Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-18
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Plans are being perfected BY the
mining men TO have 9 special booth
erected on the Normal campus Cattle
mems Day. at which each mining camp
will have an exhibit of ores Az
many visitors are expected on this oc-
cssion, the idea j. good one and should
receive general support
b. II. West, vice president Of a large
marble company at Dorset. Va, has
been IN our county visiting the different
marble quaries and quietly investigat-
ing the prospect for white marble. Mr..
West Is reported to have recently sold
his holdings in one Vermont town for
nearly million dollars and represents
big financial interests. He was shown
over the Pitkin marble belt by Judge
Hetherington and from there went up
to Marble, Colo.
Most of the mining camps Of the state
are operating largely with leases and
Gunnison County is beginning to get IN
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which il favorable both to the owners
Of mining property and also to the
leasees. The Carter Mining Company
is operating its property at Ohio City
with force of about 55 men ON com
pany account. but has recently let some
leases. The result appears 10 be very
favorable and more ground will soon be
thrown open for lease. Sellers and
Waiting, operating on the 400 level,
recently produced $50 tons averaging
sll.17 per ton and Little q Co. on tn.
100 level is seeking ore sssaying from
ss5 to s1O2 per ton
Every four or five DAYS car of ore
is going out from the Anaconda Mining
Co, which under direction of L. f.
Neal is developing its new property
above Spencer. -Four men are at work.
the ore coming almost entirely from the
shaft cross section, which has been de-
veloped from so to 80 feet in the last
three months. This ore is a sulphide
carrying red oxide of copper and gold
values. Ii is holding out splendidly and
paying its own expenses of develop
ment, which is remark able thing for
mine, still practically on the surface
There is every reason to believe that
the Anaconda is going to make per
manent shipper and return good money
TO the fortunate owners.
Although the deal on the Vulcan and
Good Hope mines at Vulcan is still de
layed. there is still reason to believe
that details Will be arranged before the
first of July. As soon as this occurs a
large force will be put to work. deveI-
oping and stoping, and a copper matt
smelter will then at once be erected
This famous mine is unquestionably
great property and its known ore re-
serves particularly in the low grade
ores which are stored in the old slopes
end on the dump, have hardly been
touched Nothing but high-grade ore
has ever been sent out from this pro-
perty. Mining men are watching the
Nulcan-Good Hope mine with great
deal of interest and will heartily wei
come the activity which will result in the
Gunnison gold belt when it again starts
up after ten years Of idleness.
The zinc body on the Carbonate King
mine above Ohio City is showing fine
with development, and the leasing com
pany, under management of Robert
PsrlIn, can easily ship carload week
of ore that runs forty per cent carbon
ate Of zinc. In fact. with little more
depth they can double the production.
However, the marketing of zine ore isa
hard proposition these days. in spite of
the enormous demand and the pnee
which has gone to p cents per unit.
Mining men were inclined to look upon
this as another scheme of the srnelter.
TO rob the prospector, but it is explain
ed that there is practical basis for the
poor market There are not many
purely zinc smelters, and those opers,-
ing have what Is called a maximum and
minimum contract with the mines thev
have been dealing with. For instance.
a certain mine is under contract to fur-
nish not less than . hundred tons .
month, nor more than five hundred.
With the Tremendous price suddenly
realized al these old mines are strsip-
ing every nerve to ship the maximum
tonnage and this swanps the smelters.