Gilpin observer., 1899-11-16
NEWS AND NOTES.

noon gold retort weighing "a ounces
and pennyweights, the result of short
run on Dirigo ore.
McFarlane Il Co., of Black Hawk, last
Thursday shipped the feed pumps and
Gilpin County Gilt Edge humping tables
to the Smuggler Union Gold Mining
company at Telluride, San Miguel
county, in the southwestern portion of
the state. There were 81 tables in the
shipment.
From the first of January, 1899, to
August l, 1S99 the Kansas Burroughs
Consolidated mining company shipped
and sold to the smelters at and near
Denver, 4,735 tons of stamp mill concen-
trates from their Burroughs, Monroe
and Kansas segregated properties on
Quartz hill, Nevada district. This is an
average of 625 tons per month, which is
a splendid showing for that leading ore
producer.
The Idaho Springs Gazette says that
the Queen mine, where it was struck by
the Newhouse tunnel is said to be look.
ing very promising, and adds "we shall
not be surprised to learn of its being
started up at any time" Mr., Henry j.
Hawley, of this city, is interested in the
property.
Golden Globes Henry Koch has been
negotiating during the past week or two
with parties who want bond and lease
on his Mount Lookout copper mine.
Henry believes, and with many good
reasons, that he has fine copper prop
erty there.
Mr.. Ieaman has taken lease of the
Black Diamond lode claim in Central
mining district, situated at the right of
the road passing down to Lump gulch.
he has leased plant of machinery
from McFarlane & Co., which was taken
to the mine this week. The mine has
been idle for number of years.
Scott & Co., of Gilpin, who some
weeks ago took an option on G. "
Brinkerhoff's Dirigo mine at Wide
Awake, Hawkeye district, are taking
out stamp mill ore which is paying them
a very fair dividend, after being treated
at the 20-stamp slow drop mill at Wide
Awake. The ore is easily mined and the
haul from the mine to the mill is a
short one.
The Denver Mining Reporter observes
that cooperation in mining ventures,
whether effected through well managed
stock companies or through the leasing
system, as practiced in Colorado, has
unlocked earth's treasure vaults in the
past and is the secret through which
the great future of the Rocky Mountain
states will be developed. Every dis.
honest application of this principle by
stock schemers and unprincipled pro.
moters is crime against the progress
OF the west.
Frank Stansfield, who is managing
the Hot Pot mine on the west side OF
Virginia canon, has cut into an ore
chute in the fifth east level. The
mineral is said to be sixteen inches
wide, with mill ore alongside the
minera..
General Manager William Knowles
of the Grown Point-Virginia mine, has
commenced lowering the water in the
main shaft The shaft is 7lO feet deep
The levels at that point have been ex.
tended about $50 feet. The steam
pump which is to drain the mine has
been placed at the bottom levels. The
stamp mill ore from the mine will be
treated at Idaho Springs.
Hon. w. j. Lewis and his associates
are erecting u shaft house on the mine
which they recently resumed work upon
on the Monnier process ground, south
side Of Nevada gulch, Nevada district.
The new shaft building on the great
Mammoth lode on Quartz hill, west ol
the old Shaw lode, which is on the 81 me
vein, is up. The machinery removed
from the Wood lode in the head oi
Leavenworth gulch to that property, Ii
up and doing the work for which it il
intended in very satisfactory manner
Il. w. Williams, Of Denver, and ID. j
Mckay have purchased the Anna Mar,
and Golden Wedge mines, forming 4
group situate in the northwestern |,
portion OF Lake district. Both gentle
men are well known mining men, thu
former having sold the Topeka group o
mines in Russell some years ago. Thii
is sufficient evidence that they hav'
faith in the mines OF the Golden Queen
Frank Stansfeld, Of the Springdal'