Gilpin observer., 1901-10-03
NEWS AND NOTES.

the late Sylvanus s. johnson, as foreman
OF the Sternberger property on the Lotus
group OF mines in Russell district, is
keeping up the development work, a
force of twelve miners being employed.
At the Hillhouse mine, in Russell dis.
trict, nothing is being done but holding
the water at present. A delay was met
with owing to the non n-arrival of the coal,
A shaft west of the main shaft is being
cleaned out and retimbered and will be
sunk to a greater depth.
The parties who are tributing at the
Two-Forty mine are meeting with good
success. They are taking out, in addi-
tion to good grade of stamp mill ore,
smelling ore which is netting over S17O
per ton.
Charley Pishon has taken hold of Hon.
". N. Byers' Great Mammoth lode, on
Quartz hill, and has commenced devel-
opment work. The mine is provided
with steam plant for hoisting.
The ten cord lot of ore from the Diri-
go lode, worked by Maxwell and Stew
art, in Hawkeye district, which is being
treated at the Gilpin company's stamp
mill, in Black Hawk, is yielding as large
returns as at any previous time since
they took lease of the property.
j. r. Gerran is taking out fine quail
ity Of stamp mill ore from the Free Gold
lode on Perigo mountain, Independent
district. 1t runs well under stamp
treatment.
A shaft house 20x4S feet is being
erected on the Continental mine, ON
Quartz hill, by the Continental Gold
Mining company, and % horse power
gasoline engine has been installed to do
the hoisting. 1t was started up last
Saturday for the first time. E. F. Pull
ham, Judge II. A. Hicks, Alfred Simons
and Bruce NJ. Mye.s are stockholders of
the company, which is recent incorpo-
ration.
The 100 and 200-foot levels of the
Doodle mine near 1he Rocky Mountain
brewery, have been connected with a
winze sunk from the former to the lat
ter. The latter level is being extended.
The last payment will be made this
month by the English purchasers.
The managers of the Waugh dry con-
centration process, now operated at Yam.
kee, west of this city, claim that they
are saving 90 per csnt. of the values in
the ore treated. Electricity is the essen
tial element in this method of concen-
tration.
If a strip of magnetized steel be bro
ken, each piece will be true magnet,
with north and south poles. II these
pieces be again broken, the smaller
pieces are true magnets, just the same
as the original pieces.
When two veins unite with depth, the
owner Of the vein first located takes pos
session Of the junction and all below it,
The Colorado courts have decided
that though prospector may have
every reason to believe that lode exists
on patented pls r, yet the prospector
cannot enter the same for the purpose
Of finding a lode.
Last week, while at Russell Gulch,
Henry p. Lowe made an examination OF
the Lynne lode, property OF Sherman Il.
Harris and Williams Bros. He consid.
ers it fine prospect for 40 feet in depth,
and st ted Tat it would prove paying
proposition when depth is attained and
levels driven to open up stopping grounds. /
The ndit on the Mountain Beauty vein |
is in lS5 feet under Cyclops hill, above
the Hidden Treasure mine, in Black
Hawk. Mackey & Ellis, the owners, |
have an eight-inch streak of lead ore on
the hanging wall, and nearly twelve
inches on the foot wall. A contract for !
driving the adit an additional 100 feet
will be let.
Idaho Springs News: John G. Rob.
erts, OF this city, has been engaged to |
take charge and place in successful op.
GRAFTON the Red Oak conccntrator, nt
Georgetown This mill was but recent. /
ly built, but since starting up has not
proved success. The machinery will
have TO he reset and the interior rear.
ranged. IL any man in this whole sec
ton understands the mill business it is
John q. Roberts, and when he gets
through with Red Oak mill the owne.
can rest assured that IL will be ready for
busin, ss.
Saturdays Golden Globe says that the
smelter will blow out and close mp on
October lsi. just how long it will re.
main closed ia known only to the man.
agemcnt. 1t is said that the close down
is only temnnrnrY for tho nu urnnse OF udd-