The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-05-20
w E S re r N
MINING NEWS
Colorado.
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from the Nindicator shaft No. /. at
Cripple Creek.
The Running Lode mine, another o:
Cilpin county's big producers. has re-
sumed operations.
The Concrete mine. one Of the old
est producers in Glpin county, has
resumed operations.
The War Dance mine in Gilpin
county is coming to the front with
good shipments OF rich ore.
A night shift has been put on at
the Sporting Times mine. on Griffith
and Alpine mountains at Georgetown.
Within a month, it is said, the Little
Giant mine and mill in Pony Gulch.
three miles west OF Cripple Creek, Will
be started.
From the Dante estate Of Bull hill,
1T Cripple Creek district, % cars were
shipped in April. the average value
Icing $50 per ton.
The output from the Forest Queen,
Ironclad hill, Cripple Greek. is six cars
week from the mine. The ore runs
$50 to $40 per ton.
The Golden Smelter Company are
operating the Anchor mine. in Rus.
cell district. and are keeping up
steady production of 25 tons per day
Gold has been found in vein OF
quartz cut by workmen on the Lara.
miePoudre tunnel near Greeley, and
samples were shipped to Denver for
assay.
Semmens and Company, operating
the Baker mine in Gipin county.
shipped during the month OF April 80
tons of ore which brought returns OF
$50 a ton.
Boulder county is enjoying sub
stantal mining revival in the gold
districts where the gold and sllve-
mines are outputting greater ton
mage of ore than for many months.
Messenger Il Harvey, leasing on
the East Griffith mine. at George
town, have encountered a body o.
leadznc ore from two to three feet
wide and is worth from SIC to SIS per
ton.
The peculiar water conditions In
the Jolly Tar mine, in East Victor.
reported during the last 80 days. ha~s
disappeared and the lessees are now
able to work on the third level with
out interference.
Recently there has been number
of gentlemen in I>eadville who have
been taking samples OF the low grade
carbonate of zinc with the intention
of testing it to see IL it could not be
treated at profit.
Development on the Key West mine
on Leaveuworth mountain, George
town. is being pushed. fine show
ing is made For $50 feet vein OF
lead ore is exposed that carries high
values in gold and silver.
New veins have been opened on the
ninth and thirteenth levels of the
Modoc shaft on the east and north
slope of Battle mountain at Cripple
Creek as a result of recent develop
ment shipments have brought sl20
per ton.
The working force at the Wilcox
tunnel. in East Argentine district, is
gradually being increased and within
short time 50 men will be en-
pioyed Heavy shipments of both
smelling and concentrating ore vii!
be made soon.
A body OF smelling ore 8 to II
inches wide has been opened i'll the
lower adit being driven on the Welch
property, on Leavenwortn mountain
Georgetown. The ore is heavy lead
and carries 40 to 80 ounces silver
and one and a half to three ounces
gold per ten.
The Shampion-Trio Mining Com
pany in Gilpin county, shipped during
the past week, 32,295 pounds of ore
from their tunnel. at a depth of $50
feet, which gave returns of 1872 ozs
in gold, 5.i5 ounces in silver, value
of s21.SS a ton.
Report is current that the Gambet
Ia mine. on Republican mountain, will
be equipped with modern concen
trating plant during the summer. This
property is recognized as one OF the
hest silver, lead and zinc propositions
in the upper Clear Creek district.
The ore found by Ed Brady and as
sociates on the Dunkin property
Fryer hill, at Leadville. by the acci
dental caving of the ground. still con
tinues to hold out as big as ever, an
this lease is considered to have tbs
best showing of any on Fryer hill.
The Sugar Loaf Mining Company
located in the Leadville district. /:
still continuing the drift running tt
the north of the breast of the tunne
along the vein encountered som'
time ago. Ore has been discovered
in several places but the drift is be
ing pushed ahead and as scon as com
pleted prospecting will be done on th'
streaks encountered.