Gilpin observer., 1911-01-05
Colorado.


A shipment of ore has been made
from the Black Swan, Idaho Springs.
The Ida mill at the Caribou dump,
Boulder district, has shut down for the
winter season.
The Philadelphia Company of Idaho
Springs is obtaining $40 ore from its
Philadelphia mine.
The electric plant on the New Era
mines, Idaho Springs, is completed
and in commission.
AT Animas Forks, Manager Gag.
rer has encountered splendid gray
copper ore in the drift on the Red
Cloud in the Bagley property.
John S. Hershberger from the Cam
eron Mountain Mining district, near
Salida, is showing samples of ore that
assay $40 per ton in gold.
Two carloads Of gold, silver, lead
and zinc ore from the Marion mine
near Rye, thirty miles west of Pueblo,
were shipped to the Pueblo smelter.
The well of the Boulder Crude Oil
Company which was shot December
18th, gives every indication of being
e. fine producer, the initial pumping
showing about 100 barrels daily.
The Revenue mine at Sneffels,
which has produced many millions, is
still hammering away on good ore. 1t
has double track tunnel $500 feet
In length to the Virginious vein.
One of the main events of the year
in Idaho Springs district was the
completion of the driving of the New
house tunnel, the total length of which
is 21,96S feet. over four miles.
The power plant of the Gold Hill
tunnel, Boulder county, is ready for
operation. The tunnel is already 10
feet long. The ore vein is thirty feet
thick and has been running from IS
to $107 a ton.
Near the Revenue in Ouray district,
the Atlas Mining and Milling Company
owns forty claims, thirty-one of which
are patented. This company is turn
ing out shipping ore and has about
two miles of development.
The Rip Van Dam at Springdale is
giving employment to fourteen leas-
ers and is making a good output of
ore. If there were facilities for local
treatment of the low grade ore, the
property would be a heavy producer.
In Clear Creek and Gilpin counties.
as well as at Cripple Creek, drainage
has been provided by the completion
of deep tunnels. And in both districts
additional value has been put into the
ore by cheaper and more efficient
tres isment methods.
The Raymond Tunnel Company,
Georgetown district, is prosecuting an
active campaign of development and
it is stated that shipments of ore will
be stated shortly after the first of the
year. Ore from this mine shows one
to two ounces of gold and forty to
sixty silver.
The two large strikes of ore in the
Madonna mine at Monarch and the
large strike of gold and copper ore in
the Lily mine at Garfield, together
with the sulphide strike of gold in the
Viviandiere mine at Turret mark the
most important mining operations of
y
average is s25 per ton.
That within the next six months
Ieadville will be outputting at the
rate of s2.O0O,0O0 to $2,5O0,O0o per
month seems certain. Figures by diff
ferent mining engineers shows esti-
mates of 100000 tons of zinc ore al
ready proved up in the various prop
critics of the camp, containing an av-
erage of 371a per cent zinc and gross
value of about s20,000,000.
The Improvements at the Treasure
Vault mine, Idaho Springs district,
have been completed and a working
force of about fifteen men are now
employed by the owners. Milling ore
is being hauled steadily, and ship
ment of smelling ore worth in the
neighborhood of 5000 per ton is now in
the mill while quantity of first class
which runs about $4,000 per ton Is
being accumulated.
Three assays taken from the Lily
mine, seventeen miles west of Salida,
returned assays of So per cent. This
Is almost fabulous. The largest cop
rer mines now shipping consider their
Gre pay when it runs to even three
per cent.