Gilpin observer., 1914-05-21
ST. LOUIS JUSTICE
STARTS SHIPMENTS
TWO CARLOADS OF IRON READY
FOR THE SHELTER = OUTPUT
WILL BE STEADY FROM SEW.
ERAL BIG ORE RESERVES.

While visiting mines in the Lake
gulch section this week, the Obser-
yer man put in some time at the ST.
Louis Justice, a property being op-
Grated by the Axtell Gold Mining
company. This mine was started
few months ago, but on account Of
the heavy SHOWS during the winter
very little could be done in a min
ing way aside from placing the top
equipment in shape and repairing
the shaft. The shaft has been re-
paired to the bottom, $50 feet, and
development is now under way.
Very little development is requir-
ed in the Justice as when it was
worked years ago, the company had
good ore opened up, but became in
volved in litigation and was forced
to shut down. The mine was a steady
shipper at that time and the ore was
running good. Not until recently
has it been possible to adjust legal
of the mine.
There is hardly level in the mine
that does not show streak of con-
siderable width and of unusual val
ue. In the 3SO-foot level west, which
is now being driven, is streak of
iron foot wide that averages $4,000
ton. Drifting is also being car
ried ahead in the 80 level west,
where there is a streak of iron from
IL to 10 inches in width that will
run as good if not better than the
ore in the $50 west, as it carries
more lead. A stope is opened up in
the 300 east level on streak 18
! inches wide that runs $1,000 to the
ton, and stopping is being prosecuted
| in the 25O-foot level east on a shoot
two feet in width that will average
$500 a ton.
The Justice is strictly a smelling
proposition, there being no mill dirt
worth mentioning The ore is a gray
copper, some yellow copper, yellow
iron and lead.
| The ore bodies are so big that not
withstanding the fact that the mine
has hardly been in shape for any at
tempt at production, two carloads of
good locking ore have been hoisted,
ready for shipment this week. The
full of &c nj l.
ed on the ground. 1t looks as though
the mine has the ore in bodies large
enough to produce any tonnage that
is desired for years.
The st. Louis Justice is located
in the richest part of the Lake dis
trict and is in the vicinity of sew
eral mines that have been produc-
ing high-class ore and paying divi-
dends for years. 1t is not far from
the Pittsburg and East Notaway,
two mines that would arouse the
envy of King Solomon. VIM. Bray
has always contended that the st.
Louis Justice is a good mine and
from what the writer has observed,
is inclined to the belief that this
old experienced miner knows what
he is talking about.
There is good-sized shaft house
on the Justice, inclosing a 40 h. p.
boiler and a 6xS friction hoist. The
company is figuring on putting in an
electric motor to run the hoist; also
installing a three-machine compress
sor. If machines were used in the
mine. the output of ore would be
enormous.
The Axtell company is officered
mainly by Denver and Central City
people. A. E. Blakesley, who is sec
retary of the Denver Consolidated
Stock Exchange. is president; ]. N
Caldwell. of Denver. Is secretary
treasurer. F. w. Brenton, a practi
cal and trustworthy miner. is super
intendent of the mine. The compan,
offices are in the Foster building
in Denver.