The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-12-25
Stanley Mine Makes Strike.

A trip to the Stanley mines makes one
feel like throwing up his hat in Joy, for
there all is activity. Under the manage
ment of James Bowden this property is
rapidly being brought to its former high
stage of production. He first took the
position Of foreman in 1881, % years ago,
under Col. Webster, and on four differ
ent occasions he has been called on to
fill positions of special Importance with
the different owners. 1t was while he
Mes foreman that the property was
opened up from the surface where the
main shaft is now located. Under his
present management and as lessee the
greatest, and what will be the most per
manent, strike in this mining district
has been very recently made in the mine
workings, where considerable Bornite
ore has been encountered and which in
this property will run up into the thou
sands of dollars. Shipments OF this
kind Of ore in former years gave net re-
suits of SLIGO per ton, and this strike is
fully up to that standard. The produc-
ton record Of this property has been
several millions. and it looks as il Jim
is determined to duplicate the past
record. This ore body has been opened
up for a distance of 100 feet and Bornite
is present throughout the entire length
About eighty tons per month of copper
ore is now being shipped to the Modern
Smelling and Refining company at Utah
Junction. The water has been lowered
to the 4th station and rapid progress is
being made in putting the different levels
above this point in shape for large and
profitable output. Lessee Bowden ex-
poets to have the concentrating mill,
the Salisbury, running at its full capac-
ity of fifty tons per day by the first OF
the year.
The Stanley placer which is also under
his management has made very impor-
tant strike. A pay streak three feet
thick has been encountered in the main
drift, producing about four ounces OF
gold to the set, or every four feet Of ad
pcement. Mr.. NJ. Puderbaugh zone Of
ablest placer miners in the district,
h&s direct charge Of this work. The
placer is equipped with fine hoisting
and pumping plant and all the requisites
for doing good work. Thousands OF
dollars worth of gold have been taken
from these workings and a large acreage
is yet to be extracted. The business end
of the company that has the placer lease
is looked after by c. S. Birkins, whose
name is synonym Of success.
A visit to this great Stanley mining
property, both the general mine and the
plac ,r, will soon convince, anyone that
there is something doing III the time
and on large scale, where short time
ago everything was silent and there was
nothing doing. 1t is an illustration OF
the fact that oftentimes properties are
shut down through lack of proper man
agement and not due to lack of ore or
values.
There is no better equipped mining
property anywhere in any mining dis
trict than is the Stanley. It's large and
we'll arranged buildings with the attrac-
tive manner in which they are kept, its
convenience to shipping facilities, having
depot on its own ground, having a
concentrating mill where the ore can be
dumped from the mine directly into it
without intermediate handling, only a
few minutes drive from the center of the
II along a perfect road, and with ma
" merry, compressed air plant and other
Hfsary equipments, under its present
elhcient management there can be no
question Of it's immense future produc-
tion:' Mr.. Bowden knows the property
in all its details. He knows how to go
about it to get the best results with the
least expenditure ond in the most prac-
tical minel like manner, and in knowing
how, he will do it, The company is to
be congratulated in securing his services
and he is to be congratulated on his
great future prospects.
Ore haulers and livery men have had
tough time of it for the past three
weeks, as the roads have been very slip
perry and it has been difficult to keep
horses sharp shod.
The annual fir emen's ball will be given
on the night of the 31st. 1t is praise
worthy affair. 1t is for the good of the
city. The revenue therefrom is to give
better fire protection to the city. You
don't have to dance, you don't have to
attend unless you wish, but it is your
duty to assist those who are willing to
risk life and limb for your good. Don't
wait to be asked to buy ticket Buy
one and do it now.
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