Show COLORADO william mckinley and arthur L pearson have located a strong vein of graphite near pitkin the discovery of which promises to be of importance to the district the vein show about fourteen inches wide and the ore is of good grade it is thought to be an extension of the ethiopian and avoca virginia system located farther up the mountain manager fred W price of the rico ar gentine mine at rico states that the output of about twenty eight carloads july c e be regarded as only fairy fair because the aro pr erty is now in condition to produce sit si tons a day were labor procurable 7 late ship sh ments have carried values of about 27 ton ion gross and the ore seems to be improving a as depth is attained J R griffin is super in A second discovery of rich ore has leen been made in the crosscut from the roosevelt tunnel of the cresson consolidated mining alenin milling company at cripple creek A L blomfield general manager it is forty feet beyond the first body opened on this level and is in one of the main veins o of the cresson system development has proven the shoot to be twenty five feet wide vide the ore is rich the quartz in the face chov in sylvanite the komat leasing company under the management of math korf has the main shaft and extensive workings of 0 the victor mine at cripple creek which the company holds under lease the mine is 13 a famous old producer of the district with a production record of about the leasers leaders plan to continue the main shaft which is now at a vertical depth of about 1000 1000 feet from the surface and also to prospect thoroughly the old workings the gold king extension mines company with original holdings of six claims at silverton has purchased the adjoining gold king group comprising about acres and one of the best known gold mines in the state the sale includes the entire property with its several miles of wort work ings and a ton mill the extension probably will be developed through the workings of the gold king W Z kinney is general manager for the new owners the gold king has been operated under lease for several years by J H slattery |