Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05
NEWS AND NOTES.


The Grand Central Gold Mining com
pany has erected and fitted up an office
at their East Whiting mine, on Gunnell
hill, this city.
Nels Nelson has sold to George w.
Hill, Of Denver, one-third interest in
the Orange lode, situated in Mountain
House and Enterprise districts.
The Carr Mine and Colorado com
pany have sold to Stephen Ioskin the
Katie and Gold Brick lodes, in Gregory
Lake districts, which he will develop.
Manager McCann, OF the Patch Min
ing company, has placed new steel wire
hoisting rope on the drum of the holster
on the hidden Treasure mine, Nevada
district, which is $500 feet in length.
The shaft on this property is 17OO feet in
depth.
Tuesday Edward Cody, senior, took
lot of mill ore from Dan Mundy's St.
Anthony lode to one of the custom
stamp mills in Black Hawk for treat
ment.
Charles Bleible has sold tn Philip F..
Feldhauser, of Denver, tenth interest
in and to the Carroll lode claim, situa-
ted in Eureka and Quartz valley dis
tricis.
A lien has been filed on the property
of the Gettysburg Development, Mining
and Milling company, whose property is
situated in Lump gulch, Central Mining
district.
2. B. Hamilton, the newly-appointed
manager of the Ridgewood company's
Rialto mine, this city, and family, have
arrived, and have taken up residence
in this city.
The strike made in the Susquehanna
mine, in Enterprise, as it is drifted upon,
keeps up it's width OF two feet OF min
eral. Senator Thomas M. Patterson, of
Denver, is one OF the owners OF the mine.
The old dump pile at No. on the east
shaft on the Saratoga mine, Russell dis.
trict, is being loaded into tramway cars
and taken to Black Hawk, whence it is
taken to the Carpenter pyritic smeter.
at Golden.
II. j. Sears & Co. are making regular
shipments OF mill ore to the Randolph
and Gilpin mills, in Black Hawk, from
their portion Of the Bobtail lode, worked
by them under lease. Good results are
being obtained.
The first discovery OF gold in Montana
was in 1862, in what is now Deer Lodge
county; the first discovery OF copper
was in 1885, near where Butte now
stands. The present monthly payroll is
over 100000.
| At the Carrie Belle mine, north OF the
Missouri, Russell district, sinking is con.
tinued, depth Of 145 feet having been
attained. 1t is owned by Minnesota
parties. The crevce matter is improv-
ing with depth.
The Hillside Gold Mining company.
operating on German Mountain, this
city, below the track OF the Colorado Il
Southern railroad, have installed gaso.
line engine in the new shaft building 70.
Gently erected by them.
J. A. Gilmour has shipped to the Hid
den Treasure mill, in Black Hawk, a
cord OF ore cleaned up from the shaft
and plats OF the Stewart mine, Hawkeye
district. 1t is being worked by Mr.. Gil
mour for the eastern owners.
| A new and larger sized steam pump
has been placed in the deep shaft OF the
Rialto mine. this city, property OF the
Ridgewood Gold Mining company. Work
will be prosecuted with renewed energy
by the new manager OF this compnny.
A shipment OF smelling ore from the
Hidee mine, in Lake district, owned and
worked by st. Joseph, Missouri parties,
was shipped - the Denver smelters,
this week, The lldee is east OF the
ChafIee .Notaway mine, in that district.
A new discovery OF silver. bearing
vein has been made near the Mint mine,
on the mountain dividing Quartz valley
and north Clear Creek. Fine pieces OF
chloride ore were being exhibited here
last week, said TO have been taken from
the new location.
Reed Thompson and his associates on
the Dictator lode, Eureka district. have
their shaft down to depth OF 30 feet
Sinking has ceased until the shaft is &C.
curely timbered up with square sets Of
timbers. There is promising showing
OF mineral 10 the bottom OF the shaft
The lower tunnel OF the National Tun.
mel Mining company, which is being