Gilpin observer., 1916-02-24
BIG ORE BODY
IN INCIDENTAL

ing is Believing" the Observer man
statements of Manager w. L. Shun
OF the Incidental mine in Russell
Gulch, to the effect that he had as
good showing in his property as
could be found in any hole in the
county with a depth of only 100 feet,
drove up to the Incidental Tuesday
morning, donned oyeralls and jump
er and went into the bowels of moth
er earth. After examining the bot
tom of the shaft and the drifts run
therefrom, the writer must confess
that Manager Shull was not only tell
ing the truth. but that becoming mod
esty forbid him in making his reports
CT the strike as strong as conditions
actually warranted. He has as fine
body OF ore on the east side of
tie sfaft as one could expect to
see in a shaft of such shallow depth.
Being thoroughly familiar with the
extensiveness and richness of the
ore bodies in the mines surround
ing the Incidental, MIR. Shull work
ed persistently to interest capital
in the venture and finally succeeded
in inducing Pittsburg and New York
men to finance the proposition. Last
September he put up building and
equipment and sarted sinking on
the Incidental right from the sur
face. When the shaft was down 100
feet he started his levels. The ore
body now showing in the east drift
25 feet from the shaft, was encoun-
tered i'll the bottom OF the shaft and
in drifting the vein has carried
width of from 31a 10 feet. This is
hanging wall, near the breas, of the
drift, there is a six-inch streak of
solid iron, of the peacock variety,
running we'll in gold and silver and
showing native copper. A chunk of
this weighing 25 pounds WAS knock
ed off the wall and brought to the
Observer office for specimen and
every mining man who has seen it,
says the ore will run high in val
ues. A test of the iron. nearer the
shaft showed values of $500 ton.
A sample taken of the concentrat-
ing ore, four feet wide. went $l7.55
to the ton. TIE copper content OF
the concentrating ore is very high,
some of it showing nine per cent.
In the west drift, there is a strong
naturalization, although the vein has
not been cut. 1t was found adNis-
able to start the drift back of the
into the shoot ITO prevent a cave at
the shaft, where the groundeis loose.
The ore in the Incidental lis very
similar to that in tie Old Town,
and the ta'c formation that carries
the heavy values in the Old Town,
exists to a very noticeable extent in
the Incidental. The Incidental end
lines on the Old Town and the vein
is no doubt a continuation of the ad
joining property. In reality. the In
cidental is located i'm a network of
veins. The Lutz, S ide, Wautoga and
Hall veins all junction with it. Con
sidering the location, VIXEN the In
cidental is down the 300 feet which
the shaft will be sunk. some very
extensive ore bodies will undoubted
ly be encountered.
Colorado Gold Star Mining Co., is
the name of the corporation operat
ing the Incidental and in addition TO
the lode claim have several placer
claims. The mine is equipped with
Is h. p. electric hoist, the equip
ment being installed by all proper
ties where the management leans
to economy. Development will be
pushed as the SHAFT is sunk and the
Incidental. which is now but pros
pect, will in time emerge big pro-