Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31
NEWS AND NOTES.

The supreme court of Alabama re-
Gently held that provision in a mining
lease that at the expiration of same the
lessee, will take the improvements, pay
ing fair valuation for them, is not bind
ing on his assignee.
E. NJ. Messiter, who is in charge of
the Tonawanda Mining and Leasing
company's interest at Periso, was in
Thursday, returning Friday morning
That company is keeping the Perigo 30
rapid drop stamp mill running on ore
from the Perigo mine. En- Earl is run
ming the Rollins 20 slow drop stamp mill
on custom ore. MIR. Messiter stated that
it is getting quite cold out there and
that ice formed there half an inch thick
one night last week.
Casper Engel of Black Hawk is open
ing up promising prospect on the east
side OF North Clear creek below Black
Hawk. He has quite a body of mineral
ICED crevice matter besides fair streak
of galenous ore. Casper is an old pros
pector, and THE OBSERVER hopes that he
now has prospect from which he will
realize large sum of money.
A Nevadaville pool of practical miners
have taken lease Of the French lode on
Quartz hill, owned by Hon. Willard TEL
Ter and Judge E. L. Wells of Denver. The
French was one of the early discovered
mines having been discovered and work
ing in 1860 by party of Canadian
F'renchmen. The ore is bringing at the
smelters from s6O to s72 per ton.
w. II. Richards OF Nevadaville, who
was placed in charge of the Kokomo
mine in the southeastern portion of Rus
sell district, has the machinery in very
fair shape for further development on
that property.
party Of Austrian miners who have
lease on the Searle mine, west Of the
Kokomo, and on the same vein, are do
ing very we'll after paying royalty on the
ore taken out.
The Engineering and Mining journal
of August 90 says that the "wlld cats"
have invaded the Hudson River valley
Stock in an alleged Gold Farm at Rhine
beck, New York, is being peddled around
by women who are taking in women in
all positions, even the servants. Every
one should know. that there is no gold
mine at the place mentioned, nor any
where else in the state OF New York.
That journal adds that steps should be
taken to promptly arrest those selling
the worthless shares.
Il. II. Pratt is sinking shaft on the
Pocahontas mine for the Pocahontas
company. The property is owned by
Chicago parties and is situated in Ill
inois Central district. The main shaft is
over 100 feet in depth.
Ed l.. Moody is working the westerly
portion of the Defiance lode, while Gray,
Bray Co. are working the casterly por-
tion OF the same vein. Another shaft is
being worked on what is known as the
Bench, which Is the same vein, by l.. n.
Eby and Newton Riley.
Lamont tS Ballard this week have been
overhauling the Avon company's % slow
drop stamp water mill formerly the
Wheeler million North Clear creek,
below the mouth OF Misso uri gulch.
The water wheel is being put in the best
of condition. The mill is also supplied
with steam power, and is connected with
the main track OF the Gilpin County
tramway.
G.. w. Mabee, ST., resumed work at
the main shaft OF the Newfoundland
mine on GunneIl hill last Monday. This
mine was closed down temporarily the
second Of May last.
There is an increased demand for sec.
ond hand mine holsters nnd boilers.
Hardly day passes that enquiries are
not made for them. There are 80 many
mines upon which work is being resumed
that the demand for thcm is greater
than the supply.
Idaho Springs Gazette: Frank Town.
send OF Creswell has n prospect ut that
place which he is confident will make II
mine with development. The vein is
large. A shaft has been sunk to depth
OF 20 feet and recent test showed .O8
ounce gold and 80 ounce silver per ton.
Mr.. Townsend feels encouraged and will