Gilpin observer., 1902-07-24
NEWS AND NOTES.

custom stamp mills in Black Hawk.
The Grand Central Gold Mining com.
pany have laid of a number of miners
and will sink the shaft before doing any
more backstoping. This will curtail the
ore output until such time as sinking the
main shaft is completed and the lower
levels extended.
A number of new mine locations were
made matter Of record with the county
clerk and recorder last week.
Quite number Of prospectors for some
time past have been tracing up lodes
along the line of the new Moffatt rail-
road on the South Boulder, above the
townsite OF Rollinsville, which by the
way will become an important station on
the line OF that new enterprise, and will
make good town for business.
Idaho Springs Gazette: Henry Paul
who operates the Mammoth mine IN Gil
pin county, was in the city Sunday a
guest OF friends. Mr.. Paul tells Ga
zette reporter that ne has recently made
some encouraging experiments with the
Carpenter smelter Ores that netted him
52 when milled at the Black Hawk stamp
mill, brought from So to Sc from the Car
penter smelter treatment.
A strike in the Little Nugget tunnel at
Yankee is reported, an eight inch vein
Of smelling ore has been opened up Civ
ing an assay value of 1924 per ton. The
tunnel is now worked under bond and
lease to j. S. Waugh and Melville Bros
OF Yankee. They are now taking out
shipment OF ore.
The lease of the National mine having
expired. the machinery has been removed
from the mine in Spring gulch in this
city to Russell gulch where it will be
used on a group of mines north of the
Topeka property.
Idaho Springs parties have taken a
bond and lease OF the L lode in Russell
district. 1t is the same vein as the Col
den Cloud. Under the option taken the
lessees are to commence work at once.
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side OF Nevada gulch, and within the
corporate limits Of the town OF Nevada
vile, are driving levels east and west at
depth Of 100 feet. The crevice is show
ing up nicely in smelling and stamp mill
ore. The water is handled by means Of
q steam pump.
Spar ks & Co. OF Nevadaville on Mon
day morning started development work
on the Nimrod mine on Quartz hill.
The Edinburgh gold mining company
under the management of E. NJ. Messiter
are taking out very good grade of ore
from the Centennial mine in Russell dis
trict.
Senator Newell has attained depth
OF 1014 feet in the Americus mine on
Bobtail hill, and has ceased sinking.
Levels are now being extended at that
depth.
Joe George ard others last week made
a shipment of stamp mill ore from the
Elliott mine to Black Hawk for treat
ment.
The Ingalls, mine on Quartz hill is
shipping regularly to the Newton mill at
Idaho Springs.
George G. Moore is cleaning out the
400 foot level OF the King mine. above
Nevadaville, which caved in some time
ago exposing fine body OF lead ore. A
night shift Of miners has been put on.
Manager B. l.. Campbell OF the Cash
ier company is empl Dying force OF 10
miners at the Pittsburg lode in Lake dis
trict. The average output OF ore, mill
ing and smelling ore, is about 900 tons
per month, both OF which classes yield
well.
E. G. Miles has opened up large and
well defined ore body in the Edna MAY
mine in Willis gulch. The ore is lead
proposition carrying 70 per cent. lead to
the ton, in addition to the gold and sill
YER values. Last week car load lot was
shipped to the smelters as test lot.
The mines OF Russell district are pro.
ducing large quantities OF ore at present,
which arc giving satisfactory returns to
the owners as we'll as the operators Of the
veins.
James N. Bradley has sold to the Blue
Ribbon mining. milling and prospecting
company one half interest in the Blue
Ribbon lode, situate in Vcrmillion dis.
trict.
The Justice Leasing company in Lake
Russell districts, are raising fine quail
ity OF smelling ore from the lower work.
ings OF that property, n recent return re-
ceived from a shipment made to Denver
giving the company highly satisfactory
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