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The Cripple Creek Times. Issue No. 1Info Publication Date:
January 1, 1903Info found on page:
57Info Title:
Orpha May Done Great Work
That the late Mr. Stratton had abundant faith in the future and believed in deep mining was evidenced by the amount of work he did on Bull and other hills.
An example is that in the old Orpha May the greatest amount of drifting and cross-cutting has been done, a total of 20,210 feet of work.
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General Mining News
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The Morning Times. Volume: 3 [III], Issue No. 199Info Publication Date:
December 7, 1895Info found on page:
1Info Title:
Orpha May in Good Ore
The Orpha May Reveling in Richness
The Orpha May is in good ore and the mine in good shape. The report of a strike made yesterday and so stated in The Times was correct. It was kind of quiet, every-day strike, however, and nothing to make an inordinate amount of noise about—a nine-foot vein with eight inches of stuff on the foot-wall that shows value of a thousand or two dollars to the ton.
The mine is now being worked principally at the third and fifth levels, the former at a depth of 170 feet, the latter at 275 feet. From the 170-foot level drifts have been run thirty feet north and fifty-five south. At the 275-foot level about 400 feet of drifts have been run north and south. Forty-five men are employed and they are getting out about twenty-five tons of ore each week.
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Above Info was Last Updated on 10.10.2021 (18:51:24)
Above Info was First Seen 04.06.2021
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General Mining News
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The Morning Times. Volume: 3 [III], Issue No. 199Info Publication Date:
December 7, 1895Info found on page:
1Info Title:
Orpha May Shipped to Smelter
The Orpha May Reveling in Richness
Six tons of ore sent to the smelter a few days ago from the Orpha May are said to have averaged eighty ounces per ton.
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Special/Editorial Correspondence
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The Mining and Scientific Press. Volume: 94 [XCIV], Issue No. 23Info Publication Date:
June 8, 1907Info found on page:
714Info Title:
Western Investment Co. Works Orpha May
Cripple Creek, Colorado.
Successful Leases.
The Western Investment Co., same leasing co. as operating the Specimen claim of Stratton Estate, is also driving at a depth of 800 ft. east and west of the Orpha May shaft for the extension of the Lucky Guss veins.
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The Morning Times. Volume: 5 [V], Issue No. 326Info Publication Date:
May 1, 1898Info found on page:
5Info Title:
Orpha May Shipments
SOME OF THE WEEK'S SHIPMENTS.
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WEEKLY SHIPMENTS
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Some of the Ore Sent Out From Cripple's Mines.
The following shipments were made last week from the Union territory via the Orpha May;
2¾ tons averaging $28.39
3½ tons averaging $36.10.
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The Morning Times. Volume: 7 [VII], Issue No. 231Info Publication Date:
August 30, 1899Info found on page:
1Info Title:
Mr. Charles A. Keith Died
DEATH OF CHARLES A. KEITH
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Fell One Hundred and Forty Feet in Union Shaft of Orpha May Yesterday.
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DIED IN HALF AN HOUR
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Brave Battle for Life When Within Five Feet of the Collar of the Shaft.
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NEVER REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS
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One of the Best Known and Most Successful Men of the Gold Camp.
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Charles A. Keith, one of the best known and most prominent citizens of Cripple Creek, fell 140 feet in the Union shaft of the Orpha May at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and was so badly injured that he died in half an hour.
Mr. Keith had been down in the mine inspecting it, and at 4 o'clock concluded to return to the surface. He hooked the cable to the bucket himself on the 145-foot level and gave the signal to hoist.
When within five feet of the top the bucket was in some unaccountable manner released, and crashed down to the bottom, the engineer at the same time noticing a sudden swaying of the cable, which lashed from side to side in the shaft, and the rattling of chains, which told him that something was wrong.
No one saw the tragic event, and the bruises on the body of Mr. Keith mutely tell the story of his battle for life and his subsequent death, which the entire district will mourn.
Mr. Keith tightened his grasp on the cable, and in doing so the flesh was torn from his right hand, which was badly lacerated. In the swaying of the cable, he must have struck the side of the shaft and been rendered unconscious, and it was at that time that his grasp was released and he fell downward into the shaft.
The impact when he struck the bottom broke his left foot and his right arm, while he was badly injured on the left side, in the region of the heart, and there is a deep gash in his right temple where he struck the bucket.
Superintendent Dan McDonald immediately fastened another bucket to the cable, which was lowered, and tenderly lifting the bruised and unconscious man, gave the signal to hoist.
All that man could do was done for him. Rough miners became as tender as women, and tears flowed from every eye.
Medical aid was summoned, and a telephone message was sent to Dr. Whiting to repair at once to the residence of Mrs. Keith in this city and break the news to her, for she is in a delicate condition.
Mr. Keith was beyond all human aid, and his life was ebbing fast, and at 4:30 o'clock, surrounded by friends who hastened to the point as soon as the news of the accident became known, he expired, quietly, without having regained consciousness.
The remains were immediately conveyed to Cripple Creek.
No arrangements for the funeral will be made until the arrival of his brother, E.W. Keith, from Leadville, to-day.
No one knows how the accident occurred. The cable did not pull out of its socket, and was equipped with a safety hook, but in some manner it slipped, with the result above recited.
Mr. Keith was one of the most prosperous and best known men in the Cripple Creek district. He was 32 years of age.
He was a partner in the immense transfer business of Keith & Grube, and was operating a number of paying leases, while he was manager of a number of well known properties and was one of the richest men in the district.
He came here five years ago, where his success has been marked by everyone.
He had hundreds of friends and no enemies. He served two years as alderman from the Second ward in this city, and in addition to his many other interests was the local manager of the Hayden Electric Light Co.
He leaves a wife and two children to mourn his loss, a boy three years and a girl five years of age.
The business of the firm of Keith & Grube will be conducted the same as in the past.
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General Mining News
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The Engineering and Mining Journal. Volume: 92 [XCII], Issue No. 3Info Publication Date:
July 15, 1911Info found on page:
134Info Title:
Girls' Leasing Company Has Given Up the Orpha May Lease
Girls' Leasing Company—The girls have given up their lease on the Orpha May, after sending out two cars of milling ore.
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The Mining and Scientific Press. Volume: 107 [CVII], Issue No. 19Info Publication Date:
November 8, 1913Info found on page:
734Info Title:
Depths of the American Eagles, John a. Logan & Orpha May Mines
Stratton's Independence M. & D. Co., the American Eagles shaft, on Bull Hill, is now 1500 ft., the John A. Logan shaft, is down 1500 ft., and Orpha May shaft is down 1500 ft.
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Above Info was First Seen 20.11.2019
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The Colliery Engineer and Metal Miner. Volume: 17 [XVII], Issue No. 11Info Publication Date:
June, 1897Info found on page:
482Info Title:
Orpha May Vein/Ore-Shoot Description
The Orpha May vein is forty feet wide. It includes too other veins each three feet wide, fifteen feet apart, the interval filled by cross-seams of quartz carrying ore worked all together and valued at $8 per ton. Six ore-shoots have been opened averaging each 50 feet in length, pitching south.
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