Gilpin observer., 1901-02-14
The Observer Mi3i3@ Department.

among the foremost of the camp. Ru-
NOR has it also that Chas. A. Gehrmann
the former superintendent will again
take charge and once more the "good
old regime" will be in vogue and the
annual production of the camp very
largely increased.
A movement is on foot, says the FL
dora, Boulder county, Herald, by which
the Mogul tunnel and the Burkey chlori-
nation works will be consolidated. The
purchasers are Pennsylvania men who
are heavy stockholders in the Colorado
and Northwestern railroad The Herald
claims that in the event Of the combina-
ton that road will be extended from
Sunset to Eldora. This is consumma-
tion most dev )utly to be wished.
1t is reported that the men who have
been experimenting with Thomas A,
Edison's dry washing process at Dolores,
New Mexico, have pronounced the re,
suit entirely satisfactory, and have le.
turned to New Jersey with the inten-
ton OF preparing plans under the direc-
'ion of Edison for the erection of
plant in the place of the present expert
mental one.
The streak of energite. ore recently
struck by Mesars. Chamberlain g. Hacker
in the Powers mine in Willis gulch, Rus
J sell district, is II inches wide and car
ries high percentage of copper. The
ore contains values ranging from sl00 to
500 per ton, Since Mr. E. LIE Neve
Foster rigged up Cornish pump for
this property tho water is easily handled.
Greeley Sun: Frank c. Messenger,
son OF the late F. G. Messenger, OF this
city, and a former resident of Greeley,
died at Wall Street, Boulder county
..-s week, and the remains we're brought
here for inteTnent Sunday. Services
were held at Macy's undertaking rooms
Monday. He was Al years of age. The
cause OF death was pneumonia.
The operators OF the Kemp Calhoun
mine, head of Leavenworth gulch, Rus
sell district, have quite an amount OF
crude ore on their dump read, for trans
portation to oaceGtration works at
Idaho Springs as soon as room can be
made FOR it at the works. Their smelling
ore is 0f a high grade. The ore is being
broken ii tie 23o-.oot level.
Formal notes has been sent out 10
holders OF preferrsl stocl1-preferred
and common--in the American Smelling
and Refining company, advising each
stockholder of special meeting to be
held in New York city next Satsrday,
February 1G, 1901, to act upon propo-
sition to increase the capital stock of the
company to sl00,0O00Co.
Sinking at the Scanda mine on Quartz
hill is going forward, day and night
shifts being employed. The shaft is
down $50 feet, and sinking will be con.
tinued until depth of SC0 feet has been
attained. Michael Weisbeck is in charge
for the owner, Mr.. G. p. Collins, OF Brad
ford, Pennsy ylvania.
Richard sykes, president Of the Kan
sas Burroughs Consolidated company,
has purchased third interest in the
Annie lode, mineral survey No. 598, Rus
sell district. Collins Bros. have also OBJ
tanned a treasurer's deed to two o-thirds
interest in and to mineral survey No. 6li9,
in Russell district.
The parties on the Carrie Belle lode
claim near to tho Missouri mine, Russell
district, will secure q steam pump as the
water is great source of annoyance to
the mine manager. The Missouri is idle,
which is the main cause of the large
amount of water that is contended with.
During January Col. G. ii. Babcock
shipped from the 2:i0 mine to the con.
centrator and Denver smelters $50 tons
OF ole. This was the product OF cleaning
up old workings and doing development
work. The Colonel has John Simmons
as underground foreman.
| st. Paul and Return for One Fare.
| Via Union Pacific February 18th, 18th.
ONLY one night on the rond Sac your