Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17

| Nick Scheuer, manager OF the Horse.
shoe gold mining company, who are op.
Grating the Barnes mine on Quartz hill,
reports that development work is being
prosecuted, and that the ore output is
up to It's average standard.
A party Of tributers are taking out pay
ore from the Mountain City mine on
German mountain. They are working
near the surface.
Henry Becker has miners at work on
the Bates lode on Bates hill, in the shaft
known as the Union company's shaft,
from which high grade ore was taken
when worked by the late George X. Sa-
bin several years ago.
AL Christopher has received returns
from test lot of ore from the East Cal
houn mine in Russell district, which was
treated at the Gilpin mill in Black Hawk
which gave satisfactory returns. The
smelling ore is also giving good returns.
Joe Visntini who is opening up pros
pect situated north of the old townsite OF
Missouri City, is having large quantity
OF seepage water to contend against.
Barring the water the prospect is very
promising one as the crevice matter pros
poets we'll in values.
Jacob Crowell is working his placer
ground at Cottonwood station below
Black Hawk. He is the oldest citizen Of
Bay State mining district, being one of
the organizers OF the same in the fall of
1862, at which time there was an infux
of prospectors and locators of placers
along that portion of North Clear Creek
B. f. Hall and Jacob are the only two
organizers of the district now remaining
in the state.
There is an increased activity in min
ing matters on Cyclops mountain ana on
up to the Hard Money mine dump 10,
Fairfield district. Some of the mines
which were worked during the silver ex 4
element in the SOS are turning out ore
of high grade.
P. B. Hicks and others have taken a
Quartz hill. They have made carload
shipment of smelling ore as test lot.
Bruce Meyers and his associates on the
Sapp lode, Quartz hill, have received a
gasolene holster for that property.
The new shaft building on the Bant
lode recently sold to Nebraska parties, is
cop al ta6 nd mt - 4.
soon be placed for hosting purposes
The building stands above and alongside
the high line of the e Il railroad, north
of the Running Lode. George Johnstone
represents the owners.
Parties are driving the Drake tunnel
below Black Hawk, past its present head
ing to catch several veins in Lake dis
trict, in which they are interested. They
will intersect the veins at depth OF 600
feet, which will drain them to that depth.
Waldhardt and Kurri are taking ous
ore from their Ohio and Ohio Extension
lodes, north of the Golden Sheaf mine id
Vermillion district, which carries gold
values above the average taken from the
veins of that section.
The lessee of the Chase lode in Rus
sell district, is realizing good returns
from the first class smelling ore taken
from that property. Considerable cfous
cutting north from the Chase vein has
been accomplished.
Casper Engel is opening up some very
promising lead veins ON North Clear
Creek below Black Hawk, two Of them
showing up well. There is considerably
prospecting being done in and around
Smith hill station. 3f
A number OF Denverites on Saturday
visited mines in York district, Clear
Creek county, in the Camp Clifford belt
OF veins, and examined them with the
idea Of obtaining lease OF them. Sam
pies OF the ore were taken to Denver for
assay. Among those visited was the
Maple Leaf, discovered by Jerry Quiglsy
number OF years ago, and afterward
worked by Chicago parties.
Squire Peter Peterson was in from Gil
pin last Friday attending to business
matters. He says that he is keeping 10
stamps OF the Peterson stamp mill en-.
ployed crushing his own ore with good
results. The ore is from the victorin
mine. George Williams has charge Of
the mill.
The Grand Central mining company
who are working the East Whiting mlpe
on Gunnsll hill, will soon commense the
sinking Of 300 additional feet on th5tr
main shaft, making it depth OF 100 f5et.
Elias Stefan has been put in chatge