Gilpin observer., 1900-05-10
NEWS AND NOTES.

| power gasoline hosting plant running
successfully at the East Boston mine, on
Central City hill. Mr.. Lott has miners
engaged in placing new timbers in the
shaft where required, and is getting
everything in proper shape for deeper
and continuous development work on
that property. The gasoline engine is a
10 Dandy for its calibre.
In speaking of low grade ore the Den
yer Mining Reporter says it is now con-
sidered that no ore is too low grade to be
successfully treated il it exists in guam
titles sufficient to justify the erection of
works on scale that would enable it
to be treated in continuously large guam
titles. Some Of the best dividend-pay
ing mines are low grade properties.
The Colorado Springs Stock Exchange
has decided to accept the proposition OF
w. 5. Stratton to lease a portion of the
first floor in building to be erected by
him in Colorado Springs. The building
will cost in the neighhorhood of $3.50, 900,
five stories high, fire proof, and the Ex-
change quarters will be the handsomest
and best equipped in the state.
"A sample lot Of ore from the After
Supper lode, worked by the After Sup
per Mining and Leasing company, gave
return OF over 1890 per ton in values.
The main shaft of the rapid drop
stamp mill at Perigo, which gave away
several days ago, has been repaired at
the Black Hawk foundry. 1t has been
taken back to the mill, which is running
again as formerly.
The Apex Pine Cone says NJ. S.
Stright has made rich strike in the
Lone Star tunnel, on the South Boulder.
He is in ITO feet and has a two Inch
streak OF vel ow iron which assays as high
as 81 900 per ton. He will work it vigor-
ously. Tho tunnel will cut the vein
1000 feet below surface by driving it a
dis. ance Of 750 Or 500 feet.
Parties In from Pine district state that
William Schultz, of the Schultz Wonder
mine, has in contemplation the erection
OF concentration mill near that prop
erty. As soon as the snow disappears
grading for the building will be COM
menced.
The Danville Gold Mining and Milling
company, capitalized at 100000, has
been Incorporated to develop Gilpin
county mines, with the main Office in
Denver. The incorporators are William
r. Chambers, Thomas f. Flynn, c. H.
Babcock, j. j. Chambers, Thomas
Lowry, c. F. Leimer and C. w. Leimer,
The Mountain Chief mine on Tip Top
mountain, Hawkeye district, at one time
worked by Central City pool of bust
ness men, is to be started up again. The
gold taken from the ore OF that propert,
ls OF very fine quality, and readily
commands 1880 per ounce at the banks
OF Central.
Owing to the extra amount OF water
that seeps into the workings Of the Bur
roughs mine the Kansas. Burroughs Con-
solidated Mining company have not yet
been enabled to resume sinking the shaft
on the PhDnix Burroughs portion OF the
vein.
Tho supreme court OF Idaho held in
the case Of the Idaho Gold Mining COM
pany vs.. Winchell, that, "where one un-
lawfully Gusts the owner from mining
claims, and in working OF same creates
debts, such debts are not legal claims
for liens against the property.
Superintendent Steve Hoskins, OF tho
Pierce m'n,, this city, reports that, owing
to the increase OF seepage water in the
l)wer levels OF the mine, that develop
ment work has been greatly retarded
since the great snow fall last month.
This has lessened the output OF ore
from the property.
The Rocky Mountain Smelling com.
pany will erect $50. ton plant nt Flor
encc, Colorado. Tho citizens OF that
place gave the company the ground for
the site. Outside capital will be fur
nishcd in erecting the plant.
j. II. Nichols, OF the Pocahontas mine,
Quartz hill, leased from Hon. Willard
Teller, OF Denver, is now down in retim.
bering the shaft close to 100 feet. The
plant will soon be started up.
The bottom OF the shaft OF the Ken.
nedy mine, in Amndor county, Califor-
mia, is said to be 700 feet below the level
OF the sea.
The Dale Creek Mining, Milling and
Townste company, TO operate in Lnri.
mer, Boulder and Arapalioe counties, has
been Incorporated with a capital OF
81 100000 by Robert j. Jones, George s.
Dubois and Thomas Hunter.