Gilpin observer., 1899-05-18
NEWS AND NOTES.

| ne DenIer RepuDllcan places the re-
ceipts at the Denver mint for last week
at 1885,, 1919, loss of s7,99S95 from the
receipts of the corresponding week last
year.
The Oranoake Gold Mining company
has received U. S. mineral patent to
their groupof mines west of Nevadaville.
They have filed it with the county clerk
and recorder.
Calvin Mckay, ore hauler of this city,
last Saturday completed hauling
75-ton lot of ore from the Calhoun mine,
in Leavenworth gulch, to the Newton
Concentration works at Idaho Springs.
Returns received from the Waterman
Kansas vein, in Nevada district, gave
three ounces gold per cord, the stamp
mill concentrates netting s21 per ton.
Rule e. Co., are working a portion OF the
vein under tribute.
The miners of Boulder county gen.
orally favor the proposition to put in
eight hours full time at the drill when
the eight hour law goes into effect. The
mine operators are willing to comply
with the law with few exceptions.
Frank Stansfeld, who is working the
j. L. mine on the fat west OF Pemabic
mountain, near the head of Virginia
canon, has reached a distance of 100 feet
in the west level, 150 feet below surface.
The shaft is 200 feet. The property is a
promising one.
The Goldenhuis Deep, South Afri.-
can mine, reports that its 200 stamp mill
crushed in twenty-eight days and
eighteen hours in March, 1899, 26,4OO
tons Of ore which produced Il, $50 ounces
of fine gold. Estimated profit for the
month, s27,1OO.
D. j. Mckay, of the Leavenworth
Ayres Gold Mining company, having
completed sinking the main shaft, he is
extending levels at depth of 675 feet.
A very fair streak of copper pyritic is
coming in, which is good indication of
nearness to good body of ore. +
S. w. Miller, of Chicago, purchaser OF
the East Whiting lode, on Gunnell hill,
has received deed from Mrs. Rebecca
Q. Barker to the same. The cash con-
sideration paid was $4,000. 1t is one OF
the cheapest properties that has been
purchased in this county for long
time.
The American Smelling and Refining
company-the new combine-has To-
Gated its official residence in Denver, on
the fifth floor of the Boston building on
Seventeenth street. They have taken
the rooms formerly occupied by the
Colorado Smelling company, and several
adjoining rooms.
The OBSERVER acknowledges the re-
ceipt OF Bulletin No. 3, issued from the
office OF the Bureau of Mines OF Colo
RADIO, Harry A. Lee, commissioner. 1t is
interesting from the fact that it contains
the mining law relative to the Bureau
OF mines, as also the precious metal pro-
duction OF the state.
Mr.. Thomas A. Irwin attorney. at law,
Denver who has charge of the West
Justice mine, in Lake district, came up
on Tuesday, and while here leased the
property to Jones & Co., OF Russell
Gulch, who are practical miners. They
will take hold of the property at once
and proceed with development work.
The Philadelphia Smelling and Re-
fining company contemplates a large in
| rranGa N THAR y,lnpt Mt D,,ahIa
furnaces and eight additional roasters
will be added. The additional facilities
will enable the plant to treat about 40
per cent. more ore than in the past, and
will call for the employment of 300 more
men.
The Longmont Ore Reduction com.
pany, at meeting of the directors held
in Longmont May l, voted to sell the
property of the company for the purpose
of liquidatng its debts. The surplus
from the proceeds Of the sale, after pay-
ing the Indebtedness, will be divided
pro rata among the Stockholders. The
property will be sold in whole or in part.
A new method OF extracting gold is
being employed at Mount Morgan,
Queensland, which is said tn have ad.
vantages over the amalgamation and
cyanide process. 1t is more searching
than mercury, and can be applied to ores
containing copper. Tho ore is mixed
with common salt and sulphuric acid,
and solution OF pernanganate OF
potash is added. Hydrochloric acid Is
formed and chloride is liberated to com.
bine with the gold, forming chloride OF
gold.
Denver Mining Reporter says that the