Gilpin observer., 1900-07-12
NEWS AND NOTES.

Lep. Sternberger, general manager of
the Pennsylvania Mining company, has
received U. S. patent No. 32,66s for
group of veins in York district, Clear
Creek county.
Frank p. Swindler, a former mine
operator of Gilpln county, has resigned
the superintendency of the De La Mar
Gold Mining company. He will open au
office in Salt Lake City.
The parties who leased and took an
option on the Huddlestone mine, on
Winnebago hill, from the owner, Mr.. r.
Drew, Sr., are now shipping stamp mill
ore to one of the custom stamp mills in
Black Hawk.
Charles Sanderlin has taken lease
and bond of the 300 feet on the l.. A
johnson portion of the Kansas mine,
which adioins the Tascher- Kansas prop
erty on the east. Charley has secured a
party who will assist him in developing
it.
The Lamartine mine in Clear Creek
county is to be supplied with electricity
for running the plant on that property.
Poles from Georgetown are now being
placed along the divide, on which will
be placed the wires that will convey the
electric current.
William Thompson and others, owners
of the Doodle Extension West, Eureka
district, are sinking shaft on the vein.
They have been troubled in gaining
depth on account of the seepage of
water from the bedrock. They have
promising showing.
The Home Mining company of Lead
vile declared divident of 80 per cent
on the capital stock of the company,
which was paid July l, the sum dis
tributed being $4,000. The last divi-
dend made total of 100000 dividends
paid since May l, 1900.
Golden Globe: Jim Williams and
John Sanders have been given the con
tract to drift on the Coors Koch copper
lode on Mt. Lookout, and will begin
work Immediately. They are both good
men and understand the work thor
oughly.
George Il. Mcclellan, of Idaho Springs,
has commenced suit in the Clear Creek
county district court against Irving Il.
Bush and Julius S. Bache, asking for an
accounting OF ore taken from the Split
lode of the Freeland workings. Bush
owned Il controlling interest in the Free
land, and took up the Split lode under
individual ownership.
Max Boehmer of Leadvile is in Butte.
Montana, as an expert witness on behalf
OF the Anaconda Mining company in one
Of its many suits. This company's re-
cent suit with the Colusa- Parrot com.
pany cost something like half million
dollars. Its experts were paid from $50
to 800 per day and mileage, the experts
bills amounting to S2J,ij and witness
fees to Sl63i5.
The Eldora Miner says that the ma
chinery for the Fourth Of July mine
passed through Eldora en- Monday,
July ., and everything was in readiness
the evening of the ID instant in time
for the boys to celebrate the Fourth. 1t
will take about ten days to get the ma
chinery in place, and then this famous
old mine will once more start operations.
Idaho Springs Gazcttee: The Crown
Virginia people have rented the
Skinner builiing, corner First avenue
and Colorado street, for an Office and
laboratory. 1t is being newly painted
and has taken on businesslike appear
ance. The company has leased the
Allen mill on Chicago creek and will
start it up shortly. 1t will help treat the
oref of the company, which has about
purchased, IL not quite, u noted prop
erty near the Silver Age.
Captain Williams, manager OF the
Gettysburg Mining, Development and
Milling company, at Gilpin, Central dis.
trict, this week made shipment OF
smelling ore to the samplng works at
Black Hawk from the Gettysburg vein,
which his company developing. The
main shaft has attained depth of about
so feet, sinking still being prosecuted
with two shifts OF miners. The upper
shaft on the vein is also being sunk,
whim being used for hoisting purposes.