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Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
GREGORY MOUNTAIN.


MIR. Eastman, superintendent OF the
ONeil mine, this week started up the
new air compressor recently placed on
this property, and hereafter will use
power drills in future development work.
A fine quality of copper iron is found in
the O'Neil vein, as also native copper
has been encountered in the granite
walls, which forms sort of cleavage to
them. The superintendent has the
hosting plant in good condition, and
with the addition cf the SO-horse power
boiler recently installed, the ONeill is in
good condition for deeper and more ex-
tensive developments. The property is
owned by the Ontario Gold Mining
company.
North Of the O'Neil Ii. P. Davies e.
Co. are taking out very fine appearing
copper iron which assays well In golu
besides carrying hign percentage OF
copper values. For the present whim
is used for hoisting.
At the Next President, on the east
side OF Packard gulch near the iron rail
road bridge, Messrs. Thompson and
Mcleod, who were awarded contract
for sinking the main or engine shaft are
making very good headway in complst-
ing their contract.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14

Austin Daily Register who was visitor
to Central City some three weeks ago,
states that he will accompany the Mimi
sofa Editorial Association on their an
nual tour, which includes the principal
points in Colorad. There will be about
J 17o Of the Knights OF the Quill and Faber
Shavers in the delegation. They will be
due in Denver on Monday September
18th. The following day they will go
over the Loop to end OF track on the
South Clear Creek division OF the Colo
RADIO & Southern railroad.
Georgetown Herald: Walter Flagler.
wife and daughter, and Robert Griffiths
were over from Central City spending
Sunday with r. E. Nelson and family.
Messrs. Flagler and Grffiths are both
engineers on the Saratoga mine.
DIARY Paul, after trip to Aspen. and
its mines returned to Central last Thurs.
day evening.
Miss May Rowe, OF the New York
store, this city left for Denver Friday
morning, where she visited friends. She
returned Tuesday.
Mrs. r. c. johnson master of finances
OF the Grand Temple, Rathbone Sisters,
Mrs. Elijah Stephens, delegate from the
temple in this city, and Robert c. John
son. to the grand lodge OF Colorado
Knights of Pythas left last Sunday for
Florence to attend the annual session of
those grand bodies.
Mayor John C. Jenkins and family
broke camp South Boulder park, last
Friday AMI have returned to the city
for the fall and winter
Peter Dillon left Central last Friday
for Portland, Oregon, and will be absent
about month. He will also visit Seat.
tie and portions OF the state OF Wash
ington before returning He makes the
trip for the benefit of his health.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
PUZZLE NINE.

At the Puzzle mine, west of the Cook
company's workings, Mr.. Ballatyne, the
superintendent, is stopping out ground
west OF the Puzzle shaft at depth OF
200 feet. He has taken out considerable
peacock iron OF late. He is also work
ing the Puzzle vein east of the above.
named shaft on the Peterson lode, OF
which he and his associates have lease.
A contract has been let to sink the
Peterson shaft to s further depth of 200
feet. He has also secured lease on the
Tom Thumb lode, an adjacent vein to
the Puzzle and parallel with it. The
latter is the property Of Judge l.. p.
Alright.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
UNIT OF WEIGHT,


The unit of weight is twenty pounds,
avoirdupois. 1t is l per cent OF lead in
the ore and per cent OF ton, 1000
pounds, is twenty pounds. Each per
cent of lead contained in the ore is ea aual
to as many units. Ore carrying SO per
cent of lead Tor so units, il lead, for ex-
ample, is quoted at 81 per 100 pounds,
is worth 60 cents per unit, and fifty times
sixty equals $50 ton.
For each decline or rise OF cents in
the quotation deduction or addition of
l per cent should be made. II the quo
tation is 1896 then per cent from the
price go cents) should be taken, making
50 cents the settlement price, and 30 on
down to whatever the quotation may be-.
II the ore ie quoted, for example, at g.
IS, cents from 80 leaves 54 cents per
unit and ore carrying so per cent OF lead
would amount to 5Ox55, equaling in val
ue $3.50 per ton.
This is the way the ore buyers figure,
but the producer wonders why ore car
rying so per cent, as stated above, when
lead is quoted at 81 per 100 pounds,
doesn't bring $40 ton instead OF $50,
who gets the rakeoff of $40 ton or is it
lost in the fumes? asks the Mining Ga
Zette.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14

and ground the ore, lie near by. Inside,
the troughs are polished like marble by
the friction, and the large porphyritic
crystals of feldspar in the granite show
plainly. This arastra was worked by a
turbine water wheel amply supplied with
water. power by the falls near by. 1t is
probable that these remains are the only
perfect specimens of the ancient arastra
to be found in Colorado.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
CORNISH PUNT RECEIVED.

