Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-15
LATE DEVELOPMENTS
IN LA PLATA DISTRICT
(By Frank McQ. Hartman)

The La Plata mining district is to-
day enjoying more progressive condi-
tions, as relate to general exploration
and intelligent development, than at
any former period of its history. The
only handicap at present is the diff
Guilty to get money for starting new
industrial enterprises.
Development Under leasing is more
general now than at any former time
and some of the leasers are among
those who have developed other dis
tricts. Since progressive mining dur
ing the past two or three years has
taught some practical lessons relating
to the value of the lines of the dis
trict, all the operators are enabled to
proceed mere intelligenty and effect
lively with development. Lime fault
ing has made ore in both the general
contact and the verticals where asso-
ciated with lime planes. While there
is no uniform basis upon which all
mining undertakings may be conduct
ed, with relation to the lines, so many
situations have been presented that
the operator may look for more thar
one situation and be better able tc
study the one before him.
Much High Ore. /;
The Chief Leasing company has two
feet of low grade ore on the west END
of the group and is prospecting the
south end Heathers & Smith, who
made an attractive discovery about
two months ago at the west base of
Badly mountain in the south part OF
the district, have opened body OF
high grade ore, running as high as
$4,000 per ton, and are sacking fol
shipment.
w. L. Graves has cut an ore body
in the lower tunnel of property il
Deadwood gulch, which has lain idle
about three years, after attracting g
good deal of attention at the time o1
the discovery and has recovered the
same high values shown at the sur.
face.
Among the recent discoveries is 8
copper property at the head of Ii.
burdo gulch, on the west side of Silver
mountain. Assays show 81 per cent
copper and two ounces gold, but the
extent of ore is not proven by develop
ment.
John Price, who is leasing on the
Buckwheat, one of the Wampus group
is beginning to ship high grade sill.
yer ore, and will be able to ship sew.
eral cars weekly.
| Avery Opening Mine.
George w. Avery, who led the greal
lncas to production, has opened W
the lime strata in several places north
of the Incas group, and finds shipping
ore in each of them. He will continue
development to determine the extent
of these bodies. Adding this produc
tive area to the Incas group prac.
tically proves values for the blue lime
contact wherever found throughout
the entire district. From this it mus
be understood that the contact is
sculptured out by gulches and erup
tive disturbance here and there.
Smith & Lamb are leasing on The
May day mine, conducting develop
ment from the cross-cut tunnel.
Outside capital is closing deal OF
the Delta Newcastle group, the fig
ure reported at 100000. This grouI
is in territory surrounded by tn,
May Day-Idaho and Incas mines.
New Contract Let.
James Doyle is making food head
way on his cross-cut tunnel, which il
to cut all the veins of the group ant
unwater the Columbus.
Bacon & Ray have sold the Blu,
Dick group to Cripple Creek parties
the price being reported at $4,000 tt
$4,000. The Blue Dick was discover
ed last fall, and so feet depth ha
shown continuation of ore of val
ues from $1O0 to $500 gold, the high
er grades exceeding $4,000.
!
The NJ. T. & |. company has let ;
contract for a cross-cut tunnel O
| 200 feet to cut an ore zone whicl
shows good values at the surface.
The Lucky Moon Is shipping four
ounce gold ore in carload lots, and il
driving a lower cross-cut to open tn,
ore on the lime.
Accord & Emminger, leasing on tn,
Durango Girl, are shipping high grad
tellurium ore regularly. Leasers arr
sacking ore on the Davidson propert.
near Junction creek, and several 9th
er properties in this region are being
put under development.
The Cunningham lease on the Mo
| vararatz, continues in shipping ore
The Gold Dollar and Ten Broecke pro
perties are working in ore and will
be shipping in the near future. Th'
Eureka and Bull Dozer, among tn,
older properties of the district, arr
now under operation again.
Prospectors are coming in from th'
various camps of Colorado and tn,
west and there is general activit,
throughout the district.-Denver Pos