Gunnison news-champion., 1916-07-14
SURVEYORS REPORT IS
FAVORABLE TO COUNTY
AID FOR NEW ROAD.
Commissions WhaIen Prom
ises to Help Forest EHn
Management; Will Be
Benefit to Cunnison.

The report Of County Surveyor J. h.
Robinson relative to the proposed For
est Hill road has been filed. There 10
Also in this report statements by Mr..
made upon instructions of the
County Commissioners of Gunnison
concerning the condition Of the
Forest Hill mine and mill. The findings
of Mr.. Robinson are exceedingly favor
able for the construction Of this road
by the county - all the indications are
that the mine will be . big producer.
Pursuant TO this report County Com
missioner w. H. Whalen, in whose dis
trict the mine and road are located, has
promised considerable county aid on the
road.
The management Of the Forest Hill
mine applied to the county some time
ago for aid on this road, representing
that large force of men would be en-
ployed at the mine, and that the plan
was to ship the ore from Almont, ten
miles north Of Gunnison. In order to
accomplish this the mine owners showed
that it would be necessary to build
road from Forest Hill mill to the Doc
tor mine at Spring Creek. It was
claimed that several four horse teams
would be constantly employed after The
road was built hauling the ore. and that
the adventure would mean much to Cum
nison county. After much negotiation.
the matter WAS referred to tbs county
susveyoe ~ ~ eusnnissianeEs. ssS
Z lfr. Rohinson's repcrt snNs thek y
VIII cost eesoe.oo - esmptsts therns4
and that $6O7. 90 had already been ex-
pended by the Forest Hill people. leav-
ing %, 8Sl.00 yet to be expended. The
total number Of miles Of new road 10
ten and one-half miles. The surveyor
found that the grade on the east side Of
the summit would be 8. .S5 per cent for
a half mile and that the grade for the
four and one-half miles on
that side would be per cent. This
east side grade is against the loads from
the Forest Hill. On the west side the
grade which favors the loads averages
5 per cent with few sharp grades Of
from 8 to IL per cent. There are few
sharp curves and the roadbed is good
with the exception Of 1895 feet corduroy
road.
The road is now under construction
and will be completed in short time.
Road machinery has been loaned for the
work by Commissioner Whalen. and the
county il helping in the work.
Relative to the mine Surveyor Robin
son reported that there are about 10. 900
tons of ore blocked out in the Forest
Hill property which is operated by .
known Is the Gunnison Mining
company. He estimated that there are
8. 900 tons Of ore on the dump which
win run about SIS. 90 in gold. silver, Iced
and zinc. There are about twenty-three
tons Of concentrates in the mill. and the
bins are full Of ore. The mill 10 in good
condition and ready to run, with . good
supply Of fuel on hand. The property
1t the present time 10 working about
twenty men.
Assays and maps show. .ccording to
the report, m increase in zinc values
with depth. starting at the one hundred
foot level with fourteen per cent zinc
with thirty-four per cent zinc at the
bottom. gold and silver running from
b to 81. The management expects %
ship crude ore from the lower levels and
mill that in the upper levels. Mr.. Rob
nson took the values from the assay
Iheets.
The property consists Of eighteen
patented claims and several locations.
The workings Of Importance consist q
! vertical shaft $50 feet deep. The
maps show soms 5000 feet Of drifts and
A great many teams viii b constant
y employed On this project during u
and . great deal Of ths erade
vii drift this Wy. Ths Cunnison ~
NC company which owns H. prupsrty
. ;dsteFmined to make . winnor q &
md win undoubtedly buy much Of tksir
lupply stu6 m Cunnison. Ineidentallyie
nay b said dat this rod vhsn e.
listed eRsrs hy far ~ bost dl5sck
q rosd inte Tsyioe perk.