Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03


sold that property to A. Il. Pope and
others, as well as tie Telegraph, Tele-
phone and Bouvier lodes in Russell and
Illinois Central districts. MIR. LeMoyne
ia now operating near Freeland, in Clear
Creek county.
Superintendent Hooper, of the Gold
Collar mine, on Prosser mountain, reports
that progress is being made in extending
the cross-cut north from the Gold Col
lar vein
report is current in Russell Gulch
that the Bellman lode claim, south OF
the Crown Point, in Virginia canon, will
pass into the hands of the Big Five Tun-
mel company.
Isaac Hall, of Russell Gulch, has
opened up in his Hall mine about 12
inches Of smelling ore, which nets him
over S75 per ton, at a depth of so feet
AS he gains depth, this class of ore be-
comes more compact and better defined.
The Gunnell Gold mining and Milling
company is now taking out sufficient
amount of stamp-mill ore to keep 1O5 O.
their 1l3stamp capacity employed. All
the ore from their holdings on Gunne,l
hill is shipped from their mines to their
stamp mills via the Gilpin tramway.
Nathaniel c. Hughes, of the Hampton
mine, in Russell district, is taking out
and shipping very good grade of con-
centration and smelling ore. The latter
is an energite ore containing a very high
percentage of copper.
B. r. Hall is opening up his White
Swan group of veins on Gold Dirt noun
tain, at Perigo. The crevce is wide
one, and carries quartz and dirt that
prospects well.
FL. j. Sears & Co., operating portion
cf the Bobtail mine under lease, are
making steady shipments of mill ore to
the Black Hawk custom stamp mills.
The ore is brought to surface through
the Bobtail tunnel whence it is taken to
the mills in wagons for treatment.
The past week the stamp mill ore
taken out of the veins worked through
tho Bonanza tunne,, in Chase gulch by
the different tributers, averaged four
ounces of gold per cord. 1t was crushed
at the Gilpin mill in Black Hawk.
Eldora Miner: { n. Meiklejohn, for
mer assistant secretary of war, and a
party of Iowa capitalists, inspected the
Columbia group of mines, at Magnolia,
on Monday, which they control under
bond and lease. They will begin ship
ping ore to the Magnolia reduction
works in about a week. John ii. Kemp
is superintendent of the new works.
looking over tho Essex mine in the head
of Prosser gulch, with the view to OBJ
tanning an option on the property.
The parties who are trying to consoli-
date the Gilpin and Coaley, Texas, Ma
haska, Linden Castle Klondikc and
other properties in Silver gulch and on
the mountain dividing Four.Mile and
Silver gulches, are still working up the
matter. A portion OF the property is
tied up in an estate in Cincinnati, Ohio,
which is the greatest drawback met
with. A majority Of the lode claims are
owned by parties residing at Black
Hawk and in Denver,
The mining reporter of The OBSERVER
has been shown some OF the ore that
Dominick Iancanella and others are
taking out Of their Fraction lode, in the
casterly portion of Russell district. 1t
came from the east and west levels be-
ing driven at depth Of 100 feet. 1t
gives promising showing for opening
up into good body of smelling ore.
Dominica is inter s'ed in other clai ms
near to the Fraction.
Bert Warren came in from the new
camp in Grand county, west OF Caribou,
last Sunday. He reports considerable |
activity in that section. The district is
about nine miles from Arapahoe Peak.
Montana pnrties are driving tunnel
which IL is claimed will be mile in |
length. The district has been named |
Arapahoe district. A number OF cabins |
have been erected, and several OF the |
claim owners nre taking in supplies OF
provisions and mining tools to last them
through the winter months. Frank
McClothin, AN old pioneer prospector OF
this county, was among the first to IN AXE
locations in that section.
A rumor Is current that the Rocky
Mountain stamp mill and concentrator,
in this city, will change ownership and
pass into tho hands OF Boston parties,
who own and operate the Nemeha mine
On Bobtail hill, as well as several other