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Cripple Creek.—(Special.)—Yesterday Steelsmith & Weaver, operating the Findley on Bull hill, made their final shipment, consisting of sixteen carloads of $40 ore.
The lease expired the other day, and for a while it was thought that the company would renew, but such is not the case. The lessees, it is understood, leave the property way behind, notwithstanding that of late they have shipped considerable ore. They did thousands of dollars' worth of development work before encountering the ore.

Findley Gold Mining Company.—At the annual meeting the old board of directors was re-elected, consisting of J. H. Hobbs, J. S. Tucker, J. J. Key, G. R. Buckman, W. K. Dudley and F. L. Ballard. Mr. Hobbs was elected president and treasurer, and Mr. Key secretary and vice-president. The reports of the officers showed that during the year past the property has produced about $80,000 worth of ores, and that the company's affairs were in a promising condition.
The shaft has been sunk 1,400 ft. The company is working the property, and there are no leases upon it. During the year levels were run to and upon the vein at 900, 1,000, 1,100 and 1,200 ft.

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Denver, Dec. 16.—A Republican special from Cripple Creek last night says:
All troops which have been stationed at the Findley mine were withdrawn to-day by order of Colonel Verdeckberg, the commander of the National Guard in this district. It is believed by the military commander and his advisers that the conditions no longer require military protection. The non-union men working can fully protect themselves and have so declared themselves.
The move is a significant one, indicating the confidence the military authorities have in the situation.

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Findley.—Operations were resumed at this property about two weeks ago after a shutdown of several months. Necessary repairs have been made, and the property equipped with new machinery.
About fifty men are employed at present, but it is expected to double this force shortly. Prior to the shutdown the shipments averaged about twenty-five tons daily, the ore running about one ounce gold to the ton. The main shaft is 1,250 feet in depth, but the lower workings are at present inaccessible owing to water.

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The new plant of machinery on the Findley property is in working order and ore at the rate of 40 tons per day is being hoisted from the 1000 foot level.
From recent assays this ore will return values of between $30 and $50 to the ton. The ore body measures seven feet in width and has been opened up for a long distance.

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The Findley mine is making a monthly output of about 1,500 tons, the ore returning values of about $30 per ton, which means that this well known Bull hill property is now making a gross production of over $30,000 per month.
This property is one of the best equipped in the district, as a new plant of machinery, new washing machines, and new ore and shaft houses were recently placed on the premises.

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Colorado Springs, Sept. 8. The Findley mine is now shipping out on an average of two carloads of ore per day, giving returns of $40 to the ton. This means that the mine is making a gross daily production of $2,500 and an annual production of $1,000,000.
The company is now employing over 100 men, working in three shifts. The Findley at the present time is without doubt one of the best mines in the district and is improving with every day's work. It is one of the steadiest producers in the district, and sends out on an average as good grade of ore as any.

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Colorado Springs, Oct. 4.—The Findley and Shurtloff mines are now producing about 100 tons of ore per day that carry gold contents to the value of $45 to the ton.
A world of ore has been opened in these mines, and when they are consolidated the first of the month the new company will hold a continuous ore shoot that is proven for a distance of 1450 feet.

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Findley.—This company is now breaking and shipping an average of sixty tons of $40 ore each day, the ore coming from the surface down to the fourteenth level.
It is expected that as soon as the consolidation with the Shurtloff is effected that regular dividends will be paid.

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THE FINDLEY AND VALLEY CITY CONSOLIDATION.
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Cripple Creek District.
The special commission of three engineers appointed by Judge Cunningham to investigate the Findley-Valley City consolidation in the Cripple Creek district, has reported.
The commissioners find that the terms of consolidation are equitable in spite of the opposition of minority stockholders in the Findley.
The commissioners were Messrs. Max Boehmer, E. Le Neve Foster, E. E. Chase. The report was as follows:

"We have the honor to submit our report as referees in the above cause, and beg leave to state that we have followed the instructions of the court as expressed in the stipulation between the parties in interest, and that we have reached a final conclusion in the matter referred to us.

"It is our unanimous opinion that the proposed consolidation on equal terms of the Findley Gold Mining Company and the Valley City Gold Mining Company is fair and profitable to the Findley Gold Mining Company.

"It soon became plainly evident during the first days of our examination that we would be able to arrive at a conclusion without the need of further exploration work.
We, therefore, endeavored to finish our task within the time set, and, as nearly as possible, within the amount appropriated in the stipuation.

"To accomplish this we assumed as correct the maps of the surface boundaries and the underground workings as furnished to us by the engineer who makes the surveys and maps for both companies.
We further assumed that the paper title of record had been examined by attorneys, and that such was not within our province. In addition we took it for granted that the balance on the books of the First National Bank of Cripple Creek, as shown to us, represented the cash assets above all debts for the companies, excepting only amounts due for current expenses, and that the latter would be balanced by the ore in transit.

