Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

vlction that the Indian government must
be large purchaser for some time to
come. The efforts to limit the circula-
ton OF silver rupees have proved abso-
lutely futile, and the India council has
been forced to order new coinage to pre-
vent general distress for currency.
AT the Americus mine on Bobtail hill,
a cross-cut north was driven 1S feet, at
which point promising vein was cut.
Its extent has not yet been determined,
but the ore where cut into gives good
values by assay. The new find will be
drifted upon in order to determine its
continuity.
Eastern parties have taken lease and
option on the Hamlet mine, on German
mountain owned by Elias Goldman and
James Tierney of this city.
Tho suit instituted by Mrs. Richardson
against the Topeka mine syndicate,
Russell district, will come up this month
for trial in Denver, unless adjudicated
before the day set for trial.
Frank Stansield, superintendent of
the Specie Payment, on Bellevue noun
tain, last week made another shipment
of car load of smelling iron to the
Boston Il Colorado Smelling and Rein
ing company at Argu last week. This
class of ore is averaging 500 per ton net.
Z. w. Williams & Co., have opened
good bodies of ore in the lower levels of
the Pittsburg- Meeker property, Lake dis
trict. They are also working the Golden
Wedge, and Annie Mary veins north of
the former, which is looking well in it's
workings. The latter two veins were
worked by William T. Roche, now resi-
dent of Williamstown, Ohio. The aver
age value Of the smelling ore of the
Golden Wedge and Annie Mary veins
for several years was over 800 per ton.
Some indication Of the course of gold
production in Alaska and the Yukon is
found in the returns OF the United States
assay Office at Seattle, to which large
proportion Of the gold from the north
finds its way. The total receipts at that
office for the nine months ending with
September are reported at S3,173,320.0
from Alaska, of which s462, ,S93.0O came
from other Alaskan points, and S2,7l0,-
427 from Nome. The receipts from the
Atlin district in British Columbia we're
S493, ,116 and from the Yukon s16, ,374 ,489.
Undoubtedly some gold from Nome went
to San Francisco and other points, but
probably not enough to raise the total to
anything like the amount which the
boomers promised us last spring.
The water in the west shaft OF the
Lillian mine Russell district, has been
taken out by Richard Hughes, who re-
Gently took lease and option on the
property.
The Japan mine, west of the Saratoga,
Russell district, is again being worked.
Development is being made in sinking
the shaft to greater depth.
The Doodle mine pool short time ago
sent ten ton sample lot OF ore to the
State Ore Sampling Works in Black
Hawk, for which they received very
good price for the purity OF lead ore that
that property produces. The mine is
giving splendid showing in the lower
workings.
Jacob Bitter and others are working
the Linden lode on Gunnell hill under
lease. The property was owned and
worked for number OF years by the
late Peter Rhu. The stamp mill ore
was treated by Mr.. Rhu at his water
mill in Nevada gulch, yielding from to
8 ounces gold per cord
T. Arthur Rickard, state geologist,
has gone to New York to meet Thomas
r. Walsh, and representatives OF the
Venture Corporation. II reports are to
be credited, the last steps in the sale OF
the Camp Bird mine may be taken in
New York before Mr.. Walsh comes to
Colorado. The reports OF the mining
engineers have all been favorable to the
purchaser.
The output of Strattons Independence
mine at Cripple Creek for the month
OF October was $3.50 tons, OF an average
value OF about 800 ton or nn aggregact OF
s229,S25. The month was five days short
on account OF the disagreement with
the employees. The earnings we're not
quite sufficient to pay the usual enor-
nous dividend OF the company.
In the item published last week relat.
ing to the returns received from the
Lombard mine, it should have read %
ounces OF gold were obtained from flve
cords OF stamp mill orc instead of five
ounces.