The new era., 1910-08-25
w z STERN
MINING NEWS
Colorado.
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The Camp Bird shipped out sixteen
gold bricks as the result of the July
cleanup.
Two new sintering machines have
been added to the equipment of the
Ohio-Colorado smelter at Salida. Hand
roasters will soon be eliminated alto
gether.
N. C. Workman, while drilling we'll
at Olathe, struck flow of gas which.
when ignited, burned freely. The well
is 800 feet deep and drilling Is being
continued.
Ore encountered on the Lake prop
erty, Camp Beshear. Is said to be
"smeared with the yellow metal" The
property is near the Virginia City. an
old producer, and the veins parallel
those Of that property.
At the Argo mine, Russell district
sinking is being done with one shift.
and when the present lift is comples-
ed the shaft will be 3G5 feet deep. The
bottom shows good crevice, and as,
says clear across show LAO ounces
gold per ton.
Ore recently found in the new shaft
on the Bulwer-Standard property on
Niger hill at the head of Mayo gulch,
Breckenridge district. is said to be
actually impregnated with fine free
gold. Samples will assay $4,000 per
ton. A pan of mill dirt returned $3.50.
"A strike on the Bright Diamond
group, owned by the Wanakah COM
pany one and half miles north OF
Ouray. has created sensation in the
San Juan. The extent of the deposit
is not yet known. but the ore, which is
said to be lousy" with gold. will run
from $1OO to $500 per ton.
Fred Barry has shipment ready to
go out from his recent discovery on
the Hercules group. Bear Creek dis
trict, Ouray county. that he says he ex-
poets will repay him for many years
prospecting. The ore is very rich in
| gold and silver. the yellow metal ap-
pearing in the form of sylyanite.
The new smelter at Alma Junction
| is in commission and is said to be a
| success. The first shipment to Omaha
| consisted of ninety-five tons of copper
matte reduced from 1000 tons of raw
! ore. The capacity of the plant is 200
tons of raw ore her day, and the ratio
Of concentration into matte Is fourteen
| to one.
Delegates to the American Mining
congress to be held in Los Angeles.
September &c to October l. have
been appointed by Governor John F.
Shafroth as follows: ]. F. Callbreath
Jr., Denver; John F. Campion, Den
A. v. Hunter. Leadville; Dennis Sulli.
van, Denver; D. R. C. Brown, Aspen;
Charles S. Thomas. Denver; David H.
Moffat. Denver; James Burns, Colo
RADIO Springs; Charles ]. Hughes, Jr.,
Denver; A. E. Carlton. Cripple Creek.
and A. E. Reynolds, Denver.
The output of the Vindicator COM
pany, from it's Bull hill mines during
July totaled 5000 tons. with gross
bullion value Of approximately $103.-
75O OF this the No. 1, or main shaft,
produced 1000 tons of the high aver
age value of $3.50 per ton. The
bulk Of this high grade ore was
mined from the 1900 and 1,400-foot
levels, the deepest workings of the
mine. Shafts Nos. and 6, operated
| NY leSSeeS, piouuSu ooo toAiS, "i.h A'
average value of $50 per ton. and the
Hull City shaft, operated both on
company account and by lessees, pro-
duced 1000 tons of $50 grade.
New Mexico.
Preparations are being made for
heavy operations on the Pacific group
at Pinos Altos. recently bonded to
| Cleveland parties.
The vein on the 600 west level OF
the Socorro mines has widened to
| twelve feet and Is furnishing the best