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reputation it possesses. In other words there has been over Si 60 extracted for every foot of ground, straight measurement, excavated inthemine. Suchashowingwouldbeconsideredimmenseinany country, and it certainly speaks volumes in favor of the character and richness of the mines of this section. The Bullion is of the contact-fissure class of veins, and this, in connection with the cir- cumstance that the ore produced thus far has come out of the lime- stone east of the vein proper, argues much in favor of the future ex- cellence of this splendid property. When the contact is reached and that portion of the mine developed, there is every reason to look for a. much greater showing than has ever yet been disclosed. The ore
of the Bullion is of exceptionally high grade, averaging upwards of $500 per ton. It is not unusual to take out pieces weighing from
fifty to three hundred pounds that will average at the rate of Si ooo to $5,000 per ton. A pocket of ore recently struck in the mine,
consisted of a mass of nearly pure sulphide of silver, average speci- mens of which returned by assay a value of over $18,000 per ton. Several hundred pounds of this rich stuff were taken out. The ore is found in a gangue of lime spar, talc and occasionally some quart/ or other siliceous matter. The mine is supplied upon the surface with an office building, boarding and sleeping houses, blacksmith shop, ore house, etc. An excellent wagon road leads from the mine down to and connecting with the road leading into Kingston, just below town. Mr. T. F. Chapman, the superintendent, is a very able
and accommodating manager, and one who takes pleasure in show- ing the product of the mine and explaining its features to parties in- terested. He took hold of the property when it was a prospect, and byhisfaithand.energyhasdevelopedabonanza. Severaloffersof high prices have been made for the mine and all refused. While it is not improbable that the owners would sell if they were to be offer- ed their own figures, they are in no hurry and it is safe to assert that
the mine is not begging a purchaser. The ore sh-pments from the mine have all been made to the Argo works, near Denver, Colorado.
Next to the Bullion, and joining it upon the north, is the Super- ior, a property already known far and near as one which not only has great intrinsic merit but which also promises to do much in
the way of ore shipments during the year 1883. It is situated up- on the same vein as the Bullion and presents throughout the sam