Gilpin observer., 1901-08-08
The Observer Mi3i7@ Department.

it is from 16 to % feet over to the vein
This will require about five days to reach
the vein. Power drills are used. Wher
the vein is reached drift will be ex
tended on the vein to connect with the
625-foot level of the Queen of the West
property. The company will then have
a good body of ore to backstope from.
Owen Hughes, who is opening up the
Hughes vein in Virginia canon which
penetrates Bellevieu mountain, has cut
into fine appearing grade of smelling
iron. Edward Jones, of Russell Gulch,
is interested with Mr.. Hughes in this
property.
the water in the Buell. mine main
shaft is way below the 4C)-foot station,
and good headway is being made in
lowering to the 500foot level. The
Cameron steam pump to all appearances
is doing very good service. Just at
present there is a large amount of open
or worked out ground full of water
which necessarily makes the unwatering
OF the workings very slow.
Pullman and Simmons are still con-
tinuing work on their Williams mine in
Lake district. They are working at a
depth of 300 feet, the water having
driven them out OF the lower workings.
Steve Hoskin, manager of the Free
dom mine on Winnebago hill informs
The OBSERVER that the operators of
that property are keeping up their for
mer shipments of stamp mill. and smelt-
ing ore as well as their development
work.
John +. Hopkins, of Denver, Seth a.
Howes and Fred L. Segel have incor-
porated the New Sleepy Hollow Gold
Mining company, the capital stock of
which is 100000. They will operate the
Sleepy Hollow lode which adjoins the
Americus mine on the east and is the
Fisk and Americus mines are now
operated, and are producing good ore,
smelling and stamp mill.
The Cashier Mining and Reduction
company, under the management of Mr..
B. Campbell, are sinking the main shaft
on the Cashier mine, and will continue
until a depth of $50 feet is reached.
Levels are also being extended both ways
from the shaft at depth of AGO feet,
Mr.. Campbell will make a large ship
ment of ore from the Cashier to the
Rocky Mountain stamp mill and con-
centrator in Black Hawk in very short
time.
Mrs Rebecca Barker, of Denver, has
sold and given a warranty deed to the
Grand Central Gold Mining company of
all her interest in and to the East Whit
Ing mine on Gunnell hill, which that
company has been working for several
months. The property is a patented one
and consists of 1,200 linear feet upon
that vein, east OF and adjoining the West
Whiting mine, the latter being the prop
erty owned by the Gunnell Gold Mining
and Milling company, Of which Frank G.
lOuDR Is lne general manager.
Silver Plume Standard: Manager c.
X Wolfe, of the Chamberlain sampling
works at Georgetown, has secured lease
on the Kirtley property, adjoining the
Colorado Central, which WAS once
famous producer of high grade ore, but
has been idle for some time, and will put
it in shape for extensive working, as
there is no doubt but that it only needs
development to show up some fine bodies
of ore.
Manager McCann, Of the Patch Min
ing company, ON Tuesday brought down
a piece OF copper iron smelling ore taken
from the west 22C foot level OF the deep
shaft of the California mine. This level,
as well us the east level, gives n very
promising showing. In the bottom OF
shaft, - feet below, the crevice matter
is four feet in width.
City Marshal Wilkinson and hiu asso.
ciates are extending a level in the Dump
lode, on Gregory mountain, which they
are working under lease from Judge l..
p. Alright.
The New Sleepy Hollow Mining COM
pany has filed articles OF incorporation
with the county clerk and recorder.
The Boston E Denver Consolidated
Mining aud Milling company have filed
amended articles OF incorporation.
10 HEsuME WORK.
George Waite returned from Denver
yesterday and will resume work on the
Ideal mine which is claimed TO be the
westerly extension Of the weil known
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