Show COLORADO silverton standard the machinery for Silv ertons first cyanide plant to be erected at the gold bug mine on bear creek will be shipped monday or tuesday according t to a telegram received a few days ago by manager martin tully from L C davis of chicago who is interested with mr tulley in the operation of the property and who spent several days at the mine in the early part of last october boulder miner james bartlett and jerry wood leaters leasers on the richmond brought down early in the week fifty five pounds of gold ore from that property which returned at the rate of per ton the boys are piling up a goodly quantity of high grade smelting smelling sm elting ore of which they are making regular shipments and bring down when they come to boulder some of the picture ore for pocket change and cigar money lake city phonograph at the hidden treasure arrangements are rapidly rounding out for an early start in regular operation of mine and mill and men are gradually coming in to make up the full force of em aloyes that will be required it was expected operation would begin with the start 1 of the new year yea k but the extreme cold weather and consequent halt in completion of the dam will delay inauguration of work to a somewhat later period ouray Plain dealer A large car of ore of a very fine grade of lead and silver is awaiting shipment this week from the calliope this is their initial shipment and they will be continued at the rate of one or two cars per month it is not the intention of mr seaton to this vein of ore very much but to con continue drifting on the vein and develop and block out so that when spring comes he will have this property in excellent shape for summer work boulder miner professor helmuth of berlin germany who has been instructed by the german government to report on the rare metals of the united states came up from denver last week in company with mr A R krumm owner and manager of the wallace K lode at crisman and with him visited the tungsten districts of the county he expressed surprise at the extent of our tungsten resources and predicted a very prosperous future for the tungsten districts which will occupy much space in the report he will prepare for his government silverton standard the gold king under the management of representative J H slattery is rapidly rounding into shape for a year of vigorous operation with promises of a grand success the railroad from silverton to the mill has been repaired and a large force of carpenters have been putting all buildings at the mine and mill in shape for immediate and future use the mill is already in operation and during the month up to date sixteen cars of concentrates have already been ship perd from the mill the working force will be increased from time to time until the old mine is once again in full swing |