, 1907-01-21
PALLADIUM AND PLATINUM IN
WORKABLE QUANTITIES IN
PRODUCING MINE IN
THIS COUNTY.
North American Exploitation Company
Preparing to Bring Property to
Producing Stage on Large Scale
Of These Rare VaIues-Expert
Makes Report and Gives Figures of
Receipts for Shipments Made.

The return to this city of Frank
H. Summeril of Denver, general
manager ( the North Ameri-
can Exploitation company, who
had been to the, Rambler mine, in the
Douglas creek mining district, to make
a thorough and practical examination
of that property, brings to light some
of the intentions of the North American
company concerning that remarkable
property. The North American Elk,
ploitation company is a holding con.
Germ, controlling the stock in the Ram,
bier and mines in Idaho and Arizona
sas!ng The Plans.
The examination made by Mr.. Sum-
meril last week was in the interest of
that company and his report will be to
the officers. 1t will cover the results
of his Investigations, and upon it the
company will base the plans to resume
operations on a large scale this season.
The Rambler is one of the most noted
mines in this country. The company
owns ten patented claims in that dis
trict, and probably 10 property in
America has received SO much atten
ton from the scientific element of the
mineral industry, mining engineers
and biologists, as the New Rambler,
as the claim is known locally, to dis,
tinguish it from one or two other mines
in this state with names similar.
A Peculiar Feature.
The feature of the New Rambler
which makes it peculiar is the associa
ton of the noble metals, gold, silver,
platinum and palladium, with copper,
and is the only place in America where
platinum in commercial quantities has
ever been developed. This is a feature
of mining development interesting to
everybody alike. There is an ever in
creasing demand for this noble metal
in commercial channels, its use grow
ing with the advance of mechanical
skill and invention.
Work Already Done.
The Rambler property has been de,
veloped by a 2OO-foot double compart.
ment vertical shaft and a 130-foot in
cline shaft. There are 1900 feet OF
drifts and raises and a full working
plant of machinery, including a hoist
with cage, electric plant, smelter and
all needed machinery. At the present
time development is going forward as
rapidly as conditions will allow, and
by the time winter ends there will
probably be railroad connection nine
miles away. at Centennial, to which
point the Laramie, Hahns Peak and
Pacific is building, having the line
graded and ties distributed and rails
laid more than half way, with rails on
the ground for the remainder of the
line. The building of this road will dc
away with practically t~hirty-fve miles
OF difficult hauling.
Results of One Shipment.
One of the principal features of the
Rambler mine, especially to the com
mercial miners of the country, lies in
the existence of platinum and palla
dunn in paying quantities. Mr.. Sum
meril exhibited figures of actual re
ceipts by the company showing the
commercial importance of this find,
the company having made tests and
shipments to prove the existence OF
these rare metals. In one shipment OF
1920 pounds of the slime following the
electrolytic treatment Of the ores OF
this mine, the returns were as follows :
Metals. Ounces.
Platinum 7S
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