Gilpin observer., 1901-08-15
NEWS AND NOTES.

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German mountain.
Sears & Co. are putting large amount
of gravel through their sluces and
fiume on their placer ground below
Black Hawk, working light force Of
placer miners.
Harris 6; Bloom are tnbering up the
shat. on one of their new locations made
in Russell district, north Of the Topeka
mine, preparatory to sinking the shaft to
a greater depth.
Barnes & Moody are taking out very
fair quality OF galena ore from the Stew
art mine, north and west OF the Topeka,
in Russell district 1t Is the property of
H. n. and Willard Teller.
The Wautauga mine, in Russell dis
trict, is making its accustomed ship
ments Of smelling and crude ore to the
smelling works and concentration plants
via the Gilpin county tramway line
Parties in from yermillion district,
last Saturday, were exhibiting fine
pieces OF smelling ore. recently taken
out of the Ohio and Extension lnints
owned by Joseph Waldhart, of Black
Hawk, and john Kuriri, who is chief en-
gineer at the mine.
The recent find Of Messrs. Harris d
Bloom in Russell district is attracting
no little attention, from the fact that
the surface quartz and dirt prospects
largely in gold by the panning process.
The lode is parallel with the Topeka,
but lies north of that vein.
The 1300-foot west level of the Alps
mine, on Quartz hill, is being extended
to cut an ore chute. James Williams, of
Nevadaville, is manager Of the ,nine,
which has been a steady producer since
the present pool took hold Of the prop
erty. Day and night shifts are en-
ployed.
Owen Hughes in driving an hdit on the
Hughes lode, which penetra;es Bellevieu
mountain, to cut shaft sunk to a depth
of 100 feet, is passing through a very
fair sized vein of galena aud bright yell
low copper.iron ore. The adit is stu
ated on the westerly slope Of that
| mountain.
The Barnes mine, on Quartz hill, op
Grated by the Horse Shos Gold Mining
company, composed Of Milwaukee Wis
capitalists, has fallen into line as an ore
producer. The bulk of the ore is treated
by concentration, the clear smelling ore
being sent direct to the b. & C. works at
Argo, near Denver.
5. Joseph, of the Eas, No,taway mine,
in Lake district, south of this city, has
taken the Annex mine, which is east of
and adjoining the former property. The
former mine is owned and operated by
the Town Topics Mining company. They
have paid the second dividend, the com
pany having been organized last Janu.
ary.
b. F. Hall, OF Perigo. has made dis
covery of lode on Gold Dirt Mountain
which resembles the famous Gold Dirt
lode, in that it prospecs well in gold. AL
though down only u few feet, he is saw
ing the quartz and dirt for u run under
stamps. Mr.. Hall is one of the pioneer
prospectors OF that and other sections OF
Gilrin county.
X. G. Miller, OF the Albert tunnel, in
Four. Mile gulch, near Black Hawk, has
struck the crossing OF two veins, at a
point over 800 feet 10 from the tunnel
entrance. Chicago parties are interested
with him in the enterprise. Since the
strike in tho Klondike adit, Il large nun,-
ber OF miners are Mt work in this ior.
tion OF the county.
Chicago parties, this week, had expert
examination made of the Egyptian
group OF mines ou Quartz hill, with II
view OF working those properties. The
same parties also had hn examination
mbde OF the Baxter mine, situated on
Quartz hill, this city. THE OBSERVER is
informed that the results oi the examin.
ations were favorable.
The Waugh dry c)nson,ratiye process
for the treatment OF ores, is being
watched by mining men OF the Yankee
hill belt OF veins It is said to be meet.
ing with success in treating the ores
from several of the miuoj Of t1at sec.
tion. Great confidence Is placed in its
adaptabiity in treating the lo~ gra de
ores. That section has long needed II
process Of this character.
The Grand Central Cola Mining com.
pany is getting ready to sihk the main
shaft on their East Whiting mine, on
Gunnell hill, To greater cepih. This
roperty, like other miacs il the same