Show C LORADO COLORADO 0 W J heinamann Hein of denver has formed the rare metal mining company to reopen the old copper producers in the riverside district of chaffee county about twelve miles north of buena vista at the watrous mill work is going on steadily and a I 1 fine product is resulting in both lead and zinc concentrates this ore is being taken from the mammoth mine where a fine streak of silver lead ore is in evidence the mill is now being cleaned up reparatory to the running of a large tonnage of ore from the property of the kelso national company who are hauling a fine lot of lead ore for treatment the east butte copper company operating the old pelican property at silver plume is still running on the dump at the zero level this mill is handling an average of tons per day and returning a net profit to the company As soon as the cold weather freezes the dumps work will be started in the mine where there is a large supply of ore in the old and a body of ore standing which measures about twenty feet across the international smelting smelling Sm elting and refining company rico has installed a jackson centrifugal pump at the atlantic cable shaft and the water has lleen b een lowered to the foot level at which point the shaft is filled with rocks and timber As soon as the electrical work is completed at the shamrock the air compressor will be used to furnish air for the hoists at the cable there being a pipe line connecting both mines A 2300 volt motor has been ordered for the two stage compressors which were installed at the cable when this is put into commission the company will have two two stage and ana two single compressors which will furnish plenty of air for both the cable and the shamrock shafts |