Gilpin observer., 1902-02-27

| Frank Kenge of the Galena mine
Central City hill, is maintaining ship
ments OF stamp mill and smelling ore
from that property.
1t is quite probable that work on the
Justice mine in Lake Russell district
will be resumed under different manage
| ment than formerly. The mine is pro-
ductive OF good ore, which, under proper
management pays large profit.
A party of tributers in the Old Town
mine, Russell district, have been netting
from a small block of ground at the rate
OF $500 a month for their labor, two
miners working. This mine is attracting
considerable attention of late, from the
fact OF its containing large bodies Of ore.
The crevice is a wide one and we'll de-
fined.
Denver and Bridgeport, Conn, parties
are taking out considerable lead ore in
sinking the main shaft on the Senator
mine in Black Hawk. 1t is worked un-
der the management OF G. w. Schneider
and is owned by W. Il. Backus and Mr.
McNevins OF Black Hawk.
at the Argosy mine in Russell dis
trict some very good looking ore is being
taken out of the 230 foot level ship
ment was made last week to Black Hawk
n. Scheuer, manager OF the Horseshoe
Mining company on Quartz hill, is put
ting the working shaft on the Barnes
mine down to depth of 600 feet. Its
former depth was $40 feet. Members OF
the company recently visited the mine
While here they concluded on having
the property opened up to. greater
depth. The bulk OF the ore is concen-
tration proposition. The manager gives
employment to 1e men, and is shipping
from 300 to 400 tons per month via the
GilPln tramway. The returns from the
ore treated at the Rocky Mountain con
centrator in Black Hawk is giving good
satisfaction.
4 Biack Hawk pool who nave a lease
on the Fanny mine on Cyclops hill, last
of ore which gave values of Sl6j per ton.
1t is a silver property but carries II per
cent. lead. 1t is owned by john A. Gray
aud the estate of the late Benz. f. Pease,
former merchant of this city.
Golden Globe: The smelter closed
down this week for time, and extensive
repairs are going on there and consid-
erable force OF men are at work. When
they blow in again the facilities for
handling larger quantity of ore will be
on hand. Meanwhile ore from the noun
talns is being unloaded and hauling of
lime rock continues as usual.
Idaho Springs News: MIR. Z. D. Quig
ley is pushing ahead in his Rising Sun
, tunnel, and is greatly encouraged with
the showing that the property is making
with each foot that is driven ahead. Mr..
Quigley has been figuring on having
some OF the ores sent to the Golden
smelter, but this concern seems to be of
such an uncertainty that no one knows
to-day whether they will be running to-
morrow or not. The Golden papers last
week stated that they expected to pull
their fires and would remain idle until
May.
The Fairfield Mining company has
been organized to work in Clear Creek
and Gilpin counties, with n capital stock
of SJ00,000. The incorporators are John
Mcpherson and f. w. Williams. They
will operate the Fairfield mine in Rus
sell district, which extends over into
Clear Creek county. This mine in an
early day was worked by the late U. S.
Senator n. p. Hill.
The Colorado house OF representatives
is apparently of the opinion that the
mines of this state should revert to the
state after they have been made paying
propositions.
Last Thursdays Idaho Springs Ga
zette Gays that Charles Wilkie was in
Black Hawk that day looking after the
machinery needed for the completion Of
the WillIic mill. The work has been
pushed ahead and is progressing us salts
factorily as could be expected. When
they have the work completed they will
have as good a mill as there is in the
district.
| IL is rumored that consolidation OF
the Silver Age, Franklin and Gem mines
is to be effected, and that the Consoli-
dated Franklin Will acquire all the hold
ings. 1t is the proper way to work that
group of mines and would prove a very
profitable way Of doing 30.