Gilpin observer., 1901-09-19
NEWS AND NOTES.

mill and works of the Elk Park company,
in Pine district, he hes made several
very successful runs on ore from the
different mines in that district. Sam
seems to understand his business thor
ough'y.
The plant of machinery on the Pendle-
ton mine, Russell district, was on Thurs
day of last week removed to the foundry
and machine shop of McFarlane g. Co.,
in Black Hawk, and will be put in prop
er repair. 1t had been bill of expense
70 Mr.. Wright, the operator, for some
time past
A bulkhead will be put in below the
9C0-station in the incline shaft of the
Gregory, from which point the water
will be handled at much less cost and
a greater degree of rap dity, than it
would if the manager of the mine would
attempt to keep pump in order at the
1000 foot station.
The Big Five Mining comp ny h. e.
quired large amount of land at Idaho
Springs, and will build a firstclass hotel
near to the springs at that place.
Colorado Springs invest :. ) have pur-
chased the Mile b. and Baxter lode
claims at Yankee, west of this city, and
will develop the same.
The hois 'ng plant on the U. P r.
mine, on German mountain, has been
removed to the Mingo nine, in Lake
district, upon which company was re-
Gently organized.
The Cayuga Lake tunnel in Chase
gulch, worked by Chicago parties, has
been driven to distance of 1000 feet.
The Gilpin mill, in Black Hawk
cleaned up, last week an average of four
ounces OF gold per cord from Flynn &
Sons Mountain S ep lode in Illinois
Central district.
The North Star mine, near the head
of Grizzly gulch, Vermillion district, re-
Gently sold to the operators of the Mann
lode, west of the North Star, has been
merged into company called the Ann
Rutledge Mining company. A plant of
machinery will be placed on the deep
shaft.
Several loads of smelling ore were re-
ceived at the State Ore Sampling Works,
at Black Hawk, from Yer million district,
for sampling.
Leidinger & Son, in the breast of
their tunnel on the Black Horse lode,
Vermillion district, have uncovered a
foot of nelooking smelling ore. The
tunnel has been driven a distance of
14O0 feet from its entrance.
Local parties are operating tho Mar
garet Glennan mine, owned by Chicago
parties, which is situated on the easterly
slope of Maryland mountain, opposite
the Hidden Treasure stamp mill. The
ore from this mine is trammed from sur
face through the Dallas tunnel, 1t car
ries galenous ore, intermixed with
copperiron ore, and is n concentration
propc ltion.
A vein of coal from six TO ten feet wide
has been found on the Teller property,
at the depth Of ia and $50 feet. Erie
parties are interested in the new com
pany which is operating che mine.
Manager Wood, of the Tucker mine,
Quartz Valley district, recently received
certificate OF assay made from ore
from this property which gave values of
3ls ounces gold, 60 per cent. lead, be-
sides silver values and per cent. cop
per, the total value being Sll3 per ton A
new addition is being added to tho shaft
building. AS soon as no gets out car
load lot, n shipment will be made to one
of the smelters iu Denver, which oper-
ates on II lead basis.
The Telephone and Telegraph lode !,
in Illinois Central district, Quartz hill,
are being developed under the manage.
ment OF Frank Stansiield, Of Russell
gulch.
Fred Frey, at his Haysecd mine, in
Quartz Valley district, is sinking shaft
at the end OF the adit on the vein, tn"
ndit being in 22J feet from its entrance.
This shaft, at depth of only % feet,
gives n splendid showing Of galena ore,
which brings at the sampling works in
Black Hawk from $40 to 900 per ton.
The Kansas Burroughs Consolidate sd
Mining company is preparing to resume
sinking in tho Phmnx- Burroughs shaft,
on Quartz hill which will be continued
on down an additional 1Co feet, and will
give the shrft total depth of 1870 fes OF.
The Blue Grass Mining company, OPP
Grating in Phmnix district, Northwestern
ly district Of the county, is accumuat-
ing large number of lode and placer
locations.