The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-04-06
GREAT INTEREST n TUN6-
Fl STEA FIND NEAR GALE

Considerable interest is shown by
mining men here in the recent tisng-
sten discoveries in the vicinity of
Dale. on the old Canon City & Cripi1e
Creek railroad. and a number of them
are Investigating the reimted discov-
cries with New of loenting claims
In the mineralized distrf:t II conds-
tions there seem to warrs.nt them In
doing So There is. however. more
excl ement in relation to the new field
in Victor and Cripple Creek than here
and a large number of frospectors
from Teller county are now on the
scene going over the territory with
the hope OF making further finds Of
the coveted mineral.
Interest in the Dale distrfct as a
inining field resulted from the taking
OF quantity of wdlframite Ure from
there to Cripple Creek one day last
week by Fred Hackey. which was
found to contain from sixty to seventy
TWO percent sd tungsten trioxide The
ore was uncovered on the property of
the wolframite Gold Mining e. Mill
ing company. Of which Mr. Haekey
snd &. d. McTIenry of Martins Ferry.
Ohio. are lessees and operators Nr
Hackey. who is a resident of Pen
rose. has been in active charge of
the cohJpany's interests here for a mum
her OF years. Mr.. Hackey came to
Fremont county originally from West
Virginia and about fifteen years ago
located nearly a score of mining
claims in the nefshborhood OF Dale
and his leen engaged in their develop
ment nearly ever since. He secured
the services of A. l. Jeffrey of this
city as attorney and it was through
the agency OF the latter that the
claims were patented and the deeds
fled with the county clerk here.
Taxes have been kept raid on the pron
erty ever since and considerable de
yelopment work has been done.
J.. B. Matteson. a former old-tirne
mining man of the Cripple Creek dis
trict. but now representing Denver
mining interests. who has been pros
pecting in the Dale district for the
last six weeks or two months, return
ell TO Denver last Friday very enthu-
siastic over the discoveries made by
Mr.. Hsckey and others I'm that local
ity. Mr.. Matteson. who will return to
this county during the present week
TO continue his investigations. Iocat-
ed group of four claims adjoining
the property OF the Wolframste Gold
Mining and Milling company that are
reported 10 carry continuation Of
the same pegmatite dikes in which
the woifrsmite and moibedenite found
by Mr. Hackey occurs. The claims
located by Mr.. Matteson have been
named the Eleanor VI. lodes Nos. / i.
.. and :. and the location certificates
duly aftested, are expected TO arrive
at the county clerks oface here in e
day or two for record.
Clarence Bond Of this county owns
between nine hundred ana thousand
acres OF decided land. taken up under
an agricultural entry. Immediately hd
jacent. to the fifteen ratented claims
.of the .wolframte Gold Mining 6
Milling company. ON which wolframite
carrying tunssten. has been found
and. it is claimed. that one iedre. or
dixie. fully fifteen feet vide. shows
high Frade mineral Many applications
for leases have been made to the
ranch oSner. who is reported dcmenl,
ing hish royalty on ores found and
marketed from his property.