Gilpin observer., 1901-06-27

Mr.. Fowler, Of the Covers syndicate
Running lode property-will represent
the recent purchasers of the Doodle
mine. A new 60-horse power will be in
stalled and the main shaft carried down
to greater depth. Other improvements
are to be added to the property.
Inquiry has been made at this Office
regarding the location of the Little
Kingdom Investment and Mining COM
pany who are operating in Gilpin county.
The Gettysburg mine on Bates hill,
this city, operated by Denver company,
resumed work last Monday after an idle
ness of several weeks. Mr.. E. Stefan is
still manager of the property.
Last week Dominics Zancanella and
party sent load of smelling ore to the
State ore sampling works in Black Hawk
from the Fraction lode near to the Mis-
souri, mine, Russell district, which gave
the pool satisfactory returns The pool
are continuing development of the prop
erty.
The Oranoake. Leasing and Mining
company have cut into quite body of
galenous ore in both the Lamberson and
Oranoake mines on Kings fiat, west of
Nevadaville. Shipments of crude ore
treated at the concentr tration works at
Idaho Springs brought good returns for
the concentrates.
Parties in Brooklyn, New York write
here that there is "a probability of the
Pine Tree and Daisy mining claims on
the Hall ranch, Russell district, resum-
ing work again. The claims are owned
in New York ciey.
Mr.. I. A. Rickard is now at Crestone,
Colorado, engaged in an examination of
the Independent and other mines be-
longing to the San Luis Valley Land and
Mining company. He expects to return
to Denver by the end of June.
The citizens of Grand Junction are
taking steps looking toward the erection
of smelter of the Loder type in that
city. A meeting of the citizens of Grand
junction has been called for next Friday
evening to take action in the matter of
erecting smelter.
A miner named Anderson few days
ago took out surface quartz from claim
on Maryland mountain which gave by
assay, made by Llewelyn Humphries
$1,000 per ton in gold.
Messrs. E. S. Perrin and James Clay
ton are developing the Wash Cash lode
on the east side of Graham gulch, Rus.
sell district, by sinking the main shaft
The latter gentleman recently became
interested in the property.
Barnes g. Moody are working the
Stewart mine in Russell district. which
lies west Of the Gem mine and is the
same vein. 1t is one OF the old discovered
veins OF that district, it's discovery dating
back to 1860. 1t is owned by McFarlane
d Co. and II. NJ. and Willard Teller.
The ore is Of galenous character.
Michael Weisbeck, manager Of the
Scandia mine on Quartz hill, is putting
up an assay furnace in the frame build
ing opposite the shaft house on the
property and on the lower side OF the
road.
The collar Of the shaft on the Pendle-
ton mine on the south side OF Russell
gulch has been raised up and other sur
face improvements added pending the
arrival OF plant of machinery that has
been ordered by Mr.. Wright, who will
manage the property for the essees, who
are Leadville parties.
Idaho Springs Gazette: Captain
Jack Manhire reports that tho East
Santa Fe mine is making regular ship.
ments of gold ore of good grade Prep
arations are making for extensive opera
tions in the future.
The water in the Surprise shaft OF
Alfred Wettstein is being kept down.
Development work will be resumed us
soon as the water abates. That portion
OF Fermillion district is very wet, caused
from the melting snowbanks.
The Milwaukee parties who recently
purchased the Barnes mine on Quartz
hill have made shipments % smelling ore
to the Denver smelters as well as crude
ore to the Rocky Mountain conccntra
tioa works in Black Hawk. The mine
is connected with the Gilpin Tramway
company's main line of track by siding,
over which all ore shipments will be
made in the future.
Robert n. Lewis, in charge OF the
stamp mill Of DIR. Abe Ashbaugh, came
in Tuesday evening, returning again
after attending to business here. The
ore from the doctors mines, the Lom.
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