Gilpin observer., 1900-08-02
NEWS AND NOTES,

Seats upon the old Colorado Springs
Stock Exchange are selling at $3.50.
They are expected to advance to 5000.
The Bailey COLONIZATION mill at Eldora,
Boulder county, after two years of litiga-
ton, resumed the treatment OF ore last
Sunday.
Good smelling ore has been opened up
in the Argosy mine, northwest Of the
Hillhouse lode in Russell district. Judge
Goddard, OF Denver, is interested in this
property.
The Vindicator Gold Mining company
OF Cripple Creek has sent out to it's
stockholders another dividend OF S55 600,
making total distribution OF dividends
OF S466,OOO to date.
Charley Sanderlin, who short time
ago secured lease on the Lambert A.
johnson portion Of the Kansas mine,
this city, has interested Colorado Springs
capital to develop it.
A new smoke stack was put up at the
National mine, Quartz hill, last Friday.
Mr. S. 7. Harris is now engaged in TAX
ing the water out of the shaft, prepara-
tory to the resumption OF sinking an ad-
ditional 200 feet.
The John Owen Mining company have
installed a new air compressor on their
Freighter's Friend mine in Idaho dis
trict. This property has been cut by
the Newhouse tunnel, and the company
are anxious to open it up to the level OF
the tunnel. Power drills will be used.
w. w. Williams, who is operating the
Niagara mine through a shaft on the
south side Of Sawpit gulch, is shipping
regular to one OF the mills in Bkek
Hawk. The ore comes from a depth OF
70 feet. He is using whip for hosting
the ore from the mine.
E. d. QuiRley, OF Idaho Springs, is
feeling elated over the fact that in run.
ming the Lake tunnel in Virginia canon
he has intersected the Bellman vein
upon which he has a lease and bond
Seven feet OF ore was struck running
nearly an ounce OF gold per ton, says
the Gazette.
Fred s. Robins, assayer at Eldora,
Boulder county, has made SIT assays
from ore from the mines at and near
that place, the average per ton being
s24.04. These assays included all kinds
OF ore from the lowest grades. a large
proportion of which were from mere
prospect holes.
En- Earl & Co., owners OF the Daisy
l5-stamp mill in the head OF Gambel
gulch, have leased the same to Light.
bourn, Jenkins q Co., operatory OF the
Gold dirt mine in Independence district
They will run the mill in connection
with the Peterson stamp mill at Gilpin,
which will give them 30. stamp capacity
Idaho Springs Gazette: Sam Davis
foreman OF the Edgar Consolidated
group OF mines at this place, has been
called to Georgia to superintend the
blowing in OF new smelter near At
lanta. He will be absent several weeks
Sam is capable man and is in demand
in various places. Under his direction
tho Edgar group is rapidly assuming the
proportions Of big mine.
A new 3j-horse power upright boiler
has been put in at the CDur d'Alene
mine on Academy hill, now owned by
the Rapidan Gold Mining company.
The manager will also install a steam
pump with which to unwater the mine
workings. A stationary pump will he
put in at the i5o.foot level. The sh,f
now 600 feet deep, will be sunk 100 feet
deeper.
Thompson & Co. have n shaft down ~
feet on the Doodle Extension vein, Eu.
reka district, 4xs feet in the clear, and
well timbered. They have not yet got
into the mineral, although the crevice is
we'll defined. The slide matter is very
heavy where taey sunk the shaft. As
soon as they are through the slide and
down to the Country rock they antici.
pate striking mineral. So far they have
handled the water by means OF an ordi.
nary windlass.