South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-03
CRIPPLE CREEK In
Big COMEBACK AS
NEW VEINS SHOW UP
Famous Colorado Mine Again
in Limelight as Gold
POurs Out.
BY MICHAEL +. DACEY

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CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo. sept. 2
The Cripple Greek camp. once the
greatest gold camp in the world. Is
4 conlng into is own again. after a
{ rsriod OF comparative inactivity
anco 1918, with the Teopening Of
many old workings and the disoov-
cry of new veins Of rich ore.
Rich surface" strikes. recently
made IN the camp. are drawing
scores OF prospectors 70 the camp.
and. with new machinery being in
sialled IN numerous underground
/ uines, Cripple Greek Is staging a
/ rel rome back" as a gold-produc-
ns center
Finding rich gold ore at grass
roots - the same time that new
veins were dieclosed at a depth Of
more than $500 feet below the
& earths surface Is one OF the the
freak" developments OF the new
prosperity in the camp.
"StumblcSr on Gold.
Sol Cain. one Of the pioneer pros
pectors OF Cripple Creek. literally
! gstBbbed his toe" on a body OF ore
4 OF great extent and value. Jess than
IL dozen feet below the surface. at a
Ipoint over which countless feet
have trodden ror 80 years-since
/ me precious yellow metal was first
| located in the shadow OF Pixies
Peak here Cain IS taking ore from
his shallow shaft valued as high az
1900 Of gold 20 the ton and has a
krcaT s-afH r,,F,~n - rraLFrU
Other important strikes have
been made recently at or near the
7spfface. and mining men are de-
|ciar!ng that the day OF the "grass
root mine" has returned
The famous Portland mine. from
which millions OF dollars worth OF
/ ere has been taken In the past,
/ has located an immense body OF
lore az a depth OF $500 feet, the
lowest producing level In the state
o. Colorado, and ore r. being taken
from this new vein which has set
ted for as high as $4,000 to the
ton at the mill
All Producing Again.
Practically every active mine in
! the Cripple Creek field is produc-
! sns gold ore running two, three and
four ounces or better 70 the ton
! az a time when One-ounce gold Is
CO nsidered profitable production.
From the early nineties. when
gold was first discovered in the
ICripple Greek region until Ameri-
! cas- entry into the World war. the
| fonae Of this camp spread until
|Crlpple Creek was a name TO con-
Ijure with among mining men
the entire world Huge
fortunes had been extracted from
/ the nearby hills. but war price"
|fCr powder, steel. coal. labor and
Everything used in wrestling the
yellow dust from mother earth
.Inade gold mining highly unprofita-
bile with the price OF gold standing
kstill at s2O.67 per ounce.
AS a consequence many mines
here we're forced TO close; miners
Idr4etsd away u other employ
menzs and the greatest gold camp
|sn the world" took on a look OF
[deeolatlon.
with better mining conditions
COW prevailing and fabulous finds
|5eing made on every eide in old and
new properties. the faith OF those
Iwho stuck 10 the camp through the
dark days OF depression and de-
jcline is being vindicated, and today
|Cripple Greek is making rapid
|strides toward a new goal Of pros
Eperity that ~ attracting widespread
ATTENTION among mining men and
/ capitalists throughout the country
Mines are reopening; prospectors
are again dottIng the hillsides, and
lthe great gold camp has taken on a
Kew lease OF 'ife.