Show COLORADO manager Rago oland according to a blackhawk dispatch says he is working about sixty four men in the three properties they are operating in russell gulch and that they are saving much high grade awaiting the golden smelter he says they are still working hard on that proposition and hope to have the plant in operation by the first of the year the rogers lead company salida calida has contracted to ship cars of ore per month to the U S smelting smelling Sm elting and refining company from the properties which the company recently took over A large tonnage is blocked out and some of the ore chutes are sixteen feet wide and feet long assays essays have shown 23 per cent zinc 17 per cent lead 4 to 10 ounces of silver and 4 ounces of gold according to silverton advices advises the lackawanna Lac kawana mining company composed of utah capital is busy placing the lackawanna Lac kawana group consisting of sixteen patented claims situated on kendall mountain in shape for systematic development and production under the management of desplain and C L smith the tram has been put in comis commission new buli dings are being erected and many new fea tures indicate that the lackawanna Lac kawana mine will become one of the profitable producers of the san juan the character of the ore is lead base carrying silver and gold the bancora group of mines mines con consist sisti mg of six patented claims located up south mineral creek near silverton has been sold to a syndicate of capitalists headed by W A stewart of colorado springs and william sullivan of sil verton and denver for a consideration of A sub SUD payment was made and the new operators imme let a contract to run a crosscut cross cut tunnel sixty feet feete to tack jack claibourne and L W ballard work to be completed comp letea by december 1st ast the bancora has been the outstanding and zinc lead gold silver proposition of san juan county H be with a selective flotation mill added will it is believed come a profitable producer to its new owners |