Gilpin observer., 1899-12-21

that away down one or two thousand
feet the treasure lies ready to be hoisted.
1t is quite evident that deep mining
alone will find the looked for stuff in
this region.
Sam Boylau, a Black Hawk boy, and
his two partners have been making $500
per month on lease of portion of the
Village Belle mine at Eldora, Boulder
county. Good for Sam.
The pool operating the Defiance, in
Russell district, which is situated south
of the Topeka, last week shipped about
six cords of ore to one of the custom
stamp mills in Black Hawk for ship
treatment. This property is giving a
good showing.
a Kansas City company, of which Mr..
@. a. Rice is the head, have leased and
bonded the Hillhouse lode in Russell
district Mr.. j. F. DePew will have the
management of the property
The tramway company experienced
great difficulty last week in keeping
their main track and sdings clear of
snow drifts, which caused unavoidable
delays. However, by the last of the
week regular trains passed over the road
to and from the leading producing
mines.
The Pine Cone says that a remarkable
strike has been made in the Plateau
mine on Colorado hill. Also that Will
lam Schultz is sacking very high grade
ore from his Schultz Wonder mine, pre-
paratory to shipping it to the smelter at
Denver. The Cone claims that the ore
will give returns of $4,000 per ton.
Two carloads of Cripple Creek ore
from the Isabella mine valued at S4OO,
600 were received at the Omaha & Grant
smelter in Denver last Saturday. The
total shipment was 52 tons This mine
has proven to be one of the wonders of
the eighteenth century in mining.
The Newhouse tunnel air pipe at
Idaho Springs has been laid to the head
ing of that great enterprise. By the use
of the largest blower in any mine in the
United States the powder smoke is
easily and rapidly handled. Before the
miners can return to the heading after
firing 10 pounds of dynamite the tunnel
is clear of bad air and fresh air is pour
ing in.
The correspondent of the Rocky Noun
tain News at Idaho Springs announces
that j. II. LeMoyne has taken up the
bond on the Freeland Extension mine,
near Freeland, Clear Creek county, and
has made the last payment of the pur-
chase money, $4,000. He now has sixty
miners in his employ. The OBSERVER
trusts that Mr.. LeMoyne will become in
dependently rich in this investment
mede by him. He had long siege on
the Jack Pot mine, another Clear Creek
county property.
The John Owen Mining and Milling
company has been incorporated to work
the Amy c., Freighter's Friend and
Washington mines, near the head of
ellison gulch, Idaho district The com
pany, or syndicate, paid $4,000 for the
properties. John Owen, of Idaho
Springs, after whom the company is
named, was instrumental in forming the
Syndicate.
State Senator Sam V. Newell has
placed holster at the 1225-foot level Of
No. shaft on the Concrete mine in
Prosser gulch. He will sink that shaft
to greater depth, hosting with the
new equipment. The ore and waste will
be trammed to No. or the deep shaft,
and hoisted TO surface. The shafts are
500 feet apart.
Tunnel sites may be located on pat
ented land, il belonging to tunnel site
location, or, il not, on land by consent Of
owner thereof, either patented or un.
patented. But such tunnel cannot be
driven through any lode claim previ-
ously located without the consent of the
owner thereof. All agreements Of such
kind must be in writing, properly ac.
knowledged and recorded in the county
records Of the county wherein said tun-
mel site is located.
The last ore treated under stamps at
the Gilpin mill in Black Hawk from the
Gladstone mine property Of the Gilpin
& Boston company yielded o ounces gold
per cord, and the mill concentrates net
ted s4l per ton.
A Rand air compressor was received
at the West Topeka mine Tuesday.
Stamp mill ore from this portion Of that
rich gold producer is being taken to the
Randolph stamp mill in Black Hawk
for treatment.
A snowslide on Bear creek, near Tellu.