The Glenwood post., 1912-02-10
Colorado.

SS ''..''..'... $3.50 a $40
Colorado.
Sinking has been commenced on
the Jerry johnson, Cripple Creek, with
two shifts.
The German mine, on German hill,
in Gilpin county, which has been idle
for long time. is to be reopened
The first ore shipment from the
Dante mine, on Bull hill, Cripple
Crek. by the present lessee, has been
made.
A car of ore was shipped from the
Zenobia claim on Bull hill, Cripple
Creek, recently, for which $50 per ton
was received.
The Stratton-Independence mill, Just
esat OF Victor, is again in operation
after shutdown of three weeks for
lack of water.
Fourteen tons of ore were shipped
from the Lexington mine at Idaho
Springs recently, from which the re-
turns were good.
The Comet shaft of the Isabella
operation. Rich ore has recently been
mined close to the surface.
The Portland company at Cripple
Creek expects to be mining ore from
the 1,500-foot level of shaft No. 2
within a month. The water has gone
out O. sight.
The Gallatin tunnel, on Gold hill, in
Gunnison county, is in about 1,750
feet. The tunnel is nearing the main
vein and several small veins have al
ready been cut.
In January there were shipped from
Cripple Creek $4,000 tons of good ore.
The mills are all working to capacity
and all plants except one will be in
the list for January with good ton
mage.
A big body of copper-silver ore has
been opened in the Ironsides mine on
American mountain, in Gunnison
county, and this at a depth of thirty
feet from the grass. Prospects are
bright for this mine.
At the Tin Cup, in the northeastern
part of Gunnison county. considerable
development work has been done. The
zone of big ore bodies is gradually
being approached and big strikes are
expected at almost any time.
A new and modern mill is to be
constructed on West Clear creek, in
the Georgetown district, to treat the
ore from the Puliska mine on Leaven-
worth mountain. Work will probably
be under way within thirty days.
H. f. Machol is shipping carload
daily from the slopes of the Seaton
mine, at Idaho Springs, to the Com
bination mill. The tests thus far have
shown good profits and there is vast
amount of material in the slopes.
Good lead ore is being mined from
the Hayseed claim in the Quartz Val
ley district. The crevice is four feet
wide and besides lead, there is also
copper and considerable zinc, but the
largest values are in gold, silver and
lead.
Work in the shaft of the Barstow
at Ouray has ceased and the mill level
is being driven to connect with the
bottom of the shaft. Ten feet of ore
for distance of 100 feet is shown
and the values will run from good
mill grade up to $lO0 per ton.
The production of tungsten in Boul-
der county in 1911 amounted to 74O
tons, valued at about 100000, this
being a decline of almost one-half
from the production of 1910. This
county furnished two-thirds of the ma
tion's supply, that of the entire Unit
ed States being LIPS tons.
As work progresses in the Camp
Bird mine at Ouray, it is proven that
the vein is as large as early develop.
ments indicated. The vein was dis
covered in an eastern extension of the
mine and in quarter where little
had been expected. The vein has been
followed 160 feet and is found in two
of the levels and it is predicted that
the life of the mine will be prolonged
indefinitely.
One of the best paying leases in
Gilpin county is that operated by
Steve Laner and Company on the Co.
lumbia tunnel and lode, on the east
ern slope of Quartz hill. Last month
sixteen tons were shipped and from
this was received $4S in gold, 1890
ounces silver and four per cent. cop
per. One hundred tons returned $24
gold and five ounces silver, and thir-
ty tons yielded $40 gold and six
ounces silver.