The Glenwood post., 1909-11-27
POST REPORTER
VISITS G0LDST0NE
Elk Greek Mining Camp May
Yet Prove Another
Cripple Greek
ASSAYS SHOW UP WELL

| In company with Mr. j. NJ Higdon
the writer visited the new gold camp
of Goldstone, the past week. which is
some eight or ten miles north of New
Castle, and twelve miles west of Glen
| wood Springs. Of the many newspaper
| notices that have appeared describing
the geological and ore conditions of the
new camp, l do not wish to take issue
\ with anything that has been said
through the press, but l must say I
was somewhat disappointed in all l
saw until I reached the original discov
| cry at which point an ore shoot il
opened up that will make q practical
miner IS heart grow glad. Why more
has not been said and written regarding
| this ore shoot / do not know, but the
ore is there, and there in quantity,
some two feet wide by actual mcasurs-
| ment. AS to quality, the paintings tell
| us it is of smelling grade while 1
was told the assays give out values as
high as $500, with an average of $50.
This is heavily oxidized ore. The
vein shows a true hanging wall with
| cleavage below the water line, At
other points where the vein has been
opened up it shows the ore to be
granite quartz impregnated with sui
phideS. For the amount of develop
rnent done, the property has more than
an average showing compared to prop
critics with the same development in
other districts, 1t is generally supposed
the mineral belt extends up East Elk
creek to the southwest, and this seems
to be right from the amount of miner
allied float that is to be seen by the
roadside.
Another interesting property visited
WAS the Headlight which is little
over mile further up the creek than
the Gray Eagle. This property as u
prospect speaks for itself. 1t is
much larger and more distinct vein
than the Gray Eagle, but does not give
out as high values. The vein between
two distinct walls varies from four to
six feet wide and shows up through
nearly perpendicular for over 800 feet
and at the foot of the cliff where the
assessment was done the bottom of a
ten foot shaft is entirely covered with
an oxidized ore giving out values of
from $3.50 to $34.0O. Further down
the mountainside tunnel has been
driven on the vein some so feet, but
at this point the vein is barren or
nearly so. but this is characteristic of
fissure veins and as every property
along the creek can be worked through
tunnel which will gain great depth,
very low grade ore will be profitable
as nearly unlimited water power for
the reduction of ores is available and
can be used for the reduction of ores
near the portals of the tunnels.
There is no snow for a half mile or
so up the creek above the Gray Eagle.
At the Headlight we found some
eight or ten inches of snow, making
prospecting out of the question during
the winter. Several parties are com
fortably fixed up and viii continue de
velopment during the winter, and it is
possible another Gray Eagle will b.
opened up by spring.
There has not been enough of work
done to warrant the statement that an
other Leadvillc or Cripple Creek ,s
knocking at the door, bu. the camp is
favorably situated for mining and mill
ing and the possibilities are great. The
veins are there; they are plain to be
seen and as it is now a proven fact
that along these veins are shoots that
carry pay values in gold it seems to pe
matter of running tunnels into the
mountain along these veins until an ore
shoot is encountered when good results
will follow
Garfield county is noted for its coal
deposits and why not develop its Other
mineral resources. We are led to be
lieve they are here and intelligent min
ing is liable to place this county on
tho "map' as one Of the heaviest
precious metal producers Of the state,
and with Glenwood and New Castle
standing in the gateway Of the greatest
fruit. vegetable and farming valleys on
earth, why not develop the gold, sill
yer, copper and lead deposits that arc
inside the boundary hnes Of the eoun-