The Glenwood post., 1912-04-06
Colorado

Another vein is being penetrated by
the Big Indian tunnel on Leavenworth
mountain at Georgetown.
Some rich ore, said to have been
taken from new flat vein in the
Pride of Cripple Creek, on Ironclad
hill, has been shipped.
The Wild Horse mill at Cripple
Creek is handling about 40 tons day
of low grade rock taken out in devel-
opment of the mine by the United Gold
Mines Company.
In slnking prospect on the Dropner
vein on Lincoln mountain, Georgetown,
Thomas Rendahl uncovered an eight
inch streak of solid ore that carries
high values in gold and silver.
The Josephine group of mines on
Kelso mountain, Georgetown, owned by
the Payback Mining Company, were
sold by Trustee in Bankruptcy Fermor
J. Spencer to ]. G. Bell for $500.
Ore agents declare March will be
the best month for Cripple Creek in
tonnage than for years. This ore
comes not alone from mines working
VtlO" lue WdteI leFel, DuL llOu SAOOIo
found near the surface.
Large profits are being made oy The
Elkton Company, Cripple Creek. in the
successful mining OF the main ore body
on the new level recently unwatered.
Indications are that the company will
have one of the best years in it's his
tory.
The Hayseed property is owned and
operated by Frey Frey, and is located
in Quartz Valley district. 1t has been
a steady producer for number of
years of very high grade galena ore.
The main tunnel has been driven a
distance of about 900 feet, where sew.
eral good ore chutes have been opened
up of smelling and concentrating ore.
That the Colburn mill on the Ajax
on Battle mountain, Cripple Creek, is
complete success is the declaration
of Judge w. A. Colburn, president of
the company. The cleanup after three
months of operation resulted in re-
tort of about $4,000. The value of
the ore treated was $4,000. This dem
onstrates that the process is dissolv.
ing the gold.
The Chase mine in Gilpin county
is worked altogether on the leasing
basis and is getting results. During
Is days shipments were made to the
sampling works that gave returns of:
Lot No. /, 1927 pounds, netting $154.
! As; lot No. 2, 1904 pounds, netting
s142.75; lot No. 8, 1856 pounds, net.
ting $129.70, and loo No. 4, 3.i04
pounds, netting $102.15.
The Columbia mine in Gilpin county
shipped during the month of February,
% tons of smelling ore, that gave re.
turns of four ounces of gold, eight
| ounces silver and 2.5 per cent copper,
value of $88 per ton, and 30 tons OF
screenings worth $22 ton; 80 cords
of mill ore that yielded IA ounces
gold to the cord, the tailings having a
value of SIS a ton, the ore making IN
tons to the cord.
A force of about 20 men went to
work recently at the Revenue, Ouray,
cleaning up around the mine, mill and
electric power plants, to get ready for
resumption of work on a large scale,
which will be begun as soon as suf.
ficient power can be had. Perhaps by
April is and not later than May /, not
less than SO or 60 men will be at work
at the Revenue, pushing development
on the Cumberland vein. Several
raises are to be made in this vein,
slopes put in. etc.
tHo Too Ia.
company at Cripple Creek have sent
out AZ cars, the grade of ore being
somewhat lower than the usual run.
1t is expected to exceed the record
shipment in January of 81 cars. In
April high output should be made
by the company. The company has
started work on the 1885, or new level
Of the Isabella, known as the fifteenth.
The mill Is being repaired.
Mining transactions involving more
than $3,5o0000 have been practically
consummated whereby properties in
the upper Clear Creek district pass 10
Henry B. Clifford of New York City.
The Colorado Central-Alunde group
with a past production Of $4,000, 900,
has been taken under five-year bond
and lease for 37b0,00O. heavy cash
payment to be made within sixty days.
/ The papers have been signed and are
in New York City. The holdings Of
the Waldorf Consolidated Mining Com
pany in East Argentine district, in
cluding such well known properties al
the Paymaster, Commonwealth, Stepn.
ems, Wheeling, Independence, johnson
and others, totaling 1900 acres, also
have been secured by Clifford, the con-
sideration. 1t il said, being $4,000 900.
The Poso Gilpin Mining Company.
Idaho Springs, has let contract for
the erection of large and modern
ore house at the Newhouse tunnel. The
cost of the structure will be in the
neishborhood of $1,000.