Gilpin observer., 1900-05-03
NEWS AND NOTES.

NEWS AND NOTES.
The smelter at Canon City, Fremont
county, is to be enlarged. The capacity
of the present plant is to be enlarged,
used mainly for the reduction of zinc
erifous ores. Six so ton smelters are to
be added. The supplementary plant
will be used for the reduction of copper
ores and the product of the Salida cop
per, in Badger Creek district, Chaffee
county,
Glycerine used by powder manuiac-
turers now commands 10 cents per
pound. At ruling rates for the manu-
factured product means an average profit
to the powder manufacturer of about %
cents per case. Glycerine at 10 cents
the former would admit OF profit
of about 50 cents per case.
Many mill men claim that a slight hol-
howing of the sLoe helps the crushing
capacity of the stamp by tending to hold
the pulp under the stamp instead OF
splashing it out. Irregular cupping is
is not considered, but an even, gentle
| hol.owing out of the face of the shoe.
One may do annual assessment work
on an unpatented nine for ten or any
number of years, and yet the claim is
subject to relocation if the required
work is not SO done every calendar year
The idea Of the annual assessment work
is 10 keep the claim from lapsing, but
without application for patent, slO,OOOin
work and improvements would not hold
claim without working it.
Machinery on mining claim has been
decided as part of the freehold, as such
title therein passes to the legal relocator
of the claim.
The term "apex" does not mean point
when used in connection with mining
lodes. 1t means the top of the ledge or
lode, the point which comes nearest the
surface of the ground. The part from
foot wall to hanging wall at the top OF
the lode nearest the surface is the apex.
After issuance Of United States Eat
ent to placer claim, any lode thereon
goes with the patent and cannot be made
the subject Of any adverse action. II the
lode be discovered within the limits Of
the placer location before the issuance
of such patent it may be located, and, 30
far as it is concerned, the placer loca-
tion would have to yield it.
George Feitig came in yesterday fore
noon from his Golden Sheaf mine, in
vermillion district. and will remain here
until the snow packs down. He repre-
sents it to be five feet deep on the level,
and that practically no mining amount
ing to anything is going on at present
among those not provided with suitable
hoisting appliances. He was from !
o'clock q. m. until II o'clock in walking
here.
Duncan McElroy, OF Hahn's Peak,
Routt county, who has been spending
several weeks at Boulder, passed through
the city yesterday on his return to the
placer mines at that point, where he will
engage in mining this season.
All tho stamp mills in Black Hawk
that are provided with water wheels are
now using them az motors instead Of
steam. The Randolph Mill company
who have capacity OF so stamps, keep
them all dropping on custom ore.
During the bad condition OF the roads
leading from tho O'Neill mine to the
custom stamp mills in Black Hawk, a
largo amount Of mill ore has cccumu.
lated at that property. Neil Mckay has
commenced hauling 1t AWAY. Mr.. East
man now has an output OF about :35 tons
daily from that property besides the
smelling ore.
Lumber for the fuming TO be placed
along North Clear creek is beginning 10
be brought In from the saw mill to Smith
station, below Black Hawk. George w
Schneider and Manager H. J. Sears
have spent several days along the creel
10 establishing the grade for the aume
Ordinarily . quarts vein OF gold orr
70 body Of qusrts occupying the entirs