| Show REAT GREAT ACTIVITY AT CRIPPLE CREEK D I 1 the renewed activity at cripple creek dicolo 1 IC colo bids fair to eclipse any former record 5 bitof 0 of that famous district the production of ss the mines is on a steady increase and since 1 t i t the 1 labor troubles have been settled the out t t v put from the camp has been gradually climbing 11 i 1 back to the old standard february was ia ia banner month in the line of production band and that for march was even better the total valuation approximating this i rate would make the production for 1908 worth concerning this new era of prosperity the cripple creek news of re cent date has the following to say q r much aluch ore of a high grade value is being shipped but the enormous tonnage of low grade which on account of the lowest fi freight ef lit and treatment charges which have ever been made for cripple creek ore can now be mined at a profit serves to bring down the average per ton every crew engine ine and car available on the cripple creek lines is now in ill constant use and working overtime while efforts are being made by the various roads to secure additional equipment from outside lines which is being pressed into service as fast as obtained activity is not limited to the railroads the man with the ore team who spends his earnings in the camp and has no wall street office to support is also in ill evidence the cripple creek trading transfer company which does the bulk of the ore hauling is now handling the largest business in its history more than horses are now at work and the company is compelled to hire other teanis teams to handle its hauling orders which leasers leaders on small mines are ill increasing 11 daily as several properties at present on the shipping list are not connected with the samplers by rail the dumps are moving as the records of the ironclad and isabella cyanide plants with low grade material from 2 upward per ton present a fair margin of profit another good sin sign of the times is the llie renewed interest manifested by small and scattered holders of cripple creek shares some of the companies behind those shares have held no meetings for years and have been so derelict in the matter of publicity that their financial position is largely unknown the mining editor of the news receives letters by every mail in which information is asked for this is largely caused by the reported shipments of ore from the mines and the profits declared by leasers leaders lea sers the managements of the companies referred to would please the shareholders and effectively aid the camp by doing their duty the honest purchaser of shares is entitled to a run for foi his money bearing this in mind a shaking up of the slothful managements will result in good and should prove popular rather than the reverse |
