Gilpin observer., 1899-03-23

menced work upon the property. Deep,
er development work is to be inaugur-
ated.
Eugene FL. Teats, former Centralite, is
now en- route to Dutch Guiana, where he
will assume charge of large placer prop
osition which is being pushed by Ameri-
can capital.
The old Bluebird mine, situated near
Grand Island district, Boulder county,
is to resume work again. 1t is silver
bearing vein.
Manager Colvin of the Cook Gold
Mining company is making good head
way in sinking an additional 100 feet in
the cage shaft of that company's group
of mines on Bobtail Hill. When com
pleted, the shaft will have attained a
depth of 500 feet. The 100 foot levels
are also being extended.
AT special meeting of the directors
of the Denver Stock Exchange held
March 10, II. l.. Prentice, president of
the Prentice Investment company of that
city, now operating on the Industrial
Exchange, New York City, was expelled
from the Denver board for alleged ma
nipulation of stocks. The vote was
unanimous, the thirteen directors being
present.
NJ. P. Dalton of Denver and leading
mining operator in Gilpin county, was
registered at one of the leading hotels in
New York on the 10th inst. His pres
ence in that city is significant of the fact
that company is being formed which
will come into the property - mines and
stamp mill - of the New Gregory com
pany, which is to be sold hext Saturday
at Sheriff's sale
Wonderful discoveries never cease, not
even in mining. The Territorial Enter
prise of Virginia, Nevada. reports the
discovery of "liniment mine a miner
discovered it oozing down from an up
per" which he was putting in. The Den
yer Mining Reporter has heard Of
brass mine, German silver mine and
even COW mine, bat liniment mine is
a new one" How about the baby mine.
A combined miners candlestick and
fuse implement has been patented by
Jacob f. Sayes of Senvile, Idaho, which
consists of handle, a candle holder To-
Gated at the opposite end of the handle,
said candle holder having cylindrical
portion adopted to receive the lower end
of the candle, said cylindrical portion
having in its side recess, the end of the
spike adapted to pass through said re-
cess when the spike is closed.
Thomas Auter has been appointed as
general manager of the recently reorgan.
lied Mahoning Mining company, operat-
ing in Elk park, west OF Apex. The new
company have put up sum of money
with which to prosecute work in their
tunnel.
Mrs. Juda Poynter, this city, has con-
veyed to Washington johnson all her
right, title and interest in and to the
'l6 to l" group of veins in South Boulder
district, north of Perigo, this county, for
a valuable consideration.
The Pine Cone states that there is
more active mining going on than there
has ever been heretofore, and properties
are starting up all over the district,
which points to the fact that within six
weeks there will be twice as many prop
critics working at full blast.
Vallero, Rapin & Co, on the westerly
portion of the Golden Wedge lode, Lake
district, the first of the week shipped a
quantity of ore from that property,
which they are working under lease.
Their next shipment will be smelling
ore, of which they have some that is very
rich.
The Enterprise tunnel. situated on
North Clear creek, opposite the stamp
mill and concentration works at one
time owned by Mr.. Humphrey, of the
ole Running Lode mining company, has
resumed work again. 1t is owned by
William II. Lane, of Black Hawk, who
has enlisted Fort Collins parties in its
development The tunnel will cut sew.
eral well-known and defined veins which
course through that portion of Maryland
mountain.
James \. Gilmour returned from Per-
igo Saturday evening. He showed Il rep
resentative OF The OBSERVER two pieces
of the Jim Blaine mine. which, in addi
tion to the bright yellow copper, con
tains a dark streak of mineral closely re.
semblng tellurium. He sent them to
Prof. h. e. Burlingame in Denver for
analysis. The OBSERVER trusts that the
streaks will prove to be tellurium.
Mrs. Violet NJ. Pearce was given n
judgment on Wednesday, March 10, in
Judge Buffers branch OF court in Den
YER. TO recover from the Cuba Gold Min
ing company Sl,695.95. Her demand is
for bnck salary due her husband. Frank
Il. Pearce, who was superintendent and
general manager OF the company with an
Office over the store Of NJ. Eppstein in
this city. The property the company
worked is in Illinois Central district,
south OF this city.
James A. Gilmour is preparing as soon
as the roads become settled and free OF
the accum ulated snow and ice, to move
the Daisy 10 stamp slow drop mill, from
the head Of Gambel:gulch, above Perigo,
to South Moon gulch, where it will be
placed, and where there is u better sup.
ply OF water for boiler, stamp and CON
centration purposes. In developing the
Perigo vein, the water courses that feed
the springs Mt the present site OF the mill
he's been depleted. Hence its removal.
1t is "A much better location, rs there are
large number Of very promising veins