Gunnison news-champion., 1909-02-05
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sogse interesting negotiations are
on at the Lscky Strike winch
means starting of the AIR compressor
and ten men at work in a shorf tame
While js-; now. coal mises at Nj;
Carbon are doing comparatively
little business on account OF ne cars.
arrangements are being perfected
to make the summer of 1919 the
largest output IN the history oi that
camp.
Generous Inining men Of Pitkin
are preparing a splendid collection
Of valuable mipersls for the County
High School. Ii will be a beauty.
saw those who have seen the speci-
mems. No doubt the classes IN
geology and mineralagy at the
high school will appreciate the
collection
j. j Leahy Of Bowerman paid
Gunnlson visit yesterday. lie
asserts that Bowerman - getting
ready to keep up with the mining
procession this coming summer,
The Camp Bird Abe Lincoln and
other producers are now IN shape
% start of with good tonnage, aud
make record production for that
corner of Gunnison County.
Jack Clemans the White Pine ore
hauler, was in Gunnison TUESDAY
and reported that Emil Peterson had
struck four feet Of rich ore on the
Victor. The ore is high grade
silver-lead and looks good for a bon
ANA 1t was cut Saturday and is
holding out splendidly Mr.. Pet
erson was working for himself on
the Victor Of which he is a co-owner
The strike is a new place ON Lake
Hill, Just over the rise from the
Morning Star
Jack Grant. a prominent min
ing man from Pitkin, was in our
city Wednesday. He is manager of
the Little Tycoon mine there. Mr.
Grant states that it is the opinion
of A. f. Reynolds and others that
the Gold Links is the second oest
mine he ever developed. When we
consider the Revenue at Ouray that
once worked go men and the Com
modore at Creede that shipped
thirty five cars a dav and other
properties of Reynolds fame this
means business.
r. r. Williams, banker and mer-
chant of Pitkin paid our city visit
Tuesday lie IS very enthusiastic
over prospects at the Gold Links,
where the new drifts from the 2lJO
feet vein has opened for 200 feet
one of the most remarkable bodies
Of ore ever opened in the Gunnison
region and probably in the state.
1t is believed it will equal either the
Commodore or the Revenue. both of
them famous mines opened by A.
f.. REYNOLDS. Mr.. Williams pre-
diets much activity in the Pitkin-
Ohio district for 1909.
The real estate commltte of
Denver which is going to Washing
ton to boost for Colorado building
stone for the federal postoilice, has
received encouragement from every
section and from the nations capitol
as well. 1t is a pretty sure thing
that this three million dollar edifice
l,a Of 10
granite and Gunnison marble or
Gunnison granite at that Would it
not be wonderful sight, a great
building, covering a block, Of solid
white marble. That would bark
back to the DAYS of Greece and the
Parthenon.
1t is of interest to note that more
than half Of all the tonnage carried
on the railroads of the United States
is the product of the mines-a third
is coal and coke according to the
Mining World Soft coal forms full
ly a quarter of all the traffic, being
utilized as it is in making power for
the industrial plants from coast to
coast. Next to mine products in
importance stands manufactures
with about seventh of the total
tonnage. in which the steel industry
takes the lead. Forest products
rank third, with agricultural fourth.
while merchandise and miscellane-
Gus freight bring up the rear. 1t is
also of interest TO note that the two
thirds of all the money received by
the railroads spent in operation,
nearly three-quarters is spent for
coal and steel The item for coal
alone for use in the locomotives for
one wear being 21S5 OO 0gO