Gilpin observer., 1902-04-17
The Observer Mi3i3q Department.

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! G. M. Miller has purchased from G. G
johnson the Ben franklin lode in Yer
million district, west Of this city.
Bruce M. Myers few days ago made
a shipment OF ore from his Chicago. Carr
mine on Bobtail hill to the new concen-
trat'on mill at Idaho Springs.
Idaho Springs people claim that pyr-
itic smelter will be erected at that place.
1t is also limited that parties have in
view the erection Of similar smelling
plant at Empire.
Enough is known at the present time
that independent sampling works will
be established in Black Hawk, and those
interested have sufficient capital TO mako
them = success. The works will be in
| charge of we'll known and capable
manager.
Dickson Bros. Of the Cumberland mine,
in the Yankee hill belt OF veins, west Of
this city, will enlarge their mill on that
property to twenty stamp capacity. They
have fine body Of ore in the shaft,
which is down 85 feet. They have four
feet Of crevice matter, the smelling iron
assaying slCo per ton.
Sylvanite and calverite ore has been
found in the Morning Star mine on Seat
on mountain. Careful tests OF the ore
gave values Of s6,5C) per ton.
Simon Guggenheim, chairman of the
executive committee of the American
Smelling and Refining company, and
Edgar L. Newhouse were in LeadvilIe
last Monday. They made careful in
spection OF the Arkansas Valley smelling
plant. Mr.. Guggenheim stated that it
would be enlarged and that it was the
intention to increase the production of
low grade ores. The Caribou mine, a
large producer of low grade ore, has been
ordered to resume work, it having shut
down through inability to market the
ore output of the property. 1t has an
output of l50 tons per day.
The recent purchasers of the After
Supper lode, rear o. the Black Hawk
foundry, will commence sinking a new
main shaft on the summit of the noun
tain east of the former working shaft.
Manager Weisbeck of the Scandia
mine on Quartz hill, has the 3C0 and 500
foot west levels extended 400 feet from
the shaft. crosscut is to be driven
north from tbe Go foot level in order TO
prove up on adjacent veins Air drills
are used in the development work.
The Bureau Of Mines, of the State of
Colorado, Harry A. Lee, commissioner,
has issued bulletin No. 8 relating to the
precious metal production, copy of
which has been received at this office.
The metal production for the year 1901
Gilpin county is accredited with S2,sS4,-
50 for that year.
Bruce Myers has received the returns
from lot of ore treated at the Carpen-
ter smeiter in Golden, which gave values
of 20-l0O ounces gold per ton. Yester-
day he shipped from his Chicago Carr
mine 50-ton lot Of smelling ore to the
Chamberlain sampling works In Black
Hawk.
Negotiations are pending whereby a
large number of lode claims in Enter
prise and Fairfield mining districts will
pass into the hands OF eastern parties.
DR.. Nickerson, manager of the new
Fairfield Gold Mining pany, has un-
watered the main working shaft of the
Fairfield mine in Russell district, and
now has ore breakers at work taking out
both smelling and mill ore.
Barrick Bros. have taken contract
to drive the II. b. tunnel on Clear Creek
distance OF fifty feet. 1t is the prop
erty of Henry Bolthoff of Denver.
Judge A. w. Stone, president of the
Cashier Gold Mining and Reduction
company, has secured number Of sill
YER bearing veins east of thus city.
Alfred Wettstein, in charge OF the st.
Louis Justice mine, Lake district, has
secured ample ventilation to that prop.
erty by the opening OF door in level
west of that point in the adjoining prop
erty.
United States patent to a number of
mines, property of the Rollins G. Nj.
company, has been filed with the county
clerk and recorder.
Rumor hasi that G. w. Mabee, ST.,
contemplates the resumption OF work on
the Newfoundland mine, south OF the
Butler mine in the Gunnell belt OF veins,
John p. Miller of Missouri lake, has
purchased OF Calvin S. Hawk an half in
tcrest in the j. b. lode, situated in Hawk.
eye district.
Nathaniel C.. Hughes OF the Hampton
mine in Russell district, has commenced