Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07
The Observer Mi3i3Q Department.

There are all kinds OF reports of results
of wonderful assays. The greatest
secrecy is maintained, but the location
is said to be at Union hill, near Mill
creek, Union county.
Two new concentration tables have
been put in at the Randolph stamp mill
in Black Hawk to experiment with on
ores from the O'Neil mine, property of
the Ontario Mining company, of which
FL. G. Eastman is the manager.
The Eldora, Boulder county, Miner
says that Mr.. Bailey has returned from
the east and that work upon the Enter
prise mine at that place will resume
He says that within the next 80 or 60
days tram will be built from the
Enterprise to the smelter, also one from
Spencer to Eldora mountain TO enable
Caribou ore to be brought into Edora
for smelling. Sampling works are to be
erected in connection with the smelter.
He will put on double force of miners
at the Enterprise in order to supply the
smelter when it resumes operations.
Idaho Springs Gazette: Manager
Noyes, of the Jo Reynolds properties,
and Manager May. of the Seaton, are
both exercised over the big vein inter-
sected by the Newhouse the first of the
week, 1t being a question whether it was
the Tropic or Seaton. Mr.. May, we
understand, is willing to start in as soon
as the heading permits and drive west
portant. We look for more big veins to
be opened up right along.
The various Colorado iron industries
are holding their own with eastern man.
ufacturers of mining machinery engines
The finest and best working Corliss
engine in Gllpin county is at the Cham
berlain sampling works in Black Hawk,
and was built at the foundry and
machine shop of McFarlane & Co. in
Denver.
Boulder Representative: j. M. Platt,
manager of Senator Teller's ranch east
of Boulder, returned Monday from
Beaver Creek, Wyo.. where he has been
attending the funeral of his brothers
wife. He gave us a sample OF copper
ore from the Eclipse mine On Bear
creek which will run 80 per cent pure.
The mine is the property of William
Platt. J. M. reports great boom in
that country, with prices of stock and
grain as nearly double the Boulder
rates.
John M. Holmes, OF Glen Falls, New
| York, has invented an amalgamator
which comprises a pulverizing- drum
with an inner and outer sheet-metal
shell, the inner one being corrugated to
provide series OF ribs. A mulling
cylinder longitudinally corrugated is
arranged within the inner shell and is
adapted to engage with it's corrugations,
whereby the rotation Of the shell will
cause the cylinder to revolve. Steam is
directed through the pipehead passages
formed by the corrugations Of the inner
shell. The corrugations form series OF
heating tubes and take the place Of
gear teeth.
Georgetown Herald: Manager John
Turck of the Aliunde Consolidated
Mining company. has opened up another
body OF high grade ore in the 650-foot
level, and leasers on the 1050-foot level
have opened up the same body Of ore as
was found in the $50 and $50. foot levels
What was considered third class ore
taken from the recent strike in the
Topeka mine in Russell district, opened
up in driving the east crosscut, was left
at the Standard assay Office OF Percy r
Alsdorf, gave the remarkable return OF
Sl082 per ton. The sample came from
the wall alongside the stamp mill dirt
Good enough for the Oldest inhabitaut
The main shaft on the Americus mine
is still being sunk and is now down
close onto 1000 feet. The crevice
matter is improving.
ID. En- Earle, Of Perigo, is running a
portion Of the Rollins % stamp slow
drop mill portion OF the slow drop mill
a portion OF the time and custom ore
The mill is situated above the Perigo
mine in the head Of Gumbel gulch
Independence district.
j. V. Thompson, ma nager OF the
Great North Downs Gold Mining com
pany, is driving crosscut northeast
from the 300.foot level OF the main shaft
to cut the vein.