The Gunnell Gold Mining and Milling
company has received from the Black
Hawk foundry of McFarlane & company
the new Cornish pump manufactured by
them for this company. 1t will be put
in the pump shaft of the Gunnell mine
as soon as Joseph Neidemyer, the under
ground foreman, can arrange a few pre-
liminaries underground.
The company is also placing in the
shaft building on this portion of the
property, new so horse power boiler.
This will give the company five boiler
capacity, equivalent to 400 horse power.
At their West Whiting shaft they have
reached point over 300 feet below sur
face in retimbering the shaft, and are
now below the point where the bulk of
new timbers were required.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
WORK RESUMED.

Cripple Creek parties have commenced
cleaning out and retimbering the adit on
the Mack lode, property of the Rora
Avis Mining company, worked number
OF years ago by Philadelphia compa ny
under the management OF Professor j. S.
Robertson. 1t is the same vein as the
Whitney, but east OF the latter. The ore
is OF galenous character, and with the
present prices paid for lead ore, should
prove a paying proposition. The prop
erty is situated on Prosser mountain, in
Eureka district.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
The Observer MDi39 Department.

the Little Pedro Mining Comdany. The
Kitty will have its main office at Colo
RADIO Springs and will operate in Teller
and Ell Paso counties. Its directors are
r. p. Davie, William Shemwell, E. S.
Bach, John N. Harnan and N. S. Candy
The little Pedro will have three offices,
one each at Victor, Cameron and Colo
RADIO Springs. The men at the helm are
F. NJ. Woods, W. d. Hatton and H. E.
Woods.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
TO Elk UP THE PLANT.

While H. A. Hoffman Of the Kansas
Burroughs Consolidated Mining com
pany was up here from Denver, it was
decided to put the hoisting plant on the
English Kansas in shape for working
that portion OF the Kansas vein. This
was the conclusion reached after making
a personal examination of the workings
underground.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
PERSONALS.

Ex-city clerk. and treasurer Herrick
Mcleod, came in from the mines north
east of Black Hawk last Saturday and
remained here until the first Of the week.
His health has greatly improved Of late
Rudolph Fuelscher, who has been en-
gagged in the stock business in eastern
Colorado since leaving here some months
ago, returned Tuesday. The following
day he commenced driving again for his
brother Daniel Fuelscher.
Washington johnson OF South Moon
gulch was in from his camp yesterday.
He informs The OBSERVER that the ra-
pid drop-1O stamps-of the Big Six
mining company, will be started up by
parties who have leased it. He also re-
ports that there is an increased activity
in mining in that locality, and develop
ment OF different lode claims will be
continued through the winter months.
Squire Peter Peterson, OF Gilpin, was
visiting friends in this city, yesterday.
Postmaster Fred r. Gooch, of Rol-
linsville, was attending to business at
the county seat yesterday.
Mrs Katie McRae, OF the Gilpin and
two sons left for Denver yesterday; they
will return this evening.
Joe Kahn, who closed out the stock of
boots ard shoes,of Lewis Tiger. this city,
has taken clerkship at N. Weinberger's 8
store at Idaho Springs. His wife arriv-
ed from Fort Collins Saturday, says the
News Of that place.
II. j. Hawley, OF the Hawley Merchan.
disc Company, who has been visiting rel
atives at Argyle, Wisconsin, returned to
Central Thursday evening.
Miss Lucy Barrow, OF Denver, and
Miss Lizzie Fitzmimmons OF Missouri
Valley, Iowa, aunt and cousin OF Miss
Jennie Cody, after brief visit with
their relative, left for Denver Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. N. T.. Barrett, who spent Satur-
day and Sunday the guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin p. Thomas, this city, re.
turned to her home in Denver Monday.
George w. Mabee, Jr. accompanied
his father on his return from Denver
last Monday.
Mrs. James II. Bowden, who has been
visiting friends in Boston, Mass, return.
ed 10 Central Friday.
THE OBSERVER acknowledges n pleas.
ant call Saturday afternoon from Mr.
Lewis Murphy, second son OF our friend
Mr.. John Murphy editor of the Dubuque
Iowa Daily Telegraph. He comes here
for lay OIL OF month and take in the
pure air Of the mountains. He is the
guest Of his aunt Mrs. NJ. Rank, this
city.
Miss julia Sennett, OF The Fair, this
city, returned from thre weeks vaca.
tion visiting friends at Aspen, this state.
A. Rachofsky, Of the New York Store
Merchantile Company left for Denver
yesterday morning, and will return Fri
day.
A letter received at The OBsERvEr
Office from Mr.. II. O. Busford OF thu
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
A. II. DAY, Central City.

