The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-07-27
$1,000 Ore at Cripple.

$1,000 Ore at Cripple.
Cripple Creek, Colo. - Two big
strikes were made in the Cripple Creek
district, one on the Wilson claim, the
other on Anacond ground. Ore giving
returns OF better than 81 900 to the ton
is exposed In the first strike.
The second strike was made by Nc
MILAN and company. leasing on block
46 of the Anaconda of the Mary Nc
Kinney Gold Mining Company. within
the corporate limits of the town OF
Anaconda. Mcmillan and company
were drifting in an easterly direction
at depth of 2S0 feet, with view OF
catching the extension Of the main An
aconda vein forty feet distant from the
point at which thy were working, when
they encountered an entirely new ore
body. The shoot which they cut into
is eighteen feet wide and gives returns
of from four ounces to $500 in gold to
the ton. The vein does not carry
rich seam, but is spotted with free fold
all the way across. 1t is believed that
the ore broken from this shoot will
ship at least 5000 to the ton. This is
one OF the biggest strikes made in the
district for years, and there is no
change in the grade OF ore and the
same values are shown all the way
across.
Young and company, who several
week ago encountered good looking
ore body at a depth of 800 feet in the
Wilson claim Of the Free Coinage COM
pany on Bull hill, now have rich body
of ore opened up. When the vein
first cut it measured two feet between
walls and gave returns of between two
and three ounces in gold to the ton. Al
ter round of shots this morning. the
ore body widened over half foot
and showed values of from seven to
nineteen inches in gold on each side
OF a rich seam. The seam measures
seven inches and is of a tale formation.
The lowest assay from this streak
was sixty ounces to the ton. or 81 200.
The work of breaking down ore be-
gan this afternoon and trial ship
ment will be made tomorrow. Mayor
l.. Van Tilborg Of this city is inter-
ested in the lease and this is the third
strike made by companies in which the
chief executive of Cripple Creek is in
terested within the last three weeks.
Van Tilborg and associates operate
on the Prince Albert claim on Bull hill
and are making regular shipments of
three-ounce ore from that property.
Carper and associates, operating on
the Pinto claim on Bull hill, sent out
car of two-ounce ore to the Eagle sam
pier. These lessee.s are breaking on
an average OF twenty tons OF ore per
day from a three-foot vein at a depth
Of 400 feet The lessees are sinking
OF the veein and it is said that values
are operating at depth Of 200 feet.
Barret and company. leasing on the
Gold Pass claim of the Stratton estate
on Gold hill, now have a twofoot vein
of two-ounce ore exposed. The ore
body was first opened about one month
ago and measures eighteen inches. At
that time it gave returns OF $50 to the
ton. Development work has been car
ried on and the vein has not only in
creased in size, but shows an improve
ment in the grade of ore. The lessees
are operating a depth of 200 feet
Price and Hayden, leasing on the
4Oo-foot level of the w. p II. property
on 1ronclad hill. sent out carload of
ore to-day which is expected to give re-
turns Of about $35 to the ton These
lessees are breaking the mineral from
a three-foot vein and before the end
ing OF the week they expect to send
out shipment of sacked ore which
will probably net better than 500 to
the ton.
The strike made in the Ben Harrison
claim Of the Trilby Mining Company
on Bull hill, is growing greater. The
vein now shows a width OF eighteen
feet between walls The ore body
carries rich streak near the center
and on either side of this streak val
ues Of from $50 to $50 are received.
The ore body lies at depth of $50
feet and at point a distance west OF
the shaft. The Trilby company is
now shipping on an average of 100
tons Of ore a day. 1t is understood
that the output OF this mine is to be
increased soon.
J. o. A. Carper. leasing on the War
Eagle OF the Stratton estate on Bull
hill. sent out two cars Of ore which
Will return $50 to the ton. Carper is
shipping between eight and ten cars
from the property each week. The
lessee is operating at the fifty-foot
and 10O-foot levels. The ore body at
depth OF $50 feet varies from one to
four feet in width, with values rang
ing from one to three ounces in gold
to the ton.