Show COLORADO lake city phonograph the report is in circulation that the work being done on the groves tunnel by rippey and dilley is developing very good mineral some of it being of excellent grade the ground breaks easily and there is a large body of vein matter which is very promising the character being a mixed ore which carries values chiefly of gold and silver telluride examiner the lessees lessels of the contention mine are using five stamps at the bear creek mill and william majors is doing their milling this week an amalgamator was put in in addition to the stamps and plates and it is expected and intended that a closer saving of the values will be made mr majors is reputed to be a first class mill man and has had considerable sid erable experience in milling gold ore telluride examiner george B pickett manager of the suffolk group of mines has been extending his company holdings by taking in a few smaller claims on silver mountain having bought a bunch from henry banzet and others and some which belonged to T C and is developing to considerable extent with the idea of making a large production this season new tramways tram ways are planned to get the product to the mill and development is going on regularly boulder miner jim bartlett came down the fore part of the week with a shipment from his lease on the richmond mine at salina the ore was taken out in sinking eighteen feet on a new ore shoot feet west of the old richmond shaft to the present 60 foot level of the first class 56 pounds returned net and second class 2336 pounds returned which means that sinking eighteen feet paid him or per foot besides a large quantity of good mill dirt piled on the dump for local treatment later there is no sign of exhaustion in the bottom of the shaft haft and it looks as though jim bartlett is on the high road to fortune well deserved |