"The conclusion reached by us was based upon a full consideration of the following points and each of these was given the weight it deserved in the matter to be determined:

"I. Examination of the workings of both mines and other developments in their vicinity.
"II. Extent of development and value of plants and surface improvements in both.
"III. The ore still standing and broken ore still remaining in the stopes.
"IV. Prospective value of both mines on further and deeper development, including the question of pumping.
"V. The large amount of ore that has been extracted from the Valley City property and shipped as Findley ore, the profit from which has largely increased the Findley bank account.
"VI. The grade of the ore in different parts of both properties.
"VII. The amount of money to the credit of both parties in the First National Bank of Cripple Creek on the 26th day of November, 1904. These amounts show $152,000 to the credit of the Findley Gold Mining Company and $39,000 to the credit of the Valley City Gold Mining Company.
"VIII. The title, by patent and by deed, of the Findley Gold Mining Company to the Findley Lode claim, as surveyed for patent exclusive of its conflict with the Shurtloff No. 2, Orpha May No. 2, Lucky Gus and Christmas Belle Lode claims and the Hull City Placer claim.
"IX. The title by patent and deed of the Valley City Gold Mining Company to the Shurtloff No. 2 Lode claim, as surveyed for patent, exclusive of its conflict with the Grouse, Pike's Peak, Orpha May No. 1, Orpha May No. 2 and Bison No. 2 Lode claims, but including the Pauper conflict; also its title to Happy Thought Lode claim as surveyed for patent; exclusive of its conflict with the Bison No. 2, Pauper, Shurtloff No. 2 and Findley Lode claims.
"X. The apex rights on all veins disclosed in both properties, against each other and against all other claims adjoining, according to the patent title of each mining claim or fraction thereof included in the territory owned by the respective companies. In this connection the matter of discovery veins received due consideration.
"XI. The apex rights of other mining claims in the vicinity not belonging to either company.

"The fifteenth level of the Findley mine could not be inspected because it was under water, hence the development of the mine below the fourteenth level could not be taken into consideration."

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Colorado Springs, Colo., March 18th, 1905.—The Findley Company, operating the Findley and Shurtloff claims, has just received returns on a shipment of ore that was settled for at the rate of 104½ ounces to the ton, which gives it a value of $2,091 to the ton.
The body of ore from which this rich shipment came is not the only one in the property by any means, as the large ore shoot recently struck near the bottom level is running very close to this amount, and a shipment will leave the property in the course of the next few days.

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Findley—In this mine, on Bull hill, on the 1,100-ft level of the Shurtoff claim, is a stope 30 ft. wide and 100 ft. long. During the current month machine drills have removed ore vertically but 4 ft.; but of 4 ft. from a stope 3 by 150 ft. means a great amount of ore.
This shoot has been proven at several points between the 1.100-ft. and the 500-ft. levels, and it is thought it will continue to the surface.
During the year the company has paid dividends every month, and has expended 40,000 in surface improvements.

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Jelinek Cage Chairs.
The importance of a safe, simple, cheap and sure cage chair is recognized by every mine superintendent and appreciated by every mineworker. To meet the condition the Jelinek cage chair has been put on the market by Hendrie & Bolthoff company of Denver.
The Jelinek chairs are attached to the bottom of the cage, one set only being required for each single compartment shaft regardless of the number of levels. The simplicity and certainty of the device is shown by the illustrations herewith. There are no springs and the mechanical principles are simple and direct.
The cage can be landed absolutely on the level or floor or at any set of timbers for repair work. The chairs are operated in four ways— from the cage itself, from any level without reaching into the shaft, from collar of shaft or from engineer's stand by means of a lever.
The chairs serve as extension track rails or as guides for the cars. The cost of a set of chairs for a ten level shaft is about 1-10 of the cost of level landings of the old style. The chairs can be attached to any cage or bottoms with the chairs attached and can be purchased of the makers.
These cage chairs are now in use in all parts of the country.

In the Cripple Creek district the Golden Cycle Mine, Findley and Independence Consolidated mines are users.

The chairs are manufactured in Denver and sold on a license plan for each compartment of a shaft with a perpetual term. When a license for a mine has been issued the chairs may be manufactured by the owners, thus making the device available in all parts of the country.

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Among the principal mines from which the Standard Mill treats ores are the Abe Lincoln, American Eagle, Elkton, El Paso, Findley, Golden Cycle, Shurtloff, Strong, Theresa, and Vindicator.
In April, 1904, the plant was handling about 250 tons daily.

