Gilpin observer., 1899-12-14

80 feet. They will soon make ship
ment Of stamp mill ore.
The Nottaway Gold and Copper Min
ing company, have received new pump
and fittings, as also an 100 horse power
boiler, which has been taken to their
property in Lake Russell districts.
Another 100 horse power boiler con-
signed to the New Topeka Mine COM
pany, Russell district, was received at
Black Hawk on Friday and has been
taken to the property by Neil Mckay,
of this city.
The Tcller-J Jefferson and Prompt Pay
properties on the Jefferson vein, Russell
district, has been leased and bonded by
Harris & Schulz. The property is north
and west of the Topeka mine.
Cripple Creek district produced
52,55l, 900 in gold daring the month of
November 1t is believed the product
of that district will amount to 520,000,-
for the year 1899.
S. w. Kellogg, former chief of police
of Denver, is doing considerable work on
lode mining claims near to and south of
this city.
James Coyle, former resident of
Navadaville, is opening up promising
location in Fairfield district north of
Black Hawk. james was attending to
business matters at the county seat
last Saturday.
The Fourth of July mine on Quartz
hill, worked under the management of
Robert L. Martin, ST., is now connect
ed with the main track of the Gilpin
Tramway company by sioing.
Manager w. ii. Nichols, of the Robert
Emmett mine on Maryland mountain, is
shipping two cords of stamp mill ore
per day. The smelling ore and mill con
centrates go to the B. & c. works at
Argo.
The manager of the Central City
mine, as soon as he gets the 650-foot
levels extended a short distance from
the shaft, will sink an additional 100
feet.
Byron S. Lake has his new shaft
house on the Barnes lode on Quartz
hill completed.
The Ontario Gold Mining company
have resumed sinking in their O'Neil
mine on Gregory mountain, and are
using power drills. In the 200 and $50
foot levels 4-foot crevice of stamp mill,
| with some smelling ore, has been opened
up. The output is about % tons OF
stamp mill ore daily and 10 tons OF
smelling ore monthly. Mr.. H. c. East,
man is the manager OF the property.
A. J. Vivian, of the Nottaway Gold &
Copper company, last week commenced
shipping stamp mill ore, and expects to
keep up daily shipments Of that class Of
mineral. His smeltirg ore is being
carefully assorted, assays giving values
of 5000 per ton. He will soon install
new 100 0-horse power boiler, which will
give him plenty of steam power.
The Idaho Springs News says w. E.
Renshaw has bought the Wilkie mill and
is to superintend all the milling plants
OF the Renshaw system, which includes
the Newton, Silver Age and Wilkie
mills.
Professor Arthur Lakes, OF Denver,
contributed to Mines and Minerals,
published at Scranton, Pa, two very
able articles to the December number
Of that veluable monthly mining pub
lication on the Calvaras county mines,
California, also one on Gypsum and
Clay" The geological structure and
economic values contained in the foot
hills, near Loveland, Colorado.
Manager Steve Hoskin, of the Pierce
mine, this city, is continuing to drive
the 800. foot east level, in anticipation Of
striking a rich chute of ore.
An Associated Press dispatch pub
lishcd in Monday evenings Denver
Times says that the supreme court on
Monday affirmed the opinion OF the
court of claims in the case of the claim
of the Los Abra Silver Mining company
against the Republic OF Mexico, holding
the claim to be fraudulent and un.
founded. The claim was for about
100000.
Lewis A. Ewing has sold his Lalla
Rookh mine in Sugar Loaf district,
Boulder county, to &. j. Somers, OF
Ohio. The Denver Times says it was n
cash transaction, $500 being paid for
the property.
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United States diitrict Attorney Whit
ford will have n new investigation made
in the Hull City placer case, before the
federal grand jury now in session in
Denver. 1t promises to be a real SEN