Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-02
A TRIP TO THE DOYLE MINES

| Mancos Times-Tribune
| On Wednesday of this week the
writer. in company with Mayor c. r..
Kelly and Supt, II. NJ. Randolph. visit
ed the mining property of the Doyle
Consolidated Mines company on the
Leadwaters on the East Mancos, eigh-
teen miles east and a little north of
the town OF Mancos. A ride of about
| twelve miles brought us to the base
os Ross mountain where the mineral
| belt begins. A few hundred yards
around the base brought us suddenly
upon the property of the Old Kentucky
Gold Mining & Milling company and
The property of ID. H. Franks, local
| manager for the company, who was
peacefully holding down the situation
and doing work on some valuable
claims he located the past summer
The Old Kentucky company has a
small power plant and air compressor
and drills. two houses and several
hundred feet of development.
From this point on prospect holes
| were numerous and cabins frequent
telling palmer than words can tell of
strong, yet puny. efforts and disap
pointed hopes. Few men. of their own
efforts and without capital, ever made
q mine. A
| A few hundred rods further of, prog
ress and we were rounding the east
side of the mountain, the road being
cut into the precipitous mountain side
Here, just below the road way is the
Tim ]. property where d. H. Franks
took out a car load of such splendid
values last year. A little further and
across the deep gulch Of the Mancos
on the opposite mountain. is where
Taylor Norton made his rich strike and
just over that mountain on its oppo-
site side is the far-famed Lucky Moon
where large force of men are at
work taking out such fabulous wealth,
Many claims we're now passed upon
which only the assessment work is
being done from year to year and some
of which have been patented. Many
of the prospects have splendid show.
ing-but 1t takes money to make a
mine.
After passing through n mile OF
spruce pine forest we came to the
Doyle company mines arriving at |
o'clock with ragged horses and ia
tigued riders from the long trudge
through the deep mud and snow. Aft.
er satisfying the requirements of our
secretary Of the interior the writer pro
ceeded to look over the property OF
the company.
i The mines and properties are sltu-
ated In what Is known as Rush basin
which is the head Of the East Man.
cos. On every side bold jagged peaks
lift their barren forms high into the
ETHEREAL blue of the heavens seeming
ly wilderness of craggy wastes. Ev.
erywhere through formations give evi
dence OF mineral deposits--and what
mind can tell what stores of hidden
treasures are contained in those rocky
depths.
II The properties consist of the old
properties Of the Mancos Consolidated
Gold Mining & Development company
and the Cliff Dwellers' Gold Mining
company. with an area OF 1871 acres
and Al 1-s acres respectively, located
In the west side OF the basin and
extending almost north and south
along the side Of Hall Storm ridge;
and the ground Of claims owned by the
| White Quail Copper company, located
in the east side OF the basin on the
mountain opposite the other proper.
ties, and containing AZ 1-3 acres.
/ Almost all the buildings, machinery
and development are on the Mancos
group aud on the Shutdown and the
North Star claims OF that group. The
buildings consist Of boarding house,
bunk hos.sa, In which is the office and
assay ofhsa, power and min and tank