Gilpin observer., 1899-05-04

The Smuggler Union Mining company
will hold meeting of the stockholders
in. Denver on May II, 1899.
August r. Meyer arrived in Denver
yesterday to attend the meeting of the
western managers of the American
Smelling and Refining company, which
was held in that CITY,
B. B. Wheeler, of Apex, Pine district,
has received U. S. mineral patent for the
Huberknocker lode mining claim, which
has been filed for record with County
Clerk and Recorder j. S. Updegratf.
j. j. Reilly, superintendent OF the
Ross Gold Mining companys Central
City mine ON Central City hill, last week
shipped large quantity of ore to the
Rocky Mountain concentrator at Black
Hawk.
Hopkins, Carbis & Co., lessees of the
U. P. R., on German mountain, have five
feet of crevice matter at depth of 23O
feet. The ore is both milling and smelt-
ing. This month the force of miners
will be increased.
The latest new mining camp is at
DEVILS Hole, twenty-five miles from
Canon City, where prospectors wintered.
They have found ore running we'll in
gold and carrying from three to fifteen
per cent. copper per ton.
The Boulder Tribune says that East
ern men interested in the Pyritic smelter
at Ward have had an expert look into
the project, and the report made is
favorable to the plant, the system and
the great camp to which the smelter
must look for its ore.
Tregay & Co., working portion OF the
Gold Dirt lode on Gold Dirt mountain,
at Perigo, Independent district, shipped
thirteen and one-half tons of ore to
Black Hawk, for which they received re-
turns at the sampling works of two
ounces gold net per ton.
The Denver parties working the
Luckie Duckie lode, southeast of the
Cora mine, Lake district, have ordered
plant of machinery from Denver for
that property. The shaft is over 300
feet deep, and the whim in use is i'm
practicable to hoist the ore and waste
from that depth to profit.
The gold receipts at the Denver mint
for the month of April shows total of
sl,45s,90l, compared with s1,555, ,77325
for April 1898, and 81. 5,794.1Ofor April
1897. The Denver News says the Globe
refinery not having made any deposit for
ten days curtailed the total for the past
months deposits at the mint.
Two-thirds OF a cord of ore crushed at
the Randolph stamp mill in Black Hawk,
from the Pine Tree lode in Lake dis
yielded three ounces and seventeen
pennyweights OF gold. The property is
being worked by home pool of practical
miners. The retort was fine one and
brought $40 an ounce at the bank in
this city.
The Omaha smelter, late part OF the
Omaha a. Grant Smelling and Refining
company's property, now transferred to
the combine known as the American
Smelling and Refining company, has
passed into the hands of its new owners.
Mr.. Nash, late secretary, of Omaha, be-
comes the president of the new company
with headquarters in New York city.
The Oro Mining and Milling company,
of which G.. II. McClelland is the mana
ger, are putting in an Elspass rolle7
quartz mill ON their mill site below
Alsdorf Bros works on North Clear
creek. The mill is of capacity to treat
sixty. tons OF ore per day. For the present
they will treat the shines from the stamp
mills above ther works on that creek.
NJ. p. Dalton, manager of the Poca-
talus Placer Mining company, who are
operating mine in the northeasterly
portion Of the county, came up from
Denver last Tuesday for the purpose OF
commencing an active seasons work
upon that property. The company on
the South Boulder, adjoining the Poca-
taius are arranging to resume work with
full force OF miners.
Another new mining law becomes
operative in South Dakota, July /, 1890
1t requires the owner Of mining claim
to post duplicate Of his location certifi-
cate, signed by the register OF deeds,
upon the claim within ninety days after
filing the certificate. 1t also requires
the posting in conspicuous place on
the claim notice Of mortgage or any
other incumbrance before employing
men on the property.
The OBSERVER 10 reliably informed
that the right to the Pyritic smelter for