Show CRIPPLE CREEK NEWS special correspondence colorado spring colo april 10 16 during the month of march cripple creek made its best record thus far this year with a total production of tons having a gross value of the february tonnage was tons valued at 1140 an indication of the regular production going out from the district it was found that on one day selected at random last month ore was loaded out by teams from nine producing mines in add addition tion to those b g mines shipping by railroad nearly 1000 feet was the progress made on the deep drainage tunnel for the month bringing the total distance covered to date to feet A vein of granite schist four feet between wall and heavily stained with flo flourine urite has been encountered at the portal heading the values values give promise of a mine at this point marking the beginning of a new era in leasing operations a contract unique in the history of gold mining has just been granted by the owners of the free coinage mine at cripple creek to a syndicate of boston capitalists it calls for the deepest leasing operations ever attempted in the district in that it limits explorations to a zone below the foot level of the mine and will not interfere with the sixteen sets of lessees lessels now working al the territory above this level the territory to be developed is all new ground and the lessees lessels will immediately begin the sinking of the pinto shaft from the to the 1000 foot level attempting no lateral work until a depth of feet is attained the lease runs for a period of five years it is another indication of the deep mining possibilities of the cripple creek district after being closed to prospectors for eleven years because of a decree of the courts relative to certain titles the mineral district of the baca grant located on the western edge of the sangre de christo range in the san luis valley in southern colorado has recently been acquired by colorado springs capitalists and is now again being thrown open to prospectors the surrounds the independent mine for which was paid eight years ago A strike which is reported to be second in importance only to the discovery of 1904 when a rich shoot on the foot level yielded is reported to have been made by lessees lessels on the foot level of the W P 11 mine on ironclad hill in cripple creek colo |