Gilpin observer., 1899-08-17

system. The eight hour system under
which the men worked for time was
never particularly satisfactory, as it did
away with the short shifts and forced
the men to eight hours of solid work.
Under the ten hour system the men are
given two short shifts The same sys-
tenn goes into effect at the Resurrection
and other large properties OF the camp
The supreme court of New Jersey has
handed down decision thatif a corpora
tion deprives a stockholder of his right
to his proportion of an increase of stock
it is liable to an action ct law for dam
ages; and when it is of sufficient re-
sponslbiity to answer to such action the
stockholder is not entitled to an injunc-
lion.
The Breckenridge Journal says that in
Colorado the new art of irrigation sprang
up as an accessory industry to mining
for gold and silver. The great desire of
many mining sections for irrigation
works is that products may be raised for
the mar who does the mining and the
mule which hauls the ORE and the cost
of their living produced.
The water has been taken out of the
Montrose lode, continuation OF the Gold
Collar vein in Prosser gulch, Eureka
district, and samples sent east. Should
the results from the mine provo salts
factory the property will pass into the
hands of an eastern company.
The supreme court of Pennsylvania
in recent decision that corporate
resolution providing that is secretary
should receive 10 per cent. Of the net
profits and "a salary of 5l5 per week, and
that the 10 per cent. of the net profits
Shall be held also to mean 10 per cent. of
the net mining losses" The court held
that the latter clause was too ambiguous
to create liability on the secretary to
pay 10 per cent. of the losses.
Where windlass is employed, either
under or above ground, says the Mining
and Scientific Press, it will be found a
great saving to pass the rope over n
sheave wheel suspended above the shaft
in line with the bucket, and to construct
tramway for the skip or bucket ex-
tending above the level or the windlass
platform. BY arranging an automatic
dumping bucket, the bucket may be
dumped into car, saving much time.
E. w. Williams, ,he Denver mine pro-
moter. has quite large force of miners
at work on the Specie Payment mine on
Bellevue mountain.
Strohlc IL Son, at their boiler works in
Black Hawk, have Just completed an air
receiver for the Ontario Gold Mining
company, which will be placed on the
O'Neil mine on Gregory mountain. Also
a large sized iron water bucket for the
Hot Pot mine in Virginia canon, ordered
recently ty Frank Stansfeld, who is the
superintendent of the mine.
A local pool of miners residing in Rus
sell Gulch have taken lease OF the
Denbigh mine on the south side of Dav-
export gulch and have cut into very
good ore chute. This is the property
that paid well when the discoverer, John
Protheroe, worked it. b. w. Sweet
worked it some 10 years ago, after it had
passed into the hands of regularly in
corporated company.
Last Monday there was received at
Black Hawk, double engine holster for
the Freedom mine on Winnebago hill,
which will be placed by the superntend-
ent of the property, Stephen Hoskin.
The plant is rated at 50 horse power
capacity.
Fl. j. Sears & Co., working on the east.
ern portion of the Bates lode, on Bates
hill, this city, keep fifteen stamps OF the
Randolph mill in Black Hawk running
They are also working the Bates Baxter
on the westerly portion OF Bates hill at a
depth OF 100 feet. They will soon place
steam plant OF machinery on the prop
erty.
A. l.. Anderson's furniture store is q
credit to Central City, and shows wha,
Il