Gilpin observer., 1900-02-01
NEWS AND NOTES.

Twelve of the dividend paying mines
of the Cripple Creek section for the
month of January 1863 paid a total OF
s271 1,SS7.1S, in dividends.
Lehmkuhl G. Russell have taken lease
of the Climax mine on Quartz Hill, and
will commence further development
work this week. The Climax has pro.
duced very good grade of stamp mill
and smelling ore.
| 1t is now given out as settled fact
| that Fred Neumeyer has secured mum.
Der of persons who will take hold of the
Doodle mine out east of the Odd Eel.
lows cemetery, and develop it. AS the
ore is generous Carrying high percent
age of lead in addition to silver, gold
with come copper they think that with
proper management it can be made Il
paying investment.
A party OF fcapitalists, of Rome, New
York, have Incorporated the Rome Gard
ner Mining company, and will operate
the Clark Gardner property on Quartz
hill, which has been put in splendid con
dition by Hon. j. w. Bostwick, of Den
yer. That gentleman will remain as
general manager and superintendent of
the mine. A good selection on the part
of the company.
Senator Sam n. Newell has attained a
depth of $40 feet in the Amercus mine
on the northerly slope of Bobtail hill.
Tributers who are working in the upper
levels of the property are making regu-
lar shipments of a fair grade OF ore to
the custom mills in Black Hawk, as
wei. as shipping smelling ore to the
sampling works.
The Chicago owner of the Tropic, for
SO long time worked by the late Gen
eral Gilbert, for Diamond Joe Reynolds
has made n contract with the Newhouse
tunnelfor working that property through
that enterprise. The shaft will be sunk
to greater depth and connection made
with the tunnel by drift rather level
G. X. Kimball, Jr., of Idaho Springs
has commenced regular shipments of ore
to the Idaho Springs concentration
works. The services Of Alex Klein, Of
Russell Gulch, have been secured at this
property.
w. Fl. Tripp, OF this city, who is work
ing the Clay County mine in Lake dis
trict has closed a contract with the New
ton mill at Idaho Springs, for treating
the ore from: that property, by the con
centration methods used at that plant
The Miner published at Leadville,
warns miners against going to that place
with the expectation of securing employ
ment. 1t states that owing to the re
cent strikes in some OF the mines and
the rumors that the camp is experien-
cling great prosperity has had the effect
Of attracting large number Of wage
earners to that place. While large
number OF men are work, there are also
n great many idle men in the camp, SO
that it is good place for those looking
for work to otay away from.
At the Concrete mine the lower or
1925 foot levels are being entended east
and west from the bottom of No. l shaft.
The showing OF ore is very encouraging.
A recent run made in Kansas City at
the Consolidated Kansas City Smelling
aad Refining company's works, 200
pounds cyanides from the Lucky Boy,
100 pounds from the Sacramento com.
pany, and 100 pounds from the China
man, brought the days receipts up to
the remarkable yield OF s25, 600.
Laet Monday the East Boston Gold
Mining and Milling company was incor-
porated with capital stock OF s5OOOGO
1t will have offices in Boston, Mass, and
Central City. The ipcorporators are w.
II. Simpson, Annis II. Hahn and Elisha
Mayer. The East Boston and Buintree
lodes, on Centrul City hill, will be oper.
ated by them, which property is owned
by the estate Of the late Silas d. Hahn.
The lessees OF the Ace OF Diamonds
lode In sinking the main shaft at depth
Of 100 feet have opened up from 8 to 10