The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-03-11
Colorado.

Franklin property at Boulder.
Kelly L. Eastwood are getting out a
two-car shipment from the old Niwot
workings in Boulder county.
Work was resumed March l on the
Leadville producers OF the Western
Mining Company.
The original discovery vein on the
Ell Paso Gold King. in Poverty gulch.
Cripple Creek, which was opened by
Bob Womack, is again being prospect
ed.
| b. S. Barker of Fruita is closing the
sale of zinc mine near Trinidad to
California syndicate for $4,000.
Three years ago Barker was penni-
less.
Hellar & Richards, working the Co
manche Plume, Cripple Creek, have
settled for two cars of ore shipped to
the Copeland sampler which returned
$40 per ton.
The Rockvale, Florence and Canon
City coal mines, idle for the last
month, will open within a few days.
Large gangs are being sent from Pu-
| eblo to work in the mines.
After prospecting more than week.
Lehnhulh & Wiellant, operating the
Rittenhouse, on Gold Hill. Cripple
Creek, sent out shipment which was
above the milling average.
| A night shift is being worked on the
! Old Gold, Cripple Creek, which is
| leased to Brentlinger and associates.
and it will soon be back in the ship
ping list. The water is fast receding.
Joe Brentlinger. who holds lease
| on the Dan Mcdonald on Guyot hill.
Cripple Creek, will begin development
at once. 1t is in good territory and
on the ground traversed by the Bea-
con Hill-Ajax veins. A plant will be
| installed on the main shaft.
L. Oliver, who recently took lease
on the west drift OF the .Etna vein,
! Georgetown, cut 1900 feet from the
portal of the Capital tunnel, has start
ed stopping on streak of smelling ore
eighteen inches wide. Numerous tests
indicate that returns of $40 per ton
will be realized.
In the Fuller crosscut in the Roose
welt tunnel, Cripple Creek, about 100
| gallons minute is now coming from
the heading, an increase of 200 gal
Ions developing in the last two days
| A gain Of ten feet daily is being made
There is now close to 5000 gallons a
minute coming from the portal OF the
| tunnel.
In the crosscut being run to the
north from the new level on the w
P. H. on Ironclad hill, Cripple Creek.
search will be made for three flat
veins encountered in the sinking.
These carry good ore at the intersec-
tion Of each vein. These veins are
new and have not been worked in any
other property.
Heavy shipments are still in order
from the Josephine mine on Kelso
mountain, Georgetown. An average OF
ten tons of galena is being marketed
each day, but with the advent OF
spring it is proposed to triple the out
put. The ore averages $55 per ton in
silver and lead. the monthly output
crowding the $4,000 mark.
The Kelso Mountain Mining Compa
ny is late Incorporation that has en-
tered the upper Clear Creek district.
The Howard group Of claims has been
! purchased outright and contract is to
'be awarded to drive the lower adit 100
feet This property has been pro-
ducer from grass roots and the pros
pect is bright for making it one Of the
1 best producers in the West Argentine
district
The General Vanadium Company Of
Liverpool has been active of late in
signing up contracts for vanadium
ore. C. f. Cherrington, who owns va
nadium claims at Newmire in Sah
Miguel county, has agreed to sell TINS
| company 200 tons Of ore month, de-
liveres to begin in May. The ruling
| price for the ore is about 81 pound
| for the metallic vanadium it carries;
that is, $50 ton for per cent ore.
The Pioneer mine on Covode noun
tain at Georgetown, has been taken
under bond and lease by J. H. F
| Smokey and associates and, 1t is report
ed, campaign of development VIII
be inaugurated. The property, en-
bracing three lode mining claims, VII,
| be transferred to the 1nternationa.
| Mines and Land Company. which is
carrying on extensive operations in the
| Cripple Creek district. 1t is said that
on the fourth level of the workings d
two-foot body of ore, showing assay
values Of $173 per ton in gold, is ex-
posed. The Pioneer mine long has
| 80 irh nd mo M
grade ore. Manager Trevellion is pre-
pairing to ship smelling ore that will
| mill close to $50 per ton in gold and
| silver.
Samuel D. Nicholson of Denver, gen.
eral manager Of the Western Mining
| Cnmnany of Leadyille, has returned