Weekly journal-miner., 1909-09-08
LEADVILLE SECTION
 COMING TO FRONT

PARADISE, Sept. 2.-The Leadvilis property, including one patented and ten unpatented mining claims, t1- gether with the unsold portions of the Paradise townsite, were bonded We'd nesday by the owner, George A. Wal ker, to W. V. Richards, a Bisbee mining man. The sale price is not made public.
 By the terms of agreement work must be actually commenced on or before December 1st next.
 Water level having been reached in the shaft, and further sinking be- ing necessary for development Or mining operations, the installation of machinery-ineluding a pump and ( hoist is required, MT. Richards states, before any work at all should be a, tempted. Hence it will be readily un- derstOod that the success of the pur- chaser, MT. Richards, in the eOnsum- nation of his plans would mean a great deal for the camp. The machin cry it is proposed to install would cost in the neighborhood of 5000.
 In response to a query as to tie time when operations might be ex- peeted to commence, MT. Richards said that he did not know, but that as soon as he shall be able to state he will make it public.
 MT. Richards, though a visitor to half dozen properties here while in this district, and qualified to speak inasmueh as he comes from Bisbee highly recommended, is like most oth- CT men competent in his profession, unassuming and not very eommuniea- tive when it comes to business or pro fessional matters. Hence he had but little to say concerning the district. His action in regard to the Leadville, however, is an indication that he IS pleased with what he has seen of the district in general, and with that propedty in particular. He also inti- mated that the district looks good to him and that all it needs is capital.
 The Leadville is one of the oldest and best known properties in the camp. It was worked as early as 1876, some ore being shipped E lit tie later to the old Galeville smelter, which was located one mile below Paradise. In 1899 Walker & Myers located the first claim of the group, later adding to it until there were eleven claims. In the meantime, however, George Myers interest in the group was purchased by Mir. Wal ker, who is now sole owner.
 In 1890 ana 1S9T-when lead was high-the Leadville earned its repu- tatiOn as the biggest shipper ln the district, and it's reeo.I has never teen equaled by any other property. Myers & Walker then shipped to the Fl Paso shelter 29 ears of lead-silver ore, averaging over 40 per cent lead and about ounces in silver, the best re- turns per ear being $s7O. Six cars of ore were later shipped by leasors, making a shipment record of B ears since Galeville days.
 The ore shipped was taken out of the last 115 feet of the 165-foot shaft and out of drifts therefrom, most of the stopping being done on the 100 and 14O-foOt levels.
 While the owners were drifting from the bottom of the inclined shaft water came in such quantities as to prevent further driving, and further shipments were not attempted, the owners not caring to invest in expen- sive machinery on an uncertain lead market. No more work has been done in the incline, in the bottom of which there is a stump about p feet deep.