Gilpin observer., 1899-03-30

belt OF veins, the information is derived
that the contractors who are driving
under contract 500 feet on the tunnel Of
the Lombard vein on the mountain be.
tween Little Hamlin and Gleason
gulches, have completed 300 feet. Ac.
cording to measurement made last
week, the tunnel is now in 600 feet from
its entrance. Mr.. Dotson says, although
the weather has been bad all winter,
there has been large amount of de-
velopment work kept up on the various
mines in that locality.
The Wilcox tunnel near Idaho Springs
has been purchased by New York capt.
alists. The tunnel has been let for 500
feet, at cost of s18 per foot. The con-
tractor, W. Lewis, Jr., agrees to run
the tunnel not less than 104 feet per
month. The Edgar Consolidated, Cham.
pion, Grown Point-Virginia mines will
all be cut this enterprise. The tunnel
company will transport the ore to the
surface. 1t will be crushed at mills near
and at Idaho Springs.
Between this city and the Cook Gold
Mining company's property on Bobtail
Hill, the following mines are being
worked. The Galena, Central City, Ri
alto Extension, Vanderbilt, Mountain
City, U. P. R., Ontonagon, Next Presi-
dent, Dump, O'Neill and the Puzzle.
Work on the latter was resumed short
time ago by Mr.. Ballantyne and his asso-
ciates. Considerable ore is also being
taken from the Mammoth lode west of
Packard Gulch.
Commissioner of Mines Harry A. Lee
has issued Bulletin No. of the precious
metal production of Colorado for the
year 1898, in which he gives the total
production of gold in the state for that
year as being s23, ,534, ,531.2s and that of
Gilpin county s2,2s1, ,174.46 The total
production of the state of gold, silver,
copper and lead was s42,646,3 1885. The
increase over the preceding year was
s6,6s231oo3, or 10 per cent.
W. H. Nichols of the Robert Emmett
mine on Maryland mountain, is driving
the lower west levels, which are in good
ore and has Knowles steam pump at
work in the shaft. The stamp mill ore
is yielding 80 ozs. gold per cord, the con-
centrates from which command S13 per
ton from the smelters. The last smelling
ore sold brought s132 per ton, which
does not include the zinc value that the
ore contains.
Sinking the main shaft on the Freedom
on the eastern portion of Winnebago
hill he's been resumed. The present
depth Of the shaft is los feet, and it will
be continued on down until depth Of
200 feet shall have been attained. It is
considered the northeasterly extension of
the Rialto mine, formerly worked by the
Rialto Gold Mining company. The for
mer is owned by Major Hal Sayr, of Dem
yer.
The Hawk Bros, two OF the old stand
by prospectors OF Yankee, west OF this
city, recently made a shipment of smelt-
ing ore from their Little Clara vein
which brought $500 per ton. The pay
came from depth Of 65 feet. They now
talk Of putting up n plant OF machinery
with which to prosecute developments to
a greater depth than has been attained.
George A. Blaisdall and Emory Lowe
OF Boulder commenced suit against the
Puzzler Gold Mining company, March
81, to recover $1,000 damages, which
they claim they sustained by being un.
lawfully ousted from the Puzzler mine
on which they had lease and bond. The
property was recently sold for good
price by the old company.
The Hayseed lode mining claim, in
Quartz Valley district, worked by Fred
Frey and W. II. Horner, OF this city, is
yielding smelling ore which brings at the
smelters S52 per ton. The ore carries
quite percentage of zinc. This class OF
ore is being carefully assorted and piled
up separately.
A mining deed has been recorded at
the clerk and recorders office con.
veying to w. M. Rogers the Silver King
and Andy lode mining claims in Fair.
field, Mountain House and Enterprise
mining districts. The parties conveying
the property reside in Lawrence, Massa.
chusetts.
Much trouble has been experienced
lately by the manager and superintend.
ents OF the mines producing rich gold in
the neighborhood Of Telluride, Colo, by
the thefts OF ore. Several Italians, Fin
landers, etc, have been arrested with
quantities Of rich ore in their possession
recently.
Leopold Sternberger has received U.