Gilpin observer., 1899-06-29

smelters. The Guggenheim smelteE the
largest in the United States, is now run
ming with $50 men, and if the agitators
can be kept off, this plant will givefe en-
ployment to more than 1900 men by the
first of October.
Captain Walter B. Jenness has been
succeeded as superintendent of the
Village Belle mine at Eldora by A. J.
Mitchell.
The Eldora Miner announces another
strike of tellurium ore in the Rosetta H.
mine, on Mineral mountain, that place.
The ore was struck in a tunnel forty feet
in from its entrance.
The Golden Globe says that the opera.
tors Of the Malachite mine near that
place have struck a rich body of copper
ore in their new shaft, and are much en-
couraged over the find.
Mr.. Colvin informs The OBSERVER
that the SOO-foot station in the cage
shaft on the Cook Gold Mining com
pany's property have been cut and es-
tablished, and that sinking another 100
feet will be commenced Immediately.
Mr.. E. E. Chase, the well-known min
ing engineer, OF Denver, recently visited
the Big Alice mine, west of Silver Creek,
Clear Creek county, and took from that
immense porphyry dyke, number OF
samples for assay. Should the assays
prove satisfactory an English syndicate
will purchase the property and concen-
tration mill at the mine.
Frank Stansfield, OF Russell Gulch,
has been placed in charge OF the work
ings Of the Hot Pot mine, in Virginia
canon, formerly superintended by j. H.
LeMoyne. Mr.. Stansfield is driving the
5OO-foot east and west levels under con-
tract. MIR. LeMoyne is now operating
the Freeland Extension group of mines
in Clear Creek county.
Steam was raised last Thursday for
the first time at the Rialto mine, this
city, and the engine and holster started
in motion as test to see il the plant was
in proper working order. Mrs. Barnes
had the honor of pulling the lever to the
steam whistle which announced that the
machinery was in working order.
Norman McCauley, OF Hill City, South
Dakota, has patented quartz mill, The.
combination consisting of rocker plat&
connected in pairs in combination witt
interposed ridged or corrugated aproi7
connected to and rocking with solid
plates for distributing the material, and
the pans in which said rocker plates
operate, said pans underlying the dis
charge sides OF the apron.
The North Downs Gold Mining com.
pany, Boston incorporation, are en-
ploying quite number OF miners in de-
veloping their North Downs mine, on
Swede hill, in Black Hawk. Mr. l.. Fl.
Stockbridge, Manager of the Fisk Gold
Mining company, is looking after the
property for the eastern owners, and is
assisted by James V. Thompson, OF Black
Hawk. The vein is we'll defined and
wide. The ore is OF galenons character.
A 2o-horse power gasoline holster is to
be placed on the Gladstone lode, Illinois
Central district, recently sold to the Gil
pin & Boston Gold Mining company, OF
which Mr.. e. S. Moulton is the manager.
The shaft has been retimbered in first
class shape. 1t now has a depth OF 50
feet. AS soon as the shaft building now
in course OF erection is completed, and
hn hntafar in ypctttan additional
feet will be sunk. Mr.. Michael Flynn
has charge Of the underground work.
Mr.. Stefan, manager OF the Geiger
mine, one OF the best developed and larg-
est producing mines in Pine district,
passed through Central last Saturday
with four spanking horses and Downs
& Odgers ore wagon, recently purchased
by him, on his way to the mine. Now
that the roads from that property into
Black Hawk have become settled, Mr..
Stefan has commenced hauling the ac.
cumulated ore at the Geiger to the
sampling works in the Quartz Mill City.
Mr.. s. S. johnson, for L. Sternberper,
OF Denver, last week commenced making
another shipment OF concentrating ore
from the Lotus mine, Russell district, to
Black Hawk, where it was loaded onto
railroad cars, and thence taken to Idaho
Springs for treatment. Mr.. Sternberger
when this shipment is completed will
have shipped to that plant 1909 tons Of
concentrating ore from the Lotus. The
operators of the German mine, at the
head OF Virginia canon. also made ship.
ment to that point, the ore being hauled
there by wagons.
While in Nevndaville Tuesday n repre-.
sentative Of The OBSERVER ascertained