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

continue sinking. Creswell is happily
situated, we might state, recent exami-
nations by geological experts having
demonstrated that the confluence of the
Ozonic eruptive glacier and the Cripple
Creek phonolitic dyke takes place imme-
diately in or around that quiet little
town, and Frank may have struck the
golden key that will open the eyes of the
world to wealth awaiting simply the
miners tools. There have been veins
opened at Creswell containing big bodies
of ore. The copper indications are fiat
tering and gold undoubtedly exists there
as we'll.
Probably the Oldest gold mining camp
in the United States that is still under
progressive operation is that of the Dab
lonega mines in Georgia, where gold has
been mined for the past 10 years. AS far
as the records show, these mines have
produced about S16,OO0,000, and there is
no telling how much more. Under the
operation of modern machinery there
may be unearihed many fortunes from
these Georgia hills for the miner of the
future. Dahlonega at one time had
coinage mint. 1t is the county seat of
Lumpkin county, where Green Russell!
and his party started from in 1888 to
prospect in the then Pixies peak region,
now the great commonwealth of Colo
rado.
1t has Just been discovered, says the
San Francisco Examiner, that the law
regulating the location of mining claims
in California, by blunder of the legis-
lature was not repealed, as has been sup
posed. This is severe blow to the
prospectors OF that state. The Examiner
adds that there probably has not been a
valid location of mining claim made in
that state since last spring. Any claim
so taken up may be legally relocated
and acquired by the first man who files
valid location, according to the existing
laws.
The plant of machinery at one time
used at the Wautauga mine in Russell
district, has been placed on the Hayes g.
Wheeler lode in Illinois Central district,
as also so horse power boiler. Steam
was raised Tuesday and the work of un-
watering the main shaft commenced.
The After Supper Leasing company
that is working the After Supper vein
back of McFarlane & Co.'S foundry in
Black Hawk, is continuing development
work. The mine gives very favorable
showing.
The mineral collection at Colorado o
Springs, valued at 100000, has been ap.
piled to the commissioners for the Colo
RADIO exhibit of mineral at Paris.
Last Saturdays Idaho Springs Mining
Gazette says that the Newhouse manage
ment this week received several carloads
OF rails for the big tunnel. Teams have
been hauling heavy mining timbers for
the different veins already intersected.
The new building for the big blower is
being rapidly pushed.
The Travis Gulch Mining and Milling
company has been incorporated to
operate in Gilpin county with capital
OF s5OO,OOO. Charles Q. Richardson,
Columbus 0. Johnson, Benjamin F..
Husk, II. DeForest Baldwin and J..
Murray Sanderson are the incorpor-
| ators.
Preparations have been made to re-
sumo work on the Charcoal Charley
mine in the head of Freeman gulch,
Vermillion district, by Superintendent
Came.
Word was received in Denver last
Tuesday that good strike of high grade
ore had been made in Hon. Willard
Teller's Slide mine at Gold Hill, Boulder
county. The find was made at Il depth
OF 100 feet in one of the levels.
At the Fisk mine but half force of
men are at work, owing to the amount
OF water to contend against. The sink
ing OF the main shaft as well as sinking
three WINES had to be stopped on this
account. The manager will soon have
connections made with the l,1OO-foot
levels by means OF drift from the work
ings OF the incline shaft on the Gregory
lode. This is anticipated by the close OF
the present week, when the water will
be piped over from the Fisk vein into
the Gregory workings.
William Kelley IL Co. have taken a
lease and bond on the Georgia. Ann lode,
situated ON the south side of Gregory
guch, Immediately in the rear OF the
building occupied by the old bakery firm
Of Cussels IL Taylor. Back in 1866 that
firm sank shaft to depth OF 60 feet
This is TO be unwatered and cribbed up
from surface to bottom and the SHIFT