d. you know that you can get Just /, &
Cockburn, the florist, as you can in Den.
yer, and at less cost. Call and see him
at the postoilicc store, Central.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
ROCK DniLLING CONrIsr ore

The great rock drilling contest for
which so much preparation had been
made in Denver and announced to come
off at the Forthcoming Festival Of Noun
tain and Plain, has been declared OIL, on
account OF difficulties arising, which it
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
Arc you Troubled with Dyspepsia?

II so do not neglect until II Is too late thi,
opportunity OF Kidding yourself OF this trou-
be pr. Fenner's Dyspepsia Cure. AS the
name Implies. is simply for Dyspepsia and
lr"igcstion. This IL preparation long and
successfully used In private practice by ope
OF Americas best qualified physicians. who
isan accepted authority on all medical ques-
tons. II not satlsl ed after using one bottle
your money will be refunded by
A. II. DAY, Central City.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14

Cockburn. the florist, can furnish you
with fresher flowers, pret.ier designs at
lower prices than you can get in Denver
Give HIM trial order and you are sure
to he pleased.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
REPORTED SALE OF THE TOPEKA.

Yesterday mornings Rocky Mountain
News says that rumor was current on
Tuesday night in the corridors OF the
Denver hotels that the Topeka mine in
Russell district had been sold for $780,
600, and that one half OF that sum was to
have been paid yesterday morning. The
mine, for some length OF time has been
worked by Henry p. Lowe and Mr.. Dimes
Of Denver, known as the Topeka syndi-
cate. After much enquiry, yesterday
afternoon and evening, The OBSERVER
reporter failed to find any corroboration
of the sale from parties in Central or in
Russell Gulch.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
Mo.t Importnnt-Good I,rend,

Good bread is most important thing
in your diet. We make the sweetest,
most wholesome bread. Thy it once.
That is all we ask. Hail our wagons.
SCHEFFLER & LINsENMAIER,
Central and Black Hawk.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
For sale.

Water tanks OF capacity OF from 20
to 40 barrels. just the thing for mines
or mills. Apply at the Rocky Mountain
Brewery OF Martin Mack, west Eureka
street, Central.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
Crockcry Ware

Philips IL Ebli at their Lawrence
street grocery store, have received fine
line of crockery ware of the latest de.
signs.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14

was found impossible to overcome, owing
to the bad condition of the railroad track
leading from the Gunnison quarry, the
desired rock for the contest cannot be
obtained. Hence the contest will be de-
ferred another year. There was consid-
erable interest being manifested by the
crack miners of Gilpin county in this
feature of the Mountain and Plain festi-
val, many having been practicing for it.
The board of management of the festival
deeply regret their inability to have the
contest come off.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
stock 10 Pasture.

Persons having horses, mules or cows
to pasture should call on George b.
Frye at the Root ranch, south OF the
Hill Banta ranch. Pasture is enclosed
with plenty OF good water.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14

The Neef Bros. Weiner Maerzen Beer
is II home product and is made out OF
the choicest hops and barley.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14

Buy your iewelry at the Mineral Pal
ace and save money.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
NEW FOOL FORMED.

