Show COLORADO telluride examiner james mcwilliams was over from f rom ophir the first of the week where he is doing some work on the am all easter a claim about two miles above ophir owned by frank baumey the Alli Aff leaster easter joins dan martins silver tip on which he made the picture strike this summer and F baumey has feet on the same vein it is down through the slide rock some place just where is not known but it cant get away and mr baumey may yet return to that dear paris a many times millionaire telluride examiner otto erickson manager of the caribou at ophir was in town a few days this week the mine has been doing well this summer and and work will be continued through the winter the property is being operated by the yellow mountain mines company who purchased it about two years ago I 1 E K austin and T F axtell of new york president and secretary of the company visited the mine and mill this week and are greatly pleased with the way things are running ten stamps are kept going on ore and about twenty five men are employed considerable development work is being done for the purpose ot of finding out just how extensive the ore bodies are and if they be found sufficient to justify the expenditure the mill will be enlarged telluride examiner the mines at saw pit have been more active this summer than last two years ago more than 2000 tons were shipped to the smelter at ouray the T h smelter buying the ore as it hung in the mine and giving the miners the gold values for taking it out on account of the character of the ore it is very valuable to smelters shelters sm elters A small smelter at for mixing purposes sawpit 0 ought to be a paying investment suited for smelter treatment the ore is best in this connection th the e smelter at grand junction has made a rate of a ton on low grade 0 ore re from ouray and it ought not to be much more MO re from sawpit a 1111 number aber have shipped mcdonald at a good this season of carloads to durango profit and nixon a and nd partners will soon in shape to begin producing have their property |