Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19

the Waincross NJ. & NJ. Co. all of the
property of the former situated in Gilpir
county.
III. G. Torbert, former mill man o!
this county, who has been in Mexico for
the past ten years, was visiting in Den
YER last week.
State Geologist 7. A. Rickard, recent
ly married in Denver, is spending his
honeymoon on the Pacific coast, at San
Francisco, California.
McFarlane & Flaherty have leased
their Cedar lode, on Negro hill, this city,
to parties who will place plant of ma
chinery on the main shaft
Professor G. E. Linderman spent sew
eral days last week in the examination
of mine in Russell district, upon which
he will make report for eastern parties.
L. Sternberg of the Lotus mine this
week completed making shipment of a
300 ton lot of ore from that property,
which is one of the best developed in
Russell district.
Parties are unwatering and getting the
shaft on the Livingstone lode, near the
Golden Cloud, at the head Of Virginia
canon, in shape for development by the
lessees of the property.
Mines and Minerals says that Mr.. G.
G. Parsons, mining attorney, of Denver,
has gone to London, England, with ref
erence to resumed operations on the
Newhouse tunnel at Idaho Springs.
The local pool formed here to work the
Bench lode, an old patented property,
situated south of the Topeka in Russell
district, have commenced work. The
shaft is to be put in good condition for
deeper developments.
at the annual election of the Boston
& Colorado Smelling and Refining com
pany held in Denver, January IL, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
N P. Hill; vice president, II. R. Wolcott;
secretary and treasurer, Crawford Hill
The London Mining Exhibition begins
in May and continues until October. U.
S. makers of mining machinery have
been invited IT, take part, and as compar-
ison must result favorably, it is good
business to be properly represented
there.
| The Munroe Gold Mining company,
recently organized to work the East
| Monroe mine, on Quartz hill, have re-
simed sinking, the present depth of the
SHIFT being 320 feet. Harry Armsfleld
has been retained as manager of the
property.
Mayor John c. Jenkins has received
government patent to the mineral sur
vey known as the Durango lode, situated
on the westerly slope of Mammoth hill,
this city, which has been made matter
of record at the Office of the county clerk
and recorder.
| State commissioner of mines Fl. A
Lee, in his report for the past year gives
the number of accidents occurring in
Gilpin county as follows Fatal, II; non.
fatal %; total, "a; or per cent of n
possible 1000 of fatal 4.3l; non fatal, 437
- total 1850.
The Idaho Springs News says j. J
May, manager of the Seaton property,
and L G. Eddy of the Doves Nest mine,
have leased the Smith mill in the upper
end of that town, and will have it in op-
Grafton shortly. w. B. Gilmour is to be
the mill foreman.
The gains at the Denver mint for the
first ten days in the new year show an
increase in the gold receipts of over %
per cent. compared with the correspond
ing period in 1898. The receipts footed
up 5769,9l5.57, as against S730,s5005 in
the preceding year.
The Monroe Gold Mining Company,
with capital stock Of S250,000, to open
the Monroe mine on Quartz hill, adioin-
ing the Kansas Burroughs Consolidated
property, has been organized. Incorpo-
rators - Mary B. Murrell, Herbert S.
Shaw and Frederick l.. Brown.
The Mining Investor says that at the
cyanide mill on the Sacramento, Utah,
one-third of pound Of cyanide is used
to the ton of ore The gross cost of min
ing, transportation, milling and refining
has been reduced to Sl.04 per ton, with
possibilities of still further reduction.
Mr.. Sandberg, who is working for DR..
Abe Ashbaugh on his Lombard and
Polaris mines on the divide between the
head Of Little Hamlin and Gleason
gulches, in the Yankee Hill belt of veins,
informs THE OBSERVER that the lower
Lombard tunnel is now in 800 feet. An