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Findley.—This property which has been one of the best producers in the Cripple Creek district, but which has been closed down for almost a year, will again be operated next month.
Shipments of ore will be made to the new Golden Cycle mill at Colorado City, for the operation of which the Findley has been waiting.

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Denver.—One of the greatest strikes ever known in the district occurred last week in the Findlay on Bull hill. The vein was encountered in the 10th level and has a width of 27 feet.
No assays taken has shown less than $65 gold per ton. There are several streaks of sylvanite which run as high as 20 and 25 ounces per ton.

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Cripple Creek, Colorado.
Strike in the Findley.
A strike of good ore is reported to have been made on the Findley mine on Bull hill. At a depth of 850 ft. on the tenth level a new vein has been encountered and from the assay-returns the ore should ship between two and three ounces.
The Findley ore is to be treated at the Portland mill at Colorado City until such time as the Golden Cycle is in operation. This will be the first custom ore the Portland mill will have treated.

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Strike in the Findley.
The rich vein of ore recently encountered on the tenth, or 875-ft. level of the Findley mine, on Bull hill, has been cut at greater depth on the eleventh level. Assays as high as $400 per ton have been obtained, and the ore when shipped is expected to give returns around two ounces per ton.
On the tenth level the orebody has been proved up for a width of 20 ft., and it is an entirely new one in the history of the mine.

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Denver.—Reports from the Findley state that 125,000 tons of ore were piled up in the stopes of that property during the cessation of shipments pending the completion of the new mill of the Golden Cycle at Colorado City.
Ore is being mined in every level from the second of the Shurtloff to the fifteenth in the Findley, 1,365 feet below surface. The Findley combination has become one of the greatest mines in Colorado with enormous reserves systematically blocked out.

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The Findley Consolidated Gold Mining Company is shipping out an average of 100 tons of ore per day from its Findley-Shurtloff claims on Bull hill.
As development work is carried on the grade of ore is increasing, and is returning from $40 to $45 in gold to the ton.
Recently a large sized ore body was encountered at a depth of 800 feet. This vein, which is thirty feet wide and of a sylvanite formation, carries values of two ounces in gold all the way across.

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Cripple Creek, March 31. (Special Correspondence)—Some good-grade ore has been encountered at a depth of 1,500 ft. in the Findley mine on Bull hill. Calaverite shows in many places. This new discovery is of importance, as it has been made at the greatest depth to which tellurides have been found in the camp as far as is known.
The output of the Findley mine approximates 100 tons per day, which is shipped to the Golden Cycle mill at Colorado City for treatment.

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On the 14th inst., the Findley Consolidated Company resumed ore shipments, which were discontinued for the preceding two weeks, pending betterments to the shaft.
It is expected that an output of 100 tons daily will be maintained.

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The Findley Consolidated Company is carrying on operations through the Findley and Shurtloff shafts, and is shipping about 125 tons of ore daily, which gives the company third rank in the district as regards tonnage.
The average value of the ore is said to be $30.

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The annual report of the Findley Consolidated Mining Company shows a greatly decreased output, amounting only to 5,220 short tons of ore, containing $115,837 in gold values, less than one-fourth of the total for 1905.
This resulted from the company spending the year in development work until the new mill of the Golden Cycle Company, at Colorado City, should be completed.
In an endeavor to facilitate the handling of lower grades of ore, this company combined with the Vindicator Company in experimental work during the year, seeking to determine a process to be used in a large mill to be built jointly by the two companies.

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Cripple Creek.—Vigorous development work is being given the Findley and Shurtloff properties of the Findley Consolidated Gold Mining company on Bull hill, and at present Superintendent Clements is shipping on an average of three cars of ore a day to the local samplers.
On the 1,400-foot level an ore body of extremely large dimensions is being broken. The grade of mineral from this shoot is very rich and average returns are better than two ounces to the ton.

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The strike recently made on the 1,000-ft. level of the Findley property, on Bull hill is reported to be improving as development work is carried on, and the vein exposed now measures a little over 4 ft. between walls.
This vein is opened at a point about 650 ft. north of the main Findley shaft, and carries values of from $17 to $24.50 a ton.

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Findley—Mullin & Co., leasing on the 11th level, 900 ft. below the surface, are reported to have opened 3 ft. of ore that yields 2 oz. gold to the ton.
The mine is operated by nine sets of leasers, and the production is from seven to 10 cars of ore per week.

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What is believed a parallel vein to the main Findley vein from which $1,000,000 worth of ore was extracted some years ago, has been opened by Walker & Call, lessees, on the eleventh level of the main shaft.
The ore shoot has been opened in new country.

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