Gilpin observer., 1901-12-12

mouLtaiu, 10 Chase guich. Power dri il
are used. As the Lewis IRE ez.crdes
'hore IS good showing OF c-s Ia l.,......
This property will soon forge t. tbs from;
hs leading producer of gold bearing ore.
NEW rL,NT FOX -:,s or::..:-.ur:
toUGUs.
A new 10 bbfsg power H,ndr.e &
Bol hof holster. counterpart of the one
lately put in by the Kaa sas. Burroughs
Consolidated Mining company, was re
ceired Thursday of last week aud viii be
installed at the Ophr Burroughs nlre
on Quartz hill by the Jason G.. N. com
pany, which has been worked under
lease by "A home pool for several Wears.
l, vas taken to the mine last Friday by
Frank Mayhew. The old plant had be
come impractical for huisting from a
depth OF HOO feet. The new one has "A
capacity OF hoisting from depth Of 300
feet.
The lessees OF the mine will also in.
stall new boiler in addition to the one
now in use. The ore, both milling and
smelling, has been paying a dividend
since the present pool took charge Ut the
mine.
OEE SUPPLY Ar THE sAMpLINo
WOnks.
Tho supply Of smelling ore at the
State Orc and Cham berlain Sam plinR
WORKS in Black Hawk bids fair to rival
any OF the preceding months in 1901.
Every miner who is leasing is anxious to
make this month count, remembering
that Christmas and New Years are near
at hand, and hopes to have his pocket
book stand No. l, in order that he can
make bestowal OF holiday presents with.
out stint The mill men are as anxious
to ship all the mill concentrates that
they may have on hand, and make a sort
OF general cleanup OF ore available for
the year about to close.
TRUST ULTiMA. "a TO MINERS.
A Spokane, Washington, special to the
Rocky Mountain News, under date OF
December D, says that advices fro,n New
York say that the smelling trust will
pay 33 cents per pound for lead from
Colorado aud Utah mines after the III 81
OF the year. The price is a fifth OF "A cent
lower than will Le paid to C0ur d'Aiene
lead miners.
The conference between officers OF the
smelling trust and mine owners OF the
Cocur d'Alenes has been in propr. ss for
thc past week in New York. Alter much
discussion IL settlement has practically
been reached. Cour c'Alepe lead min.
ers viii get $3.50 per 100 pounds for icnd
IN the future, lLs.-ad OF 81, which is the
present price. IL is provided that the
new arrangement shall last for six
months, but the smelling trust has the,
right to cancel the contract ON giving
sixty days notice.
The lead miners are murh dssaiisiied
with the contract. III. reduced uriee
Tor lead connected with tho present low
price for SILVER, neans n loss OF 81 uef
ton OF concentrates TO tho,n. That will
cat the profits of some mines il hu!r.
Coupled with this difficulty Is ii,r de
mand on the part OF the smelling trust
that miners should work their properties
only at about two thirds Of the normal
capacity. Tint arrangement is 10 hcrI.
down the production.
kANsAs-nUHnOUGif ORE suir-
MESTS.
During November the Kansas. Bur
roughs Consolidated Mining company
shipped from their Quartz hill properly
23O trnmway cars OF ore to Black Hawk,
or 100 tons. A small proportion Of the
shipments was smelling ore. The man
ager has completed sinking the shaft on
the Burroughs 40 feet, which gives IL u
derth OF l400 feet. AS soon Ms the water
suinp OF 10 feet Is completed the tla,s
will he cut and the 1lC0 foot levels tx
tended both east and west from the
shnft.