The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-18
COLORADO CAMPS PROSPEROUS.

The eo.d camps of the state showed
increase prosperity during December,
says Mining Science in its monthly re-
view TIN is especially true OF Grip
pie Cree whose output amounted to
$3.50 ton, Of value of $1,000, 500, as
compare With 1850 tons valued at
S1.102.97o during November. This was
the recora month of the year, and is at
tributable in the main to the readiness
OF the Golden Cycle mill, and to lower
treatmenL rates at the mill trust
plants. The local mills also handled
an increused tonnage of low-grade
ores. number of old producers ap-
peared on he shipping list during the
month, and the number of properties
that resumed work on company ac-
count was oticeable.-The years pro
duction has been locally compiled as
amountluS to COS, ,i59 tons, OF a value
Of $13,l4>l52.
The Total dividends paid by Cripple
Creek companies during the year 1907
are estimated at about $l,375,000, eN-
elusive oI The S59l,s71 paid by the L.
S. X. B. Co.. which company's plants
have run entirely on Cripple Creek
ores.
With lhc opening of the new year,
the outopN for an increased produc-
tion Is most encouraging. This, be
cause OF the improved mill situation,
lower treatment rates and better trans
portatioD facilities.
The Portland Company made re-
,,,l- 1. nT.t
twelve months. there being handled at
the West Colorado Springs plant of
the company approximately 221 800
tons, AM the dividends paid amount
ing to $4,000, or 16 cents per share.
The only mishap of note during the
past thr days has been the destruc-
tion OF the shaft house and surface
plant al the Abe Lincoln mine. The
plant viii be Immediately rebuilt on
an enlarged scale, During the month.
the El Paso Consolidated Company
abandon its tunnel driving contract,
but the Drainage Company Immediate
ly took up the work, and good progress
has sine been made.
The December shipments from the
Silvertou station consisted of $500
tons OF concentrates and 900 tons OF
crude orr, which must be considered
most satisfactory for a midwinter
month, considering the fact that a
number ii larger properties suspended
productiya operations during that per
iod. Owing to the unsatisfactory lead
and Zinc prices, however, it is probable
that tn san Juan region, and partcu-
larly thr Silverton camp, Will show a
decreascl output for several months.
San Miguel county s metal pro-
duction during 1907 has been figured
at $5,1lo iGs, of which amount s3,740,'
900 was gold, $l,34i,72S silver, soiS,62O
lead, 100000 vanadium. $16,3o0 cop
per and $4,000 zinc.
Local. compiled statistics show the
production of Eagle county for 1907 to
have. been $527,2s0, the bulk of which
came from the Red Cliff section. The
Creedc camp received further set
back during the month when the
Creole United Mines Company $
HAPPY Thought power plant was de
strOyed by fire. At Aspen the Snug
glcr and Durant mines were practical
ly closed down about the 18th ult., but
during the latter days of the month /.
number of the laid-oif miners were le-
cnCaged, and it Is reported that the
number will be added to until an al
most normal working force will be EN-
pluyed There were several important
ore discoveries in the camp, notably on
Richmond HILL which, together with
the plans under way for the Reversing
of properties in the Ashcroft section,
give promise of a prosperous year for
this old camp.