Gilpin observer., 1902-12-04
NEWS AND NOTES.

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Among the transfers of the past week
was one from Lewis O,sen to Louis Lar
son conveying the Augustus and Notice
lodes situated in Illinois Central district,
the consideration being $500, a e-fifth
interest in the Hillside placer claim sit
uate in the South Boulder district below
Rollinsville from E. III. Rider to Belle
Connor, one-quarter interest in the
Centre and Organ lodes in Russell dis
trict from Sarah B. Pierce to E. q. Otis
Andrews, the Deadwood placer claim on
South Boulder creek from August Rohl-
ing to Philip Rohllng, and transfers
we're made by different parties to Frank
Ingram OF portions Of the Nancy Lee
and Allerton lodes, the Sarah Jane, Sar
atoga ard Tonboy claims all located in
the Pine Creek district.
Bartle & Co. who are working the
English Kansas mine on Quartz hill re-
ceived returns OF seven ounces per ton
in gold for their last lot Of ore to the
sampling works. They are making ship
ments via tramway to the mills and al
though the ores do not clean much up
on the plates they get above the average
values in the tailings and are satisfied.
They expect to clean up tidy bit on
their lease.
Manager James A. Gilmour OF the
Stewart mine near Wideswake says they
have opened the ore chute in the ITO
level going west, and it shows up as we'll
as it did above. They are also driving
the east drift and it looks better than for
some time past. Shipments to the local
mills have been stopped for two or three
weeks on account Of blocked roads, but
will be started again in short time.
The Clear Creek Mining and Reduct.
ion company operating the smelter at
Golden has announced new rates for the
treatment Of ores, which have already
taken effect. The new schedule OF treat
ment is $3.50 per ton, plus the freight on
all ores up to $1,000 per ton, which
means an increase OF sl.OO on all ores
over the old rate. The smelter will pay
for copper as before and will make no
excess charges for silica. The new rate
will not curtail any shipments from this
county as some seemed to think but on
the contrary ought to prove beneficial to
number Of shippers as they can now
send a higher grade to the Golden plant
for treatment, and at reasonable rates
for treatment.
Chicago parties are interested in the
operations on the group of claims on
Pewabic mountain as the Bona Venture
Consolidated Mining company. The
tunnel is to be opened through the Pc
wabic tunnel workings, the main tunnel
being in distance of 1000 feet and
about 100 feet of drifting will have to be
accomplished before the veins are inter
sected by the tunnel. For the past two
weeks the company has been retimber.
ing the mouth of the tunnel and putting
it in first class shape for active work all
winter, snowsheds have been put up and
the blacksmith shop has been generally
overhauled. 4. NJ. Skinner has been ur
from Denver looking after the develop
ments.
\ car OF machinery was received al
Black Hawk Monday for the Avon Min
ing company operating at the Avon and
San Juan properties on Quartz hill.
The 10 foot levelat the Forfai
mine on Pewabic mountain is being
cleaned and shipment of sever
or eight cars of ore will be mado to the
Rocky Mountain concentrator at Black
Hawk, over the lines OF the Tramwa,
company. The water is down to deptt
OF 140 feet and as soon as they can ge
started the water will be lowered to tn,
shaft and the other levels win be cleaned
out and development work started. Th,
main shaft is something over 300 fee
deep. and the property when formerl,
operated by the Collins Brothers was
steady producer, the ores mostly goin,
to the Rocky Mountain concentrating
plant at Black Hawk. Operations wer,
partly delayed during the past week o,
account of break down OF the gasoline
plant but work is being carried out q
usual. The property is being operate,
under lease and bond by E. s. Moutor
and George McGregor formerly Of tn
Cyclops Assay Office has been appoiute,
in charge OF the mining interests Of tha
gentleman.