Gilpin observer., 1900-09-06
GOOD REPORTS FROM
LEADVILLE MINES

An important piece of railroad work
that will be under way ut an early
date will be the extension of the Colo
RADIO Southern Midland tracks to the
Breeze hill mines, says the Herald
Democrat.
This information has not been given
out as yet by the railroad people, but
the fact that Il corps of surveyors are
now endeavoring to locate the best and
the shortest route to the Ibex mines is
known.
1t is believed that the road of the
Southern will tap the California gulch
line mt ORC and run thence up to the
big gold shippers of Breeze hill section.
This extension will be of much inn
portance to the camp rs 1t will give
two outlets by rail from that locality.
The A. NJ. w. Mining Company has
at last succeeded in accomplishing the
very difficult task of unwatering, en-
larging and retimbering the old Wolf
tone shaft. For years 2I0 feet of wa
ter has stood in the lower workings of
this and adjacent properties, the shaft
was filled for seventy feet with loose
rock, pipe, timbers, dirt and all kinds
of debris, and was crooked and badly
caved. Mining men predicted, when
work was started in May, that the task
was impossible of accomplishment,
and the shaft would be abandoned at
least until the water had been pumped
out through some other shaft. But
with the unusual persistence the work
went on. the giant pumps throwing out
II tremendous amount of water, while
the miners followed the slowly reced-
ing water. enlarging the shaft from
4X9 to 412X14 feet. Some pride Is nee
essarily felt when such a job has been
accomplished without once being
forced to leave the shaft by the fail
ure of pumps to work or by any other
cause. Every obstacle was foreseen
and successfully overcome. Another
large pump station will be put at the
bottom. now 1000 feet, and the shaft
will be put down another 200 feet. The
big first motion engine is now in place.
having 325 horse power and capable of
landing n car on the surface every sin
ty seconds.
The draining of this shaft Will have Il
beneficial effect on many of the mines
west of it and it is quite probable that
sinking will now be done in many of
| them.
Every shot is expected to disclose
ore by the Banker mine. The shaft is
down LOO feet and on four levels the
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| now being taken from the first level.
but as n favorable treatment contract
| has not been made. ii is not being
/ shipped. The property is looking well
and Mr.. Guth is of the opinion that 1t
is but a matter of short time until
shipments will begin.
| The August dividend paid by the
New Monarch Mining Company
amounted to $4,000. being one per
cent on the par value of the stock.
This months dividend is expected to
be the same. The shipments
are heavy from the Winnie
shaft and the Ida and New Monarch
will follow as soon as the spurs from
the ID. K II. q. road reach the bins.
/ The ore body in the Ida. to get under
which the shaft was lately put down
fifty feet. is opening up nicely and n
sufficient amount of ore is now in sight
in the three shafts to assure constant
and heavy shipments.
| The Maple Street shaft Is now down
POO feet and quantity of water, too
great to be baled out has been en-
countcred. a fourinch steam line
and iive-inch water line are being
put in place and n good sinkcr is ready
to be lowered. \ new winch. just pur-
| chased. with which to lower and raise
the pump, Is OF an improved pattern;
so arranged that one man Is able to
handle large pump. The increased
| flow of water is taken to Indicate that
the wash is very nearly passed through.
| After having been idle since the pan
ic of 1893. the Ten-Alile Mining Com
pany Is going to begin work on its
property at Robinson. The old shaft
and workings. from which one and Il
| half millions of dollars have been TAX
en-. are SO nearly worked out and so
badly cavcd that n new shaft will be
put down. Work will begin immcdi
ately.
! The Home Extension shaft is now
| down 40 feet 1t Is making unusually
good progress. having gone Loo feet in
the thirty-onc days of August: nm av-
erage of five feet every twcnty-four
hours. This beats the noted record
made In the Bohn shaft of 100 feet In
nlnety-thrce days.