Show COLORADO nels andrene and associates leasing on the emerald property near silverton have opened an important strike of gray copper running well in silver they have been drifting on tile the vein for about two months and the present showing gives promise of big shipments in the future 9 A leasing company composed of em of the rio grande southern thern railroad has taken a three year bond boivid and lease on oil the silver crown mine at eureka and has commenced operations those in the company are F P hotchkiss E lewis and P F mcdonald of ridgway and J M reavis and dan hill of durango manager george H barnhart of the mountain top mining company has put a force of men to work cleaning up around the companas comp anys property at sneffels fels els near ouray and expects to resume work in the mine before the end of the month new machinery has been ordered and the mill is being prepared for operations the property is reported to have an excellent showing the mount hayden mining milling company which has taken over the old thistledown property near ouray started operations about the middle of the present month manager M L thistle states that the mine is to be opened in a methodical manner and that the mill will not be started until sufficient ore reserves have been developed to keep it in operation continuously general manager charles H ripley of the french flag mining company operating at idaho springs states that a mill of forty five tons daily capacity will be constructed ted at the property immediately and that it will be in operation within thirty days developments at the mine show an excellent grade of ore shipments giving returns varying from 20 to a ton in gold and silver the old alicante property located near Wort mans thirteen miles north of leadville and which is known as one of the big low grade lead and zinc properties of the state has been bonded to the denver mining milling company of which id E E miller is manager and B A hughes superintendent erin the mill on the ground is to be equipped with a flotation process the machinery for which is now being delivered and it is expected to develop into a paying proposition from the start at present price of metals |