Show THE MASTER KEY MINING CO the master key mining company of denver colorado thomas E kleckner president and general manager operating near columbine in hahns peak district thirty two miles north of steamboat springs colorado is making preparations for the extensive development and equipment of its property during the coming year in pursuance of a campaign of mine development a two mile working and drU drainage inage tunnel is to be started which will cut the a vertical depth of from to 1000 feet below the surface this ore has already been opened by the L marie prize shaft at the collar of which a hoisting plant is to be installed together with drilling equipment while surface improvements are to be made and auto trucks purchased the master key mining company owns a group of twenty six claims embracing about acres all reported to be mineral bearing of which is covered by fine standing timber in addition the available water supply is said to be ample for all purposes domestic mining and milling the metal content of the or ore is chiefly gold and silver ranging in value from 1570 to 2181 to the ton according to fire tests the property of the company is located but three quarters of a mile from columbine postoffice post office which has a daily mail service from steamboat springs as well as ats telephone connections with all outside points A fine automobile road exists between the mine to steamboat springs and a national highway is under construction between steamboat springs and rawlins which will pass within a short distance from the L marie prize shaft the hahns peak is a richly mineralized section that is deserving of extensive development and exploration and only its past isolation has stood in the way of its becoming a large producer of pay ore |