Show COLORADO ouray herald heral d A car from the iron city property situated in corkscrew gulch east of ironton is being shipped this week to the smelter the ore runs in copper sometimes above 41 per cent with small values in silver work on the property will continue through the winter with a small force of men mining the ore leadville democrat arrangements are now being made for the extensive operation of the iron silver properties the north moyer and south moyer plants now undergoing a course of preliminary repairs preparatory to startling starting those plants least part time A small force of men went to work yesterday in cleaning out the tracks and shaft of the south moyer this work will require a few days to complete after which the plant will be in readiness for complete operation leadville democrat A contract is to be let during the week for a large amount of work on the ontario property near twin lakes this piece of work involves an expenditure pend iture of nearly it is said and will employ a large number of men during the winter the ontario is being financed by 0 P de ford of twin lakes myron marsh of west virginia and other eastern capitalists it includes a lot of ground on gordon mountain above the lakes where the most successful work of the past hal haa been done ouray herald the treasury tunnel in the red mountain district has a force ot about 25 men under H Y russel driving the big bore head into the hill opening up a heavily mineralized section through which it is being driven at present some difficulty is experienced because of the enormous flow of water the tunnel is now in the neighborhood of feet in length having cut a number of ore bearing veins already and has reached a depth of nearly 2000 feet below the crest of the hill the tunnel will ultimately be driven feet |