The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-07-06
The Kitty Clyde vvorkins.


The deal which was pending for sew
eral months between the owners of the
Kitty Clyde mine in Spring gulch and
representative of the Producer Mining
company was finally closed last week,
with the result that the latter company
has now secured the property under the
most favorable TERMS lease run ming
for term of two years and a bond stipu.
lating 1s6 900 as the purchase price to
be paid before the expiration of that
time. The Fraction mine, which ad-
ioius the east end lines of the Kitty
Clyde and covers only a few hundred
weeks ago for $4,000.
The Kitty Clyde claim was discovered
in 1880 BY DR.. Mead, who uncovered as.
ltonishinsly rich ore on the surface. A
few feet under grass roots ore running
over s., 400 q ton vas found, the streak
being from four to seven inches wide.
The discovery created . stampede to that
section at the time and every inch of
ground in the vicinity was promptly 10
Gated. Something out of the ordinary,
however, puzzled the prospectors, for
there seemed to be a sort Of mix up In
the geological formation with which
they were not familiar. There were evil
deuces Of blowout in the vicinity, and
the veins seemed to be lying in all di-
rectious. Those who were unable to find
rich ore iu their surface shafts abandon
ed their claims after q time. The facts
are that near the east end lines of the
Kitty Clyde the vein is faulted, the fault
extending towards and including the
Donaldson claim to the north. The ex
act line Of this fault has not yet been sat
isfactorily explained by the various geo.
logists who have examined this section
of the district, but certain it is that on
either side Of this fault there have been
found thousands upon thousands OF dol
lars worth of ore, and that the Kitty
Clyde claim covers the vein for nearly
its entire length, including the numer
Gus feeders which make the ore shoots
which have been productive since the
time of its discovery.
The Kitty Clyde in the early days pro-
duced in the neighborhood of $500, 900
1 and all at a time when smelling charges
averaged around $I7 ton. Leasers who
worked the mine in . dssultory manner
up to q number of years ago took out
considerable ore which was treated by
concentration and which yielded fair re-
suits under the then high smelling rates.
Under the present low treatment charges
and the good price allowed for lead and
copper, there is said to be an abundance
of low grade material which can be pro-
6tablly marketed, in addition to the
streaks Of high grade ore which are
known to exit in the lower shaft work.
ings.
The development of the Kitty Clyde
consists of a shaft less than 200 feet deep,
which is now being sunk under the dl-
rection of Superintent Thomas Coppard;
and an adit level driven on the vein for
several hundred feet. The work at pre-
sent is being confined to the old shaft
and the levels are beiug extended both
east and west from near the bottom.
Steam powe: is being utilized at present
but it is likely that in the next few
weeks the mine will be supplied with
compressed air power obtained from the
Stanley mine power plant on Clear
Greek. The new owners of the Fraction
mine have but recently contracted for
5000 feet Of pipe, and 1t is believed that
they will gladly furnish compressed air
power for the Kitty Clyde mine as the
nlatter will consent to bear q portion OF
THE expense of Installation.
Superintendent Coppard. who is fam.
iliar with every foot of ground within
the s,delines of the Kitty Clyde mine.
believes that by sinking the present
shaft . distance of 100 feet further and
driving levels. that within the next
thirty to sixty days steady ore produc-
ton can be maintained from the shaft
workings, and that by cleaning out and
retimberiug the adit there will be ad-
ditioual ore reserves opened up which
can easily be made Immediately pro-
ductive. The company Is fortunate in
securing the services of Mr.. Coppard
who has had long experience in prac-
tical mining. and who bears the reputa-
ton of being one the most careful and
conservative mining men IN the district.
The Producer Mining company. which
has just seoared the Kitty Clyde mine
has been operating in this district for
the past year, during which time the
old Silver Age-Franklin properties on
East Seaton mountain have been placed
on the list Of regular producers. The