The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
Colorado Mining Progress.
(From Mining Science)

addition OF shines equipment. The
Champion M. & NJ Co, operating the
Phoenix mine near Lake Eldora, Is 10
begin extensive development opera
tions. A large amount OF Developments
work is planned on al the Ingram mine
An the Salina section, under the direc-
ton Of A. B. Rombauer. The Mich
igan & Colorado VI. Co has resumed
work at the Fl Moro group in the
jamestown section, the properties De
Ing eSuloired by means Of a tunnel
clear Creek Conuty-Leasers are
successfully operating at the Red OAK
property on Democrat mountain, above
GeorgetDwu One Of the leasers, NJ. j
Reilly. is mining a threefoot body OF
smelling grade ore, which assays as
high as 81 700 to the ton. The Rains-
dell G. NJ g. Co. has temporarily dls-
continued mine work, pending the
completion Of its milling plant There
IS said TO be opened up thlTtE-iool 10
eighty-four foot vein Of sl2 ore. Leas
ers are proftably working In the otd
Slopes of the Bellevue Hudson mine IN
the Idaho Springs section The ore
runs high In silver. The Capital NJ. q
T. Co, OF which W. NJ. Cooper is man
ager recently sent out shipments OF
ore running IL ounces gold. ounces
silver and IS per cent copper.
Gilpin Couuty.-ieasers at the East
Notaway mine in the Russell Gulch
section recently sent out shipment
Of ore which netred s22i to the ton.
Similar grade shipments are being
made ready. \ steam sinking pump
is being installed at the Tucker mine
in the Quartz Valley district Leasers
J. orb IN i.4
first. third and fifth levels OF the Ne
meha mine on Bobtail hill. 1t is given
out that the operators Of the Derby
mine in the Pine Creek district are
figuring on the installation Of steam
hoisting plant.
Gunnison County-From the prep.
arations under way. 1t Is probable that
the mines Of Ohio City. Pitkin. Irwin,
Tin Cup and Sillsyille. in this county,
Will make an increased metal produc-
uon this year. The Navajo NJ. & NJ.
Co Is satisfactorily tunnel-developing
group Of properties in the Bowermau
camp Friend & HuNtable are making
occasional shipments Of high-Erade ore
from the Maid of Athens mine in the
Pitkin camp.
Lake County-The present largest
shippers in the gold belt are the hex
New Monarch and Fanny Rawlings
The present ore output Of the Lead
willie camp is In the neighborhood OF
] 500 tons daily. which is about 65 per
cent of the normal production. AT.
rangements are under way for the
early reworking of the President mine
on Breeze hill. The property may fall
into the hands of new owners, or may
pc worked under the leasing system,
The report is current also, that the
TllfN Il in
is to be reworked at an early date.
The Western Mining Co. is now prose
cutting developments through its Sixth
St shaft, which has been idle for sew
eral years. By means of laterals, the
Sixth St. Star and Northern properties
will be opened up.
Park County ty-The St. Johns and
Gold Fault groups of claims west of
Sheep mountain have been consoli-
dated. and will be jointly developed by
a deep-cutting tunnel from a point in
Horseshoe sulch. near the c. & S. Ry.
tracks. The Russia mine above Alma,
recently sent TO the Denver smelter
carlot of high-grade ore and is making
ready second shipment
San Miguel County.-Operation
have been resumed at the Alta mines
and mill. in Gold King basin, by the
Alta Mines Leasing Co. The property
was closed down early in December
but will remain in commission now
throughout the winter An eightfoot
ore body is reported disclosed at the
Bridal Veil basin property OF the May
flower Gold Mining Company.
Teller County.-lt is reported from
Boston that an English syndicate has
secured an option on all Of the min
eral holdings of the Stratton estate.
At recent meeting of the Mine own
ers' Association il was decided to con
tnue operating the mines on sundays,
abolish the short shift, and make
change rooms for the men optional.
The contract for the continuation OF
the driving of the Roosevelt drainage
tunnel was awarded last week to a. f..
Carlton of Colorado Springs, the con
tract price being SIS per foot. A large
pump was installed last week at the
1.o00-foot level of the Gold Coin shaft
of the Granite Co. to facilitate the un-
watering of said shaft TO the twelfth
level. Weekly shipments of $50 gold
ore are being sent out by leasers at
the w. p. H. property of the United
Gold Mines Co. Three cars of high
grade ore weekly constitute the ton
mage mined by leasers at the Morning
Star mine on Acacia hill Last weeks
transactions on the local stock ex-
Change Indicated the healthy state of
the districts industry. One days
transactions consisted of the transfer
of 329, 900 shares. According to a re-
cent statement OF President Sigel, the
profits of the Nindicator Co for hast
year amounted to s265,145. the aver
age value of the ore being SAL The
amount Of cash on hand January !,
1908. is given as s121, 1888.
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