Gilpin observer., 1902-11-06

thi, city.
Russell Gnlch parties who are leasing
in the 2 40 mine in Willis Gulch made a
carload shipment to the Carpenter smelt-
or at Golden during the early portion Of
this week, the ores being Of surface
character. The property is owned by
Flagler, Belcher & Job.
Three eight hour shifts are running
tho tunnels on the Bryan and Wheeler
properties for Chicago parties. The
Bryan is being run in from Dory gulch
and the Wheeler in from Silver gulch,
and the tunnels are being run to catch
each other, and are about 1000 feet apart
at this writing. Some ores are being
taken out Of silver lead proposition and
q car load has been sent to the Denver
smelter tor treatment. John Brohl Of
this city is looking after the property for
the Four Mile Gulch Tunnel Mining
company.
Denver parties who are operating the
Robert Emmett mine in Chase gulch an
nounce that force OF leasers are at
work in that property and that regular
shipments OF ores are being made to the
stamp mills and works, the value Of the
ores being Of fair kind. The smelling
ores are Of the yellow copper and lead
kind and the first class ores run over
800 per ton.
A small shaft building has been COM
pleted on the Forfar mine on Pewabic
mountain and the gasoline holster was
hauled up last week has been set in
place and developments will at once fol-
low The property has been leased and
bonded by E. S. Moulton of the Rocky
Mountain Milling company who intends
to treat the product at that plant. BY
reason of the unwatering Of the Pewabic
group the water has been gradually re-
ceding and the work of attending to the
timber work in the shaft will be looked
after before development work is Started.
The property was formerly operated by
Collins Bros. and heavy shipments we're
kept up for quite period.
The Danville Gold Mining company
has decided to the Ingalls, Gold Mining
company, the Skelley lode situated in
Illinois Central district. which will add
to the latter company's holdings in that
section Of the county.
Missourians who are operating the Hi
dee property in Lake district have open
ed Up fine pocket of ore in driving a
crosscut from the 200 level, and the ore
has been found in the territory Of the
Fahey vein. The ore, carries good gold
values and besides yellow copper and
iron shows literally Of gray copper,
which enhances the values OF the ore in
that rich section of the county. They
are piling up the ores in different grades
and expect to make early shipments and
are also taking out ores which they may
ship to the Black Hawk stamp mills or
to the Carpenter plant at Golden.
Double shifts are sinking the shaft on a
lift Of 100 feet which will measure a
depth of 300 feet when the miners finish
the lift.
Work has been resumed at the Buck
ley niue on Gunnell hill under superin-
tdndeney OF Mr.. John Loughran, and
the shaft is being unwattered. The
shaft is down Geo feet and there was
about 200 feet of water standing in it
when operations we're resumed. When
all the workings have been drained de-
velopment work viii be actively com
menced. Z. w. Williams of Denver is
interested in the present operations and
10 in with Eastern partier.
Central City and Black Hawk parties
are Interested in lease and bond on the
Maciey- Burroughs mine on Quartz hill
which is owned by Mr.. Sayr of Denver
Shipments are being kept up to the Car
penter smelter Mt Golden and the. re-
turns are said to be satisfactory.
The Oliver mill in Chase gulch owned
by Pennsylvanans is being run on the
day shift on ores taken out by tributers
on the Bonanza tunnel workings and the
mill is making close savings on the ores
which carry liberal percentage OF lead
values. John Cundy is the millman and
James Gilmour is looking after the man
agement of the entire property. III
Ignass Gundy and sons are working
their Tucker extension claim 10 Chase
gulch and have got down to depth OF
90 feet. They are taking out some first.
class looking top quartz and have n
streak Of lead in the shaft. They have
put up whim and are erecting shntt-,
building 30 as to be able to keep up de-
velopments during the winter. The
property lays on the south side OF the
ridge from the we'll known Tucker nine.