The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-27
PROMISING OUTLOOK FOR BIG PRO-
DUCT|0N FROM OUR MINES
Quito Mine A Sure Winner

cas- duu Will nave an aQUltlOna
depth on the veins OF from 500 to
700 leet. The Wyoming Valley
Tunnel is headed for the War
Dance nine and in its course will
cut under the Banta Hill, Koko-
mo, Addudal and other well known
properties just over the Clear
Creek Co., line. | he New Enter
prise VII cut the Gregory Buell.
and G Id Mines group at a d pth
that will give them drainage from
goo to LOCO ieet below their lower
workings, giving transportation
for the ores to the Clear Creek
district al a lower cost than they
Can be handled from their shafts
which now requires expensive
plants OF machinery to pump the
water and hoist the ore. We
would like to see this tunnel star
ted at Floyd hill as it would rrean
a great deal for this district as
well a, for lower Gil. Co., and
as it would be about 500 feet low
err than the Newhouse tunnel it
would serve as means of drain
ing the veins that are now being
worked below the level OF that
great bore. AT this time it would
be boom TO the Engineer 5
Leasing Co., who are sinking a
shaft Oh the Dyke vein encounter
ing heavy flow of water. II
this v,in could be drained b, grav-
ity BOO feet below the Newnouse,
il would mean thousands of dollars
to The owners of this one mine,
then think of the number of mines
that could be worked, at 500 feet
additional depth at good profit.
We cannot get away from the fact
thai such a tunnel would be pro-
ftable enterprise for this section
and be a great boom for the low
err end of this county, opening up
veins that SO far have not beer
been scratched op the surface and
running toward the rich produc-
ing mines of lower Gilpn county.
The leasers of the Big Five tun-
mel are feeling in good spirits. Ore
is in evidence in all the workings
and a steady output is kept up
daily. With the present outlook
it would not surprise me to see the
Big Five tunnel rank with the
Newhouse Argo tunnel ia pro-
duction this year. If the COM
pany had mill at the portal of
the tunnel to treat the low grade
ores it would encourage many
more leasers to start up some of
the veins that show low grade ore
in abundance and a good sized
mill could be kept busy treating
the ore which would be big pay
ing proposition, not only for the
owners of the mill but for those
interested in the tunnel.
The fact that we are mining
Molybdnum IN this county makes
US a great factor in the present
war. The Primero 90. is supply
ing France and Germany with
this metal which is used 10 harden
the new gnns that are being made
for use in the present war. Colo
RADIO can be we'll advertized all
over the world and especially
Clear Creek Co. This is about
the only county in the United
States aud in the world where so
many of the rare metals can be
found. We have Gold, Silver,
Lead, Zinc, Copper, Pitchblende,
Uranium of the Radium ores, Mo-
lybdemite, Molybdum, and Tung-
stem thus giving US a field that is
broad for prospecting for the rare
and rich minerals.
Tom Egan has his new tables
in operation in the Salisbury mill
and extends an invitation to all
mining men and mill men to come
ko fh~. mill ou1 COO Il IN ooas.&;o..