A pool Of IA practical miners, Italians
and Australians, has been formed in
Russell Gulch, and have taken lease
from DR.. Henry Paul and E. w. Williams
who will work the Kokomo lode in South
Willis gulch, Russell district. Louis
Barnabi has bsen selected by the pool as
general superintendent of the property
The pool will pay for all the fuel and
mining supplies and pay very fair per
centage to the owners of the mine. Work
was commenced by them on Monday.
COMPRESSED AIR TO CLEAR SMOKE.
Denver Mining Reporter: Experiments
have recently been made with compressed
air and compressed oxygen to purify the
air in long tunnel near Geneva, through
which 200 trains pass every day. The
compressed air is liberated from cylinders
on the engine. The pure air blew back
the smoke and clearified the atmosphere.
The oxygen was allowed to escape into
the fires OF the engines, causing complete
combustion and preventing the forma.
tion OF dangerous gases, as we'll as max
ing the air more wholesome by the addi
ton Of the oxygen. The compressed air
was adopted because cheaper method.
This experiment suggests the feasibility
OF similar methods in running tunnels
and possibly in the shafts and levels of
the mines.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
Best Brands Family Liquors
lIAckern

Just received at Philips & Ebli's Luw
renee street grocery store.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14

You can get tine parasol or umbrella
cheap at the Mineral Palace.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14

AT cents per pound Mt the store OF tn,
Mueller Commission Company.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
HOUSE For sale

10-room house on Villa Street, Central
City. Inquire OF r. II. Davis.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14

A fine line Of stationery Just received
at Maymon's Central Postofllcc Store.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14

NEW SMELTEK AN ASSURED FACT.
A big smelter, somewhat smaller than
the Globe, but about equal in size to the
Argo and the Grant smelters, says the
Thursday evening Denver Times, will be
belching forth smoke and refining Colo
radios mineral products in Denver short
ly after the dawn OF New Years day,
1900. Before the close of the present
month the construction OF this new plant
will be commenced, and it is to be com.
pleted and ready for operation within
four months, according to the contracts
that have already been let. The name
of the new company is The Denver
Smelling and Milling company, com
posed of eastern and local capital. Half
a million dollars will be invested in the
plant alone, portion Of which sum will
be used in securing the site. The con-
tractors are expected to commence con-
struction by September 25th, as the site
was to be chosen last week. The works
will give employment to from 200 to 300
men. 1t is to have capacity of 1000
tons per day.
The ore, when brought to the works is
to be subjected to a process new to Col
orado, the so called copper process. AL
though not trust plant, it was by no
means, the outgrowth of the recent
strike in the local smelters. 1t is simply
erected to meet a demand, and has been
in contemplation for several months.
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
WEST NOrAwAY MINE.

Messrs. George r. Wright and c. S.
Hazelwood of Chicago, two OF the princi.
pal Stockholders in the West Notaway
mine, Lake district, while here with the
Hoo Hoo delegation last Sunday, exam
ined the property and were very highly
pleased with its promising outlook. They
found that in cutting out for the Install
ing OF station steam pump, that pock
ct OF high grade ore had been cut into
assays from which gave 81 per ton. The
station for the pump will be cut on the
opposite side. and miners put at work in
drifting on the vein OF ore recently cut
The mine throughout gives fine show
ing, as the ore shipped to the stamp mill
and smelters has been that taken out in
doing development work. The principal
of the shaft. No stopping will be done
until an additional 100 feet Of sinking
the shaft is completed. Sinking will be
resumed as soon as the station pump is
installed.
SHOULD nE IN THE STATE MUSEUM.
In an article published in Mines and
Minerals, current number, Prof Arthur
Lakes OF Denver calls attention to the
ruins OF one of the arastras used the
reduction Of free gold ore in Clear Creek
canon, near Dumont He says: This
arastra is said to have been built qy a
Pennsylvania company about 30 years
ago, to treat the rich surface ores OF the
vicinity. 1t is remarkable relic OF a
primitive and simple form OF milling,
now almost extinct IN Colorado, but still
used in Mexico, Arizona and some parts
OF California. He suggests that it would
be good thing for the museum OF the
State Historical society. The saucer
like troughs are of massive coarse gray
granite, taken from the huge glacial
boulders lying close by. Most of the
troughs are made in huge sections, ce.
mented together; only one is formed OF
II solid block of granite. They vary in
width from six to seven feet, the thick.
ness being about Is inches, and the
depth within the trough from 10 to II
inches The big mulers, or pebbles OF
granit,, which rotate around tho trough
Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
CONNECTION MADE.

