Gilpin observer., 1900-07-19
NEWS AND NOTES.

Cody & Co., on the Mammoth lode,
this city, are again shipping ore to the
custom stamp mill in Black Hawk.
AS soon as the Lamberson g. Warren
mine workings, west of Nevadaville, can
be unwatered, development work will be
resumed.
The Chicago company has sold to Al
Simonds their interest in the Monroe
and Burroughs lodes en- Quartz hill, Ne
vada district.
Professor C. e. Linderman while here
last Friday let a contract for sinking the
Golden Star mine, in the head of Lump
gulch, another 80 feet.
Last Friday the local leascrs on the
st. Anthony mine, Negro hill belt of
veins, shipped ore to one of tho custom
stamp mills in Black Hawk.
The Bushwhacker lode on Quartz hill
is being worked by local parties. They
will make a shipment this week to one
of the stamp mills in Black Hawk.
The o. X. mine on German mountain,
this city, commenced thipping this week
four carload lot-100 tons-of crude
ore to the concentration works at Idaho
Springs for treatment.
This week Theodore Nelson is treat
ing at the Polar Star stamp mill in
Black Hawk three separate lots OF ore
from Vermillion district mines, namely:
The Golden Sheaf, Ohio and North Star
veins.
James Bowden, connected with the
Stanley mine nbove Idaho Springs as
superintendent, has resigned. He has
been relieved by John Cyphers, an old
time mine operator Of Clear Creek
county.
Last Saturday eight hour shifts for
all underground men at the United
States mine at Jerome, Arizona, and an
increase OF Is per cent. in wages for
miners in certain portions OF the mine
were announced.
| HOluou olOU0s NIOAA WooHihB III tuc
creek has quite number OF devotees
William Peet and Joseph Brady, who
have Fl 90 machine down the creek, are
we'll satisfied with the wages they make
from the sands OF the turbulent stream
Frank H. Clark, OF the East Whiting
mine, who has been taking in the mines
Of the Grand Encampment section in
Wyoming, returned last Thursday. He
says that work will be resumed on the
East Whiting again in the coming two
weeks.
Mr.. Kuhns, Of the Woodbury. Mining
company, owning a group OF veins on
Quartz hill, Illinois Central district, haf
the water lowered in the main shaft, and
Is now cross. cutting over to one Of the
veins owned by his company att a depth
OF 18O feet.
The process OF matte smelling for the
reduction OF precious metal ores is ths
oldest in existence. At Mansfield, Ger
many, there is matte furnrce plant thai
has been in operation for TOO years. II
is claimed that any first-class iron works
can build matte furnace.
The secretary OF the interior has dc
cided that government officials ma,
acquire patent to mining property. It'll
held that mineral surveyors are not EN-
ployes Of the government within th,
meaning OF the law, holding that the,
can make entries for mineral land.
Meeting Mr.. L. II. Stockbridge, gen
eral manager OF the Fisk Gold MinipI
company, on Saturday, he replied in an
swer to the inquiry OF how matters wer
progressing at property: First. .clas:
We have good ore. 1t is running up /
its former average"
Manager Frank Kengel. OF the Galen
group OF veins on Central City hill, r.
ceived the following returns from tw
lots OF ore sold at the State Orc Samplin
works in Black Hawk: One lot nav
3 30 9-100 ounces gold, 6 60-10O ounces 81
YER and 2 per cent. copper per ton, {
S73 30 per ton. The second lot "a,
/ 3 81 100 ounces gold, 7 2O.l0O ounces 81