Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14
NEWS AND NOTES,

James II. Bowden, OF the Gold Dirt
mine, was in Friday from Independent
district, attending to business matters at
the county seat. The Peterson mill at
Gilpn is now running its 15 stamps on
ore from that property.
The placing of electric lights in the
shaft house at the Gold Collar min Pros
ser mountain, this city, is great im-
provement over the coal oil lamps for
merly used
This week a shipment of u 15-ton lot
OF smelling iron was made from the
Chemung Belmont mine on the noun
tain at the head of Running Lode gulch,
Enterprise district, to Chamberlain g.
Co.'s works in Black Hawk.
Marx Bros, of Denver, will resume
work upon the Roanoke mine on Kings
flats, west OF Nevadaville, as soon as
Lamont d Ballard complete the erection
Of a shaft building 22x24 feet which will
enclose steam hoisting plant. The
property has been idle for some length
of time.
The New Quartz Hill Tunnel company
will hold its regular annual meeting at
the Rocky Mountain National bank, this
city, on next Thursday evening, March 81,
1901, at 1870 o'clock, at which officers
will be elected for the ensuing year. 1t
is quite probable that that this property
will be worked again after this meeting
is held.
-Four hundred feet of sheet iron air
piping was sent out last Sunday to the
Florence tunnel, west of Yankee, from
Jenkins, Mckay Il Co.'S, this city. The
manager, Mr.. Goodyier, who has been
in Denver, returned the same day and
left for the tunnel that afternoon.
Colonel c. II. Bnbcock, manager of the
2:i0 Mining company, has increased. his
working force Ut the mine, located in
Russell district. He has cut into u
streak OF smelling ore which carries
over 7 ounces gold per ton.
The Hillside Mining company have
quite II lot Of ore being treated at the
Rocky Mountail concentration in Black
Hawk from the workings of the Hamlet
mine on Gregory mountain, this city.
Denver part es have ta4en lease and
bond OF Charles +. Barher's Mabel tun-
mel property in Russell district. The
property has a good record for proGuc-
ing gold.benring ore carrying values in
the precious metal.
n. c. Hughes, superintendent of the
Hampton mine in Russell district, is
taking ore from that property which
gives very fair returns in gold when
treated Ut the smcllers. The vein carries
enargite ore which contaius II high per
centage OF copper The superintendent
will also take out ore from the tunnel
workings, thnt portion of the vein
worked 10 n large profit by the Ibte
George Fuhrman and Thomas Warwick
The recent snow storm has somewhat
del yed the improvements being made on
surface ut the properly OF the Gregory.
Buell. Consolidated company, this city.
1t will require fomo length Of time 10
place the Cornish pump, as sets Will
have to be pacAd in the shaft for rests
for the wnter pipe column. The i5.
stamp mill is being gotten out at the
Black Hawk foul dry. This property,
when once running, will employ large
number OF men underground.
II. L. Prentice has sold to Ferdinand
SchlessInger the Lion, Tiger, Council,
Suiptidc, Elephant, Lola Montcz, Josi.
r., Eschnnge, Eagles Nest aud /.
Ketchum lode claims, all being iu Enter.
prise district,
/. r., w. Williams, Of Denver. who Is
operating. In connection with Thomas
II. Potter and others, the Specie Pay.
mont group Of mines ON Bellevieu noun.
tain, Idaho district, reports that 90
stamps arc dropping on mill orc from
that property Mt the Hidden Treasure
and Gilpia mills In Blaca Hawk, ton