Mr.. L. H. Stockbridge, of the Fisk
Gold Mining company, has made con-
nection with the cross-cut south from
the incline shaft on the Gregory vein to
the Bobtail lode. Connection was made
90 feet below the east eleventh level of
the Fisk mine by drifting west from the
cross-cut and sinking of wirze and an
upraise to the eleventh level. A two
inch pipe has been placed along the
eleventh level to the winze and dis
charges down the wlnze, where it passes
to the pumping station in the Gregory
incline shaft He is also drifting west
from the cross cut. This week sinking
in the main or engine shaft on the Fisk
vein was resumed, which had been sus-
pended pending making the above
named connection. This will be the
means OF putting on a larger force Of
miners at the Fisk property.
COOK GOLD MINING COMPANY.
The output of the Cook Gold Mining
company, on Bobtail hill, for the month
OF August, 1899, was 1903 tons of stan p
mill and 95 tons of smelling ore, making
a grand total Of 1898. The work Of sink
ing the main shaft is going forward as
rapidly as power drills can accomplish it,
eleven of which are used in the under.
ground development. The depth of 900
feet will be reached by the Goth instant,
when stations will be cut out and an ad-
ditionel 100 feet sunk. From the above
statement it will be seen that this prop
erty in its output for August, takes first
place as an ore producer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-10

inclined to move UPWARDS before the end
of the first half hour under the lead OF
Sugar and in sympathy with an adultloli-
al rise in the Minneapolis and st. Louis
stocks. Consolidated Gas was strong
and American Tobacco forged upwards
again, its gain reaching nearly three
points and holding well near the top
American Sugar weakened before the
iday was over, but there were enough
individual stocks showing strength TO
maintain a pretty firm tone, notWlth-
standing the intense dullness for the resi-
of the day. Some of the gains were
Duluth South Shore and Atlantic IRE
ferred 215: American Linseed Oil prefer
red 23l: United States Heather stocks
III each: Oregon Navigation "A; Paclflc
Coast 2: Reading and Chicago and East
ern Illinois IL each: General Electric
and Colorado Fuel and Iron Il point each
Atchison preferred advanced strongly IN
the late dealings. The call money rate
was easier today under the influence of
offerings from ollt-of-town sources. Chi
cago, Duluth. Minneapolis and st. Paul
were said to be lending money here, ana
expressions of opinion from financial au-
thorities in Chicago as to the plentitude
While Chicago is buying commercial pa
ner in New York country banks through
out the West are said to be buying paper
in Chicago.
The rates for time loans and for COM
mercial paper We're however, very hrm-
ly held in spite of the easier tendency IN
the call loan department. A hardening
OF fraction in the rate of sterling eX-
change was a significant reflection OF the
lessened anxiety over the money outlook.
Exchange has recently been tending per-
sistently downward, Notwithstanding the
DEAFNESS Of money in london on account
of the tension here. Gold imports have
up to today seemed the only resource
against money stringency here ln case
of large demands from the interior for
moving the crops. Today's movement of
sterling exchange was therefore highly
important rs indicating the easier cond-
ton here. The presentation of drafts on
the New York Sub-Treasury in payment
of the gold deposited at the San Fran
cisco mint is expected to be an impor'
tant factor I'M relieving the local money
market
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf firsts
dropped per cent. today in sympathy
with the reaction of 23s in the stock. The
market for bonds otherwise was dull and
Irregular. Total sales (par value) ST.
033000.
United States bonds were unchanged
on bid quotations.
The total sales of stocks today were
334.110 shares. including: Burlington,
10,360; Rock Island. $3.50: Louisville
and Nashville, 5000; Reading. 600:
Reading first preferred. $500: Reading
second preferred, $3.50; st. Paul. 1900:
Union Pacific. 1880; American Tobac
60, 36.410: Continental Tobacco, S,T60;
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. G910; North
American Company, 5,025; American
Sugar, 1850.