Gilpin observer., 1902-01-23

at Ieiiurlue ana the other Will be put in
the Matte mill up Chicago creek. This
rev device is proving success in CON
centrating mills as it is large table belt
that works slowly in the shines and saves
a great deal of small stuff that is ordin-
arily carried off in the shines.
w. III. Gilmore, brother Of James A
Gilmore, this city, was recently appoint
ed superintendent of the Ketchinan
Mining company at Sea Level Alaska.
He has been resident of Alaska for a
number of years.
The case of Daniel Mundy and the
Spur Daisy Gold Mining company will
come up for trial before the Federal
court in Denver next week
Manager II. G.. Eastman of the O'Neil
mine, is making regular Shipments of
stamp mill ore to Black Hawk. Miners
are at work with machine drills in the
5th and 9Th levels He will continue
the shaft down to depth of 100 feet
during the present year. 1t is now down
G66 feet.
The parties who are leasing at No.
shaft on the Hamlet mine, German
mountain, have made a shipment of zoo
tons OF ore to the concentration works at
Idaho Springs.
The East Centennial mine in Russell
district, which for long time was
worked by Chris Hesselbine, is being
sunk to greater depth. Smelling ore
has been taken fIom this property which
sold for 800 per ton.
Ore is being shipped to the Gilpin mill
10 Black Hawk from the Stewart and
Derigo mines, north of this city.
A shipment of stamp mill ore was made
yesterday from the Buckley mine on
Gunnell l.il to the stamp mill at Black
Hawk.
Sears & Co.. who are leasing on tine
| Bobtail No. 8 claim are shipping steadily
to the stamp mill. Both smelling and
mill ore is OF very good grade.
Sinking the Tucker main shaft on the
Gundy ranch in Quartz Valley district,
has ceased for the present. Mr.. Wood.
the manager, is now extending levels at
a depth of 3co feet.
The !essees of the Beacon of the West
mine, Russell district, last week com
pleted making n shipment OF 80 tons OF
concentrating ore. This is al old claim
worked years ago, the ore running well
under stamp treatment.
Benjamin F. Shurtlef, father in-law
OF Bruce NJ. Myers, this city, presented
the latter gentleman with deed to the
Chicago-Carr and Plymouth mines on
Bobtail hill, as Christmas present.
Mr.. Myers has been working the Chi
cego. Carr mine for some time past.
G. W. Schneider, manager of the SEN
| ator mine on the mountain south OF the
Running Lode, Black Hawk, will sink
the main shaft to a greater depth. Some
| fine looking ore has been taken from the
workings of the property, which is con-
sidered very promising.
The postotilce department is making
it interesting for the bogus mining COM
panys who have been using the United
States mails in furthering their schemes.
1t is move in the right direction. They
made raid at Cripple Creek last week,
where these mushroom companies seem
to flourish best.
January 9th gold nugget taken from
Alder gulch, Montana, by Thomas Ray
mond reported to be worth Sl40o was
left at the branch mint at Helena, Mon
tana.
Fred n. Nye, Colorado state mine in
spector, is reported to have said that the
Cripple Creek mines are in rather worse
condition as to guarding the safety Of
the employees than they have been for
the past five years. II this is true Mr.
Nye should enforce the laws and com.
pei the mine managers to put their
property into safe condition.
The Colorado Specie Payment Mining
company paid its third or quarterly
dividend on Wednesday, the 18th inst.
The president ard general manager has
mads his promise good in relation to the
property proving dividend payer.
The concentrating ore shipped from
the Tucker mine in Quartz Valley dis
trict to Idaho Springs the first week in
the present month brought $50 per ton.
The Four Mile Gulch Tunnel com.
pany OF Central City, filed its articles oi
incorporation with the secretary OF state
byJ. w. Gregory of the Chicago board
OF trade. The capital is 100000. II
will operate in Enterprise district, near
Black Hawk.