Gunnison news-champion., 1921-10-07
LATE MINING NEWS
OF HINSDALE COUNTY
Lake City Silver World

Lake City Silver World
Lake City Is being favored with the
presence the past and current weeks
Of men distinguished in the mining
field, Or. Victor Anderson. PRESIDENT Of
III, Colorado School Of Mines: DR.. J.
{ Roberts field secretary Of the
school; and Captain James T. Smith.
well known a. mining editor Of the
Rocky Mountain News, coming in last
Friday and remaining over until Mon
day. Prof. Stctt, long head Of the
department OF geology and mineral
ogy at Purdue University, Is expected
here for few days during the week
Prof. Kirby Thomas will also be in
for q short stay. The visitors came
primarily as the guests of the Col
conda Con. Mines company, but are
sizing up the local field generally.
Drs. Anderson and Roberts took
many notes Of our prcsen: mining
situation with view Of issuing n
circular treatise from the School Of
Mines dealing with mining conditions
in li.r ialc county and especially in
wH-t aems 20 be our greatest needs,
more particularly in connection with
treatment and reduction Of low grade
orcs-0ur vital problem. Captain
Smith will contribute 10 the Rocky
Mountain News aud the Denver
Mountain News and the Denver
Times articles emphaing the import
ancc OF active development Of Hins-
dale county's important silver and lead
resources, to help supply the worlds
increasing deficiency in both these
II ~igf.
orz are Of outstanding Importance
in the welfare Of Lake City and her
mining districts. The gentlemen arc
live wires" in the mining world and
Il Is hoped they viii return TO witness
Lake City's growing Importance in
the mining industry.
The rUmors that have been in cir
culation for some time 10 the effect
that the Ocean Wave mine had been
leased were verified this week by the
arrival Of J. NJ. Kerr Of Denver, who
came over the range from Creede on
horseback to look over the situation.
He stated that a lease had been is
sued on both the Ocean Wave and
Vermont properties. Mr.. Kerr made
quite n complete preliminary examin-
atom Of the propeties and expressed
himself rs we'll pleased with their
promise Of again becoming big pro-
ducers. He thinks rightly that mill
is the important thing TO handle low
grade ores Of the mines. He returned
to Dnver first of the week, stating he
would soon be back TO stay and start
work on the properties, mining news
which will be Of great interest and
big boost in the local outlook.
The report is current that the Nc
Carthy- Hidden Treasure company will
soon be calling for bids for the driv-
ing Of the big cross-cut tunnel to the
Hidden Treasure yein-as soon as the
dam is safely repaired and the power
is assured. During the wek, we have
"cNperted" some handsome samples
OF gray copper ore taken out by Mr..
Atkins under the Atkins Rand Hark-
ness lease in No. level, and John
says that the ore body has opened up
to fully two feet of rich mineral.
The Fanny Fern leasers shipped an
other carload of fine ore the end of
last week. Billy Griffith, who is chief
sorter at the mine, expressing the be-
lief that il is ven better than the last
car that was sent out. 1t is reported
tat the leasers are to double their
working force shortly, making crew
of l6 men in operation at this fine
standby of Lake City's progress
Supt. Christie reports that the
new ore body he has opened up in
the Pelican has shown steadily and
substantial improvement and that he
now has fine streak of high grade
mineral showing for good length.