f,4o for
each Z, 900 pounds. An ordinary light
wagon load of this material would be
worth s. 900 at the sampling works or
smelter.
The John Russell claim lies to the
south OF the Ben Harrison at nearly =
right angle, and has been developed by a
number of surface shafts, the deepest of
which is only Is feet, and several short
tunnels. There are four veins from one
to Eve feet in width as near as can be de-
termined and it is likely that some if not
all of these will come together with
depth. Both the Great Northern and
the Specht tunnels will intersect the
veins, the latter encountering the lodes at
depth OF nearly 1000 feet when ex-
tended.
The new company, pending the time
when the ore reserves will justify the
erection of a mill BY the company, can
have its ore treated in one of the four
mills in Dumont, and as the distance is
but little over a mile and down hill,
the expense of transportation will not be
large because an ore team can make four
trips every day and haul from twelve to
twenty tons. The cost of milling and
hauling should not exceed f. ton, 20
that low grade material can be proftably
handled.
The other group of claims consist of
nine locations, a tunnel site and as
acre placer. This group is located two
and one-half miles from Dumont on Mill
creek. The property has been owned
and worked by Mr.. LaMunyon for the
psst twenty three years, and the claims
have been surveyed for patent. Al
though Mr.. LaMunyon is nearly four
score years of age, be has spent every
summer at his property doing assess
meut work. comfortable cabin has
been built and 900 feet of ditch has
been dug for conveying the water in Mill
creek towards the portal of the tunnel,
where it may ultimately be used to gen.
crate power for driving the tunnel and
for milling purposes. The tunnel has
been driven about 45o feet, and at $50
feet above, another tunnel has been
driven IS feet. The Shake claim in this
group has shaft which il 1Ie feet deep
with pair of levels, and ore has been
shipped from these workings which re-
turned $I5o a ton. There are numerous
prospect shafts and open cuts on the
property many of which will pan free
gold and the tunnel has already dis
closed several blind lodes.
There is one of the finest punches of
timber in the county on the claims of
this gronp, insuring an ample supply of
that necessity in mining for years to
come. 1t has been estimated that the
timber alone on this group is worth fully
$4,000.
Although we'll along in years, Mr.. La.
Munyon is able to do a good days work
in the mines, but for the past two years
he has concluded to eithor sell the prop
erty outright. or interest some mining
man who will carry the work forward.
Just recently, after moving to Denver,
Mr.. LaMunyon met A. NJ. Kearns, own
er of the Modern School Of Business, 600
Commonwealth building, Denver, and
who agreed to organize the proposed
company to take over the property. Mr..
Kearnes agreed to take . large block of
the stock and to assist in the organization
Of the corporation as the fiscal agent.
Upon having a sufficient number of
shares subscribed for to acquire the prop
erty, the bslauce of the funds raised will
be judiciously expended in development
work, and from the present amount of
work done it should not require great
deal af deve1opruent to rioce ths ,,,,uaa