The new era., 1911-02-23

The Atlas, Ouray, is working full
time and employing large force of
men.
The January output of the Ell Paso
at Cripple Creek was Ill cars. averag-
ing $50 per ton.
The Aetna, Georgetown, which has
300 feet of virgin territory to be ex-
plored, has begun work.
Valuable deposits of zinc have been
found in Larimer county near the
town Of Virginia Dale.
Another strike on Gold hill, Cripple
Creek, is in the Half Moon and ship.
ment will soon be made.
The transformer for the Cashier
gold mines at Central City has ar
rived and been put into place.
The richest ore ever taken from the
Chase mines in Russell district is be-
ing found on the 50O-foot level.
The Barstow, Ouray, is getting ready
for spring and this mine will be heard
from during the coming season.
The new 25O-ton concentrator for
the Frontenac-Aduddell company
Central City, has been completed.
The Camp Bird and Revenue, Ouray
are running along as usual, making
full time and producing large quan-
tity of ore.
The property of the Ida May COM
pany has been purchased at referees
sale by the Elkton Consolidated COM
pany for $4,000.
Fackerall G. Co., leasing on the
Buena Vista claim, Cripple Creek, are
shipping about three cars week of
ore that is running $25 per ton.
]. H. Hushberger, of the Manoa
mining district, exhibited in Salida re-
Gently samples of gold from his prop
, erty which assayed $24 per ton.
Development work is being carried
forward at Brazilian-Monitor, Neosho,
Genessee, H. A. c., Grizzly Bear and
a score of others in the Ouray dis
trict.
With five sets of lessees working
near the surface in the 10 Dandy, Grip
pie Creek, the output for January was
twelve cars, the ore ranging about so
per ton.
The Wanakah company, Ouray, is
running full and shipping car of con
centrates each day, and when the
spring opens the output will be large
ly increased.
The Perigo mine, Gilpin county, and
one of the largest mining propositions
in that section, is being operated by
leasers, who are taking out gold and
silver ore worth $50 per ton.
A streak of solid smelling ore four
to six inches wide has been uncovered
on the Unicorn lode, Georgetown, tina;
carries 400 to 45O ounces silver pei
ton with 80 to 35 per cent lead.
The strike made at surface on the
Comet claim of the Isabella estate
Cripple Creek, is growing richer as
the vein is developed. Ore worth $500
to $4,000 per ton has been found.
If the Orpha May and the Rice vein
of the Eagles, Cripple Creek, is found
to be the same shoot, it will be the
largest opened in that camp in years
The ore is averaging around $40 ton.
In January the Western Investment
company of Cripple Creek shipped
from the Victor mine $50 tons and
from the Empire State GOO tons. The
grade of the ore is about $40 per ton
The Gilpin-Eureka property at Cen
tral City is now in condition to oper
ate the mine and mill to capacity
Good bodies of ore have been opened
at various levels, ranging from $S to
$100 per ton.
Treasurer Rollestone has mailed to
stockholders of the Golden Cycle COM
pany, Cripple Creek, the February div
idend of 2 cents share, amounting to
100000. The Cycle is now paying
2-cent dividend every month.
The strike made in the Fair Chance
claim, on Gold hill, Cripple Creek, by
Lessee Rankin, is considered one o.
the best in the section for months
The ore has been opened for some
thirty feet and the values grow bet
ter.
Mcclure & Co., leasing from the bot
tom of the fifty-foot shaft OF
the Gold King mines at George
town, have cut streak OF concen'
trating ore eighteen inches to two feet
wide, assaying SIG to SIS per ton in
gold and silver.
A body of milling ore three fee.
wide has been uncovered in the stope
operated under lease by McCluskey K
Co. on the Capital mine, Georgetown.
Average assays show 81 per ton in
gold and silver. This is one of the
hest bodies of mineral encountered for
long time. There Is also exposed
an eight-inch streak of smelling ore
that will mill 450 ounces gold PEE
ton.
The richest strike in the history OF
mining on Saxon mountain, depth con
sidered, is reported from the Surprise
property, Georgetown, owned and op-
a.a4oa hu Charles and IOSeph EVanS