Gilpin observer., 1902-11-27
The Observer Mi3iD@ /
NEWS AND NOTES.

Z NEWS AAND NOTES. \
Russell GuIch parties are leusipg the
1pringdale or Gold Rock mine in Russell
district, and they have made several
shipments of ore to the mills at IDAHO
Springs. The returns are said to be
favorable.
Drake Bros. own the Never Swet Nine
in Lake district which is under operation
BY local pool OF miners. Sinking op
erations have been commenced and the
shaft has been put down to 60 feet and
will be sunk considerably deeper this
winter. The shaft shows nice crevice
~ith good streak OF lead ore and ship
mont sent to the Black Hawk sampling
works last week gave above the average.
The pool has erected . new shaftbuiid-
ing and are using whim for hosting
ores at present but may put on machin-
cry before long.
During the past week there were
placed on record in the county clerk and
recorders Office, fifteen mining deeds and
ten lode locations, three placer claims
and one tunnel and tunnel site. The
mining deeds showed the transfer Of
properties located in the Russell, Greg.
ory, Eureka, Vermillion, Phoenix. Kan
sas and Independent districts. one deed
showed the transaction TO be s25 900 two
others representing tho changing of sl0,-
900 into different hsn6s. The locations
were in the northern districts OF the
county which shows that the advent Of
the Modat new road will be a good thing
to open up the mineral sections touched
by the proposed route Of the road.
Richie Hughes Of Russell Gulch and
his associate w. B. Lewis Of Denver are
keeping up developments on the
Federal group OF mines at the
hssd OF Graham guIch. No attempts
are being made at an output of ore but
the present work will put the property
in good shape for . future production.
Sinking is under way as we'll a. driving
levels. the work being performed under
the management OF Mr.. Hughes.
Tho Benzie Investment company Of
Denvsris operating the Mingo mine in
Lake gulch, and drifting is being kept
up in the west level at . depth Of It's
feet Nj. Loa Drake 10 In charge for
the Denvar parties and he says that
there 10 some ore showing in tho breast
which promises to make into . body Of
ore with further Developments.
Tho plant Of machinery was delivered
at the Belden mine up Chase gulch last
Friday, and will be installed at once,
and the contractors, Lamont & Gilman
are making good headwsy in the erection
Of the nav shaft building.
Regular shipments are being made by
q pool Of Austriams who arc working
the Searle mine in Willis gulch which
is owned by Kruse. Campbell & Com
pany. The ores are shipped to the
smelter at Golden.
The Ann r utledge Gold Mining com.
pany made a shipment OF 100 tons from
the North Star mine In Vermilion dis-
trict, west OF this city, to the Hidden
Treasure mill In North Clear Creek dur.
ing this month. Tho returns are said TO
have been very satisfactory and the CON-
pany is encouraged 70 carry out opera
tions on q more extensive scale al this
winter. ]. McMillen 10 superintendent
and the North Star shaft may be sunk
to depth Of 600 feet.:its present depth
being 10 feet.
A large tonnage Of ores is being haul
cd down by wagon from the Cook mine
on Bobtail hill to the entrance to the
Bate hill tunnel, the ores being delivered
on cars on siding which are afterwards
hauled through to the new mill OF the
Boston & Denver company by means Of
an electric locomotive, which does its
work we'll. Some ores are being taken
out OF the Bobtail tunnel workings oper.
ated by the same company, but the larger
portion Of the ores are taken out from
the Cook shaft or through the incline
workings. o. B. Thompson is superin.
tendent with w. H. Davis in charge oil
the underground workings.
Judge Theron Stevens, Of the Ouray
district court, has decided that tunnel
mining and reduction company has the
right to condemn right Of way through
lode claim owned by another. The de-
cision is based on the Colorado statute
reg ulating the exercise Of eminent do
main, one OF the broadest OF the inner
ent powers OF state sovereignty. Thil
decision, II upheld by the highest courts