Gilpin observer., 1902-11-20
NEWS AND NOTES.

Roscoe w. Ray OF this city has trans
ferred by mining deed to d. w. Croft a
one half interest in the Ruby lode 10 the
Pine Creek district, west of this city.
1t is reported and on the best of auth
nrity that operations are to resumed Mt
the Guntlst property on Quartz hill and
that the shaft will be sunk an additional
depth of not less that 200 feet. This
will give the shaft depth Of 400 feet or
more. Iowa parties are the owners.
Local parties who are working claim
near to Mack's brewery made ship
ment Of surface ores to Black Hawk,
Saturday and they are figuring on good
returns from this lot as the ore pans
away up.
The October shipments from the
Quartz hill properties of the Kansas
Burroughs company 26O cars or about
22lO tons, nearly all OF which was hauled
by the Gilpin rramway company to
Black Hawk for treatment.
A new holster and other machinery
for the Shire Gold Mining and Milling
company was received at the Black
Hawk depot Saturday, and in the same
car there was machinery for the O'Neill
mine on Bobtail bill.
A transfer was placed on record dur
ing the past week conveying from J. NJ.
Taylor and others Of GiIpin to J. T..
Duncan and others of Boulder a one half
interest in the Homestake, Homestake
No. ., Homestead No. and K. d. lode
claims situated in the Independent dis
trict near to Perigo, the consideration
being $500.
Local parties are leasing the Hamlet
claim OF the Hillside Mining company on
German mountain and they are taking
out considerable ore and maintaining
regular shipments to the Black Hawk
mills aud one set OF leasers, will make
good money this month.
Omaha, Nebraska. parties are interest
ed in the Grace Darling group. in Lake
district and new shaftbuilding and
plant of machinery was recently put up.
Sinking operations have been commenc-
ed and good progress is being in deep
ening the shaft which will soon reach
the 200 fost mark. John G. Mar in
Black Hawk is the local representative
OF the Nebraskans.
Denver parties have fled articles oi
incorporation papers with County Clerk
and Recorder Updegraff to operate the
New Century claim situated in Eureka
district west Of this city. The new CON-
pany will be known as the Epoch Gold
Mining and Leasing company with a
capitol OF $4,000 divided into $500
shares of par value OF Sl2 each, the in.
corporators being B. Ross, z. L. Brown,
L. s. and II. f.. Alnutt and T. j. Ballan-
tyne.
Arrangements are being made for the
starting up Of the Bant property sit
uated west of the running lode in Greg.
ory district, Nebraska parties were the
purchasers paying the sum OF $4,000
for the property, and new shaftbuild-
ing and plant Of machinery has been in
stalled and everything is ready for nc
tive developments, which will be carried
on under the management OF George
Johnstone OF Black Hawk. The shaft
is to be sunk several hundred feet deer.
er during the winter.
Assays OF ore have been had from the
Diedrick mine in Illinois gulch which
show values OF between $500 and s400
per ton, the ore being Of a gray copper
and black sulphurite character, and it
was taken ont OF the west level at a
depth of Go feet. The ore is being sack
ed and will be shipped to the local samp-
ling works in n few days, and the oper-
ators expect splendid values from the
shipment. Illinois and Wyoming parties
are interested. in the Carcasonne Min
ing company which has lease and bond
on this mine and owns the Carcasonne
group at the head OF Elkhorn gulch in
Pleasant Valley district. II. Z. Corn is
In charge Of operations.
Chicago parties are interested in the
West Notaway property in Russell dis.
trict, and employment In being given to
small force OF miners, who are keeping
up work in the 300 and 800 feet levels
and ores are being taken out and ship.
ments made to the concentrating mills
at Idaho Springs. the first class ores be-
ing sent to the Chamberlain samplins
works at Black Hawk. The ores carry a
fair percentage Of copper values and gen.
orally bring satisfactory returns. The
company has recently become interested