Gilpin observer., 1900-10-11

daWk Tor treatment, The same is true
OF the amount of ore and concentrates
shipped to Denver and Idaho Springs.
The leasers in the 2:4o mine of Job,
Flagler & Belcher, Russell district, ship
ped carload of smelling ore to the
Denver smelters last Saturday.
The operators of the Ophir- Borroughs
mine on Quartz hill, have increased the
number of ore breakers in their prop
erty.
The water in the main ehaft of the
Pennsylvania Central Mining Company's
property, west of the Topeka mine Rus
sell district is being unwatered.
Foreman Michael Flynn, of the Glad
stone mine, after short delay through
the breaking of the piston of the gaso-
line engine in use at that property, has
it repaired and the engine is now doing
its work the same as before,
The bottom Of the shaft of the Ken
nedy mine, Amador County, California,
is $50 feet below the level of the sea.
Extended experiments indicate that to
the ton of ore milled, gold is absorbed
by new copper plates to the extent of
one half a pennyweight.
Georgetown Herald: The Chamber
lain mill will be in charge of John Con-
way during the absence of Charlie Wolf,
and E. G. Mclaughlin, formerly connect
ed with the mill, will take charge of the
assaying department.
The Yankee Consolidated Mining Mill.
ing and Tunnel Company, operating in
Clear Creek county in the Yankee hill
belt of veins has added several more
claims to its holdings, namely the Rich
mond, Boston, Brooklyn, Pittsburg,
Florida, Chicago and Alabama. This ad-
dition gives the company an area of more
than $50 acres. The tunnel destined to
develop the entire group is now in about
10 feet. A second shaft has been COM
menced, designed as an air shaft.
A local pool composed OF Italians,
operating Drake Bros, Washington Ex-
tension lode in Lake district, are taking
out ore which when concentrated gives
them good returns. The smelling pro-
duct carries values from $40 10 $40 per
ton, according to the classification Of
the ore.
West Of the Washington Extenson,
the Fidelity Gold Mining Company are
developing their property through the
Gibson Shaft, which, at depth Of 14s
feet in the east level an average sized
crevice of galenous ore is being taken
out. The company will sink the shaft
an additional 100 feet during the winter
months,
A recent shipment OF smelling ore
from the Ohio lode claim of Walshardt
& Kurrie, Vermillion district, west OF
this city, netted at the smelters S243 per
ton, the principle value in the ore is gold
There is a good sized streak of clear
mineral of this character opened up in
the property.
The foundation for the reception and
installing Of new hosting plant at the
Grand Army shaft on the Ganell mine
is being arranged. 1t will be a counter
part of the one recently installed at the
pump shaft on the same property.
Senator Sam V. Newell is making
daily shipments of stamp mill ore from
the Americus mine on Bobtail hill. The
principal portion of the shipments comes
from the 500 foot workings OF that prop
erty.
Stroehle & Son, OF Black Hawk, last
week shipped to the Sun and Moon head
OF Gibson gulch, the so horse power boiler
recently constructed by them for that
property. 1t has been installed and is
doing good work.
Last week the Chicago parties who
are working the lode claim east o. and
on the same vein as the Carr lode, made
a shipment OF stamp mill ore to one Of
the Black Hawk custom stamp mill as a
test lot. The ore was taken out in sink.
ing tho shaft which is now down 60 feet,
sinking being continued under contract.
The new company organized who will
work the Kokomo mine east OF the
Searlc in Russell district will erect a new
shaft building. They will also operate
mines near Dumont, Clear Creek county.
1t is said that they have $4,000 set
aside with which to do development
work.
Mr.. Robb at the Peru mine east OF the
Buckley lode is taking out copper iron
which gives values OF from IS to 800
per ton, from the workings OF the east
shaft.
At the Buckley, John Loughran is