Gilpin observer., 1902-02-06
NEWS AND NOTES.

The north section of the rapid drop
stamp mill of the Boston & Denver Con
solidated G.. Nj. & NJ. company at Black
Hawk, viii be started upon ore from the
Gregory incline shaft workings Just as
soon as the new concentration tables are
placed.
Last week Jacob c. Franks made a
shipment of 40 tons of crude ore from
his Tyner tunnel to one of the Idaho
Springs concentration works.
Idaho Springs Siftings: The Big Five
association is doing more advertising
and more good for Clear Creek county
than any other mine enterprise in the
district, and even it has knockers 10 say
evil against it.
II. j. Hawley has conveyed to Mrs.
Elizabeth Sears Of this city one-fifth
interest in the Success lode in Lake dis
trict.
Prof. Cbauvenet of the State School of
Mines at Golden, has had an offer ten
dered him to take charge of the mine ex-
hibit at the worlds fair in st. Louis in
1908. He has become in disfavor with
the students at that institution. A num-
Der OF the students have withdrawn from
the school and left for Butte, Montana,
last Saturday.
Higginbotham g. Co., who recently
took hold OF the Foote & Simmons mine
on German mountain, under the fore
manship of Robert Morris OF Black
Hawk, will soon be shipping ore to the
Black Hawk stamp mills and the Den.
yer smelters. Several parties who work.
ed the property in the early sixties made
money by leasing the mine.
Captain Willard OF the Gettysburg M.
M. & d. company, has put in 100 cords
of wood at the company's Gettysburg
mine in Lump gulch, Central mining
district north Of this city.
All the Colorado participants in the
recent rock drilling contest at Ell Paso
are now employed at Bowie, Ariz., re-
ceiving "a day. They will enter the
big contest Mt Juarez, Mexico, next May,
when the first prize in the double hand
ed event will be $3.50, and in the single
handed sl,0C0.
Cripple Creek parties have organized
the Opal Mining company to work the
Castle Rock mine in Chase gulch, Quartz
Valley district. The mine has received
considerable development work.
The Italian pool of miners who are
leasing on the Searle mine in south Will
lis gulch, Russell district, have made
shipment of smelling ore to the Carpen.
ter smelter at Golaen. The Searle is the
same vein as the Aududdle.
Mr.. Smith OF the Next President mine,
last week made another shipment OF 80
tons OF crude ore to Idaho Springs for
concentration.
Mckay, Campbell & Co., who recently
took hold OF the West Leavenworth
mine, Russell district, are making very
good headway in getting the shaft in
shape and cleaning out levels, prior to
commencing active development work.
The mine has been idle for some years.
The Red Oak concentrating mill re-
Gently destroyed by fire at Georgetown,
Clear Creek county, will be rebuilt. 1t
will have II capacity OF 10 or 100 tons per
day.
Mr.. Martin OF the Gregory Buell. Con
solidated company, is gradually reach.
ing the bottom of the Buell. shaft in re-
timbering the same. The work has been
slow owing to the bad condition of the
timbers TO be replaced. Water is being
raised from the deep SHAFT on the Greg
ory Second mine on Bates hill, opposite
Buell.. This mine forms one OF the con
solidated veins in the group.
George Q. Moore OF the Rounoake
company, last week received the returns
from the last lot OF crude ore treated at
the ROCKY Mountain works in Black
Hawk by concentration. The returns
were very satisfactory.