Gunnison news-champion., 1913-12-26
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Sitaated within three miles sf the
extreme eastern edge Of Gunais0a
county, and thai many miles fron the
crest Of the Coatineatal lsvtde. hes
- mining esnp e Whise Pine. q IN
tl1itade Of 18.000 teet On n, n sAs
0nrH siUAttss. Usss esuAssea the eyes
- the niaias werbd- ~ n. svso every
Osnse - the sassA, ooDe 0tn1nS
Pyospector. Gonbass an1 CaDtkoA1s:
- ptnasls e ~ sAne - . ninaag
Oap end IN ~ pssASsstsa q oss eans
earring Clevelasd's sAninistrstt0a.
Bss fall also eaae auriAG this aAoiais-
ssatioa - Q result 0f the den0attisa-
sAoa a silver At this time the camp
Asested q assoc inhsbitasts. Not loas
aAer, eae lSne sOlisssy persea wintes-
q hsse. ths leos susto1iaa q Q city
- unpsopied houses. whose saly eoa-
Oontsas we've tAs skslkiag coyotes.
0oHaAaan hsAs 90 bob-caAs. 01acs
then there hes beea . gra1ual m
osovemnt, the rsturn q s0oe a the
ssdtiness. end ~ influs a soas nsw
osssd. . sss1ssl epentnG UP q ssoe
- the Oll pssperttes aaA the bsgin-
ainG q weeA g sooe neW soes,
kAsk q sUoss essbi1s . 1sta1ls1 &C.
eexnt q all The scttvitiss q the csas.
The following ere some 0f the most
psominent un1ertskinGs unAer way:
he aAsSs t1tls ssvsrv . ssass1t1s
~EWeUD-0uv0uguos-NasAs
end several other clSims under r. n.
Ssahs as Osassol manager ssl con-
sulting engineer. backed BY Boston,
assachusetts capitalists. In the past
year q tunnel several hundred feet
long has been driven, an up-raise Zoe
feet TO connect old and new works,
finished. and q stope 100 feet long In
ere has been opened up, several cars
- fine copper ere taken out In the
course Of Aevelopment work has been
shipped and several discoveries have
been made which will be exploited cd
during the coming year Leo Towne
vho has been with the company for
over a year, has been placed in charge
- local manager.
The above company owns several Of
oil situated in the center of the min
eral zone. two or three having pro-
duced s1.700.000. as shown by smelter
returns. A tunnel 3,s0o feet long taps
the group at a depth of about 200 feet
and unwaters the district. After be
ing closed down for several years ac-
tive work was begun last fall. Shafts
and air connections have been cleaned
out and the tunnel opened up about
5000 feet improvements of a perma-
nent nature are beng made. James Y
Dick mining engineer, assisted by
Donald Dyrenforth. mining engineer,
has charge of the work.
A bonanza in the past for the own
er J. C. Reagan. In the past year and
a half tunnel has been driven $50
feet TO cut an air chute a couple of
hundred feet below the old works. The
work was done by Erik Eastman and
Frank Fassler, who, we understand, are
operating the property under lease.
They are within sixty feet of the ore
chute. which was eight to twelve fest
wide on the level above.
This property, owned by local and
ment of L. b. Sitter of Waunita
Springs, Colo has its 1900 foot tunnel
about half completed. II is running for
an ore chute cut by the tunnel on the
upper level. also an ore chute close
by. The outlook Is very promising and
also very flattering Work will be
continued all winter
This property is operated by Ar
thur WOODWORK and J. r Mann under
topd and lease. The last work before
CLOSING down for the winter opened up
Q vein Of quart. shot with coarse and
leas sold. On account Of be1ng above
sanSer Aas wcrk Was suspended for
- winese.
Won Is nov in progress for sinking
Aan 1ee net bower. timber having
been cut and plaoed IN the yar1- rhs
sAah b being sunk q . lAree chute ~
N~Ss1Ae carbonate. this beng .
Oaf1nuassoa e tAe fs0oas Nay veir.
vAieA has pfoauceA sueA Q lafEe toa-