The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-11-30
news FROM THE MINES AND MILLS
COLORADO.

/ follo"IuS is a resume of mining op-
eratlons IN Colorado as given the Min
ing Reporter of November 2lst:
Boulder County.
VIM. smith. Louis King and Robert
! Jefferson are successfully leasing in
the lowe levels of the Ward Rose
mine In the Ward camp. The upper
| levels ar under lease to F. NJ. Davis.
Both SETS Of leasers are preparing for
/ an extensive winter campaign.-Ore,
assay1ns as high as eighty ounces gold
ana "a ounces silver, is reported found
in mlnabI" quantities at the Smuggler
! property u the Ballarat section.-The
! Concord property was recently sold to
! Eastern parties, represented by +. ID.
/ Gray an Or. W. B. Hunter for con
| sideration of $4,000 An abundance
of millins ore is available in the work
| ings. and he erection of a lO-stamp
| aJun,concentration plant is
planned tof.-The Wolfram Junction
Gold 4 Silver Company has resumed
/ operation at its Pine Grove property,
| situated Two miles northwest of Ned
! erland. \ sufficient tonnage OF ore is
| said to be in sight to warrant the cree
! ton of small milling plant.-An-
nounceneHt is made that the Wolf
| Tongue gngsten mill at Nederland
will be started up again about Decem-
Der 1sf. The management states that
| the IS per unit basis of settlement on
60 per cent products will be main
tanned as heretofoIe.-The Revenge
mine in the Eldora camp is to resume
shipment, as the result of important
new ore finds
| ChaHee County.
An announcement from Boston is to
the effecr that the Shawmut Consoli-
dated Copper Company has provided
for its outstanding indebtedness, and
/ is negotiating for sufficient cash to
place thp property on large produc-
ing basis The Erie, Silver Trowel.
Bayonet and Eureka mines, owned and
operated by one company, are making
regular shipments of high grade ore
from the W hite Pine camp.-Work is
under WY at the Gold Bug property
in the Turret camp, under the direc-
ton of General Manager David Hea-
ton. 1t is also stated that operations
are to begin shortly at the Nivandiere
mine in he same camp.
Clear Creek County.
The operators of the county are
considerably interested in Il recent re
port thai Chicago parties have ar
ranged IIr the building of an indie
pendent plant in the vicinity Of Argo.
The probability of such an enterprise
has been frequently rumored of late,
but. until actual work is under way,
its succysstul issue seems doubtful
The October shipments from the Idaho
Springs depot totaled 15S cars, or
about 100 IONS daily.-The Japan, Liz
zie and Sunshine lodes, adjoining the
Saratoga property, We're lately ac-
quired by Cleveland parties, who have
already started developments, under
the dir ction of Philip Mixscll.-The
Terrible mine. above Silver Plume is
now operated under the leasing sys-
TEN, the entire workings being leased
to VIM Wood, former superintendent,
who will grant sub-leases-An 1S-ton
carlOt of ore from the 14th level in
the Gem mine sampled 4.2S ounces
gold and s ounces slver--The long
standing litigation existing between
the Independent and Griffith Noun
tain companies was settled last week
at Georgetown by the bonding and
leasing of the holdings of the two com
panies to w. G. Hood. According to
the terms, $4,000 will be paid to the
Griffith Mountain Company and s23,-
600 to the Independent company. The
leaser has already made plans for eT-
tensiyc work-The 10oton millirie
plant under erection by the Capital
NJ & +. Co. at Georgetown. is ex-
pected to be in operation before the
first of the year. There is SID to be
a large tonnage of available ore in the
Aetna vein.
Eagle County.
The October ore shipments fro-I
the Redcliffe station totaled III cars,
of which the Black Iron contributed
"a and the Iron Mask 2S. The total
shipments for the first ten months of
the year have been G92 carlots.-The
Mute mine In the Holy Cross section
is being operated by E. w. Grove of
Leadyille. A milling plant is being in
stalled
GiIpin County.
The Golden Sheaf mine in the Yer
million district, recently maze ship
ment of second class ore to the Black
Hawt. mill, which milled better than
ounces gold to the ton.-The On
tariu Leasing Company has secured a
lease on the Ontario mine in the
Quartz valley section, which has been
idle for some time, and is making
ready for extensive operatiOns.-Th
Fifty Gold Mines Corporation reports
the uncoyering OF a considerable body
of $50 ore. The mill is in continuous
operation. The assay Office and labor
atory have been enlarged and re
equipped.
Gunnison County.
The Augusta tram in the Crested