Show COLORADO according to reports received from idaho springs active development work is now possible at the lake property in virginia canyon where a new compressor and electric motor have been installed under the erection direction of manager W T chireen the ottawa group of lode claims owned by 1 1 P kaminsky of alice has been sold to newark N J capitalists for a consideration of john bonner of idaho springs is manager for the new owners and development work has already started on 2 a large rge scale with the completion of feet of ex vat lon the tunnel of the camp bird lim cited mine at telluride is finished the old workings have been connected with the new tunnel and natural ventilation is thus furnished A number of veins encountered in the new work will now be developed after an expenditure of and over four years of work a rich streak of ore has recently been uncovered in the bellvue champion mine near idaho springs the new find assays essays in gold ounces of silver 40 per cent lead and a amp small percentage of copper samuel G hamblin is the manager local reduction plants in many of the camps of northern colorado are planned by the united reduction metals company a denver concern with the closing down of the globe smelter at denver many mines were forced to shut down owing to transportation por tation costs on crude ores and it is hoped that the plans of this company may be consummated sum mated so favorable have been the test runs made at the mill of the elk park mining company at gilpin that the company has decided to improve and enlarge its mill and install a flotation plant work on sinking the shaft is also to be commenced it is the intention of the company to treat the low grade bres ores on the ground and to ship the smelting smelling sm elting ore to salt lake city arthur buckbee manager of the interstate metals company of salina has about completed his work in installing the new flotation plant which will treat thousands of tons of low grade tellurium ores abounding in that region mr buckbee has had a most varied experience in the treatment of low grade ores one of his latest achievements being in connection with a property at tintic gintic utah fred A spies formerly a manufacturing jeweler of chicago has joined forces with J G dark clark of boulder and others in the organization of the boulder county mines and tunnel company it is the intention of these gentlemen to drive a tunnel connecting caribou hill and idaho mountain with boulder county mountain and developing the large number of ore bodies known to exist in that district at the annual meeting of stockholders of the smuggler mines milling company held recently at balarat balagat Bal arat the following board of directors was chosen for the coming year C F leetes cleetes of fredonia kansas president G M maupin fredonia vice president G R prunty of lyons colorado secretary treasurer T W clements kansas city general manager george P farmer F arm of fredonia dr A R elder and W B D scruggs both of harrisonville Harri sonville missouri |