The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
NEW CRIPPLE CREEK IS
DISCOVERED IN COLORADO


Corolaro Springs, Col, Dec "a
new Cripple Creek, as large and as
rich as that which in the last 19 years
has produced more than a quarter of
a billion dollars in gold, has been open
ed by the Roosevelt deep drainage tun-
mel, which, at a distance of 1888
feet from the portal, has struck the
main water course of the district and
has begun the task of unwatering the
immense area 700 feet below the pres
ent water level. Under the present
workings is this new Cripple Creek,
| it is roughly four miles long by three
miles wide and its ore deposits are
more than 700 Ieet thick.
The tunnel first encountered what
is believed to be the main watercourse
on November % wheW the heading
reached the Black Belle water course
after penetrating through the phon-
lolyte dixie into the beccia. The flow
was 5000 gallons a minute, of which
| / 800 were from the Ell Paso shaft on
Beacon hill connection with which had
been made on November II. At the
present time, the Ell Paso shaft is
practically dry, having been drained
from the 700 to the 1000 foot levels.
in, or at &c
ceding gradually and the effect is no
| ticed in every section. Water in the
c. K. & NJ, adjoining the Ell Paso, has
fallen IS feet; in the Elkton, two feet
and in the Granite in Victor, one foot
| in three days; and the Mary Mckinney
sunk to the water level, is dry. In the
Portland on Battle Mountain, two
miles from the breast of the tunnel,
lowering of one foot within the last
week is reported.
Conservative mining men of Colo
RADIO and Cripple Creek declare that
to all intents and purposes the sue
cess of the tunnel is established. Pres
ident F. G. Peck of the tunnel COM
pany, and also president of the Port
land Gold Mining company, states:
There is no doubt as to the success
of the tunnel and the only question
now is as to how long it will take the
drainage to benefit the various prop
critics of the district" 1t is the con-
census of opinion that the beccia
through which the tunnel has just been
driven comprises the main water
course of the district and that the full
flow will be obtained by prosecuting
and upraising to cut some of the sub
sidiary water courses.
Cripple Creek was discovered in
1891 and to date has produced in ex-
cess of $25O,OOO,OOO of gold ore. To-
day it maintains a steady monthly pro-
duction in excess of s1,O00,000 The
geological formation of the district in
dictates richer ore bodies with depth
and this theory has been substantiated
scores of times within the last two
years by discoveries which have been
made in the levels of the deepest
mines, such as the Portland Golden
ICycle and Vindicator where ore bodies
iof as great extent and richness have
been uncovered between the 1000 and
l 800 foot levels as in the upper work
ings. Just short time ago came the
announcement of extensive ore body
on the 1000 foot level of the Elkton.
averaging $50 ton. In the opinion of
conservative and well posted mining
men there underlies the present work
ings new Cripple Greek with terri
tory as extensive and as rich as that
already explored
The Cripple Greek Deep Drainage
Tunnel company was organized in
August, 1906, with capitalization Of
/ 81 100000, and a total amount OF s54O.-
66633 has been subscribed by the min
ing and reduction companies and the
fiancial institutions interested in the
Cripple Creek district Active opera
tions began May 1, 1907
Child Crushed to Death.