Gilpin observer., 1901-11-07
The Observer 0li3i3e Department.

I Manager Frederick Kruse of the Gil
pin Tramway, is putting in a switch al
the Climax mine on Quartz hill, which
will facilitate The handling Of coal at that
mine.
As soon as Mr.. Hall, manager Of the
Brooklyn City group OF mines in Yer
million district. secures possession of
the plant in use on the Minnesota mine,
Russell district, it will be removed to the
former property.
Mrs. E. ]. Richardson Of Springfield,
New York, is defendant in suit filed in
Arapahoe county last Monday by Geo.
G. Workman. The latter sold his inter-
est in the Burmah G. M. company and
ty for $4,000, but says she still owes
$500 upon the contract OF purchase
and 1920 for services rendered her in the
property. attachment papers have been
served upon the holdings.
A wagon heavily lndened with provis-
ions and mining supplies passed up
Eureka street on Tuesday consigned to
party Of prospectors who are opening
up lode claims in Wisconsin district,
where they will spend the remaining
portion OF this month and the winter
months. Another wagon-load of sup
plies will be eent out next Saturday.
Mr.. Schultz OF the Schultz Wonder
mine, Pioe dist rict, was in on Tuesday
TO exercise the right Of the electric fran
chise. He reported that development
work on that property is going forward
under favorable circumstances.
Many Of the mill men prefer a sus-
pended orc feeder for . stamp mill to
any other form Of feeder. The differance
in lighting Of the floor with this feeder
and the lighting when the old forms are
used is very marked. The feed floor u
also much less crowded. Light and &C.
feasibility are two very necessary feat
ures in auy mill and to gain these many
prefer putting up with number Of other
disadvantages.
Steve HoslGin IL making regular ship
ments OF stamp mill and smelling orc
to the Randolph mill in Black Hawk
from the Freedom miie on Winnabago
hill. Both classes OF ore are yielding
up to their former averages.
Henry Bolthoff, OF Denver, came up
from Denver yesterday and visited the
adit which be is driving, west Of Chase
gulch. Henry has great faith in this
prospect which looks very promising.
Sullivan, Merritt & Wilkerson. lessers
OF Judge Arrighes Dump lode. have q
four foot crevice OF stamp mill ore at q
depth Of 200 feet. The smelling ore
runs s1OO ton.
McFarlane & Co. are drawing plans
and specifications for a mill to be erected
on the mill site Of the Specie Payment
mine near Idaho Springs.
Manager Bert Campbell OF the Cashier
G. NJ. and Reduction company. last week
shipped to the State Ore Sampling
Works in Black Hawk. 6 tons OF second
grade ore from that company's property
in Lake district, which gave values OF
SLOT per ton. Another large shipment
OF higher grade ore was made to the
same works this week.
The New York Engineering and Min.
ing Journal, Of October 26. appeared in
improved form and makeup. The Jour
nal is the leading mining journal OF the
east. Mr.. David d. Day is editor-in-
chief, Edward w. Parker being manag-
ing editor.
The manager OF the Hamlet mine last
Monday made shipment of ore tc
Black Hawk to determine the best meth
cd Of treatment to secure the values.
The Avon company are now running
their % rapiddrop stamp in Nevads
Rulch steadily on ore from the company's
Climax mine on Quartz hill.