Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-13
SAN JUAN COUNTY MINING NOTES

Silverton Miner.
J. b. Patterson came over the range
from Silverton. arriving Saturday ev-
ening. He had been over to close the
deal whereby the property Of the Du.
pre- Mining company was turned over
TO the Cinnamon Pass Mining com.
pany, a new concern formed by his
son-in-law. Mr.. Geo. b. Pratt. This
property included the famous old
Isolde and several other nearby
claims. The new company Will i'm
mediately commence operations upon
Its holdings In Hinsdale and San Juan
counties.-Lake City Phonograph.
J. w Essley was down from AnImas
Forks Friday and says that he intends
to begin operations within few days
on his Paradise group. located In Para
disc basin Just above the Precious
Metals. This property Is one Of the
best In San Juan county and has =
fourteen inch pay streak which gave
returns OF s6 ounces In silver, IS In
gold and t5 per cent lead. As the
lead runs through .phorphcry II is
very easily mined and handled to
good profit. The tunnel is now in It's
feet. and with development work in
progress. we will hear more OF this
porperty before the present season
closes.
A. s. Sturgeon last week gave a
bond and lease on his group OF claims
on the Mastodon gulch side OF Treas
ure mountain 10 the Empire Zinc com
pany OF Colorado and New York This
company is owner OF the smelter at
Canon City and other large enterprises
and is amply prepared to conduct ex-
tensive operations. The claims have
excellent showing and are considered
among the top notchers OF that won
derful section. The contract has been
let to Charles Dale for erecting q
bunk house, blacksmithshop and other
necessary buildings and work will be-
gin on these improvements at once.
AS soon as the buildings are com
pleted good force OF men will be put
to work developing the property.
SIlyerton Standard.
The veteran Con Burns came In this
week from Pueblo where he had been
for several months past. He has
gone up to Animas Forks where he
will start work at once on his splen-
did claims In that vicinity.
The. burro trains were taking up
supplies to the Excelsior ON Boulder
mountain the first OF this week. This
property has a fine showing and work
will be begun on II at once by Frank
Pratt who has lease ON It.
Walter O'Malley sent up supplies
the first OF this week to his property
| near the top OF Galena mountain. 1t
Is his intention to begin work at once.
The property Ii In q splendid location
and already has good showing.
| While doing assessment work on
his group OF claims up Poughkeepsie
gulch, jack Curry, owner OF the Grand
View. uncovered a three foot streak OF
copper ore that will assay close to 80
per cent copper. He did not continue
to work on Il. however. but started on
the tunnel In one OF his lower claims.
The ore Is from the old Grand View
vein.-Ouray Herald.
saYhe Great Ohio In Burrows park
~ being steadily worked by contrac-
tors. Development has been pushed
ON this property all through the win
ter and spring. II has u good show
Ing Of ore In several places. but very
little Is being extracted at the present
time. the object OF the management
being to block out generous ore re-
serves before shipments Of any sizs
are made.