Gilpin observer., 1899-08-24
NEWS AND NOTES.

The Harrison Tunnel company have
filed certificate of the completion of
their assessment work for the year 1899.
James Carbis and John F. Hopkins
have placed new boiler on the Kipp
lode, which they are working on German
mountain, this city.
The pool of Russell Gulch miners
which was being formed some days ago
to work the Bullwhacker lode on Quartz
hill has perfected its organization.
Pror. G. E. Linderman, of the Stewart
mine, Hawkeye district, yesterday
started up the 20stamp mill at Wide
Awake on an 1O0-ton lot of ore from that
property.
Thomas Cornwall, of the st. Louis
mine, Pine district, was in the city the
first of the week getting supplies for his
property and attending to other bust
ness matters.
e. l.. Hathaway, manager of the Elk
Park Mining and Milling company, in
Pine district, west of Apex, is GONZALES
eng after short illness at the Windsor
hotel in Denver
A new shaft building is being erected
on the Hayes 6 Wheeler lode to the
right of the road at the head of Spring
gulch. The operator of the property,
MIR. Harms, will secure a plant of ma
chinery.
Lafe Hanchett, who is in charge of the
Newhouse tunnel at Idaho Springs, has
placed the air compressor plant of that
enterprise in proper shape for the con-
tinuation of that proposition past its
present heading.
Peter Collie of the Enterprise Mining
company, who is working the Sunshine
lode mining claim on Prosser mountain,
is employing two shifts OF miners. The
plant of machinery recently placed on
the mine is keeping the mine free of wa
ter with ease.
Col. Ed Godat OF the Twelve Mile dig
gings was in on Saturday. He is now
engaged in doing assessment work on
sin district. He reports that Mr.. Hatha-
way, Of the Elk Park Mining and Milling
company, is employing 40 men at the
present time.
John Hannigan, foreman OF the Rocky
Mountain Concentration works in Black
Hawk, is placing the twenty five stamps
furnished by McFarlane & Co. for the
mill that is to be run in connection with
the works. He informs The OBSERVER
that he anticipates having them running
in about three weeks.
An L has been added to the main
building on the O'Neil mine on Gregory
mountain, which will enclose the air
compressor and receiver, as also the new
boiler recently received by the Ontario
Gold Mining company, who own and
operate the property. Canadian capi-
talists are interested in the company.
The Empire copper mine in Howe's
Gulch district, near Fort Collins, Lari-
mer county, has been sold for $4,000. 1t
was discovered in 1870 and has been
worked at various times since that time.
Assays have been received of IA per cent.
copper per ton Of crude ore. A copper
smelter to cost s250,OC0 is to be built at
Belts, which is the name of the town OF
that district
The Denver Mining Reporter says Gill
pin county has more mines for the size
OF the county than any other in the
state. These have produced an immense
amount of gold in the past, and will pro.
duce more 10 the future. A great many
prospects have been opened lately, and
though these are not shipping largely,
they are progressing at a rate that leaves
no doubt in the minds OF mining men as
to what their future will be.
Apex Pine Cone: Operations on the
New Era group on Galena mountain are
being carried on under the management
OF n. M. Galloway. AT seven feet from
the surface streak two and half inch.
es in width OF galena ore was encoun-
tered which assnyed s46.50 per ton. At
depth OF IA feet streak of pay ore OF
copper iron character, seven inches in
width, gave assay returns OF 5000 to
the ton. This property gives promise of
making one Of Gilpin county's reliable
producers with the proper amount OF
development, as it is a paying PROPOSE
ton from grass roots.
Three Woodbury. concentrating tables
have been placed in the Bobtail mill in
Black Hawk. They are connected with
the south section OF % stamps Of the
mill, two of them Just below the amalga-
mating tables and the third one below.
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