The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-01
Colorado Mining Activity.

SSSsAoA+r SPECIFICATIONS nave Deen
drawn Tor a mine and mill equipment,
the la'tar 10 include Il 3O-ton dry con
centraa-5 plant.-Increased activities
are noted in the Eldora camp in an
lcipai4'l OF the opening of the Kemp
mill. Among the mines which will fur
nish ore ta this plant are the Swarth-
more, AI7gul, Martin. Denver tunnel
and I-1s. Lahe-A force of forty men
is emr-nred in the development work
at tn Nederland properties of the
Cruel .a Steel NJ & d. Co.
Ciea~ Greek County.-A rich ore
strike reported in the No. 5 level of
the Santiago mine in the East Argen-
tine y.on. The bulk of the ore is
being stored until service over the Ar
sentlh Central railway is again in
augufa'" d.-Crosscutting is to be re-
sumed in the Golden Glory tunnel on
Saxon mountain above Georgetown
The o. ming is already in 700 feet.
was resumed about ten days
ago a IAa Marshall-Russell tunnel on
Mile upuutain. The breast of the
bore Is low in LOO feet and it is the
inteni n 10 continue it several thous-
and Power drills are now en-
ployea ~ the Bronaber property in
Geors- Eulch, Rand machines being
In uss-The Wilkie concentrating
plant ot Idaho Springs is treating.
about .AJrty tons of ore daily. the ore
comin- mainly from the Saratoga lat
eral OF the Newhouse tunnel.
ha
NJ. Co, operating at Burns, two miles
north Of Rico. has opened up a large
vein or milling ore at the fifty-foot
level The company is now consider
ing thc reCtion of a suitable reduction
plant.
Eagle County-Ore assaying as high
as fin ounces gold, thirteen ounces
silver aud tftyfour per cent. iron is
report found in considerable guam
titles in the killingsworth group on
Horn silver mountain. about two and
one-ha,l miles south of Red Cliff The
ore is upw being broken for shipment.
The strike has occasioned considerable
prosporrlng in uneXplored ground ad-
joining.-During 1907 twcnty-three
mines in the county were on the ship
ping list, the Black Iron mine. oper-
ated by the c. f. & |. Co, led in ton
mage, producing at the rate of about
100 tons daily-The Champion prop
erty in he Battle mountain section is
being operated by Bohen Bros, who
are making occasional shipments of
good grade sulphides.
Giipn County.-BoX & Co., operating
under lease the Hunter Extension
property on German hill, are making
shipments Of tirstclass milling ore to
the Buell. mill at Black Hawk.-The
Faraday NJ. Co. is planning on the
early reworking of the Argo mine in
Russell gulch. The main shaft which
is nov down 200 feet. will be continued
to greater depth.-It is reported that
operations are to be shortly resumed
at the Egyptian mine in the Illinois dis
trlct. This old property, which was a
considerable producer twenty years
ago, lies to the south of the Rhoderick
Dhu mine and along the line of the pro-
Z sed extension of the NewhouSe tun-
nel
Lake County.-Since the curtailment
Of operations by the large companies
IN the Down Town district. leasers
have been prosecuting profitable work
at number of properties, notably the
HEbschle, Jolly, Coronado and Pen
roSe.-It is given out that the Iron
Silver NJ. Co. may shortly resume pro-
duct1ye operations through the old
Meyer shaft. which has been idle for
several weeks.-The Carbonate hill
manganese properties are outputting
In The Pueblo steel works at the rate
OF about 900 tons monthly.-The Hill
top mine in the Horseshoe district is
shipping about fifteen tons of good.
grade zinc carbonate ore daily to the
Kansas smelters-Plans are formu-
lated for increasing the present output.
There are about a dozen active prop
crties in the ST. Kelvin district, the
more active being the Griffin, Little
Willie and Lindsey Baker.
San Miguel County.-The Massa-
chusetts & Nevada NJ. Co has been
Incorporated with George B. Pickett
as resident manager, to acquire and
operate the Beield claims in the Wa,
terfall gulch section near Ophir.-The
Double Eagle Gold NJ. Co is reported
10 be very encouragingly developing
is properties in Bridal Veil basin, near
Telluride, under the direction of H. A.
keefer.
Summit County. - The American
Zinc, Lead & Smelling Company is re-
ported to have acquired the Little Sal
lie Barber property in the Brecken-
ridge camp for a consideration of 500
000.-The Mekka French Gulch placer
WAS sold last week at sheriff's sale to
satisfy bond judgment. 1t was ac-
quircd by l.. c. Lennox of Colorado
Springs, and the property will pre-
be formally transferred to the
Lincoln Gold Mines Company. Plans
are already under way for the exten-
sive working Of the property in the
at the Duncan prop
erty on Niger hill in the Brecken-
ridge section are shipping upward of
two cars of high grade ead-gold ore
Blue Flag and Gold Dust
mines and mills are in continuous OPP
grade ore is being
mined at the property of the Ten Mile