The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-01-06

tent of ore bodies exposed and OF
the several thousand tons of orr
mined and shipped from date moth
ing has given higher copper values
than the record of ore shipment.
given from the North Pole mines
No stopping was ever done and n
large output could be made from
the beginning Operatives as thnus-
tcus of ore nre exposed in tie niue
workings and upon its dumps. The
company should arrange to put up
their own reduction works near the
mine whereby the crude mineral
which runs somthing above ten
percent copper could be run into
copper matte which would be
bovp eighty percent pure copper
thus saving the transportation and
smelling charges OF seven tone OF
crude ore and dhipping one ton OF
cone -ntrarrd copper instead.
The Hnrl Cash group of mines
is another proposition which Viii
doubtless 60 into the hands Of "a
company by which ore shipping
will h- started from the commence
ment of work us thcr. is plenty OF
good ore exposed in the old work
ings of the mines and over live
kuudrtd irrt Of stopipg ground
opened fer taking down ore,
Among other properties thct will
probably be worked TO gr,ater or
lrss extent this summer in th-. ola
K ,ck creek district. gre the Eutrkn
Garfield, Mcxico, Brooklyn. Slew
Day mines. Wiopper. Brnunei
Lead iainse. nlso the VI ,Gruder-
Mpuruer group of properties lochi-
ed in Paradise basin by the parties
who are proposiug - do n ieFgei
amount af prospecting at least nnd
shipments will be made if the ore
holdsup in grade to the samples
Rssnyrd.
One Of the most notable results
uf mine development last sensnn is
that reported in the Lasl Chnnce
property about mile above Gothic
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foot boiy of high grade copper orr
which also carries good values in
gold and silver and some led and
zinc. Mr. Thomas expects to go to
shipping the coming summers If the
property is not sold TO parties who
have mace attractive offers.
In the Italian mountain and Taylor
river sections here is greater prom
Use Of activity in the mines than
ever known in thsse localities.
There is a strong probability of a
railroad building into this country
from Brcna Vista for the purpoee
of getting to the big laed deposits
which were opened up recently. In
ldition to the lead ores there are
many big gold and silver mines op-
ening up where large developemrnt
are steadily going forward. with
two hundred more men working
this winter.
The old Doctor mine which is
located at the sauth- -rn extremity
of this lead belt has shipped many
Thousand tons of ore during the
past twenty years and is still pro
ducing and hauling ore to the rail.
road at Jacks Cadin, There is pro
badly no mining locality in the
state having greater certainty of
making big mines and an extensive
mining camp similar to what Lead
vile is ond has been for more than
"A quarter OF n century.
Of the Pitkin, lineup, White
pine and Bowerman mining dis
tricts it is known that each have a
number of large enterprises either
finished or nearing completion that
will put these camps into larger
production and employ a greater
number OF men, these propositions
comprise long tunnels, big power
plants and new mills all of which
more business and larger profits,
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