Gilpin observer., 1900-01-25
NEWS AND NOTES.

The tributers in the Running lode at
Black Hawk, are making regular ship
ments of smelling ore, which is paying
them fair wages after deducting the
royalty paid the Covers Syndicate,
owners of the property.
The Golden Transcript of Wednesday,
January II, says there is considerable
activity in mining way up Indian
gulch. Joseph Carey has had a force
doing assessment work on his Soldier
Boy lode, and half dozen Denver par
ties are sinking on their claims at
lively rate.
Matt Jelink is again in charge of the
ground workings Of the Cook mine on
Bobtail hill having started in on the
18th instant.
The new 1OO-horse power boiler manu-
factured by Stroehle & Son at their
boiler works in Black Hawk passed
through Central last Friday for the
California mine. AS a gentleman stand
ing in front Of the postoifice remarked:
There is no use of sending out of Colo
RADIO for mining machinery" There are
just as good engines, boilers, Cornish
and other pumps made in the state as
can be obtained in the east.
The Blaine mine at Ouray has closed
down. Forty miners await. their pay,
the sum OF $1,000 being due them.
Mayor James V. Thompson, manager
of the North Downs Mining company's
property at Black Hawk, has resumed
sinking the main shaft.
Through the breaking of the chain
attached to the bail of the ore bucket at
the main shaft of the University X Kansas
shaft on Quartz Hill last Thursday
morning, delay was met with in rails
ing the usual amount of ore. The stull
pieces and other timbers in the shaft
were replaced by Friday evening when
hoisting was resumed.
The Colorado Springs Mining Ex-
change has increased its membership
from 93 to ITO at the rate of $1,000 for
membership, thus placing $4,000 in its
treasury. This swells the treasury fund
to about $4,000. The erection OF a new
building is now in contemplation.
Chris Hesselbine, for the Argosy min
ing company, has let contract for
sinking the main shaft an additional 80
feet, the present depth being $50 feet
The shaft has recently been retimbered
from top to bottom, and shaft build
ing erected.
Patents to mining claims were ieceiv-
ed in Denver Friday from the general
land office in Washington, as follows:
Robert l.. Martin to mineral land in
Russell district, Gilpin county; to G. X.
Walker and A. N. White, in Ohio dis.
trict, Clear Creek county, to j. T. Phil
lips and A. II. Mathews. in Grand Is.
land district, in Boulder county.
Central City parties are leasing on the
West Gregory lode north OF and parallel
with the Cashier lode on the west side
OF Packard gulch. They are taking out
fair grade OF smelling iron.
The old Iowa lode on the west OF Ex.
celsior gulch in Lake district is being
worked by O'Brien Il Co. OF this city.
The main shaft on the Horseshoe lode
Gregory district has reached depth OF
100 feet, a contract having been finisacd
last week OF so feet. Levels are to be
driven from that depth.
The steam pump on the Queen OF the
West raised Ned Sunday night by the
giving out Of the packing and the spring.
ing Of the piston rod. The defects were
remedied before the water raised to any
great height.
Joseph George and his associates les
sees OF the Elliot mine north Of the Buell.
mine on East Lawrence street this city,
last Monday were hcisting star p mill
ore from depth Of about 1870 feet. They
are sending all their mill ore to the Ran
dolph and Gilpin stamp mills at Black
Hawk. The lessees have had long
seige OF 1t and its high time they struck
pay.
A party OF Italians, leasing on the
Midnight lode claim, south OF and nd.
joining the After Supper lode, have put
up "a whip for hosting tho ore and
waste rock. Tho vein is improving with
On Monday John Reyes, OF the Gilpin
mill, handed Michael Flynn . gold re.
tort weighing II ounces and 7 penny.